And the impact one life has on another, sow as ye shall reep etc.

Also loved how the younger and older versions of the same character have different needs and goals and dont really work together.

I found this more cool than thought-provoking. It didn't leave me pondering age, fate, identity, time, etc. so much as saying, "Neat way to tell a run-and-gun story with a curious time-travel twist." Which is fine because meat and potatoes are what's most important.

I think it is still thought provoking but not where it completely overpowers the film. The beauty of this film is that it perfectly balances a bit of everything, leaving many of us wanting more of one thing or another.


Indeed it very cool though, which again limits it from being too thought provoking.

Loved this one. Stylish and thought-provoking. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis are easy to believe as the same person (leaving aside the makeup issue, which has been delved into enough), and Emily Blunt is terrific too. It could have been more "epic" than it was, but I actually appreciated the smaller scope as the film progresses. It kept the film more grounded in reality, which served as an interesting contrast with the sci-fi technicalities of time travel. A-

Is this theory solely based on the last two scenes, showing Joe dead and Cid sleeping? Because I don't see any basis, lol.

But anyway...this is great stuff. Nothing mind-blowing or anything, but interesting plot with some great performances.

Only major plot hole I had a problem with

"It's impossible to get rid of a dead body in the future"
They kill willis wife without hesitation.

Very solid movie. Willis is the strength of the film, him fighting to remember the life he had is at times heartbreaking and powerful. Deformed JGL is good, but not nearly as interesting. Inception Sid is kind of hilarious at times but effective.

I thought

Honestly I admire the film a lot, but it's one time travel film I was completely involved in the process and wanted to know more.

BJs Grade:

A

Awesome stuff, Blunt stole the show, without her the film would have been a fail fo sho.

I loved it. Really want to see it again.

That was clearly accidental.

See that was my issue with it as well, though. Okay, it was accidental...so what's gonna happen now? Is their mob empire going to go down because of that? Why did they not even seem to try to send the corpse back in time so it can be get rid of in the past? (I suppose they'd just say that only live material can be sent back or something).

I really hope not. I interpreted Jeff Daniels' character to be a kind of father figure to Kid Blue, similar to how Joe was brought in.

All time travel premises are flawed. Hence you either go with it or you dont.

I've always thought 12 Monkeys' plot comes together very soundly.

I'm no expert, though.

The movie was terrific. Though Emily Blunt is a huge reason why I loved it. She was excellent here and I really cared about her character. She is the heart of the film. The kid was also great. I greatly prefer the second half to the first part of the film, though that was still good too. Loved the showdown at the end.

A very satisfying film.

9/10 (A-)

Timescrimes is actually a film that comes together really well as far as time travel is concerned. Mainly because it keeps the scope very small. Anyone seen it?

Unfortunately, Looper thinks it's a lot smarter than it actually is.

...another poseur flick.


1 out of 5.

This thread doesn't yet contain a review by you, erikdean.

Call me old fashioned, but a person who either hasn't seen a movie or hasn't had the courage of their convictions to state their own opinion on it, doesn't have the right to laugh and roll their eyes at the review of someone who has.

This is a trite little movie dressed up in serious garb to hoodwink the same rubes that line up over and over again for Christopher Nolan movies.

If you want to see an original and thought provoking time travel movie from 2012, go watch Safety Not Guaranteed.

In the meantime, write a review or shut the fuck up.

Your analysis above is spot-on - - accurate and damning.

You were willing to forgive all of that to permit yourself to give the film a good review.

I was unwilling to dismiss Looper's fatal shortcomings.

I think it's overrated.

Certain elements work very well and could well have lead it to be an 'insta-classic" but there's a lot of it which is also pretty ordinary.

Unlike most, I don't think Blunt did anything different. She hasn't had a stand-out role, and this wasn't it either. I'm sure she can do it, but unless a movie/script/director gives her that, I'm getting annoyed with her basically replaceable performances since she doesn't have the 'it' factor that helps others overcome shortcomings in the story/script etc.

The latter half, most taking place on a farm, was ordinary. Either than the one or two scenes of Sid going mental, it felt like a TV show with a limited budget. I mean, yeah, it's not smart to go all Total Recall/Battleship but for a film touted as an 'insta-classic' it lacked establishing more of the world inhabited and creating its own vision. The relationships between Sid, Blunt, JGL and Willis could be tweaked into a normal drama. I guess, in some ways it's a strength to create a similar story but in a different world, but here, it felt disposable. There were standout stunning scenes, without a doubt, but you can't help but leave feeling that something major was missing.

I laughed at your 'review' because I wholly disagreed with it. It's fine that you didn't like it or want to be contrarian to the majority, I don't care. I loved the movie and found it lean and smart and never too clever for its own good. Some of the best work Willis has ever done, Blunt was better than I've ever seen her and that kid was amazing.

I see you're new to the contrarian ways of Bradley Witherberry, who is KJ's Trolling version of Armond White.

Chill out, Bradley.

It's a good sci-fi film. At times though I felt like it wasn't sure whether it wanted to go deep into some interesting moral ideas, or if it just wanted to be a cool/clever action film. Blunt gives the best performance in the film and that entire half of it definitely gave it more heart.

Pretty good. Not a classic.