appreciate it for misunderstanding a fun genre and hashing it badly?
Ok, I know I haven't seen it and that's probably not the most equanimous way of treating a film I haven't seen. However, that's what they've presented to me. THEY chose how to present the ads to me, and that's the impression I got. I'm not just hearing the title and going out on a limb. I can't see every movie out there. Nor do I want to, and it's perfectly legitimate to make judgements based on the impression their presentation (through teasers and ads) gives to me.
Plus, I don't think that just because a movie looks pretty that the filmmakers intended it to be pretty and not do anything else. They're very clearly trying, at the very least to borrow from the pulp-fiction era sci-fi to tell some kind of story. The appear to have forgotten that while pulp-fiction stories are typically shallow and a little stretched, only the bad ones were out-an-out ridiculous even with a little judicious disbelief suspension.
If a movie is obviously tries to pull something off and fails at it, it seems only fair to dislike it for failing that attempt. I have to side with HoM on this one (because y'know, I hadn't already).
Well, except for the fact that I like Fifth Element. THAT didn't try to be anything but a comical adventure romp. In a couple places it was still weak, but it was fun and action-filled. And interesting. So it was worthy despite a couple over-the-top moments (the overly-simplified resolution being forgiveable due to the genre, but I mean, c'mon, sex makes war and violence and hatred worth the cost?)