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Summary: Not critizized, just unseen
Review: GOOD EXTRA FEATURES. THE TRAIN WRECK AT THE BEGINNING IS THE BEST SCENE AND THE DVD HAS AN EXTENDED SCENE OF IT! I HIGHLY RECOMEND IT. WHAT A COMPLIMENT TO FILM!
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Summary: About to watch it again!
Review: The problem with the movie lies not in the movie itself but in the PR people who tried to pidgeon-hole it as an action film rather than a drama. (...)The premise: comic book heros and super villains are exaggerated versions of real life people. Samuel Jackson is an avid comic book entrepeneur who approaches Bruce Willis with the notion that Willis is actually a real life super hero. It is interesting to watch Willis struggle with what he believes to be a ridiculous suggestion as he reviews key events in his life. Willis then realizes that maybe, just maybe, he has powers beyond the norm, though maybe not as extraordinary as depicted in the comic books. Samuel Jackson helps Willis through the test process of the thesis. There are other interesting character interactions throughout the movie including Willis' interactions with his wife and son. The movie is NOT action packed but excellent nonetheless. The plot twist in the end make me sit up (...) I was blown away. I am not an avid comic book reader and I am uncertain how one who is will react, but I suspect they will enjoy it. I anxiously await parts 2 and 3.
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Summary: Sleeper hit of the year; completely original
Review: "Unbreakable" is one of the most original and entertaining movies I've seen in awhile. The story involves Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson and their interactions. Bruce Willis plays a man that has never been sick nor injured and escapes death from the most unbelievable tradegies. Samuel L. Jackson, however, is just the opposite. He plays a weak, brittle man who has a rare bone disease where even the slightest fall could have catastrophic physical affects. Jackson eventually contacts Willis after a tragic train wreck that Willis walked away unscathed from. The plot revolves around the search by both men for the reasons why they are not only who they are but why they are such polar opposites. The film builds suspense slowly and has a great ending. (...) Picture quality: Excellent. Sound quality: Excellent though I didn't understand why this film was recorded with a DTS soundtrack since it is such a quiet film.
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Summary: Rename it to Unwatchable (to the tune of negative stars)
Review: This movie was very disappointing. The storyline was very weak along with the weak characters. The worst thing about this movie was the ending which I saw coming a mile away. I wasn't the least bit surprised. How do they get big actors like Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson to do films like this? Also I think that this director reached the peak of his career with the Sixth Sense. Maybe he should try children's films. I wish that I wouldn't have wasted 2 hours of my life on this film.
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Summary: Much better than the critics gave it credit for.
Review: Unbreakable (M. Night Shyamalan, 2000) Okay, people, get over it: M. Night Shyamalan may never make another film as good as The Sixth Sense. Very few people, especially those trapped in the Hollywood machine, may ever make another film as good as The Sixth Sense. So comparing Unbreakable to The Sixth Sense is probably not the best of ideas. Not that that will stop me. Unbreakable is the story of David Dunn (Bruce Willis), the only survivor of a nasty train wreck outside Philadelphia. After he leaves the hospital, he is approached by Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), who believes that Dunn may be the real-life equivalent of a comic-book hero, a guy who's basically put on earth to protect the weak, get kittens out of trees, etc., etc. Looking at Dunn and the life he leads, it's not exactly an easy concept to grasp; his wife (Robin Wright Penn) is estranged, though living in the same house; his kid (Spencer Treat Clark, last seen being Russell Crowe's kid in Gladiator) is obsessively
attached to him and lives in daily fear of the parents finally separating; Dunn himself is a simple security guard at a fictional Philadelphia university (that looks suspiciously like UPenn). This guy is a comic book hero impervious to damage who's going to save the small fry from the evil mastermind? Comparisons to Shyamalan's last film aside, it turns into a well-done story. Willis and Jackson, reunited for the first time since Die Hard with a Vengeance, have the same chemistry that made that turkey into something vaguely watchable, and everyone involved plays their parts to the hilt. Shyamalan sets everything up just so, and then lets the ball roll, and it rolls well. Problem is, this film begs to be compared to The Sixth Sense. Not just because it's Shyamalan and Willis, but because everything about it says Shyamalan was trying way too hard to reprise his earlier film. The red motif is replaced by a water motif that doesn't go nearly as far, Spencer Treat Williams could be a stunt double for Haley Joel Osment, Shyamalan makes his cameo, etc. It just doesn't have the same obsessive attention to detail that made The Sixth Sense such a wonderful experience, and so it doesn't quite pull at the heartstrings as much. But it's still a worthwhile movie, for what it is, that was unfairly bashed by many critics unwilling to see past the Shyamalan mystique. *** 1/2
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Summary: Good movie that relies on subtlety, like Sixth Sense
Review: Some people didn't like this movie simply because they didn't understand it (probably because no explosions). Bruce Willis is a normal Joe who works as a security guard who has a troubled marriage and a son. He one day survives a horrific train crash without a scratch. He is later approached by Samuel L. Jackson, who is in a wheel chair and has fragile bones (hence his nickname Mr. Glass). He is a comic book afficianado and sees a pattern between history, and comic book stories. He suggests that Willis' purpose in the world is to protect the defenseless, against the thugs and home invaders of the city. Willis finds it preposterous at first, but then starts to wonder. The movie's surprise ending is quite dead on. The director M. Night Shyamalan is quite an impressive director.
As for the DVD, it contains some nice extras, like deleted scenes(mostly boring extensions of dialogue though) and director commentary. Definetely a good buy.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: Bruce Willis plays David, an ordinary man. He works as a Security Guard, but is searching for a better job. He and his wife (Robin Wright Penn) are sleeping in separate bedrooms and wondering if they can make their marriage work. His son is an average kid, who is scared and insecure over his parents' situation. Then one day, David is the sole-survivor of a devastating train wreck. He is not only alive, but he is untouched. While coping with this strange occurance, David meets Elijah. Elijah has been born with a disease that makes his bones very brittle. His theory is that since nature is balanced, then for every person like him there should be a person on the opposite side of the spectrum like David. Someone who is unusually strong like Elijah is unusually weak. As a connoisseur of comic books, Elijah perceives that person as being a superhero of sorts. David goes on a path of self-discovery and forms a bond with the compelling and successful Elijah. Then, in the tradition of "Sixth Sense," an unforgettable twist at the end blows you out of the water. I love this movie and have seen it four times. After the first time, I absorbed all of the extra's. Night is a great writer/director and manages not only to write compelling scripts, but also to film the scenes in a way that pulls you into the film. His use of color is that of an artist, telling its own story. Outstanding! I cannot wait for Night's next movie!
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Summary: Interesting and unnerving
Review: In Unbreakable we have an excellent film, with a twisting plot which is highly analytical, exploring very basic ideas in very complex ways. It takes a plot which might on paper seem somewhat childish and weaves it into something respectable and understandable, although there are some minor plot flaws. The ending, while not quite a twist in the classic sense, is highly unnerving, going against your supposition throughout the film. I can't ruin it for you by explaining everything, but, with excellent acting from both Willis and Jackson, I can reccomend a film which is far deeper than one would expect it to be: the concept of what is good and what is evil. The concept of what is sane and what is insane.
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Summary: A Superb Suspense Film! One That Will Keep You Thinking!
Review: The movie Unbreakable is going to be a classic, with a superb cast (Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Robin Wright Penn). But thats not all there is to Unbreakable. Its a really refreshing movie, that leaves out all the usual cliches, and a real abnormal plot. The movie is about David (Bruce Willis), who survives a train wreck, in which he was the only survivor. After the incident David is approached by a weird, comic book fanatic named Elijah (Samuel L. Jackson) who is the oposite of David, he is fragile, and he breaks his bones very easily. The stranger is persisten in decribing to David that he is a super-hero. In which the film starts getting very inticing. From writer and director of The Sixth Sense, comes a film that will really leave you breathless long after the credits roll. DVD Special Features Include: • Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
• Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound
• Behind the scenes of "Unbreakable" Featurette
• Seven Deleted Scenes with director's introduction
• Comic Book and Superheroes Documentary
• Train Station Sequence with Multi-Angle Feature & Sound Mix
• An Excerpt From a Childhood Film of M. Night Shyamalan
• 2 Collectable Alex Ross Illustrations
• Collectable Booklet
• Widescreen anamorphic format (2:35:1)
• Number of discs: 2
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Summary: A dish that could have used some spicing.
Review: I didn't really know what to expect when I rented this movie. But I can honestly say that I was dissapointed. I adore Bruce Willis and Samuel Jackson so I was assuming that this movie was going to be quite a bit better, or at least have more action. I wasn't dissapointed in the acting, but at how slow the movie was. It needed more substance to it. When Bruce Willis finally pulled a Neo and had faith in himself the movie downplayed it so much. I was waiting for the scene to take my breath away. I was also a little upset that he had never noticed that he had been sick. Most people tend to observe this in the course of a lifetime. But anyway... Not a bad film if you aren't expecting much. I would watch it again, I can say that much. Don't expect a action flick. This is more of a movie that shows a personal struggle emotionally and physically in the characters.
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