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I watched Shutter Island this weekend

justamjustam Posts: 21,408
edited July 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
I thought it was a good movie.

What did you think?
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    i thought it was a good movie. 8-)


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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,408
    It was better than I expected. We watched it twice to notice clues in it.

    Did you think that the bandage on his forehead implied that they'd done some surgery before he was on the ferry?
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    justam wrote:
    It was better than I expected. We watched it twice to notice clues in it.

    Did you think that the bandage on his forehead implied that they'd done some surgery before he was on the ferry?


    i just assumed hed banged his noggin.

    i was clueless right up to the end. :lol:
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  • mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
    catefrances wrote:
    i thought it was a good movie. 8-)


    i like me a little bit of leo.

    same here
    great movie
    love a little leo
    got me in the end
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,408
    I noticed that his partner also didn't know how to hold his gun the first time too and it made more sense when I thought about it later...

    I like movies that make more sense the second time!!
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    i havent seen it a second time yet.
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    We watched it last weekend. I thought it was OK, my husband didn't like it. :thumbdown:
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,408
    whoprincess wrote:
    We watched it last weekend. I thought it was OK, my husband didn't like it. :thumbdown:

    What didn't he like?
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,408
    I liked the way it looked like an old Hitchcock movie too.
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  • AusticmanAusticman Posts: 1,323
    Good Movie :thumbup: A very nice change from the plotless crap that comes out these days.

    Now on to Inception!!! :D
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    justam wrote:
    whoprincess wrote:
    We watched it last weekend. I thought it was OK, my husband didn't like it. :thumbdown:

    What didn't he like?
    The ending, I guess. He thought it was depressing.
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  • MysteryTrainMysteryTrain Posts: 1,188
    Scorsese has outdone himself yet again.
  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    whoprincess wrote:
    justam wrote:
    whoprincess wrote:
    We watched it last weekend. I thought it was OK, my husband didn't like it. :thumbdown:

    What didn't he like?
    The ending, I guess. He thought it was depressing.
    well was he in the "still crazy" camp or the "not crazy but cant live with the guilt" camp? I guess either way things arent too optimistic... but i think the latter is pretty cool :)
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  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    Excellent film. So many of the crap movies that come out you know the ending before it's 10 minutes old but this kept me in suspense until the end. Now I shall read the book.
  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    I was disappointed with the ending when it finally clicked about half way through it. It had so much more potential I guess!
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  • ClaireackClaireack Posts: 13,561
    Must get it, meant to go to the pics to see it but somehow never got round to it. Will put it on my list to see along with Crazy Horse.
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  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    overrated. the ending sucked. could have been a really awesome movie, instead it was average at best.
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  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    I started to think that something was not right when that patient passed him the note to run while the other guy was away...

    Good movie, one of the better ones I've seen lately.
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,613
    i like the part with the squirels.
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  • LizardLizard Posts: 12,091
    I liked it.
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  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    read the book before I watched the movie, both were excellent
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  • cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    81 wrote:
    overrated. the ending sucked. could have been a really awesome movie, instead it was average at best.
    This. A lot.

    I wanted to like it, and the technique he used was great (editing/color saturation/sound design) but it had a lot of potential that just sort of sputtered out about 2/3 of the way through.
  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    cdp1223 wrote:
    81 wrote:
    overrated. the ending sucked. could have been a really awesome movie, instead it was average at best.
    This. A lot.

    I wanted to like it, and the technique he used was great (editing/color saturation/sound design) but it had a lot of potential that just sort of sputtered out about 2/3 of the way through.
    Yup. Kind of my feeling. Definitely better than a lot of other movies these days but it just didn't quite reach its potential.
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  • cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    Mostly I'm also just a huge f-ing movie snob. :lol:
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,613
    cdp1223 wrote:
    Mostly I'm also just a huge f-ing movie snob. :lol:

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  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    I liked it, but I really did not like the ending. I wanted it to end like a good thriller with the 'good guys' winning. And I'm in the 'no longer crazy but can't live with the guilt' camp.
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,282
    I thought it was decent.
  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    JaneNY wrote:
    I liked it, but I really did not like the ending. I wanted it to end like a good thriller with the 'good guys' winning. And I'm in the 'no longer crazy but can't live with the guilt' camp.
    I feel like that was as much of a victory as the audience could hope for

    did you want him to return home and rebuild his life? stay on the island as a guard? be BFF's with Gandhi?

    there was no chance of it ever being a happy ending... but all things considered I'm glad Leo's character resolved things on his terms.
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    While I wanted the happy ending, I was pleased with what they did. It was the right ending..

    Although at the time, it frustrated me, I'm glad 2/3 through it made me start to question everything. I'm not sure what people wanted who weren't happy with the ending, but I can only assume a more typical, good guys win, ending.
  • unlost dogsunlost dogs Posts: 12,553
    I read the book first, which I enjoyed but didn't really love.

    I didn't like the movie, because knowing the plot twist I ended up looking for clues. I did like the set, though, very creepy and fitting.

    Also, I tend cringe at fake Boston accents.


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