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Mar 28, 2007 23:41

Children of Men

The most chillingly realistic post-apocalyptic urban adventure chase movie I've ever seen.

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ms_cantrell March 29 2007, 04:01:18 UTC
yeah. really good movie.

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bellelvsbeast March 29 2007, 06:05:16 UTC
Yea I was amazed when I saw it a few months ago...it was intense...

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antarcticlust March 29 2007, 12:47:38 UTC
I agree. And unlike some confused individuals on Amazon.com, the movie was NOT "violence porn." The violence had a point, thank you, and it wasn't gratuitous. I don't think anyone could have sat through that and thought "woo-hoo! yeah!" the whole time through. I had a visceral, gut reaction, and was completely slain by that film for the rest of the night.

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urbpan March 29 2007, 16:07:31 UTC
I fully agree. The violence lacked gore almost completely, and existed to move the story and to tell you something important about the setting.

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antarcticlust March 29 2007, 16:10:54 UTC
I also appreciate that they didn't linger on any of the especially violent shots- they were so short that at first you weren't even sure you'd just seen what you thought you saw. I felt that it was more powerful and respectful that way.

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pipu March 29 2007, 16:19:40 UTC
Absolutely. It had a very human-level feel about it, which I think made it all the more powerful than standard Hollywood action/violence crap (crescendoing music, slo-mo shots, etc.).

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drocera March 29 2007, 14:56:20 UTC
I SO want to see that movie, but I've had the book sitting here and been meaning to read it...and I refuse to see the movie until I read the book. I've heard nothing but good reviews from everyone who's seen it.

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Off the topic...again aemiis_zoo March 29 2007, 20:39:45 UTC
That icon is creepy.

*runs & hides*

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