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bif

(22,733 posts) Mon Sep 23, 2013, 09:09 PM Sep 2013

Sci-Fi Action buffs. "Equilibrium" was a fun movie.

I thought it was a pretty good movie, overall. Some of the Christian Bale fight scenes were a bit over the top. But, the movie was pretty well done. Interesting premise. Here's Netflix description:

In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with an emotion-suppressing drug, and "sense offenses" are punishable by death. When an enforcer skips a dose of the medication, it stirs in him a desire to revolt.

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Sci-Fi Action buffs. "Equilibrium" was a fun movie. (Original Post) bif Sep 2013 OP

I thought the strobe gunfight was brilliant NV Whino Sep 2013 #1

Yes, I have watched it more than once. BootinUp Sep 2013 #2

Ultraviolet, with Milla Jovovich, has similar fight scenes Babel_17 Sep 2013 #3

Here's my review and a trailer... bif Sep 2013 #4

Sounds like THX-1138 Chuck Smythe Nov 2013 #5

cool, must try it Oscarmonster13 Dec 2013 #6

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

1. I thought the strobe gunfight was brilliant

Reply to bif (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 09:12 PM

Sep 2013

And I'm not a Christian Bale fan.

BootinUp

(47,177 posts)

2. Yes, I have watched it more than once.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 10:33 PM

Sep 2013

I seem to like movies about dystopian futures, and the action in this movie was also fun.

Babel_17

(5,400 posts)

3. Ultraviolet, with Milla Jovovich, has similar fight scenes

Reply to bif (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2013, 11:52 PM

Sep 2013

It has the same director. I saw it at the theater and thought that with a bigger budget (lots of exposition was substituted for actual scenes) and a tighter script it would have been great. Ha, I later read a few reviewers that said the same thing.

It has some great moments and a great look and Milla is amazing.

Wimmer changed up the gun-kata a bit in Ulraviolet, IIRC he said he wanted Milla to use a more fluid style than Bale used.

Equilibrium click below is a spoiler.

Less so for the Ultraviolet clip

You have to be amazed at how Cameron Bright can have nearly the same role in this and the X-Men movie, and both released in the same year.

It's nice to see another fan of Equilibrium!

bif

(22,733 posts)

4. Here's my review and a trailer...

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sat Sep 28, 2013, 05:23 PM

Sep 2013

http://moviejunkiemark.blogspot.com

Chuck Smythe

(15 posts)

5. Sounds like THX-1138

Reply to bif (Original post)

Fri Nov 15, 2013, 05:41 AM

Nov 2013

"In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with an emotion-suppressing drug, and "sense offenses" are punishable by death. When an enforcer skips a dose of the medication, it stirs in him a desire to revolt."

Sounds like THX-1138.

Is everyone in this movie bald too?

Oscarmonster13

(209 posts)

6. cool, must try it

Reply to bif (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2013, 09:24 PM

Dec 2013

I have been watching a lot of dystopian future stuff lately too...must be the times we live in :/

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