Future World
J**Y
More Cherry 2000 than Mad Max
Future World: 6 out of 10: In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a young man (Jeffrey Wahlberg) seeks a cure for his mother (Lucy Liu) and leaves his protected oasis to travel into the desert which is being terrorized by a gang leader (James Franco) and his sex robot (Suki Waterhouse).The Good: There is some bad acting in this movie (detailed below) but the reason to watch this is simply two words. Milla Jovovich. She simply steals the entire film and is a joy to watch. Alas, she doesn’t show up for the first two thirds or so. Her character is simply so refreshing after all the drudgery that precedes her. She seems to realize exactly what kind of film this his and is chewing scenery in full William Shatner mode.Also props to Snoop Dog of all people. Yes, he is playing a pimp which is a bit on the nose. But like Milla above he takes full advantage of the limited screen time given.The Bad: Who gives the worst performance? Good lord what competition. Lucy Lui plays a lady basically in a coma so she gets a pass even though she seems awful. In a regular film Suki Waterhouse as the emotionless sex robot would take first prize but in her defense, her character is written all over the place and the movie doesn’t follow its own in-universe rules. So I am going to give her a pass. James Franco plays a murdering psychotic rapist. In other words, he is basically playing himself with slightly worse teeth and a funny hat. Pass.No our winner and grand champion is, unfortunately, our lead character the dull as dishwater Jeffrey Wahlberg who sucks the energy out of every scene he is in. And he is in all of them. Not so much as a fish out of water straight guy, but more a charisma black hole. Jeffery goes from scene to scene looking like a particularly dimwitted twelve-year-old.Why would Franco hire him? Oh, he is Mark Wahlberg's nephew. There is so little talent in the Wahlberg family that clearly diluting it is ill-advised.The Ugly: Nobody drinks water. I drink a liter of water mowing the lawn (Florida) and yet here is a character who hasn’t had a drink in days dragging a four hundred pound weight across an endless desert while sweating profusely and yet he has no water.In fact, the movie (as noted above) has real problems with its in-universe rules. Suki Waterhouse’s sex robot is supposed to be controlled by very silly looking a remote control. Sometimes it works, sometimes she has free will, and sometimes she is just wandering around like rogue Roomba.In Conclusion: The movie is more Cherry 2000 than Mad Max. For one thing, Mad Max did not have sex robots. There is also a healthy amount of sixties lets gets some friends together, do a lot of drugs and film in the desert about this film. Franco is also clearly channeling the eighties Full Moon post-apocalyptic desert movies with his Salton Sea locations and simple hero’s journey across the wasteland.Compared to sixties desert drug movies and Full Moon films this effort is actually a little above average. Milla saves the movie in many ways but it takes to long to get to her and before you know it we are back to Wahlberg sucking the fun out of the film again.
K**L
This is a truly terrible movie. The plot is weak
This is a truly terrible movie.The plot is weak, the Tech is inconsistent within the story, and the action is . . . well, predictable and uninspiring.I got the movie because I like post apocalypses movies, even the less than stellar movies. And the line up of actors was promising.yaaaaaa, I have to rethink my movie choosing process.AND to put a little salt in the wound, if you happen to have this movie in your possession, watch the extras, especially the "making of" clip. WHERE IS THE MAKING OF ?!?!?! Its James Franco, looking like he just shot a speedball, stoned out of his mind, saying that he likes the people he picked for the story he came up with, followed up by (I swear) half the actual film, in clips. No behind the scenes, no makeup, choreography or anything.Ya, do not expect much when you watch this film. If you watch it, you get what you get, and after reading this review, you deserve every bit of it.
D**S
terrible
Kinda of a Mad Max remake with a robot and a wimp as the hero. Very weak plot, no continuity. Why is there unlimited gasoline and perfect motorcycles in the wasteland but at the Oasis where everything is perfect people wear rags and have nothing but scenery? How did he make a1000 mile motorcycle trip without ever filling up? And he walked across a desert dragging a lifeless robot with no food or water while being chased by guys on perfect motorcycles. No reason to like any of the characters and the bad guys are bad for no reason, which isn't enough to really hate them and want them to get theirs, you just wish someone would at least fight back, throw a punch at least. One of the worst movies ever made.
S**N
WHATEVER!
Creepy, dark and pointless. Plenty of T & A for those who might be interested. Music bombed - annoying sounds to go with annoying images. Wonder if Falco has seen his work or cares. Seems like a bunch of pervs got together to make a movie. Lucy Liu??? I guess she got one of the good roles. Quite a cast - what were they thinking.
Y**R
Strange lesbian empowerment movie.
This movie looks like it was fun to make. Is it a "bad movie?" Of course it is. Was it fun to watch? Most definitely. (Even though I had to fast forward a lot ofIt.) Mila was great. James was good as was Snoop. Didn't like casting of the two main characters however. (Robot girl and weak boy.) It's worth a look.
I**E
Future Murks
Die Entstehung des Films muss man sich wohl so vorstellen, dass James Franco ein Haus bauen wollte und als er zufällig mit seinem Motorrad vor der Baugrube stand, dachte: Geil, hier drehen wir einen Endzeitfilm. Es wurde alles, was ein apokalyptischer Endzeitfilm braucht verwendet:- eine funktionslose Fabrik in der Wüste- keiner hat was, die Bösewichter haben Motorräder- ein weiblicher Kampfroboter- der junge Held ohne Ahnung- die Anführer der Bösewichter sind vollkommen irre, wenn sie tot sind, wissen die Handlanger nicht weiter- Gladiatorenkampf- eine mysteriöse Krankheit- keiner hat Strom, nur der Puff mitten in der Wüste hat reichlich- die Hälfte der Bösewichter hat seltsame Masken auf- uninspirierte elektronische Musik- irgendwas mit Selbstfindung- eine lesbische Szene ohne was zu zeigenWas fehlt sind Mutanten. Lucy Liu wurde wahrscheinlich für den Film geködert, sie bekommt einen Haufen Geld und muss dafür bei 2 Szenen im Bett liegen. Allein.Es gibt wenig Filme, die schon in der ersten Szene zeigen, jetzt kommt nur Murks. Future World schafft das. Bleibt zu hoffen, James Franco hat aus der Baugrube eine nette Villa gebaut bekommen.
M**W
Absoluter TIEFPUNKT
Ich bin geneigt, diesen Film als den schlechtesten Film zu bezeichnen, den ich jemals gesehen habe. Aber weil ich schon Mitte 40 bin und mich nicht mehr 100%ig erinnere, bin. ich vorsichtig und schreibe lieber, daß er unter den Top 10 der schlechtesten Filme ziemlich weit oben rangiert.Die Besetzung, die James Franco zusammengetrommelt hat, kann sich sehen lassen und die schauspielerischen Leistungen sind auf dem Niveau, welches man von der Truppe auch erwarten kann.James Franco: Ja, eigentlich mag ich ihn in seinen Rollen. Aber gleichzeitig Regie und Hauptdarsteller zu sein hat ihn offenbar überfordert. Darüberhinaus hat man den Eindruck, er wolle zeigen, was er für ein toller Hecht ist und macht selbst einen Film, weil er keine guten Angebote bekommt. Hätte er lassen sollen.Milla Jovovic macht, was Jovovic eben so macht...Warum Franco Lucy Liu für die Rolle der krank im Bett liegenden Frau brauchte, ist mir schleierhaft, das hätte jede andere chinesische Komparsin sicherlich günstiger hingekriegt.Jeffrey Wahlberg, der andere Hauptdarsteller, der den Prinzen verkörpert, tut dies ebenso blaß und zweidimensional wie Franco. Vermutlich ist das aber seiner Regie oder dem Plot geschuldet.Snoop Doggy Doch wollte wohl auch mal gern wieder schauspielern und da hat Franco ihm die Rolle in seinen Film reimgeschnipselt, so wirkt es.Suki Waterhouse bringt einen Hauch Erotik in den Film, aber tut dies auch recht unmotiviert.Am besten gefiel mir neben Milla Jovovic noch Margarita Levieva in ihrer kurzen Nebenrolle, die war authentisch und machte das beste aus dem hohlen Plot.Zum Film selbst:Mir fallen die folgenden alternativen Filmtitel ein: "Madmax für Arme", "Gewollt und nicht gekonnt", "Franco kriegt keinen Job", "Franco war langweilig", "Franco im Rausch", "Franco will Enduro durch die Wüste fahren"Man nehme eine Endzeitstimmung von Mad Max. Es gibt zwar ausreichend Sprit und synthetische Drogen, aber keine Patronen für Pistolen mehr.Der Titty Twitter aus "from Disk til Dawn" wurde wieder aufgebaut, aber Vampire gibt es nicht.Franco findet einen weiblichen Roboter, der jahrelang nur rumstand, aber von niemandem gefunden wurde und benutzt in als Sexobjekt.Eine Königin ist krank, aber irgendwie scheint das niemanden zu interessieren, außer ihren Sohn, der befragt dann dazu einen Reisenden, bekommt eine sehr vage Aussage und fährt einfach mal los.Dazu ein paar Gewaltexzesse, einen Nebenjob für Snoop Dogg, ein paar Kampfszenen für Mill, Franco fährt mit seiner Enduromaschine durch die Wüste... und ein bisschen Homoerotik.Und Zack.... der Film ist trotzdem schlecht, richtig schlecht. Jämmerlich zusammengeklempnerte Handlung, die auch in 5-10 Minuten erzählt werden könnte.Ich will meine 5 Euro zurück...
B**D
Enjoyable no brainer
The bad reviews on here are looking for a Shakespearean plot and are probably the same who brought down Mad Max Fury road. This film would not win any awards but for me it ticks all the boxes. End of world, motorcycles, desert wastes and decent fights. This is not trying to be Mad Max nor is it serious. Just a fun leave your brain at the door action film. Plus the commentary at the start is a nice touch. We need more of these but with a higher budget.
P**L
rubbish
the lead stars must have been short of a bob or to to make this rubbish
Q**N
Rubbish film
Honestly very disappointed with the film, but arrived as and when it should have.
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