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Actually, I don't even think this is physically possible. Even for a movie opening in February this looks like a bag of wet ass.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 04:24 (twenty years ago)

This is made by the same guys who did Equilibrium, too. I'm probably gun' see it.

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 04:42 (twenty years ago)

also

WILLIAM FICHTER!

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 04:43 (twenty years ago)

Is this a Res. Evil sequel? Because the trailer made it seem that way...

Milla shouls stick to making odd art films with Wim Wenders and obscure russian-folk-tinged albums.

― Jimmy Mod: The Prettiest Flower In The Pond (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 04:44 (twenty years ago)

Why, when she can do films like this and Resident Evil?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 08:54 (twenty years ago)

Out of respect for the entire human race?

― Allyzay Rofflesberger (allyzay), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 16:10 (twenty years ago)

Every film of kinetic shlock she makes is one more film that isn't The Fifth Element, and so redresses her karmic debt to said human race.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 16:39 (twenty years ago)

In what world does that statement make sense?

― Allyzay Rofflesberger (allyzay), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 16:40 (twenty years ago)

Not mine.

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 16:41 (twenty years ago)

The trailers make it look like an Aeon Flux ripoff with vampires! It's like two films for the price of one.

― mike h. (mike h.), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 16:42 (twenty years ago)

Yes. I always was thinking, "Oh what would it be like if Aeon Flux starring Charlize Theron was mixed with Underworld? I bet that'd be a bargain to see."

― Allyzay Rofflesberger (allyzay), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 17:22 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

8%!

Is that a record?

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Saturday, 11 March 2006 22:15 (nineteen years ago)

three months pass...

hehe. i saw it tonight. it was really shit!

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 29 June 2006 23:47 (nineteen years ago)

its pretty good with the sound off.

― fez (fez), Monday, 3 July 2006 08:19 (nineteen years ago)

I liked this movie except for her silly monologue when the kid asked her something about her family/past (don't remember which). Worth it for the fight scenes, anyway.

― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Monday, 3 July 2006 12:10 (nineteen years ago)

I quite liked this too! But then saw Fearless afterwards which made me completely forget about it.

― melton mowbray's APOCALYPTO! (adr), Monday, 3 July 2006 13:18 (nineteen years ago)

I want to watch it as a double-header with AQUAMARINE.*

*not really

― Abbott (Abbott), Monday, 3 July 2006 15:18 (nineteen years ago)

Is this flick anything like the new Luc Besson movie that just came out?

― kingfish du lac (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 3 July 2006 15:24 (nineteen years ago)

I don't even know why you would ask a question like that.

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Monday, 3 July 2006 15:55 (nineteen years ago)

Because Milla Janovich is in it?

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 3 July 2006 15:56 (nineteen years ago)

Has anyone actually intentionally/knowingly seen a Luc Besson movie since that godawful Joan of Arc nonsense?

― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Monday, 3 July 2006 15:57 (nineteen years ago)

(Obv I mean as a director because "The Transporter" was great)

― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Monday, 3 July 2006 15:59 (nineteen years ago)

I was hoping this would be about Lavigne:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399497/

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 3 July 2006 16:02 (nineteen years ago)

Comne on Dan you can do better than great. It and the Transport 2 are two of the best movies released inthe last ten years, and I don't just mean that in the context of this thread.

District 13 is his new Produced by film. It looks like The Transporter meets La Haine meets Parkour/Free running meets Escape From New York. Whilst I'm not sure all these films should necessarily meet, the Transporter always makes a movie meet a party.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 3 July 2006 16:05 (nineteen years ago)

This thrad inspired me to put "Transporter 2" into my Netflix queue. In about 5 seconds I'll be bumping it up to the top.

― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Monday, 3 July 2006 16:06 (nineteen years ago)

I'm not talking to you until you've seen it! Hose fight and jetski chase are worth the price of Netflixion alone.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 3 July 2006 16:08 (nineteen years ago)

BUMPED. So fucking stoked.

― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Monday, 3 July 2006 16:08 (nineteen years ago)

I don't even know why you would ask a question like that.

b/c it's at the local flickerhaus and i might go see it. i also have no idea what the thing's about, aside from a vague sense of dystopian actiony stuff.

― kingfish du lac (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 3 July 2006 16:23 (nineteen years ago)

oh wait a min, it's not even a besson flick, he just wrote it. now i'm disappointed.

but wait:

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The Perfect Action Movie, 12 June 2006
9/10
Author: lyre

This film takes everything that has been learned in the last 100 years about how to make an action movie and distills it into a perfect 85 minutes.

The stars are true athletes, including David Belle, the co-founder of the sport of Parkour. He has spent 18 years perfecting his skills, which means that most of the spectacular stunts are real, not done with special effects.

The plot is action-movie perfect as well: A criminal kingpin, a damsel in distress, an honest cop, a noble criminal, corrupt officials, double crosses, nearly superhuman enemies. And at stake: honor, truth and the lives of millions.

There are hardly any extraneous elements, few scenes that don't make sense, no characters that do something really stupid when they should have known better. Every loose end is wrapped up in a very satisfying way. And there's even meaningful social commentary. All (though I said it before) in 85 minutes.

Why do other action movies drag on for two or even three hours and have long slow spots? Why do other action movies have plot holes big enough to walk through? Why do some of them lack drama, get silly and end up feeling like a waste of time? Why can't they all be as taut and tightly written as this one?

Because it's hard. It's hard to reach this level of perfection. It's hard to make a movie in which every scene counts. It's hard to get the plot, the acting, the action and the emotions right.

It's so hard it took 100 years. But here it is. Don't miss it.

Surely a french action flick starring "true athletes" would be worth it, right?

― kingfish du lac (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 3 July 2006 16:29 (nineteen years ago)

Are they doing that poncy extreeeme-sport French thing where they run up and down buildings and jump off of roofs?

― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Monday, 3 July 2006 16:32 (nineteen years ago)

that's what "parkour" is

― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 3 July 2006 16:34 (nineteen years ago)

District B13 is great! It's worth seeing for the opening foot chase through the tenement alone. BEST PONCY EXTREME-SPORT FRENCH THING EVAH!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 3 July 2006 16:36 (nineteen years ago)

Both Transporters are also good. Besson doesn't even direct movies anymore does he? He just comes up with flimsy story ideas for other directors to turn into action vehicles now.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 3 July 2006 16:40 (nineteen years ago)

Tracer, the fact that dude invented it doesn't automatically mean they put it in the movie! Anyway, I can't take that shit seriously at all after that godawful VW ad. The French rival us with their ability to take things that should be really cool and make them tedious and shitty (but I still think we win, look at NASCAR FFS).

(Altho honestly Alex in SF's endorsement is making me want to see it regardless.)

― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Monday, 3 July 2006 16:42 (nineteen years ago)

Every film of kinetic shlock she makes is one more film that isn't The Fifth Element, and so redresses her karmic debt to said human race.

OMG I can't beleve I have you in my myspac friends list...also parkour is totalloy awesome wtf...I'm just all kinds of wtf over here because of this thread, oddly enough none of the wtf has anything to do with the flim Utrabiolet which I've never seen and assume to bew ass bt seriously wtf seriously on what planet is the Fifth Element not one of the most aesomest things ever multipass.

― you can email me if you wish to challenge the truth (nickalicious), Tuesday, 4 July 2006 06:02 (nineteen years ago)

OMG rereding that I realize I need to go the fuck to bed, wow.

― you can email me if you wish to challenge the truth (nickalicious), Tuesday, 4 July 2006 06:02 (nineteen years ago)

No further questions.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 4 July 2006 07:48 (nineteen years ago)

Hahaha I broke nickalicious!

― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 4 July 2006 14:18 (nineteen years ago)

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