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Moo-viesDec 2, 2015

This was for me one of the worst movie this year. Probably because it is so pretentious.

How to explain this ? Probably those teens who are put through situations and keep going through them like they are made of cardboard. Maybe the GO GOThis was for me one of the worst movie this year. Probably because it is so pretentious.

How to explain this ? Probably those teens who are put through situations and keep going through them like they are made of cardboard. Maybe the GO GO said in various iterations and repetitions pretending to be energy from characters who don't really exist beyond their confrontations to artificial challenges.

Probably because of the lack of any story besides some bad guys opportunely named Wicked and some other guys. The movie steals from all sources of modern cinema only to display cliches upon a cardboard feel like movie.

But just all the directing of the movie is pretentious, pretending to be good and glorifying itself on doing something expensive but empty. Pretending that putting some dramatic music ad nauseam makes the movie tense. It doesn't.
It just shows the guys behind the direction of this movie have no real ideas, though arguably a bit of talent, beyond some wannabe hype.… Expand

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DanedadOct 6, 2015

A bunch of chase scenes knitted together with a big dose of gratuitous violence and not much plot or character development. An unpleasant experience that reminded of "Star Ship Troopers. Yuck.

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nicholasbertNov 20, 2015

What is it these days about zombies? About viruses and cures? If you only play the audio of The Scorch Trials you'd think you are watching the Walking Dead. Personally, this film is just riding the wave of all possible trends: the youngWhat is it these days about zombies? About viruses and cures? If you only play the audio of The Scorch Trials you'd think you are watching the Walking Dead. Personally, this film is just riding the wave of all possible trends: the young adults, the zombies, the post apocalyptic world... the only one that's missing is the love story, which I believe will spring in full bloom in the next chapter.

The film is utterly disconnected from the first one, and it doesn't feel at all like a continuation. It would have been okay if they released it after a couple of months, but it's been a full year, and the material in the Maze Runner was so boring and cliché I was forgetting it while I was watching it. Granted I have a bias against these kinds of genres, and an even bigger one against sequels, but The Scorch Trials relies on some very weak premises and seems to be going towards very weak conclusions as well.… Expand

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imthenoobNov 23, 2019

The plot of this movie was such an incoherent mess. For a 2 hour film, There were a lot of annoying cuts that seemed to skip sections of the plot at a time. For instance, There was a part where they're about to get stuck in a storm and areThe plot of this movie was such an incoherent mess. For a 2 hour film, There were a lot of annoying cuts that seemed to skip sections of the plot at a time. For instance, There was a part where they're about to get stuck in a storm and are seeking shelter, It then immediately cuts to the following day with the group just chilling on the ground. Another example is he gets drunk, has flashbacks in a club and wakes up to the club empty, reunited with his friends and seeing the host of the club getting beaten.

Those examples show to me that the writer obviously had no clue what the heck he was doing when adapting this book and it shows. His poor writing really helped ruin this movie.… Expand

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csw12Dec 15, 2015

I'm going to come out and just say it, I have no idea what is going on in this series. Between the constant chase scenes, poor acting, unbearable length and incoherent story, The Maze Runner has officially gone off the rails and headed for anI'm going to come out and just say it, I have no idea what is going on in this series. Between the constant chase scenes, poor acting, unbearable length and incoherent story, The Maze Runner has officially gone off the rails and headed for an epic failure.… Expand

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FinfidDec 31, 2015

Sigh...Zombies. I mean come on. They aren't even well scripted or very scary. Not to mention they don't exist in the books as they are presented in the movies. Some hollywood shill decided that they needed a played out hook to get peopleSigh...Zombies. I mean come on. They aren't even well scripted or very scary. Not to mention they don't exist in the books as they are presented in the movies. Some hollywood shill decided that they needed a played out hook to get people interested. Its rather bizzarre as the first movies was pretty good. Also the ending of this thing is insanely stupid. Sigh.… Expand

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marc5477Dec 13, 2015

The 1st movie was ok.. not worth writing about, but not bad enough to leave an impression worthy of remembering. This 2nd movie is horrible.

So now we have zombies, retarded romance triangles with meaningless sappy scenes and equally sappyThe 1st movie was ok.. not worth writing about, but not bad enough to leave an impression worthy of remembering. This 2nd movie is horrible.

So now we have zombies, retarded romance triangles with meaningless sappy scenes and equally sappy music, even worse cliche dialog, extremely stupid characters (who would not survive a night in a tent no less the end of the world), unlikable characters and a plot that that is completely unbelievable and very poorly written. It tries really hard to force emotional situations on you (similar to the other stupid series, Mockingjay or whatever it is called), and you are expected to care because... well the music is sappy lol.

The story reveals what the disease from the 1st movie was talking about. Turns out, its a zombie apocalypse and of course, the wolverine clone is the cure. Then you have one of the stupidest betrayals followed by worse decisions and more sappy moments and by the end my stomach started to hurt and I wanted to puke.

What a horrible series. Unoriginal, formulaic and snore fest.… Expand

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Xan_RyilDec 2, 2015

Where first movie was likeable because of it's wild and raw nature, Scorch Trial leaves those specs behind and join Divergent and Hunger Games which to the great extent loses all the charms. Movie makers are only trying to milk this new cashWhere first movie was likeable because of it's wild and raw nature, Scorch Trial leaves those specs behind and join Divergent and Hunger Games which to the great extent loses all the charms. Movie makers are only trying to milk this new cash cow which is based on young adult dystopian universe but how much could it work. Also another cheap trick is to cast Game of Thrones actors to get an extra audience but could it really work to see an actor play highly techno role (although without any importance) whom you have seen in cloak and pre-historic era. Scorch does not clarifies what is the object of the kids running, I was left amazed at the selfishness of the character. What is wrong in sacrificing yourself to find a cure. And a little background, why were those all kept in Maze in previous movie, to find out what ?if they are immune? how would have it worked. Dylan O'Brien should be considered for Golden Raspberry Award for his terrible performance. Overall movie is a way down and very dull.… Expand

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CineckNov 8, 2015

This is the worst movie I've seen this year. Possibly decade. Avoid at all cost.
The plot holes, the acting, the characters, the protagonist: terrible, infantile and cheap.

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ThegodfathersonSep 21, 2015

The Scorch Trials is an update to The Maze Runner, it felt like the same pasted on material was being reused again. Book adaptations usually bomb, but films such as The Hunger Games and The Fault In Our Stars had the power and punch thatThe Scorch Trials is an update to The Maze Runner, it felt like the same pasted on material was being reused again. Book adaptations usually bomb, but films such as The Hunger Games and The Fault In Our Stars had the power and punch that movies like The Maze Runner and Divergent lacked. Scorch Trials was a 2 hour race that would eventually end in a rancid love triangle. The action was dumbed down and nothing special. If there is something that Trials did well was the beautiful cinematography and Dylan O Brian's punchline acting. The movie is left in dust, but the ambitious Brian and the EXCELLENT cinamtography still don't make this a worthwhile theatre watch. Nonetheless, if you have a sweet home theatre, rent the film and be amazing by the beauty.… Expand

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WyattCollierOct 9, 2015

This was literally the worst movie that I have ever seen in my entire life. My favorite part was when I got to leave the theater. A WASTE OF MONEY. Do not see this movie ever.

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Nobilis1984Sep 26, 2015

Without mysterious labyrinth the action is simply dull. I was already bored after few minutes. Why??
The actors unwind a dialogue after him and the action does not make progress. The film figures also do not offer not enough depth around theWithout mysterious labyrinth the action is simply dull. I was already bored after few minutes. Why??
The actors unwind a dialogue after him and the action does not make progress. The film figures also do not offer not enough depth around the film like a forever extended wine to let look.… Expand

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SH1Oct 11, 2015

Minus five because it contains zombies. Zombies are sooo 2000s. Minus another five for Lord Baelish. At least they could have changed his hairstyle. I would subtract another 10 points for that "young adult" recipe they are trying to forceMinus five because it contains zombies. Zombies are sooo 2000s. Minus another five for Lord Baelish. At least they could have changed his hairstyle. I would subtract another 10 points for that "young adult" recipe they are trying to force feed us, but I already reached zero. Not watching the next movie.… Expand

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notimeforniceSep 20, 2015

A vague storyline which dosnot pick up much from part1 or the book, not just a poor sequel but also a bad stand alone. the story line it seems was set aside resulting in a combination of 28 days later mixed with an episode of eastendersA vague storyline which dosnot pick up much from part1 or the book, not just a poor sequel but also a bad stand alone. the story line it seems was set aside resulting in a combination of 28 days later mixed with an episode of eastenders whilst walking almost aimlessly through a desert. Predictable all the way through it suddenly feels like a medicore videogame. 2/3 into the movie the storyline mysteriously picks up again for about 10 minutes leading to and drops again. this was the point where most of the audience either left or checked if its time to leave. those they left had not missed much as did not got better.… Expand

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Zireael_CriticSep 18, 2015

This movie is the worst one I've seen this year so far, ridiculous history and a lack of character development, the fact that the bad ones are a mix of "Super-evil corporation" of Adult people and **** zombies coming out of the sun, THE ****This movie is the worst one I've seen this year so far, ridiculous history and a lack of character development, the fact that the bad ones are a mix of "Super-evil corporation" of Adult people and **** zombies coming out of the sun, THE **** SUN, with no clue of why, in summary, worst movie this year.… Expand

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SethtiferSep 18, 2015

This movie is absolutely atrocious. It has no lasting appeal whatsoever. I am a fan of the books, and I fully expect Hollywood to intervene with movies and change it up sometimes. I'll even admit the changes that are made are often for theThis movie is absolutely atrocious. It has no lasting appeal whatsoever. I am a fan of the books, and I fully expect Hollywood to intervene with movies and change it up sometimes. I'll even admit the changes that are made are often for the better. However, this diverted from the source material so harshly It should not even have the Maze Runner tag attached to it.

This movie took an established and original story set to a admittedly generic concept and made it even more generic. This movie is truly just a generic post-apocalyptic zombie movie, which the source material is not. But I'm not just a **** fanboy, I can see what they were trying to make a movie that would more than likely be appealing to a wider audience, but while they set out to make that kind of movie, they failed at even doing that.

The cinematography is horrible, the dialogue is horrible, the story they tried to make is riddled with plot holes and pure exposition, the action scenes are not intense in any way, and the final act is 15 minutes too long. The first movie gave me a shimmer of hope because, even though it diverted heavily from the book, the story it told still had some appeal to it. They have now come to a screeching halt on that account.

If I'm to give this movie a pro? The acting is not half bad. Dylan O' Brian impresses, and his supporting cast is quiet good with a few useless characters strewn throughout. Honestly that's it. I truly can't think any ANYTHING else good to say.

A lot of other movies came out this weekend, like that one were Johnny Depp is actually good. Go see that instead.… Expand

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MacdealerJan 3, 2018

I liked the first movie but this one was really boring. I forced myself to watch it till the end. The major problem for me was the lack of character and history development. This movie is just filled with action and there is no depth at all.