I found this movie absolutely awful
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jayjani — 13 years ago(April 12, 2012 12:46 AM)
Absolutely agree ! The plot is so illogical. The superficial acting and all the characters wearing those black suits makes it immensely pathetic to watch. Action sequences are even more horrible.one of the worst scifi movie. I will rate it 3/10 as well.
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amifilmsthings — 13 years ago(April 18, 2012 05:17 AM)
I agree, saw this last night and the opening grabbed me and set-up what could be a very dystopian setting but then the main character was not even that oppressed and even though his wife was killed, he turned to emotion over a puppy? It seems highly unmotivated and badly written.
The father wants the clerics to 'have faith' but their society runs on logic so surely that is counterproductive.
Their major concern is war yet they are the only society
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honyltd — 13 years ago(May 07, 2012 01:12 AM)
It is interesting that my signature line is used in the movie, the Yeats quote. That is no coincidence in having seen this movie several years ago, and having adopted the Yeats poem, "Clothes of Heaven". A beautiful movie being dissected by some of the most cerebrally challenged members on this site. Lets just say negatives share one thought: "DIDN'T GET IT". I suggest it really isn't that difficult, nor to understand the TIMELINE, and the changes in Preston's character. Nor is it odd that feelings would overwhelm a person who had never experienced it before.
Frankly, to the person who commented on production values, it was made cheaply, purposefully because there was little money to spend and did a great job with a miniscule amount of money. I guess a movie's worth or value isn't what it cost to make, but how it makes you think.if you're capable of it.
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scribe_ninja — 11 years ago(July 25, 2014 05:53 AM)
I agree, saw this last night and the opening grabbed me and set-up what could be a very dystopian setting but then the main character was not even that oppressed and even though his wife was killed, he turned to emotion over a puppy? It seems highly unmotivated and badly written.
This proves to me that you didn't get anything at all.
When his wife was killed, he was on Prozium which suppresses human emotion. When he felt emotions about the puppy being killed, he was OFF HIS DOSE of Prozium.
Maybe you would have enjoyed the movie more if you paid attention to what was going on.
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YesthatChristine — 13 years ago(April 25, 2012 06:43 PM)
I sat down to watch this with my husband fully prepared to enjoy myself. I, too, found the musical score to be childishly manipulative, the costuming and cinematography boring and uninspired (a virtual copycat of the Matrix with a healthy dose of early Michael Bay-like production values) There were plot holes you could drive a tank through and its characters are not only unlikable, but illogical (Which is a bit ironic, considering their supposed vulcan-like society)
The video store I worked at in high school back in the 90s had a large amount of direct-to-video knock-offs made by companies like The Asylum. That is precisely what this film feels like, only with quality actors to masquerade this knock-off as a legitimate project.
If you liked this movie, well, more power to you. I'm sure I've liked movies you haven't. Still, I feel that the imdb rating is far too high considering the overall quality of this picture. Surely not that many people liked it? -
amifilmsthings — 13 years ago(May 01, 2012 09:44 AM)
Yes! Everything you said explained perfectly what I felt. Also 7.9 is higher than what Nineteen Eighty Four has and that film has a far more oppressive antagonist and basically is what Equilibrium ripped off.
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Jakealope — 13 years ago(July 10, 2012 10:44 PM)
It was one of those movies that had a good concept and look to it yet ruined it all with endless mindless action sequences like some Hong Kong Kung Fu meets Rambo flick. Then that scene with the dogs, I swear I was going to laugh at all that Hallmark stuff.
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mastholte — 13 years ago(July 11, 2012 02:02 AM)
Dunno it would've been an entirely different movie) I can't agree with the stereotypical "endless mindless action sequences". Gun-kata is one of the concepts at the heart of it.
And there's always a bunch of other movies with the concepts you like and without actions scenes, aren't there
Oh, and the puppy scene But Equilibrium is not Matrix, Hong Kong, Rambo, Hallmark added together. I understand that it didn't click with you. -
Jakealope — 13 years ago(July 11, 2012 07:31 AM)
How about a Remake of 1984 except with Neo as Winston Smith & Alice from Resident Evil as Julia and O'Brien was really the head of the Umbrella Corporation. Endless fight scenes in the Ministry of Love until our heroic resistance face the final battle scene between O'Brien & his elite guard, where Winston & Julia dispatch them all with nanchuks and katanas.
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stardama69 — 13 years ago(July 17, 2012 08:40 AM)
"It was one of those movies that had a good concept and look to it yet ruined it all with endless mindless action sequences like some Hong Kong Kung Fu meets Rambo flick." Yeah, just like Inception.
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stardama69 — 13 years ago(July 17, 2012 09:55 AM)
People who accuse Equilibrium of being a rip-off of the Matrix 1) are mostly wrong, as there really aren't that many similarities and 2) don't realize Matrix itself can be considered as one of the biggest rip-offs of the last decades.
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ben-bradfield — 13 years ago(June 09, 2012 02:28 PM)
Jesus christ!! .is it not possible for people to just enjoy a movie for the idea that it sits upon?? Regardless of what you and your over opinionated peers feel it has ripped off .surely taking an idea and crafting into your own storyline is an art in itselfI would love to see the movies that you jumped up critic wannabees could churn out . Oh no you bunch of muppets have boring nine to five jobs and feel they need to make their mark on society by slagging off someone else's hard work. as though you could do better??..instead you just use your boring life as a gauge, whilst you sit feel jealous, and talk nonsense
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matthijsgdejong — 13 years ago(July 10, 2012 06:49 AM)
I'm utterly amazed about the high grade this movie got on IMDB. Ofcourse, its partially subjective and I do not LIKE all the movies with high grades, but even then I can normally UNDERSTAND why people like it.
Not with this movie. This is what makes me curious about what people do like about this movie. The plot is thin and filled with holes, unable to grap my attention. The fighting and other action scenes are never really cool. It surely is not a classic, and the story is not appealing at all. The characters are out there somewhere, but they do 'help' to narrate a proper story. In summary, a flat movie filled with mistakes.
The thing is that I like these kind of movies, thats what bothers me even more about the grade. What is so appealing? What is it that I don't see? Help me out here.
My biggest deviation between my grade and the 'IMDB-grade' this far was about two points. But I gave this movie a 3(a b-movie, not worth it to watch).