Just saw a commerical for the new Jodie Foster movie "Flightplan"... Looked interesting. Anyone know anything about it? any buzz yet?
DJLinus
08-28-05, 09:45 PM
I've only seen the trailer and it looked like The Forgotten on a plane...and I thought The Forgotten sucked.
I like Peter Sarsgaard, though, so I'll probably give it a chance (dollar theater or maybe a rental).
fryinpan1
08-28-05, 09:55 PM
It looks like the Hitchcock movie "The Lady Vanishes" on a plane.
GoldenJCJ
08-28-05, 10:11 PM
Funny, from the trailer I thought it kind of looked like Panic Room on an airplane, I'll go see it, looks fairly interesting.
FinkPish
08-28-05, 10:16 PM
Not Without My Daughter.... on a plane! You've only just seen an ad for this? I've seen ads for at least a month already.
solipsta
08-28-05, 10:24 PM
Saw the trailer for this before Red Eye...that just seemed weird to me. Kinda like the two movies about a presidents daughter released so close together... *shrugs*
Goat3001
08-28-05, 10:36 PM
Looks like a rehash of a lot of movies. Someone important mysteriously goes missing and protaganist is confused for awhile. Other people think that the protaganist is going crazy but in the end she isn't going crazy and there was some conspiracy against her. Usually a main charactor that you thought was good turns out to be behind it all.
I won't be seeing it anytime soon but someone tell me if I'm right.
tommyp007
08-28-05, 11:14 PM
Jodie Foster in a movie = my ass in a theater.
j123vt_99
08-29-05, 09:07 AM
Funny, from the trailer I thought it kind of looked like Panic Room on an airplane, I'll go see it, looks fairly interesting.
i thought the same exact thing
Charlie Goose
08-29-05, 09:32 AM
Jodie Foster in a movie = my ass in a theater.
I'll be there too. Looks interesting, and no one plays wild-eyed panic like Foster.
Matthew Chmiel
08-29-05, 10:01 AM
The twist in this film has to be at least one of the stupidest fucking ideas put in a movie so far this year (the following will probably ruin the film for you, so I wouldn't highlight it if you want to see the film)...
The first half of the film plays off as a psychological thriller as if Foster is crazy as her child doesn't exist, however, the film's second act is a terrorist thriller as terrorists kidnapped Foster's daughter and told the flight staff that her child died days prior to the flight so while the staff and passengers deal with Foster's hijinks, the terrorists can crash the plane into a building.
Fucking stupid, but goddamn is it ballsy.
Filmmaker
08-29-05, 10:18 AM
(Not having read Matthew's spoiler...) In my experience, Jodie Foster is unparalleled in her particularity in selecting scripts...I suspect the chances of this film sucking are very low (though the fact that it's helmed by a no-name director has me a little ill at ease).
Libby
08-29-05, 01:33 PM
Jodie Fosters good in just about anything, and I loved Panic Room so Im definately seeing this open weekend.
PopcornTreeCt
08-29-05, 03:33 PM
Interesting twist. I wasn't gonna see this movie anyway so I thank you for that.
QuikSilver
08-30-05, 01:37 AM
Looking forward to this as well.
Superboy
08-30-05, 06:22 AM
The twist in this film has to be at least one of the stupidest fucking ideas put in a movie so far this year (the following will probably ruin the film for you, so I wouldn't highlight it if you want to see the film)...
The first half of the film plays off as a psychological thriller as if Foster is crazy as her child doesn't exist, however, the film's second act is a terrorist thriller as terrorists kidnapped Foster's daughter and told the flight staff that her child died days prior to the flight so while the staff and passengers deal with Foster's hijinks, the terrorists can crash the plane into a building.
Fucking stupid, but goddamn is it ballsy.
That's more or less my prediction. It really reminded me of the urban legend of the woman who goes on vacation and her mother/sister/brother etc goes missing and everyone denies their existence...hm. Although the ending does sound rather suspicious...where did you get this info?
Y2K Falcon
08-30-05, 09:39 AM
Oh... Whew...
I thought she had taken on a "Rap name".
Sounds interesting, and I don't think I have seen the preview myself at all yet.
Geofferson
08-30-05, 11:59 AM
I'm there as well -- this one sounds like it's going to be great.
paradicelost
08-31-05, 08:49 AM
(Not having read Matthew's spoiler...) In my experience, Jodie Foster is unparalleled in her particularity in selecting scripts...I suspect the chances of this film sucking are very low.
Wait she was in "Contact" right.
LiquidSky
08-31-05, 09:03 AM
Jodie Foster in a movie = my ass in a theater.
Me too!
Filmmaker
08-31-05, 10:57 AM
Wait she was in "Contact" right.
The second best film of 1997, yes, that one.
Achtung
08-31-05, 02:26 PM
Did Boeing put this out to convince people not to fly on that giant Airbus coming next year? Timing-wise, they sure got it right. ;)
Cornelius1047
08-31-05, 05:07 PM
Imagine if it was Die Hard on a plane! Nah, the studios would never make that.
I did think of The Forgotten and Panic Room (the latter mostly cuz it was the last Jodie Foster movie I saw) when I saw the commercial. Although I'm tempted to read the spoiler, I'll wait it out and probably check this out in theatres.
Also: If your repost hints at what's beneath that spoiler tag, please spoiler it. Better safe than annoying.
K
blindrocket
08-31-05, 11:19 PM
She was speaking French in A Very Long Engagement and getting all sexed up.
She has aged pretty well.
blindrocket
08-31-05, 11:20 PM
She was speaking French in A Very Long Engagement and getting all sexed up.
She has aged pretty well.
buckee1
09-01-05, 09:23 AM
Jodie Foster = $ale!!!
paradicelost
09-01-05, 09:46 AM
The second best film of 1997, yes, that one.
MMMM, OKAAAY.
Filmmaker
09-01-05, 05:14 PM
I don't need yo love...and neither does CONTACT...
scott shelton
09-19-05, 11:01 PM
The first half of the film plays off as a psychological thriller as if Foster is crazy as her child doesn't exist, however, the film's second act is a terrorist thriller as terrorists kidnapped Foster's daughter and told the flight staff that her child died days prior to the flight so while the staff and passengers deal with Foster's hijinks, the terrorists can crash the plane into a building.
Well...it's a little more complicated than that, and the last part isn't true.
Nick Martin
09-19-05, 11:08 PM
I don't know about the film, but I must by the soundtrack which comes out tomorrow (tuesday). I'll likely give the film a DVD rental, but the CD...it's something I don't even have to think about getting.
dolphinboy
09-21-05, 03:53 AM
Jodie Foster = $ale!!!
me too.
we usually avoid most movies on opening weekend, but we plan to catch this saturday night.
Michael Corvin
09-21-05, 08:39 AM
I did think of The Forgotten ... when I saw the commercial.
Same here.
paradicelost
09-21-05, 11:22 AM
I don't need yo love...and neither does CONTACT...
shhh, you had me at "get lost".
Dr. DVD
09-21-05, 11:58 AM
What's so special about the ST?
I hope this isn't the case where they pull some twist about her missing daughter out of left field with everyone being a ghost/dead/in the twilight zone.
Kal-El
09-21-05, 12:08 PM
My friend and I have been calling it "The Forgotten Room". I dunno, I still may see it.
Cygnet74
09-21-05, 12:19 PM
The twist in this film has to be at least one of the stupidest fucking ideas put in a movie so far this year (the following will probably ruin the film for you, so I wouldn't highlight it if you want to see the film)...
The first half of the film plays off as a psychological thriller as if Foster is crazy as her child doesn't exist, however, the film's second act is a terrorist thriller as terrorists kidnapped Foster's daughter and told the flight staff that her child died days prior to the flight so while the staff and passengers deal with Foster's hijinks, the terrorists can crash the plane into a building.
Fucking stupid, but goddamn is it ballsy.Well...it's a little more complicated than that, and the last part isn't true.
yeah, scott's right. i saw this film about three or four months ago. you've been given some bad information.
Goat3001, on the other hand, is very close to the mark.
Dr. DVD
09-21-05, 05:28 PM
yeah, scott's right. i saw this film about three or four months ago. you've been given some bad information.
Goat3001, on the other hand, is very close to the mark.
Hmmm...will this be like Skeleton Key where it turns out Peter Saarsgard is actually a bad guy? Will they have a voodoo ritual going on in the bathroom of the plane?;)
Rogue588
09-22-05, 02:12 AM
Other than the fact she has a part in it, this really isn't about the movie. Just saw her on Conan, but lemme say this...
Erika Christensen is HOT! :hump:
too bad she's a scientologist... :(
digitalfreaknyc
09-22-05, 09:42 AM
Going to see this tonight and very excited. will post my thoughts. :)
Geofferson
09-22-05, 10:13 AM
Going to see this tonight and very excited. will post my thoughts. :)
Cool - I am anticipating seeing this one. Might end up seeing two movies this weekend (this and The History of Violence) if reviews are what I expect them to be.
Peep
09-22-05, 07:22 PM
This movie was a gigantic letdown. It wished it was half as good as Panic Room. Some of the plot holes were big enough to fly an actual Airbus through. Anybody who is still left guessing as to how this picture is going to end just doesn't get out to the movies often. I saw this with a theatre packed with people excited about it and there was polite applause from about 3 people when it ended.
I look forward to sharing complaints about it when more people have seen it.
digitalfreaknyc
09-22-05, 10:44 PM
I don't know about the film, but I must by the soundtrack which comes out tomorrow (tuesday). I'll likely give the film a DVD rental, but the CD...it's something I don't even have to think about getting.
Although I'm really not sure why. There was little to notice about horner's contribution.
LOVED IT. I'm not going to go into detail but my audience applauded about 4-5 separate times this evening...3 of which happened at the end. A fun flick, that's for damn sure. Sit back and relax and have a good time. No idea what Peep is talking about.
Peep
09-23-05, 12:14 AM
Although I'm really not sure why. There was little to notice about horner's contribution.
LOVED IT. I'm not going to go into detail but my audience applauded about 4-5 separate times this evening...3 of which happened at the end. A fun flick, that's for damn sure. Sit back and relax and have a good time. No idea what Peep is talking about.
You will know exactly what I was talking about when word-of-mouth sinks this at the box office.
Peep
09-23-05, 12:20 AM
Also, I was very surprised to see Erika Christensen on talk shows, promoting this movie. I think she was in it for about 5 minutes - playing one of a handful of flight attendants. And she doesn't even have the meatiest flight attendant role!
digitalfreaknyc
09-23-05, 12:30 AM
You will know exactly what I was talking about when word-of-mouth sinks this at the box office.
Uhhhh....ok. If you say so.
Peep
09-23-05, 02:57 AM
I say so.
Geofferson
09-23-05, 10:19 AM
Mixed reviews at MetaCritic (http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/flightplan):
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
The movie's excellence comes from Foster's performance as a resourceful and brave woman; from Bean, Sarsgaard and the members of the cabin crew, all with varying degrees of doubt; from the screenplay by Peter A. Dowling and Billy Ray; and from the direction by Robert Schwentke.
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Jodie Foster's fiercely intelligent performance drives this disappointing thriller, whose taut, carefully constructed first half is sadly negated by its implausible and -- worst of all -- unengaging conclusion.
The New York Times Manohla Dargis
To watch Ms. Foster storm through a phony airplane for an entire movie has its very minor pleasures - given the numerous close-ups, you can study her lovely face at your leisure - but there is nothing here to feed the head or fray the nerves.
Los Angeles Times Carina Chocano
The movie loses some of its initial atmospheric tension as paranoid thrills give way to Rambo high jinks.
Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
This movie demands that the viewer -- and even its own characters -- turn into thumb-sucking 3-year-olds with no need for plausibility or logic, as long as there are lots of flashing lights and whooshing noises emanating from the screen.
SmithsGuy
09-23-05, 12:39 PM
Looks like a rehash of a lot of movies. Someone important mysteriously goes missing and protaganist is confused for awhile. Other people think that the protaganist is going crazy but in the end she isn't going crazy and there was some conspiracy against her. Usually a main charactor that you thought was good turns out to be behind it all.
I won't be seeing it anytime soon but someone tell me if I'm right.
So Sean Bean is the villian then?
Ciao,
Smithsguy
Peep
09-23-05, 12:51 PM
So Sean Bean is the villian then?
Ciao,
Smithsguy
Nope, the air marshal (big surprise). It was also pretty easy to guess that one of the flight attendants was in on it. I assumed it was Erika at first, because she was the 'name' talent, but changed my mind pretty quickly.
digitalfreaknyc
09-23-05, 02:01 PM
I guess I just wasn't being as critical as some people were going into this. If you go in just expecting to be entertained for 90 minutes, you will be. If you go in over-analyzing every piece of that 90 minutes, apparently you won't.
Peep
09-23-05, 05:20 PM
I guess I just wasn't being as critical as some people were going into this. If you go in just expecting to be entertained for 90 minutes, you will be. If you go in over-analyzing every piece of that 90 minutes, apparently you won't.
I'm not sure if it's considered over-analyzing to be staggered by the ridiculousness of a plot contrivance that counts on not a single person making eye contact with a little girl on the plane. It's just outright stupid. Small screwups here and there (of which there were plenty) are OK, but that was the fundamental cornerstone of the whole movie!
mdc3000
09-23-05, 07:21 PM
It was just OK... at 90minutes the movie still felt long, which was surprising. All the "twists" are telegraphed and the trailers really reveal far too much for anything to really be a surprise. Foster's performance is decent enough, but it's nothing new for her and certainly not as compelling as her performance in Panic Room. I liked some of it, but not enough to really recommend seeing it in the theatre... wait for disc...save you cash for Serenity next week.
MATT
Dr. DVD
09-23-05, 07:25 PM
Dude, you don't have to be overanalytical to know that this movie had huge plotholes all over the place. While I had reservations about seeing this movie at first, I tend to find that Jodie Foster has a pretty good record of taking any movie with any material to star in (SotL, Contact, Panic Room) and make something out of it. Boy did she screw up with this one! I was entertained alright, but only at the movie's pretentiousness and blatant disregard for reality (even movie realities don't allow for the kind of ineptness in this one).
I was surprised Peter Saarsgard allowed himself to play a villain again so soon after Skeleton Key. If he keeps this up audiences are automatically going to know he's the villain just because he's present. Since the Arabs had nothing to do with the abduction, I cannot help but wonder why they were put into Foster's mind in the first place; it doesn't even make sense from a Red Herring perspective. Also, don't tell me Foster's character wouldn't have gone to jail at the end, despite finding her daughter to prove she wasn't crazy, she pulled a lot of crazy ass shit you just don't do on a plane.
das Monkey
09-24-05, 02:45 AM
Well, that was disappointing. The vitriolic word of mouth I've heard about this film had me expecting a truly spectacular suckfest, but it was far short of that. It's just a moderately entertaining thriller requiring some suspension of disbelief that works well in some ways and telegraphs itself in others. Interestingly, the audience at my showing applauded. :shrug:
While I didn't have much of a problem with the film, the Arab stuff was really stupid
das
MiamiLoco
09-24-05, 04:17 AM
I was able to watch this movie on Thursday for free and boy was I glad I didn't have to PAY for this garbage. AVOID THIS MOVIE LIKE THE PLAGUE:
Ok, so they pretty much lied in the trailer. I'm thinking that the studio knows it's got a stinker on it's hands, so they decided to make it seem like it was a psychological thiller instead of a really bad action film. Ok, first thing, the air marshal tells the pilot that Jodie Foster needs 50 million dollars transfered to her account or else she will blow up the plane. Then 10 minute later, the pilot say "ok, it's done." Wow, how ridiculous is this??!!! So the pilot just takes the word of the Air Marshall w/o any proof and is able to successfully transfer the 50 millions dollars??!! Also, ok, at least 4 people were involved and for what?? 50 MILLION DOLLARS??!! They went through the trouble of killing Jodie Foster's husband for a cut of 50 MILLION DOLLARS?!! What I did learn from this movie was that if you do have an evil air marshall after you, the FIRST thing to do is find a REALLY heavy book and throw it somewhere. Evil Air Marshalls are easily fooled by heavy sounds. Also, I found it very cliche and dated that they HAD to pull the "Arabs on a Plane are suspicious card." I call this very lazy writing. I mean, if you ARE going to use this, at least be smart about it. Jodie Foster, DID see some dudes looking into her daughter's room. At the end, we find that the Arabs on the plane, where NOT these guys. So is the movie trying to tell us that ALL Arabs LOOK ALIKE??!!! Then comes the end. Ok, so she had the air marshall trapped in that room, did she REALLY have to use the detonator?? Couldn't she just have locked him in that room, gone out with her daughter (her proof) and gotten some help?!! Also, by doing this, didn't in a way she endanger both her and her daugther's life? Wasn't there a possibility that that door wouldn't of taken the impact?? No need to blow up part of a very expensive plane. Then when she comes out with her daughter, that was one of the FUNNIEST parts EVER!! Everyone saying "It's her daughter!!" was very corny and forced. Man, this is one of the WORST movies I've EVER seen. Mostly cause I feel INSULTED that the writers thought the audience would buy ANY of this.
scott shelton
09-24-05, 11:07 AM
Ok, so they pretty much lied in the trailer.
They always do.
Patman
09-24-05, 06:25 PM
While Jodie Foster puts in a good performance, almost to the point where it really does feel like everyone else on the plane was watching her give an acting clinic at times, the 3rd act does make you scratch your head and it just becomes more and more implausible due to far too many plotholes.
See it at a matinee if you're a Jodie fan, but know that it's not as good it could have been, and relies on too many cliches to elevate it out of the thriller genre.
I give it a 2 stars, or a grade of C.
Shannon Nutt
09-24-05, 08:35 PM
You guys are being WAY too hard on this film, which beats anything we've seen in the theater for several months now. The plot does have some problems, but Jodie's performance is top-notch. For that reason alone it's worth seeing.
RocShemp
09-25-05, 12:27 AM
They always do.
Given how terrible the trailer made this movie look and given what I've read in this thread, this was a film that had a very truthfull trailer. I'm glad I avoided this film.
sabre
09-25-05, 04:12 PM
I liked this movie alot. As did the audience of 100 people in the theatre with me. Most of which spontaneously applauded after the movie was over. So all these people who hate this movie, you are in a definte minority. it was fun. there are plot holes of course. but not so obvious that it spoiled the enjoyment of the movie. war of the worlds much worse. you guys are way tough on this movie. if you liked panic room you will like this movie. very similar movies in a lot of ways. not perfect but very fun. alot better than 80 percent of the crap that comes out. also i liked the script of this movie it kept moving and kept you guessing. but arab part was obvious.
MiamiLoco
09-25-05, 04:33 PM
but arab part was obvious.
Then why even put it in the script??!! Don't you think that's just lazy writing? Wow, everyone clapped? Where do you live?
dolphinboy
09-25-05, 07:28 PM
Two Thumbs Up from Ebert and Roeper...both seemed to like the movie a lot.
QuikSilver
09-25-05, 08:40 PM
I thought the beginning was great but the 3rd act and the ending was so bad and laughable. I would give the film a C+.
digitalfreaknyc
09-25-05, 09:41 PM
Sabre,
guess it's you and me and ebert and roeper...and both of our audiences... ;)
Cameron
09-25-05, 11:26 PM
Two Thumbs Up from Ebert and Roeper...both seemed to like the movie a lot.
they must have really layed a spread out for these guys...or Jodie Foster has pics of them together in the nude....
I didn't see it...just came into the thread to get some closure on the trailer...wanted to know if she was crazy or if the kid was kidnapped.
sabre
09-26-05, 06:05 AM
the reason the arab part is obvious, is that no one in liberal hollywood has the guts to show arabs doing that right now. the fact that they show heads being chopped off on the internet is only a political statement not pure evil of a select number of arabs, not all arabs by any means. we all have been pre conditioned against racial profiling, you know liberal hollywood and jodie foster do not have the balls to play into those stereotypes. the movie is meant to show are parnoia with arabs when we should be afraid of other things. can't get spoilers to work.
matome
09-26-05, 09:12 AM
I thought the beginning was great but the 3rd act and the ending was so bad and laughable. I would give the film a C+.
Same here. This applied to <b>Red Eye</b> as well.
Geofferson
09-26-05, 09:21 AM
I saw this Saturday night and was entertained. I didn't feel like nitpicking at every small detail, but rather enjoyed the movie for what it was - mindless entertainment fodder.
digitalfreaknyc
09-26-05, 10:45 AM
I saw this Saturday night and was entertained. I didn't feel like nitpicking at every small detail, but rather enjoyed the movie for what it was - mindless entertainment fodder.
Exactly. And apparently you're not alone. ;)
Filmmaker
09-26-05, 10:48 AM
Other than the C4 not disintegrating the entire plane, I was good to go. Hard for me to imagine what some of you guys want out of a thriller. :thumbsup: from me!
CaptainMarvel
09-26-05, 12:40 PM
Other than the C4 not disintegrating the entire plane, I was good to go. Hard for me to imagine what some of you guys want out of a thriller. :thumbsup: from me!
A kidnapping scheme that wouldn't have been ruined by one person noticing the damn girl and saying "yeah, I definitely saw them together," maybe?
The film was very tense and well done, but the plot was just totally ridiculous. Who's going to go to the trouble of concocting some elaborate kidnapping/murder scheme, then leave it 100% to chance that neither a single member of the flight crew nor a single passenger would remember the girl? Or leave it 100% to chance that Jodie Foster's character (who just lost a husband and is so wound up she's taking medication for anxiety) would fall asleep? If another passenger or crewmember saw the girl, or if Jodie's character never fell asleep or woke up unexpectedly, the entire plot elaborate plot fails. I can suspend disbelief just fine if the writers will give me something to work with, but that's just stupid.
Filmmaker
09-26-05, 01:00 PM
Fair enough, but it seemed clear to me that the director was subverted reality to a point to convey the message that nobody matters to anybody else. The whole "what makes you so important" motif. Yes, perhaps it suspends belief a bit tighter than can be comfortably swallowed, but sice it was at the behest of a moral/philosophical message and/or quandry, I forgive it, because it still leaves a thinking cineaste with something to mull over after the credits have rolled...
Dr. DVD
09-26-05, 02:07 PM
I saw this Saturday night and was entertained. I didn't feel like nitpicking at every small detail, but rather enjoyed the movie for what it was - mindless entertainment fodder.
Stuff like Van Helsing, The Mummy Movies, and Sahara are what I call mindless entertainment fodder, this was just stupidity. While I don't think you are one of them, there are those around here that will not nitpick a movie like this (that takes place in the "real" world) and call it mindless entertainment only, but tear other stuff a new one if it's on the same level in terms of stupidity but takes place in a more generic fantasy realm. Stupid double standards!
MiamiLoco
09-26-05, 02:09 PM
The part that none of the crew remembered her daughter didn't bother me as much. I mean, come on, there were 400 passangers in the plane, would YOU remember all of them? Also, the girl was really quiet, so she didn't really stand out. Also, IF she didn't really have a kid, like the crew said, then WHY did she get on the plane first?
Fok
09-26-05, 06:28 PM
guess I won't be seeing this one, probably watch it when its makes it run on TV.
Giles
09-26-05, 09:27 PM
well if the trailer hadn't given so much away I might have enjoyed it more.
Peep
09-30-05, 03:38 AM
The part that none of the crew remembered her daughter didn't bother me as much. I mean, come on, there were 400 passangers in the plane, would YOU remember all of them? Also, the girl was really quiet, so she didn't really stand out. Also, IF she didn't really have a kid, like the crew said, then WHY did she get on the plane first?
The point isn't that nobody remembered her! The point is that this whole, elaborate scheme depended IN ADVANCE on nobody remembering her. Somebody steps on my toe, I remember them. Somebody has a weird laugh, I remember them. Some hot chick has a kid with her, blocking out my moves, I remember her. :)
Oh, and Kyle and her kid were seated in a row with 3 seats. What was to keep a last-minute flyer from taking seat 3?!?
happyblue
09-30-05, 06:25 PM
If someone does remember the little girl, the scheme is foiled, but wouldn't the bad guys would still be in the clear? They can still say she wondered off somewhere.
Stuff like Van Helsing, The Mummy Movies, and Sahara are what I call mindless entertainment fodder, this was just stupidity.Flightplan is mindless entertainment fodder the same way a Bruce Willis or Ah-nold feature is. A step down for Foster, sure, but adequate enough to fill the "mindless" blockbuster of the month role. Transporter 2 was so disappointing.
SpaceBoy
10-02-05, 12:30 PM
I saw this Sat night with my wife. We thought it was pretty good, I mean it was pretty mindless, and had lots of plot holes, but seemed rather entertaining to us. I can see all the negatives being listed, they just didn't ruin the movie for me though.
We saw it at a packed theatre, and heard clapping a few times, including when it was over, so I assume others must be liking it fairly well.
maingon
10-04-05, 12:03 PM
Also, I was very surprised to see Erika Christensen on talk shows, promoting this movie. I think she was in it for about 5 minutes - playing one of a handful of flight attendants. And she doesn't even have the meatiest flight attendant role!
because shes pretty hot, and sex sells.
anyways I went to go see Into the blue, but looked at the wrong theater on yahoo movies so i went at the wrong time, then i thought of seeing serenity again but movie already started so i seen this movie.
I was entertained during most of the movie but when it all ended i didnt care for the movie. the beginning was pretty cool with the plane. but the director always did had the camera swinging around the characters face and i hated that. The ending was pretty dumb didnt care for how it all turned out. and not much suspense
I liked Red Eye much much more.
i would give this a 4.5/10
H8nXTC
10-05-05, 02:36 PM
How does the daughter sleep through the whole thing, sleeping on cold metal, turbulence, explosion and all? Did I miss something?
And then wakes up just at the end?
matome
10-05-05, 03:22 PM
I believe she was drugged.
Giantrobo
10-06-05, 04:59 AM
Saw it tonight and I was thouroughly entertained. To be honest, I was on the edge of my seat and that was pretty cool. Sure, there were some "WTF? moments" but it was still fun.
I had avoided any potential spoilers and for some reason before seeing this movie I really thought... this was going to be some kind of Supernatural thriller like The Sixth Sense or The Others with Foster realizing she was dead or her daughter was dead or some shit like that. The movie even started out like it was going in that direction. To be hoenst, I was kinda bummed when it didn't turn out that way. LOL!
But like I said, I had fun and that's the important thing.
Giantrobo
10-06-05, 05:06 AM
Skeleton Key spoiler....
I was surprised Peter Saarsgard allowed himself to play a villain again so soon after Skeleton Key.
Darn you! :p
LiquidSky
10-10-05, 08:25 AM
Grade: Foster's performance: A, Film: C+
atari2600
10-17-05, 01:28 PM
Looks like a rehash of a lot of movies. Someone important mysteriously goes missing and protaganist is confused for awhile. Other people think that the protaganist is going crazy but in the end she isn't going crazy and there was some conspiracy against her. Usually a main charactor that you thought was good turns out to be behind it all.
I won't be seeing it anytime soon but someone tell me if I'm right.
wow. nice. almost perfect.
Jack Straw
11-26-06, 01:41 PM
I'm not sure if it's considered over-analyzing to be staggered by the ridiculousness of a plot contrivance that counts on not a single person making eye contact with a little girl on the plane. It's just outright stupid. Small screwups here and there (of which there were plenty) are OK, but that was the fundamental cornerstone of the whole movie! Just watched the movie last night on DVD. I'll also pile on to the above poster's points a seemingly unrelated/unaffiliated man getting up and snatching a girl, grabbing her bag from the overhead bin, while no one else (including the mother) observing, witnessing, or being able to recall later on what happened? Plus how was a stewardess able to falsify records indicating her daughter had been killed with her husband, as well as remove her daughter from the passenger manifest? Lame!
Jack Straw
11-26-06, 01:54 PM
The point isn't that nobody remembered her! The point is that this whole, elaborate scheme depended IN ADVANCE on nobody remembering her. Somebody steps on my toe, I remember them. Somebody has a weird laugh, I remember them. Some hot chick has a kid with her, blocking out my moves, I remember her. :)
Oh, and Kyle and her kid were seated in a row with 3 seats. What was to keep a last-minute flyer from taking seat 3?!? Exactly. It's like the writers were too stupid to see these obvious plot holes or were just too lazy to plug them up.
hapgilmore
09-08-08, 01:58 PM
Saw this a couple days ago...wow what a piece of s***.
^ Those plot holes are exactly why this movie sucks. Really, really dumb story, just does not work at all. I liked some of the camerawork, but other than that, just terrible.
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