Poorly made movie...don't bother.
586582
They didn't bother acting, why should I bother writing.
2766278
This film will be nominated for worst picture of the year.  I put this in my DVD player with all the negative critical reviews in mind, thinking I would then enjoy it more if I didn't expect too much.  No, sorry, this movie is poorly made comic book tripe.  The special effects are incredibly poor, looking more like video game nonsense than a big budget extravaganza.  When the Nautilus first rises and we are all supposed to be in awe of its immense size and grandeur, it looks more like a shiny toy on a blue screen.  Then there are the characters.  While I at first felt a kind of nostalgia at seeing the Insvisible Man, Dorian Gray, and Mina Harker from Bram Stoker's "Dracula," that feeling soon wore off and I was left with a motley cast spewing out one-liners and dumb babble.  Captain Nemo entering the picture was my first indication of downhill progress.  He looks and acts monumentally stupid, and is somehow able to perform martial arts like Jackie Chan.  Mr. Hyde is another poor creation, with obvious makeup effects and bad dialogue.  There are many plot flaws here, as well. The Nautilus, this huge vessel when first revealed, is then able to shrink in size and then traverse the narrow canals of Venice?  Mina Harker, a vampire, is standing in the daylight at the end of the film?  There were other scenes that were plugged in for time consumption.  One example is when Allan Quartermain is atop the Nautilus firing at red buoys being launched by Captain Nemo.  If there was ever a scene that needed to be cut, this was it.  The special effects are not special; the acting is okay in moments, but poor overall.  This is a really bad movie in virtually every way.
4008059
This movie is just plain awful.  There isn't a single redeeming thing in it.  The characters and ideas behind Highlander and Highlander: The Series just aren't there.  They take the shells and leave out the substance.

Many people have written about the poor special effects, the poor soundtrack, canned acting and such so I will not redouble their efforts.  I will just say that this movie is a WASTE of your money.  Watch it on television.  If you have to, rent it.  But if you've got an extra $15 to spend, give it to the Salvation Army or Good Will.  This movie just is so wretched that you will kick yourself for wasting the money that could otherwise help someone out, especially during the Christmas season.

So in closing, there's nothing about this movie that is worth $15 (plus shipping unless you are an Amazon Prime member like me) so rent it or watch it on TV (if you absolutely have to see it for some sense of closure that you won't really get...Believe Me!  I know!) or better yet, don't watch it at all as you will be much happier for NOT having seen it.  It was a waste of all the characters we came to love and the actors who played them and we shouldn't have to remember them this way.  I wish I hadn't seen it because it degraded Duncan, Mythos and the rest and made them "less than."  There are much better things to spend $15 on.

Thank you for your time.  Merry Christmas!
2188349
I don't normally write reviews, but I had to for this movie because it is just so off-the-charts bad.  I was surprised to come here and see that anyone, anywhere liked it.  I guess count me in the minority.

I'm a closet sci-fi fan, and liked the book and even the over-the-top 60s (50s?) movie version.  I hadn't heard of this production, but figured it was a made-for-cable effort or somesuch that I had overlooked.  Uh, wrong.  This is an amateurish movie that was either some kind of student film, or (my guess) a quickie attempt to cash in on the Speilberg movie.

This movie seems to follow the storyline of the book (from what I remember), and appears to be an attempt at a period piece, as opposed to a modern-day retelling.  That would normally be OK.  But the scenery all looks like rural Pennsylvania, not turn-of-the century-London (except, of course, the cliche shot of Big Ben, wink wink, to let you know you're in London). And there's no sense of pace or drama whatsoever.  Whereas the book was fast paced and even a little creepy, this movie just plods along with no suspense whatsoever.  And make no mistake, that's Plods with a capital "P."

Every aspect of this was so awful- especially the acting and the British accents - I kept expecting it to turn 'camp' (like a Troma film), but it didn't.  They played it straight and came up with what is probably the most complete dud I have ever seen.  If I had to find one thing to compliment, I'd have to say the music was fairly decent.

I'd be inclined to give this two stars just because they took a shot at bringing a classic novel to film.  But that they're doing it *now* is just a flagrant attempt to cash in on Speilberg-War-of-the-Worlds-mania, and I would withdraw BOTH of those stars anyway (if I could) because the finished product is SO pathetic.
2644156
this movie was just dumb... the plot is unrealistic an poor acting. language and content is horrible... wouldn't recommend watching
4198304
This film is not worth your time. Paper thin plot.. fails to capitalize on the little suspense that was developed.
898555
Low budget, weak plot, unrealistic and poor acting. I'll never get back those minutes of my life. And I question myself for not stopping the the process while watching the movie, somehow hoping it would redeem itself. Personally I'm amazed that anyone would financially back any venture this weak.
4417484
Poorly made movie, poor acting, poor special effects. Make a person wonder how movies like this get produced in the first place.
739411
I'll spare you some wasted time... seriously.  Yeah, this movie is that bad.  I'd rather be bludgeoned unconscious with dried ears of corn than watch this film again.  (I live in Iowa, so this is an option!)  I had a few unintentional laughs, especially during the child killing spree the main protagonist went on during his escape attempt.  This film definitely has the highest body count of children killed in any horror film I've seen.  Between that and the "sex scene" in the film, I'm still shivering.  But anyway...  I digress.

"Children of the Corn," in case you actually are living in a cornfield, is a remake of a prior film of the same name, both of which are based on a Steven King story.  (I can still remember one of the creepy lines from the original film, although I haven't seen it in years: "He wants you too, Malachi. He wants you, too.") The plot is quite interesting for a horror film: it's set in a small Nebraska town and revolves around a religious cult composed of children that worship a being that lives in the corn fields.  A husband and wife encounter the kids, and the events that follow make up the rest of the story.  I'll not go into it in more detail, as other reviews have done it in already.

Unlike a lot of people, I don't mind so much that Hollywood is hell-bent on making endless remakes, but I wish they would at least make a better remake.  This film is in no way better than its predecessor.  The acting is atrocious - not that they were given very good dialogue.  The lines were forced, and the actors are stiff and unbelievable.  The special effects are laughable and, if you can believe it, worse than the 1984 film.  So much for progress.  I think that I read that the SyFy (formerly known as Sci-fi) channel backed the making of this film or something to that effect.  I've gotten to the point where if I see Sci-fi channel on a DVD, I run.... I turn around and flee for my life. This movie should have been no different, but I only found this out post-viewing.  If the idea of this film is interesting to you, by all means, go watch the original film.  It's far superior.  You've been warned! :)
2288995
This was a poorly written, horribly predictable movie. The "plot" (note sarcastic quotes) was a "Total Recall" want-to-be.  The action was erratic and disjointed.  This seemed like a short story from which someone thought they could make a full-length movie... they were wrong.
2424918
I am a fan of parody movies. They can be some of the funniest movies made. This one, not at all. I admit I only watched about 10 minutes, but that was all I needed to determine that this was a poorly written, cheaply produced nod to mediocrity in movie making. It is profane, sick and not clever.
3504621
I had seen the trailer for this movie and thought it looked rather compelling, so I was eager to rent it when it became available in the local Red Box rental machine.  Before I had actually watched it, my daughter saw the DVD and mentioned that she had seen the movie in the theater and that it was disappointing.  I told her about the trailer, and she said it contained the best two minutes of the entire movie.  It turns out her assessment was entirely accurate.

I had a sneaking suspicion that the movie was going to be a total dud after viewing it for only about five minutes.  The longer I watched it, the more my suspicion was confirmed.  This movie is the kind you keep watching because you hope it's going to pick up its pace, but that never happened. I finally just shut the movie off after about 50 minutes.  Even though there were only about 40 minutes remaining, and even though I could have invested the remaining time to at least see how things ended, I just didn't care anymore. It was really that bad.

To give you an idea of the movie's content, the movie opens with a scene in a diner where Mallory Kane (Gina Carano) and Aaron (Channing Tatum) end up fighting. Aaron is totally pummeling the hell out of Mallory, but in a manner taken straight out of the old Channel 47 wrestling matches of the 1970s, even though Mallory should have been knocked out (or killed) several times, there is a miraculous reversal in the action, and she ends up dominating Aaron and subduing him.  What then follows are 40 minutes of slow-moving scenes, pointless filler, flash-backs that seem like they might be from a different movie or storyline, bland dialogue, and a totally awful soundtrack.  There is eventually another fight scene between Mallory and Paul (Michael Fassbender), and it's the same I-almost-kill-you-but-you-miraculously-manage-to-turn-the-tables kind of fight.  It was just ridiculous, and it utterly strained credulity.

Even though there are some big names in this movie, it just isn't worth your time, and it certainly isn't worth your money.  If you feel compelled to see it, do yourself a favor and rent it first to see what I mean. I am usually pretty forgiving when watching movies, and I am willing to forgo things like character development and plot for good special effects and action, but this movie cannot claim credit for any of these things. It is utterly beyond me to understand how some people have posted 4- and 5-star reviews for this film. Their standards must be exceedingly low.
3370153
one of the worst films i've ever viewed. not even worth making fun of. avoid this one.
1697087
one of the worst movies i've ever seen-.  i could't even finish it because it was so bad. i just did't care.
496907
Did this movie get any better after the first hour?
I wouldn't know, it was all that I could handle with just the first 60 minutes.  This was just a very poorly done movie and despite my interest in seeing Nicole Kidman, her high brow English accent and stiffness grated on my nerves.  They made a mistake turning this into a comic book style of adventure story.  It would have been better to take it more seriously and give the peripheral characters more...well, more character!  At least it was only a single buck wasted from Red Box and not the price of a movie ticket.
1734541
I was disappointed in this film.
Here's my advice to other customers... "just don't bother..."
Boring plot and horrible acting.
4554123
I chose this movie assuming that a good cast equals a quality film.  Well, I was wrong.  I found the movie choppy, unbelievable and poorly written/produced.  Helen Hunt appears much older than age 39 and malnourished, but even that would have been tolerable if her character was truly believable and, in my opinion, authentically Jewish.  I've enjoyed the actors in previous movies, but this movie, Then She Found Me, seemed to be thrown together without being constructively reviewed or edited.  For me, it was excruciating to watch because I hoped at any moment there would be chemistry between the characters and a well produced movie.  There were a few touching parts of this movie toward the very end, but those were overshadowed by the lack of consistency throughout.