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Ad Astra was very boring

Posted on 9/20/19 at 4:01 pm
Posted by whatkindanameiskirby
Member since Aug 2016
2092 posts
Posted on 9/20/19 at 4:01 pm
I wanted it to be over at the halfway point. It was very pretentious and a massive disappointment.
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
29499 posts
Posted on 9/20/19 at 4:09 pm to
Yes.

Kept checking my phone to see how much left I had of the 2 hour run time.

The moon stuff was really cool but that was about it

Pretty sure TLJ just showed up for an afternoon to film his scenes . Easy paycheck for him
This post was edited on 9/20/19 at 4:11 pm
Posted by Displaced
Member since Dec 2011
32719 posts
Posted on 9/20/19 at 4:09 pm to
I want spoilers. What is this ending that for some reason needs explaining!
Posted by Tigeralum2008
Yankees Fan
Member since Apr 2012
17152 posts
Posted on 9/20/19 at 7:27 pm to
Generally any movie that's heavily marketed (above what it should be) ahead of the opening tends to suck
This post was edited on 9/23/19 at 8:41 am
Posted by jlovel7
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
21353 posts
Posted on 9/20/19 at 9:14 pm to
Shocker
Posted by SquatchDawg
Cohutta Wilderness
Member since Sep 2012
14262 posts
Posted on 9/20/19 at 9:54 pm to
That sucks.

Especially for a 2 hr movie. When the standard is 3 hr movies where you don’t want to run to the restroom 2 hrs should be easy.
Posted by jbraua
Oklahoma City, OK
Member since Oct 2007
6794 posts
Posted on 9/20/19 at 10:42 pm to
I noticed on RT that critics loved it but half the fans hated it. So it's one of "those."
Posted by Parmen
Member since Apr 2016
18317 posts
Posted on 9/20/19 at 11:31 pm to
It’s textbook Oscar bait. Go see Rambo Last Blood instead
Posted by tWildcat
Verona, KY
Member since Oct 2014
19365 posts
Posted on 9/21/19 at 12:00 pm to
I liked it
Posted by AGreySlate
South Carolina
Member since Jun 2018
846 posts
Posted on 9/22/19 at 12:08 pm to
To shed some positive light on the movie, while it was certainly not what I was expecting going in (thinking it’d be more of a supernatural, or metaphysical, as another poster put it, suspense), I still enjoyed it for what it was. I think it’s a classic mismatch in the way it was marketed versus what it is skewing expectations.

I enjoyed it being a return to more of the subtle nuances telling the story rather than blockbuster effects. On the surface it may have seemed slow or boring to many, but the story keeps moving forward (and outward) and every component contributes to McBride’s (Pitt) evolution and the story as a whole. I feel it had a nice balance of beautiful sound, visuals, action, and acting to tell the intended story. If you go in to the movie knowing and accepting this, I think you’ll be more inclined to find it gratifying.
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
39549 posts
Posted on 9/22/19 at 10:39 pm to
I don't have a ton of in depth criticism, but that was one of the more boring movies I've seen in a while. It wasn't particularly bad, just not quite what I expected. It's like I was on the edge of my seat the whole time and nothing happened. I give it a 6.5/10
Posted by Patrick_Bateman
Member since Jan 2012
17823 posts
Posted on 9/22/19 at 10:46 pm to
Bad movie. Wish I hadn't spent the money to watch it. 4/10
Posted by Jay Ming
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2010
629 posts
Posted on 9/23/19 at 10:04 am to
Definitely a big ole Meh. The things I did enjoy were the space travel, it seemed somewhat realistic. The movie just had no substance, at the end I said to my girlfriend(who I had to wake up). “This MF flew all the way to Neptune for that?” It would have been a decent watch on my couch, but not worth going to the movies. I’ve just been repeatedly let down since Gravity. Interstellar, The Martian, now this...smh
Posted by wareaglepete
Lumon Industries
Member since Dec 2012
11074 posts
Posted on 9/23/19 at 12:26 pm to
When I saw this was going to be a September release I was worried about it.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
29665 posts
Posted on 9/23/19 at 8:08 pm to
Supported.

Was expecting something close to Interstellar. What a fricking ridiculous expectation I set for myself.

Do not waste your time.

Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
69222 posts
Posted on 9/24/19 at 8:44 am to
Ad Astra reminds me of Contact and Interstellar. High brow sci fi, that is pretty boring but if you don't like it people will think you're dumb so you have to say you liked it.
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
34488 posts
Posted on 9/30/19 at 8:59 am to
Saw it friday. This was the first time in a long while that I fell asleep in the movie. Granted I was tired and it was a 10:30 showing and we were in the reclining seats, but I fell asleep after an hour or so.

I woke up to my wife tapping me saying "well that was disappointing." I told her not to spoil it for me
Posted by FLObserver
Jacksonville
Member since Nov 2005
14491 posts
Posted on 12/19/19 at 6:48 am to
Can verify i feel asleep halfway thru but did catch the last 10 mins. I asked my wife did he find the dad? she filled me in on the rest. Saved me a good 40 mins of having to watch
Posted by lsutigersFTW
Lafayette
Member since Jun 2008
7355 posts
Posted on 12/19/19 at 9:16 am to
I really enjoyed Brad Pitt’s acting in this movie. You could really tell that he’s a professional of nearly 40 years how he became the character. Some of the stuff that the character does, any other actor would’ve probably tried to overplay it, but because he knew the character was calm under pressure and never showed any emotion, he played it like that even when crazy stuff was happening to the character. I really enjoyed nuances in film like that

Other than that, it was a pretty boring film
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