Mysteryously mysterious low rating
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arcuri99 — 16 years ago(April 20, 2009 12:24 AM)
I appreciate the info, I did not actually know all the methodology they used for determining the percentages.
Hmmm, so only 7% of general critics put it at above average. That's still a tough battle for the defenders of this movie who think it is somewhere between "great" to "outstanding."
I personally thought it was terrible. I almost always want to see the end of every movie I watch (my standards are pretty low), but I wanted to turn this movie off after about 5 minutes. The only reason I didn't was that I was at a friend's house and he was slightly more interested in it than me. -
walesara54 — 16 years ago(April 22, 2009 06:40 AM)
Well I am certainly no expert film critic but I know what I do & don't like in films. I thought Babylon was well set out, usual apoalyptic chaos with an almost impossible "mission" for VD to acomplish, but then it just would not be a movie would it. I agree it delivered! Ending sucked a little but it was explained and the explanation fitted. Good job!
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bole79 — 16 years ago(April 22, 2009 07:05 AM)
I was trying to be a bit ironic with "it delivered". Vin Disel acting range is not great and he seems sometimes like some machine to me. But he-it accomplished the mission and delivered the girl in the end.
The movie is nothing special I admit honestly but I also didn't have any problems like I would've wanted to stop watching. -
biribau — 16 years ago(May 04, 2009 04:23 AM)
This is a sunday afternoon picture. Its what it is. And it doesnt deserve a 7!!!
The 5 is already to high, I think
Well, better than benjamin button.. at least, this one I saw it to the end without thinking on leaving it at middle.:P -
kavorca — 16 years ago(June 26, 2009 10:58 AM)
It depends on how you rate the movies. I find a lot of people kind of think about it like they would a grade. A 7/10 is passing, meaning that is kind of a baseline for them. In my opinion that skews everything pretty high. You only have 3 spots to go up if you liked it. If I find the movie completely average, I give it a 5, slightly like a 6, slightly dislike a 4. I gave this movie a 3. Some of the visuals were pretty good, thus a 3. I think that is pretty generous, and I think an average of 5 is too high as well.
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GuineaPig — 16 years ago(June 28, 2009 11:35 PM)
While not a great film or even one of the best action films out there, I also think it is a better film than many set it out to be. I think most who rated it low were expecting a closure to everything that happened and, since that didn't happen, they got angry. There are many people who are incapable of using even a little bit of imagination out there.
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oneal301 — 16 years ago(July 07, 2009 12:11 AM)
I agree, I saw it a couple nights ago on cable and was expecting far worse. I'd give it a 6 which is good by imdb standards. Vin Diesel won't win an academy for acting but he does have a good handle on the tough-guy, action hero role.
I hardly pay attention to the negative comments as they are generally from people who tend to 'follow the crowd'. And many of them are not only incapable of using their imagination as you said, but just incapable period. You'd often find them quoting other resources (such as rotten tomatoes) as proof of the validity of their opinion when in fact it's not hard to see (from reading their various comments), that they've missed the boat completely or that they're merely repeating what others have said. -
jgarber4444 — 13 years ago(March 29, 2013 05:42 PM)
Not a bad idea for a movie, but suffering wretchedly from poor direction, acting and action sequences. Most definitely, a B-movie and not a good one, 4 from me and that's generous. At least Michelle Yeoh can act and perform great martial arts (though not in this movieand that about sums it up!)
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jgarber4444 — 13 years ago(April 01, 2013 04:56 PM)
Diesel falls into category of actors who are EXACTLY the same in every movie. In Vin's case 'he's the drawling tough man that you don't mess with'. He has limited star appeal, B-movie appeal. The story was OK, just found the movie chaotic and full of cardboard characters lacking any depth. Comic-strip style this sci-fi movie may have been, but the actors should embue their characters with something more than cartoon-like performances, honourable exceptions go to Melanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson (and the two cute kids at the end).