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Summary: Hip Thriller
Review: I thought Swordfish was the best action movie this year. Much better then Exit Wounds and Spy Games and also Training Day. To tell you the truth, I liked it much better then the Matrix, I thought this had a much better plot. It also is loaded with action, but it's not just based on action like Exit Wounds. It is just a hip,sexy,thrilling,action packed movie. The acting is great. The dvd has some pretty cool extras such as commentary, profiles, a documentary on the special effects, and the cool theatrical trailer. It also has easter eggs. I think this is one of those movies kind of like Moulin Rouge where you either love it or hate it. At least give it a chance!
P.S. not for little kids Rated R for violence, languge, and sex/nudity.
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Summary: Better than the critcs say
Review: Even though the critcs were against this movie it is still worth watching. I cannot imagine, that anybody will not like the opening scene in the cafe, where Travolta thinks about movies and makes up his own definition. It is good, simply. Apart from that, the story itself is going through like an usual Thriller. Maybe not terrifying enough, but still what you expect. If you see the movie for the first time you will nevertheless be impressed by the turns the story makes. Especially when it comes to the end. It is for sure not a movie with a chance for an oscar. But still it is a good genre movie and can also get the certificate "popcorn worth". I have seen it now three or four times and still like it. I would buy it again.
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Summary: Talk About Creative Underload! From Lackluster Films R US
Review: In a year with a seemingly endless array of creatively devoid commercial films, Dominic Sena's (Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Kalifornia) monotonously incoherent, visually grandiloquent, and manically unoriginal Swordfish fits right in to 2001's aesthetically sparkling yet dramatically inadequate parlor of creative misfires, strategic miscalculations, and just plain mediocre stink bombs. Adorned by cardboard cut-out acting, a fiendishly under-whelming techno-spiked background of hackneyed terrorist stereotypes and undeveloped law-enforcement formulistic stooges, a narrative hogwash cluttered with typically pedestrian and inventively bankrupt sub-plots that do nothing more than accentuate the film's lack of breadth, an exceptionally halfhearted auto-piloted performance by John Travolta (alas continuing on his second horrible movie phase) that may initially impress but eventually grovels into artistically sterile complacency, and blatantly unimaginative action conventions that are stylistically astounding albeit momentously stale ,after the film's initial overwhelming sensation wears off, culminate in stranding Swordfish into only fulfilling it's entertainment aspirations through excess and overkill alone leaving out content, drama, pathos, and storytelling integrity replacing it with a superbly displayed and provocatively decorated entertaining nothingness of noncommittal that infuriates with its dysfunctional diet of by-the-numbers entertainment.For those easily deluded by eye candy, Swordfish easily has as much stylistic bravado as the Wachowski Brothers' The Matrix in appearance only. Underneath it's keenly realized pictorial anarchy of ball-bearing explosions, shock nudity, M-60 gunfights, impressive set decadence, and flying buses, we are left with a liquidated creative barrenness supplementing for an extremely unacceptable farce of movie by devising a semblance of content to deceive the audience with. By means of concocting this visage of real movie to cover the shambles of imaginative ineptness all around it, Swordfish is only an intensely ornamented empty shell casing of film that engrosses through it's dynamic distraction of it's problems rather than through just telling a powerful story. Frankly, Swordfish is the dubious epitome of how not to make an action film. Stay away at ALL COSTS. This is the proverbial pits. As for Swordfish's DVD options, it consists of a very impressive anamorphic widescreen presentation, two Making-Of documentaries, a Dominic Sena commentary track, the theatrical trailer, and several other options. Ironically, the special features are highly more preferable than the infernal film itself. It is recommended for all living organisms to STAY AS FAR AWAY from this quality toxic waste dump as feasibly possible. Only seasoned crack film reviewers should come within a hundred miles of this film abomination. I rather watch a Mr. Rodgers marathon instead of this.
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Summary: EXCITING!
Review: A well made cyber-thriller by Dominic Sena. I heard mixed reviews prior to seeing this movie. I like the story and it had a interesting plot. I liked the fact that it had you guessing alot. "pulling the rug from under ya" kind of thing. Travolta was good as the pretty slick bad guy. Hugh Jackman and H. Berry too. However I thought the brief glimpse of Ms. Berrys' boobies wasn't REALLY necessary. I mean, don't get me wrong. She's a beautiful woman, no doubt.....but how did that help her character any? The only small complaint I have with this movie is the use of the F-word at least 30 times. Other than that, the movie was really cool!!!
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Summary: Entertaining Movie with plenty of Action
Review: A few of my co-workers had viewed this movie and did not have the best things to say about it. I thought it was actually pretty good. There are technical flaws with the computer stuff and it is a little far fetched but hey this is Hollywood and movies are made to entertain. I can find flaws in almost every Hollywood movie if I really look for them. The movie is fast paced and has a good amount of character development with many mini subplots. The video transfer is good but the Dolby 5.1 is fair, it utilizes the rears and the subwoofer but all the dialog is low and not focused on the center channel. Therefore if you turn up the volume to hear the dialog the action sequence volume is overwhelming. This caused me to deduct a star. All and all this is a real fun movie!
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Summary: Great beginning and usual hacker misconceptions
Review: This movie started great with a scene that I felt was better than "bullet time" from The Matrix but slowly went bad from there. I wanted to like it, I really did but Jackman as the hacker wasn't realistic and Berry was just cute eye candy. Rent this movie for the opening sequence (even better than motorcycle scene from The One)and the alternate endings but save your money for the sequel of The Matrix, The Matrix: Reloaded, due out May 2003.
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Summary: Great cast, weird plot
Review: I really enjoyed this film although I must admit it is pretty silly. It's still a hip and cool film though with great action, fun lines, good performances and a lot of scenes with tension. Just don't try to understand it. Travolta is great in it although the film hardly saved his career after BattleField Earth, he still might as well do Look Who's Talking 4. Hugh Jackman I see going places after this though, took a wrong turn with "Someone Like You" but I still see something there. Reminds me of a young Clint Eastwood actually.
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Summary: Stunk like fish
Review: OK, so we have yet another star-studded line-up, and big movie bucks to spend. You'd think you would have a classic at your hands, but stick in a cumbersome director and a sloppy screenplay, and you've got yourself a bust. To start, I had high expectations for Swordfish. With John Travolta and the always "hot" Halle Berry, I thought I'd be entertained. Which I was in a way. But, not in a mind perplexing way. The goods? Acting. That's what kept this movie from choking on its own saliva. But, once again, you ask the age-old question; what was John Travolta thinking? This guy can't pay someone to like his movies anymore. Phenomenon was exactly that: a phenomenon. He hasn't made a good movie since, and I don't really see any hope in the future (especially with movies like Domestic Disturbance, which I haven't seen, but I already know is probably the most predictable, wishy-washy movie of the year). And that was the goods. Now to the bads. We'd be here all day if I had to name them all. I have never been a fan of the ending in the beginning technique. It always ruins the movie for me. And that's exactly what happened here. Ticks me off! And to make matters worse, the transition from the movie itself back to the ending (catch that?) was terrible! Bad bad directing. Swordfish failed to meet any standards I set for a "decent" movie. Stick a sword in this one. 2 Stars
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Summary: Aciton!!!
Review: If you like action with a twist this is it. Cool special affects and stuntwork from beining to end. Travolta certainly makes up for battlefield earth with this one.
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Summary: must have dvd
Review: well if your looking to have fun,adventure,and some comedy swordfish is for you.If you liked gone in sixty seconds you will like swordfish.there is a great explosion in the begining like no other before.well acted,well directed. 4 stars 4 sure
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