1988 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Re: Children of Men No I was sober... Just seemed like they tried a little too hard to make it Kubrickish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Re: Children of Men Stanley Kubrick never made a movie with action cinematography like that. You can't compare the psychology of Clockwork or the Shining to the realism of this movie. Parts of Children of Men had me walking out saying to myself "Damn, I am not a clever person." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STYLEISKING Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Re: Children of Men hmmm..i didnt like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Re: Children of Men As an English person, this movie is fucking awesome. As a movie fan, this movie is fucking awesome. That handheld section at the end when they are chasing him around and the blood splats on the lens. Fuck, theoretically, that must have been a 1000' magazine on that camera, handheld, running around chasing him, what a fucking hard days work, AND I betit wasn't just one take. (movie cameras are heavy and 1000' magazines are even heavier) I did cringe at the banksy though, but maybe thats because I'm a Londoner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STYLEISKING Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 depressing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeedependency Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Re: Children of Men As an English person, this movie is fucking awesome. As a movie fan, this movie is fucking awesome. That handheld section at the end when they are chasing him around and the blood splats on the lens. Fuck, theoretically, that must have been a 1000' magazine on that camera, handheld, running around chasing him, what a fucking hard days work, AND I betit wasn't just one take. (movie cameras are heavy and 1000' magazines are even heavier) I did cringe at the banksy though, but maybe thats because I'm a Londoner. that was the highlight of the film... the handheld scenes at the end. i thought the writing was bad. like establishing the most basic plot background through heavy-handed dialogue...; there's nearly no development of the characters, and the most interesting one, the pregnant girl, is entirely neglected. Michael Caine as the aging hippy comic relief doesn't suit the heavyness of the story, but somehow he's the only compelling character... Cuaron is definitely a very good director, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnoone Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 that hand cam take at the end seemed like it went on for 10 minutes. rad. i loved this movie. period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 hmmm, some mixed reviews in here but.......I'm down to check it out. Seems like a pretty decent flick. Now ifi can just find a date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyoner Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 all the reviews ive seen on it were mixed.. but the ratings were high.. i mean there were reviews like, "highly unlikely/impossible events that take place in the future... blah blah blah" but that person still gave it a rating in the 90 percentile. out of all the movies that have come out lately, this is a good one finally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 out of all the movies that have come out lately, this is a good one finally. don't go knocking Apocalypto now.... I heard Pan's Labrynth is the jump off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEAsusONEnep Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 It was good. Departed was better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleNerple Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 I didn't feel like starting a thread on this, but I really wanted to talk about this movie on 12oz I saw this with my homie when this movie was done, i looked over and said to my boy "THAT IS THE BEST FUCKING MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE, EVER!!!" and my boy said that he agreed Point being THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN, EVER!!!!!!! GO SEE THIS SHIT NOW!!!!!!!!! --------------------------- Inkhead and Roper ------------------ ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Pull my finger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suca Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 i really wanna see that, anianxieties aside. looks pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyoner Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 im going in a few minutes. be back with a review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 i got this shit downloading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpyD Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 that fuckin song on the first trailer is raw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
After School Special Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Looks Good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
After School Special Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 kin song on the first tra[/color]iler is raw[/b] the songs called 'don't leave me this way' by a band called black grass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I went with this cute black chick tonight who suprised me by pulling out a flask of tequila 5 mins into it...yeah! Anyways, it is a very well done movie I have to say. The cinematogrpahy is excellent and there are a lot of nail biting moments that had me pretty much yelling "AAAA GO GO GO GO!!! AAAHHH!" which was okay because so was my date and the rest of theater. That part where they have to jump start the car being one of them. State sponsored suicide, war torn refugee camps, nazi/abu ghraib/homeland security overtones abound, real spooky "the end is near" vibe overall. Clive Owens is my new favorite actor. The guy is amazing. Can;t wait to see him in Sin City 2 I really do not know how the fuck 1988 tried to draw a correlation between this and Kubricks films. Maybe a dash of Full Metal Jacket (the scary ass firefight in the refugee camp) but other than that......uh, i am drawing a blank. So yes, go see this in the theater. A very very good movie which will feel worth having paid ten dollars for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpyD Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I downloaded this joint off the strength of this thread. I wasn't disappointed. good flick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrineShrimpr Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 It was good. Departed was better. Departed took shits on this movie. I thought it was allright, some good scenes, but it lacked real depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRONHEAD Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 this movie was ok. it could have been so much better if they actually explained certain things. they made it out to be this thought provoking groundbreaking movie but all it really turned out to be was an action thriller with a dreary backdrop. i was disappointed. it was entertaining but they dropped the ball on the story. babel was better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~KRYLON2~ Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 sounds good enought to drop $7 to go see it. aww fuck it i'll download it later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyoner Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 saw it last night.. impressive. ending at first pissed me off.. but the more i thought about it.. the more i liked how they ended it. alot of the movie was un expected, which i liked. 8.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLOAK! Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 i dont know if this has been said but did anyone notice the bansky stencil piece when he goes to that art gallery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrineShrimpr Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 I disagree but we're all entitled to an opinion yeah? Anyways, I'd have to say the most savage part was the guy getting bricked in the face with a car battery.....the whole theater winced at that one. Yeah I have to agree about that. Same reaction in my neck of the woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 it wasnt anything i havent seen, the cinematography was great, not alot of gore (didnt expect there to be), not alot of plot, good story but not much beyond that.... i think it could have been done alot better.. equal amount of thought provoking stuff as action, you cant say the movie was balanced it was an action movie masked as a sundance movie.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben Kinkaid Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Saw it tonight. Excellent movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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