Comments on: Review: ‘The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones’ Starring Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower & More

By: Elesha-Marie

Elesha-Marie — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

this review is complete and utter bs. I've never read the books, but I understood the film perfectly, I only saw it yesterday and I came out buzzing because I absolutely loved it. And its NOTHING like Twilight so that's rubbish. People need to stop comparing every new film to Twilight. and can I just add, Jamie played Jace perfectly

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

I found the movie quite enjoyable. No it didn't follow the book exactly but the spirit and feel of the book is right on in the film. I can't wait for City of Ashes. As for the critics and their endless negativity I have a few comments for you. THIS IS NOT TWILIGHT, HARRY POTTER OR ANY OTHER FILM. Until you judge this movie based on this book series alone your reviews are just as USELESS as you are.

By: Liam

Liam — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

I just recently went and saw the movie with my friend who read the books, a friend who didn't read the books, and myself (I truly enjoyed the book series). Upon walking out of the theatre I go to my friend who has not seen the books and ask her opinion on it, before I even made any type of statement on my opinion, she broke into a smile and gushed. She understood it completely and loved it even though she was super doubtful before we saw the movie. My friend and I who have read the books thought it was very good as well. We felt the casting was done very well except for Jace, and Alec. While Jace grew into the role (I thought he was perfect by the end of the movie), I felt Alec was a bit out of place. The institution was beautiful and a perfect setting. I felt the movie was well paced, although the music was a tad silly at times especially during the battle at DuMort. The only super downfall I felt the movie had was the huge reveal from the third book about Jace and Clary's relations that you never find out until the their book as stated before, so if you have not gotten halfway through the third book at least hold off on seeing it! Other than that I felt the movie was a great adaptation from a book perhaps one of the best I had seen. I had read reviews before I went to see it and was extremely upset by the fact that it got one star. Now I have no clue why it got one star at least 3 if your being critical! Seriously! Anyway it was very good and I feel the series will start to grow with time! (=

By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

FO SRS.
"Instead it's a story of a girl who, once again, does a lot of stupid stuff because she falls in love with a pretty boy."

Did you even watch the movie? can you please point me to the scenes where this occurred? I was under the impression that Clary was trying to rescue her mother (and also the she rescues Simon along the way) and that Jace was the one going all after her doing stupid stuff and getting actually called out on it in the movie by Alec and later Isabelle as well! SERIOUSLY.

By: Brandy

Brandy — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

I liked the movie…I think u are very wrong I read the book and it couldn't have been any closer to it. They did a wonderful job on the movie. I expected jace to have a better body but allthe same Jamie played the part very well. I think ur being too critical it is a teen movie . So Cassandra wonderful job…

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

Yes it was god awful, anything to make a quick buck hollywood. To lazy to make a good film cause the scroll down generation is to retarted to notice or care.

By: nessa

nessa — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

and one last thing.. Telling me that this is like Buffy the Vampire Slayer(tv show) just makes me want to watch it even more, because like Clary, Buffy kicks ass.

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

Yes it was god awful, anything to make a quick buck hollywood. To lazy to make a good film cause the scroll down generation is to retarted to notice or care.

By: nessa

nessa — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

LOls I feel like all the critics just want everyone to hate this movie, so they will say anything like some stupid comment about her eyebrows or whatever. Well guess what, this movie kicked ass. and people actually liked this movie. And I find it offensive that they would automatically think that this movie was "too confusing" for viewers, even though it explains everything to the viewer. and the pretty boy comment, if you actually take time to read the books before watching the movie, you would know she isn't some damsel in distress. she slays demons for god sakes. THINK FOR YOURSELVES PEOPLE. If you think you would enjoy a movie, than let yourself enjoy the damn movie.

By: nessa

nessa — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

This movie kicked ass. It wasn't perfect to every tiny detail in the book, but it still delivered. screw the critics. Think for yourself.

By: sharni-jade

sharni-jade — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

this is complete bs i have read the books and even though it was not exactly the same as the books it was AMAZING! my brother who has never read the books loved it and understood it completely! i am sick of people comparing it to twilight IT IS NOTHING LIKE TWILIGHT! even though twilight was good mortal instruments is so much different to it im not sure they should be compared. Any way i think that the movie did the books justice

By: Floshandwa

Floshandwa — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

I didn't really read the article but I think the movie was horrible compared to the books because when I read the books I instantly fell in love but the movie was nothing like the books so it makes it hard to see what the following movies will feel like

By: Anna121

Anna121 — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

Great review! I don't understand how someone who read the TMI books can honestly say that this was a GREAT movie, it just wasn't. Even though it was pretty faithful to the book scene-wise, it seemed like a parody of these scenes, and not like they are to be taken seriously! I know a movie can never be as good as a book, but that doesn't mean that they have to make cringe-worthy scenes like the kiss-szene in the garden! The whole feeling of the book was not there, not a single second through the whole movie. It seemed forced and somehow like a movie for girls aged 11-14 and not for older audiences, which was really disappointing. When I saw the trailers I was happy that the movie seemed to have this dark look instead of the typical teen-romance-fantasy movie, but that didn't help the movie at all since everything else was still aimed at a very young audience. I don't think that the actors were the problem though, I think the way it was directed, edited and executed was the main issue.

By: Val

Val — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

This article claims the movie is just another teenage girl doing stupid things for a pretty boy? Really? What scene was that? Clary in the first book and ultimately through the entire series does exactly what she want often against the advise of the "pretty boy." Same is true in the movie. Also this article says the movie was hard to understand and there is some random goblet as if no one knows its purpose. The is odd since the movie directly tells the audience exactly what shadow hunters do, how and why they were created and exactly what part the mortal cup plays in that role. Whoever wrote this article seemed to watch the previews rather than the actual film. I personally love the book(s) and thought this movie did it justice. It was a great adaptation as well as a thoughly entertaining movie that stands on its own. I went with a friend who has never read the book and she loved the movie and understood everything. But then again, it wasn't hard to understand considering they make it a point to directly explain everything that needs it. All you had to do was listen.

By: Niamh

Niamh — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

One of the best films ever!! It was amazinggggg

By: Gia Lewman

Gia Lewman — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

I read and loved these books from the first moment. For the last 3 years I have been waiting for them to get their act together and make the movie. I won't lie, I was scanning The Mortal Instruments Website all the time to find out who the cast would be. I was so sad when they picked Jamie Campbell Bower. When you think of Jace, you picture someone who is lion-like. Someone with a bigger build. Jamie Campbell is like a toothpick. He doesn't look strong enough to be Jace. To top it off I had to watch all the cheesy interactions the screen writers threw in there for Lily and Jamie to have to interpret. And I am sorry but that isn't how I pictured the high warlock of Brooklyn. He needed just a bit more pizzazz and a LOT more snark.
Sorry folks but this was a mediocre movie. I was so excited for it to come out but have been thoroughly disappointed.

By: maria nccabe

maria nccabe — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

So amazing cant wait to see the movie going tonight gonna be great

By: TeamEdwardJace

TeamEdwardJace — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

guys to those who tihnks its tiwlights its not. i am a huge tmi fan and this is coming frome someone who has read both vooks and seen the movie today which was awesome and seen all the twiight movies. i loved it and i thinks lots of people may be converted at least for the movie , but may not read the books. this review i'm oaky with because it didn't aggrestively tear it apart. tmi is very plot and character drivenwith elemtns of everything. okay im 21 an icheered and awed and such during a[proate times . the fansgirls knew it wa time to be quier though i'm sure we all inwardly fangirling. eahc my friends who didn't read the books and is a guy enjoyed the film. young adults love it, teens love it, older peopled do . amle and feamles and some kids like d itwhich i don't havea problem with as longs as its not so kiddie. it got a really godo reception and was busy for a wed night so imagine the weekdd. also the cahnges were just awesome as the original way they were, the they chanced parts already there and extra bits they w added also were awesome. quotes from the books are in there including directs ones o r ones tht are simliars. also i would they stayed faithful wit the esscenc.e some parts were accelrated from the others books or kept but a bit shortened because nyou know it can't be 5 hours. i wish it was alittle longer and i loved it and it may have helped if the y had bit more an explanation, but i really don't have any majorc complaints or rather any in a way. though if you don't like ya, then or any roamnce really, (and the relationships are important part but not the only major think and the acting was great and it evoked postive emotinal postives and negatives ones but in a godo way. you feel for the charctes even my friend felt it for them at times and he didn't and he had his oh shit moments. by the way he can't stand twiligth. some of t tmi ahters i'm pissed at because they are so damn biased. it does help going with a fan so they explain things. also, it's a balnce of appeasing the fans and fans of the movie who didn't read the books and genral moviegoers. some changes made sense as awesome as the origna lw were of left in a way that you'll see it later in films and some of the orders of the scens got changed around but its npt a bad thing.

oh and the actors are really attractie but also great actors and people . and girls ,there's nothing wrong with enjoying a shirtless guy if its addds to thestory. i am sitten with the male and in way the female characters and the actors. also i think any similaires you may notice may beign to homage and utting a different twist or putting a twist you see in others things and in somes case real life.

By: pal

pal — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

I personally hate how people are starting to compare each movie to twilight and to Harry Potter I read both sagas (of course The Mortal Instruments too) and this books couldn't have been more different from each other, first of all I think the people who saw the movie and criticize it (and didn't read the books) they don't see far beyond it they only see vampires and inmediately think of twilight, they see magic and automatically think of Harry Potter, they see a love triangle and they compare it to The Hunger Games, seriously people stop doing that, each book has it's own personality.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

I think YA books can become really great movies, but they need good source material. Mortal Instruments just isn't. It's so riddled with cliche after cliche and the author takes so much material from Harry Potter, Star Wars and Buffy, that you might as well just watch the originals and not bother with it.

But back to my original point: I do think they can be done well. The Hunger Games is a wonderful example. That movie worked well on fans, average movie-goers AND critics. It was a universal success. Maybe because it didn't act like the audience was brain dead and only interested in their heroine hooking up with some troubled, brooding bad boy, instead of having an actual plot. I swear people really underestimate teen girls sometimes and treat them all as if they're in line for a One Direction concert (nothing against those boys, I find them charming, but I find the trend that that's all the media seems to think teenage girls like to be alarming).

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

I know it's accepted knowledge that a film should "stand on its own" — but why? Who says? I think the guys behind TMI have banked heavily on the hope that there are enough fans of the books to make the movie a hit without needing to convert a very YA tired culture. And therefore catered very specifically to readers of the books. A lot of the clunkiness in the movie came from the fact they included scenes and story beats that fans wanted to see at the expense of making a more digestible, streamlined movie for "everyone."

Additionally, no fan of TMI cares about what the adult actors are doing — sorry CCH Pounder. Maybe if Beautiful Creatures had contained a little less Emma Thompson and Jeremy Irons, the kids who loved the books would have doled out the dollars.

It's not the typical method — but maybe really trying to please the die-hard fans (and I think this will, but only time will tell) is an interesting way to go. I'm curious to see if it works for them financially.

(It's a pity you guys don't have any YA enthusiasts around there. You all seem so weary about these movies long before they hit theaters. And it'd be nice to occasionally have commentary from someone who did read the novels.)

By: Richard Schitz

Richard Schitz — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

"insperastion"

By: Roxy

Roxy — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

The mortal insterments City of Bones is nothing like twilight it's completly different than Twlight at all Cassandra Clare's insperastion for this book was from something she saw in a tattoo shop

By: Natalie

Natalie — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

I agree with all the positive comments! And to the people who thinks its not good, well they are filming City of Ashes, so in your face.

By: BOOKFAN.IG.376801A22

BOOKFAN.IG.376801A22 — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:14:04 +0000

FINALLY! Good to know I'm not the only one who HATES this movie. I read the books first and this movie is jut an insult to the books not following the plot line at all and being extremely confusing for those who haven't read the books. The demons are weird, valentine is just unreal and laughable- (he's supposed to have blonde hair and be in like a suit) Jamie and Lily were horribly acting and it wasn't realisticish at All– their relationship- and Hodge gave away a giant spoiler, then the characters are nothing like how they were written — I didn't like the casting choice except maybe hodge, so many people were offered the roles but turned it down. Like they knew it would be the worst movie ever made