Good DVD deals on Equilibrium?

I was expecting this movie to suck ass! BUT.... It turned out to have a decent plot and alot of action, and it made you think. All in all I loved it!!!
 
Hate to hijack your thread, but.....

Why (in the clips available) does Bale sound so raspy when dressed as Batman? Does Bale (or Nolan) realize that Batman does not sound like the Emperor after smoking 40 cartons of reds? I have seen Bale in several other films (including Equilibrium) and he has a good solid voice. Why must he ruin Batman when Begins offers such a good clean slate for the Batman franchise.


Also, Deepdiscount has it for $13.80 but I have seen it cheaper at most department stores.


http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=BVD026095
 
I'm pretty sure I got equilibrium at Best Buy b&m a while back for about $12.99. It was marked higher but rung up either that or 11.99 IIRC.
 
[quote name='TheUnsane1']I'm pretty sure I got equilibrium at Best Buy b&m a while back for about $12.99. It was marked higher but rung up either that or 11.99 IIRC.[/QUOTE]

yeah, I'm in store allways at BB and see this title with its sticker for $15, but is it actually 12.99?

Also, I loved this movie, and that's saying alot since I barely put much time into watching movies as I do play games. Awsome idea all round. Better than the matrix IMO.
 
[quote name='valor19']Hate to hijack your thread, but.....

Why (in the clips available) does Bale sound so raspy when dressed as Batman? Does Bale (or Nolan) realize that Batman does not sound like the Emperor after smoking 40 cartons of reds? I have seen Bale in several other films (including Equilibrium) and he has a good solid voice. Why must he ruin Batman when Begins offers such a good clean slate for the Batman f...ranchise.


Also, Deepdiscount has it for $13.80 but I have seen it cheaper at most department stores.


http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=BVD026095[/QUOTE]IF you rent it at BB Video and never return it they'll only charge you for the used price they would sell it for , which is around 9.99 or less prolly!!!
 
[quote name='NesHavok']IF you rent it at BB Video and never return it they'll only charge you for the used price they would sell it for , which is around 9.99 or less prolly!!![/QUOTE]


yeah... but my onyl problem is I don't want blockbuster's crappy casing.
 
I was expecting this movie to be pretty decent, but no...it sucked. Giant donkey balls.

Complete ripoff of the book 1984, and they try to ripoff The Matrix with action scenes that just suck. At one point in the movie he walks down the middle of a long hall filled with enemies with assault rifles every 5 feet, and he somehow defeats them all without dodging out of the way. And he didn't even kill them in a cool way. You're just supposed to assume that 75 enemies can't hit a slow movie target in the middle of a hallway.

It tried to be cool, but no. Someone could not pay me to own this movie.
 
I thought it was a decent movie as well, but liked the 1st two Matrix Movies better. I don't really think it was tryig to be The Matrix. It was more of a thinking movie, with less focus on action. The Matrix was more of an action movie with some head scratching, provoking thought thrown in for good measure. An underappreciated gem in my book is Dark City.
 
I saw this this weekend used for $6 and picked it up because of the OP. I thought, "its got to be good, because ppl are requesting on CAG." Needless to say, that is the last time I ever do that...
 
[quote name='GuyWithGun']I was expecting this movie to be pretty decent, but no...it sucked. Giant donkey balls.

Complete ripoff of the book 1984, and they try to ripoff The Matrix with action scenes that just suck. At one point in the movie he walks down the middle of a long hall filled with enemies with assault rifles every 5 feet, and he somehow defeats them all without dodging out of the way. And he didn't even kill them in a cool way. You're just supposed to assume that 75 enemies can't hit a slow movie target in the middle of a hallway.

It tried to be cool, but no. Someone could not pay me to own this movie.[/QUOTE]

that's why it's a sci-fi fantasy movie. Since when was the Matrix on par with reality anyway. No need to further describe, nuff siad.

oh, and Stryffe2004, totally agree with you about Dark City, a movie I almost forgot about. I havent seen that in the longest time and i think I should go pick it up along side this movie.

and to rabidmonkeys, the movie IS good, but you may not find it to your liking which is fine. sorry you didn't like it, but I didn't make it.
 
I like this movie as well....figured I would throw my two cents in...no idea where a good deal could be found though :whistle2:[
 
You're not missing much. RENT FIRST.

This movie is slow, way overrated and stupid. I love F54, 1984 and matrix as much as the next guy. But the plot holes in this are Star Wars big, but without Wookies.
 
Like others mentoined it should be $10 at Walmart, or at least it was. And I enjoyed as a decent sci-fi/action flick especially considering it's budget.

[quote name='valor19']Hate to hijack your thread, but.....

Why (in the clips available) does Bale sound so raspy when dressed as Batman? Does Bale (or Nolan) realize that Batman does not sound like the Emperor after smoking 40 cartons of reds? I have seen Bale in several other films (including Equilibrium) and he has a good solid voice. Why must he ruin Batman when Begins offers such a good clean slate for the Batman franchise.
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To answer your question, Batman has been displayed numerous times as talking in a different voice than his alias Bruce Wayne (Wouldn't speaking in the same voice make it easier to find out his identity). Plus he's supposed to be a mysterious and intimiating Dark Knight so I guess that explains a little bit why he's harsh or raspy.
 
wow... seems alot of people are split over how good/bad this movie is. Really I don't care what others think, but you have to admit, Sean Bean was damn cool in the movie (and in almost all other movies he's in).
 
[quote name='RelentlessRolento']that's why it's a sci-fi fantasy movie. Since when was the Matrix on par with reality anyway. No need to further describe, nuff siad.

oh, and Stryffe2004, totally agree with you about Dark City, a movie I almost forgot about. I havent seen that in the longest time and i think I should go pick it up along side this movie.

and to rabidmonkeys, the movie IS good, but you may not find it to your liking which is fine. sorry you didn't like it, but I didn't make it.[/QUOTE]


At least the Matrix movies explain why people are able to do the things they do. Whereas in Equilibrium there is no explanation as to why he is able to casually walk down the middle of a long hallway with many well trained guards with assault rifles and not be shot. So it really isn't, "nuff siad." [sic]

There is just a great lack of originality and overall quality to this movie.
 
[quote name='GuyWithGun']At least the Matrix movies explain why people are able to do the things they do. Whereas in Equilibrium there is no explanation as to why he is able to casually walk down the middle of a long hallway with many well trained guards with assault rifles and not be shot. [/QUOTE]

There was an explanation, you just weren't paying attention:

[quote name='www.gunkatta.com']Gunkata is designed for maximum effeciency in both lethal force and defense. It is of course impossible to see an oncoming bullet and dodge it, but an advanced Gunkata practitioner, known as a Tetragrammaton Cleric or Grammaton Cleric, can put himself in the least statistically possible place to be hit at each moment of a gun fight. Gunkata is based on a scientific analysis of bullet trajectory and range based on the mathematical possible outcomes of a gunfight[/QUOTE]
 
[quote name='RelentlessRolento']wow... seems alot of people are split over how good/bad this movie is. Really I don't care what others think, but you have to admit, Sean Bean was damn cool in the movie (and in almost all other movies he's in).[/QUOTE]
This movie has always been an either you love it or you hate it. I loved it!
 
[quote name='Spruce']There was an explanation, you just weren't paying attention:


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Actually I didn't miss the explanation. If you've seen the movie you know that the Gun Kata's statistically placing yourself in the least possible place to be hit was only really explained for when you go into a room standing still. It did not explain slowly walking down the middle of a long, well-light hallway, with highly trained guards with assault rifles. The biggest use of Gun Kata was in the opening sequence where the room was pitch black against an undertrained militia in much less numbers than the hallway scene. The Gun Kata was basically a surprise type tactic to be used as quickly as possible. The hallway scene took a few minutes in a well-light against people who knew he was coming. And there was no deliberate placing himself in a location where there was statistical advantage. He was walking slowly down the middle of the hallway as opposed to being in a statistically advantageous place. In a dark room, I might be able to buy the being in the least possible place to be hit, but when someone has a clear shot with no obstructions in clear light, then that theory just doesn't hold water.

And this, of course, is just one of the more glaring problems in the movie.



Also, you seemed to leave out part of the explanation on that website: "Gunkata is a close quarters gun-based martial art" (www.gunkata.com).

There was definately nothing "close quarters" about the large hallway.
 
[quote name='GuyWithGun']Also, you seemed to leave out part of the explanation on that website: "Gunkata is a close quarters gun-based martial art" (www.gunkata.com).

There was definately nothing "close quarters" about the large hallway.[/QUOTE]

Okay, I'll give you all that...I probably missed the close quarters thing 'cause for some reason that font kept changing colors on me when I Ctrl-V'd that sucker.

How 'bout...they were all wearing motorcycle helmets...? That can't be good for accuracy, let alone their peripheral vision.
 
screwed looking for a deal on this movie... so I picked it up yesterday...

also, woke up early to see batman begins today, and damn... bale s the best batman... and this could possibly be the best batman movie. was way better than Star Wars, but for entirely different reasons.
 
[quote name='Spruce']Okay, I'll give you all that...I probably missed the close quarters thing 'cause for some reason that font kept changing colors on me when I Ctrl-V'd that sucker.

How 'bout...they were all wearing motorcycle helmets...? That can't be good for accuracy, let alone their peripheral vision.[/QUOTE]


Ok, well, at least you are openly fishing for excuses for this ridiculous scene. :)

***cough, cough*** even though they're in the future and the helmet probably have some accuracy enhancing laser-guidance system or some other futuristic reason why they'd be wearing helmets ***cough, cough***


Oh, and RelentlessRolento, saw midnight showing of Batman last night...awesome. Bale definately pulls it off well.
 
Aside from Farenheit 451 and 1984, let's not forget the Brave New World influence.

I really thought it was a breakout movie and told my whole lit class to go see it...unfortunately it only ran for one week at our local megaplex. I thought it drags a bit through the important story parts, but though the action scenes are obscenely short, they have so much more bang for your buck.
 
[quote name='RelentlessRolento']wow...but you have to admit, Sean Bean was damn cool in the movie (and in almost all other movies he's in).[/QUOTE]

Sean Bean is in the upcoming Silent Hill film.
 
I thought Equilibrium was great, just really enjoyable. Honestly who would go see this movie expecting something overly deep? It provided great action sequences, and some pretty hot gun fighting.

I like the Matrix movies, but the first two have just as many outrageous holes in the fight as this movie. But honestly, who gives a crap? The fights were still enjoyable. And honestly it helps a lot more when watching a film like this, to be less critical and just enjoy.
 
I tried to enjoy this movie, I really did...I was bursting with excitement as I drove 2 hours away to see it in a theater.

But I just cant help wondering why everyone is supposed to be emotionless but the main bad guy had art in his room and got pissed off a few times.

Why did Taye Diggs see jealous? Shouldnt he have not cared?

Without passion or love, is there any reason to fight in the first place?

I dunno, this movie seemed to ask more questions than it could answer...and to see all these great next gen actors getting shitty lines and being directed badly was another disapointment.

Batman Begins is a good use of Bale's dark side persona, Equilibrium makes him look like a fag.

Also, the "underground art club" was laughable...it made them look more like hippies than art protectors.
 
[quote name='Mookyjooky']But I just cant help wondering why everyone is supposed to be emotionless but the main bad guy had art in his room and got pissed off a few times.
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> He was never on the drug in the first place.

Another thing that people miss is that the drug only regulated the extremes of emotion.
 
[quote name='tokerblue']> He was never on the drug in the first place.

Another thing that people miss is that the drug only regulated the extremes of emotion.[/QUOTE]

Nope. It removed all emotion. The extremes emotions bring were 'bad' so they threw the baby out with the bathwater.

"How do you feel about that?"

"I don't understand the question..."

I think Diggs wasn't on it because he was the boss mans right hand. He was supposed to use his feelings to root out sense offenders. Thats the only logical way I can view it.

" Without passion or love, is there any reason to fight in the first place?"
Thats the entire point of the movie. They were fighting against losing their right to feel.
 
Actually Digg's chacter mentions on I think two occasions that he feels his interval dose needs "adjusting", that sort of accounts for his emotional reactions. Or at least that's what I attributed it to.
 
[quote name='valor19']Why (in the clips available) does Bale sound so raspy when dressed as Batman? Does Bale (or Nolan) realize that Batman does not sound like the Emperor after smoking 40 cartons of reds? I have seen Bale in several other films (including Equilibrium) and he has a good solid voice. Why must he ruin Batman when Begins offers such a good clean slate for the Batman franchise.[/QUOTE]

To make the distinction that Bruce Wayne and Batman are entirely different people. Bruce Wayne is Batman incognito... not the other way around. Batman is a whole other personality from "Bruce Wayne" -- so the change of voice isn't a bad choice. Hell; his whole persona changes, as well. Why not the voice?
 
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