joefurlan

Hollywood lookout!! Christian filmmakers are not playing around any more! Last week I saw Napoleon. One of my favorite actors, one of my favorite directors and a gagillion dollars to make. I'm sorry. It ****. And that was the only Hollywood movie since Avatar I had any kind of high hopes for this year. No hero, no arc, no relationship to care about, no dialogue that felt real, nothing surprising. Beautifully shot but that was about it. No contrast that with this movie. Compelling hero from the first scene. Riveting conversations from the first word. A plot I had no idea where it was going. Great sound, great music, great lighting, great acting. The beginning was so good I started worrying they'd blow the ending but an hour in I was so hooked I forgot to worry. But that's not the best part. I've been through hard things in life. This movie touched on those things and brought genuine tears. I have a couple of teens who aren't so sure about this Jesus guy and have their radars for cheesy Christian media cranked to 11. THEY LOVED THIS MOVIE!! We talked the whole way home and then they wanted to hang out and hunt the web for behind the scenes interviews and such. These are kids who seem to like nothing but Marvel, Comic books and Gravity Falls. For them to be so engaged in a film I found so thrilling and moving and honest. That's the highest compliment I can give. I was driving my daughter to highschool the other day and she asked me "What's your highest value?" I told her "Truth". Then I asked "what about you?" "Authenticity" She replied. That's what this movie brings. Truth and authenticity. Wrapped in one of the most unique Sci Fi stories I've ever seen. SEE THIS IN THEATERS!!!

If you loved the first one, you will love this one. I did and I do. Most fun I've had in the theater since the last Avatar movie. Look I loved Dune, loved Bladerunner 2049 but this is a different deal. It's at once lighter and more gut wrenching. Since everything is political these days, here's the deal... people on the right will **** about the woo woo earth Goddess religion, the "noble savage", "native people good/America/military/Corporations/white people bad" angle, and the "save the planet" stuff while people on the left will decry the patriarchal society, the testosterone filled, strong, positive male characters, the emphasis on children and family stuff. Meanwhile movie snobs will say the classic heroic plot is too cookie cutter and shallow. I say, check your politics at the door and show up for one of the most amazing action adventure stories ever brought to the screen. Gorgeous, funny, heart felt and unique. Absolute 10 out of 10 for me!

This series is second only to Lord of the Rings in my favorites of all time. I've read the books many times. I've dreamed of this story being brought to the big screen for 20 years. This movie is a **** alternate story set in the Dark Tower Universe. It has next to NOTHING to do with the books. It's it's own story and it's a crappy one told on a budget with horrible casting, a mushy, utterly banal script and totally standard special effects. It is literally the worst book adaption brought to film I've ever seen. Stephen King and all involved... you have forgotten the faces of your fathers. Shame on you. Court would have beaten the living **** out of you had you handed him this pile of drek. Tragic. Mark my words nothing more will be made based on these books. You've ruined what could have been a 7 year saga bigger than Game of Thrones. Unforgivable.