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Offline Ecosse

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The Island
« on: September 14, 2009, 11:54:12 PM »
Just rented/watched this one. Aside from some nit picks about product placement (it was shameless) and one or two effect that pushed the envelope of believability, I thought it a well done film doing what every good sci-fi flick does: explores difficult moral issues.

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Re: The Island
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2009, 10:19:55 AM »
You sure know how to dust them off at the movie store don't you?

lol probably the best movie about cloning.... Arnold's movie sucked. 6th day?
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Re: The Island
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2009, 12:36:04 AM »
Quote from: HavocTurbo on September 15, 2009, 10:19:55 AM
You sure know how to dust them off at the movie store don't you?

i swear i never heard of this movie until about a month ago. and as a matter of fact, yes i do live under a rock.  :P ;D


Quote from: HavocTurbo on September 15, 2009, 10:19:55 AM
lol probably the best movie about cloning.... Arnold's movie sucked. 6th day?

didn't bother with the governator's flick. the newest film of his i liked was true lies.
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Re: The Island
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2009, 11:11:35 AM »
That movie is worth watching just for Scarlett Johansson. 8)
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Re: The Island
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2009, 01:00:51 PM »
I just ordered it on Netflix  ;D
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Re: The Island
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2009, 04:23:01 PM »
Quote from: Gordon on September 17, 2009, 11:11:35 AM
That movie is worth watching just for Scarlett Johansson. 8)

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Re: The Island
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2009, 08:41:42 AM »
Not a bad movie if you're into sci-fi and Michael Bay. He filmed a small part of it at the old train station here in Detroit. Bay used the same place again in the first Transformers flick too.
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Re: The Island
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2009, 09:02:41 AM »
Quote from: BurtonWarpup on September 18, 2009, 08:41:42 AM
Not a bad movie if you're into sci-fi and Michael Bay. He filmed a small part of it at the old train station here in Detroit. Bay used the same place again in the first Transformers flick too.

thanks for that. i actually wondered about that old structure as i watched the film. is it a wreck as it appears? it looks like beautiful architecture.
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Re: The Island
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2009, 08:55:46 AM »
Yeah, the building is in pretty bad condition. The Detroit city council recently voted to demolish the building at the expense of the owner (same guy that owns the Ambassador Bridge to Canada). But I don't know where that stands. It is a nice building though; too bad it is such a wreck.

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Re: The Island
« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2009, 10:08:48 AM »
that is nice. they don't make buildings like that anymore and it's too bad it has to be razed. well, who knows what can happen. from the movie the interior looked very cool too.

thanks for the picture.
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Re: The Island
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2009, 10:15:55 AM »
I remember watching this and thinking it was alright.  It's has a slight twist to what I would consider the "original" version... Logan's Run.  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074812/
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