They should put "Don't Fuck With Foster" on the one-sheet. :)
KillerCannibal
06-01-07, 03:30 PM
Looks interesting. I'm a major fan of Bronson and revenge flicks, so this could be one to watch for. Although something tells me they're going to focus more on emotion and less on Bronson-like asskickery.
enrage
06-01-07, 03:38 PM
Music in the Trailer was from Mogwai and the song was Auto Rock.
Tarantino
06-01-07, 04:38 PM
Hmm...looks good.
= J
Maxflier
06-01-07, 04:50 PM
I don't care much for Jodie Foster, but this movie does look pretty good.
GreenVulture
06-01-07, 04:52 PM
...in "The Brave One" directed by Neil Jordan (Interview with a Vampire, Crying Game).
Sold.
The Bus
06-01-07, 06:26 PM
You had me at Naveen Andrews.
September is looking mighty good.
jfoobar
06-01-07, 06:48 PM
Sheesh, you would think that movie characters would have learned how dangerous pedestrian tunnels are by now.
The name "Neil Jordan" does give me more confidence than I would have had from the trailer alone.
Brent L
06-01-07, 06:50 PM
I agree with what Alex Billington said about the trailer on that site:
However this new trailer is one of the best trailers I've seen in a long time, even better than the Transformers one or We Own the Night - it's incredibly well put together and just builds up the intensity and explains just enough of the story to get you interested in seeing it. The editing is fantastic and the musical choices are amazing, too. The film itself looks incredible, and Jodie Foster with a short cut looks rather intriguing, too.
Dr. DVD
06-01-07, 07:04 PM
Loved the "I want my dog back," line. This has some promise, as we seldom see a movie with a woman vigilante anymore. I also predict that Foster's name attached alone will get this film a big opening from the older crowd of movie goers. They tend to watch anything she does.
mickey65
06-01-07, 08:04 PM
That one does look good. Finally a movie Jodie does without having to rescue her kid!
Altho it is hard to take her seriously as a hetero woman with these "love story" themed movies - since it's know she's Gay!
Li
06-01-07, 09:45 PM
I don't know, I really like Jodie Foster, but this one doesn't look so good to me. I almost feel like I've "been there, done that" for some reason.
Artman
06-01-07, 10:07 PM
Meh.. I'm sure it'll be a good film, just not one I'm interested in.
Charlie Goose
06-02-07, 12:37 AM
Jodie Foster is one of the few actresses...excuse me, female actors, that can get me to the theater no questions asked.
wildcatlh
06-02-07, 09:02 AM
Looks good. I'll be seeing it.
stingermck
06-02-07, 09:06 AM
Trailer looks good, but after watching it last night, It made me want to watch Death Wish. The Subway scene is right out of DW1.
B.A.
06-02-07, 09:54 AM
yes, please.
Thanks for the linky. :beer:
eXcentris
06-02-07, 05:55 PM
Looks good, but I'm more curious to see how Jodie Foster will do playing Leni Riefenstahl.
scott1598
06-02-07, 06:04 PM
looks good, but the references to "The Bride" in KB or "Dirty Harry" i think is very mis-leading.
Chuck Taylor
06-02-07, 08:12 PM
it looks very predictable...
reubs82
06-02-07, 11:42 PM
unless she's actually in a coma the whole time and none of this actually happens....
fmian
06-03-07, 05:25 AM
I really hope they push it to the limit and have her go nuts, like Patrick Bateman nuts, but killing bad people instead of innocents.
Out of Bounds
08-02-07, 03:55 AM
Looks like a lame retooling of Death Wish to me. I'll probably skip it.
Seantn
08-02-07, 04:29 AM
Say it a 4th time, I don't think you got your point across.
thegame370
08-02-07, 04:40 AM
The real Sayid would of wasted those guys quick.....
Charlie Goose
08-02-07, 10:00 AM
Say it a 4th time, I don't think you got your point across.
Is it a reboot or a retooling? Dammit, I still don't have enough info!
Zen Peckinpah
08-02-07, 10:32 AM
The real Sayid would of wasted those guys quick.....
Well, his head sure exploded real good in Grindhouse, so...
Out of Bounds
08-02-07, 01:57 PM
Say it a 4th time, I don't think you got your point across.
It's not my fault that the forum isn't working right.
woofman
08-02-07, 07:39 PM
Jodie Foster is one of the few actresses...excuse me, female actors, that can get me to the theater no questions asked.
Ditto.
polietilen
08-02-07, 10:36 PM
I hope the movie isn't half as heavyhanded as that trailer.
PopcornTreeCt
08-02-07, 11:04 PM
The real Sayid would of wasted those guys quick.....
The real Sayid got his ass handed to him by the others!
Checked out the trailer, I think Tarantino is onto something. These movies can only work as grandiose spectacles of violence. Sorry, but there's no "emotion" there in a revenge flick if there was, well it wouldn't be a revenge flick.
Altho it is hard to take her seriously as a hetero woman with these "love story" themed movies - since it's know she's Gay!
Why? Foster is an excellent actress. I've never found her to be overly butch and she's always been very quiet about her private life.
http://i17.tinypic.com/6cr7i54.jpg
Giles
08-21-07, 10:55 AM
I don't know, I really like Jodie Foster, but this one doesn't look so good to me. I almost feel like I've "been there, done that" for some reason.
yes, it was called Ms. 45
nateman
08-21-07, 02:08 PM
I saw the trailer for this on the 300 DVD & I’m actually looking forward to checking this movie out on DVD. Even through Jodie Foster has been in a few flops, she’s also been in some really good films & she’s cute. It’s nice too see that Sayid found some work after he got off the island.
I was thinking the same thing. Who kicks someone's ass then keeps their dog? That is a new low. I will probably go see it, I like Jodie Foster.
onebyone
08-21-07, 05:52 PM
I think it looks really good. Of course, I love Foster and am probably biased, but I will be buying a ticket that's for sure.
pcdoctor
08-22-07, 05:30 AM
Looks interesting.
Zodiac_Speaking
08-22-07, 09:17 AM
I'm hoping Jordan explores the idea of revenge and the toll, etc. Cuz with this and "Death Sentence" playing back to back in front of "Invasion" most people probably thought they both were cheesy revenge movies.
Granted "Brave One" looks more thoughtful than the pure pulp action of "DS" but I hoping this will be good. It should looks it, even though that "Grindhouse" guy looks out of place as Jodie's b/f.
MoviePage
08-22-07, 09:47 AM
Neil Jordan + Jodie Foster + Terrence Howard = yes please!
The Bus
08-22-07, 11:29 AM
Altho it is hard to take her seriously as a hetero woman with these "love story" themed movies - since it's know she's Gay!
Well, it may surprise you, but Jodie Foster was not an actual child prostitute. She was also not an FBI investigator that works in behavioral science.
Neither of these facts prevent me from enjoying Taxi Driver or Silence of the Lambs.
Doc MacGyver
08-22-07, 02:20 PM
Well, it may surprise you, but Jodie Foster was not an actual child prostitute. She was also not an FBI investigator that works in behavioral science.
Neither of these facts prevent me from enjoying Taxi Driver or Silence of the Lambs.
:rock2: Well said.
-Doc
LiquidSky
08-22-07, 02:36 PM
http://i14.tinypic.com/63ja0kk.jpg
http://i13.tinypic.com/4lon7na.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/6argj1w.jpg
PopcornTreeCt
08-22-07, 06:56 PM
Let's please refrain from throwing around movies like Taxi Driver and The Silence of the Lambs in this thread. Thank you.
Giles
08-22-07, 11:16 PM
Let's please refrain from throwing around movies like Taxi Driver and The Silence of the Lambs in this thread. Thank you.
why?
PopcornTreeCt
08-22-07, 11:28 PM
Because Taxi Driver and The Silence of the Lambs are top notch greatness and this movie has yet to prove itself. The way I interpreted the quote was that it was insinuating a comparison. :)
True_Story1011
08-23-07, 11:15 PM
That one does look good. Finally a movie Jodie does without having to rescue her kid!
Altho it is hard to take her seriously as a hetero woman with these "love story" themed movies - since it's know she's Gay!
The funny thing about this, I have argued for years that I thought she was gay - I've got all my friends thinking I'm nuts.
But than again, I also though Hugh Jackman was gay also - COMEON! Who takes their mom to the Acadamy Awards!! lol
Then I noticed he was married.
rotfl
I've been known to be wrong before
OutRun2
09-09-07, 02:52 AM
It’s nice too see that Sayid found some work after he got off the island.
Dude can you like, spoiler tag that shit next time, please? I haven't seen season 3 yet.
And Jodie Foster's not gay. I know because:
I slept with her
nateman
09-09-07, 10:53 AM
Dude can you like, spoiler tag that shit next time, please? I haven't seen season 3 yet.
And Jodie Foster's not gay. I know because:
I slept with her
Sorry, it’s fixed. I usually try to careful with not spoiling anything for someone, my bad.
wmansir
09-09-07, 02:42 PM
Loved the "I want my dog back," line.
Some people are so unsophisticated. :rolleyes:
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: There's a rallying moment in The Brave One when you stick a gun in a bad guy's face and say, ''I want my dog back.'' How are you going to feel about the audience cheering on your character as she starts hunting people down?
JODIE FOSTER: It's shameful, but that's human and that's who we are as human beings. There will be unsophisticated people who see a sophisticated movie. Just like there were in The Accused. And thank God I only went to one screening of that movie with an audience. ... They cheered the rape. It was awful. And that wasn't an isolated event. It happened all over the country. But I don't think you can legislate your audience. If you're going to make a movie that explores dramatic violence, do you change it because you're worried that people aren't going to take it properly?
Cheer any rapes lately Dr. D? ;)
Entertainment Weekly interview (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20051361_20051365_20054140,00.html).There's also this gem:
What do you think is the larger social commentary of The Brave One, which in some ways plays as a straight-up Dirty Harry revenge movie?
Here's my commentary: I don't believe that any gun should be in the hand of a thinking, feeling, breathing human being. Americans are by nature filled with rage-slash-fear. And guns are a huge part of our culture. I know I'm crazy because I'm only supposed to say that in Europe. But violence corrupts absolutely.
(mild spoiler)By the end of this, her transformation is complete. ''F--- all of you, now I'm just going to kill people with my bare hands.''
Artman
09-09-07, 11:15 PM
Heh, I was wondering if her comments would make their way here. Anyone hear her painful rendition of eminem's lose yourself? Like most actors, I'll try and forget about the actual person and just enjoy their work. (though it's easier for some than others)
Still, I wonder what the actual message will be for this film. Will she be right in taking matters into her own hands or will she be remorseful about them? Curious to see what you all have to think, I don't plan on catching this one in theaters.
scott1598
09-14-07, 06:25 PM
i saw this today. not bad, but i thought it would be a more seering and controversial. it was kinda typical revenge saga, more on a realistic level. i didn't like the end however and thought it was a huge cop out!
Howard's character was so morally righteous through the whole movie that i really thought she would get arrested and thus be a switch from the typical "they get away with it" vigilante drama.
all in all, not bad for an outing, just wish there was more.
DJariya
09-14-07, 07:11 PM
I saw it this afternoon and enjoyed it. Foster is as solid as usual. Erica Bain is no Paul Kersey, but she did kick some serious ass.
Good performances overall.
B+
Daytripper
09-14-07, 08:02 PM
Holy shit. I've never seen reviews drop for a movie like this....ever. It was at 100% on RT for a few days (sure, only had about 10). Then something like 83%. Now it's at 44%. I love Foster, Terrence Howard and Neil Jordan, so I'm all over this.
OutRun2
09-15-07, 05:10 AM
Holy shit. I've never seen reviews drop for a movie like this....ever. It was at 100% on RT for a few days (sure, only had about 10). Then something like 83%. Now it's at 44%. I love Foster, Terrence Howard and Neil Jordan, so I'm all over this.
Why are the reviews dropping?
scott1598
09-15-07, 08:35 AM
Why are the reviews dropping?
perhaps some people don't like it ;)
big whoppa
09-15-07, 11:39 AM
I saw it last night. I thought it was OK. The 2 hours kind of flew by. No chemistry with her husband (the actor on the TV show, Lost?) I thought it was just too coincidental that she was in one crime after another. The audience I sat with were applauding the outcome of the subway scene as well as the scene where she seeks revenge. It surprised me and kind of shocked me. I couldn't help but to think the criminals' races were possibly a factor in the applause.
The ending did surprise me though. This is a movie that lets you decide how you feel about innocent people who fight back. Was she at peace at the end? No one will know.
The audience were given a survey for this movie. First time I was asked for my opinion (in the form of a survey) of a movie.
wm lopez
09-15-07, 11:49 AM
I saw it last night. I thought it was OK. The 2 hours kind of flew by. I thought it was just too coincidental that she was in one crime after another. The audience I sat with were applauding the outcome of the subway scene as well as the scene where she seeks revenge. I couldn't help but to think the criminals' races were possibly a factor in the applause. The ending did surprise me though. This is a movie that lets you decide how you feel about innocent people who fight back. Was she at peace at the end? No one will know.
The audience were given a survey for this movie. First time I was asked for my opinion (in the form of a survey) of a movie.
In the begining of the movie I thought what no blacks as thugs?
Is this going to be a p.c. movie , because Jodie Foster a hard core liberal is in it?
But the movie does have black, white & hispanic thugs.
The movie is more DEATH WISH than DIRTY HARRY as the thread says.
It was a good movie.
I was thinking when Jodie Foster gotthis script she should have thought this movie could pass as TAXI DRIVER 2. The cop could have been replaced by Travis Bickel.
onebyone
09-15-07, 06:09 PM
I enjoyed this movie a lot. I think the script wasn't the greatest thing in the world, but the subtle direction and the acting skills of the two leads really sold it to me. Jodie Foster and Terrence Howard had really good chemistry together. This was a great movie going experience to be sure.
That Jodie Foster.. if she plays her cards right may just have a career in the acting business.
Patman
09-15-07, 07:48 PM
Overall, the film plays a little too mundane in terms of pacing, but a good character-driven film nonetheless. Jodie Foster is probably a shoo-in for a Best Actress AA nomination with her taut performance as Erica Bain, a radio show personality, who is a victim of a vicious assault in Central Park, and her fiance doesn't survive the assault, leaving Erica to deal the aftermath of such a life-changing event.
While Foster's performance is first-rate, the script plays it a little too cute and close to the vest with the relationship that develops between Erica and Det. Mercer, played by Terrance Howard who is up to the task of playing against Foster, as he investigates a few acts of vigilante justice (by Erica).
The conclusion plays a little too straight, offering less in surprise, and stays with a somewhat cathartic resolution that doesn't quite satisfy, and keeps with the theme of tragedy unable to provide a complete catalyst to the inner pain and turmoil Erica suffers, leaving an indelible mark on her psyche and sense of justice, pushing her boundaries of acceptable response to a world where a precious relationship could be undone in a split second, leaving a hole in one's heart that's unable to be filled by conventional means.
I give this film 2.75 stars or a grade of B-.
Finisher
09-16-07, 12:22 AM
Foster's character is basically a female Travis Bickle, albeit smarter. Very sympathetic despite her actions.
Nice use of Sarah McLaghlan's "Answer."
Neil Jordan is a solid helmer and Philippe Rousselot is a strong cinematographer but The Brave One just doesn't quite hit the mark. Mainly, I think, it's because the love between Foster and Naveen Andrews is so thinly sketched.
big whoppa
09-16-07, 03:24 AM
I overheard some guy in the audience saying their had to be an alternate ending because he didn't like how the movie ended.
Patman
09-16-07, 09:30 AM
Nice use of Sarah Mclaughlin's "Answer."
Getting to hear Sarah McLachlan's "The Answer" in a nice theatrical sound setup was a nice bonus. That's a luscious song.
mickey65
09-16-07, 10:12 AM
No chemistry with her husband (the actor on the TV show, Lost?)
That doesn't surprise me. Jodie Foster is a lesbian in real life. Can you name ONE movie she was in where she had a love interest that she had real "chemistry" with. I can't!
Jaymole
09-17-07, 08:26 AM
Saw this on Friday and I liked the film overall, especially the performances by Foster & Howard.
My 2 problems with the movie are Foster's too easy descent into a vigilante (just one frustrated trip to the police waiting room and she turns) and the strain on credibility of her facing three crimes in a short period of time.
And the movie definitely plays like a female "Death Wish", especially the first part of the film.
mickey65
09-17-07, 12:43 PM
I went and saw this yesterday and can't say enough about how good of a movie it was and Jodie better win the Oscar for this one!
This is her best one since Silence of the Lambs - IMO.
She seems to do real well in a role where she is by herself - not rescuing or protecting a kid or dealing with other leads.
I really enjoyed the premise of the movie, and yeah, while some of this movie was a bit far-fetched, it is after all, based on fiction and purely for entertainment and I thought it was well-done.
I already spotted a few scenes in the movie that I could see deleted scenes being on the DVD (hopefully!).
I'm really looking forward to when the DVD comes out and adding this one to my collection - and have fingers crossed for extras (mainly deleted scenes) on it!
Giles
09-17-07, 01:15 PM
granted the Uptown's presentations are inconsistent - V for Vendetta and Dreamgirls looked great - others like this one seemed quite lacking - granted the probable intended cinematography was a dark, green tinged film it looked bad on a really big screen as the Uptown's. However, the soundmix was quite impressive. As for the film itself, I thought for the genre, it was pretty predictable. Not bad, but not great either.
Ginwen
09-17-07, 03:49 PM
My worst problem with this movie is that the ending really sold out Terence Howard's character. They said he had certain standards, and then at the end he totally went against them.
big whoppa
09-17-07, 05:14 PM
My worst problem with this movie is that the ending really sold out Terence Howard's character. They said he had certain standards, and then at the end he totally went against them.
Just goes to show you we don't live in a world that's either all black or all white.
JimRochester
09-17-07, 08:31 PM
I thought this was a very good movie movie, however it did lean more towards drama than a thriller or kickass revenge movie.
Agree the chemistry was lacking between the couple but I imagine that it was so the audience could believe there was something more developing between Howard and Foster.
PS; quite a few lesbians in the audience. I wonder why ;)
One of my favorite lines ever was in DW2
Paul Kersey to thug wearing a crucifix: You believe in Jesus?
Thug puts his hand on crucifix: Yes I do
Kersey: Well you're gonna meet him BOOM
mickey65
09-17-07, 11:01 PM
It was actually part comedy too, since T Howard's partner's cracks at the scenes of the crimes got a rise out of the audience I was sitting with. A few laughs here and there during the movie.
I didn't notice any other lesbians but myself at the theater I was at - but I live in Central Texas - outside of Austin, which may explain that!
JaxComet
09-20-07, 01:23 PM
I was thinking the same thing as this review comment....
"One has to wonder, though, how a woman who has lived in New York City for any length of time has avoided any semblance of crime for so long, yet runs into instance after instance in quick succession."
JimRochester
09-20-07, 01:59 PM
Maybe she didn't totally avoid it. In the old days she would have gotten off the subway. They needed to show her looking for trouble
matrixrok9
09-21-07, 05:07 AM
I was thinking the same thing as this review comment....
"One has to wonder, though, how a woman who has lived in New York City for any length of time has avoided any semblance of crime for so long, yet runs into instance after instance in quick succession."
This might be far fetched but it could be that she was still in a coma and everything after the first attack was a dream/nightmare. The way she was put in those situations seemed pretty far fetched.
If it wasn't a dream, I would have preferred that Erica died at the end. For me, she should have shot the thug and Howard also shoots and kills her. That way, the movie ends in a note telling the audience that revenge/grudge will put an end to your life(symbolically or literally) and that there are still good guys in this violent world we live in.
Trevor
09-22-07, 01:56 AM
Just saw it, too tired to be all that coherent.
I don't think I liked it that much. It wasn't bad, but I don't see how anyone would want to watch it more than once. It brings nothing new to the vigilante genre imo.
And Jodie just played the same character she always plays. Good, but Oscar?
Tarantino
02-17-08, 02:41 AM
Saw it today. Honestly, I can't believe anyone liked this movie. It was horrible.
My friend and I watched it and laughed along with the horrible plot. The scene where the girl text messages Jodie the video of her and her husband being beaten? We laughed out loud. Come on...the girl had a copy? On her cell phone? And just decided to text message it to her?
Out of all of the cops and detectives in New York, Terrance Howard just happens to be the same cop called to every scene of every murder? Okay.
Jodie Foster goes into the police station and says "I'd like to report a murder." Cop says..."what's the name?"..."Erica Bain."...(cop looks it up)..."Nope, not in here!"..."It should be...just kidding, nevermind, I'm going to leave now". The cop lets her leave like..."Okay, see ya!". Fucking ridiculous.
You guys seriously saw past all of this shit?
From me, it gets an 'F'.
= J
stingermck
02-17-08, 09:22 AM
I really liked it. She was just so damn cold in her killings. No pause, or talking, just BAM. I enjoyed it more that Death Sentence. Kevin Bacon's character could've taken notes from her, rather than being a pussy for 90% of the movie.
Michael Corvin
05-01-08, 09:21 AM
Finally watched this last night and really enjoyed it. I too thought the ending was kind of a cop-out. The way the movie is set up though, you couldn't have a happy ending and the only other way would be a complete downer(i.e. if Mercer did the right thing). I really enjoyed Foster, she was so cold and calculated. I didn't have a problem with her relationship with Naveen Andrews either. He was only in a couple scenes so there wasn't much time for them to get much going anyway.
I was wondering how the original mugging could be pulled off so effective since we are used to Naveen kicking so much ass as Sayid, but it was a damn brutal and very effective scene.
I never thought it was coincidental that she was running into so many crimes. It seemed the first at the convenient store could have been, but after that she went looking for trouble. I thought they made that fairly clear with her measuring the decibel levels of various parts of town. Parts of town where a gunshot could be easily disguised. To that end, the film gave me an Unbreakable vibe. Her slowly turning into a vigilante superhero set in the real world.
mmconhea
05-01-08, 10:35 AM
You guys seriously saw past all of this shit?
From me, it gets an 'F'.
= J
Same here. One of the worst movies I saw all year. Little to no action, horrible plot, pretty much every over-played cop-movie film cliche, and dialog no one would ever speak. My wife turned to me half-way through the film and asked "was this directed by NRA lawyers?"
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