Comments on: Surrogates Review

By: IntelliQ

IntelliQ — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:52:01 +0000

I just got around to watching this the other night, and coming here now to see what screenrant says about it.

I felt the same way – disconnected in such a way that I felt nothing for the operators. The director should have shot this from the persepctive of the operator 90% of the time, instead of the surrogates (in effect, making it a completely different movie, heh)

By: IntelliQ

IntelliQ — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:52:01 +0000

I just got around to watching this the other night, and coming here now to see what screenrant says about it.

By: JessSayin

JessSayin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:30:43 +0000

Saw it last night. Wish I had paid matinee pricing, or better yet rented it. (Buddy of mine just HAD to see it)

You hit the nail on the head Vic, 2.5 stars

They just haven’t perfected the face cg thing yet. Didn’t work at the end of X-Men Origins: Wolverine with Patrick Stewart and it didn’t work in this one. All the faces looked like any of Britney Spears album art or posters. (Thank you, Adobe!) Someday though..

And I didn’t like having everything explained to me at the start either, I HATE that. Bad lighting (too much, all the time) and poor editing didn’t help either.

By: DanLister

DanLister — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:09:55 +0000

And will they somehow work in that song from The Guild with lead vocals by Felicia Day, “Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNyg1ftMIU

By: shart_bite

shart_bite — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:44:55 +0000

I would’ve given it a 3.5. OK, but nothing to crap a brick about.

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:46:42 +0000

@M-Cat

Oh, I don’t know – I thought it was quite funny.

Vic

By: M-Cat

M-Cat — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:54:54 +0000

JessSaying
yeah I thought that was funny too. I liked him in those roles as well. He’s a good scientist I guess.

Vic

bad joke.

By: huntthejest

huntthejest — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:49:22 +0000

@Jordi: Gasp!! Don’t say those words around me! I’m at least 87% sure I didn’t know Bruce Willis was in that. I’ve avoided that film like the plague since my brother(an avid Tarantino fan) told me it stunk on ice. That being said, I am naming my first son Hudson Hawk. That’s right.

Sidenote: I was sorely dissappointed when Butterfinger was snubbed the Oscar nom that year. “Hey Coach, looks bad.”

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:54:26 +0000

So Joe, the only other movie you saw this summer was Transformers 2? (ZING!)

Vic

By: JessSayin

JessSayin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:45:44 +0000

I think it’s funny that actor James Cromwell was cast as the one who came up with the ‘first generation’ technology in this film when he was the actor who played Dr. Alfred Lanning who perfected the robot technology everyone was using in ‘I Robot’.

..and the actor who played Zephram Cochrane, who first used and perfected warp travel in Star Trek: First Contact.

By: Andy S

Andy S — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:49:37 +0000

I still might catch this, for the reason most everyone else stated: Bruce Willis is in it. Maybe a matinee on my day off in the middle of the week. My GF didn’t seem too interested in it, so midweek matinee it is!!

By: Ken J

Ken J — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:18:14 +0000

Surely not better than Star Trek????? *raises eyebrow*

By: Joe Zoch

Joe Zoch — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:56:55 +0000

I guess I’m in the minority and liked it much more than anyone else. In fact, I think it was the best movie (that I’ve seen) all summer. I’d give it at least 3 out of 5.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:36:37 +0000

@John

I enjoyed the movie, but I know it’s just because of Bruce Willis kicking ass, but thinking about the actual movie now, I can see that it wasn’t really a great movie. But I think 2.5-3 is around what I would give it too. I think it would depend on my mood which one I would give, 2.5 seems fair, 3 to add on the fact that Bruce Willis is in it, lol

By: John "Kahless" Taylor

John "Kahless" Taylor — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:08:51 +0000

Saw 2 movies this weekend: Surrogates and Pandorum (which I thought was crap). While I agree with Vic, I would probably give it an extra .5, making it 3 out of 5.

By: jordi

jordi — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:21:16 +0000

@huntthejest

What, even Planet Terror!?

By: The Screaming Viking » Blog Archive » Surrogates

The Screaming Viking » Blog Archive » Surrogates — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:54:06 +0000

[...] link Bruce Willis’ latest (semi-)action movie is Surrogates, a thought provoking look at the idea of taking our virtual/avatar online selves to a whole other level. In the film, it has been 14 years since Lionel Canter (James Cromwell) developed the first generation of a technology that allowed robots to be controlled completely via thought. We are briefly shown the stages of the development and integration of the technology over ensuing years, leading to present day (some time in the near future in the film). [...]

By: huntthejest

huntthejest — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:29:38 +0000

Just my two cents: So far, everything I’ve seen in the theater starring Bruce Willis has been worth the ticket price for me. He seems to be one of few actors that still actually reads the scripts for the projects he is doing. I’ll probably catch this one this coming weekend.

By: SK-47

SK-47 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:24:43 +0000

Saw the movie, it was pretty good for me. What I really enjoyed in the film was it’s subtle message about our obsession with vanity.
Staying young and looking pretty as opposed to accepting age.

By: allen

allen — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:46:54 +0000

I took my best friend to see it ’cause we are both Bruce Willis fans. And don’t get me wrong it was an alright movie. I will probably watch it again in another ten years. What I thought they did right was the beginning documentary on the surrogate tech evolution. Also I liked the Barbie doll look of the surrogates.

What they got wrong was the movie was too small, too few characters. I mean it was supposed to be a suspense thriller and with the limited amount of characters you already could guess who was the bad guy before the second half of the movie. I like it when a movie tries to give me a challenge and lets me work it out for myself. This movie did not do that even a little. Everything was cookie cutter plotted, and explained so my brain wasnt engaged at all.

This movie, had it been produced and directed like Minority Report, could have been a good scifi/commentary on the human condition, but instead was just another vehicle for Bruce that didnt fire on all engines, and ended up being another stale effort for everyone involved.

Btw my friend pointed out this movie would have been better if this had starred John McClane. Dont you agree?