Patrick Sweeney Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Watched it last night on DVD. Holy cow. Amazingly beautiful cinematography. Stunning sets, costumes and makeup. A kinetic action flick that takes your breath away. Mind-numbing violence that isn't gratuitous, despite the (literal) geysers of blood and (literal) piles of bodies. After it was over I found myself asking "But what is it about?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjbine Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Watched it last night on DVD. Holy cow.Amazingly beautiful cinematography. Stunning sets, costumes and makeup. A kinetic action flick that takes your breath away. Mind-numbing violence that isn't gratuitous, despite the (literal) geysers of blood and (literal) piles of bodies. After it was over I found myself asking "But what is it about?" So with that review....is it worth the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 It was a great movie! Triumph of good over evil....but in the end ...one evil is replaced by another. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 Yes, worth the time. Beauty is always worth the time. Just don't expect to leave with any life lessons except "You always have to be thinking." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicfit212 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 So with that review....is it worth the time? Yes. A fantastic trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianH Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Took me some time to get into it but the second half was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
et45 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 A very good movie.It has a very humorous scene in the first part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 I watched it quite a while ago and really enjoyed it. As Pat says, the cinematography is superb. Very much worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Sorry guys thumbs down, better than alot of drivel and I guess worth a Netflix pix. thats about it, Very shallow story, lots of attempts but no clear direction, Pick a theme or a point to make and stick too it. seems like this one couldnt decide what it wanted to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDW Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Sorry guys thumbs down, better than alot of drivel and I guess worth a Netflix pix. thats about it, Very shallow story, lots of attempts but no clear direction, Pick a theme or a point to make and stick too it. seems like this one couldnt decide what it wanted to be. I think it is Gibson's best work. It didn't garner the accolades it should have, probably because of his drunken rants and because of his success with "The Passion of the Christ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasmap Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Fantastic movie. I didn't even care that there is no English in it. I stayed interested throughout the whole movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoodhazard Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 It reminds me of why we are good for this hemispere.The blood thirsty ones needed to be eliminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Great movie, well worth the time. it does teach some lessons about change and fears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Powerful. If you did not get it I would recommend you try something different...Perhaps The Legend of Ricky Bobby might be more suitable for you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 +1 to Merlin's comment, but The Marine would also be a suitable substitute for The Legend of Ricky Bobby. I had low expectations for this movie thinking no English would be bad, but really liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I guess when I have witnessed real violence and depravity being reminded what people are capable of doing to other people wasnt really my cup of tea. I dont do modern war movies either even though by literary standards many of them are highly reviewed. Pretty much like this movie. Guess I was turned off by the blood and gore to not really see any deeper into it. I'm not a literary ignoramous though I just had a different opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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