Children of Men

#32309Post 1 of 522006-09-04

[url]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206634/[/url]

Looks worth checking out.

#701145Post 2 of 522006-09-04

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Heres the trailer

[url]http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/childrenofmen/[/url]

#701526Post 3 of 522006-09-05

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Cool.

#706578Post 4 of 522006-09-11

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i saw a preview for this before hollywoodland last night, it looks really interesting. i want to check it out.

#706665Post 5 of 522006-09-12

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looks great, cant wait to see it

#710379Post 6 of 522006-09-20

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Looks good, and has an interesting subject. I will be checking it out

#717133Post 7 of 522006-09-29

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Can't wait to see this one :D

#717600Post 8 of 522006-09-30

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a really good film. an interesting vision of the future of england, and i hope it never gets that bad!

#780183Post 9 of 522007-01-01

" Children of Men "

For some reason this has caught a lot my attention ... has anyone been lucky enough to see this? :shock: I am curious to get a feel for this ... It is currently being played in selected theaters.

More info here : [url]http://www.childrenofmen.net/[/url]

IMBD : [url]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206634/[/url]

Trailor : [url]http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/childrenofmen/[/url]

#780279Post 10 of 522007-01-02

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i just watched it the other day, it was very good. great idea for a movie, and the post apocalyptic feel of the movie was very well filmed, the director did a great job. and the movie gets pretty crazy half way in and i thought i was watching saving private ryan all over again. recommended.

#780426Post 11 of 522007-01-02

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shame on you asdf - [url]http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31712[/url]

i want to see this very much. excellent reviews too.

not playing in the portland area yet :x

#780429Post 12 of 522007-01-02

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my bad. locks his own thread.:lol:

#781818Post 13 of 522007-01-05

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Saw it last night. Really fucking good.

#781962Post 14 of 522007-01-06

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Definitely want to see this.

#782128Post 15 of 522007-01-06

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i was going to see this last night, but chose Borat instead. this film looks great though.

#782384Post 16 of 522007-01-07

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Great movie and soundtrack. I loved the homeland security signs everywhere.

#782745Post 17 of 522007-01-08

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saw this last night, absolutely superb movie. one of the best i've seen in a very long time... acting, script, bleak "post-apocolyptic" landscapes, music - all top notch. highly recommend this!

#789242Post 18 of 522007-01-15

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excellent film in all aspects...

#789335Post 19 of 522007-01-15

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I think it's going to fall under that category of Dark City and City of Lost Children. Outstanding movies, but it will be overlooked.

#789505Post 20 of 522007-01-15

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most likely. i read a review the other day saying how it deserves a bunch of awards but will probably not get any and in a few years become regarded as a "classic"

#790089Post 21 of 522007-01-16

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^^seems like that is the norm with really good movies and the general public....

#790151Post 22 of 522007-01-16

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Really good movies and the general public don't see eye to eye.

#790598Post 23 of 522007-01-17

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Saw this movie over the weekend. The guy operating the handheld camera deserves an award. The one scene where the government storms the camp, (where blood splatters on the cam) is one continuous shot, lasts about 10 minutes and probably covers three quarters a mile of ground, most of it running. Absoloutely brilliant.

#790793Post 24 of 522007-01-17

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^^im glad someone noticed that part too. i said the same thing, like man this is one long shot, this rocks........

#790868Post 25 of 522007-01-18

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Cool. I look forward to enjoying.

#791126Post 26 of 522007-01-18

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just caught this last night... such a killer movie. threehills, I thought the same thing. that camera man definitely did the job right.

I watched it at a place here in KC called the VIP room (my first time there). they have 50 leather recliners in a 21+ only atmosphere with a waitress serving a full bar. my first time sitting in a movie theater with a bucket of beer in front of us, plus me & des were 2 of only 3 people in the theather. awesome experience for an awesome movie

#791167Post 27 of 522007-01-18

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[QUOTE=Lorn;435532]Really good movies and the general public don't see eye to eye.[/QUOTE]

what are you talking about? :roll:

stomp the yard was the number 1 movie last weekend!

:lol:

#791169Post 28 of 522007-01-18

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[QUOTE=picklemonkey;436575]just caught this last night... such a killer movie. threehills, I thought the same thing. that camera man definitely did the job right.

I watched it at a place here in KC called the VIP room (my first time there). they have 50 leather recliners in a 21+ only atmosphere with a waitress serving a full bar. my first time sitting in a movie theater with a bucket of beer in front of us, plus me & des were 2 of only 3 people in the theather. awesome experience for an awesome movie[/QUOTE]

we have one of those two, called Cinetopia. pretty cool, but 13 bucks for a matinee is a bit steep

#791263Post 29 of 522007-01-18

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watched the screener last night, bad ass movie has that 28 days later main charaters surviving together kind of feel imo. it was kind of weak that they didnt use original artists in the soundtrack...but i enjoyed it very much. Definatly agree that that long shot what amazing, my favorate part of the movie

#791265Post 30 of 522007-01-18

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[QUOTE=peloquin;436619]we have one of those two, called Cinetopia. pretty cool, but 13 bucks for a matinee is a bit steep[/QUOTE]

i agree, but the extra 5 bucks to have leather recliners, practically the entire theater to yourself, and a near-guarantee of getting lucky is worth it imo

#791315Post 31 of 522007-01-18

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haha yeah. plus no kids - biggest bonus.

#791549Post 32 of 522007-01-19

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You don't have kids?

#791688Post 33 of 522007-01-19

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no i dont. but i was talking about the 21 and over theater - no kids talking or screaming through the movie. i saw one recently at the "regular" theater and there was a little kid with those shoes that have flashing lights on them, and his mother was just letting the little bastard pretty much run around, so it was flashing lights every 5 seconds. very hard to concentrate. 8 bucks well spent. :x

of course, not all kids are a pain during movies, but with some movies i'd rather not even take the risk.

#791719Post 34 of 522007-01-19

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:lol: I'd much rather deal with a waitress giving me a bucket of beer than a flashing kid running past me

#796086Post 35 of 522007-01-22

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agreed.

#796903Post 36 of 522007-01-23

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best adapted screenplay, cinematography, and film editing oscar nominations.

probably deserving of more noms imo, but good to see it got a couple regardless.

#864291Post 37 of 522007-05-19

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Just saw it on DVD and it totally rocked. Cuaron is a genius, I love the feel he gives to that movie with his documentary style of shooting and long takes.

Funny thing: out all of the murmuring in foreign languages in the scene where the Fish convene to chose a new leader, all of a sudden I hear "Mrsh o picku mater", Macedonian for take a hike or I'll fuck your mother. The things I learn from Erzina :mrgreen:

#864314Post 38 of 522007-05-19

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I saw this on pay per view last week and thought the concept of the movie was great. The scene towards the end when Clive Owen and the mother walk out with the baby and the military stops firing into the building was powerful.

The movie in general had some leftist view points that I'm wondering were added for the movie in the times were in. I'm sure conservatives don't like this movie. My main complaint was that we didn't get to see the Human Project people and who they were, what they were about, and what happens with humanity. I felt cheated that they could've done so much more.

#864331Post 39 of 522007-05-19

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[quote=superdave;489949]I saw this on pay per view last week and thought the concept of the movie was great. The scene towards the end when Clive Owen and the mother walk out with the baby and the military stops firing into the building was powerful. [/quote]agree

[quote]The movie in general had some leftist view points that I'm wondering were added for the movie in the times were in. I'm sure conservatives don't like this movie. My main complaint was that we didn't get to see the Human Project people and who they were, what they were about, and what happens with humanity. I felt cheated that they could've done so much more.[/quote]Correction, there were leftist viewpoints (Fish et al) and right wing ones (UK government) and neither one was depicted as sympathetic imo. Theo (Clive Owen) on the other hand grows from an apathic drunk into a guy who's willing to fight for a future, no matter the politics. The core message imo is not so much political.

As for the Human Project and what happens with humanity, I think it would've killed the movie by making it pretty unrealistic/cheesy (the hero saves the day, we can all fuck 'n' breed again, yippiekayay, ...)

#864408Post 40 of 522007-05-19

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i loved this movie and the cinemtography was amazing. i loved the long take during the end of the flick with all of the bullets flying, i thought i was watching the beginning of saving private ryan again. awesome.

Music madethis place,we just kept itgoing...