This film was decent in all departments and was wrapped up in a nice little bow with a good message...
5.9 is rediculous, I must admit I let the IMDB score set the benchmark for most things I watch...(Which I have heard many times is dumb anyway)..But never again will I let that silly rating prevent me from seeing some good little films like this one.
Agreed.
Lucky I read some of the more positive reviews, and decided to give it a try (it was actually on one of the "Worst of 2011" lists I read!)
I really enjoyed the movie. I think not coming into it, expecting it to be a laugh fest and knowing what I was getting into really helped me enjoy the film.
Everyone did a great job acting and the roles were believable. No big criticisms on my end, I really enjoyed it.
I gave it a four. Why? Because it was boring as all hell. Wrap up a bland formula with a birdwatcher motif and you have A BLAND FORMULA WITH A BIRDWATCHERS MOTIF. If I give a movie a five it means I found it worthwhile to sit through, but wouldnt highly recommend it. I did not enjoy sitting through this. 'Ooooh Jack Black is finally bonding with his dad!' Who gives a sh!t?
Steve Martin is a powerful corporate CEO whos really a birder softy. And Owen Wilson might be number one in the eyes of the Audobon society, but he's ALL ALONE IN CHINA ISNT HE!! SERVES HIM RIGHT!! I didnt buy into any of this, and my heartstrings were not sufficiently tugged by the end of the syrup fest. 5.9 ARE YOU KIDDING ME? How did it get that high? Glad somebody enjoyed it.
"Pffft, my suspension of disbelief has higher standards than that"
I rate it at least a 7/10.
sharei think it was a good movie. i liked it and enjoyed every minute of it.
it was nice movie, let us chill from the big stuff every once in a while.
the low score is from people who expect something from certain actors and when they dont get it, they get disappointed. instead they should sit through a nice enjoyable movie and if it bothers them that jack black is not some 'super crazy idiot guy', then they should just image a different actor.
7/10 here.
i realized long ago how much scores and critic means crap in IMDB.
here and I thought your were going to say it deserved 3.0... which is what I scored it.
terrible freakin movie...
terrible...
if you're going to make a movie about a subject like this - then it better be funny. It wasn't.
Funny thing is... I'm a huge bird guy... I can literally flip through the field guide and tell you the name of nearly every north american bird...
BUT THIS MOVIE STUNK!
Agreed, I think it's a case of the people that normally like the actors didn't like the feel good message, the drama, or the birds.
Also The people that would normally like this type of film were probably put off by the three comedians starring in it; they usually play more comical roles and haven't got a reputation as great actors.
I myself love all three actors and enjoy the puerile characters they usually play but I also like many types of film and would rate this as 7 at least.
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I really enjoyed this movie, was expecting it to be horrible so I avoided it. Finally I was stuck in a hotel and that was all I could watch, glad it happened. Very enjoyable.
shareGlad you enjoyed it. For my part, I thought the movie was quite pedestrian. The "good" message was obvious and clumsy. I love a picture that is able to move me emotionally, but this wasn't one of them. I would call 5.9 generous.
shareI wasn't entertained at all, terrible/10
shareIMDB ratings are actually very spot on. Every time I go on a board there'll be this kind of thread and then comments like "IMDB ratings are a joke". The people that make those posts already like the movie so they will think it's low.
This movie could do with being around 6.4, not much more.