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Chaotic · 10-09-2016, 10:20 PM

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xbs2034 · 10-10-2016, 03:45 AM

Pretty surprised it's getting a 4K release given how badly it tanked at the box office (the whole "in theaters now" tag seems a bit wrong as it left the vast majority of theater after two weeks and I think has now officially closed), I thought Fox even doing a DVD only release was possible as that's happened with a few of the biggest recent bombs. It's nothing great or original, but I like this type of movie and enjoyed it enough.

Pieter V · 10-11-2016, 06:00 PM

Release date: December 13th, 2016

Dave J · 10-22-2016, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by xbs2034

Pretty surprised it's getting a 4K release given how badly it tanked at the box office (the whole "in theaters now" tag seems a bit wrong as it left the vast majority of theater after two weeks and I think has now officially closed), I thought Fox even doing a DVD only release was possible as that's happened with a few of the biggest recent bombs. It's nothing great or original, but I like this type of movie and enjoyed it enough.

I saw it at the theater and enjoyed it. This one was directed by Ridley Scott's son so that might explain why it's being treated with some respect by the studio in regards to a home video release.

GasmaskAvenger · 10-22-2016, 08:42 PM

I'm kinda glad it's getting a 4K UHD.

Gives it a pretty good boast in that it's first genuine box office bomb in the format.

That said, I liked it for what it was, hence why I will add it to my home video collection.

darkness2918 · 10-22-2016, 11:30 PM

Kind of curious about this so I may pick up the BD as a blind buy.

Chaotic · 10-23-2016, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by GasmaskAvenger

I'm kinda glad it's getting a 4K UHD.

Gives it a pretty good boast in that it's first genuine box office bomb in the format.

That said, I liked it for what it was, hence why I will add it to my home video collection.

In the Heart of the Sea and Point Break are already out on UHD.

Trollhunter · 10-23-2016, 07:15 AM

To anyone whose seen the movie, is it worth buying.

Chaotic · 10-25-2016, 09:08 PM

Leonidas King · 10-25-2016, 09:11 PM

This flop gets a UHD release while Sony's hit Don't Breathe doesn't get such treatment. So messed up.

jlk5844 · 10-25-2016, 10:45 PM

I was interested in this based on the trailer, but then it got bad reviews. I still wanted to see it in the theater anyway, but that never happened. Is this the kind of movie that doesn't succeed at what it sets out to do, but is still entertaining? It's weird to say but sometimes I enjoy watching something mediocre with the advanced knowledge that it is, there's a certain crappy junk food quality that I sometimes respond to. The cast is great too, so there's that. Just wondering what people thought and if this is worth my time in any way. I'll probably check it out at Redbox at the least anyway.

eiknarf · 10-26-2016, 12:00 AM

Oh man!!! So this movie isn't worth being mentioned in the same breath as Ex Machina!!?? It's been on my WATCH LIST for half a year. So many negative comments: on here, in the news section (announcing it's release date), and on Metacritic (averaged a 48).
I was hoping this was going to be awesome 😖

javi92 · 10-26-2016, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollhunter

To anyone whose seen the movie, is it worth buying.

No. It's pretty average in every respect. Writing really lets this one down. Very little originality and the ending is pretty easy to see coming.

eiknarf · 10-26-2016, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by javi92

No. It's pretty average in every respect. Writing really lets this one down. Very little originality and the ending is pretty easy to see coming.

Damn! When I first saw the trailer, I thought for sure it was going to be great. Especially because that actress is fresh from VVitch, which she was great in.

2awesome4apossum · 12-04-2016, 06:51 AM

I really wanted to love this movie. I'm a huge Ridley Scott fan, so I had high hopes for his son, and although I didn't care for LOOM (which is supposed to be an extra on this Blu-Ray release) -- I thought the visuals were stellar, and the direction was promising. Unfortunately, in hindsight, I'd say that LOOM was a pretty good indicator of the quality of MORGAN. Looks nice, has a stellar cast, but pretty "meh."

On the other hand, I'd love to give Scott one final chance, because I think most of the problems with this film are with the writing (which is also what I'd say about LOOM). I don't think the main "plot twist" being predictable is the problem (as many critics have complained), I just think we are given very little reason to care about it.

People have compared this to EX MACHINA, which was a film that

[Show spoiler]

, and yet it was a lot more satisfying than this film. Why? Because it got you thinking about "big ideas."

In MORGAN, we are left with a lot of questions, especially because of the film's central plot twist, but I didn't find any of the implications of that twist particularly engaging. This is the first film (that I can think of) that I would consider to be "underwritten." It was a nice thought, and I don't regret my one-time watch, but if the writer had been willing to take some risks to surprise and engage us philosophically, it could have been a lot better.

On that note, if anyone who buys this release would like to give me the lowdown on the audio commentary and deleted scenes -- if there's anything of added value there -- I'd appreciate it.

Spencer_Kain92 · 12-04-2016, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by eiknarf

Damn! When I first saw the trailer, I thought for sure it was going to be great. Especially because that actress is fresh from VVitch, which she was great in.

She was easily the best thing about it. Just everything going on around her isn't

bluesparrow · 12-04-2016, 07:58 AM

I thought it was decent. A nice fall Saturday afternoon matinee kind of movie. Not great but given that it flopped so thoroughly and has such a terrific cast and is pretty watchable I expect a few years from now to see people discovering this movie randomly and overhyping it(like - pardon the hot take - Event Horizon).

NewtJorden · 12-04-2016, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by eiknarf

Damn! When I first saw the trailer, I thought for sure it was going to be great. Especially because that actress is fresh from VVitch, which she was great in.

She is the reason to watch Morgan.

eiknarf · 12-05-2016, 05:27 PM

Alright, so definitely not going to blind buy this. Too many people here agreeing that it's not THAT great, or could have been better... Will rent it/OnDemand it next week.

It's about Morgan Freeman, right?

formula_nebula · 12-05-2016, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by eiknarf

Alright, so definitely not going to blind buy this. Too many people here agreeing that it's not THAT great, or could have been better... Will rent it/OnDemand it next week.

It's about Morgan Freeman, right?

I think it's about Jeffrey Dean Morgan

10-09-2016, 10:20 PM	#1
Chaotic Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Denver, CO	Morgan (BD/4K) Pre-Orders https://www.amazon.com/Morgan-Blu-ra...=ATVPDKIKX0DER https://www.amazon.com/Morgan-UHD-Bl...p;qid=&sr=

12-04-2016, 06:51 AM	#15
2awesome4apossum Active Member Member since:Mar 2014 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:8	I really wanted to love this movie. I'm a huge Ridley Scott fan, so I had high hopes for his son, and although I didn't care for LOOM (which is supposed to be an extra on this Blu-Ray release) -- I thought the visuals were stellar, and the direction was promising. Unfortunately, in hindsight, I'd say that LOOM was a pretty good indicator of the quality of MORGAN. Looks nice, has a stellar cast, but pretty "meh." On the other hand, I'd love to give Scott one final chance, because I think most of the problems with this film are with the writing (which is also what I'd say about LOOM). I don't think the main "plot twist" being predictable is the problem (as many critics have complained), I just think we are given very little reason to care about it. People have compared this to EX MACHINA, which was a film that [Show spoiler] , and yet it was a lot more satisfying than this film. Why? Because it got you thinking about "big ideas." In MORGAN, we are left with a lot of questions, especially because of the film's central plot twist, but I didn't find any of the implications of that twist particularly engaging. This is the first film (that I can think of) that I would consider to be "underwritten." It was a nice thought, and I don't regret my one-time watch, but if the writer had been willing to take some risks to surprise and engage us philosophically, it could have been a lot better. On that note, if anyone who buys this release would like to give me the lowdown on the audio commentary and deleted scenes -- if there's anything of added value there -- I'd appreciate it. Last edited by 2awesome4apossum; 12-04-2016 at 06:58 AM.

10-10-2016, 03:45 AM	#2
xbs2034 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2012	Pretty surprised it's getting a 4K release given how badly it tanked at the box office (the whole "in theaters now" tag seems a bit wrong as it left the vast majority of theater after two weeks and I think has now officially closed), I thought Fox even doing a DVD only release was possible as that's happened with a few of the biggest recent bombs. It's nothing great or original, but I like this type of movie and enjoyed it enough.

10-11-2016, 06:00 PM	#3
Pieter V Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:The Netherlands Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:14	Release date: December 13th, 2016

10-22-2016, 08:42 PM	#5
GasmaskAvenger Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Fresno, California, USA 4K collection:1106 Blu-ray collection:4974 DVD collection:656 Trading Score:33	I'm kinda glad it's getting a 4K UHD. Gives it a pretty good boast in that it's first genuine box office bomb in the format. That said, I liked it for what it was, hence why I will add it to my home video collection.

10-22-2016, 11:30 PM	#6
darkness2918 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2014 Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:231 Blu-ray collection:2046 DVD collection:493 Trading Score:157	Kind of curious about this so I may pick up the BD as a blind buy.

10-23-2016, 07:15 AM	#8
Trollhunter Banned Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:958 DVD collection:395 MA collection:1 Digital collection:276 iTunes collection:38 Trading Score:42	To anyone whose seen the movie, is it worth buying.

10-25-2016, 09:08 PM	#9
Chaotic Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Denver, CO

10-25-2016, 09:11 PM	#10
Leonidas King Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Sparta, Laconia - GRC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:657 Blu-ray collection:2628 Blu-ray reviews: 34 Trading Score:250	This flop gets a UHD release while Sony's hit Don't Breathe doesn't get such treatment. So messed up.

10-25-2016, 10:45 PM	#11
jlk5844 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Arizona, USA 4K collection:235 Blu-ray collection:2401 DVD collection:463 Digital collection:3 Trading Score:95	I was interested in this based on the trailer, but then it got bad reviews. I still wanted to see it in the theater anyway, but that never happened. Is this the kind of movie that doesn't succeed at what it sets out to do, but is still entertaining? It's weird to say but sometimes I enjoy watching something mediocre with the advanced knowledge that it is, there's a certain crappy junk food quality that I sometimes respond to. The cast is great too, so there's that. Just wondering what people thought and if this is worth my time in any way. I'll probably check it out at Redbox at the least anyway.

10-26-2016, 12:00 AM	#12
eiknarf Blu-ray Baron Member since:Feb 2011 Location:New York Blu-ray collection:393 DVD collection:10 Trading Score:2	Oh man!!! So this movie isn't worth being mentioned in the same breath as Ex Machina!!?? It's been on my WATCH LIST for half a year. So many negative comments: on here, in the news section (announcing it's release date), and on Metacritic (averaged a 48). I was hoping this was going to be awesome 😖

12-04-2016, 07:58 AM	#17
bluesparrow Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:471	I thought it was decent. A nice fall Saturday afternoon matinee kind of movie. Not great but given that it flopped so thoroughly and has such a terrific cast and is pretty watchable I expect a few years from now to see people discovering this movie randomly and overhyping it(like - pardon the hot take - Event Horizon).

12-05-2016, 05:27 PM	#19
eiknarf Blu-ray Baron Member since:Feb 2011 Location:New York Blu-ray collection:393 DVD collection:10 Trading Score:2	Alright, so definitely not going to blind buy this. Too many people here agreeing that it's not THAT great, or could have been better... Will rent it/OnDemand it next week. It's about Morgan Freeman, right?

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