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A Couple Of Looks At CYPHER, From The Director of CUBE!!

Sometimes it seems... by ClancyWiggum	Jul 14th, 2003 07:24:45 AM
like some people have seen a completely different version of Matrix Reloaded than me. "Sheer awfulness"? What the fuck? Cypher seems cool, though, and there is no risk I'll be able to see it in the theater. Seems too narrow.
Sometimes it seems... by ClancyWiggum	Jul 14th, 2003 07:25:09 AM
like some people have seen a completely different version of Matrix Reloaded than me. "Sheer awfulness"? What the fuck? Cypher seems cool, though, and there is no risk I'll be able to see it in the theater. Seems too narrow.
God I hope they make X3 soon:( by JollyBlondeGiant	Jul 14th, 2003 07:31:33 AM
Liam Neeson as Seb Shaw, Charlize Theron as Emma Frost, Brendan Gleeson as Harry Leland & Cole Hauser as Donald Pierce, thats what i need.
Reloaded had many problems just like X2. by JollyBlondeGiant	Jul 14th, 2003 07:45:47 AM
I love the Matrix, but me like many others though Reloaded was a major bummer. Matrix 2(the good bits)=Trinity falling, Restaurant scene(Monica rules), most of the Burly Brawl, the Oracle, the Twins(we are getting aggravated, V cool), Morpheus & the Katana. Matrix 2(the bad bits)=Baaad Cgi in the burly brawl & chase scene, the annoying "Kid", the keymaker, the architect, Neo's boring fight scenes near the end, the whole Zion/Fraggle Rock part. Lets hope Revolutions delivers.
I don't get the Reloaded hostility either... by earthworm	Jul 14th, 2003 08:20:13 AM
...and what would you call it anyway? Period Drama? Although I do agree with him on Jeepers Creepers, bearing in mind some of his other comments it's looks like he's part of the 'It's too successful to be good' crowd, (as opposed to the 'Why didn't they make the film that was in MY head' mob.) I'd be interested to see this film, should I ever get the chance. Northram is pretty impressive in Enigma as well by the way.
At least he did not rip-off Jim Henson this time. by Declan_Swartz	Jul 14th, 2003 03:23:26 PM
Criterion might be releasing Henson's Cube soon along with other early work like Time Piece.
this films looks like a rip-off of William Gibson (no, not the a by beamish13	Jul 14th, 2003 05:43:38 PM
and I e-mailed Criterion about Henson's CUBE a few months ago. Someone up there must really like me...
waaah waaaah!! no one liked my review, snf!! by 81666	Jul 14th, 2003 06:40:46 PM
why'd you read the talkback anyways, knowre are assholes here in the first place, i'll tell you why, cuz you wanted to bust a nut having a whole bunch of people agree with you and stroke your ego. but it backfired. sure i thought jason x was shit, sure i agree with you jeepers fell apart after the 1/2 hour mark, but who gives a shit what anyone else says. do you listen to the same music as these people. do you dress the same way? no then fuck it. btw: the guy who did the first cube is the shit, cube 2: hypercube was a waste of time if no for some visual coolness. - 81666
Reloaded raped my childhood by Silver Shamrock	Jul 14th, 2003 07:53:08 PM
all that build up for a "profound" lecture about cause and effect. Most people figure out cause and effect before they enter grade school. Congrats to the W bros for finally figuring it out. And it did horrible when compared to even conservative financial expectations. One week at number one then toppled by Bruce Almighty of all things! Cause = a bad movie. Effect = word of mouth got out on the turkey and people refused to see it.
Natali by torontoguy	Jul 14th, 2003 08:10:14 PM
"Cypher" has been in the can for about 2 years. In fact, it used to have the title "Company Man" until some other crappy movie caused the studio to change it. "Cypher" was supposed to have come out last year, but for some reason Miramax didn't want to release it. It was pushed back till this summer, but who knows really when it will come out. "Nothing" is another sci-fi flick, this time with only about $3-4 million for a budget. As far as I know I think it is a two or three-hander. But considering Natali's track record that's his specialty. If you like "Cube" and "Cypher", you have to check out his short film "Elevated" which he made at the Canadian Film Centre. Shot in 16mm the whole film takes place in an elevator. It's simply the best short film I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot. If you want to buy it, go to www.buzztaxi.com. Over and out from T.O.
CYPHER TRAILER IS ONLINE by SonnyChiba	Jul 14th, 2003 08:12:41 PM
I saw that trailer online last week, there's a link here, just scroll down.....http://www.themoviebo x.net/trailerspage.htm
Cypher DVD available by TensaiButa	Jul 15th, 2003 12:01:12 AM
Cypher was released in Japan a few months ago, (actually it was theatrically released even before France). The Japanese release title is "Company Man". The DVD (zone 2, NTSC, English language) has been available for a few weeks, see for instance http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/o bidos/ASIN/B00009AV0O/qid=1058 239882/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_2_1/250 -2799261-4166653 For those of you who can not wait for this masterpiece to be released in theaters...
Sorry about the double post by ClancyWiggum	Jul 15th, 2003 02:33:31 AM
Just to clarify, I'm not saying that everybody have to love Matrix Reloaded or that it didn't have some problems. It's just that I loved it, and have a hard time relating to the offhanded way in which it is often dismissed as crap. Seems like most reviewers acknowledged that it wasn't perfect, but pretty good none the less.
Cypher is absolutely NOT a masterpiece by Sheeld	Jul 15th, 2003 03:35:37 AM
Honestly, it's not. I saw this about 6 months ago and was pretty disappointed. In a strange way the movie felt just as small and confined as Cube, it has a terrible finaly, and the whole movie ultimately feels like much ado about nothing. Yes the film looks good, and Northam gives a great performance, but it's a movie that is seriously left wanting. Still worth to check out though.

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