Vanilla Sky

Goodshape · 27-01-2002 6:18pm #1

a remake of "Abre los Ojos" (1997, spanish), apparently.

wouldn’t mind seeing the original, coz this one rawks. a complete head-f**k.

I thought I had it all sorted about 30/45mins in - figured it was going to be another 6th Sense (figured it out at the beginning, rest of the movie was w@nk) - I didn’t though. I really, really didn’t.

that movie has warped my fragile little mind.

anyway, go see it. its good.

BLITZ_Molloy · 27-01-2002 11:46pm

Wow! Good film. I'm just back from the cinema and can't think of anything else since...

It's not perfect, but it's such an ambitious idea i'm amazed they made such a good job of it. Really cool film. A bit slow in places but I think that was needed or you'd never follow it at all.

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When he woke up at the end where they zoomed in on his eye - had he been dreaming all along or was it just as Tech Support told him it'd be?

Goodshape · 28-01-2002 12:16am

Originally posted by BLITZ_Molloy

*SPOILER*

When he woke up at the end where they zoomed in on his eye - had he been dreaming all along or was it just as Tech Support told him it'd be?

good question

, could have been either I suppose.

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*** did you notice, when he woke up after the 'cut off point' (outside her apartment), the sky was picture perfect... thought nothing of it untill the tech support guy spelled it out at the end.***
*SPOILER END*

...great use of music throughout the film aswell (scon Cameron Crow). The opening scene with raidohead was amazing. and time square compleatly empty... great cinema.

strat · 28-01-2002 12:17am

utter utter pants
i thought it was tripe

another A.I. more like :rolleyes:

Goodshape · 28-01-2002 12:24am

A.I. was amazing.

Pugsley · 28-01-2002 1:24am

AI was boring when you were watching it,but it was good when you think about it after you get up and leave....strange

Shinji · 28-01-2002 1:34pm

My basic problem with Vanilla Sky is that it wasn't as clever as I thought it would be. Absolutely superb, thought-provoking, entertaining cinema, filled with stunning imagery and magnificent performances... Right up until the last twenty minutes.

The ending was horribly disappointing. I was expecting a journey into the human psyche, not some poorly thought out sci-fi.

I wouldn't let that put people off watching it though. The destination might not be up to much but the journey is downright amazing.

(Oh - and AI was superb.)

EvilGeorge · 28-01-2002 2:52pm

Well I really enjoyed this film, nice flipping back and forward for a bit lost me slightly but I like the ole tech support option !!!

Saruman · 28-01-2002 3:22pm

have not seen it yet, but for those complaining about AI.. I like that film a lot, in fact I loved the ending.. though im not sure why no one seems to understand that he is not found by aliens in the future.. he is found by his descendents.. AI's that were developed after him!

Celt · 28-01-2002 6:23pm

Originally posted by Saruman
though im not sure why no one seems to understand that he is not found by aliens in the future.. he is found by his descendents.. AI's that were developed after him!

oh I thought it was obvious enough, the movie was still pants imo

BLITZ_Molloy · 29-01-2002 9:37pm

What I hated about AI was everything <i>was</i> so obvious. the whole Pinnocio thing was overemphasized. Any idiot could see what the film was about but it insisted on spelling it out for you. I think a sad ending would have been more appropriate. i thought spielberg had got past the 'fairytale' film making stage.

Kubrick would have lent some essentiel gravitas to that film that Spielberg lacked.

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