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Summary: Twisty? or predictable?
Review: When Unbreakable first came out, everyone was talking about the twist ending. I think it was Entertainment Weekly that said the mere mention of a twist ending ruined the ending altogether. I would have to agree. From the moment I started watching the movie I began to speculate about the end. When one thinks about it for a while it was easy to figure out. Maybe it wasn't as good as the Sixth Sense (which the ending was ruined for me) but I didn't really like the Sixth Sense as much as the rest of the world did anyway. So it was really a let down but we'll see what happens with this summer's Signs, maybe, hopefully, it will be better.
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Summary: Excellent DVD
Review: This is a review strictly about the techinical qualities of this film, if you're looking for a film review, or synapsis look elsewhere. This DVD has an excellent sound and picture with many special features including: behind the scenes featurette, Comic book characters featurette, deleted scenes with introductions by the director and a multiple angle storyboard feature for the sequence when David goes to the train station. The best feature of this DVD is the Multi angle one, for the storyboards. Other DVD's feature the storyboards, but not with the multiangle feature while the scene is playing. Having this feature allows you to see how they put together a an important scene by already having a great visual foundation for what they wanted to do. Essential stuff for any film lover.
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Summary: "unwatchable"
Review: I don't reccommend this movie to anyone who wants to see a fun, exciting movie, or anyone who wants a truly deep movie. The plot moves incredibly slowly, and the suspense soon turns to boredom. It masquerades as being deep, but the premise that comicbook heroes and villains are essentially real and walk among us comes off as rather pointless when it is finally revealed in the movie's agonizingly slow manner. Some of the truly great movies made recently manage to be deep and powerful, but still remain exciting and fun to watch. The perfect example of this is "The Matrix". It was naturally fun to watch because of the visual effects, but the premise of it and ingenious use of metaphors was also far more profound and intellectually stimulating than "Unbreakable". Bruce Willis is generally a good actor, but his character is this film comes off as too depressive and one-dimensional to make the movie interesting. While I didn't like this movie, it had a few commendable attributes. It never sank to the level of such poorly made films as "The Perfect Storm", and it didn't try to be a special effects movie, just to lure audiences. However, the bottom line is "Unbreakable" is not a good movie, since it is unbearably boring and lacks a real point to the lengthy, depressing set up that makes up nearly the entire film.
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Summary: Delightful take on the Superhero genre
Review: A lot of people, I think, disliked this movie because it lacked action despite being about superheros. However, this was the entire point of M. Night Shayamalan's sophomore effort, and I think it worked out beautifully. Unbreakable is not the story of a man being a superhero, but of a seemingly ordinary man realizing that he is a superhero. It is, as Shayamalan's stories so far have been, a very personal, human story set in extraordinary circumstances. I think Bruce Willis has done his best work in this film and The Sixth Sense, also by Shayamalan, stretching himself to be more than just a funny action hero but also a credible dramatic actor. And Samuel L. Jackson is, as always, delightful in his role as the eccentric Elijah Price. James Newton Howard's score is perfect, and sets the mood beautifully in the many dialogue-free scenes. Whether you're a fan of superhero comics or good suspense drama, you owe it to yourself to see this movie.
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Summary: Not as good as The Sixth Sense, but what is?
Review: Let me cut to the chase. Unbreakable is another movie about middle age. "What!" you exclaim. "Isn't this movie a realistic portrayal of a comic book story like all the other reviewers claim?" It isn't. They're wrong. The comic book story is just cover. Just like the ghost story in The Sixth Sense is just cover--engrossing and enthralling cover, but just cover. Like The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable cloaks a deeply personal, philosophical message in an entertaining plot. But just like The Sixth Sense isn't about ghosts, Unbreakable isn't about superheroes or super villains. The Sixth Sense was a film about how many of us are walking dead, especially in relationships. It showed us how we take each other for granted, and often only come to grips with our sleepwalking lives when it is too late. So, too, Unbreakable is about middle-age, about growing up. Bruce Willis' character has reached that point in his life that so many of us do--beaten down by time, beaten down by responsibility, swept up in complexity. It is that strange middle-ground in life when you've forgotten the youthful indulgence, that you are special, that your life has a meaning, a purpose. It strikes at the same emotional vein (though clearly not as well) as The Sixth Sense. It speaks of the modern anomie of adults in a secular, materialistic society robbed of mystery and basic human dignity and spirituality. It's a perfect message for a generation raised on the idea t that they are unique and special--even if they really aren't.
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Summary: waste of money
Review: Since this movie stars Bruce Willis and Samuel Jackson I thought it would be good. It was so boring I couldn't wait for it to end. Everybody in the movie speaks in a hushed monotone and it's hard to hear what they're saying. It's probably just as well because the plot is ridiculous and far fetched. Bruce Willis' character cannot be injured in accidents where everyone else is killed. Samuel Jackson is his opposite who breaks bones just by sneezing. Samuel Jackson has a theory that characters in comic books are real and are on earth and represent good and evil. This is actually the theme of the movie the best I could tell. None of the characters in the movie are likeable and I really wasn't interested in what happened to them. I hope they don't make a sequel.
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Summary: "No Shooting Friends!"
Review: I have seen this movie twice now-first with my brother and then with my best friend-and let me tell you, even though there is nothing like the first time, this movie is just as great (or better, depending on the mood your in) with every viewing. The story is of an ordinary man, David Dunn (Willis) who survives a train wreck and eventually comes to realize (more like is forced to believe) that he cannot be physically harmed.
This movie could have just been another superhero flick, but there are many things throughout the movie that give it style and character that those other movies lacked. First of all, in the beginning of the film, M. Night doesn't show us the train crash. In any other movie in this genre, this would have been a big special effects scene, but by only implying the wreck, it makes the scene much more interesting. Secondly, the fact that Bruce Willis does not have to don tights and a cape before he goes out to "fight crime". That (while it works in Superman and Batman) would have been just too corny. Finally and most importantly, is the thing that most reviewers have been complaining about: the fact that David Dunn goes not go out to fight the bad guys until the very end. Instead, there is a slow build up to this throughout the whole movie, while Dunn is discovering his powers and beginning to test and use them (the scene where he sees how much weight he can lift and the one where he almost catches a drug dealer in the stadium (played by M. Night)). This buildup makes the climax that much more interesting. Tell me that you did lean forwards during the scene where Dunn goes to the train station at the end and stay that way on the edge of your seat until the end, biting your nails and unable to look away from the screen! God! I love that part! It is the coolest sequence I've seen in a movie since the ending of The Matrix! (Please excuse my brief outburst of immature-ness) A more technical reason for this is the fact that this is just the beginning to what eventually will be a trilogy.
Now about the DVD. First off, the packaging for this DVD looks very good, which while not being the most important thing, is an added plus because it will look good on your shelf. The actual extras on this DVD aren't as thorough as I would have liked (perhaps owing to it's (strange) lack of box office success?) I would have liked to see a commentary as well as all the other features. The extras it does have are spectacular, though. The 7 deleted scenes stand out as being interesting because they are introduced and explained by M. Night Shyamalan. This is a nice touch I think. I wish all DVD's had this. Moving on, there is also an excerpt of a film the director made when he was about ten or eleven. For some reason, I was lead to believe that this was an alternate ending to the movie, so when I viewed it I was somewhat disappointed, but it is interesting as a view into the director's childhood. There is also a short behind the scenes featurette, which is entertaining and informative, but you will wish it was longer.
All in all, this definitely would make a great addition to your DVD collection. It's not just for comic book or superhero enthusiasts, all viewers can enjoy this movie. You can also watch it with a child, as there is not much language or violence, though they might not fully understand it. Go out and buy this, or better yet, get it here at Amazon (my favorite web site) and have it delivered to you the next day.
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Summary: Unbreakable
Review: I don't have a lot to say about this movie, I'm not a film critic. But I did notice one thing that i haven't seen anyone else point out. If you look at The Sixth Sense in its most basic sense, it is a ghost story. But then the director took this remarkably fresh take on that worn out concept. Well, that is exactly what he has done again with Unbreakable. Only, this time his attention is focused on a different worn out concept: comic book movies. If you look at it in this light, I think the film has a much greater impact.
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Summary: Two years later and I still cannot stop watching it!
Review: This is one of the most spectacular movies I have ever watched. I heard nothing good about this film, did not see it when it came out (wich I had) but bought the DVD on a HUNCH based on the synopsis of the story and the cast/crew involved in making it. I wish the Bruce Willis cut in the shower has been left in the film. I wish the two weight scenes had been melded into one so both could have been depicted. The DVD has all the cut scenes, storyboards, score, etc... The impact of the film is awsome. The Climax and power with wich the film ends on is nothing short of POWERFUL. The score is fantastic. This screen play has become one of my favorites in the same realm of the Matrix. It is off the beaten path and your typical critic will not like it. If you enjoy movies that impact you after the movie is over, and have you thinking about them the next day...you'll love UNBREAKABLE. Simply AWSOME!!!!
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Summary: " Unbreakable holds together"
Review: Ok, I'm probably the last one on the planet who saw this movie but let me say this-I really didn't think it would be as good as it turned out to be. Willis and Jackson have always been two of my favorite actors but I especially like their team here. Willis plays an Unbreakable man who is a quiet, tortured soul. Jackson plays his opposite (in almost every way). Two or three parts of the movie do drag a bit but you can forgive that because the last
5 minutes save the movie....If your renting-get the dvd version, the deleted scene bonus is cool (if you can forgive the directors commentary).
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