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Opinions on Minority Report (2002)
Posted on 7/6/18 at 9:52 pm
Posted on 7/6/18 at 9:52 pm
Our internet was out tonight so we picked this out of my library to watch tonight because the wife had never seen it. I forgot how good this movie is. But I don't really remember it being wildly popular or lauded. It's very well written and I didn't realize it was directed by Spielberg (also written by Philip K. Dick). And, as always, Cruise is pretty awesome in it... I don't care how crazy he is, he makes awesome movies. It's so fast-paced and has constant twists and turns that I think the wife only looked at her phone once during the whole thing 
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Posted on 7/6/18 at 9:54 pm to Neauxla_Tiger
Yeah, it’s high up there on my favorite Spielberg films. I think this movie is amazing, and save for the jet packs and the elevator cars, not too far off from where we’ll be in 30 to 40 years.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 9:57 pm to Neauxla_Tiger
S'ok but not particularly memorable.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:03 pm to Neauxla_Tiger
One of Spielberg's best of the past 20 years.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:05 pm to shutterspeed
Completely disagree. It's aged very well.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:07 pm to Fun Bunch
I can’t imagine it ages well. I never saw it but the name is problematic.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:11 pm to Neauxla_Tiger
one of the best scifi movies in the last 20 years. absolutely loved it.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:37 pm to Neauxla_Tiger
Murder!
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:38 pm to Carson123987
It’s a much forgotten jewel, that is only held back by it’s genre. I loved it.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:42 pm to Neauxla_Tiger
It's a very good movie. Well paced, well acted, good concept executed seamlessly.
It was worthy of being included with Spielberg's best, which is about as high a compliment as you can give.
It was worthy of being included with Spielberg's best, which is about as high a compliment as you can give.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:48 pm to Rep520
A.I. is better
Posted on 7/6/18 at 11:06 pm to Paul Allen
I think it's great. Obviously, very scary when you think about the concept of pre crime and how conceivable such a thing is in our society. It's among Spielberg's best and a darker film than he usually makes.
please!
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A.I. is better
please!
Posted on 7/6/18 at 11:24 pm to Neauxla_Tiger
Awesome rewatchability.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 11:31 pm to Neauxla_Tiger
Watched it again about a month ago. Was disappointed. Not a good as I remembered it to be. It's got a lot of issues. Definitely not Speilberg's finest work.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 11:35 pm to OMLandshark
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not too far off from where we’ll be in 30 to 40 years.
The bit where holographic ads pop up IRL b/c of retina scans is 100% for sure going to happen.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 2:35 am to Neauxla_Tiger
I think Minority Report is brilliant. I believe it to be one of Spielberg's best films. I also think Colin Farrell is outstanding in it.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 3:14 am to ellunchboxo
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Awesome rewatchability.
Movie defines rewatchabity. It is awesome.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 9:05 am to Rep520
It's very thought-provoking the entire time. So many "Holy crap!" moments..
- Cruise is the badass police chief who reviews the future crimes and then BAM, he is watching himself commit a murder. It's a shocking moment..what the hell would you do in that situation? The precogs are pretty much perfect so it's like you just lost control of your life and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for him
- When there's about 10 minutes left before he supposedly kills this guy you're wondering what the hell is going to happen in so short a time that drives this character to murder. Then it's all so clear...he killed his son (Cruise is brilliant in this scene)
- When Colin Farrel's character figures out how Lamar faked Ann Lively's murder so he could murder her the same way and the technicians would think the precogs were just having an "echo". Although, the wife pointed out a big flaw here...they supposedly stopped the murder right? Did nobody notice she was still killed? I'm sure they could've explained this by saying Lamar made it look like she killed herself when she couldn't see her daughter or something, but the movie kinda glossed over this.
- Cruise puts Lamar in this catch-22 where if he doesn't kill Cruise, then his whole program is flawed and will be shut down, but if he does kill him, the program survives, but he goes to jail
- Then of course the entire concept of the pre-crime unit is so morally conflicting. It sounds so good in theory to stop murders before they happen, but if they never happen, how can you be certain the suspects were going to go through with it. Not to mention you have to be OK with subjecting three innocent people to spending their entire lives in an isolated chamber having murder nightmares for the rest of their lives
- Cruise is the badass police chief who reviews the future crimes and then BAM, he is watching himself commit a murder. It's a shocking moment..what the hell would you do in that situation? The precogs are pretty much perfect so it's like you just lost control of your life and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for him
- When there's about 10 minutes left before he supposedly kills this guy you're wondering what the hell is going to happen in so short a time that drives this character to murder. Then it's all so clear...he killed his son (Cruise is brilliant in this scene)
- When Colin Farrel's character figures out how Lamar faked Ann Lively's murder so he could murder her the same way and the technicians would think the precogs were just having an "echo". Although, the wife pointed out a big flaw here...they supposedly stopped the murder right? Did nobody notice she was still killed? I'm sure they could've explained this by saying Lamar made it look like she killed herself when she couldn't see her daughter or something, but the movie kinda glossed over this.
- Cruise puts Lamar in this catch-22 where if he doesn't kill Cruise, then his whole program is flawed and will be shut down, but if he does kill him, the program survives, but he goes to jail
- Then of course the entire concept of the pre-crime unit is so morally conflicting. It sounds so good in theory to stop murders before they happen, but if they never happen, how can you be certain the suspects were going to go through with it. Not to mention you have to be OK with subjecting three innocent people to spending their entire lives in an isolated chamber having murder nightmares for the rest of their lives
Posted on 7/7/18 at 7:29 pm to Neauxla_Tiger
It's one of Speilbergs best. Love it.
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