Watched this the other night, all I can say is what the hell was Denzel thinking doing this piece of shit? He's one of my favorite actors, but I couldn't get all the way through it. I considered going to the theatre to see it when it came out. Man I'm glad I saved that $10!

weused2luvhim said:

Watched this the other night, all I can say is what the hell was Denzel thinking doing this piece of shit? He's one of my favorite actors, but I couldn't get all the way through it. I considered going to the theatre to see it when it came out. Man I'm glad I saved that $10!

oh I was about to post YES!!! But I'm thinking of In the Valley of Elah, which was a great movie

denzel normally leaves the action stuff to his brother wesley and concentrates on acting instead of jumping about, so it was a strange choice for him. obviously the money was good. i thought it wasn't bad compared to other action flicks. it had a good max mad feel to it. the end was a bit of a surprise though, and rewatching it knowing the end, i'm in two minds about it as he didn't seem that way in a lot of scenes

I liked it.

I knew some of the gist of the story before I saw it, but didn't know how it would play out.

I liked the idea of it in general, and although there were a few unclear parts, overall the idea was put across well, and I enjoyed it. There were a couple of interesting twists in there, too. I don't get why he had to die at the end, unless I missed something. Otherwise, I liked the hopeful idea at the end, instead of it just being as depressing at the end as it started out being. Also, I wasn't totally clear as to what the girl was setting out to accomplish or do at the end of the movie. Would she go back home and become its new leader? Perhaps she was going to rescue her mom.

ernestsewell said:

I liked it.

I knew some of the gist of the story before I saw it, but didn't know how it would play out.

I liked the idea of it in general, and although there were a few unclear parts, overall the idea was put across well, and I enjoyed it. There were a couple of interesting twists in there, too. I don't get why he had to die at the end, unless I missed something. Otherwise, I liked the hopeful idea at the end, instead of it just being as depressing at the end as it started out being. Also, I wasn't totally clear as to what the girl was setting out to accomplish or do at the end of the movie. Would she go back home and become its new leader? Perhaps she was going to rescue her mom.

it's fucking obvious, they can make a sequel

ZombieKitten said:

weused2luvhim said:

Watched this the other night, all I can say is what the hell was Denzel thinking doing this piece of shit? He's one of my favorite actors, but I couldn't get all the way through it. I considered going to the theatre to see it when it came out. Man I'm glad I saved that $10!

oh I was about to post YES!!! But I'm thinking of In the Valley of Elah, which was a great movie

I still have yet 2 watch that flick even though I've owned it 4 MONTHS.

Graycap23 said:

ZombieKitten said:

oh I was about to post YES!!! But I'm thinking of In the Valley of Elah, which was a great movie

I still have yet 2 watch that flick even though I've owned it 4 MONTHS.

get to it!

ZombieKitten said:

Graycap23 said:

I still have yet 2 watch that flick even though I've owned it 4 MONTHS.

get to it!

Yes.

Damn, I thought it was good

weused2luvhim said:

Watched this the other night, all I can say is what the hell was Denzel thinking doing this piece of shit? He's one of my favorite actors, but I couldn't get all the way through it. I considered going to the theatre to see it when it came out. Man I'm glad I saved that $10!

Nah, I didn't like it either.

Say, did you know that when George W. Bush was president, there were years he didn't go to Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day?

That's pretty low, as you have said before!!!

RodeoSchro said:

weused2luvhim said:

Watched this the other night, all I can say is what the hell was Denzel thinking doing this piece of shit? He's one of my favorite actors, but I couldn't get all the way through it. I considered going to the theatre to see it when it came out. Man I'm glad I saved that $10!

Nah, I didn't like it either.

Say, did you know that when George W. Bush was president, there were years he didn't go to Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day?

That's pretty low, as you have said before!!!

Who gives a fuck about what Bush did? Quit trying to bait me and go back to trolling p and r.

weused2luvhim said:

RodeoSchro said:

Nah, I didn't like it either.

Say, did you know that when George W. Bush was president, there were years he didn't go to Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day?

That's pretty low, as you have said before!!!

Who gives a fuck about what Bush did? Quit trying to bait me and go back to trolling p and r.

YOU should, because you raked Obama over the coals for it. You then asked what people would have done if Bush had done that too, and when it was pointed out that he HAD, you disappeared faster than Shawn Kemp on Father's Day.

I'll go back to P&R but maybe you should stay out of there.

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Since it does look like a reworking of The Road (the movie, I do want to read the book) like some people have mention a while before, the brothers didn't have as much to do with developing the entire story. But I still like Eli, better than The Road (the movie), because as a movie, it filled in those empty areas that makes a movie worth watching, like purpose and hope. I like Eli for what it was worth but I definitely do see that there is room for improvement, it wasn't that deep or profound, but it was interesting. Besides Denzel (gettin' to be an old guy now ) gets to be all superhero-y (kind of), and gets a fight scene with a sword no less, seems to be a big thing for the Hollywood veterns these days.

ernestsewell said:

I don't get why he had to die at the end, unless I missed something.

If I remember correctly, he had been shot up pretty badly, at point blank range, long before even reaching San Francisco. I was surprised he survived that far.

Great movie, I enjoyed it as well.

Loved the movie.

Thought the twist was wonderful.

ernestsewell said:

I don't get why he had to die at the end, unless I missed something.

it's simple, they can make a sequel without having to fork out millions for denzel to appear in it, so critics and fanboys don't moan about none of the original cast being in it and having no narrative to describe why. they can make the sequel cheaper with the chick