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by **jedivampire** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:43 pm

First of all go to your nearest skyscarper and cut the power and then take the elevator to the top floor. Having trouble?? You might have some trouble with Collateral then.

First off let me say that Jamie Foxx really impressed me with his acting ability. I've always thought him too goofy to be a real actor but he impressed me with this role. Tom's abilities need no propping up as his work speaks for himself -- yet he played this character with the right mix of angst and tenderness. There were times that Michael Mann really made you give Vincent (Tom Cruise) a pass because he was only "doing a job". He also made you like Max (Jamie Foxx) who had a jazz attitude but his passion was lost. So for most of the movie you could really like both characters, but of course Michael Mann had to make one of them wretched in the end so that you would pull for one over the other.

The social commentary was interesting, though a bit overshadowing in the movie. The constant intrusion of philosophy in the movie of Michael Mann trying to tell us that we are a disconnected society. It's seems at every opportunity he wanted to make that point. No one takes action, we all are so disconnected from one another and nothing has meaning that you have to make your life have meaning . . . blah, blah, blah!

Apparently Michael Mann spent a lot of money on helicopters for aerial shots because the opening sequence spent so much time in the air following Max's cab -- that it dried out the beginning of the movie. The film did pick up until the end, when Michael Mann killed the film by going overboard in making one of his two pivotal characters so malicious. All through the movie it's "This is a job" that the end became too personal for the nature of the character.

All in all I would give this movie 3.25 stars out of 5. The acting is fantastic and the photography is great -- just a bit much with the aerial shots. Add to that the technical breakdowns such as no power but working elevators and the transformation of a character that is likeable to completely wretched and that tarnishes an otherwise good film

by **General Lee** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:13 pm

I also thought that Tom Cruise did a great job. I was pulling for his character the entire movie. I thought that he played a very good bad guy and he proved once again that he can play any role given to him.

by **Praetorian** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:01 am

AVP?

Okay, we all know it is not going to be a great movie, but was it at least fun?

Think about it in context of Hellboy and Resident Evil- two movies, that, while not great cinema, are a goodly amount of fun to watch.

The fight sequences? Worth it? FX?

Jeremy, can you still wheedle a few one-sheets for me?

by **NeverDie** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 9:03 am

We only have two one sheets left, and one we're using for the poster case. If you want I can set aside the other one for you, and when we take down the poster case one I could do the same for that one as well. I think most of the employees have claimed it, but I don't really give a hoot as far as they are concerned.

by **Praetorian** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 10:02 am

by **General Lee** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 4:43 pm

by **napalm** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:54 pm

i liked it alot.....which as a shock. I knew it was going to be cool, but not good.

by **Praetorian** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 2:50 am

Did you guys ever see this poster at the Rave?

by **NeverDie** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 11:27 am

NO! That poster woulda been awesome. Course we coulda had that one and Berke stole it... never can tell.

by **jedivampire** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:46 pm

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