Children of Men

[Slappie 9]

This is a must see movie. Just got back from the theater. It a very rough look at humanity.

Go see it.

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[Amazon 7]

Saw it last week.... Good movie but my friend wanted a happier ending..

[Slappie 9]

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Saw it last week.... Good movie but my friend wanted a happier ending..

I really wanted some closure, it was a bit abrupt. Although it fit the flow of the movie. The camera work along with the non-stop scenes were amazing to watch. If not a bit tiresome on the eyes sometimes. The movie flowed at a decent pace and kept you watching and wondering.

I got very emotional at the very end... gf said she got goosebumps.

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[Samurai136 0]

I saw it twice last week.

I think it's one of the best movies of the year.

"Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian
Ken

[caspar 0]

yep. a truly amazing film. british too! that scene where its one continuous camera shot and they dont stop moving even when theres fake blood on the lense. awesome.

"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."

[Slappie 9]

Just a little bump for those who weren't around when I posted Saturday.

I've found myself thinking more and more about this movie. I just may have to go see it again.

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[robr 0]

Saw it a week and half ago and thought it was excellent.

[caspar 0]

DVD rip torrent is up. over 3,000 seeders and 5,000 leechers. if you have fast enough broadband no reason why you couldnt download it in an hour or so.

http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/620501/1441395/

"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."

[Slappie 9]

I really thought the nod to Pink Floyd's album Animals as art was perfect.

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[Fast 0]

I thought the workmanship of this movie was great. I wasn't sure what I was supposed to be feeling towards the end, but I was feeling a lot of something. My comment to the friends who saw it with me was "That is a lot to wrap your head around." The soundtrack selection and audio work was awesome, seeing this movie outside of a theatre wouldn't really do it justice.

The ending was abrupt, but I think they could have gone on forever. It was a good way to have a "clean" break.

Go see it if you can handle a good look at the fraility of humanity.

~D
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[JohnRich 4]

Nitpick:

When they were in the getaway car on a country road, and were ambushed by rebels... The driver put the car in reverse and sped away backwards. A motorcyclist pursued, aimed a gun at the car, and fired into the windshield.

My thought was: you saw that coming several seconds in advance, why didn't you just slam on the brakes and smash that motorcyclist all over the front of your hood?

Then a few seconds later, the motorcyclist is now directly beside the backwards-speeding car on the narrow road. The cyclist aims his gun again and fires into the car.

My thought was: why didn't you just swerve the car and knock the cyclist off the road?

The car driver was an idiot to allow that motorcyclist gunman get away with those free shots. You never give someone free shots at yourself like that, when you can do something about it.

Oh, and since when did babies ever remain silent when you needed them to be? Never!

But hey, it *was* an excellent movie.

[Slappie 9]

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Nitpick:

When they were in the getaway car on a country road, and were ambushed by rebels... The driver put the car in reverse and sped away backwards. A motorcyclist pursued, aimed a gun at the car, and fired into the windshield.

My thought was: you saw that coming several seconds in advance, why didn't you just slam on the brakes and smash that motorcyclist all over the front of your hood?

Then a few seconds later, the motorcyclist is now directly beside the backwards-speeding car on the narrow road. The cyclist aims his gun again and fires into the car.

My thought was: why didn't you just swerve the car and knock the cyclist off the road?

The car driver was an idiot to allow that motorcyclist gunman get away with those free shots. You never give someone free shots at yourself like that, when you can do something about it.

Oh, and since when did babies ever remain silent when you needed them to be? Never!

But hey, it *was* an excellent movie.

You really missed a lot of the movie didn't you John?

Basically the driver of the car going backwards knew what the guys on the motorcycle were doing. It was all a plan to hijack the pregnant woman, and everyone else in the car. He was in on the ambush.

The baby being quiet? I have no clue.

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[Butters 0]

Is this movie depressing?

"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

[Slappie 9]

Not really

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[kbordson 8]

violent. very violent (ridiculously high body count). sad and unhappy future setting. harsh humanity. dark with one ray of hope. sudden end.

Amusing labor sequence and delivery scene....

[jarrodh 0]

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Nitpick:

When they were in the getaway car on a country road, and were ambushed by rebels... The driver put the car in reverse and sped away backwards. A motorcyclist pursued, aimed a gun at the car, and fired into the windshield.

My thought was: you saw that coming several seconds in advance, why didn't you just slam on the brakes and smash that motorcyclist all over the front of your hood?

Then a few seconds later, the motorcyclist is now directly beside the backwards-speeding car on the narrow road. The cyclist aims his gun again and fires into the car.

My thought was: why didn't you just swerve the car and knock the cyclist off the road?

The car driver was an idiot to allow that motorcyclist gunman get away with those free shots. You never give someone free shots at yourself like that, when you can do something about it.

Oh, and since when did babies ever remain silent when you needed them to be? Never!

But hey, it *was* an excellent movie.

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!! DONT READ THIS POST IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE MOVIE UNSPOILED!!!!!!!!!!






Your thoughts on the ambush scene are all wrong. The reason he doesnt just slam on the brakes and crush the motorcyclists or swerve to hit them was because the guy driving (black dude) planned the assasination of Julian. He didnt swerve because he knew the motorcycylist (dread lock guy) was gonna shoot and kill her, since he and some other "Fissures" had different plans for the baby.Clive Owens character wasnt the one driving the car during the ambush scene, It was the black guy.


At that point in the movie though I thought the same thing "why didnt he just swerve", but later once it was revealed they (black dude and others) planned the ambush to kill her I realized why he didnt try harder to save her.

I thought it was a great movie.

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