CaptainMarvel

I guess I'm stupid or maybe I missed something when I stepped out to use the restroom, but:

darkside

Agree that might have made a boring and predictable movie at least worth it in the end.

I have to go on the hated it side especially since

toddly6666

They briefly made that point in the movie though, which was good. I think that's the first time that I've seen a movie acknowledge the damage or self-fullfilling prophecies that the bible could bring to the world.

SuckaMC

First of all, I laugh at all the people who are pissed at what this ends up being about. It seems the last pro-Christian movie to come along was The Passion, so cram it. Let us have our movie once every 10 years, y'all can treat it as fiction.

Regarding the movie itself:

superdeluxe

toddly6666

wlmowery

Overall, I enjoyed Eli. I give it a solid B as some scenes did drag on a bit.

Artman

Another case of style over substance I'm afraid. There just wasn't a lot to care about really... everyone was reasonably fine but I guess I was just hoping for something a little more. I was dissapointed to see the book placed next to all the other books at the end, as if there were any comparison... kinda made the whole thing self-defeating and pointless. Between T4, The Road and now this... I've had my fill of apocalyptic movies for awhile.

Artman

I'm afraid I can't quite go along with it being a pro-Christian movie... tho it did have some decent spiritual themes, which I always like to see. I'm not quite as cynical with regards to movies being pro or anti this or that... I find a lot to agree with and disagree with in movies, keeps em interesting.

RichC2

I didn't care for this movie. It had some great ideas and wasted them, and once they hit the road the movie grinds to a halt.

I was kind of hoping .

islandclaws

I thought this was a good, not great, movie. I do have a hard time buying some of Denzel's abilities when he's apparently blind, but I guess you can just write it off as his being a prophet and having some enhanced natural senses. He certinaly did kick an unholy amount of ass, which was awesome.

The thing that bothered me more than anything was that we're in a ravaged, post-apocalypse and yet Mila Kunis looks like she just walked out of a Pantene commercial with her silky hair and perfect makeup.

Oldman was solid, but I thought he'd be a little more crazy.

The reveal of the book didn't surprise me at all, although my friend and I commented on how, now that there's a Bible back in humans' hands, the cycle will start all over again. Eli was delivering the same thing that caused all the chaos in the first place.

Loved the cinematography. It prob could have been cut by about 15 min, but nothing really dragged the film down.

I'd give it a 84/100.

Dr Mabuse

Just finished it.

I really liked the film.

Great way for the Hughes Brothers to return to directing.

LosingMyMind

Wish I could see this, but I hate Denzel Washington.

RichC2

Then you don't wish you could see this, you wish you could recast it.

LosingMyMind

True

bootsy

This is pretty harsh to say you hate somebody. I don't get how people can hate someone they don't know.

Solid Snake

Would it be better phrased you hate his acting maybe? I mean, I don't hate Megan Fox but I don't think her acting's amazing of course......that's not why they cast her but still.

LosingMyMind

Just hate his acting. Probably the only big name actor that I can't stand to watch.

maingon

Finally got around to see this tonight and I really liked it. It wasn't great but I was entertained through out it and Thought Denzel and Mila Kunis did a good job. Mila Kunis needs to be in more movies she is beautiful.

I liked the ending though I didnt 100% buy Mila Kunis's characters choice at the end though. The one thing I didnt like is the look of the movie. some of the town stuff and some scenes made it feel like a low budget cheap movie. I dont like when they have the clouds moving fast as they did hear. and limited color palette didnt do much for me. The world was alittle to Baron.

but overall I really liked the movie and love seeing Mila Kunis 8/10

Dr Mabuse

I'm just surprised a movie with such mature themes on spirituality, the bible, and religion was given an A budget and such a good cast.

The longer I've thought about the film the more I've come to appreciate it.

Great movie.

wlmowery

Someone missed the reveal....

Indy Jones Fan

...or didn't even see the movie. Let's not feed the troll.

RichC2

It was an adult movie but the entire story was so "safe" that it felt like a copout.

Then again, the reason it likely got funding was because it played it safe from beginning to end, this was also its downfall.

maingon

I dont know about the budget, Money looks to go to Denzel, cause I thought the movie looked cheap in some scenes. it was one of the problems I had with it. The quick moving sky looked cheap to me and some of the wide shots of the town didnt look very good. But the movie was pretty good. I just didnt care for the look and color palette used.

Dr Mabuse

It got the 80 million dollar budget mostly because it was Denzel's baby I guess, he was the producer.

80 million is an A list budget, nothing extreme in today's 'Transformers' and 'Avatar'-sized budgets, but $80 million is an A budget.

The movie played it straight, that's the way I would describe it. It wasn't a run of the mill 'look at those despicable Christians' movie that is the bulk of religion in Hollywood, nor was it a syrupy sweet 'only the religious are pure' puff piece either.

Without spoiling anything I can say the film deals powerfully with how 'religion' -the bible- is used by evil men to destroy lives, manipulate people, wreak havoc, and bring about apocalypse. But the bible is also a powerful book that holds the key to simple morality, and truth, and will call good things out of people they themselves may not know are in them. It will inspire men to do great things and sacrifice for it. Basically God's power comes from 'the words in that book', but men can shape that power in many ways on this earth for good or evil.

This, firstly, may the thing I respect the most about the film. This is a comparatively mature film about the bible and its impact on mankind. The simple fact is most of that impact is clever and/or outright evil men using the bible to lead people around by their noses, all to get power and money. This is much of the world of religion today, it was much of the religion of any time in the past. This film is not pablum on that topic. It's also about faith and the cost of having real faith.

I also like the way the Hughes Brothers are completely ambiguous about