Review of Maximum Ride (2016) by Ashton - — 20 Nov 2016

If you've read the books and enjoyed them, you probably will not enjoy this movie. However, as someone who did not enjoy the books and found many flaws in them, this movie was something I actually enjoyed quite a bit. This movie plays out more like the first episode of a show, which is understandable considering it was meant to be a web series from the start.

The quality of the movie is not nearly as bad as people seem to be making it out to be. It's certainly no Disney movie, but at the same time it has its own charm and will keep your attention the whole way through. To my delight it patched many of the extreme plot holes the books had in them, and this movie provided content that fleshed out the characters properly- something the books had fallen short on, in my opinion.

The special effects were a bit rough at times, and for a movie about kids with wings you barely get to see any flying happen. However, I imagine it was hard to make a movie with even this level of CGI. Wing CGI is quite hard to produce. Kudos to the movie for trying to at least incorporate it. And for what it is, the flight scenes are quite nicely done for a small budget film.

Though it may not be the most well-made film, Maximum Ride manages to break away from the flaws the books hold and instead turn itself into a standalone film. If you're not going to judge it based off of love of the books, this movie should be an enjoyable watch. Cheers.

(These were simply my opinions, thanks).