Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

An upward tendency. The Scorch Trials looks better and the action is first-rate. The thugs are carbon copies from those in World War Z, but for a kids’ film they are quite scary enough. Bali has the direction firmly in hand, but sometimes the story (btw extremely different from the book) sometimes trips him up. In terms of acting, still quite endearing and the hired “stars" really enjoy their supporting roles. If you stop with part three, you’ll be happy. (2015-09-19)

I was really excited about the first film. The labyrinth idea was great, the not knowing, the mystery... But now the truth about this world started to come out more and more and I was bored with the film and hoped it would end soon. I don't care much about this development anymore, and I can't imagine a third installment could save it. (2015-11-23)

I was curious about the sequel to Maze Runner, but unfortunately it didn't live up to expectations. The first hour goes perfectly, a great escape, excellent zombies, an almost horror-like atmosphere, and there are even two scares, but the second hour drags, the relationships start to be resolved, the pace fluctuates, you get tired and I'm not even talking about the weakest finale for a blockbuster this year. The first half is 4.5*. The second half is 3*. This time I'm leaning towards average, Maze Runner entertained me much more with the unraveling of mysteries. 65%. (2015-09-22)

In terms of pure craftsmanship, it's pretty good (it has an impressive setting in a post-apocalyptic world), but my question is about the literary source: who writes these verbal diarrhea and, more importantly, who reads them? “Twilight”, “Divergence”, “Labyrinth”, “Hunger Games”, just one literary crap after another, all obviously intended for teenage readers whose mental world I don't understand and don't want to. (2016-09-19)