tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post2094608473874991198..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Overlooked Movies: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)James Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-42190651296055942582020-11-25T22:34:08.791-06:002020-11-25T22:34:08.791-06:00It just doesn't seem to have the heart or the ...It just doesn't seem to have the heart or the sense of a cohesive story that The Fifth Element had. I mean, it's bigger and faster and the effects are amazing, but it just doesn't appeal enough for me to want to see it again. Of course I like Barry Lyndon, so...thingmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011048675050396438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-86695716141507436072019-12-10T08:05:47.274-06:002019-12-10T08:05:47.274-06:00I wish I had followed that rule with BARRY LYNDON....I wish I had followed that rule with BARRY LYNDON. One of the worst movies I've ever seen. We had to go see it for a college class my wife was taking.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-24529755493839408882019-12-09T12:13:10.495-06:002019-12-09T12:13:10.495-06:00I saw Valerian on the big screen, as well. I just ...I saw Valerian on the big screen, as well. I just turned off my movie reviewer state of mind and enjoyed the film, as is. (I did the same for "JupiterAscending" with good results.) Even today Space Opera can be fun!<br /><br />I graduated high school in 1965. My family subscribed to Time Magazine. Time's movie reviews were about to only ones I read in that period. I soon worked out an interoperation system for them. If they printed a review for an S-F or Fantasy movie, even if they called it "escapist trash," I needed to see it. ("Master of the World" for example.) On the other hand, if they gave a film ("Barry Lindon") the cover and five or so interior pages, I avoided it like the plague. That certainly worked for the teenaged me.Erwin-Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077550093912328373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-78269563566467490612019-12-05T21:06:47.577-06:002019-12-05T21:06:47.577-06:00I sooooo desperately wanted to love this movie. E...I sooooo desperately wanted to love this movie. Every individual shot is gorgeous, several scenes are quite good, but it never seemed to jell as a whole.Buzz Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18321555190219632622noreply@blogger.com