Gerard Butler's Sci-Fi Action Movie: Gamer - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

Diesel · 09-04-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by gamma626

yep got it. Haha. sorry man.

You learn something new every day

Diesel · 09-06-2009, 10:23 PM

No one saw this over the weekend?

Gamma_Winstead · 09-06-2009, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

No one saw this over the weekend?

Just came back. Thought it was excellent except the last two minutes. Michael C Hall gave one heck of a performance, and the sound/picture will be reference. It felt slimmed down for time on certain scenes.

vegeta88 · 09-06-2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by gamma626

Just came back. Thought it was excellent except the last two minutes. Michael C Hall gave one heck of a performance, and the sound/picture will be reference. It felt slimmed down for time on certain scenes.

I'm probably seeing this tomorrow so I have to ask; is this "excellent" in a "turn off your brain and enjoy the action" or just excellent in a general sense?

Also, while I like Michael C. HAll a lot, his accent sounds bad but I'm glad to read you think he did well.

Gamma_Winstead · 09-07-2009, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by vegeta88

I'm probably seeing this tomorrow so I have to ask; is this "excellent" in a "turn off your brain and enjoy the action" or just excellent in a general sense?

Also, while I like Michael C. HAll a lot, his accent sounds bad but I'm glad to read you think he did well.

Turn your brain off way. The more i think about it, some of it doesnt make much sense.

Thats his real accent too.

Diesel · 09-07-2009, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by gamma626

Just came back. Thought it was excellent except the last two minutes. Michael C Hall gave one heck of a performance, and the sound/picture will be reference. It felt slimmed down for time on certain scenes.

I'll be seeing it tomorrow afternoon around 5.

How was Butler's performance?

Did the slim down feeling really mess up the flow of the film? Or was it more of a "this could have been expanded more" sort of feeling?

Gamma_Winstead · 09-07-2009, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

I'll be seeing it tomorrow afternoon around 5.

How was Butler's performance?

Did the slim down feeling really mess up the flow of the film? Or was it more of a "this could have been expanded more" sort of feeling?

That. It felt like they had more scenes but they cut them out for time.

Butler was good too. Hall stood out more though, especially a certain scene near the end. you'll know the one.

Also, it was worth admission to see a slayer T-bag his kill Halo 3 style.

Diesel · 09-07-2009, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by gamma626

That. It felt like they had more scenes but they cut them out for time.

Butler was good too. Hall stood out more though, especially a certain scene near the end. you'll know the one.

I just checked the runtime and saw that it is barely over 1.5 hours

I'm sure they trimmed some stuff for sure. We'll probably see it for the blu-ray release.

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Also, it was worth admission to see a slayer T-bag his kill Halo 3 style.

NO WAY!

Gamma_Winstead · 09-07-2009, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

I just checked the runtime and saw that it is barely over 1.5 hours

I'm sure they trimmed some stuff for sure. We'll probably see it for the blu-ray release.

NO WAY!

Yeah an Uncut edition is likely.

And yep. That was one of the best parts of the movie. I almost yelled out "TRIPLE KILL" often. Or "BOOM! HEADSHOT!"

Diesel · 09-07-2009, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by gamma626

Yeah an Uncut edition is likely.

And yep. That was one of the best parts of the movie. I almost yelled out "TRIPLE KILL" often. Or "BOOM! HEADSHOT!"

I can't wait to see this movie.

Foggy · 09-07-2009, 04:27 PM

I want to see this movie, it won't be a classic but it'll be a ton of fun.

GS, you should add a poll. please.

coolmilo · 09-07-2009, 04:36 PM

I saw it on Friday and I still don't know if I liked it or not because I really don't know what I watched.

It was sort of all over the place with no story. I guess it was OK.

The only other thing I can say about Gamer is the Blu-ray will be a lot of fun.

TheZoof · 09-07-2009, 05:13 PM

I really disliked it. It was really weird and didn't flow well.

I thought Mike Hall was pretty good but the last 20 minutes really weren't done well.

Meh... I'd say rental at best...

MAPdead · 09-07-2009, 05:14 PM

hopefully going today.

Coqui2k · 09-07-2009, 05:19 PM

snoozefest

jarth3000 · 09-07-2009, 10:14 PM

Best thing about it was the trailer for Legion.

vegeta88 · 09-07-2009, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by gamma626

Turn your brain off way. The more i think about it, some of it doesnt make much sense.

Thats his real accent too.

Michael C. Hall's real accent?

Saw it and liked it. Gamer was well worth my $5.50 (though not the $9.25 I spent on food

). I will be fine never seeing this movie again but it was enjoyable.

The ending you are talking about; is it

[Show spoiler]

The rest made sense to me; then again, I turned my brain off to enjoy the big splosions

Elandyll · 09-08-2009, 01:40 AM

Awfull. It should be criminal to destroy a good sci fi base like that.
Only good parts were the idea behind the script, the first minute (thanks to aerial city view + Manson's cover of Sweet Dreams -overused though-)... and ... well ... Buttler I guess?
Oh, the small idea behind the ending allowing

[Show spoiler]

.
Editing (on acid - Michael Bay is Ingmar Bergman compared to that), Music, Acting (wtf happened to Kyra Sedgwick?), script ... everything was retarded.

Had so many hopes for a story with such good potential... Could have been the 21st century Running Man. Not even close (to me at least)

Diesel · 09-08-2009, 01:48 AM

Just got back.

Liked it, but like Vegeta, I'll be perfectly content if I never see the movie again. It was definitely a one time viewer for me.

Butler did good, Michael C. Hall was ok imo.

Everyone else was definitely forgettable.

The editing during the "game" was atrocious, several times I had to go "what the heck just happened?!" to a friend of mine. Very difficult to follow.

Though I liked it, it could have been better.

2 out of 4 stars.

KilloWertz · 09-08-2009, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

Just got back.

Liked it, but like Vegeta, I'll be perfectly content if I never see the movie again. It was definitely a one time viewer for me.

Butler did good, Michael C. Hall was ok imo.

Everyone else was definitely forgettable.

The editing during the "game" was atrocious, several times I had to go "what the heck just happened?!" to a friend of mine. Very difficult to follow.

Though I liked it, it could have been better.

2 out of 4 stars.

Damn, and I was hoping to see the Vin Diesel seal of approval again...

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09-06-2009, 10:23 PM	#42
Diesel Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:10	No one saw this over the weekend?

09-07-2009, 04:27 PM	#51
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3591 DVD collection:47	I want to see this movie, it won't be a classic but it'll be a ton of fun. GS, you should add a poll. please.

09-07-2009, 04:36 PM	#52
coolmilo Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Silicon Valley Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:2	I saw it on Friday and I still don't know if I liked it or not because I really don't know what I watched. It was sort of all over the place with no story. I guess it was OK. The only other thing I can say about Gamer is the Blu-ray will be a lot of fun.

09-07-2009, 05:13 PM	#53
TheZoof Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Ottawa,Canada Home Theater Gallery:27 4K collection:850 Blu-ray collection:1636 DVD collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 38 Trading Score:2	I really disliked it. It was really weird and didn't flow well. I thought Mike Hall was pretty good but the last 20 minutes really weren't done well. Meh... I'd say rental at best...

09-07-2009, 05:14 PM	#54
MAPdead Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:918 Blu-ray collection:2683 Blu-ray reviews:23	hopefully going today.

09-07-2009, 05:19 PM	#55
Coqui2k Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Camp Crystal Lake Blu-ray collection:602 DVD collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:124	snoozefest

09-07-2009, 10:14 PM	#56
jarth3000 Special Member Member since:Jun 2008 Blu-ray collection:148	Best thing about it was the trailer for Legion.

09-08-2009, 01:40 AM	#58
Elandyll Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2007 Location:MD Blu-ray collection:188 Trading Score:1	Awfull. It should be criminal to destroy a good sci fi base like that. Only good parts were the idea behind the script, the first minute (thanks to aerial city view + Manson's cover of Sweet Dreams -overused though-)... and ... well ... Buttler I guess? Oh, the small idea behind the ending allowing [Show spoiler] . Editing (on acid - Michael Bay is Ingmar Bergman compared to that), Music, Acting (wtf happened to Kyra Sedgwick?), script ... everything was retarded. Had so many hopes for a story with such good potential... Could have been the 21st century Running Man. Not even close (to me at least)

09-08-2009, 01:48 AM	#59
Diesel Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:10	Just got back. Liked it, but like Vegeta, I'll be perfectly content if I never see the movie again. It was definitely a one time viewer for me. Butler did good, Michael C. Hall was ok imo. Everyone else was definitely forgettable. The editing during the "game" was atrocious, several times I had to go "what the heck just happened?!" to a friend of mine. Very difficult to follow. Though I liked it, it could have been better. 2 out of 4 stars.

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