A "Bright" Question For All Of You...

[Grievous 3D]

Okay...so...where to start.

The Beginning I guess.

I really enjoy watching films.

I generally do not watch TV shows because of the years of
investment needed & a lot of time (from what I've heard) many
TV shows are ruined by a lackluster ending.

I prefer a cohesive narrative/story served up up to me in a 90
minute to 2 hour time frame with a beginning, middle & end.

That is just how I like my entertainment.

I will admit there are a few exceptions (Game of Thrones, Breaking
Bad, Sons of Anarchy & Attack on Titan) but for the most part I'm
a film guy.

Now because of this I also watch a lot of online material discussing
the art of film & film making in general & there is one film I have been
incredibly curious about but have avoided until now.

BRIGHT

Now I have watched countless video essays on this particular film &
from what I've gathered its "generally" pretty awful with stale &
unlikeable characters involved in a "violent chase scene" that in some
places makes no sense based on a script that was hacked to pieces.

The fact David Ayer was the director doesn't surprise me as I have
already watched one of his films that could be described the exact
same way.

Suicide Squad...what a fucking mess that was/is.

I guess I find Bright so interesting because it appears to be another
case of wasted potential with "the World" the story is set in being one
completely & utterly ruined by lazy & poor "World Building" and I myself
have a very keen interest in "World Building" itself.

I also find the rumored theories of film critics "banning together" to
"take down" Bright to protect the "Hollywood System" from streaming
services fascinating as well...but like I've explained...these kind of films
& the stories surrounding it are always very interesting to me.

Now I do intend to watch Bright (hopefully this weekend) but I wanted
to throw a question out to all of you here before I sit down and possibly
waste 118 minutes of my life.

Have you seen Bright...and what did you personally think of it?

You don't have to worry about spoilers...just let me know what you
thought of the film.

Thanks for your time, have a good one, let the women of the WWE
"kill it" at Evolution this Sunday & I'll see you...all around the traps.

:thumbsup:

 

[Just Kevin]

Okay... so I went and watched it just so I could respond here.

Honestly it wasn't a terrible movie.. it reminded me a lot of the first Bad Boys film, except with the fantasy elements added of course.

Jakoby, the Orc partner to Will Smith's Ward, was the straight guy.. Will played the cynical, realist with punchlines.

There were good moments and moments that left you questioning what was going on, but to me that's typical of most movies.

I'd give it about a high 6 possible 7 out of 10... I heard that there's a sequel in the works, I would watch it as well when it comes out.

 

[edge4ever]

I give bright a 5 out of 10. Good ideas and great looks, but the story was piss poor and dragged, didn’t keep me interested. It was all over the place. We have 0 backstory, basically, on what the fuck is actually happening, how the elves are rich, and how all this shit went down. Yet, we follow will Smith’s crazy ass with an Orc by his side and we’re expected to care and think it’s all cool when half the time it feels empty and misplaced.

 

[Grievous 3D]

Okay... so I went and watched it just so I could respond here.

Wow Kev...I really do appreciate you taking the time to do that.

Honestly it wasn't a terrible movie.. it reminded me a lot of the first Bad Boys film, except with the fantasy elements added of course.

Jakoby, the Orc partner to Will Smith's Ward, was the straight guy.. Will played the cynical, realist with punchlines.

There were good moments and moments that left you questioning what was going on, but to me that's typical of most movies.

I'd give it about a high 6 possible 7 out of 10... I heard that there's a sequel in the works, I would watch it as well when it comes out.

Interesting...a 6 to 7...

I give bright a 5 out of 10. Good ideas and great looks, but the story was piss poor and dragged, didn’t keep me interested. It was all over the place. We have 0 backstory, basically, on what the fuck is actually happening, how the elves are rich, and how all this shit went down. Yet, we follow will Smith’s crazy ass with an Orc by his side and we’re expected to care and think it’s all cool when half the time it feels empty and misplaced.

Oh No...a piss poor story...

Maybe I should just skip it?

 

[Just Kevin]

Wow Kev...I really do appreciate you taking the time to do that.


Interesting...a 6 to 7...


Oh No...a piss poor story...

Maybe I should just skip it?

They explain some of the story throughout the movie.. apparently the Orcs chose, 2000 years earlier, to side with evil. Since then they have been the downtrodden.. the citizens that are looked upon as being worth nothing. The world is changing and orcs are starting to be accepted and Jakoby is the 1st ever Orc to become a police officer, aka the enemy.. a series of snippets show the history of police/Orc interaction and it's not very good. Because of that Jakoby is seen as a traitor by his fellow Orcs and not accepted by his fellow officers as well.. including Ward. Then there's magic and elves and a Centaur cop and gangster Orcs and a Mexican gang and a runaway female elf traitor and 3 ass kicking badass elves and a magic wand and a lot of violence and a strip club scene with tits and ass.

Enjoy the film lol

 

[Solid Snake]

Never heard of it or watched it but based on what people have said, it would have been better as a series not a movie.
:kanye4:

 

[Grievous 3D]

They explain some of the story throughout the movie.. apparently the Orcs chose, 2000 years earlier, to side with evil. Since then they have been the downtrodden.. the citizens that are looked upon as being worth nothing. The world is changing and orcs are starting to be accepted and Jakoby is the 1st ever Orc to become a police officer, aka the enemy.. a series of snippets show the history of police/Orc interaction and it's not very good. Because of that Jakoby is seen as a traitor by his fellow Orcs and not accepted by his fellow officers as well.. including Ward. Then there's magic and elves and a Centaur cop and gangster Orcs and a Mexican gang and a runaway female elf traitor and 3 ass kicking badass elves and a magic wand and a lot of violence and a strip club scene with tits and ass.

Enjoy the film lol

Wait what? I wasn't really paying attention till you mentioned tits & ass.

;P

I'm kidding of course. I appreciate your insight Kev.

Never heard of it or watched it but based on what people have said, it would have been better as a series not a movie.

Yeah...but most stories would benefit from the extra breathing room
of being a TV series instead of a film. Its the focused stories that can
be told in less than 3 hours that interest me.
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