Children of Men

[SmoochyTX]

Watched it a couple of weekends ago. I was really excited to watch it and then after the movie was over I felt I basically wasted 109 minutes of my life. This movie was overhyped and overrated.

 

[AStar617]

I'm not reading the thread intentionally in case there are spoilers, but I'll just add that I almost saw this in the theatre but ultimately didnt. It seemed to have an interesting plot and apparently it ended up nominated for oscars, so I guess it is worth checking out on DVD. :thumbsup:

 

[HombrePequeno]

I didn't care much for it. While the cinematography was pretty good, I didn't much care for the story or the majority of the characters. It also felt like the general idea of getting a specific person to safety has been done a million times before. Yeah, there is supposed to be a deeper meaning but I didn't really care for that either.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Watched it a couple of weekends ago. I was really excited to watch it and then after the movie was over I felt I basically wasted 109 minutes of my life. This movie was overhyped and overrated.

*sigh* Those are the two lamest criticisms you can give a movie.

 

[SoulAssassin]

Originally posted by: potato28
The action scene was the only really good part of the movie. The plot holes held it back from being a great... the book was much much better.

Never read the book but I otherwise agree. The overall premise had much more potential and I don't think they delivered on it.

 

[idiotekniQues]

it was a darn good yarn.

was it perfect?

no.

but a fantastic overall piece of cinema.

 

[JackBurton]

You just made me put it in my Netflix queue.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Watched it a couple of weekends ago. I was really excited to watch it and then after the movie was over I felt I basically wasted 109 minutes of my life. This movie was overhyped and overrated.

*sigh* Those are the two lamest criticisms you can give a movie.

Well I felt it was overhyped and overrated after seeing it. I was really looking for something to like about it when the ending credits began to roll. The best part of the movie was the first 20 minutes. The 'too long' action scene was meh after 10 minutes. Wait, the best part of that whole sequence was when they came out of the building with the baby and everybody stopped fighting. That was a good scene. The ending sucked.

Any better pulse8?

 

[Luthien]

Whatever you do don't use Intelliflix. Worst scumbag rental company ever.

 

[davestar]

Originally posted by: m1ldslide1

Originally posted by: davestar

Originally posted by: HendrixFan

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
I thought it was pretty good. Maybe the hype built it up and it was not quite the movie I expected. I'm still not sure what happened in the end. Are we to assume they now know how babies are made?

It doesn't matter how. What matters is that there is hope. Hope is the underlying theme to the movie. Watch it again with that in mind, and take time to focus on the main character and how that theme applies to him as a representation of humanity.

i'm going to sound like a snob, but oh well...

you're one of the few people who've posted in here that actually "got" the movie. :beer:

...and i thought the acting, cinematography, and sets were spectular.

Snob away. It's a shame that it takes a Saving Private Ryan to get any ideas across to people in this country. And by ideas I mean idea - SPR was pretty much singular in scope, and that's the only reason people 'get it'.

I'm not saying that if you don't like the movie that you're uncultured, just that you probably are.

it took a few weeks, but thanks for validating my post. every once in a while i wonder why i bother to try to discuss anything but the latest comic book to movie adaption...

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Watched it a couple of weekends ago. I was really excited to watch it and then after the movie was over I felt I basically wasted 109 minutes of my life. This movie was overhyped and overrated.

*sigh* Those are the two lamest criticisms you can give a movie.

Well I felt it was overhyped and overrated after seeing it. I was really looking for something to like about it when the ending credits began to roll. The best part of the movie was the first 20 minutes. The 'too long' action scene was meh after 10 minutes. Wait, the best part of that whole sequence was when they came out of the building with the baby and everybody stopped fighting. That was a good scene. The ending sucked.

Any better pulse8?

Yes.

It just bugs me when people call things overrated. If you don't like something, of course you're going to think it's overrated. Everything I dislike that other people like is overrated in my eyes.

 

[idiotekniQues]

im amazed people say there is no caring about the characters.

clive owen was excellent. how could you not care about his character?

there were other characters as well which gave the movie flavor and attachment.

where else could they end the movie? it was abrupt but the perfect place.

anything else would have required a whole other movie to go along with it. or it would have been too cheesy.

people are so basic when it comes to movies.

 

[idiotekniQues]

Originally posted by: JackBurton
You just made me put it in my Netflix queue.

keep in the back of your mind how they filmed certain sequences with none or almost no cuts. just continuous fluid shooting.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: davestar

Originally posted by: m1ldslide1

Originally posted by: davestar

Originally posted by: HendrixFan

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
I thought it was pretty good. Maybe the hype built it up and it was not quite the movie I expected. I'm still not sure what happened in the end. Are we to assume they now know how babies are made?

It doesn't matter how. What matters is that there is hope. Hope is the underlying theme to the movie. Watch it again with that in mind, and take time to focus on the main character and how that theme applies to him as a representation of humanity.

i'm going to sound like a snob, but oh well...

you're one of the few people who've posted in here that actually "got" the movie. :beer:

...and i thought the acting, cinematography, and sets were spectular.

Snob away. It's a shame that it takes a Saving Private Ryan to get any ideas across to people in this country. And by ideas I mean idea - SPR was pretty much singular in scope, and that's the only reason people 'get it'.

I'm not saying that if you don't like the movie that you're uncultured, just that you probably are.

it took a few weeks, but thanks for validating my post. every once in a while i wonder why i bother to try to discuss anything but the latest comic book to movie adaption...

What is there to discuss about this movie? It is a straight forward movie with a plot we all knew before going in. The cinematography is excellent but there is really nothing about the movie that is mind blowing in any way.

It's a good movie, I enjoyed it, but it is not something I feel to be some great cultural experience that everyone who considers themselves cultured must watch.

 

[m1ldslide1]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269

Originally posted by: davestar

Originally posted by: m1ldslide1

Originally posted by: davestar

Originally posted by: HendrixFan

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
I thought it was pretty good. Maybe the hype built it up and it was not quite the movie I expected. I'm still not sure what happened in the end. Are we to assume they now know how babies are made?

It doesn't matter how. What matters is that there is hope. Hope is the underlying theme to the movie. Watch it again with that in mind, and take time to focus on the main character and how that theme applies to him as a representation of humanity.

i'm going to sound like a snob, but oh well...

you're one of the few people who've posted in here that actually "got" the movie. :beer:

...and i thought the acting, cinematography, and sets were spectular.

Snob away. It's a shame that it takes a Saving Private Ryan to get any ideas across to people in this country. And by ideas I mean idea - SPR was pretty much singular in scope, and that's the only reason people 'get it'.

I'm not saying that if you don't like the movie that you're uncultured, just that you probably are.

it took a few weeks, but thanks for validating my post. every once in a while i wonder why i bother to try to discuss anything but the latest comic book to movie adaption...

What is there to discuss about this movie? It is a straight forward movie with a plot we all knew before going in. The cinematography is excellent but there is really nothing about the movie that is mind blowing in any way.

It's a good movie, I enjoyed it, but it is not something I feel to be some great cultural experience that everyone who considers themselves cultured must watch.

It is a cultural experience, but so are a lot of things that you don't have to watch. I'm not trying to say that "you just HAVE to see it", just that if you're prone to consider the themes and methodology that this film delves into, that it's that much more enjoyable. If you're not into film, politics, or postmodern analysis/critical theory then you'll be watching a sometimes boring movie about a guy trying to get some pregnant chick to safety. I'm sure as hell no philosophy professor, but I have read enough to enjoy some more levels of the film.

 

[BigJelly]

Originally posted by: PokerGuy
I don't get it. People seem to like this flick a lot, and rotten tomatoes gives it a high rating... I watched it this weekend and thought it was anything but exciting or a thriller. It was full of plot holes, improbable/implausible situations, had lackluster acting and generally did nothing to keep me on the edge of my seat. I didn't find myself rooting for the lead to succeed in his quest, I was pretty much disinterested in the outcome.

My guess is the 'critics' just love the whiney pro-illegal-immigrant story line, to me it was just boring.

Shrug, guess to each his own.... I'm just glad I didn't buy it (a friend downloaded it and brought it over).

my guess is your guess is right. Saw it, was like meah. Didn't feel like I wasted my money, but if I knew how it was I wouldn't have gone to see it.

 

[idiotekniQues]

well there is no accounting for taste