so, I have a problem with "Book of Eli"

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PingSpike

Lifer
Feb 25, 2004
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SPOILERS...although pointless since the thread already is full of them.

I actually didn't see the surprise at the end of this movie coming, even though I commented on the fact he was wearing sunglasses indoors like a dork ass. It is pretty obvious looking back, but I thought he was just a fearless bad ass at first.

I liked the movie. Except the fact it took him like a week to die after being gut shot. I know that can take a long time to die from a shot to the stomach, but first he did the movie cliche of: I've been shot, I'm about to die! Oh wait, I seem to have a second wind! And then he appeared to even get better thanks to some duct tape, he was able to dictate the entire bible while suffering from of a gunshot wound with apparently no pain...before suddenly dying without any of the dudes at the end trying any sort of medical intervention.

They should of had him get shot with a poison arrow or something, would have made a little more sense.

And LOL at Mila Kunis walking back to town like a bad ass. Aside from a single grenade toss she spent most of the movie falling for obvious traps and needing rescuing. But she puts on some sunglasses and I'm suppose to believe she's going to go clean up the town single handed?
 

TwiceOver

Lifer
Dec 20, 2002
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My only problem with it was that there was no backstory to tell you WTF is going on in the first place.

Some narration at the beginning would have done the trick. Or scrolling short story ala Star wars. Hell even three sentences of white text on a black background would have been sufficient.

6/10, give me some backstory and 8/10.
 

DaveSimmons

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Aug 12, 2001
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I enjoyed it. I too was thinking "Fallout 3" to myself in a few scenes, but I didn't consider that a flaw since FO3 did an excellent job of creating the look of post-WW3 ruin and decay.
 

QueBert

Lifer
Jan 6, 2002
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classy

Lifer
Oct 12, 1999
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My only problem with it was that there was no backstory to tell you WTF is going on in the first place.

Some narration at the beginning would have done the trick. Or scrolling short story ala Star wars. Hell even three sentences of white text on a black background would have been sufficient.

6/10, give me some backstory and 8/10.

:confused: There was a nuclear holocaust. What did you think all of that fallout was in the beginning of the movie?