Looper, a Hit and a Miss.

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Julia Barrett

Looper.

Hit: Stylish futuristic noir thriller.

Miss: A chimera of themes. Is this a time paradox movie or a Mutant movie? Shades of The Phoenix, i.e., Jean Grey’s alter ego.

Hit: The acting.

Miss: Plot holes big enough to fly an Airbus A380 through.

Hit: Entertaining.

Miss: The demon child.

Has anyone else seen Looper? If so I’d love to hear your thoughts.

 

 

 

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15 Responses to Looper, a Hit and a Miss.

  1. Tom Stronach says:
    February 23, 2013 at 1:03 am

    I asked Ishbel if she wanted to watch this last week, she passed, which surprised me as she much prefers Mr Willis films to me, including Die Hard ……..

    Fav BW films: Hudson Hawk, The Fith Element, Tears of the Sun, Red but the whole ensemble cast was outstanding and funny in that one

  2. Amber Skyze says:
    February 23, 2013 at 3:01 am

    Sorry, haven’t seen this one yet.

  3. Steph from fangswandsandfairydust.com says:
    February 23, 2013 at 7:55 am

    i figured the promo I saw had the best parts of the movie. So, no. Maybe on the plane.

  4. Julia Barrett says:
    February 23, 2013 at 10:29 am

    Okay, Steph. If you watch it see if you can catch the plot holes AND see if you can decide what kind of movie it is.

  5. Julia Barrett says:
    February 23, 2013 at 10:29 am

    Let me know when you do, Amber.

  6. Julia Barrett says:
    February 23, 2013 at 10:30 am

    I love Bruce Willis, Tom, and he’s great in this. As I said - the acting is a hit. But I’m wondering exactly how many different people wrote this screenplay. Plus, knowing how much you hate kids in film… I want your take on The Kid.

  7. yoshi says:
    February 23, 2013 at 11:26 am

    The kid handled the swing between scrunched up forehead, “I am evil incarnate” to “hold me mommy I am scared” quite nicely but not a lot of nuance in between. He is a kid after all so I can’t be too critical.

  8. Tom Stronach says:
    February 23, 2013 at 11:28 am

    Awe no Jules, your telling me there’s a kid in this movie, please tell me he at least dies horribly at some point, please

  9. Julia Barrett says:
    February 23, 2013 at 11:31 am

    Tom… You have to see it to believe it. Seriously. You should watch it just so you can make up your mind about the spawn of hell.

  10. Julia Barrett says:
    February 23, 2013 at 11:32 am

    Oh Yoshi, yes indeed he did. But totally freaked me out! And like I said, the movie makers couldn’t decide if this was a time paradox movie or a mutant movie!

  12. Julia Barrett says:
    February 23, 2013 at 12:02 pm

    Too funny, Yoshi! My point exactly, but without the magic melding.

  13. Ciara Ballintyne says:
    February 24, 2013 at 3:25 pm

    It’s in my cupboard to watch ASAP - I just need to be able to stay awake through a whole movie LOL

  14. Sandra Cox says:
    February 24, 2013 at 5:48 pm

    Saw it. Didn’t care for it.

  15. Julia Barrett says:
    February 24, 2013 at 8:29 pm

    Let me know what you think, Ciara. Hope you’re feeling better?

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