Book Of Eli

[jboffer]

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Gary was replaced?

One newspaper in Blighty gave it zero stars. No way did the film deserve that score.

No, he wasn't. EvilRbt was just saying that being replaced isn't necessarily bad.

[ShaneBlackFan]

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That is indeed a major accomplishment of which he can be proud. Although being replaced is not necessarily a bad thing and it's a topic I may make a separate thread about later this week... Congrats, Gary.

Gary was replaced?

One newspaper in Blighty gave it zero stars. No way did the film deserve that score.

[Biohazard]

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saw one huge flaw: he was heading west and ran into the shopping cart decoy. then went to the town. left the town... heading west and then ran into the shopping cart decoy again. that was messed up storywise b/c that shopping cart didn't move. it was missing a wheel! lol!

The setting was entirely different, so yeah, it did move, apparently.

[NikeeGoddess]

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SPOILER ALERT!
the ending...















reminded me of farenheit 451
saw one huge flaw: he was heading west and ran into the shopping cart decoy. then went to the town. left the town... heading west and then ran into the shopping cart decoy again. that was messed up storywise b/c that shopping cart didn't move. it was missing a wheel! lol!

[EvilRbt]

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Congrats to Gary Whitta for gaining sole writer credit on a Hollywood film with major stars.

That is indeed a major accomplishment of which he can be proud. Although being replaced is not necessarily a bad thing and it's a topic I may make a separate thread about later this week... Congrats, Gary.

[beerbeastredux]

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This movie had ten opportunities to end well..but it kept going on, and on, and on...left you wondering why they didn't end the film when it SEEMED like they should be ending it.

[Biohazard]

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anybody seen this yet?

I did.

It's not bad. Not great, either. If not for Denzel and Oldman, it would probably suck, to be honest...or at least end up being rather generic. The crowd seemed to enjoy it, but I felt a distinct lack of "big moments" to pull every theater-goer in as fully as possible. There were really only a few big moments, and since a majority of them have been done many times before, they didn't pack as powerful a punch as they should/could have.

So it's not going to alter lives or cause a widespread stir, but it's worth the price of admission.

Congrats to Gary Whitta for gaining sole writer credit on a Hollywood film with major stars.

[Banjaxed]

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Went to see 'The Road' and 'Book of Eli' on consecutive days. A minor case of deja vu there! That said, 'The Road' is a far superior film. 'Book of Eli' is a bit of a mixed bag. Has it's moments. Denzel is great. Wasn't a very engaging film, but it's watchable all the same. Sadly, the twist at the end is cringe-inducing. A twist that thinks it's far cleverer that it actually is. Still, it's worth a look.

[Juno Styles]

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anybody seen this yet?

curious as to what the opening weekend numbers on this will be.

[dodo1]

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Don't know what this movie is about, but I see it has Oldman in it.

[doubler83]

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Pretty cool!

http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/07/...ic-con-poster/

[Biohazard]

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The pose of the character on the poster makes no sense at all. It looks ridiculous, quite frankly.

Enjoyed the script. Looking forward to the movie.

[sherbetbizarre]

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First Look: Official pics from Warners

http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/05/...e-book-of-eli/

[Raw_and_Vital]

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I think it said they snapped a picture of the poster via camera. That could have something to do with it possibly.

[doubler83]

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Is it just me or does the poster look grainy/low quality to anybody else? Or is that how it's supposed to be?