As I said, I find every major criticism completely valid. I've also seen way worse schlock in my day so, while it's nothing to write home about, I was never invested enough to get angry at the obvious shortcomings.
I wasn't angry -- if anything, the main problem was that it wasn't schlocky enough.
That's my major problem, as well.
There's joy in schlock. Even discounting the "classics" of the genre, watch something like Nightmare City (1980) where they do so much more with so much less. Zombi 2 had a practical zombie vs. shark fight that was more impressive than the fakey tiger.
Army of the Dead is a joyless regression.
Hell yeah!If you're going to throw in a bullshit nonsense time-loop angle out of nowhere, that's the way to do it!
If folks enjoyed this garbage movie that's awesome, more power to them.
But the number of comments I've seen (not just on here) since release along the lines of "Why did anyone expect more" or "I enjoyed the film for what it was" I really struggle with.
There's nothing wrong with wanting or expecting better regardless of genre, and regardless of who's behind it.
At the end of the day, it was made for a subscription-based streaming platform. It's not unreasonable to think people have different expectations when they don't have to fork money for theater tickets or VOD or whatever to watch it. The mind works differently when it's essentially 'free'. The only thing you're really losing out on is time which is fair enough if you think it's a garbage movie.If folks enjoyed this garbage movie that's awesome, more power to them.
But the number of comments I've seen (not just on here) since release along the lines of "Why did anyone expect more" or "I enjoyed the film for what it was" I really struggle with.
There's nothing wrong with wanting or expecting better regardless of genre, and regardless of who's behind it.
One of my favourite film analysis YouTube channels Filmento has covered this, and he pretty much goes over the same flaws most people have noticed, such as the tonal inconsistencies, the setup with no payoff and the dumb logic throughout.
What if you had to pay $15 for it?I kind of feel like many people here had more fun getting frustrated with the movie than watching it.
I don't usually give bad movies a pass, I watched it and it struck me as an average schlock zombie flick, definitely with its frustrating characters (IE, the useless person that ends up screwing everything up) but that seems more an expected trope of these kinds of movies these days.
Everyone's complaints here are definitely valid and I tend to agree with all of the points made, but in the end I found the whole to still be a relatively passable, at times even enjoyable waste of time.
Agreed. And then watch Train to Busan to see another one of the best Zombie movies ever made.Fuck this movie, and everyone please watch Day of the dead by George. A Romero.
Cos that is one Of the best moviesof the 80's and easily the best zombie Movie ever made.
As I said, I find every major criticism completely valid. I've also seen way worse schlock in my day so, while it's nothing to write home about, I was never invested enough to get angry at the obvious shortcomings.
At the end of the day, it was made for a subscription-based streaming platform. It's not unreasonable to think people have different expectations when they don't have to fork money for theater tickets or VOD or whatever to watch it. The mind works differently when it's essentially 'free'. The only thing you're really losing out on is time which is fair enough if you think it's a garbage movie.
At the end of the day, it was made for a subscription-based streaming platform. It's not unreasonable to think people have different expectations when they don't have to fork money for theater tickets or VOD or whatever to watch it. The mind works differently when it's essentially 'free'. The only thing you're really losing out on is time which is fair enough if you think it's a garbage movie.
What if the hamburger is free and delivered to your home while restaurants around you are closed for the better half of the year?It's okay to eat a McDonald's hamburger when you just need some quick food, but it's also okay to say "Boy, whoever made that particular hamburger fucked up. All the ingredients were of poor quality and it tasted terrible".
I've eaten far better hamburgers made of far worse ingredients that were prepared by much better chefs, or at least chefs who somehow bumbled their way into something tasty.
Agreed. And then watch Train to Busan to see another one of the best Zombie movies ever made.
What if the hamburger is free and delivered to your home while restaurants around you are closed for the better half of the year?
At the end of the day, it was made for a subscription-based streaming platform. It's not unreasonable to think people have different expectations when they don't have to fork money for theater tickets or VOD or whatever to watch it. The mind works differently when it's essentially 'free'. The only thing you're really losing out on is time which is fair enough if you think it's a garbage movie.
What if the hamburger is free and delivered to your home while restaurants around you are closed for the better half of the year?
People thinking a movie sucks doesn't mean they are angry.
This is a pretty lame rhetorical shortcut to dismiss things. Nobody can dislike things, they must be angry malcontents!
Ooo that one looks cool. I'll watch it tomorrow!Agreed and then watch One cut of the dead for one of the greatest films ever made.
Agreed and then watch One cut of the dead for one of the greatest films ever made.
My comment about folks who are angry is probably more directed to those saying it is literally the worst film they've ever seen.
No one here, in this thread, has called it literally the worst film they've ever seen.
one of the worst movies i've ever seen. Complete trash in basically every category.
Uh...No one here, in this thread, has called it literally the worst film they've ever seen.
one of the worst movies i've ever seen. Complete trash in basically every category.
Probably the worst movie I've seen in years.
Reminded me of Uwe Boll stuff.
And those are only from the previous page. I haven't bothered reading past the last two pages of this thread, but I bet there's plenty. Not that they're necessarily wrong to have this opinion or anything.One of the worst movies I've ever fast forwarded through. Absolute shit.
If anyone does watch one cut of the dead. You must and I repeat must give it at least 35 mins.
You may want to switch it off you really shouldn't.
Thanks for listening.
Dude, really? literally one page back:
Which, again, I maintain is a perfectly valid perspective. Not one I agree with personally, but it is what it is.
I know there are many more because I've been following this thread for a while, but that would be a much bigger waste of my time than this movie was. (Edit- Scarecrow wins play of the thread lol)
Uh...
And those are only from the previous page. I haven't bothered reading past the last two pages of this thread, but I bet there's plenty. Not that they're necessarily wrong to have this opinion or anything.
They did not post what you think they did.Uh...
And those are only from the previous page. I haven't bothered reading past the last two pages of this thread, but I bet there's plenty. Not that they're necessarily wrong to have this opinion or anything.
Can you guys read? None of those comments say literally THE worst film they've ever seen.
Now, before we get embroiled in some bad faith semantics because someone said it was 'one of' the worst and not 'THE' worst…
Now, before we get embroiled in some bad faith semantics because someone said it was 'one of' the worst and not 'THE' worst. 😛
Really? I'd say you're more predictable than Snyder's screenplay was.
I have no trouble reading, though your selective quoting is raising my eyebrow a bit.
Either way, bad-faith semantics aside, I think my point stands. Accept your internet defeat with grace. Where do I pick up my trophy?
I'd say you've been hitting up the protoculture a bit too much my friend.
edit - sorry, got too excited about my Robotech reference I hit post too quickly.
Cool.
I'd say swap the movies for a thesaurus during workouts bud.
I don't know... Not to say that Army of the Dead is "good" (although I did find it fun when I watched it), but it's competing with the like of Sucker Punch...
To me, Army of the Dead was Snyder's best film, but it's mostly because I usually can't stand his work at all.