Hancock

MacLeod
MacLeod Posts: 14,358
edited May 2009 in Music & Movies
Went to see this tonight and it wasnt that bad.

Wil Smith did his usual excellent job playing Hancock and Charlise Theron was her usual smoking hot self.

The story was decent. Not anything ground breaking but it held together. Got kinda weird toward the last 1/3 of the movie but still held together.

The special effects actually werent all that spectacular. Not cheesy or cheap but not what I expected. The action scenes were above average but nothing really to make you stand up and cheer.

Id say its worth seeing but I wouldnt pay full admission price to see it. Id say either catch it at the $1 theater or wait til it hits rental. I wouldnt buy it but if it came on HBO and there wasnt anything else on Id watch it. But if I never see it again, thats ok too.

I dont want to give the impression it sucked, it didnt by any means. Its just that it really didnt excel anywhere. It was just a little better than average but it was better than average throughout the whole movie.

6.5 out of 10
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited July 2008
    We saw it today and liked it alot. It's not going to win any oscars or anything, but we found it entertaining and I'd pay to go see it again.
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  • etwigs34
    etwigs34 Posts: 136
    edited July 2008
    i saw it last night and enjoyed it.....I agree that it wasn't amazing, but it was entertaining......a good movie if you go in with no expectations........i might see it again with my gf when it hits the dollar movies!
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited July 2008
    $102 million first weekend.....that's 8 No.1 movies in a row for Will Smith.
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  • etwigs34
    etwigs34 Posts: 136
    edited July 2008
    and he has earned them! even if a movie has a crappy story to it, will smith can make it tolerable!
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited July 2008
    I saw it tonight and I enjoyed it. Charlize is smokin'.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited July 2008
    It looks horrible, I doubt I'll ever see it.
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  • Norm Apter
    Norm Apter Posts: 1,036
    edited July 2008
    ND13 wrote: »
    $102 million first weekend.....that's 8 No.1 movies in a row for Will Smith.

    Is there anything Will Smith CAN'T do? Looking back on his career (even though he's not that old) which includes TV, 80s rap, a resurgence on the music scene in the 90s, and then a string of blockbusters, one must conclude that the guy is pretty phenomenal. The consummate entertainer.
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  • hockeyboy
    hockeyboy Posts: 1,428
    edited July 2008
    What about Wild Wild West? That was one dog of a movie, but I agree on the whole the WS is awesome.
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  • etwigs34
    etwigs34 Posts: 136
    edited July 2008
    hockeyboy wrote: »
    What about Wild Wild West? That was one dog of a movie, but I agree on the whole the WS is awesome.

    ya, that movie blew! but WS was the only good thing in that movie.....he was still good! haha
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited July 2008
    Will Smith plays Will Smith in every movie, the guy is like Keanu Reeves, horrible actor that somehow makes millions.
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  • doggie750
    doggie750 Posts: 1,160
    edited July 2008
    wingnut4772 wrote: »
    I saw it tonight and I enjoyed it. Charlize is smokin'.

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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited July 2008
    I'll buy it, Smith is a pretty good actor in my book. Heres to hoping to an awesome transfer to Blu.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited July 2008
    Ron-P wrote: »
    Will Smith plays Will Smith in every movie, the guy is like Keanu Reeves, horrible actor that somehow makes millions.

    A buddy of mine said the same thing. I think he's a pretty damn good actor actually. He's been nominated twice for an Oscar for whatever thats worth.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited July 2008
    Not worth much, not much at all, the last thing the Oscar's are based on it actual acting talent. The guy has done nothing outstanding, he's acting is the same movie after movie.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited July 2008
    Ron-P wrote: »
    The guy has done nothing outstanding, he's acting is the same movie after movie.

    I agree, but I like the character he normally plays....
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  • -=Germania=-
    -=Germania=- Posts: 11
    edited July 2008
    I am wanting to see it, yet I feel it has been given away by all of the commercials.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited November 2008
    Watched it tonight. Both my wife and I liked it. The OP pretty much described the flick well. I thought it was a good story and moderately entertaining. I'll give it three out of five smelly fingers.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited November 2008
    Saw it this afternoon too. It's entertaining, good acting, hot theron. Although re-watch (for collection) value is low, so more of a rental flick.
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  • tokoo
    tokoo Posts: 29
    edited December 2008
    Good entertaining movie. I thought it was kind of cheesy in the beginning of the movie, but then it started to pick up okay.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited December 2008
    I thought it was pretty funny. I liked it
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2008
    Wasn't his best, but wasn't his worse either (W.W.W.:mad:)
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited April 2009
    I just finally watched this last night. It was alright...nothing special though.

    The story line seemed kinda patchy and really leaves a lot to be desired. I've been hearing that this movies strong point was in it's special effects and action scenes...and I'm wondering why I've heard that so many times. The special effects weren't anything to special. The soundtrack wasn't very impressive...some of the action scenes were pretty cool, but could have been better.

    Charlize was hot, as usual.

    Overall, I'd probably give it a 6/10. I doubt I'll be buying this one anytime soon.
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  • netfiltering
    netfiltering Posts: 4
    edited April 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    The story line seemed kinda patchy and really leaves a lot to be desired. I've been hearing that this movies strong point was in it's special effects and action scenes...and I'm wondering why I've heard that so many times. The special effects weren't anything to special. The soundtrack wasn't very impressive...some of the action scenes were pretty cool, but could have been better.

    For me, I think the reason that I felt like something was missing at the very end...was the sudden change in tone. In the first part of the movie, it builds up with Will Smith's character and you are expecting it to pan out as hero flick usually does. But then with the twist, the plot goes with it, and all of sudden the conflict is drastically different from what you'd expect. I think I had a hard time adjusting the new tone, even though intellectually I thought it was original.

    And I had read an interview with Charlize in a magazine, where she said that there is something about her character that will be surprising...having that in the back of my mind probably set up too many expectations. Still, I enjoyed the film.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited May 2009
    netfiltering wrote: »
    For me, I think the reason that I felt like something was missing at the very end...was the sudden change in tone. In the first part of the movie, it builds up with Will Smith's character and you are expecting it to pan out as hero flick usually does. But then with the twist, the plot goes with it, and all of sudden the conflict is drastically different from what you'd expect. I think I had a hard time adjusting the new tone, even though intellectually I thought it was original.

    And I had read an interview with Charlize in a magazine, where she said that there is something about her character that will be surprising...having that in the back of my mind probably set up too many expectations. Still, I enjoyed the film.

    Good Movie, I liked the twist that the movie took.;)
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