Posted on 03/29/2014 5:59:41 AM PDT by NYer
Ping!
I saw the movie last night, PATHETIC!
Thanks NYer. Excellent and enjoyable review. It’s a great piece of writing. And, oh yeah, rock people.
Plus, the movie is both thought provoking and incredibly good entertainment, all age groups, all beliefs.
I thought it was laughably bad. Just weird. It was so bizarre and confusing to me, I didn’t even notice any big-budget special effects. I just wanted out of the theater.
Have you read Erick Erickson’s review/summary? It’s funny and spot on. (Spoiler alert for those who wish to experience the awfulness first hand):
http://www.redstate.com/2014/03/27/darren-aronofskys-noah/
Importantly, Hollywood releases two statistics for film performance, “projections” and “actuals”. Projections are open to manipulation, so if a movie is a stinker, they might boost its numbers to make it at least a break even.
But only when the actuals come out (which for Noah’s Thursday to Sunday gross will be on Monday afternoon), will there be any accurate account.
The next most important thing is how rapidly the film declines after its opening long weekend. This shows the effect of word of mouth. If it immediately loses all its juice, that again indicates it is a stinker.
Really bad effects for a major motion picture with the rock people, who are actually a bastardization of the Nephilim(spoiler alert: They are the Nephilim that got covered in rock on impact after nearly burning up on reentry to earth`s atmosphere). As an actual biblical account of the deluge, it is a joke!
The story line is about 10 to 20% along the old testament, there`s an ark, a guy named Noah, a flood, and two of every animal, AND THATS IT!
About as “Biblical” as Evan Almighty.
Its trending rapidly downward in the Yahoo ratings. Feel free to go give it a push.
I see “Razzies” in its’ future.
I often read the movie reviews on Focus on the Family and in this case for some reason, they didn’t tear it apart and reject it.
“- Noah chides his son for ending the life of a teeny wildflower. And then he cuts down an entire forest to build his ark.”
Environmentalism in a nutshell.
Well if they wanted a fantasy adventure loosely-VERY LOOSELY, set along the deluge story then do better effects! The CGI was crappy, IF you go see it pay attention to the contact edge with the “Rock People”, you can see a borderline, A BIG NO-NO in the effects world!
Bear in mind I love Sci-Fi, a MAJOR fan!
John Nolte on Brietbart also has a terrific review of this anti-Christian, anti-Jewish, anti-God film.
Bttt
Don’t worry I wasn’t oing o see it anway nd just watch it when came out on DVD but after heaing your review it ain’t happening. I guess that’s what happens when a biblical movie is directed by an ATHIEST director. i’ve heard Mara Rooney and her hysband of the Bible Series were involved ih the movie. I had my suspicions about her when I saw photos of her with plastic surgery and open blouses down to her naval. No true Christian woman dress like that nir would her husband approve of it. Well at least we know to not endorse or buy anymore of their products.
thanks for the post.
Liberalwood can’t do anything right but they get an award for it Oscar sucks.
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