Wasted Puppy
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Nope. Well this is based on reviews and peoples comments. But no you see nothing like that it is literally just him in a box with a phone and limited light.
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I suppose you can see why. The trailer really gives nothing away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVMUwoNZs2Y
:S Oh well! (Sigh)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVMUwoNZs2Y
:S Oh well! (Sigh)
Tima hijacked by yahoo
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I am excited for this!!!
captain_charisma1
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By the way there is a scene after the end credis
LyricDreamer95 ! :D
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the trailer for it that's been on tv makes it look truly awful, especially with that ridiculously deep voice narration which usually signifies a stinker but the reviews for it have been pretty good.
justputithisway_x
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What??????!!!!!!
What is it about?
What is it about?
vsprincess
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It wasn't Ryan ReynolRAB in a box for 90 minutes that was the problem. There are similar movies/programs where one actor has to carry the performance single handedly or where most of the action takes place in one house, or a small/few locations... e.g Saw, which doesn't use a variety of locations or Phone Booth - where most of the action takes place in a booth.
It just didn't go deep enough for me to feel anything. To add to that, it was just implausible in a lot of places.
Just my opinion though. I can see I am in the great minority
It was another one of those Anti-American, or simply 'corporate greed' type affairs which we have seen a lot of. Nothing new came out of it. Had I known, I probably wouldn't have seen it in the cinema.
I didn't buy his employer telephoning him to advise him that he had been retrospectively fired so they can't get sued or his family can't claim insurance. That recording of big corporate company trying to protect its money vs desperate hostage burried in Iraq, minutes from death, just would not wash.
They didn't build on Paul's character at all, we didn't learn much of anything about his relationships with his family/frienRAB - only a superficial glance. As a result, it was hard to feel anything for him.
Even though he was stuck in a box, you never really felt that he was 'confined'. Maybe that was due to the fact that they have to shoot the film from different angles which took away from the feeling of being confined and gave the impression that the coffin was bigger than we were sometimes led to believe. In the film 'The Descent' you get the feeling that you are trapped in the cave with the girls. You feel afraid, you feel that sense of desperation that there is no way out. I didn't here, even though we didn't see any flashbacks and stayed with Paul for the whole movie.
He had a limited oxygen supply but he survived through the whole film without much of a problem.
His mobile phone battery lasted through the whole film, he was in credit too and he had sufficient reception throughout the movie despite being underground? His lighter lasted through the whole film??
The snake was a bit of a ridiculous filler and wasn't necessary.
Slicing his finger off was only to add gore - we knew how desperate he was at this point in the movie so it didn't add anything. Unlike for example in Saw (where Dr Gordan's frustration had built to such an incredible state that he couldn't take it anymore and had to do anything to free himself to save his family.)
If anything, we knew from the get go that Paul would die because a) they immedaitely revealed that they were not going to 'neogitate with terrorists' and so the ransom would never be paid and b) there seemed to be little interest in finding him, they couldn't even track his phone. The primary interest appeared to be the usual thing - covering up the story from the world. So I never expected him to be found in time.
When they said they had found Mark White - I was expecting that there was some massive plot twist. There wasn't though. It was what you had expected all along with the 'corporate greed' theme. The guy on the phone had been telling him a pack of lies.
I didn't buy his employer telephoning him to advise him that he had been retrospectively fired so they can't get sued or his family can't claim insurance. That recording of big corporate company trying to protect its money vs desperate hostage burried in Iraq, minutes from death, just would not wash.
They didn't build on Paul's character at all, we didn't learn much of anything about his relationships with his family/frienRAB - only a superficial glance. As a result, it was hard to feel anything for him.
Even though he was stuck in a box, you never really felt that he was 'confined'. Maybe that was due to the fact that they have to shoot the film from different angles which took away from the feeling of being confined and gave the impression that the coffin was bigger than we were sometimes led to believe. In the film 'The Descent' you get the feeling that you are trapped in the cave with the girls. You feel afraid, you feel that sense of desperation that there is no way out. I didn't here, even though we didn't see any flashbacks and stayed with Paul for the whole movie.
He had a limited oxygen supply but he survived through the whole film without much of a problem.
His mobile phone battery lasted through the whole film, he was in credit too and he had sufficient reception throughout the movie despite being underground? His lighter lasted through the whole film??
The snake was a bit of a ridiculous filler and wasn't necessary.
Slicing his finger off was only to add gore - we knew how desperate he was at this point in the movie so it didn't add anything. Unlike for example in Saw (where Dr Gordan's frustration had built to such an incredible state that he couldn't take it anymore and had to do anything to free himself to save his family.)
If anything, we knew from the get go that Paul would die because a) they immedaitely revealed that they were not going to 'neogitate with terrorists' and so the ransom would never be paid and b) there seemed to be little interest in finding him, they couldn't even track his phone. The primary interest appeared to be the usual thing - covering up the story from the world. So I never expected him to be found in time.
When they said they had found Mark White - I was expecting that there was some massive plot twist. There wasn't though. It was what you had expected all along with the 'corporate greed' theme. The guy on the phone had been telling him a pack of lies.
It just didn't go deep enough for me to feel anything. To add to that, it was just implausible in a lot of places.
Just my opinion though. I can see I am in the great minority
Really!
Iv just got back from seeing it and I just took it that the credits were ......the end. Oh dear lol.
Strange experience though, my company for the film were about twenty or so teenageish strangers who I got the impression had just drawn straws as to what film they saw. I dont think they got it as the end comments ranged from feeling short changed as to the lack of cast and locations to the ultimately lazy put down "Iv just wasted 2 hours of my life" (whilst eating a ton of popcorn).
Its the kind of premise that I would kind of expected on an episode of the Outer Limits or Twilight Zone, but made very real by its setting and portrays a living nightmare which wont do anyone who suffers from claustrophobia any good at all.
Im glad I went because its a rare and different experience -even though it seems I dont know the end.
Iv just got back from seeing it and I just took it that the credits were ......the end. Oh dear lol.
Strange experience though, my company for the film were about twenty or so teenageish strangers who I got the impression had just drawn straws as to what film they saw. I dont think they got it as the end comments ranged from feeling short changed as to the lack of cast and locations to the ultimately lazy put down "Iv just wasted 2 hours of my life" (whilst eating a ton of popcorn).
Its the kind of premise that I would kind of expected on an episode of the Outer Limits or Twilight Zone, but made very real by its setting and portrays a living nightmare which wont do anyone who suffers from claustrophobia any good at all.
Im glad I went because its a rare and different experience -even though it seems I dont know the end.
iimaxdreamerrxx3
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Isn't this just a bloke in a box for 95 minutes?
asgodintended
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Would you class it as an horror film? Is it jumpy?
Confused44
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Interesting points - thankyou for sharing. I'll address them, but not for a while - mainly because i can't be arsed to address them spoiler for spoiler
I went to see this film last night and it's my favourite of the year so far.
All joking aside ( see my original post above ) the film was riveting from start to finish. One guy managing to keep the audience interested for 90 minutes is a real achievement. Brilliant acting and directing.
Please, someone tell me the scene after the credits. In a spoiler tag if necessary.
All joking aside ( see my original post above ) the film was riveting from start to finish. One guy managing to keep the audience interested for 90 minutes is a real achievement. Brilliant acting and directing.
Please, someone tell me the scene after the credits. In a spoiler tag if necessary.