The Island (2005) (1 Viewer)

[ThomasC]

New international trailer:
http://pdl.warnerbros.com/wbol/uk/mo..._uk_qt_500.mov

 

[Fred Bang]

A positive review of the first 45 minute was posted on AICN.
http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=20313

 

[ThomasC]

Yet another trailer:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamw...and/trailer_2/

 

[jez]

I think you guys in the US can see a sneak preview of this, over this weekend.
Just asking for some opinons really, being over here in the UK have to wait till August i think and am looking forward to Mr Bay's latest popcorn offering.
So any opinons guys

 

[ThomasC]

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...hreadid=229281

 

[Ryan L. Bisasky]

great fuckin flick, saw the sneak preview last night. surprised that bay took his time with the story, not even getting to the big action scene until at least an hour in.

 

[Kevin Grey]

I caught the sneak last night too and I didn't care for it at all. The car chase was fun, though derivative of every other Bay car chase ever filmed. I thought the plot and story were extremely weak with nary a surprise at all. McGregor and Johannson acquitted themselves nicely though. Huge wasted opportunity.

I don't think this is going to do very well at the box office. For a sneak supposed to generate buzz the audience didn't seem very into it.

 

[Nigel McN]

So is it a remake of Parts: The Clonus Horror then?

 

[Kristin_Vogel]

reminds me of gattaca

not sure i'd pay $$ to watcgh it though

 

[Stephen_L]

Cheesy as "Parts: The Clonus Horror" was (though seeing it on MST3K doesn't help one take a movie seriously), "Parts" was gutsy enough to have a very dark ending. I seriously doubt "The Island" will be as bold.

 

[Colton]

My wife and I saw the Advance Screening last night. WOW! Forget WAR OF THE WORLDS ... the summer blockbuster is THE ISLAND! Action packed with a great cast! It never gets slow and there's something here for everyone - it has romance, comedy, suspense and drama. Also, the music was brilliant!
If you go see just one movie this weekend - take a trip to THE ISLAND! You won't regret it!
:star: :star: :star: :star: / :star: :star: :star: :star:
- Colton

 

[AlexCremers]

This is from a post I picked up at some other board:
Have any of you seen any of the trailers for 'The Island?' There is this one extended scene I just watched on Conan O'Brien where Steve Buscemi is talking to the clones and one of the clones gives this long story about her childhood, about riding a bike, and how her grandmother used to bake cookies; then Buscemi explains something about how these are really fake, implanted memories.
To me: this looks like a blatant rip-off of the scene in Deckard's apartment (Blade Runner), but with all the realism sucked dry. I mean really, riding a pink bicycle to your grandmother's house to eat milk and cookies. That just plain sucks. - Quinibus Flestrin
This quite sums it up for me. I'm not going!
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Alex Cremers

 

[Shawn_KE]

"Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning? The same thing that happens to everything else."

Glad I didn't avoid X-Men because of a couple bad lines.

 

[AlexCremers]

No, not a couple of bad lines, but I will stay home for a badly executed rip-off, which was the point of my post. If you must steal, you better be damn good at it.

Alex

 

[Tino]

I dunno, call me crazy, but I actually like to see a movie before I pass judgement on it.
Silly notion, I know.
Btw, it's currently running 100% fresh at www.rottentomatoes.com with 5 reviews.

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

Btw, it's currently running 100% fresh at www.rottentomatoes.com with 5 reviews.

Not a major critic in the bunch.

 

[Tino]

True, but when it is made by a guy who has *never* made a good movie

Sez you!

 

[Tino]

And before anyone else sez it..

Sez you!

I know, I know..and a lotta other people too!

 

[Kain_C]

Yeah, sez me too. Bay is a talentless hack that represents the very worst of Hollywood. If I choose to see this, it will be via the cheapest method available to me.

 

[Patrick Sun]

The film reminds me of "Logan's Run" a little bit, going by the trailers.