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I couple of weeks ago i saw Children of Men. A movie set about 20 years from what we are now. All Woman are infertile to stop the population from growing. The whole world is going to hell in a hogcart all nations have crumed except for Great Britan wich is on its knees with illegal immagrants from around the world. Terroists boming etc. The main Charecter Theo Faron is called upon by his Ex-Wife (Who is a resistance worker) Is called upon to escort a pregnat woman to safety the fate of hummanity is in his hands. Its an awsome movie
 
Great film but don't spoil the plot for people who haven't seen it FFS.
 
she has the baby, end of story. Btw, if you haven't seen the movie you shouldn't read the previous sentence.
 
Or enter a thread titled "Children of men" six months after it came out.

That's like walking into a thread titled Empire Strikes Back and being pissed that they are talking about DV being Luc's father.
 
brink's said:
Or enter a thread titled "Children of men" six months after it came out.

That's like walking into a thread titled Empire Strikes Back and being pissed that they are talking about DV being Luc's father.
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:LOL:

I just saw the movie last night and it is now one of my favorites. The atmosphere reminded me of Half-life 2 with all the police an stuff.
 
Damn film was stupid, I expect explanations for such wild and strange events like world wide infertilisation! Damnit, films like that are so annoying, you watch it all the way through and the writer goes "Hey lets make it interesting and not resolve any of the major plot threads!" WHOOP WHOOP, nice one mr writer. :frown:
 
Hazar said:
she has the baby, end of story. Btw, if you haven't seen the movie you shouldn't read the previous sentence.
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I lol'd hard for some reason.

Good movie. I think ill go watch it.
 
wtf, i hated it. I cannot stand the brit style of movies, it was so boring seeing them running around everywhere, and the world was not potrayed well enough. and there was only 1 special fx in the movie, that small explosion of the bar. and the revealing of the +++++ in the cow shed was SICK.
 
Alright be quiet and go listen to some more shitty music.

Anyway, this movie already made my top 10 in films. A true masterpiece.
 
soulslicer0 said:
wtf, i hated it. I cannot stand the brit style of movies, it was so boring seeing them running around everywhere, and the world was not potrayed well enough. and there was only 1 special fx in the movie, that small explosion of the bar. and the revealing of the +++++ in the cow shed was SICK.
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Go watch some Uwe Boll flicks, im sure you would love them.
 
soulslicer0 said:
wtf, i hated it. I cannot stand the brit style of movies, it was so boring seeing them running around everywhere, and the world was not potrayed well enough. and there was only 1 special fx in the movie, that small explosion of the bar. and the revealing of the +++++ in the cow shed was SICK.
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gtfo.

I haven't actually seen it yet, Im just going with flow. Sorry.
 
But why does it need SFX?

For those that have seen it - think about the shots that go on for even without cutting, they do. The final street battle in Bex Hill is acutally 12 or 13 takes... That is real SFX
 
The street battle was one of the greatest scenes i've seen in any movie.

soulslicer should go and watch The Fountain - i'd love to read his review on that :)

'what the ****ing ****, ****'!
 
Take that back! I haven't enjoyed a movie as much in an absolute age.
 
well, if you want a film of a controlled society, nothing beats "The Island"
 
Sloth said:
But why does it need SFX?

For those that have seen it - think about the shots that go on for even without cutting, they do. The final street battle in Bex Hill is acutally 12 or 13 takes... That is real SFX
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yea I noticed they got something on the lens during one of the explosions, then a few moments later it was removed. I had heard it all in one take, but after I saw that I knew there was some editing involved, but it was still really cool.
 
The Island wasn't that bad - I quite enjoyed it.
 
Warbie said:
The Island wasn't that bad - I quite enjoyed it.
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I liked it as a popcorn flick, but I don't think it even compares to anything to do with Children of Men, apart from the attempted style.
 
Ironically, though Soulslicer claims there is only one fx shot in Children of Men, it is in fact very fx intensive; all those ten-minute takes would have been very difficult without post-production. Yes, IRONIC. Like ray-he-haaaayn on your wedding day.

Anyway, my favourite film of last year, and beat V For Vendetta for depiction of a British dystopia by a country mile.
 
Wait... did he just say The Island is better than Children of Men?

The Island was very very mediocre, and the acting was shit.
 
The Island reminded me of Logan's Run. Old, but still well worth a watch. Also the better film imo.
 
Children of Men was a flat-out amazing film.
 
I thought Children of Men was astounding - I don't believe I've ever been as moved by a movie as that one. It's funny though, the reviews made me think it would be more Blade-Runner-ish. Surprise! Seriously though - one of the few movies as of late that made me stop and reconsider my place in the world. I'm not too proud to say that I was balling at the end of the movie.
 
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I don't think that's an appropriate reaction to the ending of that film.
 
I found this pretty nice Review of Children of Men, on one of the geek's site, I hope it will be quite favorable those who think it's an average flick.

Children of Men
2006

I am not sure why, but this movie just didn't compel me as I think it should have. I loved the plot idea, but the execution of that idea wasn?t great or exciting either- it didn?t go where it should have. In fact, it didn?t go anywhere. The technical points and long shots employed by Alfonso Cuaron are in reality the only commendable facets of the film. There were things about Children of Men that made it sag -- sometimes the flow was interrupted; sometimes people did stupid and inane things; unanswered questions and unexplained points were plentiful. Those issues made the movie, like my last one-night stand, less satisfying than I thought it would be.

Children of Men takes place against the backdrop of a conflict-torn world in the year 2027. The planet, it appears, has suffered a visit from Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death for you non-Biblical types). Humanity is on the brink of extinction, as for nearly two decades women have lost the ability to conceive and bear children due to causes unknown. As a result, the world has plunged into utter chaos and even the world?s strongest and mightiest nations have imploded. Governments race against time and each other to solve the fertility crisis which has now reached a dire pitch, exacerbating the impending doom of the human race. Everyone prays that one day the sound of a child's cry will pierce the sounds of explosions, gunfire, and loudspeakers blaring propaganda. Tragically, though, the fragile fate of humanity has been dealt a shattering blow; the world's youngest inhabitant, affectionately named Baby Diego, has died at age 18. It looks as if mankind?s last flicker of hope has been extinguished, and the species shall perish.

However, in the midst of international discord and conceptional dysfunction, Britain seems to have fared better than other nations, including the United States, now burdened by civil war. As a result, Britain is being inundated with people fleeing their countries for the island nation to escape their own native lands that are mired in grave misery. This influx of refugees has led the government to call upon British nationals to report illegal aliens for deportation. Regulated to the ghettos, ethnic factions fight against British troops and each other for the chance to stay put.

Theo (Clive Owen), a formal radical, now a government lackey and highly functioning alcoholic, goes about his daily life seemingly resigned to humanity's demise. He trudges amidst posters advertising the suicide drug Quietus, a government sponsored 'solution' for those "who just can't take it anymore". Theo's only friend is the eccentric Jasper (Michael Caine) a hippie professor who cares for his vegetable wife and has his own opinions about the world. He believes that the oft whispered about "Human Project", a sea-borne and clandestine coalition of scientists who are working towards an infertility solution, is a myth. Theo just dismissed it as well, but his beliefs are quickly changed.

Theo is unwillingly recruited by his ex-wife Julian (Julianne Moore) to help them obtain fake papers to help smuggle an illegal immigrant to a port city, for an undisclosed reason. He wants no part of the venture until he is let in on the secret purpose of the mission-- an illegal immigrant; Kee (Claire-Hope Ashitey) is miraculously pregnant. (For once an unwed mother with no idea of the father?s identity will actually help society, instead of decay it). She needs to get to the Human Project and thusly is being fiercely protected by an underground network whose sole mission is to get Kee to safety, or so it seems. If Kee's pregnancy is discovered, she and her baby would be kidnapped by the government, and used as a political pawn, and God knows what else. Naturally, the young mother doesn?t want her baby to be taken away and she begs Theo to help her, he agrees to do so.

Naturally the balance of the film follows Theo trying to get Kee to the Human Project safely while being chased by nefarious factions who want to get their hands on the girl and her unborn child for their own ends. This should have made for a great story and spectacular movie, but it didn?t. Instead, I just had problems taking the whole story seriously as it seemed that it was a conglomeration of separate characters that were just in the same place at the same time. None of the players grew, changed, or aroused sympathy ? it was hard to care for any of them, or if they succeeded. (Actually I cared so little for them, I kinda wanted them to fail).

Children of Men dismally failed to grab and pull the viewer into it and there was a clear separation by the silver screen of the movie and the audience. It lacked any interesting and provoking content and lost all promise after the first half hour, and the viewer continually finds themselves more and more detached from what happens. There is one great shot that happens towards the end of the film that I truly did like, and it?s a poignant moment in the movie, but then the film resumes its triteness and I continued to shift restlessly in my seat. Despite the fantastic visual manner in which the film was shot, the movie is mainly about people shooting at and double crossing each other, and Clive Owen boring the shit out of the audience. The movie can?t seem to find itself or explain its rationale. I know I?m in the minority, as most critics gave it a glowing rating, but I just didn?t feel this one.

Who knows, maybe it?s because I hate kids.

$$$$ First Date Rating: I rate this movie D; which means if I saw it on a first date I would*:

A: Blow him right there in the theater as the credits roll -- and swallow.

B: Blow him later in the car outside of the theater -- but spit.

C: Hold off on blowing him until the third date -- but won't let him come in my mouth.

D: Promise to blow him on the third date -- but dump him on the second date.

F: Offer to blow him -- but lie about having oral herpes and vomiting easily as we walk out of the theater.

* $$$$ does not give blow jobs on the first date...(often).

$$$$ Captious Compliment of Caustic Comment: The Children of Men has birth defects.
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There's a lot of words in that review, but it fails to say anything. It goes like so:

1.) The movie sucks.
2.) [Plot]
3.) The movie sucks.
 
Its a awsome film with dystopian setting . With great acting . It reminded me alot of hl2 , like you couldnt breed , and the uprising init. Clive owen is awsome!
 
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