Equilibrium - OMG

[BoxsterS]

I've seen Matrix Reloaded
I've seen Xmen 2

I've just seen Equilibrium and it is without question the greatest movie I've seen this year. The gun play and fighting is like nothing I've ever seen before and more importantly, the storyline is terrific. What an incredible movie.

[inf]

hmmmm I guess they didn't want to spend any money on publicizing it ......I just looked it up and it sounds a bit like 'Brazil'
which I watched again last night on the boob tube
(ps when I was watching this I kept thinking of Asscroft)

Sounds like it might be worthwhile to check out :wink:

[BoxsterS]

hmmmm I guess they didn't want to spend any money on publicizing it ......I just looked it up and it sounds a bit like 'Brazil'
which I watched again last night on the boob tube  
(ps when I was watching this I kept thinking of Asscroft)

Sounds like it might be worthwhile to check out   :wink:

Brazil? Not even close. Think of Fahrenheit 451; replace books with senses; add incredible gun battles and that doesn't even begin to describe this futuristic movie where people who feel are classified as criminals.

[vladislav]

hmmmm I guess they didn't want to spend any money on publicizing it ......I just looked it up and it sounds a bit like 'Brazil'
which I watched again last night on the boob tube  
(ps when I was watching this I kept thinking of Asscroft)

Sounds like it might be worthwhile to check out   :wink:

Brazil? Not even close. Think of Fahrenheit 451; replace books with senses; add incredible gun battles and that doesn't even begin to describe this futuristic movie where people who feel are classified as criminals.

And how is Brazil 'not even close' to Fahrenheit 451 or Equilibrium???? Pretty much same premise in all of them... I consider Brazil to be the best one of utopia/antiutopia movies ever made.

[jerryhussain]

Movie was good, but thought could have been better.

The partner of Christian Bale kept laughing throughout the flim, which was one of the flaws of the movie.

[Keelie]

it was a pretty good movie, loved the fighting.

[Bob Carrick]

I also loved it watched it the other night and it was amazing. Some small problems like all movies. But the Gun Kata makes it all worth while.

As for the laughing they explained that they did not get rid of emotion they got rid of the highs and lows. And he did not laugh he only ever smiled.

[BoxsterS]

hmmmm I guess they didn't want to spend any money on publicizing it ......I just looked it up and it sounds a bit like 'Brazil'
which I watched again last night on the boob tube  
(ps when I was watching this I kept thinking of Asscroft)

Sounds like it might be worthwhile to check out   :wink:

Brazil? Not even close. Think of Fahrenheit 451; replace books with senses; add incredible gun battles and that doesn't even begin to describe this futuristic movie where people who feel are classified as criminals.

And how is Brazil 'not even close' to Fahrenheit 451 or Equilibrium???? Pretty much same premise in all of them... I consider Brazil to be the best one of utopia/antiutopia movies ever made.


Well, let's see. Brazil is about a bureaucrat, in a highly implausible and disgusting retro futuristic world, that tries to correct an administrative error. The premise, plot and acting are all silly and is reminiscent of a bad Monty Python sketch. If you're a fan of Monty Python then you probably like this movie. I'm not and dislike it. It just wasn't my type of science fiction movie.

Equilibrium is about a world in which having feelings is a crime punishable by the death. The premise being that mankind is better off by eliminating emotion thus ending all crime against humanity. Equilibrium is also a spectacle in terms of action. The gun fights are incredibly choreographed and are more exciting then the generic over the top Woo Ping dope on a rope kung fu scenes that are common place in the movies of today.

[sleepyguy]

Just saw it via Xvid... amazing film... under Matrix 1 in my books but still a great film! Wonder why i never heard of it before... action was incredible.

[sleepyguy]

Thought it deserved another bump... looking for the full fledged DVD now at a decent price... many HMV.ca and Futureshop.ca want $30... too much for my blood. Around $20 is good... any deals out there?

[JLee]

And how is Brazil 'not even close' to Fahrenheit 451 or Equilibrium???? Pretty much same premise in all of them... I consider Brazil to be the best one of utopia/antiutopia movies ever made.

The opposite of utopia is distopia I believe

edit: damn i pressed submit too fast...

this movie put me to sleep
i hated the storyline.. too fake and yeah...unbelievable

the fighting was all good
no flaws baby!
i loved it!..


no storyline.. all action! heh

[jerryhussain]

 
this movie put me to sleep
i hated the storyline.. too fake and yeah...unbelievable

the fighting was all good
no flaws baby!
i loved it!..

no storyline.. all action! heh

I too felt that the sequences where the Hero "feels" things around him was too stretched. Overall, I think it was neither a shocking concept as the Matrix nor a passable one, got caught in the middle. Deserved more IMO.

[milhaus]

Just saw Equilibrium. The action sequences were great - on par with Matrix and MR, at probably 1/10 of the price - too bad about the very long lulls in between (a problem with the Matrix as well). I count only three great sequences though (though the final one was super long and excellent in many ways). The fact that they were called Clerics in itself made the movie cool for me.

Oops, forgot: forget the DVD. Try and pick up the DVD2SVCD rip, and it looks brilliant.

[KennyX]

Just saw this one too... amazing fight scenes (maybe even better than matrix?)

Thought the first half of the movie was kind of boring, but it definately picked up after that. That one scene where Bale snaps the guy's arm in half was amazing.

[Tsukagi]

saw equilibrium a long time ago...movie sucks ass...
i fell asleep, it so slow paced.
there wasn't too many fight scenes either.

bad movie.

[chillin]

i think i was too hyped up about this movie after reading it on another site. the gun play was damn cool and all but i felt like there should of been more. as for the plot i was allmost falling asleep at times.

[epsilontau]

I watched this movie months ago not knowing anything about it other than IMDBing it. The premise of the movie is interesting but seemed too farfetched. Yes, the fighting sequences are unique (no bullet-time for a positive change) and feature intense martial artistry and guns ablazing. But no, I still cannot believe how Bale's character is not hit by a single bullet (regardless of his special training) and how his opponents are always in geometrically placed positions to miraculously justify the use of Gun Kata. Overall it's an entertaining sci-fi/action movie with its usual plot/character holes but the emphasis on the action made it fun to watch.

[siriuskao]

I watched this movie months ago not knowing anything about it other than IMDBing it. The premise of the movie is interesting but seemed too farfetched. Yes, the fighting sequences are unique (no bullet-time for a positive change) and feature intense martial artistry and guns ablazing. But no, I still cannot believe how Bale's character is not hit by a single bullet (regardless of his special training) and how his opponents are always in geometrically placed positions to miraculously justify the use of Gun Kata. Overall it's an entertaining sci-fi/action movie with its usual plot/character holes but the emphasis on the action made it fun to watch.

come on, this is futuristic science fiction movie, not DIE HARD. He did get hurt at the end.

[thelefteyeguy]

This movie was so hyped up ...that I got so disappointed with it at the end. Storyline was very boring...too linear for my liking. It was just an action flick like all movies during this past Summer 2003. It's funny...kinda of really sick of all this action flicks....bring back some intellectual stuff please.

If you want to add another Matrix / Equilibrium type movie...go to the closest Chinatown and rent the "Returner"...

Its a Japanese movie with Matrix/ Equilibrium / MIB type stuff...beware like the Equilibrium it is very linear and just a scifi action flick.

[smirnoff]

The actions scenes in this movie were some of the best i've seen, as far as gun fights go. With action sequences that were so good, it's a shame the the rest of the movie wasn't intriging. Still worth a rent.

As far as action movies go, I liked NARC alot better than this. And for those who still haven't seen the Boondock Saints it's got some great gun fights, and a more lively plot.

[epsilontau]

come on, this is futuristic science fiction movie, not DIE HARD.  He did get hurt at the end.

Like I said I saw it months ago thinking he survived the last fight relatively (and highly-improbable) unscathed. Sorry, but I'm not seeing the comparison you try to infer. You're not seriously implying that Die Hard is a great movie are you?

[chillin]

NARC was over hyped for me aswell.

boondock saints i have to see again cause i was too high to remeber it when i saw it a few years ago and it had a really cheezy feel to it.

[siriuskao]

come on, this is futuristic science fiction movie, not DIE HARD. He did get hurt at the end.

Like I said I saw it months ago thinking he survived the last fight relatively (and highly-improbable) unscathed. Sorry, but I'm not seeing the comparison you try to infer. You're not seriously implying that Die Hard is a great movie are you?

die-hard is a great action movie..

[Keelie]

i didnt find this movie hyped up, infact i'd never heard anything about it when i watched it. thought it was a great movie.

[thelefteyeguy]

well if you are a real die-hard movie buff...this movie was widely talked about as being the next big Matrix / Sci-fi movie...on Aint-it-cool-news.com, chud.com, cinecon.com, cinescape.com, darkhorizons.com....well pretty much all fan-boys sites...

so it was a real hyped big time.

(especially the fact that canadian fan-boys complained that this movie was not opening in Canada while US had limited theatrical release)

Other movies that have been hyped but didnt go into Theaters (that can be found at Blockbuster) Brotherhood of the Wolf...(very good actually)...and Dog Solders...(didnt like it but on a low budget...not bad)

[KennyX]

i didnt find this movie hyped up, infact i'd never heard anything about it when i watched it. thought it was a great movie.

exactly... I've never even heard about it until it started playing on payperview last week.

[ratboy]

same here... what hype? I've never heard of this movie until I see this thread on rfd.... rrrg I gotta rent it and see it for myself now

[airodus]

yah not much hype

i passed over it prolly half a dozen times. till someone mentioned that it was "pretty neat". i then watched it and was amazed. it's not an amazing movie... but when you're not expecting anything more than "pretty neat"... it came as a very pleasant surprise

gun kata kicks ass. u figure martial arts should start incorporating modern weapons. but then again, the number of bow and arrow martial arts is limited... so maybe they just don't mix well with ranged weapons

[warpdrive]

Finally got to see this, I liked the stylization and feel of the fun scenes and action. Completely unbelievable even in the context of the movie of course, but still fun to watch.

The story itself is in no way groundbreaking, and the movie was slow paced without any sense of urgency.

[jb22]

I saw Equilibrium on TMN a few months ago, I dodn't find anything special about it and am not sure why people liked it so much. I actually think it's kind of a bad movie but that just me.

[Dymis]

It makes gunfights interesting, which is why people enjoyed the movie. I know I'm not the only one who gets bored watching movies where the main character is invincible and a sharpshooter.

I thought that the action scenes were pretty good, but the problem is that they repeat the same thing over and over that if you watch it more than once you'd get bored (when he's surrounded and beats up the people with his guns, or when he's shooting them while surrounded). But the first time, it definitely gave me the 'wow' effect.

[tkl]

Christian Bales was great in it. He'll be a great Batman as well. Once more people know about him then they'll dig up this movie to watch his old stuff.

[Sparky123]

I enjoyed the movie very much. I agree with it being slow at some points and the plot was weak but over all I thought it was a good movie. After reading this post last week, I watched it again. I still thought it was a fun movie with that awesome gun-kata.

[lead]

wild I just posted in another thread how this was a great unknown flick and 5 down viola theirs talk of it. Its a very good flick kinda like Logan's run meets Matrix while in "1984". I like it when he warns the guards not to look in the trunk. didn't want to forget mentioning at the end when he runs the gauntlet to the top of the headquarters.Plenty of action then boy.

[Matthew]

I dont understand why some of you people think the plot is weak. It may not be incredibly original, but they had their fair share of twists and turns, and the character development was very good.

Just because it was slow or you didn't like certain parts in no way makes the plot weak. It was a creative way to come around the Big Brother plotline.

[Qube]

Yep. Awesome movie. The gunplay is great, especially the final little melee at the end. The plot is good, a little melodramatic as well.

[James_Bond]

This movie was ok. If you take into account that it's a blatant RIP OFF of George Orwell's 1984. I mean like come on. You add gun's to the story, and you Americanize the ending. Wow someone did some major thinking to come up with this flick!!!! ^_^

[YLSF]

Bumping up an old thread because I have been meaning to watch this movie for a long time and finally have seen it now.

If you are looking for a 7 day rental be sure to check this one out. I wasn't expecting an amazing movie but somtehing interesting. I really like the style of the film. They did this on a "low" budget compared to Matrix for example but it was well done..

[Anessa]

yup, this movie had excellent gunplay and Christian Bale showed his action movie abilities in it. I watch it all the time when it's on satellite.

[toalan]

personally I think this movie was very cheezy.

It is like the movie A handmaid's tale + Matrix. Everything was such a cliche; the uniforms, the black and white, where was the creativity?

the gun fights were cool, but that gets old fast. The central theme of controlling emotions going haywire; didn't startrek ala Romulians do this thing to death already?

[iNFiNiTe]

personally I think this movie was very cheezy.

It is like the movie A handmaid's tale + Matrix. Everything was such a cliche; the uniforms, the black and white, where was the creativity?

the gun fights were cool, but that gets old fast. The central theme of controlling emotions going haywire; didn't startrek ala Romulians do this thing to death already?

it doesnt really go haywire... it certainly wasn't farenheit 451 when it came to displaying the protagonists' discovery of emotion and subsequent dillema, but it got the job done.

bottom line is it's a better movie than matrix 2+3.

[tinlunlau]

i don't know what the Weinstein brothers were thinking about the treatment they gave to this movie. I think they have grass in place of an actual brain in their head. The gunfights were great and this could have easily been a blockbuster hit if given a chance. The movie even gets the shaft on DVD in North America where i hear the dvd only gets 5.1 sound and like, no bonus featres. I've checked out the Japanese DVD of this movie and watched it on full blown DTS and it makes a huge difference.

[Ziggy007]

Great movie, I went loking for it when I was at HMV yesterday to price it out - $44.95 at Square One.

:(

[Txiasaeia]

Great movie, I went loking for it when I was at HMV yesterday to price it out - $44.95 at Square One.

:(

$14.99 USD at Amazon.com - with shipping it's about $25 CAD. Can't find it for cheaper in Canada, I guarantee you (I know; I looked for several months until I finally bought it from A.com).

[Ziggy007]

$14.99 USD at Amazon.com - with shipping it's about $25 CAD. Can't find it for cheaper in Canada, I guarantee you (I know; I looked for several months until I finally bought it from A.com).

This kind of stupid pricing is why movie piracy exists. Spent quite some time trying to find a good torrent to use. I think I have one now...

[CHE]

I thought the movie was great...the acting was kinda weak, but the story and the gunplay makes this an entertaining movie.

[GateGuardian]

With all the great reviews, I'm gonna take my chances and go find this movie....... thx!

[Wildfire]

http://equilibrium.ytmnd.com/

[chinaboy1021]

probably a bit late, but the 1 thing i loved about this aciton movie, was that there were no long fight scenes. i hate seeing 2 ppl battling it out for minutes, i really liked the single vs group ownage.,

[Headhunter]

Great concept, I liked but didn't love the way it was done. Other than Christian Bale and Sean Bean, the performances were very uniform; I understand that's part of the totalitarian theme, but the "plot" from fight sequence to fight sequence was still dreadfully boring.

[luthair]

Great concept, I liked but didn't love the way it was done. Other than Christian Bale and Sean Bean, the performances were very uniform; I understand that's part of the totalitarian theme, but the "plot" from fight sequence to fight sequence was still dreadfully boring.

I think it seems to move slow as he's meant to be awakening to a world of sensations.