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Cariheart · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:00 am Post subject:

I actually gave in and bought the movie! Forgive me Syndey! Embarassed

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Timeless A-Peel · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:16 am Post subject:

Dandy Forsdyke · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:22 am Post subject:

Cash in.
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Cariheart · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:48 am Post subject:

Thing is in the past I've watch it a couple of times and every time something new caught my eye. Initially, I had watched with prejudice. It marred my judgement of it. All-in-all, not a terrible movie in general but as Timeless said, not an Avenger -ish movie. Definitely not the spirit of Steed and Emma. Some of the fxs, scenery and music are great though.
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Dandy Forsdyke · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:37 am Post subject:

The scenery, costumes and SPFX should be impressive - in a budget of $80 Million. Everything else falls short, from the casting to the acting to the story to well, you name it. I mean I think it is a terrible movie, but that's just my opinion.

It was just a cash in and they thought they could get away with it. They probably expected a franchise.
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Timeless A-Peel · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:36 am Post subject:

Frankymole · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:49 am Post subject:

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Timeless A-Peel · Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 12:18 pm Post subject:

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Thanks for that, Timeless - I'd always wondered about that bit!

Timeless A-Peel · Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 3:42 am Post subject:

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mousemeat · Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:01 am Post subject:

Lhbizness · Guest

I saw the film for the first time when I was 11 years old, long before I knew that the series existed (although my parents subsequently tried to get me to watch the series, which I refused to do on the grounds that the movie was so risible). Both leads were miscast, but they might have cleared that hurdle with a passable script. As it was, they changed the characters and their relationship so materially that it was no longer an "Avengers" film, but a film about some characters that bore some slight resemblance to a television show of the same name.

Taking the film just as a film, though, it doesn't have much to recommend it. It's a sub-par action movie, the camp element is too self-aware to be viable, Sean Connery overacts his part and Fiennes and Thurman don't seem to be aware of how they're supposed to play it. The threats of sexual violence are also a bit much, and seem very out of place with the tone of the film. All in all, it's a bad film period, and even worse when you compare it with the show. I don't see why any Avengers fan needs to see it, except as an example of how easily and substantially one can screw up a good concept.

A director's cut is unlikely, given the total lack of popularity of the film (it has a 3.8 rating on Imdb, and that's by fanboys who like girls in leather outfits).

mousemeat · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 12:42 pm Post subject: