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(60,333 posts)probably a wait until Netflix release (DVD) at best for us!
Baitball Blogger
(47,493 posts)But it's a good father and son story. And the visuals are well done.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,333 posts)more about story (a long story told patiently and well) - I actually find the vast majority of today's movies have moved far away from my and my wife's preferred tastes. It's good, actually, saves us money, because we don't go to the movies any longer!
Iggo
(48,086 posts)I don't do Will Smith joints.
Baitball Blogger
(47,493 posts)Iggo
(48,086 posts)...and I choose not to subsidize Mr Smith's bring-your-kid-to-work-day projects.
Locut0s
(6,154 posts)There are far worse but he's just a little TOO cool and hip for my tastes. I like an actor that disappears into his rolls just a little. But then again I like Samuel L Jackson so maybe I should just shut up
MrScorpio
(73,693 posts)Color me surprised.
Logical
(22,457 posts)Baitball Blogger
(47,493 posts)trueblue2007
(17,784 posts)it looks scary to me!!
Baitball Blogger
(47,493 posts)It is character driven, I think.
Logical
(22,457 posts)before I saw this POS.
I expected more from Will Smith! And read below......
A box office era ended over the weekend, as Will Smith, once Hollywoods most dependable summer performer, imploded in spectacular fashion at North American theaters. Mr. Smiths After Earth, a Sony Pictures Entertainment movie that cost $135 million to produce and roughly $100 million to market worldwide, took in an estimated $27 million from Friday to Sunday or 18 percent less than the lowest of prerelease expectations.
The total for After Earth, a Scientology-tinged adventure, by far represents Mr. Smiths worst summer-movie debut; Wild Wild West, which took in $38.7 million in 1999, after adjusting for inflation, was his previous low. What happened? Fingers will point to M. Night Shyamalan, who directed and co-wrote the movie, which received disastrous reviews. Sony, which recently came under shareholder pressure over profitability, picked a very competitive release window for the film.
But most of the blame belongs to Mr. Smith: After Earth, which also starred his teenage son, Jaden, was a vanity project conceived by Mr. Smith and produced by him, his wife and his brother-in-law. In a statement Sony said, While we were expecting more domestically, we believe the film will perform strongly when we open overseas over the next few weeks.
More at: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/will-smith-and-after-earth-have-dismal-opening/
Baitball Blogger
(47,493 posts)rogue and independent.
Logical
(22,457 posts)Baitball Blogger
(47,493 posts)There was even applause at the end.
Just out of curiosity, what kind of role do you think he does best in? The comedic, wise-cracking, partner style movie?
Logical
(22,457 posts)loved Independence Day and Men in Black.
I was really disappointed in this movie. Seemed really slow to me.
But I am sure there are movies I think are great and you might not like. Same with books. Personal taste varies.
I loved Signs and The Sixth Sense also. I was really hoping this was a comeback for him.