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zingy
College Boy Z
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 36662
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Basic
BasicQuote: Basic is a 2003 thriller film directed by John McTiernan. Talk about a film that'll mess with your head. I've seen tons of films with twists before but this takes the cake for the most shocking (well, maybe not shocking, but a big "WTF") ending I've ever seen. Period. Brilliant stuff from John McTiernan. A-
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Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:45 am |
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baumer72
Mod Team Leader
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:00 pm Posts: 7087 Location: Crystal Lake
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Problem with this film is that it is too shocking. It tries way to hard to have a twist in it and it suffers because of it.
6/10
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Thegun
On autopilot for the summer
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:14 pm Posts: 21647 Location: Walking around somewhere
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Talk about a big WTF film, its up there with Hero. Its not bad, but I can see easily why this bombed. The whole film is a mess, but the acting is pretty well, especially from Travolta.
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Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:32 pm |
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Gulli
Jordan Mugen-Honda
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 9:53 am Posts: 13400
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Re: Basic
Im pretty convinced the scriptwriters room was filled with drug fumes when this was written.
Scriptwriter 1: Wow My hands are melting!! Scriptwriter 2: I've had a brainwave!! Lets make Jacksons character come back in the end and insert a shitload of 180 plot twists.....................that fucking Bird over there is plotting to kill me I know it. Scriptwriter 1: It will be The Sixth Sense times 489572340193423x, we'll get Oscars!!
At this point ill assume one of them grabbed a knife and attempted to rip the bad "spirits" he saw in the other one and the whole place was blood drenched. Then in the aftermath the script was discovered and the director having no time to get a new one written just went with it.
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:48 pm Posts: 11019
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Re: Basic
Reportedly, M. Night Shyamalan was interviewed after the premiere. His response:
'What a stupid ending.'
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:56 pm |
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DP07
Homo Dperious
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:26 am Posts: 14531 Location: Everywhere
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Re: Basic
haha, the plot twists were silly, but still it was fun to see it unfold and it was fairly well made otherwise. I enjoyed it.
6.9/10
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67060
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Basic
Not a bad film. I do like investigative military films such as Rules of Engagement and A Few Good Men, and Basic does a good job in quick-sharp time. The final-final-final story is a bit elaborate and anti-climactic, but I guess it just about works. The multiple flashback set up is utilised very well, but it might have helped for the characters to have been more thoroughly established as there are lots of names flying around and sometimes it gets complicated in the fast-paced exchanges. And what might have been better was if the film stopped ahead of itself with the Dunbar/Pike twist, because after which it does get a bit much. But overall I liked the film and Travolta is a cool customer.
B-/C+
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stuffp
Keeping it Light
Joined: Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:06 am Posts: 11218 Location: Bright Falls
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Re: Basic
Oh, you never seen this before, glad you did now. I always liked it, used to own it on DVD. Solid film for me.
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67060
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Re: Basic
I saw the first ten minutes before. But sure, never all the way through.
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