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Summary: An unusual film
Review: When I bought this, I wasn't quite sure what to expect; I'd been told it wouldn't be worth it and that I was just wasting money.Well, I don't consider it a waste. This is one of those films that you will either love or hate--at least that's my opinion. Obviously, given my rating, I fall into the former camp. This film is very deliberately paced, and will probably not appeal to people who like their entertainment served up fast and hot; this is a film to stimulate the mind, to provoke conversation and maybe even arguments. Despite the apparent premise, I see this film as more of an exploration of modern mythology; it presents and is paced for an idea more than an actual story, although the given storyline is quite engrossing. In short, this seems to me to be a philosophical film with a little action thrown in to spice things up; very refreshing, and not at all what I expected. Even if you don't enjoy the film itself, however, the available extras may be fascinating, especially if you are an avid comic-book reader.
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Summary: unbreakable
Review: This has got to be the worst waste of time I have ever spent watching a movie(?). Bruce Willis should be ashamed of himself for allowing someone to get him into this part. Very very dumb movie. I would recommend it to NO ONE.
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Summary: It's all about balance in the world ...
Review: From the very beginning of this film, I found myself gripped with the premise ... all things in the world must balance. Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson both gave stellar performances in the primary roles. I find myself at a loss for words (which happens infrequently) ... this film is hard to describe without giving away too much of the plot. Willis portrays a man who can't be injured ... Jackson, a man who is very easily hurt physically. The film has some childhood flashback scenes for both characters as well as modern-day scenes in which they come to understand why they are, well, as they are. Highly recommended.
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Summary: A great thriller with a classic endiing
Review: This movie was perfectly made in the effect that it was made to seem like everyday life, yet it stretches the boundaries of everyday life very convincingly and delivers some great moments.
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Summary: Unbreakable?!! More like Unbearable!
Review: A painfully boring and slow pitiful excuse for a movie. What do you want to bet the guy that wrote the Sixth Sense wrote this long before Sixth Sense? You know how it is, when you are hot the studios ask, "What else have you got?" Pull that old script out of the closet and rush it into production. Put a couple of stars in it, some nice previews and bingo. The most laughable scene in this movie is where Bruce Willis (who has these supernatural powers and is almost invincable) has to be saved from a pool by children!....by CHILDREN! The Twilight Zone used to do this kind of thing but much better and in less than 30 minutes. Avoid this one at all costs unless you want to catch up on sleep.
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Summary: Good
Review: Rar. Movie good.
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Summary: To say much more would be spoiler city
Review: Despite what some say, "Unbreakable" is a good, refreshingly original story. The methodical, arty pacing and dark tone may be off-putting for some (and it keeps me from giving this five stars) but it's still well worth the watch....
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Summary: What you need to know about Unbreakable
Review: Yes, it has something to do with superheroes, but so does The Odyssey or any similar myth or epic. Unbreakable is not a "superhero" movie in the vein of Superman or Robocop or even in the vein of Die Hard and other action films that are essentially superhero movies. Unbreakable takes itself extremely seriously, and many people fault it for this, but The Iliad and The Odyssey, to name a couple, also take themselves seriously despite the fantastic occurrences which take place in them, don't they? Unbreakable is meant to be a modern day myth; a legend. Another reason for all the disappointed reviews is that people were expecting Unbreakable to be a thriller, so realize before watching it that it's a very slow moving, very melancholy and brooding drama. If you're the type of person who likes to talk a lot or rummage around in the kitchen during movies, or who often refers to the "cool parts" of movies, you probably won't like Unbreakable. If, on the other hand, you're a film snob like myself and can sit down in front of the TV and analyze every camera angle, you'll at least enjoy it. I relish it.
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Summary: An underrated popcorn thriller with shadings of Hitchcock
Review: I don't know what a lot of people and critics, including myself, were thinking when they went to see this while it was in the theaters. They criticized it for being overly-somber, slow-paced, and melodramatic. When did we as people stop watching movies with our head and start developing eager-to-please impatient attitudes toward film in general? When I first saw it, I thought it was just plain watchable. The languid pace and hard-to-comprehend meaning behind it I merely wrote off as one of the film's weaknesses. The following month, I had a conversation with my cousin, who is also an avid movie buff, about this film. He told me that he felt it was a wholly original and innovative suspense film that satisfied from start to finish. Well, I bought the DVD the day it was released and, I must say, after viewing it a couple more times I have raised my opinion of it considerably. However, I agree and disagree with some of what the film's supporters say. I don't feel this is a wholly original and innovative film, but I do feel it is a more-than-solid effort and definitely a step in the right direction of greatness for writer-director M. Night Shylaman. He pieces the story together in layers, beginning with a flashback scene of a mother giving birth to a baby boy that turns out to have a rare protein deficiency disorder making him extremely susceptible to illness and brittle bones. Shylaman then moves to the present day and a quiet somber-looking man riding on a passenger train on a cold gray afternoon. This man is David, played excellently by Bruce Willis who gives the character the same subtle, soft-spoken sympathy that he gave to Dr. Malcolm Crowe in 'The Sixth Sense' but with an added element of intensity here. He is a man whose marriage is failing and whose relationship with his only son is slight, at best. The passenger train derails and ends up killing all of the 131 passengers on board. But there is a sole survivor. David miraculously comes out of the accident, not only alive, but without a scratch on him. From here, the journey of self-discovery begins for him. Though not willingly. It begins when he is approached by a man named Elijah, played with dark and cool intensity by the always-impressive Samuel L. Jackson. He is the grown man who we saw as a baby being born at the beginning. He tells David a hair-raising theory he has about why he survived the horrible accident unscathed. The reason I say this is not a wholly original film is very obvious (to me, anyways). This film has the style, imagery and feel of a Hitchcock film. It's story unfolds in layers and surprises you with plot twists that you would have never guessed, and its dark overtones are all elements extracted directly from the master of suspense. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. I view Shylaman as more a disciple of Hitchcock, rather than a rip-off artist (I thought it was particularly effective the way he chose not to show the actual train wreck - it's that blank spot in everyone's memory when they're involved in a car wreck and wake up in the hospital, unsure of what has happened). He has an innovative approach to storytelling and a mind that knows no boundaries when it comes to what the imagination will take seriously. Some of the film's detractors felt that its premise - that comic books are the primary conduit of modern mythology - was decidedly juvenile. They may be right. But that may also be what gives this film a perfect balance between artistic and fun. It is something you and your sweetheart can go enjoy at a drive-in theater with a bucket of popcorn in your lap, but it also offers up much more in its social relevance and commentary on how we view our mundane and empty lives, than a mere comic book story. Watch this one with an open mind.
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Summary: Unbreakable DVD
Review: This second effort by Director M. Night Shyamalan (Sixth Sense) is a subtle study of good and evil, and the mythology surround the struggle of the two opposing forces. It did not make a big box office splash, because of its low key, but that does not detract from the gem that this motion picture is. Elijah Price (Sam Jackson) is handicapped from birth with a congenital condition that makes all of his bones brittle. He is wheel-chair bound and brittle. He grows up with a fascination for comic books, and for the conflict between good and evil found within their pages. We see that he scans the news media for major disasters, looking for the "lone, uninjured survivor." Price is convinced that the myth of the superhero is an extrapolation from reality -- that there are people who, from birth, have superior powers. The powers may be subtle, so that the holder of them may not even realize that he or she possesses them. Enter David Dunn (Willis), the lone uninjured survivor of a Philadelphia commuter train wreck. A security guard at a local stadium, Dunn lives an ordinary life, with a bed-death marriage. He feels that reality is out of kilter -- daily, he wakes up with a depression that somehow he has missed his calling. Price seeks out Dunn, and becomes convinced that Dunn is the subtle hero he has been looking for. As he questions Dunn, he learns that Dunn can't remember the last time he was sick, and as the movie unfolds, it's apparent that Dunn has never been injured. He volunteers to Dunn that his choice of security guard work reflects his unfulfilled need for the heroic. On observing Dunn at his job, Price realizes that Dunn has a "6th sense" (go figure!) about wrongdoers and evil people, that goes beyond the usual "hunches" that great investigators seem to develop over time. The duration of the film is an unfolding... both of the true nature of Dunn and his unfulfilled destiny, and of the true nature of Price, who is most certainly the physical antithesis of the unbreakable Dunn. While there is plenty of action on this film, this is not a Kung-Fu spectacle, or a car-chase extravaganza -- formulaic ways that other directors create box office winners. Yet, Shyamalan has created an introspective masterpiece that should have a place in the collection of any DVD collector who values having unusual and subtle movies. This 2-DVD set is notable for its packaging and design. The packaging is a butterfly holder that slips out of a hard cardboard slip case. Like the movie, the butterfly holder unfolds to reveal its gems within. Perhaps I'm reading too much symbolism into the tactile experience of owning the DVD, but this attention to detail reflects Shyamalan's thorough devotion to the twin themes of unfolding inner lives and the ying-&-yang of opposing forces. Unlike other recent DVD releases, this DVD lacks a director's commentary. While the director's commentary would have been nice, it must be said that Shyamalan amply makes up for it by the documentary on disc 2. This is a deep and thoughtful movie, that, like "Sixth Sense," has a surprise ending. Shymalan explains that he enjoys crafting end surprises as a better way to package a plot, and recommends two viewings -- on the second viewing, subtleties missed on the first go-round will show their fuller meaning. -- again the "unfolding" theme. .... This DVD is a great example of the *art* of telling a great story. Buy it.
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