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Subject: Re: It's quiet... and I know why
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:50:05 -0000 (UTC)
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:29 this Wednesday (GMT):
>
> Everybody here is out watching "The Minecraft Movie"
>
> Honestly, I thought this movie had already been released last year.
> I'd have put money down on that belief, had I been in a gambling mood.
> So learning that it was only released this weekend sort of blew my
> mind. 
>
> Not as much as it becoming a block-buster hit though. 
>
> Although, I sort of get it. The movie is based on a popular
> video-game. It's kid-friendly. It's got Jack Black in it. It's at
> least worth a look, right? How bad can it be?
>
> Pretty bad, as it turns out. Comparisons to the original 1993 "Super
> Mario Bros." movie are apt.
>
> It's a completely awful piece. None of the characters are likable.
> Jack Black is.... well, he's Jack Blacking constantly. The idea that
> his humor works in short bursts seems to have escaped him. I actually
> like him in a lot of films, but he's irksome and exhausting in this
> one.
>
> And the sad part is, he's the BEST bit of the movie. The rest of the
> movie is either forgettable or stupid. Maybe pre-teens will get
> something out of it, but if you've a fully-developed brain then it's
> going to hurt to watch this.
>
> I enjoyed "Borderlands" more than this claptrap. And "Borderlands" was
> utter, utter shit.
>
> "Minecraft" isn't a 'turn-your-brain-off-and-enjoy' movie. It's a 'jam
> electrodes into your ears until your cerebral matter is ashed and then
> maybe you won't hate life so much watching it' movie. It's awful.
>
> It does seem popular in America, though. I wonder why that is.
> (looks at electorate)
> Oh, that explains a lot.


I'm not watching it. I am curious how bad/good it is, though.
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