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Untraceable

Sunday, 8. June 2008, 05:25:34

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With the internet and cyberspace so common in everyone's life today, plus with the reported upswing of crimes like identity theft and pornography on the net in it's own way "Untraceable" is a very relevant movie.

Untraceable is a crime computer thriller that's set in Portland, Oregon and involves an investigative computer unit of the FBI headed up by a single mother Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane). Interestlingly the unit comes across a website of a creep who broadcasts live torture and killings of hostage victims in various grisly ways live over the internet. The bloody catch is the more the web surfer logs onto the sick website, the faster and quicker the victims will die in the various forms of bleed outs, fried by hot mirrors, or seasoned by sulfuric acid. The drama only gets more interesting when the computer of Jennifer is hacked into by the sicko setting up for a dramatic finish and showdown encounter.

The movie had a few things going in its favor. For one, it used reasonable technology and background, at least it looked reasonable to me, so the story wasn't far-fetched. Secondly, it honestly kept me on the edge of my seat for a good portion of the movie. And lastly, the ending does not drag itself out. It ends at the logical point.

The movie was a little slow. It is not an action movie, does not have any nudity, no car chases, no monsters, no sex, no love triangle, no street fighting. And it worked fine for me.

That having been said, this movie will not change your life. It's just an entertaining movie to watch.

:star::star::star::star::star: out of 6.

The StationCattle Show

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You are a much nicer critic than I; the movie was ok.

:devil:

By ripp2002, # 8. June 2008, 05:34:40

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Sounds like an interesting movie.

By Dacotah, # 8. June 2008, 05:35:50

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"does not have any nudity, no car chases, no monsters, no sex, no love triangle, no street fighting"

No street fighting??? Hmmm..... :left:
P:

By gdare, # 8. June 2008, 06:07:54

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@ Ripp ~ Yep, I am nice. :D

@ Carol ~ I think it was. Sometimes computer movies get so technical that I end up thinking if all that is really possible. :smile:

@ Darko ~ and no car chases. Definitely not a movie for you! :lol:

By attilasoul, # 8. June 2008, 07:35:13

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:irked:
Yes, this is another for a people with some brains...

By gdare, # 8. June 2008, 07:40:24

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Graphic?

By theoddbod, # 8. June 2008, 10:00:00

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I am not sure I understand what you mean, Mart? :confused:

By attilasoul, # 8. June 2008, 11:00:42

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Never heard of it, but sounds like something I could watch :smile:. DVD?
Are the torture scenes graphic - do they show a lot of gore?

By rose-marie, # 8. June 2008, 11:21:32

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Not out on DVD in Denmark yet Rose, it's still in the movies! :smile:
The torture scenes could have been shown a lot worse than they were. The worst one was the guy who was killed by battery acid. :yuck:

By attilasoul, # 8. June 2008, 11:42:45

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That is indeed what I meant. I wondered if, with all the other bits (no action, nudity, etc), the gore was shown or merely implied.

By theoddbod, # 8. June 2008, 12:05:23

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I just checked filmweb.no and it doesn't seem to be out here yet... Unless they've given it a silly Norwegian name or even worse - another English name :faint:

By rose-marie, # 8. June 2008, 12:06:05

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@ Mart ~ There were blood and stuff, but definitely not as bad as it could have been! I hate it when they go too much into detail with it!

@ Rose ~ They sometimes do that in Denmark too, and I think especially the thing about changing the name into another English name is pure stupidity. :irked:

By attilasoul, # 8. June 2008, 12:40:09

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It is pure stupidity indeed! They renamed the movie "Miss congeniality" to "Miss undercover" here :lol:

By rose-marie, # 8. June 2008, 14:52:52

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That's ridiculous! :lol: I remember they renamed "Beaches" into "Friends" here. :D

By attilasoul, # 8. June 2008, 16:07:01

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No monsters? awww

By Furie, # 8. June 2008, 17:33:42

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Not one single one. But you would like it anyway. He practiced by killing a kitten. :mad:

By attilasoul, # 8. June 2008, 17:50:04

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:eyes:

By gdare, # 8. June 2008, 18:34:26

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:left::right: Why's everyone looking at me. It's fiction, so it can't be me. Look, Tilla's still alive. Missing a paw, sure, but still alive.
*holds kitten up by her scruff so everyone can see*

By Furie, # 8. June 2008, 19:10:51

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Didn't she used to have fur? :eyes:

By theoddbod, # 8. June 2008, 19:55:13

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... and both ears... :eyes:
What have you done to her :cry:

By gdare, # 8. June 2008, 20:15:26

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Leprousy...

By Furie, # 8. June 2008, 20:16:35

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:insane:

By gdare, # 8. June 2008, 20:19:48

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That's not me you silly troll, did you loose your eyesight?! I am over here! *Bites the troll in the ankle so he notices me*

By attilasoul, # 9. June 2008, 04:01:21

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*boots the kitten across the room and into the microwave*

By Furie, # 9. June 2008, 10:09:52

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*Grabs the popcorn and leaves before it gets too hot in there*

By attilasoul, # 9. June 2008, 10:12:34

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*smiles as Mart and Clint know what happened to the world's corn supply*

By Furie, # 9. June 2008, 10:15:45

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:left:

And they know because they're really chicken? :wink:

By attilasoul, # 9. June 2008, 10:19:24

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