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I searched "criticism movie outbreak' but found nothing. Would you feel like sharing more about why you dislike it? assuming you have some key/potent and usefu

I searched "criticism movie outbreak' but found nothing. Would you feel like sharing more about why you dislike it? assuming you have some key/potent and useful examples from scenes.

machello13 6y ago
Are you really suggesting there's no criticism of the film on the internet? The film has a 59% on Rotten Tomatoes with plenty of criticism available there. Personally, I watched it for the first time about a week ago, and was hoping for a movie that was primarily about a virus outbreak. Which it was, for the first hour or so. After that it became a generic (and comically over-dramatic) 90s action movie about the military being bad or something. I wouldn't say it's unwatchable, and it's definitely helped by its all-star cast, but I would agree that if you want to watch a movie about a virus outbreak, you're better off watching Contagion.
- Fnoord 6y ago
  Resident Evil, or perhaps more on-topic, the series Utopia by Channel 4.
- flattone 6y ago
  Perhaps my movie research skills are not too good. When looking for a movie I happily take on or look past the content built to appeal to a wide audience and enjoy the parts of it I find enjoyable. This is my explanation for thinking Outbreak is a great move, and perhaps a little fun and silly. Even ridiculous. But 'bad'? Are we saying 'want to watch a movie about a virus outbreak'means needing near documentary accuracy with some components? I look at film as a total free for all artistic/author's thing. Cristicising with that in mind seems a bit.. I'm not even sure what to say. I would say yes lazy writing where gaping hard to follow plots or oddball scenes can be difficult but even those are sort of fun if you like experimenting with alternate mindsets. 'The Room' comes to mind. Not 'Room'. To be clear I don't know anything about how to watch movies properly... so maybe I'm messing up. Cheers
  - machello13 6y ago
    No one is saying you don't know how to watch movies! I could totally see how it would be possible to enjoy Outbreak as a fun action movie. Certainly there are plenty of movies I enjoy where the critical consensus is "meh". I was just relaying my own personal experience with the film — it wasn't really what I expected, and as much as I love the silliness of 90s movies, it just fell a bit flat for me.
tyingq 6y ago
Just the writing...nobody talks like this... "I want to know just one thing. Can you read electron micrographs as well as you can run?" "Captain Salt, if you fail to observe strict decontamination protocol, three things can happen. First, you can be court-martialed. Second, you can die from this horrible disease. Third, and worst of all, you can incur my displeasure" Ugh.
- glitcher 6y ago
  Off topic for the movie review, but maybe more broadly on topic for the thread: "nobody talks like this" This is a game introduced to me by a 4 year old. You take turns saying "nobody talks like this" in the most ridiculous and creative voices you can conjure up. I guess the winner is the one that doesn't soil themselves, it is seriously funny hearing what kids will come up with!
Larrikin 6y ago
I watched contagion with a couple of friends right before shelter in place went into effect last month. We were all blown away by how accurate it was. One last person came over late that said maybe try outbreak. We turned it off 15 minutes in to watch contagion again.
- tyingq 6y ago
  That's a much better worded version of what I was trying to say. The writing in Outbreak is lazy, which is a shame, because I hear the book it is based on is pretty good. As you mention, Contagion is REALLY well done. Google a bit, and you'll find the people behind that. There's a reason it rings true with current events.

I searched "criticism movie outbreak' but found nothing. Would you feel like sharing more about why you dislike it? assuming you have some key/potent and useful examples from scenes.

machello13 6y ago

Are you really suggesting there's no criticism of the film on the internet? The film has a 59% on Rotten Tomatoes with plenty of criticism available there. Personally, I watched it for the first time about a week ago, and was hoping for a movie that was primarily about a virus outbreak. Which it was, for the first hour or so. After that it became a generic (and comically over-dramatic) 90s action movie about the military being bad or something. I wouldn't say it's unwatchable, and it's definitely helped by its all-star cast, but I would agree that if you want to watch a movie about a virus outbreak, you're better off watching Contagion.

Fnoord 6y ago
Resident Evil, or perhaps more on-topic, the series Utopia by Channel 4.
flattone 6y ago
Perhaps my movie research skills are not too good. When looking for a movie I happily take on or look past the content built to appeal to a wide audience and enjoy the parts of it I find enjoyable. This is my explanation for thinking Outbreak is a great move, and perhaps a little fun and silly. Even ridiculous. But 'bad'? Are we saying 'want to watch a movie about a virus outbreak'means needing near documentary accuracy with some components? I look at film as a total free for all artistic/author's thing. Cristicising with that in mind seems a bit.. I'm not even sure what to say. I would say yes lazy writing where gaping hard to follow plots or oddball scenes can be difficult but even those are sort of fun if you like experimenting with alternate mindsets. 'The Room' comes to mind. Not 'Room'. To be clear I don't know anything about how to watch movies properly... so maybe I'm messing up. Cheers
- machello13 6y ago
  No one is saying you don't know how to watch movies! I could totally see how it would be possible to enjoy Outbreak as a fun action movie. Certainly there are plenty of movies I enjoy where the critical consensus is "meh". I was just relaying my own personal experience with the film — it wasn't really what I expected, and as much as I love the silliness of 90s movies, it just fell a bit flat for me.

tyingq 6y ago

Just the writing...nobody talks like this... "I want to know just one thing. Can you read electron micrographs as well as you can run?" "Captain Salt, if you fail to observe strict decontamination protocol, three things can happen. First, you can be court-martialed. Second, you can die from this horrible disease. Third, and worst of all, you can incur my displeasure" Ugh.

glitcher 6y ago
Off topic for the movie review, but maybe more broadly on topic for the thread: "nobody talks like this" This is a game introduced to me by a 4 year old. You take turns saying "nobody talks like this" in the most ridiculous and creative voices you can conjure up. I guess the winner is the one that doesn't soil themselves, it is seriously funny hearing what kids will come up with!

Larrikin 6y ago

I watched contagion with a couple of friends right before shelter in place went into effect last month. We were all blown away by how accurate it was. One last person came over late that said maybe try outbreak. We turned it off 15 minutes in to watch contagion again.

tyingq 6y ago
That's a much better worded version of what I was trying to say. The writing in Outbreak is lazy, which is a shame, because I hear the book it is based on is pretty good. As you mention, Contagion is REALLY well done. Google a bit, and you'll find the people behind that. There's a reason it rings true with current events.