Repo Men (2010) Review Thread (Spoilers) - Blu-ray Forum

SleeperAgent · 01-07-2010, 05:52 AM

Wow. So pretty much a non-musical Repo: The Genetic Opera.

Hollywood is out of ideas. It's official now.

Foggy · 01-07-2010, 06:29 AM

Looks like a fun action movie, daft, but fun.

vegeta88 · 01-07-2010, 08:31 AM

Want to see.
Jude Law is great.
That is all.

LordCrumb · 01-07-2010, 08:47 AM

Whew!! I suddenly thought of 'Repo Man' and thought this was a remake.

DBLN8 · 01-07-2010, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by KaiGusto

Whew!! I suddenly thought of 'Repo Man' and thought this was a remake.

+1 thought they were going to rape another classic

Blurred · 01-07-2010, 01:26 PM

This looks awesome =) I want blood...more blood!

J. J. Hunsecker · 01-08-2010, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by KaiGusto

Whew!! I suddenly thought of 'Repo Man' and thought this was a remake.

Me too.

EricJ · 01-08-2010, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by KaiGusto

Whew!! I suddenly thought of 'Repo Man' and thought this was a remake.

Toss one more shrimp on the plate--What's worse is, I could've SEEN them putting Jude Law in Emilio's place, and throwing in Forrester just to look cool.

Blu Balls · 01-08-2010, 03:50 AM

Jesus Christ! Does anybody write scripts anymore? Maybe the reason why most movies in the past 5 years have sucked is because over half of them are rehashed versions of movies already made. Some not even worthy of a remake. Come on Hollywood, put on your thinking caps and put out something original and exciting in 2010.

EricJ · 01-08-2010, 04:29 AM

That may be going a bit overboard, but after what happened with "The Island"*, it's not a bad idea to check the pedigree on just about ANY one-sentence-concept action thriller pitched to a summer studio...

I'm not saying they may have SEEN "...Genetic Opera" (I'm guessing the producers aren't the type who go in for alternative rock) and thought they were doing the movie a "favor" by corporately remaking it...But like Michael Bay, the screenwriter may have also thought he was the only one for miles around who had seen it and thought he could get away with it.
Then again, he could just have thought he was cribbing it from "Monty Python's Meaning Of Life" and had never heard of the darn thing.

(Just like M. Night Shamalyan hadn't really ripped off a teen-novel author for "The Village", he'd just come up with the exact same idea on his own and done less with it.)

Either way, among screenwriters, action-movie concepts are more of a boys' boiler-room game to DELIBERATELY see who can come up with the Most on the Least, and some aren't afraid to cheat, intentionally or not.

---
(* - And no, The Island was not "sorta like Logan's Run"....It wasn't that director who sued Bay. Just ask one of the MST3K fans who tipped the director off.)

opterasis · 01-08-2010, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSoviet

Wow. So pretty much a non-musical Repo: The Genetic Opera.

I hope it's not that horrible.

Idioteque... · 03-05-2010, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSoviet

Wow. So pretty much a non-musical Repo: The Genetic Opera.

Hollywood is out of ideas. It's official now.

Yeah but that movie sucked and suffered from bad acting with it's crappy cast.

This is just doing the idea right.

I just saw the tv spot and I was like you know what? This movie can actually be a good time. It has potential to bomb but it could be cool and fun.

WyldeMan45 · 03-05-2010, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Idioteque...

Yeah but that movie sucked and suffered from bad acting with it's crappy cast.

This is just doing the idea right.

I just saw the tv spot and I was like you know what? This movie can actually be a good time. It has potential to bomb but it could be cool and fun.

I have the hardest time watching Forrest Whitaker do anything, that one lazy eye just keeps me staring at it, I can't look away it's like a tractor beam, so I don't enjoy his performances ever....he should have fixed that thing in the 80s.

vegeta88 · 03-05-2010, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

I have the hardest time watching Forrest Whitaker do anything, that one lazy eye just keeps me staring at it, I can't look away it's like a tractor beam, so I don't enjoy his performances ever....he should have fixed that thing in the 80s.

I also have a hard time looking at him. He is a good actor to be sure but I can't help being taken out of the movie when he is on screen. Looking forward to the movie anyway; I like Jude Law and Liev Schreiber.

WyldeMan45 · 03-05-2010, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by vegeta88

I also have a hard time looking at him. He is a good actor to be sure but I can't help being taken out of the movie when he is on screen. Looking forward to the movie anyway; I like Jude Law and Liev Schreiber.

Personally if the guy just wore sunglasses or even an eye patch I'd be fine, wouldn't even notice if he looked like Sammy Davis Jr, or a pirate all the time.

TheCHUDWhisperer · 03-05-2010, 11:24 AM

Maybe him getting his droopy eye fixed will be part of a subplot for the movie.

Idioteque... · 03-05-2010, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

I have the hardest time watching Forrest Whitaker do anything, that one lazy eye just keeps me staring at it, I can't look away it's like a tractor beam, so I don't enjoy his performances ever....he should have fixed that thing in the 80s.

I think it's beyond repairable but he's one of the finest actors working today.

His performance in that movie is one of the best performances I've seen by an actor. I think after that movie came out, it was basically sealed that he would win. And he gave one of the best winning speeches too. DDL was a good follow up and then we got a bland speech from Penn (I rather have Del Toro in 2008) and this year it'll be Jeff Bridges about his pot smoking experiences.

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Originally Posted by mpstjohn

Considering how close this came to being a musical, originally titled Repossession Mambo, be thankful they only stole the premise from Repo! and not the songs too.

Repo! was purposely campy. This, on the other hand, almost looks like the filmmakers are taking it seriously. No thanks.

Yeah but Repo! suffered from a lot of things like acting and Paris Hilton. The music wasn't even that good.

This film seems more Equilibrium to me and it's got an over the top feel. Forest Whitaker and Jude Law are fine actors, but they could totally bomb if they don't add any depth into the characters or story. Jude Law goes good and starts killing people that work for the company and even his best friend? I'd like to see some more depth.

I'm kind of excited for it. I really like the two leads so that's about it.

CZAR · 03-05-2010, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Idioteque...

I think it's beyond repairable but he's one of the finest actors working today.

Agreed! I also need to see the Last King of Scotland. Got Em!!

Idioteque... · 03-05-2010, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by CZAR

Agreed! I also need to see the Last King of Scotland. Got Em!!

Just blind buy it. I saw it for 12.99 at Costco.

CZAR · 03-05-2010, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Idioteque...

Just blind buy it. I saw it for 12.99 at Costco.

Man not that I dont think it will be good, but Im not sure about its replay value. I am soon to open a net flix so I will for sure rent it. Got Em!!

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01-08-2010, 03:50 AM	#9
Blu Balls Power Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Northern Illinois Blu-ray collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:73	Another remake......shocking. Jesus Christ! Does anybody write scripts anymore? Maybe the reason why most movies in the past 5 years have sucked is because over half of them are rehashed versions of movies already made. Some not even worthy of a remake. Come on Hollywood, put on your thinking caps and put out something original and exciting in 2010.

01-08-2010, 04:29 AM	#10
EricJ Banned Member since:Jul 2007 Location:The Paradise of New England Blu-ray collection:6	That may be going a bit overboard, but after what happened with "The Island", it's not a bad idea to check the pedigree on just about ANY one-sentence-concept action thriller pitched to a summer studio... I'm not saying they may have SEEN "...Genetic Opera" (I'm guessing the producers aren't the type who go in for alternative rock) and thought they were doing the movie a "favor" by corporately remaking it...But like Michael Bay, the screenwriter may have also thought he was the only one for miles around who had seen it and thought he could get away with it. Then again, he could just have thought he was cribbing it from "Monty Python's Meaning Of Life" and had never heard of the darn thing. (Just like M. Night Shamalyan hadn't really ripped off a teen-novel author for "The Village", he'd just come up with the exact same idea on his own and done less with it.) Either way, among screenwriters, action-movie concepts are more of a boys' boiler-room game to DELIBERATELY see who can come up with the Most on the Least, and some aren't afraid to cheat, intentionally or not. --- ( - And no, The Island was not "sorta like Logan's Run"....It wasn't that director who sued Bay. Just ask one of the MST3K fans who tipped the director off.) Last edited by EricJ; 01-08-2010 at 04:31 AM.

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01-07-2010, 05:52 AM	#1
SleeperAgent Banned Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Plateau of Leng 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:22 Trading Score:289	Wow. So pretty much a non-musical Repo: The Genetic Opera. Hollywood is out of ideas. It's official now.

01-07-2010, 06:29 AM	#2
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3594 DVD collection:47	Looks like a fun action movie, daft, but fun.

01-07-2010, 08:31 AM	#3
vegeta88 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2007 Location:CA 4K collection:94 Blu-ray collection:666 DVD collection:116 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:1	Want to see. Jude Law is great. That is all.

01-07-2010, 08:47 AM	#4
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2924 DVD collection:109 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:67	Whew!! I suddenly thought of 'Repo Man' and thought this was a remake.

01-07-2010, 01:26 PM	#6
Blurred Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Sweden Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:516 Blu-ray reviews:1	This looks awesome =) I want blood...more blood!

03-05-2010, 11:24 AM	#16
TheCHUDWhisperer Member Member since:Jul 2008 4K collection:60 Blu-ray collection:497	Maybe him getting his droopy eye fixed will be part of a subplot for the movie.

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