Any reviews on THE RETURNER?
02-04-04, 09:19 AM
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Any reviews on THE RETURNER?
saw previews for it on SO CLOSE (great action scenes, mediocre movie) and it looks cool (if a bit cliche), and I know if streets next week. Just trying to decide if I should preorder from DD or just hit Best Buy on street date.
02-04-04, 11:47 AM
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Read one at DVD File just now.
Read one at DVD File just now.
http://www.dvdfile.com/software/revi.../returner.html
02-05-04, 02:15 PM
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Thanks for the link, looks like I'll be using a suncoast gift certificate instead of paying actual money for it.
Thanks for the link, looks like I'll be using a suncoast gift certificate instead of paying actual money for it.
02-09-04, 06:35 AM
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I bought this when I saw the trailer on Ain't it cool news, Got the R3 dts version from cdwow for £7, but there is a better version with postcards etc but it is more expensive.
I liked the film, it stolen loads of ideas from other films but uses them in a good way, not much dialogue ( for all those people who don't like to subtitles).
I would say buy it.
I liked the film, it stolen loads of ideas from other films but uses them in a good way, not much dialogue ( for all those people who don't like to subtitles).
I would say buy it.
02-09-04, 06:45 PM
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I really liked this movie, granted it does borrow a lot from many other films, it had a style that kept you hooked. I have the R3 from an early pressing that is actually R0!
Any idea how this compares to the R1?
Any idea how this compares to the R1?
02-10-04, 12:27 AM
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I've seen another version of this release, which I'm assuming is either the HK or some other asian release.
The cover looks like this:
I saw this at a local Futurshop, so it would have to be either Region 0 or 1.
Anyone know the difference between this and the new release???
The cover looks like this:
I saw this at a local Futurshop, so it would have to be either Region 0 or 1.
Anyone know the difference between this and the new release???
02-11-04, 02:06 PM
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As long as you think that imitation is the sincerest forM of flattery.. you should enjoy this flick. I will give it mad props for tying up all loose ends. It was fun, but if you try to take it seriously, you're gonna be one mad viewer.
02-16-04, 12:08 AM
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Here's the one I did for my site two weeks ago:
http://enterline2.tripod.com/enterline/id119.html
Be Seeing You,
David Blackwell
http://enterline2.tripod.com/enterline/id119.html
Be Seeing You,
David Blackwell
02-16-04, 12:12 AM
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Just got done watching it...
I really dig this film. It was a good B-movie sci fi action fest. Sure, its a B-movie but that's what made it good. It didnt try to be anything more. THe characters were cool, the aliens were cool, the transforming ships were cool, the slow mo shoot em ups were cool. I am definitely going to pick this movie up when it gets cheaper.
LIke Ultraviolet's review, watch it in the original dialogue. The english does change it alot, especially when the old man and the main baddie are talking supposidly in two languages. In english this is not even mentioned and there is an interpreter that just talks to the old man for no reason... SOme of the other stuff is changed too in the English dub.
I really dig this film. It was a good B-movie sci fi action fest. Sure, its a B-movie but that's what made it good. It didnt try to be anything more. THe characters were cool, the aliens were cool, the transforming ships were cool, the slow mo shoot em ups were cool. I am definitely going to pick this movie up when it gets cheaper.
LIke Ultraviolet's review, watch it in the original dialogue. The english does change it alot, especially when the old man and the main baddie are talking supposidly in two languages. In english this is not even mentioned and there is an interpreter that just talks to the old man for no reason... SOme of the other stuff is changed too in the English dub.
02-16-04, 09:21 AM
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i went ahead and just bought it after seeing a trailer on the 'so close' dvd. the trailer rocked. and the movie itself rocked even more. i just wanted to say that i really liked this movie. it's my kind of movie, cool guy in leather coat, sunglasses, guns, bullet-time, great visual and special effects, great story, and hip dialogue. highly recommended for matrix/equilibrium/japanese action crowd.
the bullet-time sequences were great
the bullet-time sequences were great
02-22-04, 08:35 AM
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Well, I picked it up and for some reason totally forgot to post a review.
I'll start with the negatives, first there is nothing original in this movie. It is all completely cliche and you can actually sit there and name the other movies they are stealing from. While the acting is very good for the most part, can someone explain that why is it in Japanese and Chinese films the "American" actors speak worse english than the Japanese/Chinese actors who usually only know the english words they are reading off the script? Also, while viewing, be careful not to fall into any plotholes, as they litter the film.
Now for the positives. The picture is great, didn't notice any artifacting or the likes. The sound is also well done too. I already mentioned the acting, which was overall very good (I even liked the way the villain was played over the top). Now, what makes this movie worth watching again (seeing that everything in it has been seen before) is the action and FX scenes. The FX in this movie are better than anything I have seen in some of the more big budget US movies to come out recently (definetly better than the crap in Matrix Revolutions), and thankfully they are generally used sparingly. The action scenes themselves (with or without FX) are very nicely done and have a real thrill level to them (without spoiling it by becoming too over the top). This is definitely one of the better foreign language action films out there at the moment if you are looking for something with a sci-fi twist to it (even if you are not, pick this up over the EXTREMELY disappointing SO CLOSE, a movie the I really wanted to like and now will not even give it the second viewing I give all movies before writing a review).
I'll start with the negatives, first there is nothing original in this movie. It is all completely cliche and you can actually sit there and name the other movies they are stealing from. While the acting is very good for the most part, can someone explain that why is it in Japanese and Chinese films the "American" actors speak worse english than the Japanese/Chinese actors who usually only know the english words they are reading off the script? Also, while viewing, be careful not to fall into any plotholes, as they litter the film.
Now for the positives. The picture is great, didn't notice any artifacting or the likes. The sound is also well done too. I already mentioned the acting, which was overall very good (I even liked the way the villain was played over the top). Now, what makes this movie worth watching again (seeing that everything in it has been seen before) is the action and FX scenes. The FX in this movie are better than anything I have seen in some of the more big budget US movies to come out recently (definetly better than the crap in Matrix Revolutions), and thankfully they are generally used sparingly. The action scenes themselves (with or without FX) are very nicely done and have a real thrill level to them (without spoiling it by becoming too over the top). This is definitely one of the better foreign language action films out there at the moment if you are looking for something with a sci-fi twist to it (even if you are not, pick this up over the EXTREMELY disappointing SO CLOSE, a movie the I really wanted to like and now will not even give it the second viewing I give all movies before writing a review).
02-22-04, 12:40 PM
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So Close succeeds at the GwG genre while Returner is a bland rehash of ideas stolen fron countless Hollywood sci-fi films. It has some good actions scenes, some good and some not so good CGI, and it's a waste of Takeshi Kaneshiro's talent. But that's just my humble opinion.
