Ultraviolet: Unrated Extended Cut (US - DVD R1)
Chris Gould checks out the forthcoming release of this futuristic vampire movie...
How do you make a ‘hit’ movie? Well, if the makers of the latest film to fall into my lap are to be believed, you simply take one incredibly hot ‘vampire’ chick, dress her up in a chameleon-like costume, arm her with a ton of high-tech weaponry, pit her against hoards of disposable enemies and then throw out anything resembling a coherent plot. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Ultraviolet has arrived.

Ultraviolet takes place in a futuristic world where mankind has managed to eradicate all but one disease—hemophegia. What started as a genetic experiment quickly mutated into an uncontrollable plague that spread throughout the world, infecting and transforming those it came into contact with into hemophages, genetically altered superhumans who exhibit many of the characteristics of vampirism, such as enhanced speed, strength, regenerative capabilities and a sensitivity to bright light. However, with these enhanced abilities comes the need for regular blood transfusions, along with a drastically shortened lifespan.
Fearful of the spread of the disease, the medical establishment initiated ‘containment protocols’, rounding up victims and sending them to special camps that served as cover for mass experimentation and genocide. One such victim was Violet Song jat Chariff, a young woman who lost both her husband and unborn child as a result of her condition. After years of enduring torture and abuse at the hands of her captors, Violet escaped and joined an underground resistance movement in an attempt to prevent the annihilation of her race.
Before long a civil war—dubbed the Blood Wars—begins between the humans and the hemophages. Violet is charged with infiltrating the Arch Ministry and stealing their ultimate weapon, one that is capable of targeting and killing all hemophages on the planet simultaneously. However, after completing her mission she becomes suspicious of her compatriots’ motives, and against their explicit orders she opens the case containing the weapon. She is stunned by what she finds inside—the body of a young boy. Of course Violet’s maternal instincts kick in and she finds herself unable to hand the child over to her superiors, and so begins the second act of the film as Violet goes on the run with the boy—who we discover is named ‘Six’—while trying to avoid the attentions of the authorities and her former comrades.

Much of the above is delivered to the viewer in the first ten minutes of the film in the form of a number of flashbacks and a voiceover by Violet. Normally such a large amount of exposition would take up the entire first act of a film, but when you consider that around thirty minutes of footage was reportedly hacked out of the movie, it’s not surprising that a few shortcuts had to be taken. Yes folks, Ultraviolet appears to be the latest in a long line of films to suffer from ‘studio interference’, which results in one set piece after another without any of the character development required to make the audience actually care about the protagonist. I know there are people out there who like their action mindless—hey, that’s up to them—but there’s a difference between mindless action and a brainless film.
According to various ‘sources’, Screen Gems didn’t like the direction Kurt Wimmer had taken with the movie and shortened the film’s running time from two hours to eighty eight minutes, removing much of the core story, changing the sound effects and the score. Much of the violence was also omitted, resulting in a choppy feel to the fight sequences and a distinct lack of blood for a vampire movie in which about a billion faceless stuntmen are gunned/scythed down. Now normally I take these Internet rumours with a pinch of salt, but there are just too many websites claiming that the finished film does not represent the director’s vision to ignore in this particular instance. Perhaps one day we’ll see the director’s true vision brought to the screen, but I for one won’t be holding my breath, or indeed standing in line to watch it.

Before I move on to the next section, it would be remiss of me not to mention the special effects and action. I use the term ‘special’ very loosely, as I personally felt that much of the CGI looked incomplete. Perhaps it’s just me, but numerous shots just didn’t look right, almost like a lower budget Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (which I guess it sort of is). Unfortunately many of the fights are somewhat pedestrian in their execution, with some moves looking like they’re being run through at half speed (which they obviously are) and then ‘fixed’ in the edit. It’s also all too obvious when Milla’s stunt double is on screen, which kinda pulled me out of the moment during a couple of the scenes. With that said there are a number of visually impressive set-pieces, such as the ‘Gun Kata’ fight with the Blood Chinois gang or the motorcycle chase up the side of a skyscraper, but it’s nothing we haven’t seen done before and with more style elsewhere.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment presents Ultraviolet in an anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 aspect ratio transfer. The film was apparently shot in high definition, which should have allowed for a virtually flawless transfer to DVD. However, this is not the case. In the first moments after the opening credits sequence alone I noticed a considerable amount of posterisation, but it is the strange ‘Vaseline on the lens’ phenomenon that really lets the side down. A number of scenes are just too soft; and I mean completely and utterly out-of-focus soft. The first really obvious instance occurs at around the forty-seven minute mark, but there are numerous other shots that suffer from the same problem. I honestly can’t decide if it’s a stylistic choice or a genuine error, but whichever it is I can’t stand to look at it.

Oddly, the rest of the transfer is actually pretty good. The opening comic book sequence is particularly crisp and colourful, and the transfer handles the varied locales thrown at it with comparative ease. Blacks are very solid, but I found shadow detail a bit lacking, especially during one key scene where Violet is talking about her tattoos—I simply couldn’t even see them on my set-up. Obviously I didn’t view the film theatrically, so it’s very difficult to gauge if the transfer is an accurate representation of the experience, but from what I can tell it does remain faithful to the ridiculously stylised look of the picture. Whether that’s a good or bad thing is largely down to the viewer, but if you liked Casshern you should feel right at home with Ultraviolet’s visual style.
The sole audio option takes the form of a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, which is a little more consistent than the video. Right from the opening you know you’re going to be in for an energetic mix if nothing else, as the pounding video game-esque score blares from all channels, fully immersing the viewer in the Ultraviolet universe. Apparently the score has been heavily criticised on the ‘net, but I really can’t see why. Ok, so it’s hardly going to live long in the memory, but it’s a suitably cheesy effort that provides a decent enough accompaniment to the over-the-top action portrayed in the film. To be fair, having John Williams compose the score wouldn’t have prevented the film from sucking.
The rest of the speakers get a solid workout courtesy of the various discrete effects on offer, be it gunfire, explosions or, well, it’s mainly just gunfire and explosions actually. There are a few missed opportunities for surround action, and I found the bass somewhat lacking during a number of the gunplay sequences, but on the whole this is a pretty decent effort. Oh, and for what it’s worth dialogue is also crisp and clear throughout, although that’s a bit of a mixed blessing given the standard of some of the lines that are forced upon the characters.

Let me preface the following by saying that I like Milla Jovovich. Seriously, she is a fine looking woman and was very cool in The Fifth Element. However, she just isn’t able to carry a ninety minute commentary track by herself. I enjoyed her silly, over-the-top participation in the Resident Evil commentary, but there she had Michelle Rodriguez and Paul Anderson to bounce off of. This solo effort is full of agonisingly long pauses, so much so that at times I forgot I was actually listening to the commentary. When she does speak she says very little of interest and instead falls back on the ‘that was cool’ style of commentating, which is a real pity. Of course Wimmer’s absence is hardly surprising given the studio problems, but Sony could have drafted someone in to help Milla out. As it is, this is not the worst commentary I’ve ever heard, but it’s not a million miles off.
Next up is a thirty-minute ‘Making of’ featurette entitled ‘UV Protection’. This is further broken down into four shorter featurettes, entitled ‘The Beginning, ‘Turn of the Wheel’, ‘Through the Lens’ and ‘Fighting Stance’. Although the featurette covers a lot of ground in its comparatively short running time—from the beginnings of production, through the stunts, to the cinematography and combat sequences—most of the information is presented in a very glossy, promotional manner that delivers little real insight. All of the principle cast and crew are interviewed (with the notable exception of Wimmer), with each interview punctuated by clips from the finished movie, but the featurette really tries to cram too much into the running time. I would have preferred a separate section with more detailed featurettes on the visual effects, score and stunts, but I guess that’s asking too much for a film that tanked so badly. As it stands, ‘UV Protection’ is not a total washout, but I wouldn’t have given it a second look were it not for the fact that I was reviewing the disc.

The only other material on the disc is promotional in nature, but has nothing to do with Ultraviolet itself. Instead, we get trailers for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Mirrormask, Marilyn Hotckiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School, i The Fog, The Benchwarmers and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Yawn.
Ultraviolet is an incoherent mess of a movie, filled with bad dialogue and career-low performances. I’ll admit to finding the premise intriguing, but the laughable execution quickly put paid to any fun I might have had. Arguably the biggest problem is that Ultraviolet reminds me of a number of other movies, all of which feature superior execution. Blade, Underworld, The Matrix and yes, even Casshern, all came to mind while watching the film, and all are infinitely more enjoyable (well, maybe not Casshern). Perhaps it had the makings of a decent film before the studio suits got involved, but there’s little to no evidence of that from the feature on this disc.
Occasionally a poor film can be transformed into a worthy purchase when given a decent selection of extras, but sadly even the bonus material is sub-par. Here’s a newsflash Sony: a tedious commentary, one glossy but dull ‘Making of’ featurette and a few trailers pimping your other wares does not constitute value for money. Even the above average audio-visual elements can’t help to salvage this one. If you’re a die-hard Ultraviolet fan—and I have to question the existence of such people—then I’d advocate picking this up over the standard theatrical version, but if you’re not a total masochist then I strongly suggest that you steer well clear.

Feature
Ultraviolet takes place in a futuristic world where mankind has managed to eradicate all but one disease—hemophegia. What started as a genetic experiment quickly mutated into an uncontrollable plague that spread throughout the world, infecting and transforming those it came into contact with into hemophages, genetically altered superhumans who exhibit many of the characteristics of vampirism, such as enhanced speed, strength, regenerative capabilities and a sensitivity to bright light. However, with these enhanced abilities comes the need for regular blood transfusions, along with a drastically shortened lifespan.
Fearful of the spread of the disease, the medical establishment initiated ‘containment protocols’, rounding up victims and sending them to special camps that served as cover for mass experimentation and genocide. One such victim was Violet Song jat Chariff, a young woman who lost both her husband and unborn child as a result of her condition. After years of enduring torture and abuse at the hands of her captors, Violet escaped and joined an underground resistance movement in an attempt to prevent the annihilation of her race.
Before long a civil war—dubbed the Blood Wars—begins between the humans and the hemophages. Violet is charged with infiltrating the Arch Ministry and stealing their ultimate weapon, one that is capable of targeting and killing all hemophages on the planet simultaneously. However, after completing her mission she becomes suspicious of her compatriots’ motives, and against their explicit orders she opens the case containing the weapon. She is stunned by what she finds inside—the body of a young boy. Of course Violet’s maternal instincts kick in and she finds herself unable to hand the child over to her superiors, and so begins the second act of the film as Violet goes on the run with the boy—who we discover is named ‘Six’—while trying to avoid the attentions of the authorities and her former comrades.

Much of the above is delivered to the viewer in the first ten minutes of the film in the form of a number of flashbacks and a voiceover by Violet. Normally such a large amount of exposition would take up the entire first act of a film, but when you consider that around thirty minutes of footage was reportedly hacked out of the movie, it’s not surprising that a few shortcuts had to be taken. Yes folks, Ultraviolet appears to be the latest in a long line of films to suffer from ‘studio interference’, which results in one set piece after another without any of the character development required to make the audience actually care about the protagonist. I know there are people out there who like their action mindless—hey, that’s up to them—but there’s a difference between mindless action and a brainless film.
According to various ‘sources’, Screen Gems didn’t like the direction Kurt Wimmer had taken with the movie and shortened the film’s running time from two hours to eighty eight minutes, removing much of the core story, changing the sound effects and the score. Much of the violence was also omitted, resulting in a choppy feel to the fight sequences and a distinct lack of blood for a vampire movie in which about a billion faceless stuntmen are gunned/scythed down. Now normally I take these Internet rumours with a pinch of salt, but there are just too many websites claiming that the finished film does not represent the director’s vision to ignore in this particular instance. Perhaps one day we’ll see the director’s true vision brought to the screen, but I for one won’t be holding my breath, or indeed standing in line to watch it.

Before I move on to the next section, it would be remiss of me not to mention the special effects and action. I use the term ‘special’ very loosely, as I personally felt that much of the CGI looked incomplete. Perhaps it’s just me, but numerous shots just didn’t look right, almost like a lower budget Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (which I guess it sort of is). Unfortunately many of the fights are somewhat pedestrian in their execution, with some moves looking like they’re being run through at half speed (which they obviously are) and then ‘fixed’ in the edit. It’s also all too obvious when Milla’s stunt double is on screen, which kinda pulled me out of the moment during a couple of the scenes. With that said there are a number of visually impressive set-pieces, such as the ‘Gun Kata’ fight with the Blood Chinois gang or the motorcycle chase up the side of a skyscraper, but it’s nothing we haven’t seen done before and with more style elsewhere.
Video
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment presents Ultraviolet in an anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 aspect ratio transfer. The film was apparently shot in high definition, which should have allowed for a virtually flawless transfer to DVD. However, this is not the case. In the first moments after the opening credits sequence alone I noticed a considerable amount of posterisation, but it is the strange ‘Vaseline on the lens’ phenomenon that really lets the side down. A number of scenes are just too soft; and I mean completely and utterly out-of-focus soft. The first really obvious instance occurs at around the forty-seven minute mark, but there are numerous other shots that suffer from the same problem. I honestly can’t decide if it’s a stylistic choice or a genuine error, but whichever it is I can’t stand to look at it.

Oddly, the rest of the transfer is actually pretty good. The opening comic book sequence is particularly crisp and colourful, and the transfer handles the varied locales thrown at it with comparative ease. Blacks are very solid, but I found shadow detail a bit lacking, especially during one key scene where Violet is talking about her tattoos—I simply couldn’t even see them on my set-up. Obviously I didn’t view the film theatrically, so it’s very difficult to gauge if the transfer is an accurate representation of the experience, but from what I can tell it does remain faithful to the ridiculously stylised look of the picture. Whether that’s a good or bad thing is largely down to the viewer, but if you liked Casshern you should feel right at home with Ultraviolet’s visual style.
Audio
The sole audio option takes the form of a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, which is a little more consistent than the video. Right from the opening you know you’re going to be in for an energetic mix if nothing else, as the pounding video game-esque score blares from all channels, fully immersing the viewer in the Ultraviolet universe. Apparently the score has been heavily criticised on the ‘net, but I really can’t see why. Ok, so it’s hardly going to live long in the memory, but it’s a suitably cheesy effort that provides a decent enough accompaniment to the over-the-top action portrayed in the film. To be fair, having John Williams compose the score wouldn’t have prevented the film from sucking.
The rest of the speakers get a solid workout courtesy of the various discrete effects on offer, be it gunfire, explosions or, well, it’s mainly just gunfire and explosions actually. There are a few missed opportunities for surround action, and I found the bass somewhat lacking during a number of the gunplay sequences, but on the whole this is a pretty decent effort. Oh, and for what it’s worth dialogue is also crisp and clear throughout, although that’s a bit of a mixed blessing given the standard of some of the lines that are forced upon the characters.

Extras
Let me preface the following by saying that I like Milla Jovovich. Seriously, she is a fine looking woman and was very cool in The Fifth Element. However, she just isn’t able to carry a ninety minute commentary track by herself. I enjoyed her silly, over-the-top participation in the Resident Evil commentary, but there she had Michelle Rodriguez and Paul Anderson to bounce off of. This solo effort is full of agonisingly long pauses, so much so that at times I forgot I was actually listening to the commentary. When she does speak she says very little of interest and instead falls back on the ‘that was cool’ style of commentating, which is a real pity. Of course Wimmer’s absence is hardly surprising given the studio problems, but Sony could have drafted someone in to help Milla out. As it is, this is not the worst commentary I’ve ever heard, but it’s not a million miles off.
Next up is a thirty-minute ‘Making of’ featurette entitled ‘UV Protection’. This is further broken down into four shorter featurettes, entitled ‘The Beginning, ‘Turn of the Wheel’, ‘Through the Lens’ and ‘Fighting Stance’. Although the featurette covers a lot of ground in its comparatively short running time—from the beginnings of production, through the stunts, to the cinematography and combat sequences—most of the information is presented in a very glossy, promotional manner that delivers little real insight. All of the principle cast and crew are interviewed (with the notable exception of Wimmer), with each interview punctuated by clips from the finished movie, but the featurette really tries to cram too much into the running time. I would have preferred a separate section with more detailed featurettes on the visual effects, score and stunts, but I guess that’s asking too much for a film that tanked so badly. As it stands, ‘UV Protection’ is not a total washout, but I wouldn’t have given it a second look were it not for the fact that I was reviewing the disc.

The only other material on the disc is promotional in nature, but has nothing to do with Ultraviolet itself. Instead, we get trailers for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Mirrormask, Marilyn Hotckiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School, i The Fog, The Benchwarmers and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Yawn.
Overall
Ultraviolet is an incoherent mess of a movie, filled with bad dialogue and career-low performances. I’ll admit to finding the premise intriguing, but the laughable execution quickly put paid to any fun I might have had. Arguably the biggest problem is that Ultraviolet reminds me of a number of other movies, all of which feature superior execution. Blade, Underworld, The Matrix and yes, even Casshern, all came to mind while watching the film, and all are infinitely more enjoyable (well, maybe not Casshern). Perhaps it had the makings of a decent film before the studio suits got involved, but there’s little to no evidence of that from the feature on this disc.
Occasionally a poor film can be transformed into a worthy purchase when given a decent selection of extras, but sadly even the bonus material is sub-par. Here’s a newsflash Sony: a tedious commentary, one glossy but dull ‘Making of’ featurette and a few trailers pimping your other wares does not constitute value for money. Even the above average audio-visual elements can’t help to salvage this one. If you’re a die-hard Ultraviolet fan—and I have to question the existence of such people—then I’d advocate picking this up over the standard theatrical version, but if you’re not a total masochist then I strongly suggest that you steer well clear.
Review by Chris Gould
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You're a buffoon.
I reckon that all you critics were just pressured to give the movie bad ratings just because Milla didnt offer press showings to critics and now you are all just being biased because of it. Yes the movie may remind you of others but dont those others remind you of those others also? It isnt just martial arts, it was well choreographed combining rythmic gymnastics and it has more scenes that I can say 'Wow thats so cool' than the Matrix does. Movies are friggin made to be getting a message across to the audience as well as entertaining them and I reckon you are just so friggin picky if you focus on those tiny flaws and fail to acknowledge the many great parts of the movie. So what some of the scenes are too soft?! It doesnt really even matter. Its a movie. You are meant to enjoy movies for the way they pull you in to pay attention, and I can tell you in this movie i sure paid attention. You should all really get over yourselves. Next time just shut up- and watch the movie and dont be so goddamn difficult.
Strangely, I actually enjoyed this one. 6/10.
Didn't like Equilibrium & everyones saying it stinks , I think I'll just rent it instead
yes, yes Chris, we all know you're filled to the eyeballs with "integrity". I'll put it out there right now though, any company willing to pay me $10,000 per good review can send me a check and a screener. That's the price of my integrity.

Oh, and never let it be said that we are biased. My review of this title and our current promotion should be proof of that

Do you realise that until I posted this, the thread had 37 posts? I had to point it out as I was reminded of Clerks...
Worst movie of the year.Not even close to Equilibrium!
Saw it, it's even worse than Underworld 2 or even Bloodrayne. At least Bloodrayne had the whole so bad it's entertaining thing going on, not to mention some of the silliest gore scenes. Did anyone notice how the opening title song is almost a direct rip off of Elfman's Spider-Man score? Or perhaps the fact that that poor boy has played a fought over "cure" holder in two bad movies now?
at least the poster was ok....
oh and good review Chris.
oh and good review Chris.

Very mixed reviews on this...
I may pick up this movie (this edition) to check it out finally.
I may pick up this movie (this edition) to check it out finally.
This would have to be REALLY bad, to be worse than King Kong.My God, I hate that film!
Ah, I see a little geek bait made it's way onto this board. Lets see who bites.
Come on, it was not THAT bad, i´ve seen a lot of worse movies this year, Syriana, Dirty, King Kong and A LOT more.
Yeah, I agree the movie is one of 2006`s worst, but I still want to give the director`s cut a view out of curiosity.
Never saw this in the three minutes it was at the theatre. Hemophages huh?....Blade would kick their asses.
I, too, agree that I didn't care for Equilibrium one bit. I remember my best friends, who are brothers, telling me how great it was and everything. Well, I was so psyched when it finally came on satellite one day. So, I decided to watch it. Let's just say I couldn't finish it. The fights were quick and not that long at all. The characters weren't one bit likeable IMO, and it seemed like the used the same, dark stage to do everything on, just added and take away a little (does that even make sense.) In short words, it was dull, unlikeable characters, and didn't seem to really take place but in one area, which made it even more boring. However, I loved Ultraviolet. Yes, the CGI is so noticeable, but, I liked that about this film. I know it's been said before, but, I agree that it gives the film a comic bookish feeling. And, the action is so over-the-top. It's just all around fun and craziness. And, what ever city it is she lives in, I want to go visit there. I mean, it looked so vibrant and awesome. Also, I really loved the Violet and Six duo. She seemed to really care for him. So, in short for Ultraviolet, it was a fun, vibrant world, with loveable characters, and stellar action. So, EQ would have to get a 3 at the most for me, while UV gets a 6 (out of 10 that is.)
Great Review Chris. I agree, this movie was indeed lacking. But it also had moments, not many, but some that got me thinking what it could have been. CGI quality was the worst I've seen in a long time, and the pacing was just off. The fact that 30 mins was hacked out mite go some way to explaining this.
I was rather disappointed cause I was really looking forward to this one. Equilibrium was a fine little flick, so my hopes were high. Even Milla (*damn she one fine ass babe*) couldnt hold my attention for that long. The whole thing was pedestrian at best. Directors cut -- maybe, but I'm not being too hopeful.
I was rather disappointed cause I was really looking forward to this one. Equilibrium was a fine little flick, so my hopes were high. Even Milla (*damn she one fine ass babe*) couldnt hold my attention for that long. The whole thing was pedestrian at best. Directors cut -- maybe, but I'm not being too hopeful.
Michael Friedrichsen wrote: der Lohmi wrote: I have my doubts that Wimmer's Director's Cut would have been much better. After all, this is the guy responsible for the uber-s**tty EQUILIBRIUM.
The score of 2/10 sounds about right to me.
What you didn't like Equilibrium that movie rocked. Just check out imdb database and you will see you are almost the only 1 that hated it
The only one? Uh, have you read any reviews of the flick? But hey, I'm glad you liked the movie... I wish I could say the same for myself.
The score of 2/10 sounds about right to me.
What you didn't like Equilibrium that movie rocked. Just check out imdb database and you will see you are almost the only 1 that hated it
The only one? Uh, have you read any reviews of the flick? But hey, I'm glad you liked the movie... I wish I could say the same for myself.
The thing about Equilibrium was that it was just 1984 with some good actors and a cool gun based martial arts. I liked it, but it was hardly original. I'm somewhat inclined to agree with wrongstuff, in that the second I heard that this was going to be ANOTHER fight based vampire movie I lost interest. I'm not surprised it wasn't any good, studio tinkering or not, BUT I still think a director is owed his cut on dvd. I suppose I'll end up seeing this someday.
I just caught Underworld 2, and was very unimpressed.
I just caught Underworld 2, and was very unimpressed.
Loved Equilibrium, thought this was terrible. My friend and I laughed our way through the entire thing. Avoid!
Where is all this "I can't wait to see Kurt Wimmer's cut" c**p coming from? Did you see the movie? No matter what the studio did in post-production, everything about the movie was bad - no editing would save this movie. The dialogue - written by Wimmer - was abysmal. The performances were awful. The production design was sh*t. The visuals in general were just an embarrassment. Even the action scenes were weak. The movie failed in every way - even if Wimmer's version was supposedly more "heady" (which I doubt - as heady as he may have thought "Equilibrium" was, it wasn't; it worked only as an action movie; everything else was just cheaply rehashing Orwell and such), that wouldn't make up for everything else about the movie that was already so terrible, post-production notwithstanding.
Personally I really enjoyed Equilibrium and can't understand why it's mostly hated so much, the gun-kata is great. The Fast and the Furious has more fans and that's not a patch on Equilibrium.
If you enjoyed Equilibrium will you enjoy this?
If you enjoyed Equilibrium will you enjoy this?
der Lohmi wrote: I have my doubts that Wimmer's Director's Cut would have been much better. After all, this is the guy responsible for the uber-s**tty EQUILIBRIUM.
The score of 2/10 sounds about right to me.
What you didn't like Equilibrium that movie rocked. Just check out imdb database and you will see you are almost the only 1 that hated it
But this 1 was a turd. The only good about it is Milla:-)
The score of 2/10 sounds about right to me.
What you didn't like Equilibrium that movie rocked. Just check out imdb database and you will see you are almost the only 1 that hated it
But this 1 was a turd. The only good about it is Milla:-)
Didn't see this one but it looked pretty generic.
good god I hate this movie. HATE. I'm using the word HATE in reference to a movie.
Dave Brock wrote: So this Unrated/Extended version ISN'T unrated or extended? Or what?
I'm confused!!
I don't know exactly what was added as I never saw the theatrical release and didn't do a huge amount of digging. It runs six minutes longer and there are a few more combat scenes and a bit more exposition. That's the scary thing - that the theatrical cut would have made even less sense than this version.
I'm confused!!
I don't know exactly what was added as I never saw the theatrical release and didn't do a huge amount of digging. It runs six minutes longer and there are a few more combat scenes and a bit more exposition. That's the scary thing - that the theatrical cut would have made even less sense than this version.
im getting this next tuesday!!!
im just getting the unrated version I guess!!!
PS: does anyone knows when SLITHER comes out on DVD???
im just getting the unrated version I guess!!!
PS: does anyone knows when SLITHER comes out on DVD???
I like Aeon Flux too. I'm giving this a buy because I'm a sucker for half-assed B-grade flicks. Hell, I'm one of those rare folks who likes Van Helsing and LXG. I also love the Underworld flicks. Ironically, after have just watched Night**tch, I'm not sure I like (or for that matter, understand) what the hell that story is supposed to be all about.
Good review Chris, even if the movie in the review was a steaming pile of s**t.
I didn't see this, but I did see Aeon Flux and rather enjoyed that. Got the Aeon Flux animated series in my NetFlix queue, perhaps I will add this for a later time...
Worst. Movie. Ever.
Seriously, I got up and left.
Seriously, I got up and left.
I really wish that someday they release the Wimmer cut.
Agree with Mal. Looks like Sony tried to digitally polish a terd.
So this Unrated/Extended version ISN'T unrated or extended? Or what?
I'm confused!!
I'm confused!!
Those screenshots do look very soft. It's like they've added some sort of digital filter.
Nicely worded review Chris. The film was terrible and I enjoyed your assessment of the video/audio qualities.
der Lohmi wrote: I have my doubts that Wimmer's Director's Cut would have been much better. After all, this is the guy responsible for the uber-s**tty EQUILIBRIUM.
The score of 2/10 sounds about right to me.
you didn't like equilibrium? that would have to be one of my favourites. I knew nothing about the film, then it was shown to me by a friend and I was pleasantly surprised.
i would like to see this film at some stage, simply because I enjoyed equilibrium so much... but from what i've heard, it's not exactly on par :/ might wait and see if we get a dvd screener in at work
The score of 2/10 sounds about right to me.
you didn't like equilibrium? that would have to be one of my favourites. I knew nothing about the film, then it was shown to me by a friend and I was pleasantly surprised.
i would like to see this film at some stage, simply because I enjoyed equilibrium so much... but from what i've heard, it's not exactly on par :/ might wait and see if we get a dvd screener in at work
I have my doubts that Wimmer's Director's Cut would have been much better. After all, this is the guy responsible for the uber-s**tty EQUILIBRIUM.
The score of 2/10 sounds about right to me.
The score of 2/10 sounds about right to me.
I agree with your review. This movie was a suckfest. 2/10.
I would love to see a director's cut one day. I liked some things about the film while others didn't quite work. It all goes down to what was cut out.
I guess that Sony took the movie away from Wimmer in early post and reedited the movie taking out all the heady stuff. They wanted the movie to be action orientated rather than thought provoking sci-fi. Wimmer was really p**sed because the movie became a incoherant mess of a movie and everything he wanted the movie to be was all taken out. Hopefully one day we can get a Director's Cut to see his real vision. But until then we have this horrid excuse for a film.
you know the word unrated much like "director's cut" is getting abused nowadays. but at least they released it now instead of re-releasing it in the future
if I had to pick between this and Aeon Reflux i'd go with this mainly for Milla Jovovich. she's purty
if I had to pick between this and Aeon Reflux i'd go with this mainly for Milla Jovovich. she's purty
The movie was so terrible I'm thinking of buying it for the novelty value.


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Disc Details
Release Date:
27th June 2006
Discs:
1
Disc Type:
Single side, dual layer
RCE:
Yes
Video:
NTSC
Aspect:
1.85:1
Anamorphic:
Yes
Colour:
Yes
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles:
English
Extras:
Audio Commentary, 'Making of' Featurette, Trailers
Easter Egg:
No
Feature Details
Director:
Kurt Wimmer
Cast:
Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, William Fichtner
Genre:
Action
Length:
94 minutes
Ratings
Amazon.com
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