I was really looking forward to this, despite the skeptical trailer. This was one of my favorite comics as a kid, and I was willing to accept them going the horror route, despite this never being a horror comic book. My guess was they would do the Demon Bear storyline, given the elements in the trailer, and I was correct. My question is, why would they do a superhero movie with clearly so small a budget? What's the point? It's quickly clear by the lack of special effects, and what few they have, the mediocre to poor quality of FX, using the same locations, that this is on a Blumhouse style budget.
The casting is pretty good, other than Daniel Moonstar, who is absolutely nothing like her character. She doesn't look or act like her, her powers are not correct, and she doesn't even look Native American. And her acting is pretty weak, especially compared to playing next to 3 seasoned actors, and Roberto, who was actually pretty good, and spot on to his character. Even though the writers took a lot of liberties with Illyana's character, Anya Taylor-Joy looks a lot like her, and has the swagger to pull her off. Given Illyana was one of my favorite characters, it was fun to watch her play her. And though Sam Guthrie doesn't look quite like Sam, the Stranger Things actor really pulled it off. Maisie Williams, also great casting and acting, despite her lame werewolf effects.
This is the second time New Mutants has been made, the first time, an even worse TV pilot that also had no budget. Hopefully they'll bring Illyana on to the X-Men, as, I believe that was how she was originally introduced. She is by far one of the most complex and interesting characters in the Marvel universe, but, doubtful they will get it right, and it's abundantly clear that the studios don't really care about female superheroes.
This isn't the worst superhero movie made, but considering the majority are made with a budget over 100 million and are exceedingly average, it puts New Mutants in a slightly better light. Even with the terrible budget, they still could have written a better story. Unbreakable had very few effects and was a great film. Still, probably a much bigger budget than this one.
I'm glad they made a movie, I just wish it was better.
The casting is pretty good, other than Daniel Moonstar, who is absolutely nothing like her character. She doesn't look or act like her, her powers are not correct, and she doesn't even look Native American. And her acting is pretty weak, especially compared to playing next to 3 seasoned actors, and Roberto, who was actually pretty good, and spot on to his character. Even though the writers took a lot of liberties with Illyana's character, Anya Taylor-Joy looks a lot like her, and has the swagger to pull her off. Given Illyana was one of my favorite characters, it was fun to watch her play her. And though Sam Guthrie doesn't look quite like Sam, the Stranger Things actor really pulled it off. Maisie Williams, also great casting and acting, despite her lame werewolf effects.
This is the second time New Mutants has been made, the first time, an even worse TV pilot that also had no budget. Hopefully they'll bring Illyana on to the X-Men, as, I believe that was how she was originally introduced. She is by far one of the most complex and interesting characters in the Marvel universe, but, doubtful they will get it right, and it's abundantly clear that the studios don't really care about female superheroes.
This isn't the worst superhero movie made, but considering the majority are made with a budget over 100 million and are exceedingly average, it puts New Mutants in a slightly better light. Even with the terrible budget, they still could have written a better story. Unbreakable had very few effects and was a great film. Still, probably a much bigger budget than this one.
I'm glad they made a movie, I just wish it was better.