Damn! Saw this movie on TMC today. Kind of a cross between 1984 and The Matrix. Lots of guns and martial arts.
I’ve seen Christian Bale in a few flicks. That dragon movie was neato. But I didn’t realize he was such a hotty until this film. He’s come a long way since Empire of the Sun!
If you haven’t seen this movie and like futuristic government mind-control sci-fi, guns, martial arts, good looking men with slick hair wearing black uniforms, you should watch it on TMC or rent it.
Weird – I was just about to start a thread on this, myself. I don’t know why I added it to my Netflix list, but apparently I did, I got it in the mail, and watched it this weekend. “1984 meets the Matrix” is about right as a description. The “gun-kata” fights are amazingly done. Highly unrealistic, but that’s half the fun of it all. Definitely worth a look.
I thought it was pretty cool, especially the ending…the glint in Bale’s eye as he watched the destruction below made you wonder if the Powers that Be weren’t right in suppressing emotions and if the chaos that followed wasn’t going to be worse than the repression.
Bad plot? Nah. I’ve seen many more action movies with worse plots, more cliches, more hackneying . Those words didn’t even come to mind when watching it. Maybe “cheesy” in a couple of spots. And there was a cute puppy in the movie! What could be better?
I caught the tail ending of it at my sister’s house, and has been jonesing to see the rest of it ever since. Every time I try to rent it it’s gone, and whenever I consider buying it, something else always catches my eye. I’ll watch all of it someday.
I’ve noted my loathing of this movie in previous threads; suffice to say that it has, at this point, carried over to most of the people involved with the movie, retroactively. I now hate every movie Christian Bale has ever made or will ever make, Batman included.
There’s nothing wrong with the plot that isn’t wrong with the plot of Fahrenheit 451 or 1984. Pretty standard future dystopia, government control stuff.
It’s a functional plot for a movie designed to show off some slick action sequences. Which, IMO, it did well.
I loved this one too. Sure, major cheese, but fun. I was surprised to learn: the character of “Father” looked so strangely familiar to me…Jon Pertwee’s son.
I do it with Jane and Eckhart too (but not Epps/Diggs). What is it about them?
I liked the movie. The plot, not so great, but passable. The action scenes, all good enough to watch more than once afterwards. The girl is good (Emily Mortimer? Not Samantha Morton, with whom I constantly confuse her.) The creepy intelligent kid is good too.
:o I own this movie. Not because I think it’s a must-own classic of filmaking (although it’s very entertaining for it’s niche), but because everyone in it is So… Damn… Hot!
Sean Bean reading poetry? Christian Bale being all kick-ass broody? Taye Diggs smiling like he can see right though your clothes?
I’m just amazed the movie was made at all - I would’ve thought getting filmstock that wouldn’t melt whenever the leads were on screen would be impossible.
I love this movie. The fight scenes are incredibly, and greatly overcome any plotholes or bad cliches. But really… it defies most cliches in movies, and is somewhat different that POPular movies, which is why I think it isn’t as accepted by many people.
But I just started reading 1984 in my English class (I haven’t read fahrenheit 451, but I think it adopts a little from The Giver, in the emotion supressing drugs; I could be wrong).
:eek: I didn’t realize how similar they are! I mean… just think of the TELESCREENS in Equilibrium. Rather similar to 1984 I’d say. And although it adds twists to 1984, such as having telescreens that can pretty much read emotions, instead of just not Having emotions; I think that much of Equilibrium was adopted from 1984.
Is anyone sure of this? Perhaps there is director commentary on DVD that might explain it?
