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Once we learn that an evil pig villainess with a New Zealand accent is tormenting citizens because she once lost a dance competition, our brains self-combust.
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A Minecraft Movie: It certainly lives up to its, um, title.
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"this movie thrives when it's simply being a relatable Minecraft experience while also showing off just how limitless Minecraft's world is."
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‘A Minecraft Movie’ review: Idiotic video game film stomps on your brain
This place makes no sense!,” yells a character in the imbecilic green-screen gunk that is “A Minecraft Movie,” starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa.
A Minecraft Movie review — big-screen game adaptation is no blockbuster
If you’re not familiar with the massively popular video game Minecraft, you may need to do some deep Wikiswotting to avoid A Minecraft Movie coming across as anything other than inscrutably hermetic.
‘A Minecraft Movie’ review: Film adaptation lacks creativity of the game
The film adaptation of the world's best-selling video game lacks in genuine imagination, though kids will probably like it all the same, writes our reviewer.
‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is Exactly What You’ll Think It Will Be, and Less
The popular game gets turned into a movie, complete with Easter eggs, killer pigs, Jason Momoa in cheesy acid-washed denim and a whole lotta irony.
'A Minecraft Movie' is a block of big dumb fun
"Napoleon Dynamite" director Jared Hess hurls tater tots and two competitive dorks played by Jack Black and Jason Momoa into the cubist, mega-popular video game.
'A Minecraft Movie' might be fun for kids, but it's a miss for grown up gamers
Director Jared Hess took on "A Minecraft Movie" and manages to create a visually great film, but too many characters keep it from having any heart.
A Minecraft Movie review roundup: some say it's 'okay,' others say 'it isn't actively boring'
A Minecraft Movie is out this Friday, and today the reviews started pouring in like lava when you mistakenly break the wrong block in your underground base. PC Gamer got to attend an advance screening,
A Minecraft Movie captures the creative fun and wacky adventures of the game, but its story is seriously lacking.
But this theological statement is actually from one of this generation's greatest minds: Jack Black in A Minecraft Movie. It sums up the core message of this film: No matter how difficult it is to create something,
A Minecraft Movie's producer says working on set was like 'playing with friends on a Minecraft server'
I can only imagine how much fun it must have been to work on the set of A Minecraft Movie, surrounded by incredible sets, Minecraft memorabilia, and, of course, getting to watch Jack Black as he mined mountains of lapis lazuli.
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