Comments on: THE 5-YEAR ENGAGEMENT

By: george

george — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:14:55 +0000

Diane gave THE 5-YEAR ENGAGEMENT a “C,” Beth. I was swayed by Emily Blunt being on the screen most of the time.

By: Beth Fedyn

Beth Fedyn — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:03:57 +0000

Even a B- rating isn’t getting me to this one.

By: george

george — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:00:11 +0000

Poor scripts would be my guess, Drongo. Also, Hollywood has an expectation that a movie is two hours long. Just like publishers expect most novels to be 300-400 pages long.

By: george

george — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:58:21 +0000

THE AVENGERS are on our list, Jeff. THE 5-YEAR ENGAGEMENT will sink like a stone after this weekend’s word-of-mouth.

By: Drongo

Drongo — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:11:25 +0000

Why are so many films unnecessarily long? A lot of them would be more watchable at 90 to 100 minutes in length.

By: Jeff Meyerson

Jeff Meyerson — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:02:37 +0000

Looks like audiences were in agreement with you and Diane rather than the critics who liked it, as it only took in a paltry $11 million this weekend. Next week THE AVENGERS will drive it off the screen.

By: george

george — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:32:40 +0000

THE 5-YEAR ENGAGEMENT has a wonderful cast and some funny bits (the Elmo and Cookie Monster scene is hilarious), Rick. It could have been a much better movie if the lame scenes were edited out and the funny scenes expanded

By: Richard R.

Richard R. — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:19:23 +0000

Bleh. Sounds boring and stretches credulity. I’m glad I don’t go to the movies any more.

By: george

george — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:24:37 +0000

I confess I was strongly swayed by Emily Blunt, too, Patti. Diane (a much tougher grader than I am) said she would give THE 5-YEAR ENGAGEMENT a “C.”

By: Patti Abbott

Patti Abbott — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:49:40 +0000

We saw it too and I think we liked it more than you because of Ann Arbor taking such a prominent role. But why the heck, he couldn’t get a better job at one of the many terrific restaurants there is totally bogus. Ann Arbor is a mecca of great food–fancy stuff too. The campus is not like Penn State out in the middle of nowhere. There were a couple very good scenes (the one near the end in particular) but so many stereotypes. And 20 minutes out of it would have helped. Since when are romantic comedies 2 hours long. I give it a 6.5 on my scale. My companions gave it a 7, a 7.5. and a 6.0. The men were strongly swayed by Emily Blunt however.