Maximum Ride

I've been a fan of the Maximum Ride series since I was 14 and I've read every single book. I wasn't terribly upset with the casting choices, aside from Fang not being the loveable emo we always knew (he was way more of a Dylan from the later books). I LOVED Angel, Gazzy, and Nudge, they were pretty much spot on and I loved how they touched on Nudge's love for fashion in her room. Iggy I wasn't too happy about at first but I grew to like him more as the movie progressed. Max just wasn't....Max. At first, I saw the spark of Max in the first scene with Nudge and the flock in the dining room but after that, she kinda just lost her Maxness. The sets were AMAZING. The fight scenes were meh and the CGI was absolutely horrendous. In reality, they did what they could with the budget they had and they didn't do half bad. Hence the half rating. I'm not sure if I want a sequel or not, since sequels are usually well known for being worse than the original but I would definitely watch it if one came out. I hope one day in a few years, a bigger Hollywood production company will find this and say "hey we can do it even better" and reboot it, like they do with everything else in Hollywood.

I read reviews before I watched this movie, and I was watching it with low expectations. I don't think it was nearly as bad as everyone made it out to be. Not every actor is going to match the exact description of the book, because everyone has their own views about them. This wasn't a bad adaptation. I still saw the character in each actor. I saw the small chemistry moments between Max and Fang. For a movie that was only released in select theaters for a short time, it was actually pretty good. They probably won't make another one, but it makes me want to reread the books again.

The movie had such potential. It's been a while since I've read the books so I can't say much on how it followed that story line. I sat through the whole thing hoping it would get better but it continued t o spiral downwards. The acting could have been better. I'm not someone who reviews movies so I don't know what else to say besides it wasn't very good and I'm glad I didn't buy it.