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Spygirl

Friday, December 26, 2003 - 12:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Saw this tonight - great flick. Ben has never looked better - unbelievable eye candy. Sorry to the guys reading this

I didn't have a clue what this movie was about before, so I had no preconceived notions. When you get into the story, it helps to get past some of the MacGyver-like parts. I would equate this to an "Oceans Eleven" type movie (which I loved and have seen about 6 times). Great plot - good twists - kept me entertained.

Kitt

Saturday, December 27, 2003 - 10:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I agree, we saw it today, I would really recommend it, definitely an above-average movie.

Fabnsab

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 11:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I liked it too but thought there were too many unanswerables. I know I tend to overanalyze but some of it was too much to swallow.


spoiler question- do not read below if you havent seen the movie!!
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My biggest issue was how did he get out to get the Edison key or the ticket to the subway or lotto ticket? He wasn't allowed to leave until his mind was erased so how did this happen? He had to go out to get it then come back in to send it. It is bothering me sooo much! Did I miss something this major??

Kitt

Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 4:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Warning: SPOILER answer to question above...

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He was allowed to leave and have a "life" while he was working on the project. Remember he was living in a house with Uma's character. He could have got the key and ticket at any time once he realised what would happen.

Fabnsab

Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 11:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
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The apartment he lived in with Uma was on the "campus." Remember the scene where the bad guy goes to talk to Uma? The hallway was the campus' hallway. He told her the "bad news" that Ben decided to leave. Ben was going to forgo his life outside to keep his memory and stay with her in the compound. And to go to him, she had to escape the compound after she found out he left in her apartment.

He wasn't allowed to leave or have a life because they didnt want anyone being told about his project. Thats why they lock him up and then take away his memory. If he was allowed to leave then he would never lose 3 months or 3 years of his life. It would be business as usual.

Spygirl

Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 12:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
***CONTINUING SPOILER DISCUSSION***

I don't think that can be entirely true, Fab, because Uma's character was allowed to come and go, despite living on site. It seemed to me that she was sneaky that day going to the cafe because she didn't want anyone following her - not because she wasn't allowed to leave. Remember - she was at the party at the beginning of the movie which was not on the campus/compound.

As for Ben's character, I think he was limited in where he was allowed to go and with whom he was allowed interaction, but I took it that he was able to come and go within some guidelines. As for his memory, I thought the main deal was that the companies took that away so that he does not remember what he did for them.

Kitt

Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I hadn't realised their house was on the compound, but I did get the impression they could come and go, even if they couldn't contact outsiders. We'll just have to pay more attention when it comes to cable :).

Fabnsab

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 1:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have no idea. Thats why it bothered me! LOL

I just assumed that Umas character wasnt on a new job yet when she was at the party. I also know that they dont wipe her memory out so maybe hers wasnt top secret. Oh, I dont know...

Faerygdds
Member

04-09-2002

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 - 7:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OK... Saw this movie this weekend. I loved it!!! some minor questions mentioned above still lingered, but I couldn't help it... the whole time I couldn't help but think that Uma Thurman's skin look HORRIBLE! It looked perpetually dry, pocked, and those pores!!! UGH!

All I kept thinking was that if I were her... I'd see a good dermatologist!!!

I know it's shallow, but I can't help it!


Mssilhouette
Member

01-17-2002

Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 2:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Okay i saw this movie. And whoo hoo I did not enjoy it at all.

It seemed as if they had a good action/future based storyline but somewhere along the line it got mangled.

Sure erase my mind but I'll be able to sneak out 20 clues to warn myself. (yeah okay sure..I can suspend belief on that one for the sake of some good action. But even the action wasn't that great, seems as if they spent all the money on sets (building the great machine) and location (mega evil corp campus).

I usually not disappointed with the director (um the one who directed Mission Impossible 2. he has a thing with doves (as noted in this movie) but this time around he was not as his best.

The dialogue was crappy the action scenes were boring (the motorcycle chase was okay but it went on way too long)

Uma thurman looked like a drug addict. Imagine what I saw on screen was the "good" shots. She really looked bad and I'm still not over that crapfest 2003 called Kill Bill so I'm not too pleased to see her nor her acting, or lack there of.

Some may wonder, why did i see this movie...well sometimes you when want to sit in the dark and look at the big glowing screen you'll subject yourself to mild tortures. Next time I won't see movies on my B list.




Ketchuplover
Member

08-30-2000

Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 6:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
There's a good movie inside Paycheck just screaming to be let out.

Lycanthrope
Member

09-19-2002

Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 2:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, I enjoyed this movie.

As for the discussion a few months ago about coming and going at the compound...I think Ben(can't remember character name) had to stay on the compound, but Uma could come and go. I think this is because Ben's work was deemed TOP SECRET by Eckhart's character, and Uma's was not.

On the DVD, there are a few deleted scenes, and a couple of them would have enhanced the movie. There is also an alternate ending, but the one they chose to go with was better.