Meh... The movie had potential!
Adam Sandler in a bad movie? Who'd have seen that one coming.
Thing is with Sandler tho, if you see one of his movies it can be great, like if you just watched something like Happy Gilmore and never seen another Sandler film it would be one of the best things ever, but the issue is he has 1 character, he doesn't do a role he just plays Adam Sandler in another situation, even when he was playing his own twin sister it was just Sandler now has a wig that was all.
Wish I had stopped after my original sitings of him, Wedding Singer and Happy Gilmore, fond memories of those because they were my first, but I'm sure that's the same for everyone with Sandler.
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I think it's a shame that Pixels was such a terrible movie. That movie had been getting hype for about a year. I remember going to a Digiplex with my girlfriend last October and we got a big Popcorn bucket that was good for a year and it had that movie advertised on the side.
I think maybe if Adam Sandler had not been involved, the movie might have had a chance at being a creative, clever kids movie. I think his movies are getting so terrible to the point where in the near future, a movie will end up losing money just because he's in it.
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Saw it last night and it is not terrible. I enjoyed it. Id say a 7.5/10
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Part of it was how I saw Yoda in Empire and Jedi. We never saw him use a light sabre and wasn't really the point of Luke's training either. He spoke about a state of mind and clearing thoughts and emotions. His power was how he saw the universe on a high plane than others. His demonstration was to lift an X-Wing out of a swamp with his mind. Despite being small and centuries old he did something that left Luke humbled.
To me Yoda is not a warrior in that sense, he is a teacher that is above "crude matter". In real life he would be akin to the Dalai Lama, parting wisdom and teachings to make pupils better beings as much as better warriors.
The best way for Yoda to fight would be his mastery of the force. Physically he is not imposing and could not over power anyone and in his advanced years he could not out maneuver anyone. So, why is Yoda so highly respected? It shows what is valued by Jedi is not ultimately power, but rather wisdom and understanding.
If I were to construct a Yoda scene in the prequels I'd have a monster of an opponent, big and ferocious filled with rage spinning his/her light sabre at this pitiful little creature. Only to see all that pride stripped away as this master attempts to talk and then failing that, with a shake of his weary head waves his hand smashing the opponent into the wall or ground. That would be powerful imagery that demonstrates Yoda and fits in line with the world and character. Don't even need a battle honestly. Could have Yoda convert troubled Sith from the dark side showing his patience and understanding and how tragic it is to him lose wayward Jedi.
My point is the prequels missed what Yoda was and see only value in fighting with a light sabre. A battle between the Emperor and Yoda should have shown how far they were above their knights. The Emperor using matter as an attack with lightning or other elements and Yoda deflecting and moving objects. Be some great dialogue about the nature of beings and the force with the Emperor trying to cloud Yoda's mind and Yoda showing he is above such tricks. The Emperor even chides Luke in Jedi with his "Jedi weapon" and yet there he is in the senate spinning and all with his own. The winner such a contest is simply the stronger one, the better fighter, and I find that to make Yoda less than what he was in the old films.
i bet the movie is very decent, these reviewers are just biased and clickbait
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Adding Adam Sandler to your movie isn't helping either.
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Well even Jeremy Jahns who isn't nearly as harsh on it says it fails as a comedy because it really isn't funny. |
I'm going take a chance on it.
People said The Island was a bad movie but i really enjoyed it. That and a Vandamme movie that was bad but i still enjoyed watching. :D