Film: Valerian, City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

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Everybody here wants you to say it.
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WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY
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Burt, am I gonna like this movie or not? I'm counting on you here.
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i predict... you will think it's... ok.
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BurtReynolds wrote: It's practically a sequel to 5th Element or the same universe, its just a lot noisier and busier
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I was thinking this while watching, and a few people confirmed it: the editing in this movie is quite bad. It kinda feels like it was cobbled together from a random mess at times.

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What did you find bad about the editing?
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Sometimes it would cut away mid-sentence to something unrelated and then back again (almost as if a line of dialogue was inserted later), or an action shot would cut in a very unsatisfying and awkward way to something else. It was just very clunky at times.
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He probably thinks this film was made in the editing room
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i may go see this over the weekend
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:He probably thinks this film was made in the editing room

Films live or die in the editing room, Ruddo.
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Going to see it tonight. I have the only purchased seats so far so I have a feeling it's going to be pretty empty, which would be rad.
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Orpheus wrote:Going to see it tonight. I have the only purchased seats so far so I have a feeling it's going to be pretty empty, which would be rad.
Yeah, that's sounds like the perfect way to see that movie.
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Orpheus wrote:Going to see it tonight. I have the only purchased seats so far so I have a feeling it's going to be pretty empty, which would be rad.
Yeah, that's sounds like the perfect way to see that movie.
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I like crowded theaters where everyone is quiet except for when they laugh
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I was sure I'd posted about this. Yeah, I loved this a lot. Actually worth the 3D, hits all the right beats, is perfectly obvious in a way that works. Minor issues here and there-- the weird/choppy editing is 100% an issue, and something I also noticed on Wonder Woman -- but all in all a super enjoyable film. All the money's on the screen and I can't wait to see it again when it comes out down here.
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Watched this again today. I just love the big market scene.
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I still need to see this. I've gotten around to Baby Drive and Logan Lucky so I'll add this to my list
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