Pathetic Hollywood Bubblegum

Rating: 1/10 (21 January 2008)

An absolutely horrible movie, definitely in my Top Ten of "worst movies of all time." A typical dumbed-down Hollywood cartoon of a film, designed to appeal to the 18-24 yo demographic.
This "film" consists of so many blatant stereotypes, unbelievable situations, horrible acting, cheesy special-effects and an ending so far-fetched that it would strain credibility to a 4 year old. I will not go into detail on my comments to the above, as they have already been well-described in many other reviews and I will not waste the readers time. However, I will conclude with one other point about this movie which really irks me. It is the blatantly loud, pro-American jingoism that permeates this film. It is so over the top that it is embarrassing, and I say this as a proud American. How I yearn for a return to the old American virtues of humbleness, quiet pride and the "can-do" attitude of the past. The in-your-face flag-waving, posing, posturing, rudeness and general ignorance of other peoples and nations shown in this and many other simplistic films of this nature is quite pathetic. It is no wonder that so much of the rest of the world has such a negative attitude towards my country these days.