[BenLurkin]

If your movie is bad, play for it people who just need to see explosions and special effects.

But...but...aren't foreign audiences more 'sophisticated" than the dopey Americans?

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Target audience for Hollywood summer blockbusters.

[dfwgator]

What’s next, the “Hungry Hungry Hippos” movie?

[libertarian27]

Liam Neeson’s in it - he’s a star.

It was OK - very busy and over the top.

[vetvetdoug]

I must have the intelligence of a troglodyte because I can’t wait to see “Battleship” and I loved “John Carter”.

[RitchieAprile]

from the trailer it looked like more hi tech far feched
escapist fare. i’m not great at suspending reality, at least not to that extent. others may find it entertaining.

[GunRunner]

This is very smart. Disappointed that it's come to this, but in our rate/review obsessed culture, word of mouth has replaced actuality.

Just finished reading a book about the infamous movie Heaven's Gate, the film that destroyed United Artists because of bad word of mouth and a particularly ghastly review from Vincent Canby at the NYT, who called the movie the equivalent of a "forced four-hour walking tour of one's own living room". The whole fiasco was a groupthink hatchet job against a film that is at least worth a look, and is enjoyable to some.

Studios releasing overseas ahead of the US is indicative of a larger problem, and that is peoples' obsession with reviews and ratings, on everything from movies and music to washers and toasters.

What happened to experiencing things for oneself? I can't think of anything more worthless than the opinion of an anonymous stranger.

[doug from upland]

I recently went to WonderCon in Anaheim and saw extended previews of several films, including BATTLESHIP. They had panel discussions with some of the actors, producers, and directors. I was in the front row and about 15 feet from Brooklyn Decker. The movie looks like it will be fun.

[Liberty Valance]

Hold my beer and watch this ...