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Topic: Imposter
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Dwayne Caldwell
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Posts: 323
From: Rockwall, TX, USA
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 01-04-2002 03:01 PM
Had I remembered that the trailer first ran more than a year ago, I might have been able to spare myself. But since I didn't think of it until AFTER I saw the movie, the most humane thing I can do is spare those of you who have not seen the film. DO NOT GO SEE IT! Nothing of any value can come of it! I checked my watch five minutes into it, and several times after. I actually closed my eyes because I was tired and this was a late screening. The only reason I did not fall asleep was because the chairs weren't comfortable enough. And the only reason I did not leave the theatre was because I was too tired to get up. Yes. I was trapped into watching a very bad movie. It is sci-fi at its blandest. And there was another somewhat smaller reason for staying. I was mildly curious to see what a Centaurian looked like. I'm not even going to put a spoiler warning on this as it would only spoil the fact you're going to be disappointed anyway, and you should really save yourself from seeing this film (even if you're a theatre employee going on a brake). You do NOT get to see any ALIENS! Not one stupid creature CGIed or other! Nothing! There. Now I can sleep somewhat better knowing I have warned you. I also regret that I didn't post this yesterday and am probably too late now to save some of you. But for those reading this who haven't seen it yet and plan to, you really should do something else. ------------------
The man with the magic hands.
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Brad Miller
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Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-04-2002 04:13 PM
Ditto to what Dwayne said. Also, Hollywood needs to stop letting 12 year old kids hooked on music videos direct their movies. Now in all honestly I don't know anything about this particular director (or his name, although I REALLY need to look it up so I can avoid his future work), but it certainly rivaled some of the "movies" I've seen young kids make with daddy's video cameras. The fight scenes are pathetic. Nothing but fast cutting, super close ups and sound effects of fighting. Of course you can't tell who is hitting who, but you also won't care. The acting is bad (and that's most certainly NOT Gary Sinise's fault), the cinematography is poor and the sound is bland. It's not even in scope, which gives it the effect of watching a kid's video movie even more. This is just a horrible movie filled with every technical and story cliche possible. One year of collecting dust on the shelf just wasn't enough time. Clearly "the imposter" here is an appropriate title, for this "movie" is not really a movie, it's crap on film. Avoid at all costs.
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Aaron Haney
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Posts: 265
From: Cupertino, CA, USA
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 01-06-2002 05:44 PM
This is the worst movie I've seen in years. Were it not for the big-name stars and expensive looking effects shots, I would have thought it to be some extremely amateurish student film. Wait, no -- that's an insult to amateurish student films.On the other hand, the print I saw looked very nice. Sharp, good registration, excellent color and contrast. I love the look of films printed on Fuji stock (no offense to John Pytlak!  ) Too bad this film had such horrible cinematography.
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Ken Lackner
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Posts: 1907
From: Atlanta, GA, USA
Registered: Sep 2001
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posted 01-13-2002 11:38 PM
I LOVED the film. The ending kicked ass. And Gary Sinise is always awesome. I don't care if we never saw an ailien. I wasn't expecting to, and that's not what I was there for.So why did it sit on the shelf for a year? ------------------
This one time, at Projection Camp, I stuck a xenon bulb....
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Whatever else may be wrong with this movie, the sound mix wasn't on that list! I thought the sound was extremely good. It was as dynamic and involving as anything I've experienced since, uh, probably Vanilla Sky. I'm very puzzled at how we can have such different reactions. And I saw it in one of the smallest houses at the local Cinemark, which further surprised me because the sound was MUCH better than any other screen there (in my experience).
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