“I don’t want to talk about time travel because if we start talking about it then we’re going to be here all day talking about it, making diagrams with straws.” – Older Joe
Number of Times Seen – 2 (2 Nov 2012 and 6 Jul 2014)
Brief Synopsis – In the not so distant future, hit-men are hired to kill people sent back in time from a future where time travel exists.
My Take on it – I have always been a big fan of the time travel genre whether it be in books, comics, tv or movies, the endless possibilities always fascinated me.
Yes, I am aware of the many possible paradoxes that could come about if you ‘fiddle’ with time travel too much, but there are so many movies that have taken the concept to even higher levels.
This movie ranks high on that list.
In the world created for this story, there is no problem meeting your future self, there is no problem knowing that time travel will exist and there is also no problem changing the future to effect the past.
This movie utilizes many time travel genre techniques extremely well that it leaves the viewer asking so many questions, wanted to know and understand the ‘science’ much better.
The choice of Joseph Gordon Levitt and Bruce Willis as the main character (s) was a great choice and it works well in this setting.
The concept is extremely original and writer/director Rian Johnson is definitely someone we should all keep our eyes on because great things should come from him in the future. He was recently chosen to join the new Star Wars universe movie and I’m anxious to see what gems await us from. Him.
Bottom Line – Amazing time travel concept that presents so many poignant questions. JGL and Willis are great together. Very original idea. Cant wait to see what other gems await us from director Rian Johnson. Highly Recommended!
Rating – Oscar Worthy
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Hey, Rob. Totally agreed on Looper. Such a great flick, one of my Top 5 from 2012.
Also, I would argue great things already have come from Rian Johnson. Brick is genius. Looper is better. And his three episodes of Breaking Bad, in my opinion, form three of the show’s best. (One of them, The Fly, is probably the most divisive in the show’s run. Count me in the camp that considers utterly amazing.)
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Nice to hear from you Josh.
I dont remember brick so well but didnt rate it so high on imdb. I’ll check it out again soon based on ur comment. Never watched bb so I can’t comment on that.
Yeah this was also one of my favorites from 2012
Hope all is well by you.
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Things are great here. Hope they’re the same for you!
Brick is a movie you can’t take too seriously, one you have to accept bends reality to offer commentary on noir movies and, simultaneously, teenage existence. It isn’t realistic. It isn’t authentic. And it doesn’t need to be.
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Hope I’ll like it better this time.
All’s good by me. Guess you figured out how to manage your blogging time better
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I did. Mostly by cutting down on it. I’m about to return to work, so I’m no longer devoting so much time to the blog. My children need me to spend as much time with them as possible. And, frankly, I need to spend as much time with them as I can.
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Smart man!
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You are missed tho. 😀
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There are times I miss blogging, actually. This community is far cooler than I ever expected it to be.
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I agree. Was hesitant at first also. Did u see that zoe and I are doing a joint hitchcock blogathan next month? If you’re up to it, we’d love for you to do a review
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I did see that, actually. Trying to decide whether or not I want to participate. 🙂
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Got it!
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I absolutely LOVED this movie!! Good one!
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Not surprised by that eric! 😀
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I put off seeing it until it was free because I didn’t like JGL at the time but DAMN this was a good movie!!
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Damn, I haven’t seen this because so few people mention it, I assumed it wasn’t so great. I’ll have to check this out!
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Let me know what you think PoH. Most people generally focus on recent movies. I tend to do the opposite 😀
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I try to mix it up and I’m glad when I read about an older film that I want to watch 🙂
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Glad I could be of service 😀
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It’s a very twisty movie. But it’s also a very thrilling one that has a human story at its core, tucked deep inside all of the sci-fi gabber. Good review Rob.
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Twisty but so much fun and interesting! Tnx Dan
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Been meaning to check this one out for a while now. Your review has piqued my interest! Good work Rob.
Adam.
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let me know what you think Adam!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
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Great review, Rob! Glad to hear you’re a fan of this one. Very fun film, and I absolutely LOVE Gordon-Levitt as young Bruce Willis. I think he captures Willis perfectly–even if they had to give him those blue contacts, which kind of freaked me out. Lol. A fantastic sci-fi film (though kind of depressing).
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most movies in this genre aren’t so uplifting but rather depressing, so I didn’t expect much more than that.
This is one of the best tho.
I have always liked JGL and even remember him from an episode of Quantum Leap when he was really young 🙂
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I didn’t know he was on Quantum Leap! I haven’t even seen the show, though I’ve heard good things. I do love some JGL. 🙂
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One episode as a kid with a disability. Sam was a hair stylist in the mid 80’s
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Good review Rob, this was a solid flick!
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More than just solid it was probsbly the best film of 2012 in many aspects
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I can agree there, it came together so well. I had a blast with it!
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