Aeon Flux, Talk Amongst Yourselves

Kasracer writes "The movie Aeon Flux has been getting a mixture of reviews since its debut and most tend to be on the negative side. A review posted on BinaryIdiot goes a bit more in-depth than most reviews and gives the movie a fair shot. From the review: "First of all, I have to say that I'm disappointed, but not altogether surprised by the reviews I've seen thus far. Those who review films for a living are notoriously unreliable, and in many cases, they miss the whole point altogether. Rest assured, even though I'm as skeptical as they come, and can find a flaw in absolutely anything, I won't pick on this movie simply because the plot may be too hard for some people to understand." "

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Review summary

[palad1]

1/ Other reviewers are dim-witted and don't look into the real depths of the universe/plot (8 lines) 2/ OMG Charlize is teh Roxor. (40 lines). He may have a point though. (don't you sometimes wish you could mod down an entire story instead of a single comment?)

I, for one, am shocked!

[Telecommando]

Aeon Flux had a plot?

That's news to me.

I was pleasantly surprised.

[X-rated Ouroboros]

I just went to see Charlize Theron in a series of successively tighter and skimpier leather outfits. While none of her costumes approached the level of Aeon Flux of the Liquid Television era, I wasn't terribly disappointed on that front.

I didn't expect the movie to be very interesting or very good... but it did exceed my, admittedly low, expectations. I don't know that I'd recommend it, but I wouldn't try to talk someone out of seeing it if they were consiering it.

Synopsis: if you don't get it you're dumb

[httpamphibio.us]

Did Taco actually RTFA? This isn't a review at all, it's just some TNA starved sci-fi geek saying "no, it isn't" a whole bunch.

The movie has a bad plot. No, it doesn't!
The movie has bad characters. No, it doesn't!
The movie has poor special effects. No, it doesn't!

How very very useful... the only thing that's correct about the review is the fact that it's on a site with "idiot" in the domain name. It's a good thing this made the front page so the guy can get some extra banner ad clicks.

Plot: whose fault

[Himring]

A movie critic said something once that stuck: if I don't get the plot it's not my fault....

Slashdot "experts" strike again.

[mumblestheclown]

"Those who review films for a living are notoriously unreliable, and in many cases, they miss the whole point altogether."

This is the main slashdot arrogance. Basically, "everybody who disagrees with my view is an idiot, shortsighted, underinformed. I, as a coder, am much more capable of being objective and have a wider ken than credentialed or recognized professionals in:"

• Law (especially pertaining copyright, etc.)
• Politics
• Economics (especially the economics of copyright, etc.)
• Business (especially when it involves telling copyright holders how to run theirs..)
• and now... movie reviews!

Double plus extra my comment if the subjet matter involves one of the following:

• intellectual property / copyright
• geek lore ("Aeon Flux", "Star Wars", "Lord of the Rings", "Simpsons").

Re:Slashdot "experts" strike again.

[foniksonik]

Does this also apply to analyzing people you've never met and don't know a thing about? If so , then you're spot on.

Re:The Monster as Aeon Flux

[EnronHaliburton2004]

If you think that Charlize Theron is "Fat", you are one warped motherfucker. Perhaps you should spend less time looking at cartoon images of women and spending time with real, actual women.

I'm not a fan really, but Charlize Theron is thin by any stretch of the imagination.