Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Review
Fun Fun n more Fun
3rd time I've seen it and if you like Sci Fi action movies and very attractive stars... you'll have a lot of FUN!!!
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This Picture Has Imagination
Audiences exercise not!
Why is everyone comparing this to Star Wars?
Some random kid wasting daddy's coin on an iPhone is randomly shooting a improve film right now than Disney 'Star Wars.' This moving-picture show is dissimilar, the visuals are crazy and the actress is a coquette.
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practiced expert
I l o v e this film, i love the chick (played by clara) she was then cool, such a relaxed attitude, love her mode. i also similar valerian he's great, and they have a lovely relationship with each other. i besides love rihanna in this film, loved her trip the light fantastic scene, definitely the all-time scene.
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Beats Star Wars: the Last Jedi
Way better than the concluding Star Wars and nigh other sci-fi films. Very imaginative, plus a lot of fun and activity. Contrary to a few other opinions, I idea the actors fit the roles and did a peachy job. ALL of the characters, including the digital, behaved similar real people, not merely mechanically post-obit a formula derived from preceding films. If you don't like the on-screen characters, that doesn't mean the acting was bad. Maybe information technology's just a reflection of your discomfort in seeing sure roles portrayed. There is a modest element of romance, which always makes some viewers uncomfortable in a shooting and chasing film. Bottom line: this film is seriously nether-rated.
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It's not The Fifth Element
When I heard Luc Besson was going to work on a space opera, I immediately hoped it would be like "The Fifth Element" only with a picayune flake more complexity that would plow into a franchise. Unfortunately, I was mislead by my ain hopes and expectations.
For an international French movie, "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" is a very ambitious project that was covered by an amazing $200 1000000 budget. Certainly, it has Luc Besson attached to write and direct and it is based on a famous long-running French comic-book serial, so how tin can it become incorrect? Well, many elements added to this slow but persistent agonized after watching the whole film.
Outset of all, 6/ten is a high rating for it, only to my reason it had stunning visual effects for a non-Hollywood or British movie and that is a remarkable thing to reach. It's non always piece of cake to face-upward against giants when it comes to the CGI business. Secondly, you could sense Besson's sci-fi additions with many quirky technological advancements in terms of guns or gadgets and small things like that make a true scientific discipline-fiction film to me.
"Valerian and the Metropolis of a Thousand Planets" stars Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne every bit ii Special operatives who must stop evil-doers from destroying Alpha, the urban center of a one thousand planets, and uncover the truth backside the extinction of an conflicting race. Right off the bat you could tell that the chemistry between DeHaan and Delevingne didn't exist and it stayed that style until the end of the film. I personally remember that Dane DeHaan has potential, only it was clear that this ready was not suitable for him. The casting really missed this one. The script didn't help either, at times making me question how some parts of the dialogue were e'er spoken out loud. With the right casting and script this picture could have been worth something.
This concludes another recent effort at the infinite opera genre, subsequently The Wachowskis' "Jupiter Ascending", and information technology turns out that a space opera needs time and preparation to do it correct and not rush evolution.
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Beautiful, funny, sexy... simply loved it
I've read all the comics when I was a kid so I was a flake anxious to see how Besson turned it into a movie, to see how he would render the characters, the universe, the crazy visuals. I was not disappointed. The pictures are a pure visual please! The costumes, the landscapes, the lights, the colors... just wow the whole movie! I was amazed with the characters, very close to their comics analogue. Then yeah, I loved that motion picture and I'll probably get to watch it again!
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Uneven Story Telling is Boosted by Spectacular Visuals
Adapted from Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières long-running French sci-fi comics serial Valérian And Laureline. Luc Besson creates a stunning visual feast. Besson'southward attention to item is immaculate. And that along side the quirky dialog'south between Laureline and Valerian are what keep this film afloat. I might be in the minority, only I prefer my films to exist lengthy. Notwithstanding in this case, Valerian feels overstuffed trying to add together more depth to the story at every turn. This film might accept benefited from a shorter run fourth dimension. The biggest surprise was Laureline(Delevingne), her character is what kept my interest throughout the motion-picture show and her acting was actually on signal. Every bit someone who was skeptical near her casting, I'1000 glad to be proved wrong. Not saying it'due south her breakout operation, Simply saying she's improving and perhaps she might have a hereafter every bit an actress. Everyone deserves a second chance.
Grade: B-
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Spectacular SciFi pulls no punches
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The start thing you lot'll observe most Luc Besson'southward Valerian is how gorgeous it looks, how much work went into the perfect realisation of this world. In a time where nearly every blockbuster features tons of CGI, Valerian stands out and highlights how cheaply the furnishings are done in about of the other ones.
Adjacent, the sheer creativity of designers, artists, prepare builders, wardrobe and makeup - once again, makes us painfully realise how off-the-rack and dull virtually blockbusters are. Add to that Besson'south quirky aesthetics and you're in a world that's about overpowering you with its creativity, its visual splendour, and also plain fun. I mean, a film where a Jessica Rabbit cameo doesn't feel forced or out of place, that's simply unique.
In my opinion, the optical fireworks were even a bit overdone, some scenes were plainly set up in a certain way to brand them more than spectacular but didn't really add to the story - an early on action sequence in a half-virtual market place comes to mind that would work nearly every bit well in a normal bazaar, just without some gags.
As to the story-line - lovers of the books (as I am) will recognise a lot of ingredients and species, and the main set-slice, a space metropolis, is obviously taken from "L'Ambassadeurs des Ombres", simply the story itself is a new one and revolves effectually a planet wiped out in a war near 30 years back, and the repercussions thereof. The "hole-and-corner" someone wants to keep is not that secret to us, in fact about one-half an hour into the movie you already take a pretty good idea of what's going on, the joy comes from the detours nosotros're taking on the road to the happy ending, non from light-headed plot twists.
Now, the characters, Valerian and Laureline: Dane DeHaan looks also young for his part from the comics (where Valerian was the more experienced partner, here he only has a college caste), Cara Delevingne is perfectly bandage, standing her ground with only the right amount of sarcasm and spunk. The team dynamics were every bit readers know information technology - Valerian the one who tends to stick to the rules and play by book while Laureline tends to act more impulsively - just both working together really well, be it as a duo or solo. There is a romance bending in the movie that was non taken from the books and feels a bit forced, thankfully it stays marginal and doesn't lessen the overall enjoyment.
And cheers to the screenwriters (Besson, mostly) for non going full in with the stakes. While there'southward some serious action here - people die and some more than might die if V&L didn't succeed - it'due south actually a rather smallish plot, with just one single villain, and no worlds or even the universe to be saved, just the lives of some innocent bystanders.
Big recommendation for all fans of colourful SciFi and optical fireworks!
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Watch it - yous won't get anything ameliorate this yr
The Hollywood line-upward this year doesn't provide anything remotely interesting. So don't let a shaky story-line, unnecessary dialogue and slightly hammy interim dissuade you lot from watching the most stunning visuals since "Avatar".
Based on 60s French cult comic series "Valerian & Laureline" - mystery to me why didn't they keep that title -, the magnificent opening sequence sets the tone for a more than esoteric approach to Sci-Fi than "Star Wars". I won't permit on about the story likewise much then as non to ruin any chemical element of surprise. Let's just say they really should accept lost the romantic chitchat. It makes the motion picture drag at inconvenient times. With real writers, this could take become a classic.
The draw is the heart candy and there'due south plenty of it. Over again I cannot in good conscience divulge any details. Again permit'south merely say that i gets treated to the well-nigh creative use of lemons in the history of film. I'll have to scout it again to grab all the popular fine art references. Aliens were never more beautiful, more sophisticated, more varied. And while the Rihanna scene cannot compete with the opera scene in "5th Element", it'due south the best use of a performance act in film in years.
Alas, when one thinks "5th Chemical element", the main weaknesses of "Valerian" stands out clearly: mediocre acting and a terrible script. Bloodless DeHaan is the about dreadfully miscast pb since Tom Hiddleston in "Kong: Skull Island". Why didn't they cast the likes of Theo James with over $200 mil to burn? Cara Delevingne is cool only no Milla Jovovich - Besson loved Jovovich for existent and the camera and editing really showed that. Delevingne'southward Laureline comes across every bit a run-of-the-mill heroine even though she's doing a solid job. Clive Owen cannot even remotely compare to Gary Oldman'southward Hitleresque splendor. Strangely enough, the CGI aliens do the all-time acting and have all the memorable lines. Besson'due south script-writing has always been shaky but seems to go progressively worse.
However, compared to this yr'south Hollywood fare of sequels, yet some other superhero franchise and musicals with thespians who cannot sing, "Valerian" is infinitely more than entertaining.
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Hugely Enjoyable!
Although I too enjoy super hero movies, action movies blah blah - they are getting tired. Good directors can get the pacing, directing and interim so correct that the aforementioned-ol story can be told while withal be entertaining. Peculiarly in science fiction, it seems there are no original ideas any more.
So comes forth Valerian - WOW! What a refreshing and imaginative earth they've developed and an exciting moving-picture show they've created! The trailers truly do non exercise this movie justice. I watched this flick just for Luc Besson, because the trailer made the movie look similar the usual Hollywood drivel. What I got instead was an extremely pleasing and original story that was superbly executed.
What I honey near the movie is that the plot isn't your typical sci-fi plot. Information technology plays similar a detective story intermingled with action and amazing visuals, culminating in a very satisfying ending that made me yearn for sequels to larn more about the universe Besson has created.
Well washed! This picture deserves to live on! Watch information technology in the theaters and exist thrilled!
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A visually astoundish gamble...
This was visually an impressive movie because there is so much going on in almost every scene, and it is hard to notice everything. And on that account the movie is well worth watching more than once; the offset fourth dimension for the storyline, the following times to pick upwards the details that yous missed in the background and around the scenes.
The storyline was good, and you were instantly sucked into the midst of everything. However, the movie started to lose its momentum during the last 25 minutes or and so. Possibly editing could have been a bit more than strict and trimmed the film down a notch in length.
The cast was good and performed quite well, and at that place was an abundance of impressive cameo appearances by really big names.
With an experienced director like Luc Besson at the cycle, then of form something like this was expected. Specially if you have his directing career into consideration.
I was genuinely entertained by "Valerian and the City of a Yard Planets" and it more than and so definitely lived up to my expectations. If you lot haven't already seen this movie and if y'all enjoy the work of Luc Besson, and then you certainly should accept the fourth dimension to sit down and watch information technology.
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Enjoyably bonkers sci-fi from Luc Besson
As this film opens we larn how the International Infinite Station gradually grew in size and importance until its gravity started to affect the Earth; It is pushed away but continues to abound ultimately becoming Blastoff; a city in space that supports beings from a yard planets. Nosotros then come across the idyllic Planet Mül... at to the lowest degree it is idyllic until a space boxing leads to the planet'south destruction; but a handful of locals survive. Nosotros so cut to the film's protagonists; Major Valerian and his partner Sergeant Laureline who announced to be relaxing on a embankment... in fact they on a spaceship minutes from their destination. Once there Valerian is tasked with retrieving the concluding Mül Converter; a creature that replicates anything it eats.
This is just the showtime of the hazard; before long after they return to Alpha with the Mül Converter Commander Arun Filitt is kidnapped by aliens and taken to an area of Alpha that has evidently become contaminated; everyone who investigates disappears. Valerian and Laureline are tasked with rescuing him. During this rescue they are separated and must rescue each other earlier finally finding the Commander and learning the truth about the planet Mül.
If you liked Luc Besson'south previous sci-fi classic 'The 5th Element' but thought it a petty besides restrained then this is the film for yous! The story may be pretty simple but the execution gives u.s. numerous exotic aliens and a brilliantly realised city that we swoop through as our protagonists travel through it. The special furnishings are summit notch; some of the aliens may look a scrap rubbery simply that adds to their charm. Actors Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne do fine jobs equally Valerian and Laureline; they might not be in line for awards only their performances suited the nature of the picture. In that location is besides a fun performance from vocaliser Rihanna equally Bubble, a shapeshifting alien. Overall I found this to a lot of fun; if you desire something deep and meaningful this won't be for yous but if you want good encephalon-in-neutral sci-fi action that is suitable for all merely the youngest viewers you lot could exist a lot worse.
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The 5th Chemical element's distant cousin
'Star Wars, Star Expedition, Valerian.' Spot the odd one out. Well, patently, all Three are major players in the sci-fi earth. The problem is that just ane of them is a major comic in France Simply (and that'due south 'Valerian' in case you wondered!). Therefore, there weren't that many people getting particularly excited when it was announced that it would exist coming to the big screen, courtesy of visionary straight, Luc Besson. Therefore, the only real piece of trivia to aid promote its launch was 'The most expensive French film e'er made' hardly gear up the pre-ticket sales at the Box Office debark. And, subsequently, it didn't really live up to its total potential.
Luc Besson was also the writer/director backside 'The Fifth Element' - a sci-fi film with a decent upkeep that but really did 'okay-ish' at the Box Office, before truly finding its place in movie house history throughout the years after its release. It did a lot amend on the small screen and somewhen became quite a (assisting!) cult hit, now regarded as one of the all-time sci-fi films of the nineties. I'thou not saying that 'Valerian' is quite up in that location with 'The 5th Element,' just I certainly enjoyed information technology more than its disappointing Box Role takings suggested.
First of all, the wonderfully-haunting song ('Space Oddity' by David Bowie) plays over a montage of shots showing humanity building a infinite station around Earth which went on to become a beacon of intergalactic merchandise for numerous species and, somewhen, got so large that information technology had to be released into the cosmos forever. Skip forrard a few hundred years and we meet our two young peace-keepers-of-the-future, Major Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Sergeant Laureline (Cara Delevingne) who are generally charged with the chore of saving a peaceful race from ultimate destruction. I won't get into too much detail regarding the plot because it is pretty standard and there'southward zip actually new there that hasn't been washed earlier.
What follows are only over ii hours of beautiful, colouring settings which really do put the 'Star Wars' films to shame in terms of detail and imagination. Of course much of the scenery and aliens are figurer-generated, just it'south not as jarring equally it could be and, once you get used to it, you really do experience these weird and wonderful creatures and places are there. Plus there'southward plenty of great futuristic tech on display to go with the -inevitable - action-related prepare-pieces - my personal favourite being a market in another dimension that you tin can but encounter wearing special glasses (it's as well a tourist hot-spot of the future!).
Then, 'Valerian' does a lot correct. However, what may get some way to let information technology downward is 'Valerian' himself, i.e. Dane DeHaan. I've seen him in other films and he's a proficient actor, sadly here he just doesn't seem to cutting information technology as a believable action hero/leading human. I don't know whether he just struggled acting against and so much CGI, merely all I could focus on was having the saviour of the galaxy and the bags under his eyes! I know some people slate Cara for her interim power, merely I establish her far more believable every bit a 'space cop' and almost wished she was the sole hero the film was based on. The plot also wanders here and there and you feel like there are a few 'sub-plots' which don't really go anywhere and probably could have been removed.
Still, the film overall was groovy fun and if you're looking for a beautiful space opera with enough of bully tricks and activeness, y'all'll go what you lot're looking for here. Hopefully, like Earth's long-lost space station itself, this will eventually discover its place in the universe. Estimate we'll probably never get the sequel that could have been based on its comic-roots.
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Both Too Good and Also Bad to Recommend Strongly
I'm not going to lie, I was looking forward to Valerian and the City of a Grand Planets. The production team behind it, in combination with the history of the IP (not to mention the absolutely bonkers trailer) made information technology seem like Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) level intensity was the best case scenario. Worst example scenario, nosotros were looking at a Jupiter Ascending (2015) a la, a movie with enough sheer lunacy to justify a spotter despite being seriously flawed.
So information technology'southward to my surprise and partially to my chagrin that Valerian is neither of these things - not really. Information technology is a painfully sincere flick that is positively aflame with its own ingenuity, like a toddler is with his own finger painting. And believe it or not, that kind of innocent hubris does save Valerian from quite of few scrapes and contrivances here and there. Yet when the day is done, there's no denying manager Luc Besson's newest sci-fi space hazard is simultaneously besides sloppy and too well made to savor.
Valerian and the Metropolis of a Thousand Planets is based on a serial of French science fiction comics which chronicle the adventures of Valerian (DeHaan) a roguish space cop and his damsel-esque partner Laureline (Delevingne). After their latest mission inadvertently puts them in possession of the motion picture's magical sci-fi maguffin, they make their fashion to the fabled space city of Alpha. Once they become there nevertheless, all hell breaks loose and our heroes find themselves scrabbling to rescue their superior, Commander Filitt (Owen) from an unknown grouping of aliens.
The highs of this movie are well-nigh euphoric with some of the nearly creative and convincing examples of globe-edifice seen this side of blockbuster movie theatre. The technology, the habitats the fauna design et al. are all and so refreshingly fun with the city of Alpha existence the clear standout of all the marvelous filigree. Alpha at times feels similar an ever shifting character in the film, assimilating worthwhile ideas from Star Trek (1966-1969), "John Carter of Mars," "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and all points in between. What'south more than, the worlds that are created hither, you feel similar you can come right out and impact them. They practically beg to be explored and cheers in part to the script, you go a decent if breezy tour of Blastoff via Valerian and Laureline's fast-paced adventure.
Yet the lows in this pic are almost embarrassingly low, with every bad decision sticking out like Chris Tucker in chetah impress. The issues start about immediately. Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne for all their efforts are sorely miscast as our heroes; trying desperately to pull off a Han/Leia vibe with the chemistry of flat soda. Much of it tin can't be helped of form; partially due to their age they look less like grizzled space cops whom by their own admission "have seen it all," and more like children playing dress up. You lot tin can also just tell what little direction they were given was limited to them hit their mark and reading their lines, never heed emoting or interacting with the infinite in any meaningful way.
There'south also the issue of the plot, which on its own merits is fine and fifty-fifty a trivial illuminating on paper. Yet due to the way the story unfolds, nosotros're given everything we need to piece together the themes very early. Its articulate Luc Besson (who likewise wrote the screenplay) doesn't want to bog the movie downwardly too much with Avatar (2009) -level messaging. Gadgetry can be argued to exist its own reward. But because the movie is in such a blitz to whisk us to the next testify-stopping set-piece, it all simply ignores its problematic elements. Elements that include merely are not limited to: a simple "noble cruel" vs. militaristic boogeyman narrative, homo (alien) trafficking being treated as a fumbled plot device, an alien race modeled subsequently feudal Japanese stereotypes that actually eats people...
Yet despite big, large, BIG problems, Valerian still manages to eek out enough good ideas worthy of a tacit recommendation. The humming city of Alpha, reminiscent of Venice during the Renaissance or Baghdad at the height of the Abbasids is certainly worth a look. Of course if the imagination inherent in a far-future sci-fi smorgasbord isn't enough to entice you, and you're more concerned with say story, plot etc. so I say read the graphic novels instead.
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Valerian And The Urban center Of...Who Cares?
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"Valerian And The Urban center Of... Who Cares..." flopped because information technology was a jumbled mess. Crummy story, terrible script, desperately edited and the and so called "stunning visuals" were an incoherent cacophony of sights and sounds, that surely looked pretty at times, simply added nothing to the motion-picture show, except give audiences whiplash and headaches.
Merely perhaps fifty-fifty worse were the ii pb actors cast in the chief roles, the people supposed to behave this moving-picture show. Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne had zero on-screen chemistry. They are terrible sub-par actors, which isn't saying much given the widespread lack of talent of the upcoming generation of artists, people who think that "trending" and being famous is the aforementioned every bit having talent and ability.
Watching Cara Delevingne trying to act is about as painful every bit being lobotomized while awake...
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Wrong actors in a otherwise good movie
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As ever Luc Besson makes a visual outstanding moving-picture show. The effects are like the best sci fi flicks and for that alone the motion picture is worth watching.
The story might not be the best, but what actually is negative about this space adventure is the casting, especially the pb characters. Who really believe Valerian is a human being hero, a military major when he looks similar a 50kg high school boy? I know I dont. And there are other characters who are actually misplaced and dont seem to know the fine art of acting at all. You simply dont believe in them.
I would say Luc Besson had all his directing skills focused on the effects of the film, and left the (bad) actors to do what they pleased without whatsoever focus on making the characters believable.
I promise I'll never see Dane DeHaan human activity ever again.. The CGI characters have better acting than him and Cara Delevingne.
The reason for me giving 7 stars is because of the visual universe Luc Besson created, it'southward actually cracking. If you dont care about bad casting and bad acting this film is entertaining and well made.
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Overrated, center processed A-, the rest C
The weird thing is, I have a LOT of Luc movies in my movie collection. I would never buy this 1. Its pure center processed, and as eye candy goes its better than most
The script is tediously anticipated, the interim is barely serviceable, and the age of our protagonists does not really fit their MO, unless they went through some rejuvenation procedures, -which is not mentioned anywhere
The motion-picture show has been branded equally a box office bomb, and i am very relieved over this, as information technology ways Luc and visitor volition be forced to turn out an overall quality production adjacent time around
I'm betting Luc has such a large entourage that he cannot become honest constructive criticism anymore, otherwise a lot of this motion picture would never had made information technology on film, including the actors, dialogue, script
There are some very funny and unique items in the movie, merely not enough to save information technology from dragging down a viewer
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An Utter disappointment
When I showtime saw the trailer for this, and existence a huge fan of the (Vastly superior) Fifth Element, as well as Leon the Professional, I could inappreciably wait to run into it. What a error! I should have waited. A terrible story cannot be supported by dandy visuals. This was one tiresome, almost unfollowable story. The leads are pretty, but the inane dialogue waste's them totally. The unabridged SciFi part is wrapped around a basically horny Valerian wanting to settle downwardly with his fellow agent. The opening, most the building of station Alpha is the best office. The remainder of the picture show goes downhill from there. Simply a really huge mistake. After Luc's about miss with Lucy, (good until the end), I was hoping that he would rebound with this, but this is only a huge, dull (I almost fell asleep during it) mess of a motion picture. And so sad, since in that location was some serious potential here.
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Interesting & colorful
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The film is definitely interesting & colorful & imaginative. But somewhat confusing to those of us who are non familiar with the French comic volume stories. There are likewise some ripoff's from American scifi. They have 3 short bargaining creatures which are clearly a cross between the MIB Worms with attitudes of Star Trek Ferengi's.
On the DVD extra's when they showed the comic book pages, you could come across a collection of Mr Spock characters merely these were not in the moving picture. What creatures were in the picture were unique & interesting, but a few in the opening montage were conspicuously of Star Expedition origin.
Yet, those creatures in the core of the motion-picture show were unique & fun to sentry. However, those of us who were not familiar with the comics were somewhat confused about the plot for the commencement one-half of the movie. We finally caught on when the pearl people explained it halfway into the film. The plot should have been described at the beginning after the assault on their planet.
The two big problems were the costumes of the 2 stars. They should take worn sexy white jumpsuit spacesuits like shown on the comics. That would have made a huge difference.
The second problem was the 2 chief actors. They both looked 15 years one-time & certainly didn't evoke the sexy comic book couple. The actors should have looked like they were in their mid 20's, more mature & sexy supercouple stars. This pair of actors was unbelievable in their roles. Not the actors faults. We could not imagine these immature teenagers in these roles of the supercouple duo shown in the comic book pages on the DVD extras. When yous choose the incorrect actors for a role, it can ruin your entire movie. This couple was but wrong for the supercouple function. Wearing dark, clumsy costumes made it worse.
It was a bad casting fit with bad costumes. If they could correct this and did a better task of presenting the plot and then we knew what was happening, it could have been a truly bully movie.
The pole dancing animal was a work of genius. No nudity. Merely very artistic. The actress was very talented & gymnastic. I mean this seriously. I'm not into females since I am one. The choreography was infrequent & cleverly edited with costume morphing. Deserving of an academy honor.
Definitely worth watching. The acting is OK. It simply doesn't click with this pair of actors who don't fit with the comic book supercouple. I hope they practise create a sequel & make these changes to the 2 main actors & their costumes.
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Terrible acting
Most reviews accept referred to the atomic number 82 extra in concrete terms...she is hot, only a horrible actress, in fact the acting was about B movie level overall...with the exception of Clive Owen.
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A Must See
Valerian and the city of a thousand planets is a must see motion picture for the whole entire family unit. I saw Valerian in Real D 3D and it was Fantastic. This was a corking film that will proceed your mind asking for more. I accept seen a lot of Sc Fi movies, merely this has been the best one by far. The acting was on point the whole fourth dimension from the very get-go till the end credits. Rihanna was peachy equally her role as Bubble.
Parents Valerian is rated Pg-thirteen, but to be honest I did not encounter why besides the action and the flirting between Valerian and his partner. I actually recollect the niggling ones will honey this marvelous movie full of bright colors.
This motion-picture show is one in the history books for being a unique film that was a masterpiece for ever and e'er
My score for Valerian 10/10
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Beautiful Euro Blondie
She is hawt and those legs sticking out of that nifty miniskirt... simply yum.
Yum yum.
The co-pilot major was hopeless, He couldn't nail her. Seriously???
Stop trying so hard and only do information technology. The harder you lot try the more than they play hard to become.
Jesus.
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COMPLETELY Unsuitable lead actor
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A completely unsuitable lead actor ruined this otherwise smashing story. WHAT on earth were the casting directors thinking about when they chose this guy to be there atomic number 82 actor. Information technology's not for a moment believable that he pulls off all these brave, daring, tough guy stuff. Neither is the on-screen romance conceivable between this loser and the lead actress.
The atomic number 82 actress was also unsuitable for the part but perhaps non as bad. No torso would look at these two and say "I want to be like them or look like them or exist in their shoes" let lonely wanting to follow them for two hours and 20 minutes.
Surely $180 meg could accept secured proper casting. I am pondering for the first time near how crucial it is likewise take competent casting.
The pick of moving picture championship was likewise disastrous. They should have called a shorter name with more than impact.
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Incredibly Strong
Conspicuously the starlet is not American. She is slender, flaunting and those legs sticking out of the mini brim scream "SPREAD EAGLE"
The voice communication at the end shows she is hot and smart.
And the effects.. wow.. what a metropolis!
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Valerian: The Movie Of A Chiliad Visuals
Comic books, a lovable source of entertainment in many forms. While superheroes from the DC and Curiosity universe shows take the cake, at that place are a few unique nuggets hidden in the colorful pages. Valerian is ane such serial, a sci-fi adventure that held a bounty of potential comic aureate that would certainly make for a good movie. Turns out, Hollywood did its enquiry and this weekend, the cinematic rendition of this tale hits theaters. With all the hype, I hope this film volition be the movie of the summer! What is my verdict? Let's go started with some other Robbie'due south motion picture review.
LIKES:
Part of the story: Scientific discipline Fiction stories with fantasy can go either fashion in quality every bit seen in a wide diverseness of movies. Function of Valerian's story captures a sincere element that tugs at the heart strings concerning one of the races. While not the virtually complex of stories, this subplot has a nice dynamic to it every bit y'all larn of the race and their fight for survival. A few other tangent tales are decent also, primarily i concerning Rihanna character Chimera the exotic shape shifter. This tale had a piddling heart to it, it but needed more to be complete.
The Graphics: The trailers weren't kidding when they hyped up the graphics of this movie. Valerian'south strongest selling indicate is the beautiful visuals contained in its computer-generated setting. It starts with the creatures that inhabited the milky way and expands beyond that to bring out some truly imaginative world edifice that this day and age tin can perfect. The cities themselves are polished with each level having its own sense of style, "class" and personality that was captured in the loftier definition graphics. I will certainly see the budget went into the design of this movie, and many of the scenes are certainly geared towards the 3-D ride they desire to take you on, particularly in those chase scenes. Is it as good as Avatar'due south visuals? While certainly imaginative, Valerian has some polishing to practice to lucifer the realism in that picture. Even so, the creatures are certainly more various than those found in its blue cousin's world. Of note: I would have loved to see more costumes and makeup to offset the technology and add a little more realism to the mix.
DISLIKES:
The Story Overall: While in that location is 1 component that touched my heart, Valerian has issues in the story department overall. Much of the tale is a rather rushed mess, devoid of any sustenance that the trailers promised. The nighttime looming threat that threatened to plummet the artificial city is null what I expected. Truth exist told, the large revelation was kind of lame and expected (I was able to decipher much of the mystery inside the offset hour.) There was little suspense in the tale, and the execution didn't add much "flare" to it. In regards to character evolution, that was also lacking, the two leads barely evolving past their superficial soldier roles from the showtime. The outcome were boring characters that I had difficulty attaching to. I can't say the acting or chemistry between the ii was non the strongest, which did not help their case any further.
Action: Or should I say lack of action. Despite the promises past the trailers, Valerian is rather lax in regards to stunning activity sequences. The blaster scenes hold some potential, merely are rather banal and short-lived to get hyped upwardly for. A few hunt scenes manage to inject a trivial speed into the pace of this moving picture, but unfortunately you lot have seen the entire scene in the trailer, leaving little more than to go hyped near. The shut combat scenes weren't much improved, with many of them beingness overacted, forced, and somewhat sluggish. While certainly not absent, Valerian'south visual style should accept had more heady activeness to compliment it, but sadly that was not the case.
Nether apply of creatures: With all the world building and alien blueprint, you would recollect they would utilize information technology more than. Unfortunately, much of the creatures and behemoths are shown off only in passing and have little relevance to the story. Ironically, most of the extras are just humans dressed in interesting outfits, while the rest of the CGi creatures remain isolated from our heroes. The lack of integration made for an underutilized bandage, and the loss of creativity was hard to see. Hopefully this will be rectified in future installments.
Editing: Perhaps the biggest dislike for me was some of the poor editing in this picture. Valerian has two sequences that were weak integrations into the plot, feeling irrelevant in the thousand scheme. One of these scenes adds about 30 minutes to the movie, and if deleted would do fiddling impairment other than dropping one celebrity exotic trip the light fantastic toe. Why this was the start of the rescue…I don't know, but it weakened the motion picture by kinking up the pace of the flick.
The Verdict:
It's true that Valerian has stunning looks, animation, and world building, but outside of that in that location isn't much to say wow also. I haven't read the comic book, but this movie did not experience as if it brought the story to life, nor the action the novel virtually probable held. Without these components, or ameliorate editing for that thing, the 137-minute run fourth dimension is a scrap of a snooze fest in regards to sci-fi operas. However, the visual furnishings are certainly theater worthy, but I still heed caution in seeing this one on the silver screen.
My scores:
Action/Take a chance/Sci-Fi: half-dozen.0 Movie Overall: 5.0
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