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I thought I hadn t seen this one, but I soon realized that I had. I guess it was just so unremarkable, nothing had stuck in my memory. Great way to spend a couple of hours, but nothing special.
I still have not seen this film I really must buy it, I remember on its release people telling me it had a good car chase.
Bullitt, French Connection and of course Bond love a good car chase will see how much the film is on Amazon.
@chrisisall, I think it'd be cool if the movies were leading up to
Yes, it is set in France, in Paris and Nice. Trevelyan, Carver and Drax all show up.
That's exactly what I saw there.
A decent enough comedy with a heart, and with Billy Connolly. Had some good laughs and pumped my fist a few times.
3,5/5
Cracking action thriller, look forward to an impressive restoration of this.
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Really liked this one when it was in the cinema. It doesn t hold up all that well, but if you just want an hour and a half of good fun, you can do a lot worse than putting this on.
Cool. Hope you like it @Birdleson; ranks in my Top 5 of his.
Great comments; I agree with almost everything! Glad you did like it; I definitely think it is one of his finest achievements.
Definitely understandable about Batman and Bond films. They can be hard to me to really compare to other cinema as well. Nolan's 3 Batmans, The Prestige, and Dunkirk are the standout films he has done that are my favorites. I also like Inception and Interstellar - but they're not favorites.
Wow! Now I know this is a must-see! Thanks!
2nd viewing of this film (the first was in the theatre). I wasn't too keen on it then, and this watch didn't improve my perception of it either. I understand what they were going for, and the twist is intriguing, but the pacing is just too slow for me. I didn't find the aliens or their vehicles to be all that compelling either (I suppose they were going for something nondescript in order to focus the viewer on the narrative). The linguistic elements are a nice touch, but I thought it wasn't handled all that well. They should have delved into it more (it's actually an area of personal interest to me. I had previously concluded that language, the way we speak, & our vocabulary impacts our thoughts and perceptions and was surprised to learn in the film that there is a branch of linguistics which deals with this). The politics are a bit predictable (breaking within the ranks of governments as they confront an alien force) and I felt as though I've seen this all somewhere before (perhaps in Contact or some of those mid 90's disaster pics like Armageddon or Deep Impact). The cinematography is certainly impressive, but there is a washed out hue to the whole film which I'm not too keen on.
The cast is pretty decent though. Amy Adams is always a delight to watch (a great actress) and she gives a very moving performance here as linguist Dr. Louise Banks. Jeremy Renner is serviceable as physicist Ian Donnelly but a bit one note (I'm not really a fan of his, I'll confess) & formidable character actors Forest Whitaker (as MIC Colonel Webber) and Michael Stuhlbarg (as CIA agent Halpern) are a treat as always, even if a bit predictable.
Ultimately this is as much an intimate story about Adams character & her journey as it is one about aliens. There is a moral decision at the heart of the film which is somewhat similar to one faced by a character in Passengers. I much preferred the way it was handled in that film, and sadly couldn't find sympathy for Adams character.
For the cast will definitely have to get it, there is a new release on bluray in UK on August 14th I'll hold out for that.
Arrow Video are just about to release their edition of this film (not one I've seen) and Arrow always do such a bang up job [extras/booklet etc] I'd go for that one.
This was really bad.A thirteen-a-dozen movie, like the Brosnan Bonds.
A script like dozens were written before and usually rejected.
And a "performance" by Lautner that's even worse than what Jai Courtney does. Pathetic.
This film made me want to vomit.
I think that maybe the one I saw advertised, agreed I bought Remo Williams which was an Arrow release some time ago had some great extras, a reversible sleeve and a nice glossy booklet.
No surprise there.
An unnecessary blow to us Brosnan fans. Abduction is terrible and makes even the worst Bond movies look Oscar worthy.
I'll be catching 'Atomic Blonde' in a few hours, can't wait. Anyone else had a chance to see it yet?
Looking forward to it.
Do share your thoughts once you've returned and I'll do the same. Curious to see how our opinions line up.