I kind of enjoyed Lucy, but I had to shut my brain off to do so.
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Calli - Aug 07, 2015 1:51:49 am PDT #29311 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
tommyrot - Aug 07, 2015 4:54:42 am PDT #29312 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I kind of enjoyed Lucy, but I had to shut my brain off to do so.
I hate the whole "we only use 10% of our brains" nonsense and I know Lucy uses this to explain her powers. How often do they talk about this crap? Because I could tolerate some mentions....
juliana - Aug 07, 2015 5:05:40 am PDT #29313 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
How often do they talk about this crap?
Often. It's Morgan Freeman's entire area of research and Lucy's brain access percentage is used as interstitial title cards.
I have to give Luc Besson some credit though - his movies are always interesting in some way. Both Fifth Element and Lucy wonder about humanity's next step, but I think Lucy is much more grim. And Lucy herself is very much the anti-Leeloo.
sj - Aug 07, 2015 5:14:51 am PDT #29314 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I hate the whole "we only use 10% of our brains" nonsense and I know Lucy uses this to explain her powers. How often do they talk about this crap? Because I could tolerate some mentions....
This is why I never watched it.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 07, 2015 5:16:42 am PDT #29315 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
That and Scarlett Johansson wearing only one blank facial expression throughout the whole trailer no matter what was going on kept me away.
EpicTangent - Aug 07, 2015 7:52:56 am PDT #29316 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
How often do they talk about this crap?
CON. STANT. LY.
I did a little inner asterisk to keep from screaming.
MOVIE: "Blah blah only ten percent blah."
MY INNER MONOLOGUE: " *at one time."
I mostly enjoyed the movie, but you do need to go in with part of your brain (90%?) turned off.
Burrell - Aug 07, 2015 8:15:40 am PDT #29317 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
snerk
Fred Pete - Aug 07, 2015 9:55:24 am PDT #29318 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
I more-or-less watched Lucy on TV (while simultaneously playing on my iPad) because Hubs wanted to see it. Decent enough mindless amusement. Although if you tried to take it seriously, I suppose it could be pretty good unintentional comedy.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 07, 2015 12:25:03 pm PDT #29319 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
We do have people that occasionally use most of their brain at one time; they're called epileptics.
megan walker - Aug 07, 2015 3:35:38 pm PDT #29320 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Speaking of kick-ass Besson heroines, Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec, which unfortunately never got a U.S. release, is streaming on Netflix until 8/11. Perhaps it is no more believable than Lucy but at least Buffistas might appreciate the steampunk aesthetic.