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Repo Men - 13/4/2010 2:46:51 PM

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Yeah but.... - 13/4/2010 2:46:51 PM

lukeyboy

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It was still a fairly enjoyable flick though, a genre flick as it maybe. I get what you mean about their probably being a better movie on the cutting room floor (which hopefully we'll get to see that when the DVD gets released) but i don't think that's a valid enough reason for only 2 stars. I would personally give it 3 stars as it still ticks all the boxes as far as a decent sci-fi -actioner goes.

.......and Jude Law doesn't make a bad action star - who'd of thunk it!!

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Yeah but.... - 13/4/2010 2:46:52 PM

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RE: Yeah but.... - 17/4/2010 1:56:27 PM

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I'm with Empire on this one.

There's a good film in there somewhere, but I'll be darned if I can find it!

It starts off quite well with an interesting premise, some fun gory black comedy and decent enough acting but as soon as it gets to the Minority Report-style "man on the run" bits, things start going downhill. Jude Law is just not convincing as a hard man, the Guy Ritchie-esque style of the film is all wrong for the story and feels forced and intrusive when it really shouldn't be, the gore and violence reaches ridiculous heights, there's some truly dumb moments, the love interest is deeply irritating...the list goes on. It's a shame because the end twist is pretty damn clever and the original premise is interesting enough...although...

Do we really need Repo Men? Couldn't they just put a termination mechanism in the organs themselves? Like if you don't pay for your heart, it explodes? Why is that concept never adressed? And why would the company be so brutal about retrieving the organs, surely some complaints and lawsuits would have arisen quite quickly lol I mean I get it's meant to mirror the unfairness and brutality of the American health system but come on, make it make sense!

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This film needs repossessing! - 17/4/2010 3:07:44 PM

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Ok first off this film sounded like a clever concept until you watch it. Jude Law just isn't right in the role and neither is Forest Whittaker. Totally miscasted. Liev Schreider was the only one who did a good job and even then it wasnt much of a stretch for him. The plot was predictable and I didn't really feel sorry for Jude law's character. The ending was also very laughable and Jude needs to stick to what he does best and stay away from action scifi or at least not in the lead. Forest Whittaker should of known better after being in Species lol.

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Repo men - 17/4/2010 5:56:11 PM

durelius

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I thought I was an enjoyable film, delivered exactly what I expected and no more, just an uncomplicated action movie with some good set pieces, the Old Boy-esque corridor scene was great. Jude did well in this film after this and Sherlock Holmes I'm liking him a lot more. I enjoyed this a whole heap more than Clash of the Titans

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RE: Repo men - 18/4/2010 11:29:29 AM

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Switch your brain off for a while, and Repo Men is an entertaining enough film. The action sequences are enjoyably kinetic and violent, and the performances are fine.

The main problem I had with Repo Men was the lack of originality. The premise is very much like Repo! The Genetic Opera. There are elements of several 1980s 'technophobic' films, such as Blade Runner and Brazil. Which is fine, except these earlier films are infinitely superior. For my full review please click link below!

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Strangely similar to... - 18/4/2010 1:14:31 PM

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Repo: The Genetic Opera. Which had the added bonuses of being a musical, Anthony Stewart Head and Paris Hilton's face falling off.

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- 10/5/2010 11:22:35 AM

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I have been left confused by the ending, at what point during the film did he end up with his brain wired? It was as though they rewound it - weird ending. Does anyone else understand what the ending was all about? Bizarre, it was almost like an afterthought which ended up not making any sense whatsoever. Why do that and then have them just earlier cancelling their organs and blowing up the computer if that never happened? Very strange.

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RE: - 25/5/2010 10:38:44 PM

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Saw this the other day and found it very enjoyable.

While it doesnt offer anything new, and does plod a little in its mid-section, what elevates it is a strong turn by Jude Law who pulls off the action man role superbly, and his inter-play with Forest Whitticker who's always value for money.

Not as action packed as it should/could be - and they do miss a trick that could've turned the film into an exciting Minority Report-style chase movie. They go for the character angle of Law's character going against the Repo Men - his internal struggles etc. It doesnt quite come off but is enjoyable enough.

Its only till the last 15 minutes when it steps up a gear including what I have to say is one of the most bad-arse and exciting end of movie rumbles I've seen in a while, accompanied by a superb sound track (Burn my Shadow by Unkle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5PYv8Ppsjg - it works a dream) that has gems galore well put together by the RZA.

Overall, good sci-fi action fun with a cracking action man turn by Jude Law and good support cast. Does plod in its midsection and doesnt offer up anything new. But its last 15minutes are superb and it holds a great soundtrack that will keep the film in the memory long after it finishes.

***/*****

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You have an organ donor card don't you sir? - 15/7/2010 1:03:04 AM

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Until I saw the "based on the book" bit in the credits I thought this movie was based on the Monty Python sketch "Live Organ transplants", and so was highly amused to see a clip of that sketch on a tv that the 2 stars were watching.

Still loved the movie though, and though I thought that the twist ending was a bit unnecessary it did answer a question I had about how Jude Law survived that whack to the head. Still, while the movie was never really much more than an enjoyable braindead action flick it was better than most of it's ilk. I thought that the "repo on the scanner" scene was a bit silly though, I thought the plan from the start was to take out the whole system, which means that EVERY TIME they scanned an artiforg the drawer opened, and with some prepared explosives in the gym bag they could have taken it out by scanning the girls eyes or ear with no cutting required.

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Great Film But Didn't Like The Ending. - 9/8/2010 2:07:19 PM

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I really enjoyed Repo Men up to a point, the ending was a bit cruel and not needed to be left like that. But otherwise, it was thrilling and very blood-thirsty. Jude Law is back to his best here, he really kicks ass and does a great job, well done to him. Forest Whittaker is also on top form as Law's friend. One to check out.

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Spoiler alert - 23/8/2010 1:45:40 AM

GigoloJoe

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This wasn't the greatest film (though it was worth watching at least once), but I'm still terribly vexed that Empire's DVD review saw fit to essentially give away the ending by saying it borrowed from Gilliam. I mean, it's pretty obvious that they wouldn't be swiping anything from The Brothers Grimm. As soon as I read the review, I knew it was going to go down a Brazil road, and that undercut my enjoyment. Just because you think something merits less than three stars doesn't mean it's ok to give everything away for people who might want to watch it. It's annoying when filmmakers choose to take so liberally from better films, but I'd still like to discover it for myself. Come on guys, you know better than this. It should be safe to read a review without this happening. Isn't that the point of them?

Also, the DVD does not actually contain two cuts of the film, in case anyone considers buying this for that.

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Monty Python did it better - 26/8/2010 11:03:05 PM

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Could a society capable of producing the triumph of synthic organs simultaneuously tolerate legalised butchery and bounty hunting? For me it never worked. The whole premise of the film was shot from the conception stage. The redemption stuff is half arsed (writing his musings in a crumbling tower block with his cyborg girlfriend watching .. sigh) They tried to make the film run on an engine of gore but seeing the repo men rummaging around in someone's guts for a chromed kidney gets old pretty quick.
Who thinks this nonsense up?

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- 3/11/2010 11:47:30 AM

reminn

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Average.

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An Aquired Taste - 5/11/2010 11:59:05 PM

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I loved this film. It's extremely violent but that just reminded me of Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi classics Robocop and Total Recall (the latter of which is clearly referenced in the final act). The 1st act is shot like a guy richie movie & creates a nice blase tone. The 2nd act brings the film & character into perspective but the shift in tone feels organic. I loved the final act & the ending. It's an opinion divider in the extreme. Watch it

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Good - 5/3/2011 4:56:44 PM

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I really enjoyed this film but some scenes are unberable to watch and they didn't have to make it a bad ending

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