The Island

[atm743]

i know this move kinda been out on dvd for a little bit but i had the chance to see this movie and it was the best sci fi movie i have ever seen.


michael bay and jerry bruckheimer did it again. they both make make and produce really goo movies and if you havent had the chance to check out the movie DO IT

its well worth it.

[MonsterMag]

The whole "clone" thing was a little wierd . Great Flick though

[SpecialBlend2786]

Can't say it was the best SciFi I've ever seen, some plot holes kinda annoyed me.

But I will say that the action scenes in the movie were awesome, especially the freeway chase.

[atm743]

Can't say it was the best SciFi I've ever seen, some plot holes kinda annoyed me.

But I will say that the action scenes in the movie were awesome, especially the freeway chase.

yeah it kinda made me think of bad boys 2 freeway seanes with the cares coming off the truck

[vf-xx]

It reminded me very much of Logan's Run. If you liked the Island go rent the other.

I enjoyed the movie, and got to see it for free in the theater, yay!

[CaptaiN_JacK]

This sounds a LOT like a book I read a few years ago...John Darnton's The Experiment. Kids (that are clones of rich people) are raised on an island where they are researching a serum for longer life for the rich clients that fund it. If that fails, they have clones of all the rich clients, and they plan to do full-block organ transplants (and harvest them from the clones). A clone escapes, finds out the truth, reveals it all...etc.

or it could just be a coincidence.

[Hexis]

Similar, but not quite.

The Island is a plot element in the movie.

Overall the move was an ok sci fi mystery for about half the movie, then an ok action thriller for the last half. It felt like two completly different movies glued together.

[Steelrat]

Meh, it was okay. Well shot, with good action sequences. However, I still can't see that project as being economically viable. And the idea that two clones, educated to the 13 year-old level, could beat a bunch of ex-SEALS (as described in the movie) in urban combat is a bit far-fetched.

Also, this movie has some of THE most blatant product-placements I have ever seen. It actually made me laugh out loud. If you watch it, look for them.

[Automaggot68]

That movie was terrible.
TERRIBLE.

[Steelrat]

That movie was terrible.
TERRIBLE.

Not nearly as bad as Fantastic 4. That one was so bad I walked out.




And I was watching it at home.

[SpecialBlend2786]

Meh, it was okay. Well shot, with good action sequences. However, I still can't see that project as being economically viable. And the idea that two clones, educated to the 13 year-old level, could beat a bunch of ex-SEALS (as described in the movie) in urban combat is a bit far-fetched.

Also, this movie has some of THE most blatant product-placements I have ever seen. It actually made me laugh out loud. If you watch it, look for them.

well, they were 13 year olds until they found out they were clones...then they suddenly somehow became genius's.

[atm743]

well, they were 13 year olds until they found out they were clones...then they suddenly somehow became genius's.

no didnt you remeber what that guy got the tests back and notice that their brains were not 13 year olds they were really like 30 year olds??

and for Fantastic 4, disney can make a better movie.

[Steelrat]

no didnt you remeber what that guy got the tests back and notice that their brains were not 13 year olds they were really like 30 year olds??

and for Fantastic 4, disney can make a better movie.

No, he said they had the memory patterns of a 30 year-old. Their education level was still that of a 13 year-old.

Definately one of those movies where you just have to enjoy the scenery and ignore the lapses in logic, if possible. Gotta love Scarlett

[quik]

Steve Buscemi made that movie.

[Recon by Fire]

Heresy! The only real "The Island" stared Michael Caine

Argh! Pirates! Okay, where is the pirate smiley?