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Just watched Prisoners
Posted on 12/14/13 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 12/14/13 at 10:41 pm
it may be the best movie I've seen this year. long movie but stays extremely tense throughout.
Gyllenhaal is fantastic in this
Gyllenhaal is fantastic in this
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Posted on 12/14/13 at 10:42 pm to LSU6262
Was a great movie.
spoilers
Did the son know about the grandma kidnapping those girls?
spoilers
Did the son know about the grandma kidnapping those girls?
Posted on 12/14/13 at 11:06 pm to RceTigers
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Did the son know about the grandma kidnapping those girls?
do you mean Alex? He was kidnapped by his "aunt". He was retarded. He knew that the girls were there but couldn't comprehend why.
Posted on 12/15/13 at 2:39 am to LSU6262
quote:
do you mean Alex? He was kidnapped by his "aunt". He was retarded. He knew that the girls were there but couldn't comprehend why.
Yeah, he was a victim too
Posted on 12/25/13 at 2:19 am to LSU6262
Just watched this. Just thought I'd echo the sentiment that it was pretty outstanding. Great performances by Gyllenhaal and Jackman.
Between this and End of Watch, 2nd year in a row Gyllenhaal has impressed in an underrated film.
Between this and End of Watch, 2nd year in a row Gyllenhaal has impressed in an underrated film.
Posted on 12/25/13 at 5:24 am to Ostrich
Just watched last night. Not only was that maybe Gyllenhaal's but every other actor in it had a great performance. Especially David Dastmalchian. That guy played a great creepy guy.
Posted on 12/25/13 at 10:54 am to ligerbait
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Just thought I'd echo the sentiment that it was pretty outstanding. Great performances by Gyllenhaal and Jackman
Agreed. Showed it to my dad last night and he thought it was meh. I
'dPosted on 12/25/13 at 11:20 am to LSU6262
This movie is all kinds of f'd up.
Posted on 12/25/13 at 12:26 pm to RceTigers
"They only cried when I left them"
Paul Dano's face when he says that gave me the chills.
Also, the crazy bitch is also the mom from the Fighter
Paul Dano's face when he says that gave me the chills.
Also, the crazy bitch is also the mom from the Fighter
Posted on 12/26/13 at 12:50 am to LSU6262
Movie was very good. Hugh Jackman killed it, did a great job getting away from his Wolverine persona. Kept me on the edge of my seat throughout.
spoilers....
When JG visited that lady who watched the video every day of her son that went missing, the first thought that came into my head was "that's Alex!". Anyone else pick up on this overly obvious hint? Just seemed way too random to not play a major part in the overall plot.
Despite what others have said about JG, I thought his performance was dry and lackluster.
spoilers....
When JG visited that lady who watched the video every day of her son that went missing, the first thought that came into my head was "that's Alex!". Anyone else pick up on this overly obvious hint? Just seemed way too random to not play a major part in the overall plot.
Despite what others have said about JG, I thought his performance was dry and lackluster.
This post was edited on 12/26/13 at 12:53 am
Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:01 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Watched this last night and loved it. In laws told me the ending sucked, but I thought it was great.
**Spoilers**
Ending with Gyllenhall's eyes gradually becoming more focused on the car in response to the whistle. He finally locks on and it goes to black. Though it was perfect. I don't think Alex is retarded, just think he was completely fricked from being abducted at such a young age. I'm pretty sure he was headed to a psych ward for a few years being that he knew about the kidnappings but was too emotionally unstable to stop them.
Jackman's torture room was exactly how many of us father's see ourselves responding to a situation like he was in. He knew Alex knew where the girls were. I liked the contrast of the two fathers and the extent they were willing to go. Howard didn't have it in him to do the kidnapping, but also couldn't let him go. I thought the scene where he starts to take him out the wall and eventually stops at his wife's pleading was really good stuff. Overall one of the best movies I've seen in a while.
**Spoilers**
Ending with Gyllenhall's eyes gradually becoming more focused on the car in response to the whistle. He finally locks on and it goes to black. Though it was perfect. I don't think Alex is retarded, just think he was completely fricked from being abducted at such a young age. I'm pretty sure he was headed to a psych ward for a few years being that he knew about the kidnappings but was too emotionally unstable to stop them.
Jackman's torture room was exactly how many of us father's see ourselves responding to a situation like he was in. He knew Alex knew where the girls were. I liked the contrast of the two fathers and the extent they were willing to go. Howard didn't have it in him to do the kidnapping, but also couldn't let him go. I thought the scene where he starts to take him out the wall and eventually stops at his wife's pleading was really good stuff. Overall one of the best movies I've seen in a while.
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 10:03 am
Posted on 1/16/14 at 11:20 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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When JG visited that lady who watched the video every day of her son that went missing, the first thought that came into my head was "that's Alex!". Anyone else pick up on this overly obvious hint? Just seemed way too random to not play a major part in the overall plot.
Yeah, I thought that was pretty obvious.
Posted on 1/16/14 at 11:26 pm to witty alias
Young Alex and old Alex had the same hair I believe.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 1:11 am to CP3forMVP
Just watched awesome awesome movie perfect ending and keeps you guessing till the very end.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 1:19 am to LSU6262
Spoilers... And really not trying to be an a-hole just my honest opinion.
I was pretty excited to watch this and even convinced my friends to give it a shot with me.... Huge mistake. It was bad IMO. No depth to the story other than "the war against God" which was only sprinkled in once or twice. There was no backstory to the killings or anything that would explain the mazes in the book relating to the kidnappings. Obviously I hated it and was embarrassed for suggesting it.
I was pretty excited to watch this and even convinced my friends to give it a shot with me.... Huge mistake. It was bad IMO. No depth to the story other than "the war against God" which was only sprinkled in once or twice. There was no backstory to the killings or anything that would explain the mazes in the book relating to the kidnappings. Obviously I hated it and was embarrassed for suggesting it.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 3:12 am to LSU6262
didn't really know much about this movie, but gave it a shot at Red Box and it was pretty awesome.
I am a JG fan though, that's the only reason I even noticed it.
I am a JG fan though, that's the only reason I even noticed it.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 4:25 am to LSU6262
Crazy movie..on the edge of my seat the whole time
Posted on 1/17/14 at 7:23 am to Melvin
quote:
I was pretty excited to watch this and even convinced my friends to give it a shot with me.... Huge mistake. It was bad IMO. No depth to the story other than "the war against God" which was only sprinkled in once or twice. There was no backstory to the killings or anything that would explain the mazes in the book relating to the kidnappings. Obviously I hated it and was embarrassed for suggesting it.
SPOILERS
The war against God was contrived on the base that the family was originally overly religious. Son died of cancer, family turned into "demons" because of their grief and in their devout faith could not find reasoning for their tragedy. Thus, the kidnapping and killing in their attempts to turn more people into them in their war.
The maze was explained to be impossible. In the scene which Joy was found it showed the woman giving the children the finish the maze and you can go home bit. The maze was unsolvable, therefore was just feeding the children false hope. If you want to nitpick, it's not explained why they felt the need to torture the children/keep them alive rather than just kill them and dump them from the get go.
The imposter who escaped obviously remembered all that and obsessed over it due to his mental instability.
The snakes seemed like they may have provided some of the poison. But also since they believed themselves to be demons, it would make sense to identify and use the original representation of evil in the Christianity creation story.
I enjoyed the movie. As someone else put, it was fricking intense. A lot of the clues to the plot were sprinkled in throughout. But I never was able to think outside of the current scenes due to the high amounts of what-the-fricking-fricks.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 11:04 pm to LSU6262
I haven't looked through this entire thread, on purpose, but I'm watching that movie now. I'm about 3/4 of the way through it.
This show is intense. I've already teared up a few times.
Gyllenhaal and Jackman are impressive to say the least.
This show is intense. I've already teared up a few times.
Gyllenhaal and Jackman are impressive to say the least.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 11:38 pm to la_birdman
I loved Jackman and Gyllenhaal in it. I wasn't surprised that
SPOILERS
Paul Dano wasn't the killer, but it was a great film and had a lot of twists towards the end (especially the ending scene).
SPOILERS
Paul Dano wasn't the killer, but it was a great film and had a lot of twists towards the end (especially the ending scene).
This post was edited on 1/17/14 at 11:39 pm
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