Minecraft the Movie

We went to see Minecraft the movie. The seats in the cinema were very comfortable. The images on the screen were bright and sharp. The popcorn was tasty. That’s it.

Saying Minecraft is a bad movie kind of misses the point. I don’t consider it a movie. It’s just a collection of stuff that happens, often involving explosions and improbable physics. I didn’t expect Shakespeare, but I did expect something. The dialogue is sub-bad. The exchange "Have you finished?” - “No I think he’s from Sweden” is one of the highlights.

Jack Black must have taken one look at the script and decided that the only way to get through it was to go into “super-turbo” mode. If they ever make a film like this with both him and Jim Carey in leading roles we could probably power the planet with it.

Minecraft has been very successful. Which is depressing. I think it is just that at this time of year folks are looking for somewhere dark and comfortable to sit for a while.