Comments on: Children of Men (2006) **** http://www.kohary.com/blog/2007/07/12/children-of-men-2006/ Out here, it's different... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:00:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Squidly http://www.kohary.com/blog/2007/07/12/children-of-men-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Squidly Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:40:57 +0000 http://seattlekarma.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/children-of-men-2006/#comment-11 Yeah. I mean visually you can definitely buy into the world. They "take you there". There's just not enough about the human project. Not enough about the other group vying for the child. It's a chase scene with an interlude with the hardest working actor in show business (Michael Caine.) If I'm grading on a 5 point scale, I go 3 1/2. Yeah. I mean visually you can definitely buy into the world. They “take you there”.

There’s just not enough about the human project. Not enough about the other group vying for the child. It’s a chase scene with an interlude with the hardest working actor in show business (Michael Caine.) If I’m grading on a 5 point scale, I go 3 1/2.

]]> By: seattlekarma http://www.kohary.com/blog/2007/07/12/children-of-men-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-10 seattlekarma Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:55:50 +0000 http://seattlekarma.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/children-of-men-2006/#comment-10 I won't disagree too strongly, and maybe I should have knocked off half a star for it. If there is a weakness to this movie, it's the script. At a slim 90 minutes, they certainly could have afforded to flesh things out a bit more. That said, what the filmmakers did with the script at hand was masterful (I'm thinking especially of the cinematography here), which I suppose would be the "very well crafted" part you refer to. I won’t disagree too strongly, and maybe I should have knocked off half a star for it. If there is a weakness to this movie, it’s the script. At a slim 90 minutes, they certainly could have afforded to flesh things out a bit more. That said, what the filmmakers did with the script at hand was masterful (I’m thinking especially of the cinematography here), which I suppose would be the “very well crafted” part you refer to.

]]> By: Squidly http://www.kohary.com/blog/2007/07/12/children-of-men-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Squidly Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:29:57 +0000 http://seattlekarma.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/children-of-men-2006/#comment-9 My problem with Chidren of Men is that it never really goes anywhere beyond the initial premise. Bring the mother and child to the boat. See the stark set pieces set up by the film crew. Endure a double cross by a group with really poorly fleshed out motivations. End. As I said when we discussed this earlier...very well crafted, but the script needed a helluva lot of work. My problem with Chidren of Men is that it never really goes anywhere beyond the initial premise.

Bring the mother and child to the boat. See the stark set pieces set up by the film crew. Endure a double cross by a group with really poorly fleshed out motivations. End.

As I said when we discussed this earlier…very well crafted, but the script needed a helluva lot of work.

]]> By: seattlekarma http://www.kohary.com/blog/2007/07/12/children-of-men-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-8 seattlekarma Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:34:00 +0000 http://seattlekarma.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/children-of-men-2006/#comment-8 Hey Kirk! Now, I kind of liked how they handled the whole "Christ child" thing by poking fun at the convention - remember when she tells him she's a virgin, and then moments later reveals she's kidding? Good stuff. ;) ID4 is hopelessly campy (and the special effects don't stand up well today). I have not yet watched T3 all the way through, just bits and pieces here and there. Thanks for telling me the ending! ;) No, seriously, I'll have to get around to watching it sometime soon. I just love the whole apocalyptic theme. Hey Kirk! Now, I kind of liked how they handled the whole “Christ child” thing by poking fun at the convention – remember when she tells him she’s a virgin, and then moments later reveals she’s kidding? Good stuff. ;)

ID4 is hopelessly campy (and the special effects don’t stand up well today). I have not yet watched T3 all the way through, just bits and pieces here and there. Thanks for telling me the ending! ;) No, seriously, I’ll have to get around to watching it sometime soon. I just love the whole apocalyptic theme.

]]> By: Kirk Van Landeghen http://www.kohary.com/blog/2007/07/12/children-of-men-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Kirk Van Landeghen Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:08:02 +0000 http://seattlekarma.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/children-of-men-2006/#comment-7 I saw this as well and felt that it was pretty good. It kind of had some corny "Jesus Christ" moments that reminded me of the whole Matrix thing. Puh-lease...the virgin/christ child thing is just getting overdone in movies and TV shows. Independence Day started off stark as well, but turned dissapointing when the seriousness wore off with Will Smith trying to fit in comedy. This movie at least doesn't follow that main stream movie crap. And it does keep you interested till the very end. I still rate Terminator 3 as my best "end of times" movie ever. What better way to end a movie then with nuclear destruction? It also had a reluctant "christ child" element, but Linda Hammil was no virgin. I saw this as well and felt that it was pretty good. It kind of had some corny “Jesus Christ” moments that reminded me of the whole Matrix thing. Puh-lease…the virgin/christ child thing is just getting overdone in movies and TV shows.

Independence Day started off stark as well, but turned dissapointing when the seriousness wore off with Will Smith trying to fit in comedy. This movie at least doesn’t follow that main stream movie crap. And it does keep you interested till the very end.

I still rate Terminator 3 as my best “end of times” movie ever. What better way to end a movie then with nuclear destruction? It also had a reluctant “christ child” element, but Linda Hammil was no virgin.

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