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Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Wed October 29, 2014 5:56 pm
by epilogue
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Big fan of Alex Garland's work and of the cast. Very excited to see this.

Here's a quote from Star Domhnall Gleeson:
"I've been lucky to read some phenomenal scripts in the past few years. The Alex Garland one 'Ex Machina' is absolutely tip-top superb. It's a three-hander, a psychologically intense thriller. It's me and Oscar Isaac and Alicia Vikander. It's beautiful."
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienew ... z3HYfX9YNk

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Wed October 29, 2014 6:01 pm
by Alex
luke skywalker's son is in this?

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Wed October 29, 2014 6:06 pm
by McParadigm
It's a three-hander.

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 3:20 pm
by epilogue
Teaser #1


Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 3:42 pm
by Kaius
I'm a big fan of 28 dAys later and sunshine. This looks cool.

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 3:47 pm
by LoathedVermin72
I don't understand why so many people like Sunshine.

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 3:52 pm
by Kaius
I don't either. I watched it once about 5 years ago and remember liking it.

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 3:52 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I don't understand why so many people like Sunshine.
I liked it up until the ending

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 4:02 pm
by Kaius
Oh ya, the ending was a bit of a disappointment.

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 4:05 pm
by epilogue
Kaius wrote:I'm a big fan of 28 dAys later and sunshine. This looks cool.
I'm optimistic. Alex is a wonderful writer. Hopefully this isn't just cheeseball all over your face.

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 4:07 pm
by epilogue
Kaius wrote:Oh ya, the ending was a bit of a disappointment.
Most Sci-Fi endings are disappointing in one way or another. Overall, Sunshine was a lovely film experience. I don't even remember how it ends. Which is a good thing and a bad thing, I suppose.

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 4:10 pm
by epilogue
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I don't understand why so many people like Sunshine.
What's not to like? Well written. Well directed. Well acted. Gripping. Taught. Gorgeous to look at. It's not an all time great or anything like that. It's not gonna crack my top 10 (probably not even top 25) scifi movies. But it's solid and enjoyable.

Actually, I kinda wanna watch it again now that we're talking about it.

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 4:12 pm
by LoathedVermin72
durdencommatyler wrote:Well written. Well directed. Well acted. Gripping. Taught. Gorgeous to look at.
Disagree. Disagree. Maybe. Disagree. Disagree.

I found it dull, trite, riddled with cliches, and stylistically irritating. I spent most of the running time rolling my eyes. Especially through that dumb as hell final act.

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 4:25 pm
by epilogue
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:Well written. Well directed. Well acted. Gripping. Taught. Gorgeous to look at.
Disagree. Disagree. Maybe. Disagree. Disagree.

I found it dull, trite, riddled with cliches, and stylistically irritating. I spent most of the running time rolling my eyes. Especially through that dumb as hell final act.
But aren't you a fan of Event Horizon?

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 4:26 pm
by Kaius
I'm going to live post Sunshine for Vermin tonight.

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 4:27 pm
by LoathedVermin72
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:Well written. Well directed. Well acted. Gripping. Taught. Gorgeous to look at.
Disagree. Disagree. Maybe. Disagree. Disagree.

I found it dull, trite, riddled with cliches, and stylistically irritating. I spent most of the running time rolling my eyes. Especially through that dumb as hell final act.
But aren't you a fan of Event Horizon?
Oh yeah, big fan. But the direction, visuals, tone, and ideas are very different. And it could be argued that Sunshine's final act is a straight rip-off of Event Horizon's final act.

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 4:30 pm
by LoathedVermin72
For the record, I don't have anything against Alex Garland. He's written some good stuff. I'll check out the trailer for this as soon as I get a chance.

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 4:38 pm
by epilogue
Kaius wrote:I'm going to live post Sunshine for Vermin tonight.
:haha:

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 4:45 pm
by epilogue
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:Well written. Well directed. Well acted. Gripping. Taught. Gorgeous to look at.
Disagree. Disagree. Maybe. Disagree. Disagree.

I found it dull, trite, riddled with cliches, and stylistically irritating. I spent most of the running time rolling my eyes. Especially through that dumb as hell final act.
But aren't you a fan of Event Horizon?
Oh yeah, big fan. But the direction, visuals, tone, and ideas are very different. And it could be argued that Sunshine's final act is a straight rip-off of Event Horizon's final act.
They are different. Sunshine's are better. Of course we each like one and dislike the other and of course we're on opposite sides of that coin. That's in keeping. I vastly prefer the visuals, tone and ideas of Sunshine.

And "ripoffs" don't much bother me. Nothing new under the sun and all that. It's much more about which is better/more effective. And again, the medal goes to Sunshine. From what I remember. But I don't really remember either very strongly. It's been years since I've seen those films, much longer for EH.

Re: Film: Ex_Machina

Posted: Thu October 30, 2014 4:48 pm
by Alex
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:Well written. Well directed. Well acted. Gripping. Taught. Gorgeous to look at.
Disagree. Disagree. Maybe. Disagree. Disagree.

I found it dull, trite, riddled with cliches, and stylistically irritating. I spent most of the running time rolling my eyes. Especially through that dumb as hell final act.
But aren't you a fan of Event Horizon?
Oh yeah, big fan. But the direction, visuals, tone, and ideas are very different. And it could be argued that Sunshine's final act is a straight rip-off of Event Horizon's final act.
They are different. Sunshine's are better. Of course we each like one and dislike the other and of course we're on opposite sides of that coin. That's in keeping. I vastly prefer the visuals, tone and ideas of Sunshine.

And "ripoffs" don't much bother me. Nothing new under the sun and all that. It's much more about which is better/more effective. And again, the medal goes to Sunshine. From what I remember. But I don't really remember either very strongly. It's been years since I've seen those films, much longer for EH.
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