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Hollow Man

Hollow Man

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Terrible movie, but terribly fun to watch
Review: This movie was terrible, but so much fun to watch that it makes it worth seeing.

The story is slow, predictable, and has ALOT of holes. However, the acting is rather good, considering that the actors had very little to work with in the script. Also, the visual effects alone make this movie worth seeing, they are amazing and definately among the best ever.

I noticed something while watching this. Jerry Goldsmith ripped himself off when writing the musical score for the movie. The main musical theme is an obvious doctored version of the score from "The Haunting", which Goldsmith conducted in 1999.

The DVD features are also good, especially the 5 mini-making-of featurettes, detailing how certain visual effects were accomplished.

This is a must-have for any DVD collector, however, for the rest of us, we would be better off making it a Blockbuster night, because, since the visual effects are the only thing that make this movie good, it's not really worth seeing more than once.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Best Part Of Hollow Man: RHONA MITRA
Review: Well, I agree that this movie wasn't all that fantastic. It was pretty predictable and I didn't like Kevin Bacon in this movie. I liked it when he became invisible, because I wouldn't have to see him anymore. I first saw a preview for this movie at the theater. I really didn't think I would be interested in this movie, but I did notice one scene in the preview that was promising. It was Rhona Mitra in a robe, just after stepping out of the shower. So, based on that, I watched the movie.

As I said earlier, it wasn't very good, but I did like getting to see Rhona. She hasn't had very many roles and I was a bit dissappointed that she had no lines. Anyway, Rhona was absolutely beautiful. You gotta love brunettes with dark brown eyes. This is one of the parts of the movie where there is nudity. This film should not be viewed by younger viewers. Rhona is shown topless, much to my delight, but this scene gets sinister rather quickly. This is another reason why I hated Kevin Bacon in this movie. It really made me mad to think about what he was going to do to her. Fortunately, the VHS version (which I saw) cuts away as he attacks her. I couldn't wait to see Kevin Bacon get killed after that. Unfortunately, it takes awhile to finally get rid of him.

So, if your a big fan of Rhona Mitra, you may wanna buy this movie just to see her, but fast forward through the last part of her scene. As for everyone else who just wants to see a thrilling movie, I would advise you to rent it at the local video store and not buy it.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: This movie was terrible!
Review: This movie looked pretty good in the previews, but believe me, it was bad! The story line was one of the worst I've ever seen, the characters were totally unbelievable and it wasn't even scarry, not at all. It was slow getting started, the ending was so dumb (oh, I just it him, he must be dead, so I'll just turn my back to him now) and the rest was sooooooo predictable.

The only thing remotley good was the special effects, they were pretty amazing.

But over all, save yourself, get something else.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: The name says it all...
Review: I had no overwhelming desire to see this movie; I watched it out of idle (and perhaps morbid) curiosity. I'm almost sorry I did. Despite special effects which are, admittedly, some of the best I've seen, Hollow Man is a thoroughly forgettable movie, with a so-so plot, two-dimensional characters with largely four-letter vocabularies, and an ending that leaves you thinking, "I wonder what time it is?" I'm getting quite sick of these formulaic movies where people are portrayed as A. ignorant, and B. dispensable. They've no redeeming qualities, and are a waste of both time and money.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Hollow Man = Hollow Movie!!
Review: I waited a long time to buy this DVD because I thought, after seeing the trailers, the movie would offer great special effects and a believable plot. I was half right! The special effects were very, very good but the plot was thin and ridiculous. They had a chance to make a good movie and chose instead to hang the movies credibility on the stunning effects they use to make the characters disappear and reappear. This is truly a rental and not a buy!!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Hollow Movie; but interesting special features on the DVD
Review: Whew, this was a bad film. Not just a hollow man, but hollow men and women. Too bad, since, the idea of becoming invisible is certainly a story with lots of potential. No need to dwell on the shortcomings of the film. But the DVD is worth owning if you're interested in seeing how they generated the special effects. I was very curious about how they filmed each scene, and the featurettes and commentaries were quite educational. I especially liked the picture in picture feature which allowed you to view the scene as it was filmed and the scene as it appeared in the final version. You'll learn a lot about the world of special effects by exploring the extras on this DVD. Also, the score by Jerry Goldsmith was fairly interesting, and you can listen to it in isolation, with occasional commentary from Goldsmith himself.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Hollow, Shallow, Stupid Man....
Review: It's really bad...I didn't allow my 13 year old to see it (and I won't) although I think he'd love it...The story is plain dumb, the acting loosy. Nothing cleaver about any of it...Some cool special effects early in the thing, but it just gets worse and worse...Sneaking around invisible to see girls naked may float the junior high crowd's boat but if you enjoy a hint of anything interesting, forget it.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Pretty Weak
Review: I understand that people in horror movies are supposed to be stupid, but come on! These are Scientist. Not some stupid 18yo's in Scream. The other part of the film would be Kevin Bacon's character. If I could be invisible. I would permanently be out and about scaring people and purving out. Not wasting my time in a dungeon full of idiotic scientist.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Good Review? Egad.
Review: Missed this one in the theatre, and after reading all the negative reviews, I wasn't champing at the bit to rent it. I did rent it the other night, as nothing else looked tasty...you know how it is.

I have to say I don't know what's the deal with all the negative reviews. Sure, it wasn't Matrix, but it sure as heck wasn't Congo or DefCon4 either. The only point where the willful suspension of disbelief really got the whammy was how stupid these genius' behaved at times. If there's an invisible guy trying to kill me, and I know this for certain, and I can see the guy if I wear my infrared goggles, I don't run out into the killing hall with the goggles on top of my head or in my pocket.

The special effects are awesome, and DVD is the way to watch them. The making-of and behind-the scenes were laid out better-than-average, and were very interesting. There is, of course, the obligatory self-congratulations and self-promotions that typify the current state of extra material content, but there was plenty enough of the good stuff to make it worth wading through.

For me, the test of whether to buy a movie is not whether it's an all-time-classic, but whether I'm likely to watch it several more times. I'll definitely see it, even just for the special effects, many more times.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Makes "Plan 9 From Outer Space" Look Like An Oscar Contender
Review: "Hollow Man" is my nomination for the worst movieever made. To call this joke a "film" would be an insult tothe industry of cinema. The only thing more hollow than the directionis the character development, then followed by the story.

I don'thave to tell you the story. That's not important. Mainly because thereisn't a story worth telling here, or watching, in "HollowMan." What IS important is that even the invisible man movie thatstarred Chevy Chase was better than this over-blown crap-fest. Specialeffects galore? So what! Special effects don't make a movie worthwatching, no matter how hard anyone tries. While watching "HollowMan," you're liable to fall into one of its countless plotholesand be lost forever as you fall deeper into "moviehell."

Any amount of time spent watching this movie is toomuch. Even if it's on broadcast TV and you can watch it for free yourtime is better spent watching what happens when you put little greenarmy men in the microwave and setting it on "high."

Avoid"Hollow Man" like the plague!


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