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Weinermr
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08-18-2001
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 10:30 am
It's hard to comment on this movie without spoiling the whole premise, which has been kept secret. Spoiler box below.
Spoiler Click below to view spoiler | Depressing!! There was a touching love story at the heart of it (really two love stories in a way) but the ending was just incredibly sad. Rosario Dawson is wonderful, and Will Smith does a great job underplaying which makes his character more effective, but geez. I think I liked the movie overall, but it was sad sad sad. | I still haven't really given away the ending, in the spoiler box, just given some of my thoughts on it. What do others think?
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 10:49 am
I'm not reading your spoiler, but would like to know if it's worth seeing. Is it worth the time and money in a movie theater, or wait for rental? Is it a thought-provoking movie, or a schmoopy romance? Your post makes me think it's something like The Sixth Sense.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 11:09 am
Its worth seeing. Its a very good story and the acting is great. It ties together at the end and all makes sense.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 11:34 am
It looks like people love it! imdb.com has 7.5/10 stars - 6558 reviews. It looks like the critics didn't like it too well though. Rottentomaotes.com Reviews Counted: 133 Fresh: 37 Rotten:96 I haven't decided if I will see it. I don't want to spoil it for myself though, so, I have no other info about it.
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Westtexan
Member
07-16-2004
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 11:44 am
I saw it. It is not like Sixth Sense but you don't really know what is going on for most of the movie. That is just the style of directing, to dole out pieces of the puzzle. You will have a million questions for much of the movie wondering what this flash back means or what that flashback means. The movie would have worked if it were presented in a linear fashion though it wouldn't have been suspenseful (suspenseful is not really the right word--you just don't know what's going on). I liked it after I knew what was going on. I don't like being in the dark for that much of a movie, frustrating. My patience starts to wane, but the wait was worth it. It is a highly thought-provoking movie once you know what is going on. I kept considering the movie for days afterwards. I thought Will Smith was excellent!!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 11:48 am
Westtexan I love your review. I was sitting on the fence about the movie... but your review is making me feel it might be worth the money.
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Westtexan
Member
07-16-2004
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 12:11 pm
I hope you like it. I'm hard to please as far as movies go so for me to like it is high praise, lol. Actually, I wouldn't say I loved it but I do think it is worth seeing. I'm just too picky for my own good. Plus, I get restless sitting in a theater for more than a couple of hours which makes most movies difficult for me to enjoy unless I watch them at home where I can pause and stretch and walk around. Also, keep in mind that I LOVE Will Smith.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 2:02 pm
^5, Westtexan, I adore Will Smith and tend to love anything he is in.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 8:11 pm
Is it something that, if I don't ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION, I will miss something important?
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 10:13 pm
Nope. You won't know what's going on during the movie until the end, no matter how much you pay attention.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 12:45 am
Is it more like Memento, or No Country For Old Men, in the "I don't have a clue what's going on" category? I sort have no desire to see a Will Smith romance. Not my type of movie, so the reviews here have me a bit curious, as to whether it might be something I'd actually like.
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Westtexan
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 8:04 am
It is just a wee bit of a romance but not a romance story. The romance begins as a budding and unlikely friendship. Will Smith is an IRS agent and Rosario Dawson owes back taxes. From the very beginning of the movie it is apparent that Will's character is suffering from the affects of something bad that has happened. He is very depressed and tortured. This is not a give away at all. You will spend the movie trying to figure out what went wrong in his past charmed life and what is he up to. The part with Rosario is just part of the puzzle. Does is compare to Memento? Didn't see it. Does it compare to No Country for Old Men? I don't see any comparison there though I LOVED that movie. Go see it before someone spoils the ending for you. I would recommend you wait for the video but that might be too late. I did like it but it takes an exceptional movie for me to recommend you sit without a break in a movie theater. (If you go to the restroom, you'll be even more confused due to what you missed.)
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Westtexan
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 8:18 am
I just thought of a good comparison. If you watch the TV show LOST, this movie style is similar to that. There are fast forwards and back stories and hints giving here and there. It is not, however, in any way a sci-fi story.
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Weinermr
Member
08-18-2001
| Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 8:15 am
It all makes sense at the end, but you have to wait until the very end to know the full story completely. It's not like Sixth Sense. It's all very real, no fantasy, or supernatural, or other world type stuff, just real life. But the full story is not revealed until the very end. I stand by my post above. It was an okay movie, I loved Rosario Dawson in it, and I had a very strong reaction to the movie as a whole which I posted in the Spoiler box above. Give it a chance if you are curious.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 7:55 pm
Bill, Dylan, and I just saw this and all of us loved it. I was surprised a 13 yr old action packed boy would like it but he really did. I gotta remember how to post spoiler box cuz I want to talk about movie but feel can only do in a spoiler box. I will say that you all rock in here!! I wasnt even thinking of seeing the movie but you all intrigued me with your posts and I am thrilled that I went! I am grateful Westtexan mentioned it was little slow. I hate slow moving movies and even my boys were like YOU! want to see a movie you heard was slow!?! LOL I dont mind a slow movie as long as I CARE about the characters in the first 15 min of the movie, if the director/script doesnt have me caring about the characters AND its slow moving I cant take it! Will Smith is the new Michael Douglas for me. I have never seen a movie with them in it that I didnt like. Some movies are better than others but I always enjoyed each one. I used to love watching Rosario play poker on those celeb shows, she is such a fun and good player!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 8:13 pm
Spoiler Click below to view spoiler | Bill and I figured it out about 1/2 way thru the movie, we didnt know all details but knew he was scouting ppl for his body parts. Bill figured he would die by jellyfish, you hear ppl get stung by jellyfish all the time so I dismissed the story of them being killers. I thought pills cuz there was a R/X book shown at one point.by theWoody Harrelson played a good role, good to see him again. When the doc gave her the pager I knew I would be balling when that thing went off. It kinda makes me proud that my son liked this movie and cried at the end. He said 'Mom, I cant take a girl to see this movie' I said why? he said 'cuz I can never watch this movie without crying' ahhhhh I am raising a sensitive gentle giant  | I cant remember the last time I enjoyed a movie so much.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 8:24 pm
I cant edit.grrr I have 2 extra words in front of Woody that didnt get erased, hope you can still understand what I said
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 9:01 pm
LOL - I'd change it for you Pamy but I haven't seen the movie and I'm trying not to peek. Funny story. A few years ago I was sitting in a dining room when two people at the next table started discussing the movie "The Sixth Sense". I hadn't seen the movie yet and I was trying to avoid hearing about the ending. I didn't know what to do. I didn't have time to get up and leave so as discretely as possible I put my fingers in my ears.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 9:34 pm
LOL Jimmer!!! did you go 'Laa laa laaa laaa' hahaaa!!! and for sure dont peek! I spoil the movie in that box!!
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Way2prissy
Member
07-21-2002
| Friday, January 02, 2009 - 11:30 am
It's true you can't say too much about the movie without spoiling it...however, I knew at the beginning what the storyline was just from the clues in the film. But it was beautifully acted and a thought provoking film. There were a few things that didn't make sense to me until the end but I didn't think that it moved too slow at all. Bring your tissues though...it is a definite tearjerker! This film is going down as one of my all time favorites! LOVED IT!!!!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, January 02, 2009 - 1:04 pm
I am looking forward to watching it on dvd. I figure it will be a different experience watching it from the start knowing what we know. Rotten tom. site really pans this movie. Some of the critics really hated it.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, January 03, 2009 - 5:49 pm
The Rotten Tomatoes critics are rotten themselves! We rarely agree with the ratings, I think they rate things they see as trendy as high. The user reviews usually match our opinions better. I kind of worked out where it was going early on too, although I didn't understand the instrument's relevance until the end. I think if you did find out what was happening before seeing the movie it wouldn't spoil it. Sad sad story. Good movie, though I agree it is slow going.
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Dannysgirl
Member
08-09-2007
| Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - 8:41 am
I saw it and thought it was great - I too would like to discuss it because I had a few questions/comments but again, don't want to spoil it. I also LOVE Will Smith, I think he's a great actor and all over nice guy. Jimmer - your story was funny about the Sixth Sense, I was just discussing movies with my friend over the phone and I asked if she saw Marley & Me yet, (she took the way I asked was that I had seen it.....which I DIDN'T) and she proceeded to tell me exactly what happens.....grrr...she did feel bad when I told her though.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - 6:41 pm
MODS, what is rules in the movie area? how long do we have to wait to discuss the movie without spoilers? The Marley thread says what happens without spoiler boxes, I didnt know the ending but figured I took risk clicking in there. do we need two threads? I see someone created a no spoiler movie thread which is great...does that mean we can talk freely in the individual threads?
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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - 6:48 pm
That's the intent, Pamy; we posted a note at the top of the Movies thread stating that the folders may contain spoilers (other than the Recommendations folder).
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