Forgotten

Rating:
Summary: "surprisingly good!"
Review: After seeing the preview, I thought this movie was going to be terrible and unoriginal. It turns out that this is a pretty good movie with a very thought provoking storyline. It was creepy, with jump-out of you seat moments I haven't felt in a long time. The acting was decent but it was the storyline I was more interested in. After so much horrible, mediocre, and unoriginal sci-fi/suspence films in the past year, this one is a breath of fresh air. Is there really life beyond earth?

Rating:
Summary: A FASCINATING THRILLER!
Review: "The Forgotten" is a fascinating sci-fi thriller where the horror is psychological instead of phyisical, and the enemy is not defeated by physical force, but by a Mother's love! Julianne Moore gives an exciting and emotional performance. Gary Sinise, Dominic West and Alfre Woodard give great performances in supporting roles.
"The Forgotten" ranks right up there with "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs" as one of the creepiest thrillers of all time! Fans of the genre will not be disappointed! Movie/DVD Grade: A-

Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable Sci-Fi with an Interesting Idea
Review: Frankly, the low average review on this one surprises me. "The Forgotten" is an enjoyable Sci-Fi movie set in the current day with a bit of suspense and mystery. It's got a strong plot line and is a lot better done than the recent DVD releases Troy, Dogville, and Sky Captain. The more you know about the plot beforehand, the less you'll enjoy it. I found "The Forgotten" to be interesting, thought provoking, and absorbing.

Rating:
Summary: An easily forgetable film
Review: I can see it now, the sreenwriter is sitting down at his Mac, he is typing like a man fueled by what would seem to be;a good idea. All of a sudden, the idea runs out of steam and he is at a loss for words. What ever is one to do? He gets up from his chair, drinks a cup of coffee, turns on the TV, flips through the TV for awhile, until he lands on a re-run of the X-Files. UREKA!!!! The writer then jumps up from his Berka lounger, and finishes the rest of the script.

Well, I can't say that this is how it really happend. But I don't think I'm to far off either. The Forgotten starts off strong and is somewhat successful in creating tension, but as the movie progress; the story, and the acting start to wain. Julian Moore is a wonderful and talented actress, it's a shame that she did this film. Nothing against her, I just think she may have read the un-finished scrpit, thats all.

Do I think this was a bad movie? Not really, I just think it could of been done so much better.

I was talking to a friend one night, and she was saying that she was sick of all the re-makes Hollywood pushes each year, because they always re-make the good films, films that don't need to be re-made. She then went on to say, what they need to do is re-make the some what not so good movies, and maybe make them better. If ever a movie was more deserving, it is The Forgotten.



Rating:
Summary: WHAT THE HELL (spoilers)
Review: Ok ok ok, so it was all an alien experiment to find the maternal instinct. Got it, great movie.

Seriously, the beginning was really good and showed a lot of promise. It kind of started falling when that guys' head morphed into some alien and started screaming? What the hell was that, man? I felt so awkward sitting there with my friends knowing that they were all stifling a laugh as well.

Horrible... skip it.

P.S. I think they should've not showed the aliens at all, would've been better IMO.

Rating:
Summary: great movie
Review: the forgotten was one of the best movie ive ever saw in a long time. that features a well known cast.

Rating:
Summary: Like an X-Files Episode
Review: The Forogotten certainly had the potential to be a great movie, but it is just weighted down by a B-Movie plot about (**SPOILER**) alien experiments on parents. The best thing about the movie is Julianne Moore's wonderful performance as a mother who refuses to forget the son everyone tells her never existed. In the end, it's that mother's love, that fetal link between mother and child, that is ultimately the undoing of the alien experiment. Because of that, the movie is certainly worth viewing. If you have the opportunity, watch both the theatrical version and the extended alternate ending. In my opinion, the theatrical ending is the much better of the two. The alternate ending is just too X-Files for my tastes.

Rating:
Summary: Good movie, bad movie studio
Review: The movie was pretty good...after I could get it to play. I have an ILo DVD recorder and this DVD would not play. The menus would load, but when I started to play the movie it would just freeze the player. I tried it in another player and it worked. I looked in many online forums and found others with the same problem. Apparently it has something to do with the new Sony ARccOS copy protection on this DVD. It is supposed to prevent people from copying the DVD on a PC (but I read that software to defeat this came out one day before the first DVD with this ArccOS was released).

Rating:
Summary: RENT IT, THEN FORGET IT
Review: This movie is worth one viewing I guess. Good enough to fill
a lazy afternoon or uneventful evening, hardly worth a second
showing though. The plot does not hold together very well, the
characters are rather shallow. We don't get to know much about
them aside from the main theme, which made it kind of hard for
me to empathize with them or their quest. On the other hand, it
does have some intense action sprinkled here and there though
out, and and some interesting plot twists that you may or may not
see coming. I was waiting for something big and unexpected at the
end. Came away disappointed on that. I hope I was able to help
in some way, I'll leave it to some of the other reviewers to
give away the whole movie (I hate that)!
Thanks,
Tom

Rating:
Summary: A Good X-Files Episode
Review: This was a disappointing movie from the story perspective. The plot was intriguing, acting was great, and special effects were startling, but the answers to the questions were about as challenging as a dream scene. Rent it on a dull night and save your money to buy an M. Night Shamalan movie.