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Old 10-26-04 | 09:56 PM
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Just saw this trailer on the apple site and thought I'd share

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/hi...ler_large.html

Looks really creepy and it's got little girl extraordinaire Dakota Fanning and Mr. DeNiro too. Hope it's good.
Old 10-26-04 | 11:22 PM
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Looks good but where's Alex Cross?
Old 10-27-04 | 08:31 AM
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I saw this trailer when I went to see The Grudge. Looks so-so, IMO.
Old 01-25-05 | 09:49 PM
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I saw an advanced screening of this tonight. Not bad, but not great either. I would have waited for a rental if it wasn't free.

That said, Fanning is great as usual and Deniro redeems himself for some of the lame comedies he's done as of late.

What held it back (warning: spoils the ending!):
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This movie once agains recycles the lame "twist" of the killer (Deniro) being the protagonist and a schizophrenic that was seen in Secret Window last year, and Identity the year before, and Fight Club before that. I would have preferred just a straight up supernatural element than what they went with.
Old 01-25-05 | 10:05 PM
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I saw an advanced screening of this tonight. Not bad, but not great either. I would have waited for a rental if it wasn't free.

That said, Fanning is great as usual and Deniro redeems himself for some of the lame comedies he's done as of late.

What held it back (warning: spoils the ending!):
Spoiler:
This movie once agains recycles the lame "twist" of the killer (Deniro) being the protagonist and a schizophrenic that was seen in Secret Window last year, and Identity the year before, and Fight Club before that. I would have preferred just a straight up supernatural element than what they went with.

Wow. I almost nailed that ending. I had predicted that
Spoiler:
Dakota Fanning's character was actually the one who was schizo.
Old 01-25-05 | 10:28 PM
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Wow. I almost nailed that ending. I had predicted that
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Dakota Fanning's character was actually the one who was schizo.
That would have been too obvious.
Old 01-25-05 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by NitroJMS
I saw an advanced screening of this tonight. Not bad, but not great either. I would have waited for a rental if it wasn't free.

That said, Fanning is great as usual
I respectfully disagree on the Fanning part. She's too rehearsed to be effective like the film needs her to be.

SEEK is a fairly drab and lifeless thriller. If there wasn't a film made last year with the exact same ending, it would appear more fresh. It's funny how Fox is reduced to publicity stunts now to get people to see this.

But that's what you get when you keep hiring the director of SWIMFAN.
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Originally Posted by NitroJMS
That said, Fanning is great as usual and Deniro redeems himself for some of the lame comedies he's done as of late.
redeems himself... LOL. there's no need for him to 'redeem' himself for anything. just because you didn't like meet the fockers means he needed any kind of redemption.
Old 01-26-05 | 09:00 AM
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I just find it ridiculous that Fanning gets a mention in the trailer, but not Shue.
Old 01-26-05 | 09:15 AM
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I find the trailer really annoying, I'll see it on video, but I wont waste my money on this even at matinee price.
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Originally Posted by Geofferson
I just find it ridiculous that Fanning gets a mention in the trailer, but not Shue.

Shue has a pretty small part. But I get what you're saying...
Old 01-27-05 | 08:54 AM
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Saw a new commercial for this last night and you know it's not good when they quote words that praise it...such as "chilling", "brilliant" etc...yet don't mention the source.
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I saw a commercial for this tonight that runined the twist.
Spoiler:
The ad shows Robert DeNiro with a knife and a demented look on his face, with a voice over saying how his performance is chilling and shocking.
Old 01-27-05 | 08:05 PM
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http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/mo...hide_seek.html

Berardinelli pwned it.

Says Fanning was good though.
Old 01-27-05 | 08:38 PM
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I wonder if Fanning will continue to make movies when she is an adult?
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I wonder if Fanning will continue to make movies when she is an adult?
If she doesnt, atleast she can say shes worked with some of the best:

Sean Penn (I Am Sam)
Denzel Washington (Man on Fire)
Robert DeNiro (Hide and Seek)
and next with Tom Cruise (War of the Worlds)
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Looks like this one has a 32% on the tomatometer as of right now, but there aren't a ton of reviews. I was kind of hoping this would be good, because DeNiro can be such a great actor and its been a while since there was an R rated horror film out.
Old 01-27-05 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by thegame370
If she doesnt, atleast she can say shes worked with some of the best:

Sean Penn (I Am Sam)
Denzel Washington (Man on Fire)
Robert DeNiro (Hide and Seek)
and next with Tom Cruise (War of the Worlds)
I can't believe you left out Matt LeBlanc.
Old 01-27-05 | 09:44 PM
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Old 01-27-05 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr. DVD
I wonder if Fanning will continue to make movies when she is an adult?
I hope not.
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I hope not.
Die.
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I saw a pre-screening of this tonight and was bored to death. The first 3/4 of the movie is soooooo slow.

I give this movie 1 star out of 4. I would've been pissed if I actually paid to see this.

The only highlights were Elisabeth Shue & Famke....not their acting, but just cuz they're eye candy
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Die.
She's the second coming of Macaulay Culkin: stiff, over-polished, and trying to conjure adult emotions when her range of life are ponies and trust funds.

Child actors should just be child actors. It drives me nuts when they achieve a certain amount of success, and suddenly they think they have "craft."

Fanning isn't a bad actress, but she's entering that moment in her career when Hollywood is hiring her a bit too much becuase they're too lazy to find other child actors.

It happened to Culkin. Look at him now! He's awful.

If it were up to me, kids would only act once or twice, then move on. Agents and parents ruin that natural spark.
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Anyone see the new TV Spot for this movie? Totally spoils the movie. I was quite shocked, I hadn't even seen the movie but could tell the commercial spoiled it. Pathetic marketing techniques.
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
Anyone see the new TV Spot for this movie? Totally spoils the movie. I was quite shocked, I hadn't even seen the movie but could tell the commercial spoiled it. Pathetic marketing techniques.
Yep, the twist is out since the new ad is basically the last 15 minutes of the film.


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