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Re: Deja Vu
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Originally Posted by Abby_B
Okay, so I am in love with the trailer for Deja Vu because of that cool hook they do of making the trailer repeat itself, so it looks like you are experiencing deja vu while you watch it. So nice to see a trailer with an original presentation.
Plus the movie looks pretty good. Tony Scott's films are usually good ones. I have no idea exactly what the plot is (is Denzell married to that girl? Does she die?) but I'm definitely interested in seeing it now! Anyone else?
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The premise of the film is about Washington, a cop trying to solve a murder of a woman that he later falls in love with and then going back in time with some kind of time machine to prevent her murder.
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Re: Deja Vu
I'm very interested in this film. Their last colloboration was one of my favorite films of 2004. The new trailer for this gives a bit away, but I'm sure the film will still surprise me.
It's a good trailer, I agree
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Re: Deja Vu
Ever since Man On Fire, my friends and I have become huge fans of Tony. Not seeing that in theatres was the stupidest thing I've ever done. His level of command over the craft, and his willingness to experiment with ways of conveying emotion, choosing scripts that are well-suited to his love for creativity, ignoring CGI and digital enhancements in favor of completely organic innovations, just everything. Even the subtitles are loaded with energy. As a photographer, seeing cross-processed positive slide film shot with hand-cranked cameras from the 1920s is a pure adrenaline rush- to see a fellow artist taking risks that I've often thought about trying out in the darkroom- underfixed film, bleach bypass, etc. It's hugely inspiring. I can't imagine his new stuff would play very well with people who aren't photographers or cinematographers, but I can't get enough of it. The craziness of Domino Harvey was so well conveyed in the appropriately crazy visuals- and yet they are conveyed with such confidence. A young person could never pull such organized madness off. That he actually rewinds the negative on the spot and re-exposes it for the multiple exposures blows my mind. It might be the first avant-garde action picture. And shooting the finale of the film in 2-10fps?! It's a cinematographer's wet dream!
I have a feeling Deja Vu will break away from the aesthetic of his last two films, as he's repeatedly said he doesn't like to repeat himself this late in life. In any case, it's great to see him emerge as such a creative artist after making 15 years of normal (but good) movies. In any case, I'll be in line for this one. I think it'll be solid, populist entertainment elevated by some terrific aesthetic exploratory interpretations of the material.
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Nathan
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Re: Deja Vu
I'll be happy if T.Scott doesn't over-do the seizure-inducing quick-cuts from his past 3-4 film efforts.
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Re: Deja Vu
Saw this film Tuesday....
Very interesting plot and over all action packed.....
One of those you will watch a few times, because you will miss things....
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I found it to be somwhat less hyper than some of his previous work, yet (and not to give away spoilers) there are squences in this film that will reminder you of "Minority Report".
It is during these scenes that the pacing is so fast that if you don't pay attention, you will be way beyond confused.
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Re: Deja Vu
I saw the trailer in fron of The Prestige. I saw ads for it before on TV, but I'm excited to see this one. I like the repeating effcet in the trailer.
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Re: Deja Vu
Thankfully, Tony Scott has made a film without the seizure-inducing flash-cuts and without a too-warm color palette. Obviously Denzel carries the film because that's what he does, but it's the kind of role that he can sleepwalk through, playing an authority figure, Doug Carlin, an ATF officer investigating a ferry boat bombing on the coast of New Orleans.
The sense of deja vu for Doug gets generated through some super-hush-hush government project that investigates incidences of a terrorist nature, and it is quite a ride as a time-bender, featuring one of the nuttiest chase scenes I've seen in quite a while. But, the film is too long, by maybe 10-15 minutes, gets a bit too convoluted in the last act (I could follow the logic, but it opens up some other holes to get to the end).
I give it 2.75 stars, or a grade of B-.
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I liked this one a bit more than Patrick (I double featured the day as well, but saved The Fountain for last). Deja Vu isn't a great title, but I appreciated the creativity of the screenplay. Washington is eminently watchable, and Scott is a very competent director.
Quick and dirty...7.5/10,
Chuck
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I've developed an immense respect for Mr. Scott after seeing 2004's Man On Fire, and with Deja Vu he remains a master of populist entertainment. The script allows for many unusual but engaging situations- I particularly liked the scenes of Kilmer, Washington, and Goldberg working with the machine- a bunch of intelligent adults trying to work with each other and figure out what's going on. Denzel is eminently watchable, very natural and easy to identify with. I like how each act was slightly more fast-paced and involving than the previous one. The ending is very satisfying. If Micheal Bay's films are for "photographers, editors, and teenage boys," Tony's pictures are for photographers, editors, and adults. This latest effort is smashingly entertaining and incredibly beautiful to look at- all the deep colors, strong compositions, use of slow motion [Caviezel in the lab], and a relaxed but sophisticated visual rhythm that says "no sweat." Those saturated colors really blew me away (Look at Caviezel's eyes in the interrogation scene- they're practically green!). Here is a film that proves a lot will be lost if digital ever takes over completely.
Here's Tony on the eventual dvd, courtesy of about.com-
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Scott says there will be a director’s cut released on DVD. What will be included? “A bunch of stuff, mainly tonal,” said Scott. “This movie is PG-13 and what you’re going to get in the DVD is an R. There's a lot more stuff with Caviezel, more stuff in the lab, there's not much in terms of the love story. Most of the love story’s on the screen.
Editing is a process. Through the process of editing, things get edited down. It’s not because they’re bad. …As standalone, those individual pieces were great. Man on Fire was a classic example. I was obligated on Man on Fire to shoot three different endings because the studio wanted me to shoot three endings. I thought all three endings - have you seen the DVD? The extras are great. Sort of 30 minutes of additional scenes and I edited them, I did music and I color timed. They were really interesting scenes, it’s just that they didn’t… The end of the movie in Man on Fire was the end I always wanted.”
Scott didn’t have time to shoot different scenes specifically for the director’s cut. “No, you don't have the time. I was contracted to do a PG-13 and I didn’t see why. I’ve only done one other movie which was PG, which was Top Gun. I didn’t see why, all my other movies have been R - hard R. True Romance got an X originally. This one felt like it didn't need to be, it wasn't a story that required language or required any more violence than it had in there.” |
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Re: Deja Vu
Saw this film today and loved it. I've always enjoyed pretty much anything Tony Scott has directed (except Top Gun and Days of Thunder, i've outgrown those two films) and he's at the top of his game with this one and Denzel continues to be one of my all time favorite actors, he's a joy to watch in everything he does.
It begins with one of the most disturbing sequences i've seen in a while with
Warning Spoiler! Click to showa ferry carrying 500 + women, children and sailors explodes killing pretty much everyone onboard, and Scott goes a long way to make sure that we see that there are families and babies onboard too.
I commented to my friend that if this weren't a time travel story where I knew that Denzel would somehow go back and prevent the explosion I would have walked out after that point, it's a very brutal scene to watch.
Great action, story, cinematography and acting makes this a very fun and smart time at the movies.
4 stars out of 4.
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