After Earth. It's good. Go see it.

[Baitball Blogger]

That is all.

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. local newspaper rated it a "D" - imdb has it at 5/10...

probably a wait until Netflix release (DVD) at best for us!

[Baitball Blogger]

2. The testosterone group may not like it,

But it's a good father and son story. And the visuals are well done.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. I am actually more fond of more "Lost in Translation" or "Remains of the Day" types of movies....

more about story (a long story told patiently and well) - I actually find the vast majority of today's movies have moved far away from my and my wife's preferred tastes. It's good, actually, saves us money, because we don't go to the movies any longer!

[Iggo]

4. No, gracias. .

I don't do Will Smith joints.

[Baitball Blogger]

5. You don't like the Will-Smith-saved-the-world plots?

[Iggo]

7. Well that...

...and I choose not to subsidize Mr Smith's bring-your-kid-to-work-day projects.

[Locut0s]

17. Those can be fine. But I don't find him the best of actors...

There are far worse but he's just a little TOO cool and hip for my tastes. I like an actor that disappears into his rolls just a little. But then again I like Samuel L Jackson so maybe I should just shut up

[MrScorpio]

6. What chu say… M. Night Shamalamadingdong is making good movies now?

Color me surprised.

[Logical]

10. No, look on Rotten Tomatoes. It is getting slammed. n-t

[Baitball Blogger]

11. This one benefitted from a big budget for special effects.

[trueblue2007]

8. I THINK AFTER EARTH IS REALLY SCARY.

it looks scary to me!!

[Baitball Blogger]

12. It is, and it isn't.

It is character driven, I think.

[Logical]

9. IMO it is terrible. Slow. Bad acting. Rotten Tomatoes has it at 12%! I wish I read Rotten Tomatoes..

before I saw this POS.

I expected more from Will Smith! And read below......

A box office era ended over the weekend, as Will Smith, once Hollywood’s most dependable summer performer, imploded in spectacular fashion at North American theaters. Mr. Smith’s “After Earth,” a Sony Pictures Entertainment movie that cost $135 million to produce and roughly $100 million to market worldwide, took in an estimated $27 million from Friday to Sunday — or 18 percent less than the lowest of prerelease expectations.

The total for “After Earth,” a Scientology-tinged adventure, by far represents Mr. Smith’s worst summer-movie debut; “Wild Wild West,” which took in $38.7 million in 1999, after adjusting for inflation, was his previous low. What happened? Fingers will point to M. Night Shyamalan, who directed and co-wrote the movie, which received disastrous reviews. Sony, which recently came under shareholder pressure over profitability, picked a very competitive release window for the film.

But most of the blame belongs to Mr. Smith: “After Earth,” which also starred his teenage son, Jaden, was a vanity project conceived by Mr. Smith and produced by him, his wife and his brother-in-law. In a statement Sony said, “While we were expecting more domestically, we believe the film will perform strongly when we open overseas over the next few weeks.”

More at: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/will-smith-and-after-earth-have-dismal-opening/

[Baitball Blogger]

13. I disagree. Frankly, it sounds like someone is offended that Will Smith went

rogue and independent.

[Logical]

14. LOL, yes all ticket purchasers who used to LOVE Will, decided they do not like him now! n-t

[Baitball Blogger]

15. The group last night seemed to like the movie.

There was even applause at the end.

Just out of curiosity, what kind of role do you think he does best in? The comedic, wise-cracking, partner style movie?

[Logical]

16. I think I-Robot was his best. And one of my favorite movies. But I also....

loved Independence Day and Men in Black.

I was really disappointed in this movie. Seemed really slow to me.

But I am sure there are movies I think are great and you might not like. Same with books. Personal taste varies.

I loved Signs and The Sixth Sense also. I was really hoping this was a comeback for him.