 No doubt you've seen this trailer already, but.., Another movie with SR thematics. |
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  Jan 30 2006, 06:37 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 384 Joined: 18-August 03 From: North VA Member No.: 5,519  |
Big Brother, near-future dystopia, high technology, guns and swords and vampires.
Ultraviolet. It does not appear to promise high cerebral value, but if it manages to stay fairly internally consistant and maintains the high style and action I might bring myself to forgive it that. |
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Jan 30 2006, 08:10 AM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
Isn't this a remake of a British miniseries?
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Jan 30 2006, 08:26 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
Yeah, it would be Shadowrun, if you removed all the skill and stat caps and made a phys adept with about 500 levels of initiation.
And is the whole "fighting with your lips puckered" thing taken from Battle Angel Alita? |
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Jan 30 2006, 08:38 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 596 Joined: 18-February 03 Member No.: 4,112 |
It's looks like another bad copy of the Matrix. But this one is such a rip off, it's almost like it's making fun of itself.
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Jan 30 2006, 08:45 AM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
Why is it that every Hong Kong styled action movie that Hollywood puts out is eventually accused of being a rip off of The Matrix?
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Jan 30 2006, 10:26 AM
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Mystery Archaeologist Group: Members Posts: 2,906 Joined: 19-September 05 From: The apple tree Member No.: 7,760 |
I do have to wonder (along with) Hyzmarca if this has anything to do with the British series ultraviolet, which was also about vampires and was very techie. Though the wooden bullets where a bit silly.
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Jan 30 2006, 05:33 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
There's the whole issue of a song from the Matrix being in the trailer. |
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Jan 30 2006, 05:56 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,138 Joined: 10-June 03 From: Tennessee Member No.: 4,706 |
I've never understood why they had to ruin that title like that. Gun Dream was so much better. Gally was better than Alita, too. |
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Jan 30 2006, 06:00 PM
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Karma Police Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,358 Joined: 22-July 04 From: Gothenburg, SE Member No.: 6,505 |
Looks pretty slick. But these kinds of braindead fantasy/sf movies with female leads fighting in slow motion are raining on us nowadays. I don't know if I can take it anymore. We need more sf thrillers like Strange Days. It's no master piece, but it's way more akin to Shadowrun than this kind of spectacle can ever be.
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Jan 30 2006, 07:09 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,635 Joined: 27-November 05 Member No.: 8,006 |
The Matador is more like Shadowrun than many of those movies, and it doesn't get any more high tech or futuristic than the cheesy postmodern ambiance lighting in the Mexican hotel bar.
[ Spoiler ]
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Jan 30 2006, 08:51 PM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
A little checking shows that this was written and directed by Kurt Wimmer of Equilibrium and that Milla Jovovich uses a refined version of gunkata. There is some speculation that this may be a sequel or prequel to Equilibrium despite the former movie's lack of vampires.
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Jan 30 2006, 10:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 384 Joined: 18-August 03 From: North VA Member No.: 5,519 |
I feel like I should issue a disclaimer to the effect that I merely think this is a slick-looking movie with a style and setting that might appeal to some people on the SR boards. I'm not trying to say, "OMG THIS IS TOTALLY LIKE MY SR GAMES" because it really isn't. I just think it's neat-looking.
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Jan 31 2006, 03:33 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,283 Joined: 17-May 05 Member No.: 7,398 |
So...
If they think Missy-infected-by-a-virus ain't human, I'm left wondering how they'd react to your run-of-the-mill street sam. |
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Jan 31 2006, 04:49 AM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
Just saw The Matador, and I agree with Brahm.
Also: fantastic movie, I recommend it highly. If you ever thought Pierce Brosnan was a single-faceted actor, prepare to be disabused of that notion. Further and for the record: Any movie with Milla Jovavich is worth seeing multiple times, regardless of genre, plot, silliness, or crappy-neoprene-monster-suit-in-place-of-some-decent-CGI-or-just-plain- old-special-effects-mojo. |
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Jan 31 2006, 05:31 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,283 Joined: 17-May 05 Member No.: 7,398 |
I'm left wondering why the soldier's armor is shattering like glass when struck by an improvised club.
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Jan 31 2006, 05:38 AM
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Freelance Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,324 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Texas Member No.: 6,714 |
Because she's hardcore, and it's cool. Just ask the guy in charge of their special effects budget. Duh.
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Jan 31 2006, 05:50 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 28-July 03 From: Omaha, NE, USA Member No.: 5,103 |
Ceramic Armor? Their changing the armor on the M-1s because of ultrasonic resonance issues degrading it's armor -- similar effect to the soldiers' in the trailer.
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Jan 31 2006, 05:52 AM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
Because this movie's from the same guy who brought us Equilibrium.
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Jan 31 2006, 06:48 AM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
I like Equilibrium. I'll probably at least moderately enjoy Ultraviolet.
MMmmmmmmillajovavich..... |
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Jan 31 2006, 06:59 AM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
I'm not saying Equilibrium is the cinematic equivalent of liquid shit (not like, say, the Matrix movies). I'm just saying both come from the same brain.
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Jan 31 2006, 08:00 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
"Are you mental?" I've watched too much "The Prisoner" and Joss Whedon in general to think that's a good line. And the attempts at drama. And "worthy of extermination;" now they're just trying TOO fucking hard.
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Jan 31 2006, 05:29 PM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
It'll be a good action flick, if nothing else.
Plus, Mila is hot. |
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