UnowPriceless hyped garbage

SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

HomeyTao For having a relatively low budget, the film's style and overall art direction are immensely impressive.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

hccarter-92839 For me, this film was a solid 6/10. I enjoyed the characters and the story as it developed, but by the end I had more questions than were answered. It seems like there is SO much content from the original material, and it would take a lot of skill to condense it all effectively into one two hour film. I don't think Burton achieved this. The creepy aspects are generally good, but sometimes a little reliant on familiar horror tropes. There is a child who can bring inanimate objects to life (Frankenstein style), the villains kill children and eat their eyes, and the slender man-esque monsters don't feel like especially fresh or interesting, but may appeal to a younger audience. The storytelling and plot development is not the strongest in this film, but the imagery and themes are present. Eva Green is fabulous as always, despite being a little stuck in her role as sexy goth bird foster mother and disappearing for the entire last part of the film. Overall, this is a fun film which made me want to read the books!

barberic-695-574135 Not quite sure what to say about this sad attempt at a "time travelling" school for X Men kids. I really thought this was going to be an exceptional film. A strange beginning then it just sort of ran out of steam. I was looking forward to some stunning SFX, sadly disappointed. As for the story line I guess it was conceived on the back of a beer mat in some draughty pub in the moors after a substantial amount of "real ale". Will we be watching it again? No. Not retained for future viewing.

sundevilemily When I first saw the trailer for the movie, it looked very interesting and good. And when I also saw that the movie would be directed by Tim Burton who I am a big fan of his work, I was really excited to go see this movie. But what I saw in theaters was a really boring and not a version of the book series. The only part of the movie I really liked was Samuel L. Jackson's character because he can always be the best part of a boring movie.

mbotula I have seen several people score this movie with only 1 star. Did we watch the same film?? Visually, I could not take my eyes off the screen. I have also read the entire trilogy. I can understand why some people would dislike the fact that it is not an EXACT adaptation. Some of the children's peculiarities were switched. It sort of bothered me too, which is why I gave it an 8. Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed this stunning film! Acting was spot on, even the smaller children just had it!!! Watch the movie for yourself before you judge it by some of these ratings.