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Looks cliche and silly, but also might be fun...

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Why is Guy Pearce all of a sudden becoming a big action star? He's been around for a long time.. I've always thought he was a pretty solid actor. He's good in Memento. I've seen him in a few other things, too... The Proposition and The Road, etc..

Actually looks kinda cool

He probably got into action because the last Aussie who did it is now a big, big star.

This wedding themed scenario seems a bit hokey though.http://www.infoocean.info/avatar4.jpg

Originally posted by siriuswriter
He probably got into action because the last Aussie who did it is now a big, big star.

Who are you talking about?

Jackman, Hemsworth, Worthington?

looks good. IMO

haven't said that in long time... long long time

Originally posted by Placidity
Who are you talking about?

Jackman, Hemsworth, Worthington?

LOL. You see my point then.

Certainly no points for originality.

The remake of Escape From New York with Gerard Butler gets cancelled, but instead Luc Besson gets to make this ripoff?

Yeah, I think this looks like fun. It's just the whole "save the president's daughter thing" is really lame.

Originally posted by roughrider

The remake of Escape From New York with Gerard Butler gets cancelled, but instead Luc Besson gets to make this ripoff?

Luc Besson? What are talking about Luc Besson? He didn't make this.. shit, I wish he did! Then it would rock.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Yeah, I think this looks like fun. It's just the whole "save the president's daughter thing" is really lame.



Luc Besson? What are talking about Luc Besson? He didn't make this.. shit, I wish he did! Then it would rock.

The credits list him as a producer, don't they? That's what he mostly does now.

Originally posted by roughrider
The credits list him as a producer, don't they? That's what he mostly does now.

He also wrote it.

Originally posted by roughrider
The credits list him as a producer, don't they? That's what he mostly does now. Originally posted by srankmissingnin
He also wrote it.

Ah, I did not look closely enough. Thanks for mentioning that. Hm.. I might actually be a bit more excited about this than I initially thought. Cool. The directors look like this is pretty much their first feature-length effort, though.

this seems.. interesting.. might see

It's hard to believe that Luc Besson wrote some of those bad lines. That was probably the other writers.. IMDB

I'm in 2 minds whether to watch this on the big screen becos of the special fx of wait for dvd becos of the cheesiness factor....

Snake Plissken, Guy Pearce ain't.

long long time no expressionhttp://www.infoocean.info/avatar4.jpg

Originally posted by Esau Cairn
Snake Plissken, Guy Pearce ain't.

Yeah, he's nothing without the eyepatch... lol, Y'argh, matey!

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
It's hard to believe that Luc Besson wrote some of those bad lines. That was probably the other writers.. IMDB

You're surprised? Luc Besson has become the French equivalent of Michael Bay & Jerry Bruckheimer. Too outrageous? - Nonsense! is his attitude.

Looks like a great film, purely entertainment

Um.. that doesn't seem like a fair comparison. Luc Besson's movies are good.. La Famme Nakita, The Professional, The Fifth Element, I think he wrote Unleashed (oui?).. probably others I'm not familiar with. I don't necessarily judge people for producing stuff that is subpar, as long as they didn't direct it or write it.

Not-so-great reviews are starting to pop up for this... RT

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I know, not a surprise considering how it looks on the trailer. But I don't always care about reviews. Films like this can still be brainless fun. And Luc Besson's writing is at least entertaining. I'm almost always up for a fun Sci-Fi/Action yarn.

The reviews don't sound as bad as one might have expected... RT



Sweet... this gets my hopes up.

Anyone seen this yet? I'm gonna try to see it tonight...

Looks cheesily bad but it's got the guy that plays Woody from This is England in it as a crazy one-eyed Scotsman so I'll probably see it just for that.

Shane Meadows movies are usually pretty good, Dead Mans Shoes was amazing.

but back on topic, I do want to see lockup just for the popcorn

I saw it. I like the premise and writing, and the characters are amusing. But for me the direction and shitty special effects kinda ruined it. Some of the special effects were "Ultraviolet" bad (you know, that awful movie with Milla Jovavich?). Those are the kind of special effects that make you say, "What the f#ck were they thinking??" I enjoyed it for the fun premise, but it should have been so much better. I wish Luc Besson had directed it.



I would say save your money and wait for video or cheap theater (if you have one). You'll probably enjoy it more that way.

Originally posted by siriuswriter
LOL. You see my point then.

haha

Well played.

I liked Ultraviolet, a lot. I gave it an 8.


But, yes, I will see this movie. Looks like a renter.

Originally posted by dadudemon
I liked Ultraviolet, a lot. I gave it an 8.

Dude, seriously? I mean, it's been a long time since I saw it, but I remember just about everything about it being a complete atrocity (besides Milla's ass, of course). It's up there with the worst movies I've ever seen. It has 9% on RT.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Dude, seriously? I mean, it's been a long time since I saw it, but I remember just about everything about it being a complete atrocity (besides Milla's ass, of course). It's up there with the worst movies I've ever seen. It has 9% on RT.

I would have given it an 80%, obviously.


But, yes, I really liked the movie: the story, the special effects, the dialogue, the choreography, the enjoyability, etc. Music wasn't great. Acting was good at times and bad at others.

Well maybe I'll try giving it another chance sometime. I do like Sci-Fi a lot. I do remember it having a sort of interesting premise. I just thought everything else about it was extremely badly done.

Must not have been "THAT" great Ultraviolent, It did'nt even make it to the cinema in this country.

I've always thought he was a pretty solid actor. He's good in Memento. I've seen him in a few other things, toohttp://www.heritems.info/avatar4.jpg

Originally posted by Clarissa63
I've always thought he was a pretty solid actor. He's good in Memento. I've seen him in a few other things, toohttp://www.heritems.info/avatar4.jpg

Originally stated by me. What the fvck is the deal with this??

Seen this tonight. Went in with low expectations and it's actually not bad. cheesy funny ridiculous. As I expected Joe Gilgun from This is England steals the show. My guess is they got a lot of solid British actors such as Vincent Regan and Lenny James because they're good and cheaper than US actors with the same talent.