The characters are spoiled, vapid lame brains. There's no one to cheer for. I am so tried of movies where the characters have to make bad, stupid decisions in orders for the plot to make sense.
Killer foliage ? This just not threatening enough. Plant matter is so fragile. And there were just so many logical ways to deal with the lame attacks. The junk about "not getting" a signal on a cell phone is wearing thin. The first appearance by the vines is laughable. All 30 people in the theatre last Friday broke out laughing. The mimicking flowers sent us all over the edge.
Clearly what worked in the novel, and our own imaginations, simply does nott transfer to film well.
It's no wonder it bombed at the box office. It's silly and unbelievable . And every thrill is telegraphed to the audience minutes before it happens. My 14 year nephew got bored and went to see Nim's Island. The acting was so god-awful. Who are these people?? None of the pretty boys and girls could convey an honest sentence of dialog if their life depended on it. Are the actors from TV shows or just cheap labor?
In a way I am glad it failed, perhaps now the coke heads of Hollywood will stop shoving hip horror films down the throats of our cinemas.
Killer foliage ? This just not threatening enough. Plant matter is so fragile. And there were just so many logical ways to deal with the lame attacks. The junk about "not getting" a signal on a cell phone is wearing thin. The first appearance by the vines is laughable. All 30 people in the theatre last Friday broke out laughing. The mimicking flowers sent us all over the edge.
Clearly what worked in the novel, and our own imaginations, simply does nott transfer to film well.
It's no wonder it bombed at the box office. It's silly and unbelievable . And every thrill is telegraphed to the audience minutes before it happens. My 14 year nephew got bored and went to see Nim's Island. The acting was so god-awful. Who are these people?? None of the pretty boys and girls could convey an honest sentence of dialog if their life depended on it. Are the actors from TV shows or just cheap labor?
In a way I am glad it failed, perhaps now the coke heads of Hollywood will stop shoving hip horror films down the throats of our cinemas.