Collateral
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peterpeter

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6,438 posts

287 months

Saturday 29th October 2005
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Missed this at the cinema but watched it on dvd a couple of days ago.

The end was a bit cheesy, but overall I thought it was a really atmospheric and tense movie...very Micheal Mann.

Both Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise were excellent..

What's the general consensus ???


Also watched Final Fantasy again on DVD...
A bit corny here and there but I thought it was a really underrated movie. (reviews were appalling)
For a total cgi-cartoon movie some of the realism is still breathtaking 2 years on.

968

12,439 posts

278 months

Saturday 29th October 2005
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peterpeter said:
Missed this at the cinema but watched it on dvd a couple of days ago.

The end was a bit cheesy, but overall I thought it was a really atmospheric and tense movie...very Micheal Mann.

Both Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise were excellent..

What's the general consensus ???


Also watched Final Fantasy again on DVD...
A bit corny here and there but I thought it was a really underrated movie. (reviews were appalling)
For a total cgi-cartoon movie some of the realism is still breathtaking 2 years on.



Fool, I bloody told you that Collateral was good.....

Jaglover

46,797 posts

265 months

Saturday 29th October 2005
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I really liked Collateral.

Well acted by the 2 main characters and a very interesting plot.

vixpy1

42,699 posts

294 months

Saturday 29th October 2005
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I loved it..


but then again i love almost all of Mann's movies

_VTEC_

2,459 posts

275 months

Saturday 29th October 2005
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Really exceeded my expectations.

rich-uk

1,431 posts

286 months

Saturday 29th October 2005
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I had no expectations of it but by half way thought I was very impressed, then it started going downhill and the ending was a bit silly. Not bad, but could have been much better.

andy mac

73,668 posts

285 months

Saturday 29th October 2005
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This is one of the most stylish movies I've seen for a while. It sort of reminded me, in some of its cinematography of the opening sequences in grand thft auto!
Cruise was fantastic, and faxx was equally so. Great movie. Another great cruise nmovie, even though I can't stand the chap.

pesty

42,655 posts

286 months

Sunday 30th October 2005
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It was ok until about half way through then just got farrrr too unbeleiveable.

the ending? jesus what are the odds on 1 cabbie in LA picking up a woman and then picking up the hitman hired to kill her. OMG,unless I missed something

up until the end the expert gunfighter was kicking ass and then get shot by someone un-used to handling wepons and no tactical training errr not likly, he would have probably shot himself in the foot.

its also remonds me very much of an episode of Miami Vice the one where the hit man is hired to kill sony and other people on a list.

>> Edited by pesty on Sunday 30th October 01:41

Highway Star

3,616 posts

261 months

Sunday 30th October 2005
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Watched it two weeks ago. Complete gash IMO.

A triumph of 'cool' cinematography over a decent believable plot.

andy mac

73,668 posts

285 months

Monday 31st October 2005
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Not sure it wasn't that believable. Granted a taxi driver beat a trained killer, but thats artistic license. great film! Hollywood getting back to real, atmospeheric films again!

Parrot of doom

23,075 posts

264 months

Monday 31st October 2005
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pesty said:
up until the end the expert gunfighter was kicking ass and then get shot by someone un-used to handling wepons and no tactical training errr not likly, he would have probably shot himself in the foot.


Lets try not to forget how he'd been shot in the head, fallen over a chair, ran a fair bit, been in a car crash.....

YamR1,V64motion

5,739 posts

254 months

Monday 31st October 2005
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los Angeles said:
Yes, photography was excellent, Andy, one of the main reasons I enjoyed it so much, that and recognising streets I drive along.





the camera workreminded me alot of Heat,more so than any other Mann film done after Heat,Colateral was good, it was nice to see Tom Cruise play someone other than the cheesy nice guy of late.