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bunsen burner said:
Typical cheesy Will Smth. Anything he touches turns to cheese.
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People love to hate on Will Smith.

Fact is he is one of the few actors whose casting instantly leads to huge box office returns. Clearly, box office numbers doesn't equate to a good film but to say "anything he touches turns to cheese" is to deny what he is and that's an incredibly bankable star.

In terms of his performances, Smith rarely lets his role down. You might not like the roles he plays but he invariably does a good job and ocassionally does a truly great job, like in Ali or Pursuit of Happiness. Even in Hancock, it's not his fault the movie was two paced and had a shaky plot, his performance was solid.
 
I didn't mind it but I agree the second half was bogged down by a script going a bit out of control with unnecessary plot twists. The story of an out of control superhero was actually entertaining. Reminded me a bit of superman 2 when superman goes bad when exposed to dodgy kryptonite. An OK movie should do OK at the box office.
 

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The movie was more in depth then people might think. I think that the younger crowd on BF being confused by the movie does not surprise me. The movie ends leaving the door open for a sequel that could lead to any number of movie genre's, action, comedy, romance or religious.

My final thoughts... Good move, however suit's people 18 yo+++ I think to truly follow the movie.
 
footylover18 said:
People love to hate on Will Smith.

Fact is he is one of the few actors whose casting instantly leads to huge box office returns. Clearly, box office numbers doesn't equate to a good film but to say "anything he touches turns to cheese" is to deny what he is and that's an incredibly bankable star.

In terms of his performances, Smith rarely lets his role down. You might not like the roles he plays but he invariably does a good job and ocassionally does a truly great job, like in Ali or Pursuit of Happiness. Even in Hancock, it's not his fault the movie was two paced and had a shaky plot, his performance was solid.
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No doubt, everything the man touches turns into gold, despite not many of his films ever being seen as true classics.

Hancock will still draw massive box office returns.
 
Bartram_Class said:
No doubt, everything the man touches turns into gold, despite not many of his films ever being seen as true classics.

Hancock will still draw massive box office returns.
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I enjoyed it - and not simply because of the "funny bits". In amongst the humor there was a level of darkness and Will Smith did a great job of selling himself as an utter prick.

They could have done a better job with Charlize because here is a woman that can seriously act (Monster) and yet she was given over to a fluffy unformed part.
 
Jafa said:
I enjoyed it - and not simply because of the "funny bits". In amongst the humor there was a level of darkness and Will Smith did a great job of selling himself as an utter prick.

They could have done a better job with Charlize because here is a woman that can seriously act (Monster) and yet she was given over to a fluffy unformed part.
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Jeez, shes a nice looking tart though ey? :thumbsu:
 
Jafa said:
She certainly is. Small knockers though. Never really noticed it until watching In the valley of Elah.
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I'd be willing to look past it myself, shes got eyes that would melt my ____ away in seconds.

Decent actress too.
 
Decent acting, fairly entertaining movie. 2nd half sorta ruined a good first, I'd say about 6/10
 
Was worth the watch. I thought Will Smith was quite good. Played the role well. Could have been better if the plot didn't go from extreme to extreme. Glad I went to see it.

7.5/10 for the 1st half
6/10 for the 2nd half

BTW I think I did a 1st half/2nd half rate for I Am Legend aswell. Will Smith movies end badly :p
 
Why on Earth was that kid French??

In the movie theatre I was in, people laughed when Hancock asked the name of the kid who was bullying the main characters' son because they said "Michelle". So everyone laughed thinking the kid was being bullied by a girl.

Then we meet "Michelle" and it turns out he is a French kid with the French male name Michel (pronounced Michelle).
 

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Fender said:
Was worth the watch. I thought Will Smith was quite good. Played the role well. Could have been better if the plot didn't go from extreme to extreme. Glad I went to see it.

7.5/10 for the 1st half
6/10 for the 2nd half

BTW I think I did a 1st half/2nd half rate for I Am Legend aswell. Will Smith movies end badly :p
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I Am Legend went downhill as soon as new characters were introduced.

Smith was the best part of that film I thought.
 
pmad87 said:
Why on Earth was that kid French??

In the movie theatre I was in, people laughed when Hancock asked the name of the kid who was bullying the main characters' son because they said "Michelle". So everyone laughed thinking the kid was being bullied by a girl.

Then we meet "Michelle" and it turns out he is a French kid with the French male name Michel (pronounced Michelle).
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Because the French are pigs. We can laugh at them.
 
Its raked in 128 million in its first week in the US alone.

Twice as much as the next film, Wall-E in this case.

Smith's eighth straight No.1 film in the Box Office, and his 9th film that has gone into 9 figures for box office returns. Decent effort.
 
footylover18 said:
People love to hate on Will Smith.

Fact is he is one of the few actors whose casting instantly leads to huge box office returns. Clearly, box office numbers doesn't equate to a good film but to say "anything he touches turns to cheese" is to deny what he is and that's an incredibly bankable star.

In terms of his performances, Smith rarely lets his role down. You might not like the roles he plays but he invariably does a good job and ocassionally does a truly great job, like in Ali or Pursuit of Happiness. Even in Hancock, it's not his fault the movie was two paced and had a shaky plot, his performance was solid.
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You need to go look up what "cheesey" means. Clearly it has gone over your head.
 
Will Smith has to be just about the most dependable actor for the studios. Everything he does is money.

Hancock was pretty good, better than I Am Legend. Charlize Theron was just gorgeous, and Jason Bateman was great.
 

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Big Man said:
Yeah, okay without being outstanding.

Enjoyable.
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Agreed. 6.5/10. Great start and then got a bit weird and boring. Last 20 minutes were enjoyable.

Charlize Theron is amazing.
 

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