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Unstoppable - out tomorrow

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Tony Scott's latest epic sees his him working with Washington for the fifth time! Whatever he has on poor Denzel it must be bad. Anyone else think that the pair shouldn't be allowed to work together ever again, for everyone's sakes?!!!

The film itself is riddled with cheesy dialogue. But Scott still manages to pull the stops out (as it were) in terms of action by the end.

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    Sez_babeSez_babe Posts: 133,998
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    I'm really looking forward to this movie - Chris Pine :D

    No, I'm actually looking forward to it becauase it looks like a great story - the trailer is brilliant
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    Martin BlankMartin Blank Posts: 1,689
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    It reeks of yet another 'movie by the numbers' that Denzel insists on making.

    Tony Scott, in my opinion, makes the same formulaic movie every time (of late). Denzel could and should do better.

    True Romance, Enemy of the State...MAN ON FIRE...ok, the Scottster has some history, but continually using Denzel as his muse to make very average fare is starting to wear thin for me.
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    Blackadder VBlackadder V Posts: 2,283
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    I am off to see it tomorrow. It looks good but it will have to do well to be better than runaway train.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 6,442
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    "We're not just talking about a train, we are talking about a missile the size of the Chrysler Building" - Gail, from Sin City

    With hook like that what is not to like :D

    Sounds like a fun disaster movie might watch this, to fill in the day at the Cinema.
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    Blackadder VBlackadder V Posts: 2,283
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    It's a decent enough film, pretty much exactly what I expected. The characters are highly cliched and typical which is the films biggest :rolleyes: but the action is good and I think the way they roll the news story along with the event is very similar to what will go down in real life.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,165
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    It was very very good. Far better than I thought. Really good edge-of-the-seat action. 8/10.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,648
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    If it wasn't for Chris Pine I wouldn't be interested as it looks cheesy and cliche and pretty boring from the adverts, but I'm shallow and will watch him in anything. Won't be paying full cinema prices, though. :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,165
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    Lily Rose wrote: »
    If it wasn't for Chris Pine I wouldn't be interested as it looks cheesy and cliche and pretty boring from the adverts, but I'm shallow and will watch him in anything. Won't be paying full cinema prices, though. :D

    Vue in the daytime, with one of their £1.50 discount vouchers that you get everytime you go at the minute makes it only £4.05 a ticket.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 203
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    I saw the trailer for this last night and after watching it I just thought, what's the poin,. I just near saw the whole film in 2 minutes.Correct me if I'm wrong though,maybe there is more to it than the trailer shows
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 700
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    The way Claudia Winkleman enthused over it on Film 2010 was enough to put me off, especially given how much she said she liked The Taking of Pelham 123 as well which I thought was absolutely woeful.

    I think it's time for Washington and Scott to spend some time apart. I loved Crimson Tide and Man on Fire but Deja Vu was a step down and Pelham was a step down from that.
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    slapmattslapmatt Posts: 2,359
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    Snakes.

    ON A TRAIN!
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    paulschapmanpaulschapman Posts: 35,536
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    revans9 wrote: »
    The way Claudia Winkleman enthused over it on Film 2010 was enough to put me off, especially given how much she said she liked The Taking of Pelham 123 as well which I thought was absolutely woeful.

    I think it's time for Washington and Scott to spend some time apart. I loved Crimson Tide and Man on Fire but Deja Vu was a step down and Pelham was a step down from that.

    Pelham 1-2-3 suffers in comparison with the original with Walter Mattau - which has not even dated.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,165
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    Alameals wrote: »
    I saw the trailer for this last night and after watching it I just thought, what's the poin,. I just near saw the whole film in 2 minutes.Correct me if I'm wrong though,maybe there is more to it than the trailer shows

    I was worried about that when I went to see it, but the things in the trailer do not make up all of the film. The pacing of the film is brilliant so as not to let up over the 90ish minutes.
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    welwynrosewelwynrose Posts: 33,666
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    might go and see this tomorrow
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    RadiomaniacRadiomaniac Posts: 43,510
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    I had the chance of free tickets to this last week.....then saw the trailer and decided it wasn't for me.
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    Rincewind78Rincewind78 Posts: 2,198
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    looking forward to seeing this.
    maybe next week though. love a good old action!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,459
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    This film is based on a true story ain't it?
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    f_196f_196 Posts: 11,829
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    The latest trailer i saw had audience members saying how good this film is and how you've got to go see it.

    That's me not seeing this one then.

    As a general rule - preview audience reviews on the trailer itself mean the film is absolute rubbish.
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    Jennifer JayneJennifer Jayne Posts: 9,022
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    I saw this the other week and I actually quite enjoyed it.
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    PJ68PJ68 Posts: 3,116
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    does tony scott have adhd? his films all look the same

    his films are all so terribly average too
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 382
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    It looks so bad but I am drawn to it for some unexplainable reason. I'm not sure what to do :confused:

    Maybe I'll just see Machete instead! :D
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    jaimeswjaimesw Posts: 1,608
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    Was ok, nothing special though. And we all knew they'd stop the train, didn't we?
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    Matt35Matt35 Posts: 30,131
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    Saw it yesterday. thought it was good. anything with denzel in it usually is good.
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    RodriguezMan267RodriguezMan267 Posts: 28,156
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    I thought it was surprisingly...very good.

    Considering the subject matter and how dull it could have been; I found it to be very entertaining and quite funny.
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    ASIFZEDASIFZED Posts: 1,388
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    Thoroughly entertaining, thrill packed actioner and exactly what Tony Scott excels at. This is what the big screen is made for. Unstoppable is a juggernaught of a movie and at times reminscent of 'Duel'with the train having its own personality, demolishing everything in its way.

    Denzil's an old hand at this sort of thing now, but puts in another comforting performance while Chris Pine more than holds his own as the new kid on the block. The action scenes had me and the audience gasping several times and even if you knew the outcome, getting there was extremely enjoyable. Fast cuts, zooms, crashes - it's all there in one of the LOUDEST films I've seen in a long time. This is easily the best action film this year, hands down.

    Go see - 9/10.
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