The premise of this film makes no sense. They're stuck living in a timeloop, living the same day over & over in the same house with the same people, with their day scheduled to the very second (to the point they're berated for being literally seconds late for something), & that's supposed to be a paradise? Yay! You're free to be yourself! Just so long as you accept that you have no free will! Especially as one of the kids is clearly a serial killer in the making.
(Also, how does this loop even work? A squirrel falls out of its nest every day & a phone call is received every day, but a letter can arrive that didn't arrive before, & the kids cause different disasters in the local village which result in different consequences, & Jake can visit the loop more than once without running into himself. And how come at the end, it's revealed that his grandfather never died, because they killed the villain in 1943 so he never did it, but it was the grandfather's death that sent Jake on his search to begin with so he never would have killed the villain & arrgghhh paradox paradox! Yes, it's fantasy, but a fantasy universe should have some internal logic to it, however bizarro it may be.)
I guess being stuck in a timeloop would be worth it in order to hide from monsters hunting you - after all, a restricted existence is probably preferable to death... But then it's revealed that they were doing that before the monsters were a thing (it's mentioned they got sick of living in loops), & it's revealed that Jake & his grandfather are Peculiar but lived in the normal world just fine (yes, his grandfather was hunted down, but he managed just fine for his whole life up until then, & considering all the eyeballs being consumed, it doesn't look like the loops are very safe). And thy find the body of someone who has had his eyes removed, so presumably he was Peculiar but lived outside a timeloop. So why go to the trouble of establishing timeloops in the first place, rather than just find an isolated place & chill out there? Or even live in the ordinary world, if the person can blend in well enough?
The finale was a hell of a lot of fun though, & I enjoyed that bit a lot. The visuals were pretty great too, & it was nicely shot. But everything else was eh.
I haven't read the book, so for all I know, the premise & explanations for everything might be way different & actually make sense there. But I haven't read the book. I watched the film. And the film makes no sense. Suspending disbelief only works if there is something to suspend it from.
Licked it. Expected more.A bit childish.
fantastic movie, tim burton never disapoints!!
Professor X's less powerful cousin
Tim Burton's best film in an age. I have always enjoyed tales that entwine the real world with fantasy and this does it with an enchanting style. Its not perfect, I suspect it has been edited down from a longer cut, but there is much here to enjoy and I would welcome more adventures in Miss Peregrine's world. In fact I am very tempted to buy the three books in the series currently available.
What a beautiful and majestic movie and plot this was. Definetely in my top 100 favourite movies, a solid 10/10 movie. This is what you call a movie.
I was more than disappointed by this movie as I'm usually a big fan of Tim Burton movies. The animations and effects felt weird, the story was quite boring and predictable and the acting questionable…
This movie was...odd. I guess that's to be expected. I get the premise. I'm even okay woth all the random powers because the idea that powers will always be useful and logical just doesn't make sense. Since when are genes and evolution predictable. But there are other things that are less so. For example, protecting children by placing them in a time loop wjere they will never grow up. You usually protect the young until they are old enough to protect themselves. Not, protect them by completely separating them from reality and any chance to ever grow up or live meaningful lives. So then, how do they ever get adults, or more kids, if all of their future generations are trapped in a young age? And the whole eye balls thing. Definitely not an appropriate thing to watch with kids. Overall, it was okay but odd and it was hard to suspend reality enough to believe some of the illogical ideas
A good bit of fun fantasy. Some great visuals and designs. Interesting ideas too, even if they don't always make much sense, it's still a good time. kids should love this.
This movie was definitely unlike anything I have ever seen before. The visual effects were stunning and I really got to grips with all of the characters. Definitely need to re-watch to fully appreciate the plot though.
I'm disappointed. Expected much more. It's completely different from the book, like totally.
I really liked it.
It's clearly targeting a younger audience possibly young teens? and as others have said I also expected a bit more from it.
It felt a tad short and could possibly be quite interesting if it would be continued as a tv series. and the romance thing. I enjoyed the romance, but might have could have been used/done better. It seemed as it was a bit misaligned in comparison to what else the movie was about.
I'm sure it would have been far better if they had narrowed their focus by deciding which type of movie they actually wanted to make.
Whether it should be a young romance kinda movie, a fairytale adventure kind of movie possibly with a bigger focus on the time aspects, or a fairytale adventure movie with focus on the special magical powers some have. It just really needed to be more focused, instead of trying to do them all.
Even with it's lack of focus, it's still a really great movie. I can definitely recommend it and I'll certainly rewatch it at some point in the future.
Great visual and creature designs, especially the hollow.
Somewhat weak story, especially the romance angle felt poorly handled.
X-Men did a better job with the children with superpower theme.
Technically a story about an 85 year old woman falling in love with a 14 year old boy. None of it makes any sense.
This should be the easiest novel for Tim Burton to adapt for the screen, but it looks like he wasn't particularly enthuastic about it. The movie lets us travel through time loops and encounter creatures with all kinds of supernatural powers, yet there's nothing that manages to inspire a sense of wonder or even communicate emotions. Despite the impressive work on the visuals, everything feels inexplicably flat and mechanical. It's not a terrible movie, but I don't think I will ever watch it again.
Cute and mostly entertaining, but lacks a lot of the charm that earlier Burton works brought.
The romance element of the story seemed insincere.
Burton when straight Mars Attacks in the 3rd act.
To be honest before watching this film I knew nothing about it other than Eva Green was in it. I had no knowledge of the source novels and I did not even know Tim Burton directed. Funnily enough when the end credits rolled, and I saw his name I thought ‘yup it all clicks into place’. The main female let is a dark mysterious woman, usually Helena Bonham-Carter (my wife’s family knew her family) but in this case the rather lovely Eva Green who fits into the HBC shaped hole easily, dark mysterious and a little menacing come easily to this lady.
Like a lot of Burton’s films this is based on children’s literature and like a lot of his interpretations you have to think, is this too dark, a little too scary for the younger audience it is aimed at? Afterall, we have some scary CGI lanky limbed monsters that people turn into that eat eyeballs and you see them eating eyeballs. Hmmmm, how is your 10-year-old’s sleep? Topped with a scary looking Samuel L Jackson hamming it up in full-on scare-mode and I am not 100% sure smaller children and some adults are going to be comfortable viewing this film. Quite often I feel this way about Burton’s films. I mean we know kids like being scared, Dr. Who when I was a kid, but I was not allowed to watch Dracula where people were being killed in full-frontal blood mode.
It is fair to say Burton is uneven in his films and ‘Miss Peregrine’ is in this category. When it is fun and entertaining it is particularly good but when it is scary, drags or gets disjointed it is disappointing. Miss Peregrine’s School for Peculiar Children is exactly this.
We are led into the story a little slowly, with Jacob’s mum soon discarded and never seen again and although this can be a little annoying for modern audiences it does make the second half of the film more compelling as we meet up with the peculiar children caught in time-loop during the war. Words that should make most imaginative people sit upright and pay attention. The time loop is fun with everyone in the home stuck knowing what is going to happen at the exact time – so the same phone call, the same squirrel falling out of its nest and the same attack by a monster. Great concept and the ultimate boredom of some of the children are well realised. It is Groundhog Day but without the crescendo of resolution.
Near the end we get into an escape from evil things with tricks and subterfuge, each child character getting a little set piece with their powers – entertaining enough but so far, so familiar. As a grown man with reasonable cognitive-functioning aspects of the time-travelling and loops did get a little confusing but much like the aforementioned Dr. Who it seemed easy to watch, enjoy, and just let it drift.
With some of the effects you can see the budget but in general the overall look and feel of the film is good enough. All the adult actors are equally good enough without being outstanding, Eva Green is the lynch-pin adult and is great in her role although she is used sparingly, Chris O’Dowd seems to slip into any character easily enough but is also used sparingly and seems forgotten by the end of the story. Both Allison Janney, Rupert Everett and Judi Dench are fine actors but they do just seem like high-value window-dressing and Samuel L Jackson seems nowadays to just play the same character, he always has a least two sentences in every film that start ‘Did I not just say….’ regardless of the setting. Put him in a grey fright-wig and fetish doll teeth and he is still Samuel L Jackson from ‘that film we saw last week’, shame as he does have more to offer.
The younger actors fair better with Asa Butterfield and Ella Purnell leading the way. Butterfield is believable as the hum-drum Jacob although he always seems a little ‘awkward’ in scenes, hard to describe but there is something off. Ella Purnell was attractive and well-cast as the love interest but this was sign-posted from a league away and you can help feeling perhaps not having them fall in love would be different at least. All the other child characters have seemingly interesting back stories and powers that seem to have been side-lined or held back to keep the focus on the love-story and peril. Perhaps in further sequels it would be fun to explore origins and motivations? To me this whole premise lends itself to a well-made TV show and not a short format film – again.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is an odd film, entertaining enough I watched it from start to finish without my mind or attention wandering, the acting, in general, was fine and everything was neat and seemed to fit in its place. But something was missing, dare I be so pretentious as to say the ‘soul’ of the story, I cannot really say but something was missing. Once again with so many films that I watch there is a good film in there, but it is stifled.
Overall, not really scary or mysterious enough for older children and adults and perhaps a little too scary for the younger viewers. No age group can understand the time-travelling though.
Neil Patrick Harris, I see your next Netflix project on the horizon sir.
From Tim Burton comes the magical adventure Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Seeking closure after the death of his grandfather, Jacob goes in search of a reclusive children’s home that his grandfather told him stories about, and upon finding it he discovers a world of supernatural wonders. Starring Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Terence Stamp, and Samuel L. Jackson, the film has a fairly decent cast. And, Burton’s directing style is perfect for the material. The special effects and score are also especially well-done and help to create a fantasy-esque tone. However, the plot’s a bit hard to follow; with the jumping in and out of various time-loops and the creation of alternative time-lines. Also, the character development is a little weak; as most of them are defined mainly by their peculiarity. Yet despite its weaknesses, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is a fantastically imaginative film that all audiences will enjoy.
Goes away from the source material immensely; if you’re going to make a movie based on a book series, don’t keep only one of the fundamental parts of the world and leave the rest.
It was surprising if I mentioned that Ms. Peregrine is Eva Green. But otherwise it was an interesting movie. Advise.
I got bored halfway through.
was expecting alittle better but still a great film...love the concept of this film
Good movie, probably better if you havent read the books as it follows them pretty religiously. Not any surprises for you though, if you have. Honestly that was the only part I was disapointed with, they didnt take any creative risks or add new surprises. Excellent casting and character development. Overall worth the watch, if you like a sci fi and fantasy mix.
Eva Green is amazingly outstanding and superlative.
just like watching X-men and Peter Pan in one film
Well, it was entertaining adventure. As for storyline, you shouldn't try to analyze it - there is holes and paradoxes in their logic. As long as you remember that, it's quite fun!
Well, I am no Burton fan by any means. I watch some of his movies because of a certain actor/actress I like. In this case it was Eva Green. It wasn´t an award winning performance, I´ll admit that but I am a fan so I watch.
As for the movie I found it entertaining and visually very well made. I will not go into detail about how the timeloops work - it´s fantasy, a fairy-tale, so I don´t mind. I really liked the first half of the movie it build up expectation but it took a turn in the second half that, for me, doesn´t work. I had hoped for a bit more depth. Instead we get a goofy CGI skeleton army fight and the usual good prevails about evil in the end stuff .
Liked it, it was fun. The visual effects were awesome.
A few good ideas lost in a mish-mash of excessive exposition and an absolute mess of an excuse for mythology. It also manages to ruin what could have been an iconic villain by reducing him from terrifying to cheesy wisecracks and slapstick. Eva Green, as per usual, was lovely though.
Jake's phone has a hell of a battery!
Ehh...it was okay, I guess. Visually, it was a beautiful movie but narratively...a little weak. The first half is really slow, it picks up the pace in the second half and it gets more entertaining but it never gets to a point where you're like 'OH WOW'. It's a bit meh, I wouldn't have watched it at the cinema if I hadn't been invited to go. It's a movie you watch at home on a Sunday afternoon when you have nothing else better to do.
This wasn't necessarily the best movie I watched. But it did kept me entertained and I do hope to see a sequel.
The fairy tale about "tygryskach", lead shoes with ornitology lessons and some teenage enchantment in the background. Quite good Burton I must say. :)
I read 60% of the book before watching (my husband who's also a watch-body was impatient) - and I felt the movie was done in a sloppy way, miss Pelegrine's character was played in a way that made her totally unlikable IMO, seemed like a bad witch caging poor children and using them - not a kind caregiver as it would make sense. Emma seemed to jump over her loved one's grandson pretty quickly and that seems kinda sick and unfaithful for someone who basically living the same day over and over again and supposed to still be attached to Abe. And visually it looks like Tim Burton ran out of his creative fuel.
"Dark Shadows" is a masterpiece comparing to this. Forgetful movie where everybody are evil and selfish, but some more than the others. It's a sad time to live in if these are our fiction and role models... Still going to finish the book, though.
Surprisingly enjoyable fantasy film. Not the most Tim Burtonesque of Tim Burton films, but those moments that are traditional Tim Burton really shine.
I nearly didn't watch this movie due to the comments, but actually it was ok! It's a children's story, maybe not a good film for young (under teen) ones as there are a few gruesome bits and you do need to bear in mind that Tim Burton does have a strange twist on life.
Except Samuel L Jackson no buddy is acting , they just read the script. They don't mean what they said, this movie is a huge despointment
this could have been a really nice movie for the whole family, but due to strange soundtracks and kinda silly moments this movie doesnt give the mood like it was in the book. and the ending, what was that? i really didnt remembered this while reading. sad, i hoped it would turn out like a modern fairytale
Once Jake his granddad gets killed he goes and grants his last dying wish. Introducing Jake to a whole new world.
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I've got these books standing on my shelve, but haven't come around reading them yet. So I decided to watch the movie first. I must say, it is pretty magical. Which makes me even more exited about reading the books. The world Tim Burton created was apart from very beautiful, very fun and quite scary. Although I think they kind of made up for the scary part, by making Samuel L. Jackson his role as Mr. Barron very funny. I admit that once I saw the "Hollows" I got some creepy flashbacks to the time I watched several Youtubers play Slenderman.
I really enjoyed how much fun they made this movie. It gave me a bit of a Harry Potter-y/Narnia-y vibe. My mom said it reminded her of The Spiderwick Chronicles. I enjoyed all those movies and I enjoyed this one almost as much (Harry Potter and Narnia are hard to beat). So, getting back to the point where I was telling about how much fun this movie was, I really liked the "peculiarities" of all the children. Making them all so unique and a joy to watch. I always like seeing Asa Butterfield in movies, it was one of the first movies I saw from Ella Purnell though. The only thing I can say is that I loved her. Oh and, I wish I had her eyes (I'm serious but now that I think about it, it's kind of funny) (must have watched the movie to get that) (I'm sorry if you haven't watched it yet and you don't get my super funny joke).
Let's get back to Tim Burton real quick. I personally think he has made greater movies in the past, but this one sure wasn't bad, at all. It is hard to top such an impressive curriculum vitae if you ask me. That's why I think this movie is kind of "snowed under". Which it shouldn't be because it was great and very enjoyable. That was a great "not getting to the point" way of saying that you should watch this movie because it's fun, and they better make some follow-up movies because I want to see what is going to happen next, and not just read about it.
what a disgusting movie. Burton ruined Riggs storyline! Let's hope there won't be a second installment, cause he cannot continue the plot from where it was supposed to be with that awful ending
It took me almost a week to get to the end of this movie. It just never got interesting. And the acting was so horrid, from every member of the cast, that I think Burton asked them to suck. What a pain of a movie.
love weird movies like this and Emma with her natural curly hair and big green eyes she was perfect. loved the movie. in my opinion this can be like Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts, a franchise.
I did not get to read the books, but what I think the written universe has a lot of information, and tried to compress everything in a 2 hour movie, which became a very confusing narrative, with dumb solutions and nothing peculiar, nor Eva Green and Samuel L. Jackson managed to save the movie
I really expected a lot more from this movie. They hardly followed the story from the book, even changed the powers of the main character, did not see the point to that. They left out so much at one point I thought there were scenes from the third book. I am unsure how the movie got such a good rating.
It seems to me that Tim Burton has not made a memorable -or at least decent- movie since Sweeney Todd. He lost his burtonian touch and everything he does now just blends with the rest of incredibly boring "cgi fantasy teen movies".
Two hours couldn't get me to care about anything, nor plot, nor characters.
Also Butterfield and Callum Wilson gave very poor acting performances.
I'm not a big fan of Tim Burton but this was a good fantasy fairy-tale. Very nice plot and story that i thorough enjoyed. Trailer doesn't do much justice
I wrote a truly thoughtful, intelligent, witty comment about this movie and accidentally erased it before it posted (- that's my story and I'm sticking to it). Let's see what I can conjure up several days later. I wanted to see this movie for it's premise of a school of gifted children who are ostracized from society because of their peculiarities. It was only when I began to watch it that I discovered it was a Tim Burton film, who is usually too horrific a writer/producer/director for me. But I persevered, and much to my pleasure I found it clever, well performed (even Dame Judy Dench had a day player's role), interesting and laudable. The characters were relatable, I loved the premise and the telling, it's mystery and real sense of peril. I was relieved that when Burton went dark, it was only gruesome not horrific (no threat of nightmares - whew). I give this movie a 7 (good) out of 10.
The only interesting thing about this movie is Eva Green.
Fantastic Mr Burton. You did it again, I was totally transported somewhere else which is my favorite thing when watching a Fantasy film. I loved everything from the amazing costumes to the great music. Not to mention the story which was so moving. I did not know what the film was about so I was truly enchanted by it all. A magical movie. <3
Even as a Tim Burton fan, I didn't expect this film to be too good. I guess since you have Samuel L. Jackson with bad hair as the villain. I can't name too many films with him over-acting as the villain that have been actually good.
The film starts out fine enough but once Jackson appears in the middle, things just got overly goofy. Like Tim Burton turned into Robert Rodriguez.
Esperaba mucho más :c
fist time seeing a tin burton movie not bad I'd give it 9 out 10 stars and 100 on special effects #ShiftvW8
Tim Burton yet again brings us a abnormal, and beautiful film.. If you look closely, you'll find that he's got a cameo in it.. It was good to see parts done in Blackpool, made the film even more abnormal.. some great affects, great cast.. yet again SLJ playing another cheesy part... I liked that it had affects you'd get in the films like Clash of Titans etc.. lots of strange things going on in this film..
Perfeito, ótimo enredo, mas apenas peca em algumas partes em computação gráfica.
unlike the last I've seen of Tim Burton, maintains good initial tone throughout the film, so I liked it, although it is true that the last part is worse
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Enjoyable but not as exciting as I expected it to be, though I would probably have loved it in book form as a preteen.
My issue is mainly how the "romance" feel so terribly forced and unrealistic, I seriously have a harder time believing in their relationship than the fantasy elements. If they simply just had to have it in there, they could have left it before the whole business with "im going to spend years travelling through time and even join the army all for a girl i met like a week ago".... It pretty much just ruined the whole thing for me, not even preteen me would be satisfied with that.