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Jupiter Ascending. I want to give this movie a little love. It is not a "great" movie, or possibly even a "good" movie, but it certainly isn't the "bad" movie a lot of critics (and about 1/2 of audiences watching it) are making it out to be. It is simply a "B" movie, with an A movie budget. As a fan of "B" movies, I really enjoyed JA. However if you went in expecting an "A" movie, (with A movie, plot, characterization, and direction), I can see how you would have been disappointed. If you like: Lots of space ship chases (ala Star Wars an GofG) Lots of fights (ala any action movie nowadays) Repeated "last minute" rescues (aka Cliff-hangers {literally}) Force shields and Blasters (instead of "the force" and light sabers) Lizardmen, Dogmen, Mousemen, Androids, Elephantmen (ala Flash Gordon) Lots of CGI, cool space ships, and gadgets Baroque spaceships and space cities (ala the movie Dune) Flying shoes and artificial wings Princessess and evil "princes" (ala Star Wars OR Flash Gordon OR Dune) Bounty Hunters and "Legionaires" (ala Star Wars and Buck Rogers) Spunky princess. Rogue/scoundrel good guy Funky baroque costumes for royalty, uniforms for grunts Goth Asian Chick with Anime Hair riding a hover bike? Check! Underdeveloped black guy? Check! Lots of ideas proposed, but not fully developed in favor of action Forced "cliffhanger" marriage (SPOILER) Sean Bean NOT dying In other words, I really enjoyed the movie. If you like the above, you will too. Honestly, I am surprised how much flak this movie has gotten given how much "love" Guardians of the Galaxy has gotten. Admittedly GotG is the better and more entertaining film, but they really are more similar than dissimilar. If you like B movies and the above, go see JA, sit back, relax, eat some popcorn, and make up your own mind.