ProduktrezensionenHancock (DVD, 2008)

Great movie great quality thank u

Great movie great quality thank u

Bestätigter Kauf:  Ja | Artikelzustand: gebraucht | Verkauft von: professor-tom

Brilliant film

It works perfectly fine and I have no issues with it

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Great family film

Excellent definitely recommend. The story is great with humour and family friendly.

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Really good film and good value very pleased

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Super

Its a good film with great characters and a strong story

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Hancock

`In Development' are the two words which can strike fear onto the hearts of any screenwriter. What it basically means is studios like the idea, but what can they do to squeeze every last penny from it. It was the `In Development' curse which befell the film Tonight, He Comes. For 12 years, Vincent Ngo's script had been wandering around Hollywood, trying to find a home. In that time, it managed to morph from a dark tale about a morally bankrupt superhero, who smokes, drinks, and sleeps with prostitutes (who die when he...erm...gets his most excited, wink, wink) to a family friendly summer blockbuster staring Will Smith. Why oh why do things have to change so much???

John Hancock (Will Smith) is your typical super-hero. Unlike other super-heroes though, his lazy, drunken attempts at fighting crime have caused massive damage and given him a bad reputation with the public. One day though, he is taken under the wing of PR guru Ray (Jason Bateman), who thinks he can solve Hancock's image problems. But Mary (Charlize Theron), Ray's wife, is apprehensive about her husband getting involved with the fallen hero.

Hancock is one of those Hollywood films made up for two separate parts. The first half is the half where the director has been allowed to do what he wants. And the second half is where the studio suits came in and it becomes a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth. The first half of the film remains close to its anti-hero roots, with sharp, dark dialogue, and Hancock at his best when he's behaving badly, whether its launching mouthy children into the atmosphere, returning whales to the ocean or stopping the bad guys from getting away.

It is at exactly at the half way point of the film (honestly, at 46 minutes), when Hancock goes to jail, that the film turns. It then becomes a typical super-hero film, with all the usual hallmarks - a nemesis, a display of his range of powers and even a suit. However, these have all been ripped off from other films, mainly Superman. His nemesis, played by Eddie Marsan, is a poor man's Lex Luthor; he doesn't feel at all threatening, with Marsan seriously miscast in the role. Hancock's powers - flight, invulnerability and immortality - have also been taken from the famed Man of Steel. Even Hancock's suit looks like it has been stolen from Wolverine's wardrobe. When the studio suits eventually get their own way, they can't even get it right, with the final third unbearably melodramatic.

The producers of the film should be thankful at they managed to get Will Smith on board, as he is one of the few actors who can still open a distinctly average film. His initial portrayal as Hancock the drunk is different to many of the roles he normally takes on, and he delivers his put-downs beautifully, although he is mostly on auto-pilot. But like the rest of the film, the second half suffers, with too many emotions trying to be crammed into too few scenes. Also, his turn-around from drunken vigilante, to gleaming super-hero feels rushed and hollow.

After so much promise in the first half, Hancock loses all momentum, and becomes another of the de-facto super-hero movies, but not as good as anything we're normally treated to.Vollständige Rezension lesen...

hancock

one of will smiths best films, quite a good story with some genuinely funny bits. well worth the £1.50 I paid, especially as the film is good enough to watch a few times.

hancock

this film is defo worth a look its one of the best films i have seen in ages.one of will smiths best films so if you fancy a good night in in front of the telly this the film for you

hancock's half hour

hancock doesn't really do a lot in his half hour. he purses his lips A LOT. he drinks a lot which appears to affect him as far as his ability to fly straight is concerned , which concerns me since his abilities appear to be otherwise superhuman. if we were invaded by other entities it would appear all we would have to do would be to ply them with alcohol and stand back. we may then be able to persuade them to give up and leave with maybe some beads and barbie dolls. i digress. superman is bad but turns good through the kindness of a promotions man whose car is wrecked ,as is a train which is stopped or halted by superman, causing untold damage to train and car and loads of other things, causing a less than positive crowd reaction to superman which trips promotions man into protective mode. and on and on. tedious and farcical. excellent if you like pursed lipsVollständige Rezension lesen...

Great action film

Bought this DVD as I had seen a bit on TV one night and had to watch it all not disappointed in buying at all great film one of Will Smiths best with a surprise ending would recommend to anyone in to action films or a Will Smith fanVollständige Rezension lesen...