The Book of Eli - Any comments/reviews?

Not yet - Would like to though... looks quite good, and most films with Gary Oldman in are pretty good :p
 
Saw the trailer on sat when watching daybreakers and thought it looked pretty good...its got Denzel in it so its probably decent along with Oldman...definitely will be going to watch this at some point.
 
Only seen one review of it so far, they gave it a 3/5 saying that Washington pulls the film above average.
 
Just got back from watching this, its one of them films you come out after and look at your mate and say 'it was allll right'

Not so great really to be honest, looking forward to 'the road' being a better film.

Washington and the eye candy of Mila Kunas probally the only things that kept me going.
 
I was rather excited about this movie, however after reading reviews and finding out exactly what the story revolves around, I'm now about as interested in it as the latest edition of High School Musical.

According to most reviews and discussions the story really kills it.
 
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Saw this last night, it's not a bad film and as per usual Denzel is pretty good.

It's worth a watch but not knock your socks off amazing. I'd probably give it 6.5 out of 10.
 
The scenery and atmosphere is pretty good and I thought the music was very well suited to the general apocalyptic theme. The film was enjoyable but not really a thinking man's film. One of the very last scene's as Knubje said is complete balls, and probably would have been better in general if the last 10 or so minutes weren't in it at all. It's certainly no Man On Fire.
 
Just back from watching this, summed up by others in the thread. It was alright, didn't see the plot twist at the end, and the final scenes with the girl = stilton.
 
steveo said:
whats Mila Kunis like in it :D
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Far too clean to be post apocalyptic... But hot, as usual.

It is indeed a film where you turn to your friend and say 'It was okay', parts of it are good followed by absurdness. It felt like the writer had just finished playing through Fallout 3 when he wrote the thing.
 
It felt like the writer had just finished playing through Fallout 3 when he wrote the thing.
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Some scenes certainly did seem almost ripped straight from it. Half expected to see someone wearing T-51b power armour. Definitely made me want to play it after I came out anyway!
 
The book of eli, a complete waste of time imo trying to be smarter than it can pull off, some ham acting by some previously great actors and a story that completely contradicts itself, avoid.

The trailer massively misrepresented it and i've never seen a film that made me feel like I was sat in sunday school before.
 
Arghlex said:
The scenery and atmosphere is pretty good and I thought the music was very well suited to the general apocalyptic theme. The film was enjoyable but not really a thinking man's film. One of the very last scene's as Knubje said is complete balls, and probably would have been better in general if the last 10 or so minutes weren't in it at all. It's certainly no Man On Fire.
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I read this thinking, my friends opinion was very similar to this, especially with the part about Man On Fire.

Then I realised... :D
 
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