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Re: Cloud Atlas

#21 Post by TheyCallMeMrGlass » Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:56 am

This is my most anticipated film of the year. Look forward to seeing it, this morning...oh and it feels good to be posting on here again :)
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Re: Cloud Atlas

#22 Post by canadian_turtle » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:05 am

TheyCallMeMrGlass wrote:This is my most anticipated film of the year. Look forward to seeing it, this morning...oh and it feels good to be posting on here again :)
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Re: Cloud Atlas

#23 Post by raj101 » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:08 am

biggest film yes. but if so then why no local IMAX showings? Rubbishy Die Hard gets it.
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#24 Post by greece » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:51 am

raj101 wrote:biggest film yes. but if so then why no local IMAX showings? Rubbishy Die Hard gets it.
I will have to go all the way to Greenwich for Cloud Atlas :mrgreen: but I cant complain, Ive done longer trips 8-)

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#25 Post by raj101 » Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:19 am

I am not going this morning, dont see the point of seeing an epic movie like this on a titchy screen 10 at Wimbledon, not just for myself, so I gave them away.
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Re: Cloud Atlas

#26 Post by funthing29 » Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:22 pm

7 people walked out at Hatfield in the first 30 minutes and I was strongly tempted to join them but made the fatal mistake of sticking it out.

I hated this. Convoluted and confusing, an almost non-existent plot, way too long and boring, not to mention some very dodgy facial prosthetics.

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#27 Post by Ms Thrifty » Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:39 pm

I decided not to go today, despite a fairy's kindness in booking me tix (which I didn't waste). For one thing, I have another chance with Sky so could afford to wait to hear what others thought; for another, it's ghastly weather for travelling and spending hours outdoors and above all, I had enough travel disruption yesterday due to rail engineering works and it could only be worse on a Sunday.

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#28 Post by moruochu » Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:55 pm

I think Tom Hank's acting was flawless, but the continuity of the film was terrible. Each of the stories would have been far more entertaining on their own instead of the poor editing that was given.

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#29 Post by weliveandbreathewords » Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:21 pm

I think i'm still trying to work my reaction to the film!
One word that comes to mind is 'WOW'.
Everything, the storyline, every character, every event is so finely detailed and the reasons behind everything aren't mentioned but are apparently clear.(weird how that works)
I loved the elderly storyline, spoke so many truths about freedom and independence in a quirky way and [spoiler]my GOD, Hugo Weaving, Mrs Doubtfire moment much?[/spoiler]
Tom Hanks was astounding in my opinion, I'm struggling to fault him on any level, in any character, particularly loved the Valley People storyline, some part of me would love society to be reduced to such simpler times...

7/10
It is good, but too long in my opinion, and since after 3 hours you only gain some sort of philisophical inspiration, not entirely worth watching repeatedly(perhaps at intervals through out the year!)
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Re: Cloud Atlas

#30 Post by SheppyD » Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:45 pm

Actually went there expecting to walk out (based on reviews I had read) - but maybe due to the fact I had very low expectations I actually thought is wasnt that bad and the time passed fairly quickly. I thought it would be far too confusing to follow - but it all seemed to make sense to me.

Not that I would go back for a second viewing though 6/10

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