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Movie Review Of The Month

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I think it's funny that we use the word "movie" these days. Movies were before Talkies, so why don't we use "Talkies"? Anyway, film, movie, talkie, whatever you wanna call it, it's a moving picture with words. We watch, sometimes to learn, but mostly to escape into fiction.
I don't see movies on or near release day. I see them when we make it to the DVD rental place, and I can be bothered to watch. It's a good thing.

September's Movie:
What's it called? Knowing.

Who's in it? Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, other people.
What's it about? A time capsule is unearthed from a school, whose students, years ago, had put pictures they'd drawn into it. One drawing is not a drawing at all - just a series of seemingly random numbers scrawled hurriedly by one of the pupils. John Koestler's (Nick Cage's) son recieves the paper with all the numbers on, and John discovers that the numbers turn out not to be random at all, but accurate predictions of events throughout the fifty years passed, and also the future...
What's good about it? The first three-quarters of the film. Suspense, creepiness, mystery and big-budget kaboom mix well to be very entertaining. The plot seems to progress so very well, but...
What's wrong with it? ...the ending sucks. Total cop-out, idiotic, stupid ending. It ruins the entire movie. Had me shouting at the television screen in anger for wasting my interest on a film just to have it end so moronically. I'll put it this way - if they had to go along the same "route of thinking" for the end, I've got one that's better - the thing at the very end should've been used to avert the disaster, for sacrifice. It would have been just a little less idiotic.
So, should I see it? I wouldn't recommend it. I give it 1/5, because the ending ruins the whole thing.

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Comments

MarikeMarike79 Sunday, September 13, 2009 9:42:03 PM

awww I like Nicholas Cage movies.

Dacotah Sunday, September 13, 2009 11:51:15 PM

Saw the previews for it. It looked good. I hate when the ending sucks.
Good post Kimmie. smile

Flamingo Rinseflamingo-rinse Monday, September 14, 2009 12:52:30 AM

Hmmm. Thanks Kimmie - I'm not a huge fan of the boy Cage, but he has been in some good movies..errr...talkies..ummm...yeah - anyway - I wonder if there was an alt. ending that the writer\s thought was good, but was deemed unacceptable to the bland taste buds that we're all expected to have by *whoever it is that decides these things*. Maybe when the hoo-hah is over, there'll be a directors cut, or something...what do you think?? smile

Dark FurieFurie Monday, September 14, 2009 2:11:14 AM

The ending really did tank this film, by shoe-horning religious affectations into something that was doing fine without them. It just seems like the ending was tacked on as an afterthought, probably because the studios got scared of running a bleak, no hope for the future ending.

Flamingo Rinseflamingo-rinse Monday, September 14, 2009 2:25:46 AM

OMG no - not the religious cop-out...*wipes this one from the list of wants-to-see*.

Having said that, I'll probably see it anyway...and the ending won't be spoiled now because I'm looking forward to hooting loudly with derision and hilariously speculating, for a good 30 minutes, on ridiculously over-stretched other possible endings bigsmile

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews Monday, September 14, 2009 8:32:15 AM

Probably wasn't the original ending, that happens so often.

Spaggyj Monday, September 14, 2009 8:37:52 AM

Marike - I used to. In the last five years, though, he's been in movies that, in my opinion, really sucked. I'm very disappointed down .

Carol - Yeah, the trailers are good, the film is really good itself until the ending, that ruins it awww .

Nick, Gavin - Hmmm, you know, I don't know if the ending was written that way originally or not. Methinks it's time I visit Wiki and find out idea .

Spaggyj Monday, September 14, 2009 9:04:03 AM

I looked on Wiki, and Googled it too. Nothing that I can find on an alternate/original ending.

r♡serose-marie Monday, September 14, 2009 11:04:56 AM

Too bad, the plot looked really promising...

Cleanclean Monday, September 14, 2009 11:16:24 AM

This one was on my 'list' (Movies to Rent and/or Buy), but - thanks to this review - I'm not gonna bother now ... smile

Spaggyj Monday, September 14, 2009 11:48:22 AM

Yeah, both Mik and I were excited to see this thanks to the previews... Very disappointed indeed. Honestly, I spent fifteen minutes cursing at the screen lol

KittyliciousZaphira Monday, September 14, 2009 1:53:33 PM

I'm not so fond of Nicolas Cage in general, I think he tends to get roles that don't fit his character at all.
However, it's even worse when they manage to ruin a pretty good film with giving it a crappy ending. I saw it in "Perfume" and in ... umm... *thinks* the Jodie Foster one on a plane... *grumbles* "Flightplan", I think.

Spaggyj Monday, September 14, 2009 1:57:23 PM

Nick Cage had been in a few good movies, but old ones... I remember Perfume and Flightplan, and I agree, both endings ruined the films!

Dacotah Monday, September 14, 2009 2:08:52 PM

awww That just sucks when the ending is shitty.
I'd curse at the screen too.

Darkogdare Monday, September 14, 2009 5:01:53 PM

It happens a lot these days. It seems that directors and screenplayers are making movies just for sake of making them - no matter are they good or bad. I am missing good old times when a good movie was easier to be found. When you see a plot and a director name, you just knew it was good up

Flamingo Rinseflamingo-rinse Monday, September 14, 2009 9:01:39 PM

I quite enjoyed 'National Treasure' - that was the last film I remember enjoying Mr N Cage in...smile

Mad Scientistqlue Monday, September 14, 2009 10:22:46 PM

My favourite Cage movie is "Leaving Las-Vegas".
of course, I also enjoyed "Falling Down", "Grand Canyon"(all four hours of it), "Smoke" and "Twelve Monkeys".
Which just proves that I'm an alien from another dimension, one where thought provoking narrative is appreciated! p.

Flamingo Rinseflamingo-rinse Tuesday, September 15, 2009 12:33:37 AM

12 Monkeys?? I thought that was the boy Willis....but - been years sincve I saw it...Mr Cage was in it too?? That was quite a cool movie...smile

Dark FurieFurie Tuesday, September 15, 2009 12:56:35 AM

*cough*Con Air, Gone In 60 Seconds*cough*

Flamingo Rinseflamingo-rinse Tuesday, September 15, 2009 3:04:46 AM

OMG Con Air was one of the WORST movies I've ever seen...and gone in 60 seconds - never was a movie so aptly titled lol

Darkogdare Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:20:14 AM

I liked him in Windtalkers.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245562/

Dark FurieFurie Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:35:31 AM

Gone In 60 Seconds had Eleanor. happy

Mad Scientistqlue Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:04:12 PM

No, movies I mentioned don't have Mr Cage in them. (except for "Leaving Las-Vegas") left.
They're merely examples of the kind of movies I enjoy. p.
Skop, skiet en Donder movies generally don't impress me. rolleyes.

Dark FurieFurie Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:25:16 PM

Good taste that man. I'm trying to find a cheap copy of Falling Down cause Kim hasn't seen it.

MarikeMarike79 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:02:41 PM

Eleanor is the only reason I'll watch that movie again *drools* Shelby GT500 Ford Mustang *drools some more* I did like the Weather Man too.

MarikeMarike79 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:07:14 PM

Opera should really think of getting a drool smiley p

Mad Scientistqlue Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:39:46 AM

That might not look quite the way you anticipate. left.
Perhaps 'salivate' would be a more fitting expression of that particular concept. p.

theoddbod Wednesday, October 7, 2009 6:00:36 PM

Falling Down is a great film bigsmile

This film sounds like someone needs a slap irked

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