Did anyone see "Vantage Point" yet? - Blu-ray Forum

wnicholas76 · 02-23-2008, 09:25 PM

I just saw "Vantage Point" at the theater today, and I have just one word for the movie...EXCELLENT! The performances by Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, and William Hurt are top-notch! Even the action and suspense was non-stop from start to finish! I won't spoil anything about the movie for anyone, all I'm saying is if you have nothing to do this weekend, then check out "Vantage Point"! You won't be disappointed!!

Blu-Raider · 02-23-2008, 09:29 PM

I sorta' liked it as well. It was different. So many of the storylines these days seem to be "same old, same old"

dperrone · 02-23-2008, 09:32 PM

haven't seen this yet, but look forward to seeing it. I thought it looked good. , Glad to see positive reviews on it

jk1138 · 02-23-2008, 09:49 PM

I am going to go see it with a group of friends in about 1 hr.

Tanman19az · 02-23-2008, 09:57 PM

It was a good entertaining movie! I enjoyed it!

jurassic_pork · 02-23-2008, 09:58 PM

Great to hear this movie was good and even better that it had an original plot/storyline. So hard to find unique and fresh ideas in hollywood these days.

wafi · 02-23-2008, 10:07 PM

Yep saw it last nite and liked it alot. Cant wait to get it on BD. I was actually telling my wife while we were watching it how movies at the cinemas looked blurry [to me] these days all thanks to BD lol!

KenThompson · 02-23-2008, 10:11 PM

Maybe I'll have a chance tomorrow to see it. Looks like a great movie and if everyone says not bad or better then its a go.

Blu Titan · 02-23-2008, 10:15 PM

Nice to hear that the movie is entertaining, because I am going to watch it tonight. Lots of good actors in the film.

bajor27 · 02-23-2008, 10:24 PM

I saw it last night, and quite enjoyed it. The car chase scene is fabulous IMO.

The action and overall story is quite good as well.

However, as I'm sure many of you know, it shows the story from multiple view points. I personally felt there was 1 or 2 too many that didn't add quite enough to the story.

Part of this could also be that I had figured out one of the major plot elements quite early in the movie, so I wasn't held in suspense like it was intended.

I still plan on buying this on Blu when it streets though, and would recocmend it to anyone wanting a good theatre worthy experience right now.

DeeChizzle · 02-23-2008, 11:01 PM

Someone above me posted that this has been getting good reviews. Actually it's been getting slammed by the critics. I still would like to check it out though.

tofur69 · 02-23-2008, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wafi

Yep saw it last nite and liked it alot. Cant wait to get it on BD. I was actually telling my wife while we were watching it how movies at the cinemas looked blurry [to me] these days all thanks to BD lol!

If the image was blurry...you need to gripe to management. 35mm will run circles around BD any day of the week if properly run. I know I want to know if my projectionist is failing to do the job right. I have griped about this numerous time on this board. I have high expectations of my projectionists in my building since the average customer is pay $10 or higher for 1 ticket. If you are paying the much you should have the best show possible. This has been an increasing problem in the industry and it is forcing inferior digital technology that is not ready to be for prime time to be used in theatres. There is an HD-DVD mentality of "it looks good enough, so why bother" thing going on.

/rant

Downhere · 02-24-2008, 12:09 AM

Glad to hear good things about this one. I can't wait to see it, been wanting to see it ever since I saw the trailer last year. Hopefully I'll catch it this weekend.

nenmu · 02-24-2008, 02:10 AM

Been looking forward to seeing this one.
I'm watching it tonight, feeling pretty good about it after reading this thread.

Kairav · 02-24-2008, 02:12 AM

I just saw it. It is good but not awesome.

Be Kind Rewind is an awesome movie. It is very creative.

WickyWoo · 02-24-2008, 02:30 AM

I refuse to see it due to the fact the trailer was in front of every movie I've seen the last 3 months, that and the RT ratings are horrible

Overadvertising is worse than none at all

Downhere · 02-24-2008, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

I refuse to see it due to the fact the trailer was in front of every movie I've seen the last 3 months, that and the RT ratings are horrible

While the RT rating isn't the best, at least it's not in the single digits. lol.

KenThompson · 02-25-2008, 03:05 AM

Saw it this afternoon. I was impressed and the wifey loved it. If she loves it, it must be good. A definate purchase down the road. Some decent plot twists to boot.

ulri4651 · 02-25-2008, 03:26 AM

Whats Vantage Point? Is this movie out yet?? Man I haven't seen a preview for this movie since I before I started writing this message. I'm with WickyWoo on this one- I am so SICK of seeing ads for this movie. They have been going on for what seems like a year now. Thank God the movie is finally out!
Oh, and NO I have not seen it and will not see it. At least not until they start the DVD campaign!

gvortex7 · 02-25-2008, 03:31 AM

Saw this yesterday, and I though it was very good.

02-23-2008, 09:25 PM	#1
wnicholas76 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Memphis, TN (for now...) Home Theater Gallery:188 4K collection:495 Blu-ray collection:1068 Blu-ray reviews: 24 Trading Score:12	Did anyone see "Vantage Point" yet? I just saw "Vantage Point" at the theater today, and I have just one word for the movie...EXCELLENT! The performances by Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, and William Hurt are top-notch! Even the action and suspense was non-stop from start to finish! I won't spoil anything about the movie for anyone, all I'm saying is if you have nothing to do this weekend, then check out "Vantage Point"! You won't be disappointed!!

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02-23-2008, 09:57 PM	#5
Tanman19az Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Lake Forest, CA Blu-ray collection:57 Trading Score:23	It was a good entertaining movie! I enjoyed it!

02-23-2008, 09:58 PM	#6
jurassic_pork Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:240	Great to hear this movie was good and even better that it had an original plot/storyline. So hard to find unique and fresh ideas in hollywood these days.

02-23-2008, 10:07 PM	#7
wafi Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:along the beltway Home Theater Gallery:26 Blu-ray collection:384 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:4	Yep saw it last nite and liked it alot. Cant wait to get it on BD. I was actually telling my wife while we were watching it how movies at the cinemas looked blurry [to me] these days all thanks to BD lol!

02-23-2008, 10:11 PM	#8
KenThompson Power Member Member since:Sep 2006 Location:B.C. Canada	Maybe I'll have a chance tomorrow to see it. Looks like a great movie and if everyone says not bad or better then its a go.

02-23-2008, 10:15 PM	#9
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Nice to hear that the movie is entertaining, because I am going to watch it tonight. Lots of good actors in the film.

02-23-2008, 10:24 PM	#10
bajor27 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:BC, Canada Blu-ray collection:1031 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:5	I saw it last night, and quite enjoyed it. The car chase scene is fabulous IMO. The action and overall story is quite good as well. However, as I'm sure many of you know, it shows the story from multiple view points. I personally felt there was 1 or 2 too many that didn't add quite enough to the story. Part of this could also be that I had figured out one of the major plot elements quite early in the movie, so I wasn't held in suspense like it was intended. I still plan on buying this on Blu when it streets though, and would recocmend it to anyone wanting a good theatre worthy experience right now.

02-23-2008, 11:01 PM	#11
DeeChizzle Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:The Last Frontier Blu-ray collection:188 Blu-ray reviews:74 Trading Score:47	Someone above me posted that this has been getting good reviews. Actually it's been getting slammed by the critics. I still would like to check it out though.

02-24-2008, 12:09 AM	#13
Downhere Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Central Florida Blu-ray collection:444 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:8	Glad to hear good things about this one. I can't wait to see it, been wanting to see it ever since I saw the trailer last year. Hopefully I'll catch it this weekend.

02-24-2008, 02:10 AM	#14
nenmu Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:California Blu-ray collection:175 Trading Score:2	Been looking forward to seeing this one. I'm watching it tonight, feeling pretty good about it after reading this thread.

02-24-2008, 02:12 AM	#15
Kairav Expert Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Atlanta Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:5	I just saw it. It is good but not awesome. Be Kind Rewind is an awesome movie. It is very creative.

02-24-2008, 02:30 AM	#16
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	I refuse to see it due to the fact the trailer was in front of every movie I've seen the last 3 months, that and the RT ratings are horrible Overadvertising is worse than none at all

02-25-2008, 03:05 AM	#18
KenThompson Power Member Member since:Sep 2006 Location:B.C. Canada	Saw it this afternoon. I was impressed and the wifey loved it. If she loves it, it must be good. A definate purchase down the road. Some decent plot twists to boot.

02-25-2008, 03:26 AM	#19
ulri4651 Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray collection:162 Trading Score:36	Whats Vantage Point? Is this movie out yet?? Man I haven't seen a preview for this movie since I before I started writing this message. I'm with WickyWoo on this one- I am so SICK of seeing ads for this movie. They have been going on for what seems like a year now. Thank God the movie is finally out! Oh, and NO I have not seen it and will not see it. At least not until they start the DVD campaign!

02-25-2008, 03:31 AM	#20
gvortex7 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Fort Lauderdale, FL Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:105	Saw this yesterday, and I though it was very good.

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