Comments on: Review: ‘Sucker Punch’ An Overstuffed, Deadening & Boring Journey Into A Zack Snyder Wet Dream

By: Playlister

Playlister — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

we here at the playlist, well, we have a policy the we have to use the terms \”scene chewing\” or \”chewing scenery\” in every review, it makes us sound like we know what we\’re talking about

By: The Playlist

The Playlist — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

@jimmiescoffee see Cory — A Playlist reviewer\’s –thoughts. It says it all.

And Drew, the reviewer will be the first to admit he has a love for visual, fantasy, genre fare, etc. There\’s just no dice on this one any way you want to spin it.

By: Marrrk

Marrrk — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

right, but can i jerk off to it?

By: abe

abe — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

If Ryan Gosling was in this, you would have given it an \”A\”

He is so DEVASTATINGLY EMOTIONAL!

By: Cory Everett

Cory Everett — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

People will dismiss this review until they see it. As someone who enjoyed Dawn Of The Dead, 300 and Watchmen (even with its flaws), I\’ll also say that this film is a disaster. It\’s extremely ambitious which is admirable but it doesn\’t work on any level, so you can\’t give it a pass.

By: Yo

Yo — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

My problems with Snyder are as followed:

A) Excessive use of Slow motion. I honestly think Watchmen is a 40 minute film if you played everything at normal speed.
B) Lazy use of popular songs. It\’s worked one time- Bob Dylan on the Watchmen credits
C) Disgusting overuse of post digital color correction. The whole world is NOT in shades of orange & teal!
D) He somehow takes himself too damn serious! I mean if Sucker Punch was 90 minutes of hot chicks doing stuff in cosplay outfits I would\’ve loved it. Instead he tries to make it have a meaning because he takes this shit seriously. It saps the fun out of everything.
That was the same problem with his Owls movie. Instead of being a fun, cute little Owl movie it was LORD OF THE OWLS: HOLOCAUST EDITION

By: jimmiescoffee

jimmiescoffee — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

this was an F before reviewer even saw it.

By: Kathleen Walsh

Kathleen Walsh — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

Great, well-written review, Drew! Pretty much meets exactly what I was expecting with this…

By: The Playlist

The Playlist — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

@Marko
Traditionally speaking most oulets try and use a different writer for the review and interview.

For the purpose you pointed out, and the reverse, so there isn\’t favoritism. A journo who really liked the actor or director might want to give the film a pass, etc.

We try and maintain that rule as well, but it\’s not always possible given that time, location, availability, etc.

it sucks if you interview someone, you think they\’re nice, they\’re pleasant, etc. but you still feel the film isn\’t that great. But what are you gonna do? We gotta be honest first and foremost.

Not sure what Ken is suggesting exactly, but it sounds pretty naive.

By: bobmorton

bobmorton — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

im curious how teen girls will respond to this film, seeing as how everyone just keeps talking about the fanboys…

By: Marko

Marko — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

No, I\’m just assuming that you get a different person to review the film than the one doing the interview so that you feel less awkard about giving it a bad review.

By: Mony

Mony — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

From the trailers, I never understood what the story was and it seems from reviews I\’ve read, no one really does either. Snyder should just not write scripts. It seems actions scenes are good though. I will probably check it out, but not in theaters.

People think this review is bad. Michael Phillips gives it 0 stars.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-0324-sucker-punch-20110324,0,3614830.column

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

I rolled my eyes… Mortal Kombat doesn\’t have \’levels\’. Everything you said is what I was afraid this movie was going to be, so props for the heads up, but get your damn sh– straight if you\’re going to compare a film unfavorably to something else. And what\’s with all the typos anyway?

By: Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

We don\’t hate Snyder just \’cuz. If the movie was stupid as hell but still enjoyable on some level, we\’d say that. Maybe we rag on him a lot but we can\’t give him the benefit of the doubt because we \”pick on him\” too much, you know?

By: th4

th4 — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

good one doctor fart 😀

By: Edward Davis

Edward Davis — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

She needs to praise it? Maybe she\’d comment here and say what she thought, but you\’re intimating that because she did the interview she has to like the film? Is that right?

By: Marko

Marko — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

So when can we see Leah Zak\’s review praising the film?

By: Edward Davis

Edward Davis — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

Read the bylines and don\’t jump to conclusions. The interview was in L.A. last week. The review was by another person in NY last night.

By: ken

ken — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

I suppose it\’s standard practice, but I would feel kinda awkward interviewing an actor/actress/director when I know my website is about to bash their film into oblivion.

I would like to see a more honest interview next time you guys get Zack Snyder, you know like, \”Hey we hated your movie, why do you think we hate you?\”

By: Karl

Karl — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

I look forward to a double feature of this and Battle: Los Angeles.

By: doctor fart

doctor fart — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

surely, no one is going to be surprised that you hated it. you guys take every opportunity to bash Snyder and maybe it\’s warranted on some levels, but it mostly just makes it impossible to trust you on anything to do with the man\’s work. it must suck to not be able to just enjoy a movie on a purely entertainment level. Not everything can be a South Korean revenge fantasy told in multiple points of view and has a 16 hour run time.

By: LA2000

LA2000 — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

All of this noise I keep reading about the alleged \”hypocrisy\” of having an interview followed by a negative review is complete nonsense. Stop watching Fox News. It has poisoned your very understanding of the difference between journalism (an objective interview) and editorial opinion (a review).

Outlets like Playlist did Snyder a solid by allowing him, without journalistic hatchet or prejudice, to make his case for his movie. It may or may not get butts into theaters, but if they don\’t show, it certainly won\’t be because Playlist tried to humiliate or blindside Snyder during his interview. Because they didn\’t. The interviewer was objective and courteous, as one would expect. That isn\’t hypocrisy, it\’s professionalism. If you complainers weren\’t so busy indoctrinating yourselves in right wing propaganda and opinion disguised as news, you would recognize why that distinction is important.

Playlist and similar publications don\’t owe Snyder anything other than to treat him fairly during that interview and to be honest in the review.

If you want mindless gushing, you can find all you can swallow over at \”Ain\’t it Cool\”.

By: Van Stratten

Van Stratten — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

Why should we believe a word you say Arkadin?

By: Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

I think that\’s bullshit. Why can\’t a movie have really good action and a story not thought up by a nerdy teenager in Algebra class?

By: Mr. Arkadin

Mr. Arkadin — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:52:14 +0000

these girls should be over at kink.com, i\’m sure it would be a less painful career start than in a snyder film…