Author Topic: Source Code: 2011 movie drought finally ends (Read 2157 times)

Great Rumbler · « **on:** March 29, 2011, 09:21:32 PM »

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Quote from: Village Voice

A propulsive ride worth your popcorn dollar, not for its preposterous genre tinkering but for its refreshingly humanist take on a high-concept gimmick.

Quote from: Empire Magazine

An exciting, intellectually stimulating science-fiction thriller which also connects emotionally. Everyone involved earns a promotion to the premiership.

Quote from: Total Film

A clever, classy and affecting thriller that never goes off the rails.

Quote from: Film.com

Less introspective and ambitious than Jones' first film, but it's also more mainstream and accessible, in all the best ways.

Quote from: Richard Roeper

Confounding, exhilarating, challenging--and the best movie I've seen so far in 2011.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/source_code/

Moon was one of my favorite movies from 2009, so I was pumped for Source Code from beginning, but it's great to see it getting positive reviews.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1 on:** March 29, 2011, 09:24:42 PM »

David Bowie Jr.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2011, 09:52:11 PM »

I'm still surprised it wasn't Shia Lebouf.

Diunx · « **Reply #3 on:** March 29, 2011, 10:41:37 PM »

Gonna watch it to support Bowie's dna.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #4 on:** March 30, 2011, 12:35:46 AM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on March 29, 2011, 09:24:42 PM

David Bowie Jr.

Is that who directed it? Niiice. I had actually written this movie off but I'll probably give it a chance now.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2011, 02:04:21 PM »

Quote from: Orlando Sentinel

An adorably preposterous concept becomes far less important than the compelling journey these characters take and the sympathetic actors who insist, with their performances, that we come along for the ride.

Quote from: Village Voice

A propulsive ride worth your popcorn dollar, not for its preposterous genre tinkering but for its refreshingly humanist take on a high-concept gimmick.

Mupepe · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2011, 02:07:52 PM »

Nice! The trailer looks like generic genre crap so I wasn't pumped. But my favorite part of Moon was the human emotional aspects so it seems like he was able to integrate it very well. Yesssssssssssssssssss

Robo · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2011, 02:47:42 PM »

SOURCE CODE²: GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2011, 03:37:07 PM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on March 30, 2011, 02:15:06 PM

Who thought of the title? No matter what goes on in the trailer the title Source Code is an instant pass when you hear it. You can imagine Keanu running away from an explosion on the poster while a shady looking guy and computer stuff goes on in the background.

That pretty much guarantees that it'll make $200 million domestically.

Beardo · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2011, 04:21:18 PM »

You guys will eat this shit up.

After spending most of the movie investigating a few Arab looking fellows on the train,

spoiler (click to show/hide)

the bad guy ends up being some pro America Extreme "Tea Party" member.

[close]

Sounds right up everyone here's alley.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2011, 04:26:40 PM »

Spoilers please, beardo.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #11 on:** March 30, 2011, 04:46:49 PM »

Ghahhahahahha, movie of the year then

Powerslave · « **Reply #12 on:** March 30, 2011, 04:55:06 PM »

Am I the only one (yes) who hates and always hated trailers? I hate the way they're set up and that they got to have bits from scenes scattered from the whole fucking movie in them.

Beardo · « **Reply #13 on:** March 30, 2011, 05:20:19 PM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on March 30, 2011, 04:46:49 PM

Ghahhahahahha, movie of the year then

After the movie everyone in the audience stayed and had a group session about race and bigotry in america post 9/11. It was the most meaningful movie I've seen since Avatar opened my eyes.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #14 on:** March 31, 2011, 12:13:06 AM »

Quote from: Beardo on March 30, 2011, 04:21:18 PM

You guys will eat this shit up.

After spending most of the movie investigating a few Arab looking fellows on the train,
spoiler (click to show/hide)
the bad guy ends up being some pro America Extreme "Tea Party" member.
[close]

Sounds right up everyone here's alley.

So what you're saying is... this was based on a true story?

Beardo · « **Reply #15 on:** March 31, 2011, 11:02:31 AM »

Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on March 31, 2011, 12:13:06 AM

Quote from: Beardo on March 30, 2011, 04:21:18 PM
You guys will eat this shit up.

After spending most of the movie investigating a few Arab looking fellows on the train,
spoiler (click to show/hide)
the bad guy ends up being some pro America Extreme "Tea Party" member.
[close]

Sounds right up everyone here's alley.

So what you're saying is... this was based on a true story?

Yeah, I heard 9/11 was actually masterminded by Larry the cable Guy.

Mandark · « **Reply #16 on:** March 31, 2011, 01:33:57 PM »

Jesus, dude.

I'm as big a politics geek as anyone, but you've got a problem when you have to shoehorn every aspect of life into some imaginary ideological war.

What's next? Complaining that the busty latinas in the NSFW thread shows a horrible pro-immigrant bias?

Anyways the trailer made it look super-cheesy, but good reviews + the director of Moon? Sure, I'll give that a shot.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #17 on:** March 31, 2011, 01:45:56 PM »

White people committing terrorism? Surely you jest, sir!

Brehvolution · « **Reply #18 on:** March 31, 2011, 02:21:22 PM »

If that is the real plot, then they should have hired and arab actor over a white one.

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Beardo · « **Reply #19 on:** March 31, 2011, 02:45:46 PM »

Quote

I'm as big a politics geek as anyone, but you've got a problem when you have to shoehorn every aspect of life into some imaginary ideological war.

I'm not kidding. That's the actual ending of the movie.

Mandark · « **Reply #20 on:** March 31, 2011, 03:39:40 PM »

Beardo: Dude, I didn't even click on your spoiler tags. My point isn't that you're making stuff up, it's that you need to give it a rest already.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #21 on:** March 31, 2011, 04:38:22 PM »

Can we ban Beardo?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #22 on:** March 31, 2011, 04:40:00 PM »

We need him around lest we ever forget.

Diunx · « **Reply #23 on:** March 31, 2011, 04:47:56 PM »

Fuck you Beardo!

Powerslave · « **Reply #24 on:** March 31, 2011, 04:48:14 PM »

I think Beardo is a pretty crappy poster, just like Bebpo, or Brobzoid... see the similarities here?

demi · « **Reply #25 on:** March 31, 2011, 04:59:23 PM »

I did read the story of the movie and it doesnt exactly end that way...

Beardo · « **Reply #26 on:** March 31, 2011, 05:46:48 PM »

Did you guys even see the trailer? It's trash. If anyone isn't seeing it because of what I said, then consider it a favor.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #27 on:** March 31, 2011, 05:49:41 PM »

Quote from: Beardo on March 31, 2011, 05:46:48 PM

Did you guys even see the trailer? It's trash. If anyone isn't seeing it because of what I said, then consider it a favor.

Source Code receives Beardo Seal of Disapproval^®. Now I definitely gotta so see it!

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #28 on:** March 31, 2011, 05:50:49 PM »

Beardo is just mad 'cause he's now a terrorist sympathizer

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #29 on:** March 31, 2011, 10:12:41 PM »

He's probably mad because this is going to outgross all three chapters of Atlas Shrugged. THE MARKET HAS SPOKEN, BITCH!

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #30 on:** March 31, 2011, 10:13:37 PM »

The invisible hand has denied itself

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #31 on:** March 31, 2011, 10:44:12 PM »

someone needs to make a thread for 2-3 paragraph descriptions of films from a conservative perspective. Starting with Top Gun

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #32 on:** March 31, 2011, 10:46:59 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on March 31, 2011, 10:44:12 PM

someone needs to make a thread for 2-3 paragraph descriptions of films from a conservative perspective. Starting with Top Gun

http://nrd.nationalreview.com/article/?q=YWQ4MDlhMWRkZDQ5YmViMDM1Yzc0MTE3ZTllY2E3MGM=

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #33 on:** April 01, 2011, 12:52:43 AM »

I wanna see it but I'm kind of afraid it will have nasty merge conflict scenes - those always give me nightmares.

Diunx · « **Reply #34 on:** April 01, 2011, 01:25:03 AM »

Quote from: Beardo on March 31, 2011, 05:46:48 PM

Did you guys even see the trailer? It's trash. If anyone isn't seeing it because of what I said, then consider it a favor.

movie of the year confirmed.

Raban · « **Reply #35 on:** April 01, 2011, 03:33:25 AM »

This thread went from meh, to shit, to awesome in one page. My favorite,

Quote from: BlueTsunami on March 31, 2011, 10:13:37 PM

The invisible hand has denied itself

chronovore · « **Reply #36 on:** April 01, 2011, 08:06:09 AM »

This is the first I've heard of this movie, and I'm just bookmarking it so I can come back later. I'm not reading any more here because there are some truly lame spoilerjerks on this board.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #37 on:** April 01, 2011, 11:27:26 PM »

Quote from: Beardo on March 30, 2011, 04:21:18 PM

You guys will eat this shit up.

After spending most of the movie investigating a few Arab looking fellows on the train,
spoiler (click to show/hide)
the bad guy ends up being some pro America Extreme "Tea Party" member.
[close]

Sounds right up everyone here's alley.

You're a moron. The identity of the bomber doesn't even really matter, it could have been just about anyone on the train and it wouldn't have changed the movie at all.

Overall, I really liked it. Jake Gyllenhaal really nails his character and you can feel his confusion in being put into such a bizarre situation. The last five minutes take things a bit farther than they should, but it's not really surprising. The "fake ending" was better than the real one, in my opinion. But it's a minor blemish on a very enjoyable movie.

tiesto · « **Reply #38 on:** April 03, 2011, 01:06:22 AM »

Very enjoyable movie, hints of Moon in some aspects (though I felt Moon was better... the whole isolation of that movie worked much better for me), but wasn't really feeling the ending that much. Majora's Mask fanboys will feel right home with this.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #39 on:** April 03, 2011, 01:21:49 AM »

Quote from: tiesto on April 03, 2011, 01:06:22 AM

Very enjoyable movie, hints of Moon in some aspects (though I felt Moon was better... the whole isolation of that movie worked much better for me), but wasn't really feeling the ending that much. Majora's Mask fanboys will feel right home with this.

I thought it would have been a better movie without the last five minutes.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

The whole "Oh, it actually CAN change the future, after all!" just felt tacked on and didn't fit with the rules of the technology. It also felt too "Hollywood". Having it end with Captain Stevens stopping the bomber and everyone on the train enjoying a moment of peace [just before he is unplugged and allowed to die] would have been a stronger ending.

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drew · « **Reply #40 on:** April 03, 2011, 02:50:08 AM »

this looks dumb

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #41 on:** April 03, 2011, 02:53:39 AM »

Saw, Deja Vu was better.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #42 on:** April 03, 2011, 03:29:14 AM »

I bet the love interest plants the bomb.

Mandark · « **Reply #43 on:** December 25, 2011, 01:47:25 AM »

Just saw this. As long as you're not too bothered by some typically flimsy pseudoscience and a touch of sentimentality, it's totally worth a watch. Really fun, claustrophobic thriller.

Beardo

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Author Topic: Source Code: 2011 movie drought finally ends (Read 2157 times)