real time comments as I watch

Rating: 4/10 (28 February 2014)

I thought this might be a good science fiction movie, but it's basically an after-school movie for pre-teens. Tweenie boy gets tweenie girl after exciting exploits playing video games. I have to write 10 lines for this review, and I realize you may not appreciate my comments, but I paid good money to see this. I'm still watching and I have to submit more lines, so let me add that Harrison Ford looks (and acts) like he died last month. Ooh, a teen boy just said "ten hut." Sir, yes sir!! Girl still likes hero boy. Whew! They have really cool iPads to play their games on that you'll have in the future. I hope the graphics then aren't as cheesy as they are here. The movie set, by the way, is about as original and sophisticated as the original TV Star Trek set. "Dragon Army" -- gimme a break. Now looks kinda like computer graphics from Disney's TRON from decades ago. Boys fighting in the shower just like middle school. Acting-- "wooden" is the kindest description. Now teen hero is being stubborn and recalcitrant, sort of like Harry Potter, but he must accept his burden to save the world. Good grief, Ben Kingsley just showed up as tattooed as Queequeg and wise as Yoda. I'm gonna bail here. If you're a teen boy with an appreciation for retro computer battle games, by all means see this!!! The rest of us would be better off watching Doctor Who, which is much more imaginative.