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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....
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.
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.
That and Scarlett Johansson wearing only one blank facial expression throughout the whole trailer no matter what was going on kept me away.
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.
snerk
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.
We do have people that occasionally use most of their brain at one time; they're called epileptics.
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.
Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec
I covet all of her outfits and hats.