Is good

While the main story is entertaining, the real treat for me was watching the sub-plot of Christopher Waltz have a villain's midlife crisis.

Basically, Michel Gondry laid a big, fat, boring green egg on this one. The first half is mildly amusing (if totally forgettable); but for the most part, I'm not sure how he took a neat, slightly off-center property and made it so bland.

I enjoyed this film a good deal. I know it got beat up a little by critics, but it was entertaining for what i expected from it. It was an action comedy, c'mon it's Seth Rogan, it's near impossible for him to be unfunny. It wasn't a great movie, but it was good. It had just enough comedy and just enough action to keep me happy as a filmgoer.

The first time I saw it, I was like "Meh, not bad" then I forgot about it.

I re-watched it. I think all in all, it's pretty forgettable, but probably shouldn't be completely forgotten. There are some great inventive moments in the way the action sequences are shot from Gondry in a pretty average overall film.

29th entry in the 100 movies in June challenge.

I'm ambivalent towards Seth Rogen most of the time (apart from the wonderfully dark Observe & Report), but I liked Be Kind, Rewind. While there are traces of Michel Gondry left (the camera movement and anamorphic lens flares are cool), it's all superfluous. The whole film is superfluous. It's a stupidly violent product of a Hollywood marketing machine, and as such lacks a soul. The only ones who come out looking fairly well are Christoph Waltz and Edward James Olmos who are badass no matter what they're doing, but it's still a massive waste of their time and of anyone who watches this.

Sure it's not perfect, but I actually really enjoyed this film. It felt like a much better integration of comedy and action than Pineapple Express. I think this had much to do with having Michel Gondry direct. I'm not saying that David Gordon Green is a bad director, but rather that action isn't really his strength. Gondry on the other hand was able to adapt his music video aesthetic towards some pretty fun fights. The stuff with the elevator and the car and the "front wheel drive" is great and so is Jay Chou as Kato. Also I'm pretty sure I could watch Christoph Waltz in anything. In a time when superhero filmmaking is becoming a sort-of formula, it's good to shake things up by handing a comic book adaptation to someone unique. That's how we got Iron Man, remember?

When it came out this movie has disappointed pulp fiction fans, Michel Gondry fans and even Seth Rogan fans. Yes, it rambles. And yes the source material deserved better than the lo-fi spoofing it received here. But going into this flick on a Saturday night with a few beers and low expectations, I came away pleasantly entertained. It's not perfect, and you probably wont want to revisit it very often, but there is fun to be had here. And I daresay it plays better without the 3D and viewed instead through some lenses comprising of the bottom of a couple of bottles!

Film No.27 of Cinebro's June Challenge

If you watch this and try not to take it seriously and just go with the flow you should get some enjoyment out of it, possibly a few laughs thrown in to boot. I'm not making any promises.

So-so story and predictable.At least,there is some exciting slow motion actions,car chasing,crazy explosion and good comedy.I can understand why it had received a mixed reviews.For the most famous Taiwan Acto/Singer Jay Chou,he had prove to his fans that he's not only can sing,he can act too and even can fight.Those fan girls will be enthusiasm to see his role in here.Still can be a recommendation for the superhero movie fans,worth a watch.:)

Una película de superhéroes escrita por los guionistas de Supersalidos. Peleas cutres al estilo Pineapple Express, un villano pasando por una crisis de identidad y ciertos momentos en los que Gondry nos recuerda que él es el tío que hizo aquellos videoclips para los White Stripes, los Flight of the Conchords o los Chemichal Brothers.
Muy buena.

A good, funny time. Sure it is very similar to other comic book films of this nature, but it does enough different to stand on it's own. It's certainly not the best superhero movie, but I left the theater smiling nonetheless.

It sure is fun and has its moments, but for the most part The Green Hornet is just stupid.

C (50.50) Average, passable as a time-killer but nothing more.