The Wandering Earth

  • 2019


MOVIE IS predictable serious manipulative consummate curious
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Positive Reviews 23
Negative reviews 8
Average Rating 3.3/5
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4.4
I cant think of another recent computer graphics driven blockbuster that left me feeling this giddy because of its creators consummate attention to de .. Rogerebert
3.0
Perhaps no other movie has better illustrated the golden rule of CGI: Just because you can, doesnt mean you should. Indie Wire
4.5
In a nostalgic nod to Cold War days before the Sino Soviet split, Lius best work buddy is likeable cosmonaut Makarov (Arkady Sharogradsky). ( Variety
1.5
The film isnt particularly propagandistic yet casting the star of the jingoistic Wolf Warrior series (2015/17) brings Chinas global agenda to mind. Screen Daily
1.5
His misplaced whining is matched in stupidity only by the scripts insistence that hes morally right at key story points. The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
The Wandering Earth is as much a love letter to disaster films as it is a worthy entry in the genre itself.
1.5
It certainly proves that the Chinese film industry can hold its own at the multiplex: It is just as awash in murky computer imagery, stupefying exposi .. The New York Times
1.5
In execution, it bulldozes us with overcomplicated set pieces until it becomes an endurance test. Decider
4.5
As Jupiter nears, its oily eye dominates the Earths sky, under which humanity cowers beneath its unseeing, eldritch gaze. Slate
4.5
That doesnt take away the surface level problems in the script, though. Film Inquiry
1.5
Frant Gwos science fiction blockbuster crash lands onto Netflix as something of a perplexing surprise. Flickering Myth
4.5
But while its decidedly not silly, it doesnt entirely achieve its more serious goals, either. Birth Movies Death
3.0
Its worth a look if youre curious about the future of tentpole cinema. Forbes
3.5
Thats right, The Wandering Earth is utterly bonkers, but that doesnt make it a bad film, just a magnificently silly one that will dazzle and entertain .. Star Burst Magazine
4.5
Loud, frenetic, and filled with sublime industrial and cosmic moments, blasts for fire and rockets, falling boulders and chunks of ice and blocks of c .. The Stranger
3.5
Escapist in the broadest and most accessible sense of the word, champion of a humanism for all audiences and without complications.
3.0
The Wandering Earth blends throwback elements that harken to 90s Hollywood disaster flicks with the sumptuous excess of the Chinese historical epics. Film
3.0
This films success ... may finally have opened the pod bay doors for more Chinese science fiction films. Scmp
3.0
All that said, The Wandering Earth isnt a bad film at all if you want to kill a few hours wondering what is going to explode next its just hampered by .. The Shiz Nit
4.5
The sheer amount of stuff thats packed into the movie make a little unwieldy, yes, but theres always another gonzo set piece on the way just when the .. Polygon
4.5
But theres enough specific personality in it to point to a future of more nationally inflected blockbusters. The Verge
2.5
So thats kind of a neat tension in and of itself, but one that doesnt make for a hugely rewarding night out. Alternate Ending
4.5
The Wandering Earth is a marvel of imagination, inspiration, execution, and excitement Screen Anarchy
1.5
If anything, it veers into the so bad its good territory of cinemas terrain. It also offers also plenty of opportunities to examine Chinese projection .. High Def Digest
4.0
The Wandering Earth is big, loud, spectacle entertainment if Ive ever seen it. rachelsreviews.net
4.4
Think Pacific Rims heart in When Worlds Collides body, wearing Armageddons clothes; hinged on whats easily the most *ridiculous* not outright fantasy .. Geek
3.0
The typical reluctant hero story entertains, and the film never loses its visual charm.
4.5
Director Frant Gwo shoots these scenes with utter confidence and clarity, as well as something simple that is often forgotten with stories in fantasti .. Vaguev Is Ages
1.5
The issues of the blockbuster are all here, with the lack of logic (not to mention complete disregard for the laws of physics), the thin characters, t .. Asian Movie Pulse
3.4
Yes, its an incredulous plot that defies the laws of science, but, lets be honest, thats the basis of sci fi cinema, where anything is possible. Vod Zilla
3.0
On a more basic entertainment level, as a popcorn flick The Wandering Earth compares well with most of its Hollywood peers, successfully transplanting .. easternKicks.com
4.5
Saving The World, With Chinese Characteristics Of course, being a Chinese made film, The Wandering Earth still carries a more Chinese bent than an equ ..



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