Anyone see this bad boy yet? My wife and I and a couple of friends saw it and I thought it was... "enh". Probably should have been a video rental. Haley Joel Osment was very good, but why did Jude Law get "co-star" billing? And the plot itself was "enh". And man, was it looooong.
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Bob
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But I heard it was "enh" from most people, like Spidey said, though I heard the acting was great. And I also heard many people said it was very long too. Strangely, whenever I hear someone talk about it, they say basically what Spidey just said. I think the ads made it out to be spectacular, so the people who saw it expected something better.
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FoundationOfRancor
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They were trying to be profound, but there wasnt anything there.
They should have just ended it with a fade from the kid praying at the fairy under the Ferris Wheel.
The first half was good.
They should have just ended it with a fade from the kid praying at the fairy under the Ferris Wheel.
The first half was good.
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Zadok001
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It was an excellent movie, in terms of pure "movie"-ness. Unfortunately, I think Kubrick and Spielberg have totally conflicting views about the world as we know it, and as a result, it lost a lot. Kubrick has an untrusting view of technology, an icy cold intellectual style, and a sort of fear of the "puppet master," the being that creates and controls.
Spielberg thinks technology is great. He has a warm 'n' fuzzy stylization, and he can't BEAR to show a puppet master as evil (he is one). Thus, I ended up feeling like a lot of scenes were half-way between the two viewpoints, and lost some focus. The most notable was the sequence where Jude Law first makes his appearance (his whole role felt like a cameo). His last scene was the same way.
Oh, well. It was a good try. My girlfriend loved it, but being the cimematical nutcase that I am, I've been overanalyzing it, and I don't think it was all that great anymore.
(Btw, was it just me, or did the last part of the movie feel rather sappy? I can't help but feel like stopping the movie at the end of the second part would have been more interesting...)
Spielberg thinks technology is great. He has a warm 'n' fuzzy stylization, and he can't BEAR to show a puppet master as evil (he is one). Thus, I ended up feeling like a lot of scenes were half-way between the two viewpoints, and lost some focus. The most notable was the sequence where Jude Law first makes his appearance (his whole role felt like a cameo). His last scene was the same way.
Oh, well. It was a good try. My girlfriend loved it, but being the cimematical nutcase that I am, I've been overanalyzing it, and I don't think it was all that great anymore.
(Btw, was it just me, or did the last part of the movie feel rather sappy? I can't help but feel like stopping the movie at the end of the second part would have been more interesting...)
, it probably could have stopped before the "2000 years later" part.
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Mundungu
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It definitly wasn't what I expected but I found that it was a very good movie. Not the kind I would go see more than once but very good nevertheless.
There are so many aspects of the story behind it and all fall into place effortlessly.
As a video rental it would probably suck mighty rocks.
The movie was long, but the story could not have been told without such a length, and I didnt see time pass.
I am also happy that it is a movie without "open ending".
Some scenes could have been better, but overall, it was well worth the money.
If you're looking for action, dont go. If you're looking for a nice story, go ahead and see it.
There are so many aspects of the story behind it and all fall into place effortlessly.
As a video rental it would probably suck mighty rocks.
The movie was long, but the story could not have been told without such a length, and I didnt see time pass.
I am also happy that it is a movie without "open ending".
Some scenes could have been better, but overall, it was well worth the money.
If you're looking for action, dont go. If you're looking for a nice story, go ahead and see it.
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theorgg
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There's a review of it at www.x-entertainment.com if anyone's interested.
Kubrick was odd, and some of his movies I like, but others I'm afraid of. Spielburg without a doubt hasn't the same feeling that Kubrick had in his movies: it's more light-hearted.
I might see the movie at some point, but not in the theaters-- the last thing I've seen is Shrek, and the next thing is undeterminate... possibly Scary Movie 2.
Kubrick was odd, and some of his movies I like, but others I'm afraid of. Spielburg without a doubt hasn't the same feeling that Kubrick had in his movies: it's more light-hearted.
I might see the movie at some point, but not in the theaters-- the last thing I've seen is Shrek, and the next thing is undeterminate... possibly Scary Movie 2.
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Apollo
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I saw this quote on the commercials:
"His love was real. But he was not."
And immediately decided not to see it.
"His love was real. But he was not."
And immediately decided not to see it.
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Salacious Crumb
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I only watch comedies, so i immediately knew this movie was not for me.
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