It looks to be an acceptable movie in the same vein as minions to me. I really hope the plot won’t be as formulaic as it definitely is, because I’ll be compelled to watch it at some point.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, it's not like Minecraft itself is marketed to the hardcore gamer demographic. It's essentially a kids' movie. I suspect it might still suck at that though.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

IMDb indicates that the screenplay was written by a pair of writers exclusively versed in the 6-10 age demographic, with touchups by rob mcelhenney. Directed by the couple behind napoleon dynamite. I expect morbius.

[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

with touchups by rob mcelhenney.

But... why?

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

He's a capable comedy actor and before he jumped ship, he was interested in doing it.

[–] Melonpoly@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

I feel like kids moves should be higher quality. Teach them about good films from a young age. One can't keep giving them mindless content at a time were they are supposed to be developing their minds.

[–] Snazz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I’m sure it’s going to be “we got isekai’d into a Minecraft world and now we need to defeat [antagonist] before they ruin everything!”

It’s such a shame because I feel like theres a lot of potential. There are so many faces of Minecraft and ways to play the game (even within the relatively narrow area of vanilla survival multiplayer). Perhaps a better plot would revolve around the friction between these different playstyles.