Deja Vu

Didn't see a thread for this....anyone see it, or planning to?

I checked it out over the weekend and it was very impressive - heck my wife even got into it big time.

Tony Scott's directing style seems to be love-it-or-hate-it to me, and he utilizes the dreaded camera shake again, but the technology that's a large part of the plot at least gives it plausibility.

The sequence where Carlin drives with the helmet on was amazing.

Denzel does his thing like he usually does (I'm a big fan of Man on Fire, which led to me going to see Deja Vu). Bruce Greenwood, Adam Goldberg, and Val Kilmer were all excellent, and Jim Caviezel was chillingly memorable in his small part.

I'd also like to point out that Paula Patton is gorgeous.

The whole time travel thing was done well but I was hoping for more of a surreal ending - even more so than what we got. I've been slightly interested in branching universe theory for a while, and the way it was handled was very cool. It explained just enough while leaving a lot open for interpretation, but didn't get too freakin weird.

Anyways, an off-center thriller with some inventive camera work, good acting, and thought-provoking subject matter that made for a memorable time at the theater.

Hoping for some nice extras when the DVD hits.

Being a fan of both Scott brothers this is a must see for me. I plan on going thursday. While I can understand his direction can be too frenetic for some, it just amazes me that someone so..old can create films so..actiony.

Watched it over the weekend and liked it alot. Was surprised that it was rather smart and plausable for an action flick, and some of the sequences, as abovementioned Car chase in 2 time periods was amazing.

The time travel issues were resolved neatly, without huge plot holes, and even usual hollywood happy end, felt right this time.

Definately recommended.

Saw it last night. It was pretty decent.

The movie was kinda interesting and well-done until they introduced the time travel camera crap, which was really stupid, but not quite as stupid as the initial lie they told Denzel about how it worked (super computer program), which would have been REALLY stupid. It just came across as so contrived and stupid. And when he went back in time? No one would ever do that. And since they had never sent a person back before, how did they know to write "revive me" on his chest? How did they have any idea what the effects would be? Me and my friends just kept coming up with Terminator time-travel quotes to amuse ourselves because it all got so silly.

Also, they bring in Denzel to their little group, and within an hour he's seemingly running everything and giving them all orders?

Anyway, once you got past all the ridiculous sci-fi mumbo-jumbo, the movie itself actually wasn't bad. It reminds me of Face/Off in that respect, where a really out-there and stupid plot element nonetheless produces an entertaining movie.

And holy shit, Val Kilmer's head alone must weigh 300lbs now. He's REALLY let himself go. He looked like Jabba the Hutt with glasses. That, and he's reduced to playing nobody bit-part roles now. Poor guy.

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And when he went back in time? No one would ever do that. And since they had never sent a person back before, how did they know to write "revive me" on his chest? How did they have any idea what the effects would be? Me and my friends just kept coming up with Terminator time-travel quotes to amuse ourselves because it all got so silly.

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Actually, they did explain this. The one guy who sends him back explains to Denzel earlier that every time they sent back hamsters, they arrived dead. The reason being that the EMP created by the time travel was so ridiculously strong that it completely disrupted all electrical activity within the body (synapses, heart rhythm, etc). So they knew that once they sent him back, he would technically be DOA. Good thing they teleported him to a hospital, huh?

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Also, they bring in Denzel to their little group, and within an hour he's seemingly running everything and giving them all orders?

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It's Denzel. If he suddenly showed up on TNL, everyone would most likely let him run the show as well. ;)

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Anyway, once you got past all the ridiculous sci-fi mumbo-jumbo, the movie itself actually wasn't bad. It reminds me of Face/Off in that respect, where a really out-there and stupid plot element nonetheless produces an entertaining movie.

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Actually, it would have been cooler had they kept the progression of events more in-line with the likes of 12 Monkeys: allow him to time travel but make sure that everything still runs in an untampered stream. He can't save the girl, but believing he can change the inevitable should have been his character's motivation... not pulling a BTTF and allowing him to create one temporal anomaly after another for the HAPPY END.

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And holy shit, Val Kilmer's head alone must weigh 300lbs now. He's REALLY let himself go. He looked like Jabba the Hutt with glasses. That, and he's reduced to playing nobody bit-part roles now. Poor guy.

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Agreed, he looked in terrible shape.

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Actually, they did explain this. The one guy who sends him back explains to Denzel earlier that every time they sent back hamsters, they arrived dead. The reason being that the EMP created by the time travel was so ridiculously strong that it completely disrupted all electrical activity within the body (synapses, heart rhythm, etc). So they knew that once they sent him back, he would technically be DOA. Good thing they teleported him to a hospital, huh?

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Oh, right. Forgot about the hamsters. Thx.

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Actually, it would have been cooler had they kept the progression of events more in-line with the likes of 12 Monkeys: allow him to time travel but make sure that everything still runs in an untampered stream. He can't save the girl, but believing he can change the inevitable should have been his character's motivation... not pulling a BTTF and allowing him to create one temporal anomaly after another for the HAPPY END.

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One thing that annoyed me was that, after he went back, he just casually hung out in the girl's apartment for a while after getting patched up. You'd think after traveling back in time he'd be a little more urgent. And hey, why didn't he just go to the cops at the ferry and tell them the truck had a bomb? Nowadays they'd take anyone who reported that sersiously.

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One thing that annoyed me was that, after he went back, he just casually hung out in the girl's apartment for a while after getting patched up. You'd think after traveling back in time he'd be a little more urgent. And hey, why didn't he just go to the cops at the ferry and tell them the truck had a bomb? Nowadays they'd take anyone who reported that sersiously.

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A man of your avatar should know that there is always time to mack. As for why he didn't tell the police.. well, he most likely didn't want to run any risk of bumping into himself.

Just got back from this movie and it was a trip. I highly enjoyed it. All those gizmos and shit looked sick. We need that technology in today's world ASAP.

i just saw it on dvd.. it was fucking great.

I watched it last week on dvd and thought it was alright. I have some gripes about the movie though.

1. They never really explain why the guy blows up the ship, he just talks some patriot crap and never really explains himself.

2. It seems the focus goes more from saving the hundreds of people on the ship, to saving that one woman. Damn all that get in the way of saving her ex: dead partner, dead people in pretty bad car wrecks, various ship security.

Other than that it was alright.