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matatonio
Teh Mexican
Joined: Fri Oct 15, 2004 11:56 pm Posts: 26066 Location: In good ol' Mexico
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Great thriller! very fun to watch
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Wed May 25, 2005 6:12 pm |
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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neostorm wrote: Is this movie like SAW? or better? Worse?
No, not like Saw. It is worse, but not much. Both made my Top 10 of 2004.
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Wed May 25, 2005 7:00 pm |
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MovieDude
Where will you be?
Joined: Tue Dec 21, 2004 4:50 am Posts: 11675
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Well I haven't seen this yet, I may actually download it if it's out of all the theaters this weekend.
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publicenemy#1
Extraordinary
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:25 am Posts: 18870 Location: San Diego
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Hm. I actually thought it was pretty entertaining. A bit ridiculous, though. (er... was it just me, but I didn't get the killer's motive..)
C+
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Maverikk
Award Winning Bastard
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:03 am Posts: 15310 Location: Slumming at KJ
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I thought it was a very well made thriller. Suspenseful and keeps you guessing.
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MovieDude
Where will you be?
Joined: Tue Dec 21, 2004 4:50 am Posts: 11675
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Maverikk wrote: I thought it was a very well made thriller. Suspenseful and keeps you guessing.
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Yeah, I'd also give it a solid B. The movie wasn't anything amazing, but rather slick for the genre, and had a number of rather neat ideas in it. Even if it got somewhat implausible and the villian became very obvious for me by the second half, it's still definately enjoyable and thrilling. There were a lot of little things about the movie that I found to be very cool, including the guns in the water at the end, and a couple of the deaths (it was sort of funny how the three actors/actresses I actually knew really well that died all got the really great deaths).
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Wed Oct 05, 2005 1:25 am |
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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I'm a sucker for serial killer flicks and this one takes the cake as the best serial killer flick to come out in years. I really had no expectations for this one, especially after it having been delayed for years, so when I finally saw it in theatres last year, I was simply blown away. The movie delivers on almost all levels. It is very suspenseful at times, the acting is decent, the story kepet me interested throughout and the death scenes were among the most imaginative I have ever seen, even beating those of the Final Destination flicks. Especially the demisde of the first character surprised me.
I wish there was more of Val Kilmer in the movie and the ending twist was somewhat predictable, but overall it was a great thriller and one of the best movies I have seen last year.
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Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:40 am |
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 37969
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I'm speechless.
It was sweet. The ending was, well, a little botched for my tastes. I would have loved for them to cut the whole Lucas comes back last 15 minutes, and have the killer still unknown, and it just being a 1v1 between LL and Cold Case girl as they beat the shit out of each other for a while. Or, they could've ended it with just the Cold Case girl surviving after she kills Lucas, then having her clean up the mess in her own way. LL coming back out of nowhere and saying "Well we know what his weakness is. Bullets." was a bit offputting. the end took away its #2 of the year spot away in favour of #3 of the year. Still great. Pretty unpredictable too, I saw the first death in the trailer, but the rest were still pretty smart. And that first death, WOW. I thought he just got hit by an arrow or something, not that. I'd have to say that this was one of the best serial killer movies I've seen for a while, and probably the best Ten Little Indians retread possible. Identity wishes it was this movie.
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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Shack wrote: A
I'm speechless.
It was sweet. The ending was, well, a little botched for my tastes. I would have loved for them to cut the whole Lucas comes back last 15 minutes, and have the killer still unknown, and it just being a 1v1 between LL and Cold Case girl as they beat the shit out of each other for a while. Or, they could've ended it with just the Cold Case girl surviving after she kills Lucas, then having her clean up the mess in her own way. LL coming back out of nowhere and saying "Well we know what his weakness is. Bullets." was a bit offputting. the end took away its #2 of the year spot away in favour of #3 of the year. Still great. Pretty unpredictable too, I saw the first death in the trailer, but the rest were still pretty smart. And that first death, WOW. I thought he just got hit by an arrow or something, not that. I'd have to say that this was one of the best serial killer movies I've seen for a while, and probably the best Ten Little Indians retread possible. Identity wishes it was this movie.
Oh yes, another fan of this great movie!
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Jmart
Superman: The Movie
Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:47 am Posts: 21150 Location: Massachusetts
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This would've been the absolute perfect straight to DVD release. If I had watched the movie in theaters, I probably would've disliked it much more since I would've paid $8 plus soda and snacks, but I don't mind the rental fee. This is the kind of movie that was born for DVD. That's where it should've gone straight to.
The best thing about the movie is the first killing. It comes absolutely out of nowhere and it is with no doubt the most gruesome of the bunch. However, I don't understand how a bunch of FBI wannabe profilers could just stand around and watching the dominoes just get knocked over. Did they think something good was going to come out of it?
The main problem I had with the movie though is who the killer turns out to be. There is a nice little diversion thrown in towards the end, but you could kind of see this coming based on who they hired the play the bad guy (I don't know his name though). I swear, every movie he has been in, he is the bad guy, or at least the creepy guy.
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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I rewatched it and gotta lower my grade to a B+. It is still a lot of fun and the deaths are great. It is dynamic and has a nice cast. But man, I didn't realize the first time around how unrealistic the film is and how too contrived the traps are.
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insomniacdude
I just lost the game
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:00 pm Posts: 5868
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Caught this on onDemand. Fell asleep watching it last night, but I restarted when I woke up. I'm very glad I did. Overall, the movie has it's faults, but it's a solid effort in the action/thriller/horror/mystery genre. The deaths were creative, if a little unrealistic. The acting was surprisingly noteworthy. Not spectacular, of course, but it was solid. Everything was good. Not great, but good, and I'd recomend it. B
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Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:37 pm |
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Thegun
On autopilot for the summer
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:14 pm Posts: 21632 Location: Walking around somewhere
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If they didnt go for the Final Destination way of deaths and just stuck with suspense it would have been a much more solid film. NOt all the deaths were rediculous, but the part with the NO2, the boat exploding was really so rediculous and hurt the enjoyment. Other than that, it had a very good idea, and made me really want to see Kilmer and Slater more. They could have risen it.
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Mr. Lobotomy
Well I'm not stoned, I'm just fucked up - I got so high I can't stand up
Joined: Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:21 am Posts: 993
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Re: Mindhunters
Smart movie. Filled with flaws but very enjoyable.
B-
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Steve
Indiana Jones IV
Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:09 pm Posts: 1795
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Re: Mindhunters
why not...
for some reason, this is one of those movies that I would ALWAYS watch if I came across it on a movie channel, back when I had cable television. Part of the reason it's so enjoyable is the sheer ridiculousness of the whole thing, but that doesn't come close to explaining the joy I find in watching it...
christian slater lust? I thought I had gotten over that......
B+ or so, probably undeservedly, but why not?
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Sad-man
Speed Racer
Joined: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:07 am Posts: 172 Location: Argentina
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Re: Mindhunters
Nothing truly amazing but lots of fun nonetheless. The death traps were cool and unpredictable. 7/10
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67028
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Re: Mindhunters
This is trash, especially the ending. Having said that, I did kind of enjoy it up until the ending. Figuring out who the killer is is always fun. It reminded me of D-Tox, though obviously no where near as good. For intelligent FBI officials, they are some dumb son's of bitches. All of them jump to every conclusion every damn time. They all gang up on one member of the team without one of them ever questioning it. But I have to say, some of the ideas and kills are cool. I could see what Harlin was reaching for. Slater's early exit was a shock. And Kilmer not being the overall killer was a teenie-weenie surprise too. But overall the plot is just too convenient with all the kills and times matching perfectly to what the killer expected. He'd have had to have been a genius and a clairvoyant to plan those murders. And that ending was just so bad. It's one plot thickening after another until the eventual killer is shot in the head and falls sideways into the water with his arms down...but lands face down with arms up as if he's just been shot in the back. It's a weird edit.
I'd always wanted to see Mindhunters. Even before it was made. I had followed it as an announced project, and obviously Renny Harlin's name being attached got me interested.
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