Children of Men

tigersmithtigersmith Join Date: 2004-11-11 Member: 32749Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Supporter
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<div class="IPBDescription">Best Movie of the year..so far :P</div>
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Well I meant to post this opening day in the US but i was busy, I really enjoyed this movie more then any other..And it just may be my favorite movie of all time. I was wondering for you other people who went to go see it, what did you think about it?

p.s - im upset it did not get nominated for Best Picture (but it got nominated for other things)


Here is the Trailer
<a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/childrenofmen/trailer1/large.html" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/ch...ler1/large.html</a>
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  • GreyFlcnGreyFlcn Join Date: 2006-12-19 Member: 59134Members, Constellation
    What went through my mind when reading the title
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  • tigersmithtigersmith Join Date: 2004-11-11 Member: 32749Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Supporter
    <!--quoteo(post=1602968:date=Jan 30 2007, 10:24 PM:name=GreyFlcn)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GreyFlcn @ Jan 30 2007, 10:24 PM) [snapback]1602968[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    What went through my mind when reading the title
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    Go on xfire I wanna yell at you for ruining my thread <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
    he could use mittens of concealment
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  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    yeah.. the battle scenes in that movie were really bad***...

    yeah so good movie...
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  • tigersmithtigersmith Join Date: 2004-11-11 Member: 32749Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Supporter
    <!--quoteo(post=1602991:date=Jan 30 2007, 11:23 PM:name=Ratonetwothreetwoone)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ratonetwothreetwoone @ Jan 30 2007, 11:23 PM) [snapback]1602991[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    yeah.. the battle scenes in that movie were really bad***...

    yeah so good movie...
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    How were they terrible? i thought they went with the plot very well, Remember this really was not a Battle Movie..

    150% - BEST Story, and it was very well done on the screen
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
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    Tigersmith, I'm fairly sure that "bad***" meant "bada<!--coloro:sky--><span style="color:sky"><!--/coloro-->s<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->s". So, you know, good.
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  • AnarkiThreeXSixAnarkiThreeXSix x_x Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24894Members
    Yes, it sure wet my panties. O_O.

    Needed more battles though. What can I say, with the way they can make shootouts/gunfire sound these days, it's sechs to the mind.
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  • puzlpuzl The Old Firm Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14029Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    yeah, children of men <b>was</b> one of the best movies of <b>last year</b>.

    Clive Owen gets a general thumbs up for his recent outings and plays a very convincing role in CoM. Michael Caine is marvellous in it.
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  • [WHO]Them[WHO]Them You can call me Dave Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10593Members, Constellation
    Meh, it was okay I guess. I really didn't get the whole immigration problem.
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  • puzlpuzl The Old Firm Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14029Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    It was mentioned fairly early in the movie that most of the rest of the world had fallen into complete chaos, and that Britain was one of the only places with a semblance of order.
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  • [WHO]Them[WHO]Them You can call me Dave Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10593Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1603044:date=Jan 31 2007, 01:50 AM:name=puzl)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(puzl @ Jan 31 2007, 01:50 AM) [snapback]1603044[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    It was mentioned fairly early in the movie that most of the rest of the world had fallen into complete chaos, and that Britain was one of the only places with a semblance of order.
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    I know that's what they <i>said</i> but it still just doesn't seem to make sense.
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  • TestamentTestament Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4037Members
    I heard it had men. Confirm?
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  • RustySpoonRustySpoon Join Date: 2003-07-10 Member: 18069Members
    That car scene was teh sex. I love how it was all one long cut, almost like from a first person perspective.

    The whole movie had this whole HL2 vibe to it, no?
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  • tigersmithtigersmith Join Date: 2004-11-11 Member: 32749Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Supporter
    <!--quoteo(post=1603063:date=Jan 31 2007, 06:48 AM:name=RustySpoon)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(RustySpoon @ Jan 31 2007, 06:48 AM) [snapback]1603063[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    That car scene was teh sex. I love how it was all one long cut, almost like from a first person perspective.

    The whole movie had this whole HL2 vibe to it, no?
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    Dude when they were getting off the trains and such I told my friends sitting next to me about that HL2 vibe..they totally agreed
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    The whole "HL2" thing was super apparent when Breen ordered the Striders to pierce Clive Owen's chest with their spiked feet.

    Or I might have imagined that part.
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  • chubbystevechubbysteve Join Date: 2002-10-14 Member: 1496Members, Constellation
    HL2 vibe possible prognosis: Post apocalyptic Orwellian dystopias tend to blur together?

    I haven't seen children of men yet but only a day ago a friend of mine was singing it's praises and I'm going to buy it when the price drops a bit.
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    It was an amazing film. The camera work was sublime, the direction was perfect and it captured the atmosphere as a whole with uncanny ability.

    The HL2 vibe probably just comes from the atmosphere and the camera work mainly; that real sense of worry and paranoia you normally only get from playing games. I find the film put you IN it more than most.
    It's thousands of little things that do it too but all well thought out and accomplished... one tiny example is the way the camera followed one of the main characters during a battle like it was someone with a camera following a journalist in a real war... a bit like the roadie run from Gears of War basically but done sooo much better.

    The scene with the baby and the army was amazing too.

    Definitely one of the better films out there :3
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  • Zor2Zor2 Join Date: 2005-01-13 Member: 35341Members, Constellation
    Lloved it too. I liked the gritty feel and politics of it especially. The actual plot you could predict from the trailer but it wasnt as bad as I thought.

    Heartily recommended!
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  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
    I sort of get the HL2 thing (sort of modern dystopia feeling...I guess the the major affliction applied to the human-race is HL2-esque as well). The people I saw it with (and I as well) felt that the movie should have ended 30 seconds to 3 minute earlier, for better dramatic effect. I thought the plot was going to be extremely boring (and in fact, based solely on what I read in plot reviews it sounded really bland), but the story is decent as well (some minor twists and stuff)...still waiting for the explanation behind the whole thing in the first place - I guess you've got to sneak room for sequels in there nowadays (that, or the tendency to be more fantastic with fewer scientific explanations is picking up).

    The super-long cut near the end of the movie is one of the greatest movie <strike>scenes</strike> shots of all time. The two car-related scenes are good too. What's with all the Orwellian dystopic films taking place in Britain lately? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />


    I'll buy it just for that one uber action scene that lasts like 5 minutes. Also nice how the main characters don't need to rely on guns (something rare in such movies).
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  • CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
    yea i saw this move a couple weeks ago, I thought it was great.

    Loved the hl2 vibe as well and the whole lengthy uncut scene style of filming. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
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  • StarchyStarchy Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15727Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1603065:date=Jan 31 2007, 12:25 AM:name=tigersmith)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tigersmith @ Jan 31 2007, 12:25 AM) [snapback]1603065[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Dude when they were getting off the trains and such I told my friends sitting next to me about that HL2 vibe..they totally agreed
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    Exactly the same with me.
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    I watched this last night. Really spooky. My girlfriend, in the middle of the film, just turned to me and said "This just reminds me of one of your games, like that Half Life thing." and I'd been sat there for ages <i>thinking</i> it, but not wanting to be geeky enough to say it. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/nerd-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::nerdy::" border="0" alt="nerd-fix.gif" />

    - Shockwave
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  • tigersmithtigersmith Join Date: 2004-11-11 Member: 32749Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Supporter
    <!--quoteo(post=1604427:date=Feb 7 2007, 07:25 AM:name=Shockwave)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Shockwave @ Feb 7 2007, 07:25 AM) [snapback]1604427[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I watched this last night. Really spooky. My girlfriend, in the middle of the film, just turned to me and said "This just reminds me of one of your games, like that Half Life thing." and I'd been sat there for ages <i>thinking</i> it, but not wanting to be geeky enough to say it. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/nerd-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::nerdy::" border="0" alt="nerd-fix.gif" />

    - Shockwave
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    But it was worth seeing eh? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
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  • OrganoXOrganoX Join Date: 2004-03-21 Member: 27473Members
    I liked the movie very much, but the movie ended kinda weird.
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  • tigersmithtigersmith Join Date: 2004-11-11 Member: 32749Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Supporter
    <!--quoteo(post=1604464:date=Feb 7 2007, 11:13 AM:name=OrganoX)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(OrganoX @ Feb 7 2007, 11:13 AM) [snapback]1604464[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I liked the movie very much, but the movie ended kinda weird.
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    Yea it did, but it was suppost to make you think alot on what was going to happen.
    I enjoy those type of movies, Donnie Darko is another one i like alot
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1604467:date=Feb 7 2007, 08:25 AM:name=tigersmith)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tigersmith @ Feb 7 2007, 08:25 AM) [snapback]1604467[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Yea it did, but it was suppost to make you think alot on what was going to happen.
    I enjoy those type of movies, Donnie Darko is another one i like alot
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    Except that Donnie Darko wrapped up everything perfectly even if you didn't understand how it got to that point, whereas CoM left everything all open. I liked both, though, especially CoM. The last 10 minutes were real good.
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    Actually, I was surprised by the ending. I was expecting...
    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--coloro:black--><span style="color:black"><!--/coloro-->...that you'd find out that the Human Project wasn't real, and that it had all been for nothing, and that everyone was screwed.

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1604635:date=Feb 7 2007, 06:41 PM:name=Mantrid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mantrid @ Feb 7 2007, 06:41 PM) [snapback]1604635[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Actually, I was surprised by the ending. I was expecting...
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    Meh, I kind of figured it would just end, without any resolution or anything. I wouldn't have minded.

    And no, I didn't think anything was wrong with the baby, although a bunch of people did. I guess you guys haven't heard of slapping the kid to make 'em start crying.
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