Source Code

[Xaios]

When I first heard about this movie I pretty much ignored it. The previews looked pretty damn trite. Replace Jake Gyllenhaal with Ben Affleck and you could easily come up with one of his action vehicles developed 8 or so years ago.

Then I discovered it was directed by Duncan Jones. This lad, who happens to be David Bowie's son, directed a little sci-fi movie a couple years ago called "Moon," which was nothing short of excellent.

And then, of course, the reviews began. The first few to appear actually said it wasn't that great, but nearly everything since then has positively gushed about it. It's currently sitting at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes with 59 reviews counted.

I have to admit, if the film lives up to its billing, it should be quite enjoyable. Jake Gyllenhaal is an actor I've always enjoyed. He's basically what happens when you take Tobey Maguire and give him actual acting skills.

Anyone else interested in this one?

[Explorer]

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[Xaios]

Me thinks you posted in the wrong thread there, duder.

[sakeido]

I just saw it last night... AWESOME movie!

[asmegin_slayer]

I'm going to see it tonight, will let you know what I think.

[nojyeloot]

Saw it last Friday. I liked it

[Dvaienat]

I saw it last thursday, thought it was a great film. The acting wasn't terribly good, but it was clearly well directed and had a great story.

On a side note, I thought Moon was terrible.

[Meatbucket]

Moon was ....ING AWESOME. Haven't seen this other movie yet though.

[soliloquy]

i thought the movie was fairly well made...however, i have one tiny bit that annoyed me through out the movie that they didn't bother explaining...

everytime the main character is sent into the source code, he is creating a different world that exists in a different dimension. i mean, when the main character punches that indian guy at the railway tracks, or when he is killed outside the van with his girlfriend, or there are so many different things that happen that regardless of the outcome, it will come out as a different dimension. something they didn't bother explaining.... and even the text sent in the end. that would be impossible as its not even in the same universe!

still, i enjoyed the movie

[Devotion]

It was a good film, but much potential was wasted. It was pretty predictable, it never surprised me. The movie was very well directed though, it was a famtastic film if you don't count the storyline. Also, the theme reminded me a little bit to much of Dejavu, but i knew that was bound to be, there was no escape from that.

Solilo: i'll see if i understood it, but can't decode green blocks on my ipod.

[soliloquy]

Originally Posted by Devotion

It was a good film, but much potential was wasted. It was pretty predictable, it never surprised me. The movie was very well directed though, it was a famtastic film if you don't count the storyline. Also, the theme reminded me a little bit to much of Dejavu, but i knew that was bound to be, there was no escape from that.

Solilo: i'll see if i understood it, but can't decode green blocks on my ipod.

i dont use phones with internet, so i dont know how that works..but just highlight it?



PS: phones suck :P

[Devotion]

Originally Posted by soliloquy

i dont use phones with internet, so i dont know how that works..but just highlight it?



PS: phones suck :P

iPOD not phone, pod, not a recording pod, iPod, wifi-stuff-pod.

And yea, there were some illogical circumstances.

[Xaios]

Alas, my shitty one horse town decided to play other, lesser movies instead of this one, so I'm basically going to have to wait to see it on bluray.

[soliloquy]

Originally Posted by Xaios

Alas, my shitty one horse town decided to play other, lesser movies instead of this one, so I'm basically going to have to wait to see it on bluray.

We don't do piracy here, enjoy the time off.

[sakeido]

Originally Posted by soliloquy

i thought the movie was fairly well made...however, i have one tiny bit that annoyed me through out the movie that they didn't bother explaining...



still, i enjoyed the movie

uhh they didn't explain it. they just showed it. it makes perfect sense.

Every time he goes into the Source Code he creates a new alternate reality with the full history of our world, so its like that place has always existed. There is no dimensions coming into play here... but since he exists in every reality that he creates even in the worlds where he died on the train, or got hit by a train or shot, anywhere that first bomb goes off they start the Source Code experiment - they always stop the nuke. The text sent at the end is from a successful mission, where he manages to keep the train from blowing up. In that world, they never have to wake the soldier up for the Source Code experiment so they still have a version of that guy there to help them with the next disaster. The main character is stuck in his new body, which is one they never explain away.. what happened to the guy he was before? Pretty much what happens is that any time they start up Source Code they can solve the problem (catching the guy behind the terrorist attack or whatever), and they also create a new reality where the best possible scenario happened (they prevented the incident in the first place). That is a different reality containing different versions of people... when she receives the text at the end, that is a different version of the lady who unplugs the soldier. In that world, they never use Source Code at all.

[soliloquy]

/\ i know, but in the movie:

they only display 2 worlds being created. however, when the main guy punches and breaks the guys jaw on the rail way track. his world now continues on living. but in all the others where his jaw wasn't broken also exists (only 2 worlds can be created from this as one is with a jaw broken, the other without.). also, in the one that the guy has a broken jaw, the main girl is also a part of it. the movie says that she is dead in THEIR universe/world, but she would be living in a whole new dimension...

[Xaios]

Originally Posted by soliloquy

download?

Uh, piracy?

[soliloquy]

Originally Posted by Xaios

Uh, piracy?

i'm guessing there aren't any specific universities around you?
about 90% of students download EVERYTHING.

i'm personally not in support of downloading, but not because i want to support the art, but because i want to hold the cover and the booklet...

[Prydogga]

Just cos everyone does it, does not change that it's illegal. Or that mods don't tolerate it being spoken of here.

I may see this, but if it's anything like Deja Vu I probably won't enjoy it. Hopefully this is not the case.

[Xaios]

Originally Posted by soliloquy

i'm guessing there aren't any specific universities around you?

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See location.

[soliloquy]

Originally Posted by Xaios

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See location.

netflix?

[Xaios]

Originally Posted by soliloquy

netflix?

No way in hell. The ISP here affords a maximum of 60GB per month worth of bandwidth. Every gig beyond that is an extra $10.

[Scar Symmetry]

Originally Posted by soliloquy

Agreed, this part made no sense at all.

I thought it was a good idea executed poorly, I'd give it 4/10.

The only acting that was decent was from Vera Farmiga IMO.

[sakeido]

the part makes perfect ....ing sense. the only part about it that is hard to understand is the scope of it. it was an awesome idea executed perfectly.

the only legitimate plot hole in the entire movie - what happened to the guy whose body he took over?

[Scar Symmetry]

Originally Posted by sakeido

the part makes perfect ....ing sense. the only part about it that is hard to understand is the scope of it. it was an awesome idea executed perfectly.

the only legitimate plot hole in the entire movie - what happened to the guy whose body he took over?

I disagree completely. It made no sense and was a good idea executed with little thought.