Topic: Disaapointed w/ Matrix R? See EQUILIBRIUM !!!

[BrianSLA]

I rented it on DVD last night and this movie kicked butt. It is more Matrix then the Matrix Reloaded. It is set after World War 3 in a society where emotion has be outlawed and everyone has to take emotion killing drugs or face these elite killing squads called Tetragammaton Clerics ( basically killing elite monks ). The gun action is insane. It got two thumbs up from Ebert & Roeper. If you haven't heard or it or seen it..... check it out.

[Termin8Anakin]

I heard about this movie.
It's not even out in cinemas here yet, if ever.
Isn't that guy Christian Bale in it?

The trailer reminded me of 'Minority Report' and the inferior 'Imposter' more than the Matrix.

[The Omen]

I saw it , and its good.  I went to see it in the movies because i liked Bale in American Psycho.  I dont know if its better than Matrix R, because i havent seen that yet.

[Hostile Creation]

I liked the Matrix Reloaded, but I'll try to make a point of seeing this, despite the fact that I'll forget what the darned thing is called by the time I post this message.

[BrianSLA]

Yeah Christian Bale is in it. The movie is more like Fahrenheit 451 with Logan's Run / 1984 / Matrix / Total Recall kick. As for Matrix Reloaded.... it was ok... it could seriously use some editing plus it could have ditched a few storylines and clarified others. If you think the Matrix is a 10 of a movie, Reloaded probably rates a 5 or 6... maybe even a 7. Based on that scale I'd give Equilibrium a 8 or 9.  The gun action is kinda unigue style. It isn't really Hong Kong gun action or Matrix gun action .... it is unique looking. I ended up buying the DVD the next day and listened to some of the Director's commentary..... he says it looks the way it looks because he didn't have much of a budget..... BUT it ended up looking seriously cool on film.  

[Termin8Anakin]

Has anyone seen Imposter, for that matter? It's got Gary Sinise in it.
Compared to the Matrix (10/10), Matrix Reloaded (10/10) and Minority Report (9/10), I'd give this (4/10).

It was a story written by the same guy who write Minority Report, with the same kinda twist, but it was just done really crap.
I just want to ask, if you've seen Imposter, how it compares to Eqilibrium.

[BrianSLA]

I have in fact seen IMPOSTER w/ Gary Sinise. On the Matrix is a 10 scale...... I'd give it a 3/4. It is fair / mediocre. Nothing special. As for how it compares to Equilibrium...... it is still a 3/4 movie. I'd give minority Report a 5/6 too. It was ok..... I did like the flying troop ships though. Where do you live anyway?
BTW Imposter was originally just a short 15-20 minute episode in a larger Sci-Fi movie with mulitple episodes. They shot the Imposter episode first, liked what they saw and got funding to make it a full movie.
Equilibrium in out on DVD and video tape right now in the US ( I also assume Canada ).  

[Termin8Anakin]

Me?
I'm a true blue, dinky dye aussie. I have a pet kangaroo called Tiger, I drive a yellow Holden '83 Commodore, and I live in a tin shack in the Australian National Park near Ayres Rock. My dad owns a sheep farm, my mum works in the kitchen, and my sister does horse demos. Me? I'm a dole bludger.
All my cousins live in Timbucktoo, and our nearest neighbours are in Darwin.

Oh, and sarcasm is one of my favourite forms of humor.
Haha.

The twist at the end of Imposter is pretty cool, and then the double twist, but that's the only bit I liked.