Originally Posted By threeundertwo I would give this about 3.5 stars. I really wanted to love it more, but in the end, it just didn't come together neatly. I thought the trailers were a little misleading. This is definitely a kids movie, but the audience I saw it with last night at 10 pm was mostly guys in their 20s. They must have thought it was some sort of good sci-fi film. Pretty sure it failed to deliver for them. I really enjoyed the message of optimism, and finding the way to a better tomorrow through all kinds of innovation an creativity, but it felt like the film tried too hard to pound the message in. Who are we looking for again? Oh right, "dreamers." Like I didn't hear you the first three times you said it. The two young girls were great. Hugh Laurie did the best he could with the one-dimensional character. I felt sorry for George Clooney and his wasted talents. Some of the lines were just poorly written. Interested to hear your thoughts.
Originally Posted By Ifzorro68 I actually enjoyed the movie along with a few friends. Yes the third act needed a little work but stll enjoyed it. It really reminded me of the good old Disney Family movies. Stunning visuals, fun comedic Sci fi animatronics characters and a movie that accomplishes to entertain without the need of extreme violence. Really made me pull out my old VHS of Disney live action classics like escape to witch mountain and watch them. Its a great Family movie which is lacking right now in theaters
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I didn't even bother to try and conjure up this movie inside the crystal ball to watch. We're simply not interested in the future. We're old fashioned girls, you see, and we're only interested in living in the past...
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Just got back from seeing 'Tomorrowland.' Sorry... Very disappointed. Convoluted plot, one-dimensional characters, really kind of a mess. It's a movie that couldn't decide what it wanted to be, tried to throw in all kinds of things, really didn't succeed at any of it. Sure, the special effects are certainly well done, and perhaps the original concept of the movie is lofty, but it seems like they got lost during the process-- and as it is now -- who cares? SPOILER ALERT Starting the movie from Clooney's point of view was a poor choice - because now the whole movie is a flashback and we know Clooney's not in danger. Ugh. :-/ I had great hopes for 'Tomorrowland' and after it's all over, I'll throw out some dialogue from Hugh Laurie's ridiculous and over the top character -- 'Bollocks'
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I always knew the future was a big mess. It's best for everyone to live in the past...
Originally Posted By magic0214 I loved Tomorrowland. Athena is an amazing character, the special effects were gorgeous, the story was very interesting and had me enthralled throughout. On top of all that, I'm a sucker for George Clooney and Britt Roberston. I would love to see the film's aesthetic come to the parks. I would totally recommend this movie and I am hoping to see it again in theaters (Seeing it in IMAX is so worth it!) Side note: I preferred this to Avengers. SUE ME.
Originally Posted By doombuggy Just the trailers told me this movie was a dud and I wasn't wrong. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Big stars don't make a hit. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/25/arts/tomorrowland-is-a-box-office-disappointment.html?_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05...tml?_r=0</a>
Originally Posted By threeundertwo I thought Athena stole the movie. For what it's worth, I was really disappointed in Avengers, and I'm a huge Joss Wheden fan. I loved the first one. I thought Tomorrowland suffered from some basic storyboarding problems. If you show a character always wearing a NASA hat, and she gives backstory on the hat, and she searches desperately for the hat when it falls in the swamp, then logically, when the hat falls off in Tomorrowland you HAVE TO follow up. Where did it land? Did she ever get it back? Why did you waste screen time on the stupid hat?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <I thought Tomorrowland suffered from some basic storyboarding problems.> Amen. In another scene, Athena dumps the girl out of the truck at George Clooney's house - they go through all that stuff in the house, escaping and killing off animatronic mean guys, jump into a bathtub that blasts off and flies into a swamp 300 yards away, and then they all end up in the truck with Athena. Great scene - but really.. All that for that? And Britt Robertson is a teenager about as much as John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John were in 'Grease,' And ultimately, of all the characters in the movie, we care most about Athena - an audio-animatronic. Not good!
Originally Posted By doombuggy What bugs me the most is if G.C. was at the worlds fair age 10-12? Wouldn't he be about 60-62 in the present? Or is this explained in the movie?
Originally Posted By JeffG George Clooney would have been 3 in 1964 and I thought the character was meant to be closer to 8 or 9 in the World's Fair scenes. Not really that big a discrepancy, although Clooney does look a bit younger than his age.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Now there might be SOME things about the future that are better--like restrooms, for instance. I have to admit I'm tired of having to use the out house back behind our little cottage in Morva. There's a lot to be said for indoor plumbing...
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA What does George Clooney's character even do for a living? He's been holed up in that house for 40+ years? Sitting in front of security monitors and waiting for the bad guys to show up? And let's talk about Hugh Laurie's 'Evil Villian' costume in the final third of the movie. Who would wear that -- and why?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Laurie demanded the costume because they wouldn't give him a cane and let him limp.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Nope. And apparently, lots and lots of people didn't go to the movies this Memorial Day weekend, either: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.wsj.com/article_email/holiday-box-office-lowest-since-2001-news-digest-1432595520-lMyQjAxMTI1MjI3NTcyODUyWj">http://www.wsj.com/article_ema...cyODUyWj</a> <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4062&p=.htm">http://www.boxofficemojo.com/n...2&p=.htm</a> <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=1952.htm">http://www.boxofficemojo.com/m...1952.htm</a> Box Office Mojo is reporting the film took in less than $42 million for all four days. OUCH!
