Sadly, just like the Cranks, this movie was just too dumb and too gross. I wouldn’t recommend it, especially if you have read the books. So all-in-all, this movie just didn’t hit home for me. Nowhere in the book was it supposed to be this nauseating. This is by far one of the most disgusting movies I have seen, and I regret seeing it. Instead of looking like infected human beings, they looked like zombies from “The Walking Dead,” and the animation reminded me of the Disney Channel movie “Spy Kids.” I really don’t think the Cranks could have been any worse or any more gross. Speaking of Cranks, the movie completely messes up those characters. Some parts, like the instance when Thomas and Brenda (Rosa Salazar) decide to go down the infected tunnel rather than the right exit Thomas found mere moments ago, made me think, “Could anybody really be this foolish?” Did they honestly think they would find the exit through the dark, gross tunnel and not run into a Crank? Honestly, I don’t think that the writers could have made some of the characters any dumber. One of the most annoying parts is the fact that you couldn’t go two minutes without the characters dropping a curse word. Then, he barely escapes and comes out looking like nothing has happened, while everyone else looks gross and broken. It comes as no surprise that Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) acted selflessly in every situation (nothing wrong with that), that he would have a near-death experience, and almost get shot and captured. It is obvious from the beginning what is going to happen. There is absolutely no plot, and it is too predictable. There are parts that I enjoyed, but other than those few moments, this movie is pretty pointless. Had the movie not been named “The Scorch Trials,” someone would have thought it was “Walking Dead: the Movie.” ![]() Sadly, the movie doesn’t live up to the book. Being a fan of the book, I was very excited to see it in theaters. Perhaps the third film in the franchise, The Death Cure (due out February 2017), will prevent total trilogy meltdown.“Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials,” based on the book by James Dashner, is finally here. Still, compared to its rivals in the Sky Bet Championship League Table of young adult adaptations, it's much closer to promotion than the likes of Beautiful Creatures, The Golden Compass and – speak not its name – The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. If you're not, then this Episode II may feel empty and unsatisfying. Goofs Eight Gladers escape the Wicked Complex. If you're willing to ignore the whys and hows – or happen to have read all of James Dashner's books in advance – The Scorch Trials rattles along like a wooden rollercoaster you're pretty sure isn't going to break halfway up a loop. Originally the studio had a 'wait-and-see' policy for greenlighting this sequel depending on how the first movie did, however they decided two weeks before the premier of the first movie to go ahead and greenlight The Scorch Trials anyway as the publicity and reviews were overwhelmingly good. "Why are there mazes?", "Why do some kids have their memory erased?" and "Will anyone say 'Scorchio!'?" are just a few of The Scorch Trials' many unanswerable headscratchers. The final reveal is in the final film, and until then, you have to bob along in the white water and enjoy the ride. However, I liked its fast pacing and the fact the kids are determined to stay free against all. The movie has a lot of running but no mazes and no scorch trials either, so, the title is misleading. Like the Divergent series, the Maze Runner franchise is undermined by its more-mysterious-than-thou premise. The story is about a bunch of teenagers struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic world while being pursued by a highly sophisticated organization. Beset on all sides by victims of the zombie-like Rage virus, Ball has our young heroes dash through approximately 18 levels of The Last Of Us before they get a decent nap, by which point you'll want one too. With its young leads – Dylan O'Brien's Thomas, Thomas Brodie-Sangster's Newt, Ki Hong Lee's Minho and Kaya Scodelario's Teresa – hot footing it out of a maze in the last film, "The Gladers" (as they're called) are offered mere minutes of respite in a sinister medical facility before pegging it into the post-apocalyptic wasteland.ĭirector Wes Ball returns for the follow-up, delivering a slicker and more confident product, full of grander set-pieces and tougher themes. ![]() ![]() This is despite there being no mazes, no trials and almost nothing getting scorched. The methadone to Hunger Games' heroin, The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is the sequel to 2014's genuinely-not-bad The Maze Runner, which is itself also genuinely-not-bad. Before The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 arrives in November, here's another fix of dystopian sci-fi action based on a series of young adult novels.
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