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Unbreakable (Vista Series)

Unbreakable (Vista Series)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Definately worth watching
Review: Unbreakable is one of those movies that you watch and then find yourself thinking about it for the next few weeks. You keep noticing things as you mull it over and over in your mind. Unbreakable is about a lot of things, but not comic books. Comic books are just a cover for what this movie was truly about. It is about the never-ending battle between good and evil, the dependance of good and evil upon each other in order to exist, weaknesses, and about fulfilling one's true destiny. If you are looking for an shoot-em-up car chase movie, this isn't for you. This movie has a deliberately slow pace, with surreal climaxes, and an ending that will leave you with questions. It is a movie for those who like to think. I could watch this movie over and over again.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Night Does it Again.
Review: After being the sole survivor from a devestating train wreck strange things start happining to David Dunn when he meets Elijah. This chilling movie will leave you to ponder right up to the end, then when you get there your mind is challenged with another one of Shyamalan surprise endings. I highy recomend this classic film.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Not for the imagination-challenged
Review: I was stunned to see 82 one-star reviews of this movie. Without those, this surely would be a five-star movie on Amazon.com. The subject matter is comic books. If you don't like them, stay away ...
An awesome take on how superheroes could exist, just as he did a great job of explaining how ghosts might look and how an alien invasion might appear.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Unbelievable
Review: A security guard named David Dunn (Bruce Willis) is caught in a devastating train wreck and comes out the only survivor -- without even a scratch or bruise. Soon after, he is approached by a man named Elijah (Samuel L. Jackson), a comic book enthusiast who owns a gallery of original comic art. Elijah suffers from a rare condition that makes his bones extremely brittle. He has a theory that comic book stories are echoes of real life, and gradually becomes convinced that David is his polar opposite, the real world's version of a superhero.

It's actually a fascinating premise, but it is executed so poorly that it's never made remotely plausible. This is a flaw of the script, as well as the story itself which throws us coincidence after coincidence while leaving just as many plot holes in its wake. For example, David develops further "powers" solely to move the story in the direction Shyamalan wishes it to go. It is things like this that end up betraying it.

As with THE SIXTH SENSE, it is a final twist that nearly saves the movie, yet the impact here is lessened by a clumsy attempt to make the ending more palatable. While UNBREAKABLE isn't the colossal bore Shyamalan's previous film was, it is an intriguing concept wasted.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Better the second time you watch it....
Review: After seeing Bruce in M. Knight's first movie "The Sixth Sense" I was expecting another really great movie. While this movie isn't as good as "The Sixth Sense" I must admit that I liked it better the second and third time I watched it. Bruce plays a working class Dad who walks away from a catastrophic train wreck where all the other passengers are killed. After meeting someone who is anything but, Bruce soon discovers he IS "Unbreakable". Like all super heroes he does have an achilles heel. You'll have to watch the movie for more. Enjoy.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This film was absolutely amazing...
Review: I too love this movie and it kept me glued with anticipation of the development of this superhero. Okay, yes I hoped that it would have reaffirmed a bit more (just bit more) of the superhero powers and was left somewhat frustrated waiting to see the result of this anticipation that was building. I came to the conclusion that it would happen in the 2nd part of the trilogy, but it may seem that might not happen?? Tell me it isn't so ...The film was fantastic and if you leave it unfinished, then you only give more credence to those critics of the film. Anway, the file is truly a great film and I do hope that light bulb goes on in somebody's head about finsihing the trilogy. I give it 5 stars because it truly is in with top league of great films.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Don't judge this film from a one time experince.
Review: One day I was at blockbuster and I saw this film previously viewed for about 8 bucks on the "For Sale" shelf. I had heard some pretty good things about this movie from my brother (Everyones a critic) and (Even More) critics. So I figured "Heck, only $7.99 I can't lose." so I bought it went home and popped the DVD into my player. pretty soon I was greeted by the opening menu accompanied by a dramatic score (Done masterfully by James Newton Howard.) I watched the film it sucked me in pretty fast with a interesting storyline and reasonable performances. I was pleased with the surprise ending. But, it was not exactly what I was expecting. Time passed by soon I was kinda thinking maybe if I watched it again I would like it more, (it worked with "Citizen Kane") it was then the film showed its true beauty this film is a thinking persons action movie if you like that buy it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: intriguing and powerful
Review: Bruce Willis plays David, a husband in an unhappy marriage who is unexplainably the sole survivor of a train wreck. This makes newspaper headlines and he is contacted by Elijah, a man who has suffered "brittle bone" disease from birth. David realizes that he has never been ill in his life and starts testing his strength. Sure enough, he is stronger than the average man, confirming Elijah's though that superheroes exist.

David then finds himself putting his strength to good use, cheered on by his new friend. He also starts working on his marriage more as well as his relationship with his young son. Robin Wright Penn as his wife is good except for her one stupid line "No shooting friends!"

Of course it's not as simple as all this -- there are plot twists and turns in true M. Night Shymalan style to surprise the audience when they least expect it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Unbreakable - A quiet Thriller that hits the mark
Review: I believe that there are, when judging M. Night movies, two different types of viewers: those that can understand what M. Night is trying to convey, and those that cannot. This movie, even more so than the Sixth Sense, and definitely more Signs, is a judge of the viewer's character.

This movie, in my opinion, is brilliant. Let's look at exactly what happens (without giving it away!). Bruce Willis has survived many accidents throughout his life - in fact, he's never even been sick before! He finds out, thanks to Samuel Jackson, that he is invincible (basically, a superhero!). This is, in short, the movie. Some might think this bland and uninteresting, and I can totally understand why: those who watch this movie in search of action scenes or intense gunfights will be disappointed. However, try to imagine the movie like this: In every comic book, the superhero somehow finds out that he/she is a superhero, and it takes him/her a small amount of time to adjust to that. Then, of course, then end up fighting crime, etc...

This movie is like an extended version of the first 20 minutes of a normal superhero movie - Bruce just barely understands at the end what has happened.

I believe that longtime fans of comic books will absolutely love this movie - You'll understand once you watch it!

I would recommend this movie to anyone who was a comic book fan or is an M. Night fan.

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An outstanding and very underrated movie
Review: This movie is not for everyone but if you fall on the side that likes it you will most likely love it. I did not see this picture in the theater but rented it on a recommendation and I must say that I was completely fixated from the opening scene through the end. It was more of an experience than simply a movie. After watching it I was flooded with memories of being a kid and reading Marvel comics and remembering the experience of the superhero character.

If you loved comic superheros as a kid, you will remember their priviate pain, their broken relationships, their apathy and desire to be normal, their loneliness, rejection and finally their acceptance. This movie captures that aspect of the superhero character better than any other film like it.

This is not an action film. Some will find it slow. My wife didn't get it at all. But if you remember contemplating the private pain of Spiderman or the Hulk (or many others) as a child, see this movie. It captures what was and is best about superhero comics and how they are, in many ways, just like us ("I believe comic book heros walk the earth"). Flawed and relectantly brave, lonely and very poor with relationships but hopefully in the end, not without a purpose. ("The scariest thing is not knowing your place in the world").

I commend the director and producers of this film for making an outstanding movie even though they most likely realized it was not for everyone. If only others would follow their lead. I also love this DVD edition. The folks behind the Vista DVD series do great work. Check out their edition of "Tombstone". Another great job with a terrific film.


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