Action-Adventure Uncharted

[Gold Samurai]

Spoiler

Not a very good sign for a movie when you lead with your only hook being the aircraft carrier scene. Sony practically showed the entire thing.

I didn't even search for it but my youtube feed is littered with clips from the movie


Seems like anything after that would be an after though/ not as impressive.

You've seen the only good thing about the movie. No need to see the rest.

 

[DKDetective]

Uncharted

Uncharted

Terrible start to reviews.

Yes! Critics to Tom's out of control ego right now:

 

[Mysteryman]

Yes! Critics to Tom's out of control ego right now:

[/QUOTE Fantasy:Tom Holland,"I want to play Peter Parker until I am 60."Fans: He is a LEGEND!"
Reality:Tom Holland, I don't want to be playing Peter Parker when I am 30" Fans:"He has an out of control ego".

 

[DKDetective]

This has nothing to do with his Spider-Man. It has to do with his crazy idea that he should play characters he is completely unsuited from Nathan Drake to James Bond.

 

[Snow Queen]

This has nothing to do with his Spider-Man. It has to do with his crazy idea that he should play characters he is completely unsuited from Nathan Drake to James Bond.

 

[Mysteryman]

This has nothing to do with his Spider-Man. It has to do with his crazy idea that he should play characters he is completely unsuited from Nathan Drake to James Bond.[/QUOTEMGM

So,it's Holland's fault that the studio hired him to play Nathan Drake?

 

[DKDetective]

So,it's Holland's fault that the studio hired him to play Nathan Drake?

He pitched the project. This version of Uncharted was all Holland's idea. He is a fan of the games and somehow had the crazy thought, you know I would make a good manly, rugged Indiana Jones knockoff. He campaigned for the role. Just like he went to Sony and EON productions and campaigned that they launch a young James Bond series starring himself.

 

[Mysteryman]

He pitched the project. This version of Uncharted was all Holland's idea. He is a fan of the games and somehow had the crazy thought, you know I would make a good manly, rugged Indiana Jones knockoff. He campaigned for the role. Just like he went to Sony and EON productions and campaigned that they launch a young James Bond series starring himself.

That may indeed be the case. But Tom Holland Is not playing Nathan Drake because he had an idea.
He is playing Nathan Drake because Sony bought his pitch.
If the film fails, it's on Sony.

 

[DKDetective]

That may indeed be the case. But Tom Holland Is not playing Nathan Drake because he had an idea.
He is playing Nathan Drake because Sony bought his pitch.
If the film fails, it's on Sony.

No, he is exactly playing Nathan Drake because he had an idea. It was a necessary link in the causation chain. It passes the "but for" test. But for Holland campaigning for the role, Sony would not have considered or hired him for it. Just because someone else greenlit his bad idea doesn't mean he doesn't get some of the blame for his bad idea.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

That may indeed be the case. But Tom Holland Is not playing Nathan Drake because he had an idea.
He is playing Nathan Drake because Sony bought his pitch.
If the film fails, it's on Sony.

Hey, if Tom wants to shoot his shot, good for him. But that doesn't mean he can't be judged on his performance, or his general suitability for the role. Especially ones he sought out. This happens with actors all the time.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

No, he is exactly playing Nathan Drake because he had an idea. It was a necessary link in the causation chain. It passes the "but for" test. But for Holland campaigning for the role, Sony would not have considered or hired him for it. Just because someone else greenlit his bad idea doesn't mean he doesn't get some of the blame for his bad idea.

He's by far their biggest movie star. They are in, "keep him happy" mode.

 

[DKDetective]

He's by far their biggest movie star. They are in, "keep him happy mode".

AKA bankroll his silly vanity projects.

 

[Green Goblin]

Seen this today and I thought it was awful and I'm a big fan of the games.

Funny thing is, even if Holland is miscast, he's the best thing in this film.

 

[OutOfBoose]

Watched Uncharted yesterday. It's an OK adventure movie (if you don't look at it as adaptation of Uncharted games), but the biggest surprise for me is how Wahlberg was a bigger miscast than Holland.

 

[GREEN =w= DAY]

All the negative reactions so far doesn’t surprise me. The movie was dead on arrival as soon as Tom Holland was cast as Nathan Drake

 

[OutOfBoose]

Unlike the games, there's no desire to experience the movie ever again. And even watching the first time was basically an accident.

 

[Iceman]

This is my genre of film and being Uncharted would really make me emotionally invested in watching too. But I find these castings almost offensive lol. Sure I’ll watch out of curiosity when it comes to streaming but not going to the cinema for it.

 

[Iceman]

Seen this today and I thought it was awful and I'm a big fan of the games.

Funny thing is, even if Holland is miscast, he's the best thing in this film.

Oh, well that sounds even worse than expected then. Really annoyed Sony mucked up Uncharted. Could have been the game film that finally succeeded.

 

[metaphysician]

Is 95 minutes a sign a movie is going to be bad to some?
As long as it's not some epic story I don't see the problem with a 90 min runtime at least on a surface level

I'd say its not hard evidence, but it does point in that direction. 2+ hour movies have been more than normalized, so if a movie is only 90 minutes? It could be that its a lean movie that just doesn't need more time; but it can also mean a movie that's been deliberately cut as short as possible because the studio knows it sucks, and wants to maximize its earnings.

 

[Mysteryman]

No, he is exactly playing Nathan Drake because he had an idea. It was a necessary link in the causation chain. It passes the "but for" test. But for Holland campaigning for the role, Sony would not have considered or hired him for it. Just because someone else greenlit his bad idea doesn't mean he doesn't get some of the blame for his bad idea.

The studio has to still greenlight that idea.
It doesn't happen without them.
That is Undeniable.

 

[Mysteryman]

I'd say its not hard evidence, but it does point in that direction. 2+ hour movies have been more than normalized, so if a movie is only 90 minutes? It could be that its a lean movie that just doesn't need more time; but it can also mean a movie that's been deliberately cut as short as possible because the studio knows it sucks, and wants to maximize its earnings.

What's the longest Videogame movie and how did it do?Both critically and, financially.

 

[OutOfBoose]

What's the longest Videogame movie and how did it do?Both critically and, financially.

Need for Speed is the longest theatrical release based on a video game. 130 min. It did pretty damn great financially.

Though runtime has nothing to do with anything.

 

[flickchick85]

Need for Speed was a domestic flop. The extra $150mil it made overseas (mostly China) wasn’t enough to make up for that godawful performance at home.

 

[MadVillainy]

Damn I thought this movie was going to be great after we found out it was close to 2 hours rather than 90 mins.

Need for Speed is the longest theatrical release based on a video game. 130 min. It did pretty damn great financially.

Though runtime has nothing to do with anything.

Idk if i'd call 200 mill on a 66 mill production budget pretty damn great tho.
I agree with your larger point though

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Be interesting to see where the RT meter lands following more reviews.

At 50% thought currently which still makes one of the best reviewed VGM's ever, which is crazy when you think about it.