Bright - Will Smith - Netflix original movie

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[+virtorio MVC]

So, it's a cross between Bad Boys and Lord of the Rings?

[Jazmac]

I think I'm impressed.  With all these special effects, I hope the story line is on point. The clip looks good.

[Billus]

Looks quite promising.

[Draconian Guppy]

14 hours ago, virtorio said:

So, it's a cross between Bad Boys and Lord of the Rings?

spot on  

[McCordRm]

I thought it had a Shadowrunner feel to it.

[TheReaperMan]

it reminds me a bit of alien nation but with a lord of the rings bad boys feel.

[branfont]

Currently watching it, it's not perfect, but it's good.

[TheReaperMan]

I just watched tonight as well and could not agree more, not perfect but a very good watch, bet than some of the so called block busters that have come out this year!

[Louisifer]

I've just read its getting a sequel so it gets to finish its story, on its own its like a 6/10, when its concluded it could be 8/10.

[FloatingFatMan]

Saw it yesterday and really enjoyed it.  Interesting take on if Orc and Elves really existed in the real world.

 

Looking forward to the sequel.

[McCordRm]

Finally got home from my holiday trip and got to watch it.

Overall, it was a fun watch. That being said, however:

 

1. It should have been a Netflix series instead of a movie. There was WAY too much

being crammed in all at once. As for the stuff they didn't get in with the first installment,

they seem to be taking a John Wick stand by making you feel like there's more to the

world, but waiting to tell you about it.

 

2. I would have loved this to be a Shadowrunner series. Have a Mr. Johnson hire a

team to retrieve the wand and make the first Season be about that. Then, in future

Seasons, have new "Runs" (or Missions) and new Mr. Johnsons and team members.

 

Also, I'm left with one question:

Why is the Wand blue for Elves and Red for Humans?

[McCordRm]

I really hate not being able to edit my posts.

I just realized I typed the wrong thing for the spoiler:

The wand is blue for everyone but Will Smith's character.

[+JR1966 Subscriber²]

For what it is worth I enjoyed the movie. I tried to ignore the negative reviews and went in with an open mind. I'm looking forward to a sequel. 

[techbeck]

Movie was....meh.  Not a lot happening and do not get to see the demon or whatever it was that was trying to be brought back.  I am assuming it is setup for a sequel, but the movie was not to great.

[+Fahim S. MVC]

Watched it on Monday.  Thought it was good.  Not sure it would translate to the big screen, but certainly an interesting enough watch.

[FloatingFatMan]

6 hours ago, McCordRm said:

Finally got home from my holiday trip and got to watch it.

Overall, it was a fun watch. That being said, however:

 

1. It should have been a Netflix series instead of a movie. There was WAY too much

being crammed in all at once. As for the stuff they didn't get in with the first installment,

they seem to be taking a John Wick stand by making you feel like there's more to the

world, but waiting to tell you about it.

 

2. I would have loved this to be a Shadowrunner series. Have a Mr. Johnson hire a

team to retrieve the wand and make the first Season be about that. Then, in future

Seasons, have new "Runs" (or Missions) and new Mr. Johnsons and team members.

 

Also, I'm left with one question:

 

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Why is the Wand blue for Elves and Red for Humans?

 

Maybe they'll treat it as a pilot and serialise it later?  That'd be cool. This would make a great weekly show.  Kinda reminiscent of Alien Nation...

[Mando]

On 12/24/2017 at 11:26 AM, FloatingFatMan said:

Saw it yesterday and really enjoyed it.  Interesting take on if Orc and Elves really existed in the real world.

 

Looking forward to the sequel.

good enough reason for me then  

[dragontology]

I thought it was just a little above average. I didn't dislike it, but I didn't really like it, either. It's really just a buddy cop movie, the fantasy elements are just window dressing. They're not unwelcome, but they didn't really present any storytelling opportunities that weren't already there. Sometimes they were just stand-ins for real world issues (e.g. "today faerie lives don't matter"). As far as fantasy films go, it was stupid. As far as buddy cop movies go, it was different.

 

I'll watch the sequel, probably.

[Buttus]

it was good, but like people have said, the fantasy part just seems like it was added on to a good buddy cop movie

[Draconian Guppy]

liked the whole premise, but yeah character interaction between nick and ward felt forced during several points. (maybe thats what they were going for?) definitely liked the orc and elves among humans, but they should have delved into this moar!

[Dysphoria]

2 stars out of 5....  story was all over the place, flat and not engaging.

Orc was the most believing character in the movie with some emotional depth, everyone else just seemed to be there to collect on a paycheck. Did not care if Will Smith or the Bright elf died... Stupid and shallow parallels -> African-Americans with Orcs. (Cops beating Orcs senselessly while the Orc-cop sits quietly as W.S. tells him he is ether one of the Cops or one of the Orcs...)

 

[tsupersonic]

40 mins in and I gave up. What the hell did I just watch?!

[Jazmac]

I dug it.  The writers could tamp down on the swearing a bit but overall, it was enjoyable.

[Jim K Global Moderator]

Enjoyable...nothing to write home about. Thought the ending was a bit weak.