Heart of Stone (2023) - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

Tony208 · 08-11-2023, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Samus Aran

The latest piece of overpriced, underwritten, forgettable Netflix content is out. Anyone watch it yet?

I'm about to cause I love Gal Gadot.

Benoit Blanc · 08-11-2023, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony208

I'm about to cause I love Gal Gadot.

drb999 · 08-11-2023, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony208

I'm about to cause I love Gal Gadot.

Benoit Blanc · 08-11-2023, 11:00 PM

She's an adowable, pwecious wittle sweetie pie.

sandboxgamer · 08-12-2023, 01:18 AM

The Netflix original movie trend of making painfully generic action films continues. Whether it’s the story or the action you’ve seen it all done much better a hundred times before. It definitely doesn’t help that a significantly better film like Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 just came out a month ago, a franchise which Heart of Stone is clearly very inspired by.

I was actually interested in seeing this due to hearing the action was going to be practical rather than CGI based. Well that was a lie. There’s loads of CGI in this and it doesn’t look good. Even though there are some practical stunts, there’s so much digital manipulation done to them they’re ruined. The final action scene was extremely anticlimactic. It was like they completely ran out of money or ideas and just said screw it.

Even though It’s less than two hours long without the credits, it feels significantly longer. The cast is boring, mostly filled with mediocre actors with no screen presence. Yet an eight time academy award nominated actress like Glen Close gets completely wasted with only a glorified cameo. There’s just so many poor decisions made here. The best thing I can say about it is it’s barely competent filmmaking.

MifuneFan · 08-12-2023, 01:23 AM

I was about to say that I can't believe this is from the same director that made the excellent film Wild Rose, and the solid film The Aeronauts, but then I also see he did The Woman in Black 2.

Scottie · 08-12-2023, 02:24 AM

I thought it was entertaining. I didn't expect anything more from it, though.

Sawasdee1983 · 08-12-2023, 07:42 AM

Gadot was great but the rest oh man. 125 min movie which felt 35 minutes to long and accept the apartment fight the Action wasn't good. So many bad CGI and bad green Screens.
Oh man this should be forbitten. Real Stunts or no Action at all. These bad CGI stuff is so painfull to watch even with the very beautiful Gal Gadot

Sky_Captain · 08-12-2023, 01:35 PM

Israeli vs Northern Irish wood.

Whoever wins... we lose.

Batmon77 · 08-13-2023, 02:49 PM

Tell yourself its just the de-powered Spy Diana Prince from the 70's..........

Tony208 · 08-14-2023, 12:13 AM

Gal Gadot was amazing as usual but the cgi green screen Netflix uses for so many of these movies is terrible.

3.5/5

BudBaxter · 08-15-2023, 02:39 PM

Is the cinematography of this quite murky, or is my tv on its way out?

drb999 · 08-15-2023, 04:46 PM

It was fun. Nothing great or whatever but it entertained me for 2 hours. Loved seeing Gal Gadot kick some ass. 3.5/5, a four in the poll because I rounded up.

fredman · 08-15-2023, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by drb999

It was fun. Nothing great or whatever but it entertained me for 2 hours. Loved seeing Gal Gadot kick some ass. 3.5/5, a four in the poll because I rounded up.

Me too. It was a bit generic but entertaining nonetheless. I think a 3.5/5 stars is fair and because of Gal Gadot I'm willing to give it a 4.0/5.

DrWally · 08-15-2023, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BudBaxter

Is the cinematography of this quite murky, or is my tv on its way out?

Nah, it has the same over-filtered, gauzy grading as so many of Netflix's other big-budget action efforts. Red Notice and The Gray Man are particularly egregious offenders in this regard.

levcore · 08-15-2023, 06:58 PM

Netflix have got their own crappy grey signature look just like the MCU now. It's like they want to convince everyone that digitally shot movies must look like crap.

Canada · 08-15-2023, 10:47 PM

Marya E. Gates 1 star review of Heart of Stone

Johnny Blu · 08-16-2023, 03:20 PM

There was one aspect in particular of this movie that I could not help but laugh at, and coincidentally reminded me of Captain America: Civil War. Where/how is "The Heart" getting access to all of the different camera angles?

In Civil War, this same thing happened when the Winter Soldier "met" Tony Stark's parents on that dark road. There was one fixated camera, in virtually the middle of nowhere BTW, that miraculously also provided multiple camera angles.

Kylo_Ren · 08-17-2023, 07:11 PM

2/5 on the poll for me.

I am a fan of Gal Gadot and she was pretty much the single bright spot in this otherwise underwhelming film.

I don't like to be negative, but this film was just... not good in my opinion. Paper-thin characters, uninspired action set-pieces, and a dull plot. It almost felt like an algorithm came up with the screenplay. Generic, soulless... no personality. There is just no heart here. Pardon the pun. That was actually unintentional. And I say that as someone who enjoyed Tom Harper's other film The Aeronauts. I think he's a competent director, but the material (and possibly the budget) may have held him back here. I don't know...

Even visually, I was not a fan. Some of the green screen was noticeable and they went for that somewhat desaturated color-grading that a lot of Netflix films go for.

Netflix really wanted to emulate the Mission Impossible franchise here, but it just did not work. This film was like the antithesis of what makes the MI films so great. The MI films, especially the last few, succeed because they have an interesting plot, likeable/charismatic characters you root for, a nice team wtih an actual team dynamic (not a team that

[Show spoiler]

), and practical action with inspired set pieces and stunts that look real because they are real. And the MI films just have a general kinetic energy and a fast pace that all good action films have in them.

The John Wick and MI entries have really raised the bar for the modern action film. And sadly, Heart of Stone doesn't seem to have many ambitious aspirations for this genre.

I am happy for those who enjoyed Heart of Stone, but it just didn't work for me. Netflix's recent production Extraction 2 was a much better action film if you ask me. Anyways, here's hoping others had a better experience with HoS.

tcripe · 08-17-2023, 10:55 PM

Did not enjoy this film at all but it seems to be doing well. #1 on the movie chart on NETFLIX in the US since it released.

View Poll Results: Rate the movie after you have seen it.
One Star	3	16.67%
Two Stars	7	38.89%
Three Stars	4	22.22%
Four Stars	4	22.22%
Five Stars	0	0%
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08-12-2023, 01:35 PM	#49
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	Israeli vs Northern Irish wood. Whoever wins... we lose. Last edited by Sky_Captain; 08-12-2023 at 02:35 PM.

08-17-2023, 07:11 PM	#59
Kylo_Ren Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2020 Location:Exegol Trading Score:88	Disappointed 2/5 on the poll for me. I am a fan of Gal Gadot and she was pretty much the single bright spot in this otherwise underwhelming film. I don't like to be negative, but this film was just... not good in my opinion. Paper-thin characters, uninspired action set-pieces, and a dull plot. It almost felt like an algorithm came up with the screenplay. Generic, soulless... no personality. There is just no heart here. Pardon the pun. That was actually unintentional. And I say that as someone who enjoyed Tom Harper's other film The Aeronauts. I think he's a competent director, but the material (and possibly the budget) may have held him back here. I don't know... Even visually, I was not a fan. Some of the green screen was noticeable and they went for that somewhat desaturated color-grading that a lot of Netflix films go for. Netflix really wanted to emulate the Mission Impossible franchise here, but it just did not work. This film was like the antithesis of what makes the MI films so great. The MI films, especially the last few, succeed because they have an interesting plot, likeable/charismatic characters you root for, a nice team wtih an actual team dynamic (not a team that [Show spoiler] ), and practical action with inspired set pieces and stunts that look real because they are real. And the MI films just have a general kinetic energy and a fast pace that all good action films have in them. The John Wick and MI entries have really raised the bar for the modern action film. And sadly, Heart of Stone doesn't seem to have many ambitious aspirations for this genre. I am happy for those who enjoyed Heart of Stone, but it just didn't work for me. Netflix's recent production Extraction 2 was a much better action film if you ask me. Anyways, here's hoping others had a better experience with HoS. Last edited by Kylo_Ren; 08-17-2023 at 07:25 PM.

08-11-2023, 11:00 PM	#44
Benoit Blanc Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2020 Location:Dublin, Ireland Blu-ray collection:76	She's an adowable, pwecious wittle sweetie pie.

08-12-2023, 01:18 AM	#45
sandboxgamer Senior Member Member since:Jul 2020 Location:New York 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:293 DVD collection:84	The Netflix original movie trend of making painfully generic action films continues. Whether it’s the story or the action you’ve seen it all done much better a hundred times before. It definitely doesn’t help that a significantly better film like Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 just came out a month ago, a franchise which Heart of Stone is clearly very inspired by. I was actually interested in seeing this due to hearing the action was going to be practical rather than CGI based. Well that was a lie. There’s loads of CGI in this and it doesn’t look good. Even though there are some practical stunts, there’s so much digital manipulation done to them they’re ruined. The final action scene was extremely anticlimactic. It was like they completely ran out of money or ideas and just said screw it. Even though It’s less than two hours long without the credits, it feels significantly longer. The cast is boring, mostly filled with mediocre actors with no screen presence. Yet an eight time academy award nominated actress like Glen Close gets completely wasted with only a glorified cameo. There’s just so many poor decisions made here. The best thing I can say about it is it’s barely competent filmmaking.

08-12-2023, 01:23 AM	#46
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:1145 Trading Score:69	I was about to say that I can't believe this is from the same director that made the excellent film Wild Rose, and the solid film The Aeronauts, but then I also see he did The Woman in Black 2.

08-12-2023, 02:24 AM	#47
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	I thought it was entertaining. I didn't expect anything more from it, though.

08-12-2023, 07:42 AM	#48
Sawasdee1983 Special Member Top contributor Member since:May 2018 Location:Germany 4K collection:50 Blu-ray collection:3293 DVD collection:652 Digital collection:25 Blu-ray reviews: 4	Gadot was great but the rest oh man. 125 min movie which felt 35 minutes to long and accept the apartment fight the Action wasn't good. So many bad CGI and bad green Screens. Oh man this should be forbitten. Real Stunts or no Action at all. These bad CGI stuff is so painfull to watch even with the very beautiful Gal Gadot

08-13-2023, 02:49 PM	#50
Batmon77 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2011 Location:New York City 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:428 DVD collection:1	Tell yourself its just the de-powered Spy Diana Prince from the 70's..........

08-14-2023, 12:13 AM	#51
Tony208 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:NYC 4K collection:421 Blu-ray collection:665 Trading Score:609	Gal Gadot was amazing as usual but the cgi green screen Netflix uses for so many of these movies is terrible. 3.5/5

08-15-2023, 02:39 PM	#52
BudBaxter Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2016	Is the cinematography of this quite murky, or is my tv on its way out?

08-15-2023, 04:46 PM	#53
drb999 Blu-ray King Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Outer Space 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:709 DVD collection:57 MA collection:6 Digital collection:76 iTunes collection:1 Prime collection:1	It was fun. Nothing great or whatever but it entertained me for 2 hours. Loved seeing Gal Gadot kick some ass. 3.5/5, a four in the poll because I rounded up.

08-15-2023, 06:58 PM	#56
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	Netflix have got their own crappy grey signature look just like the MCU now. It's like they want to convince everyone that digitally shot movies must look like crap.

08-15-2023, 10:47 PM	#57
Canada Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Victoria, BC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:1204 DVD collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:42	Marya E. Gates 1 star review of Heart of Stone

08-16-2023, 03:20 PM	#58
Johnny Blu Power Member Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Rhode Island 4K collection:310 Blu-ray collection:1166 DVD collection:33	There was one aspect in particular of this movie that I could not help but laugh at, and coincidentally reminded me of Captain America: Civil War. Where/how is "The Heart" getting access to all of the different camera angles? In Civil War, this same thing happened when the Winter Soldier "met" Tony Stark's parents on that dark road. There was one fixated camera, in virtually the middle of nowhere BTW, that miraculously also provided multiple camera angles.

08-17-2023, 10:55 PM	#60
tcripe Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2018 Location:Seattle	Did not enjoy this film at all but it seems to be doing well. #1 on the movie chart on NETFLIX in the US since it released.

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