Shutter Island

[Deckard]

I read a review saying this was Scorsese's "The Shining."

Thats a mouthful. I don't think it will accomplish that for me, now knowing what I do about The Shining, but I'm still looking forward to seeing it

 

[Karma]

He who smelt it, dealt it, GTFO.

who ever said the rhyme, done the crime

 

[RICEaRONI]

Seeing it tonight!!! w00t

 

[Darth Vader]

im going to see this later today but most reviewer's dont know ____ from shinola so i dont take their review's seriously i've had this movie on my radar since it was announced last year and i cant wait to see it.

 

[Darklord Dave]

I enjoyed it a bit, but not something I'll be rewatching over and over again. The trailer is a bit misleading too.

Spoiler:

There's nothing supernatural about it.

And I was a bit disappointed that I had it figured out about 5 minutes in and kept waiting for it to add another twist that I didn't see. But it never did.

 

[Mesa]

I just came back from this movie. Did not live up to my expectations at all. The middle was a little bit too long, the ending did pick up some, and if you guys thought Avatar was unoriginal, then this is uber-unoriginal.

I was hoping for a ghost story, or at least something that would be a little bit spooky and get me scared, and it certainly was not. Maybe I should have read what it was about, because it's not what I was hoping for. I will say that the marketing and TV spots really made this film look like it was going to be fantastic, which it wasn't IMO.

Spoiler:

I would say it's like "Harper's Island" meets "A Beautiful Mind".

 

[grphyx1]

the only thing that matters is if Voorhees enjoys it

 

[Mesa]

not to me. Should have spent my money on Wolfman instead.

 

[grphyx1]

not to me. Should have spent my money on Wolfman instead.

:chew

 

[The Entity]

I just saw the movie and although it wasn't what I expected, I think it was great. It did a very good job at making me feel uneasy. The score did help at that too, because it was pretty unsettling at times.

Spoiler:

Granted, I too had figured it out pretty soon, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it!

I read a review saying this was Scorsese's "The Shining."

Spoiler:

It reminded me about The Shining actually. Mainly due to the music and certain views just from the island which was pretty ominous, just like the hotel is too.

 

[Voorhees27]

the only thing that matters is if Voorhees enjoys it

 

[Mesa]

I just saw the movie and although it wasn't what I expected, I think it was great. It did a very good job at making me feel uneasy. The score did help at that too, because it was pretty unsettling at times.

Spoiler:

Granted, I too had figured it out pretty soon, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it!

Spoiler:

It reminded me about The Shining actually. Mainly due to the music and certain views just from the island which was pretty ominous, just like the hotel is too.

I hated the score/sound effects, it sounded incomplete and often stopped short without any added dramatic effect.

Spoiler:

also, the intro when he lands off the ferry and he was entering the facility was just cheese. I think it was supposed to be dramatic and induce fear and awe in the viewer of the asylum, but I didn't get any of that. Seemed rushed or not planned out well at all. Nothing like driving to the overlook hotel with theacompanting score.

and for the record, I went into this unbiased and avoided, on purpose, all threads and discussions about this movie, so I'd hopefully be pleasantly surprised. Didn't happen.

 

[The Entity]

I hated the score/sound effects, it sounded incomplete and often stopped short without any added dramatic effect.

Spoiler:

also, the intro when he lands off the ferry and he was entering the facility was just cheese. I think it was supposed to be dramatic and induce fear and awe in the viewer of the asylum, but I didn't get any of that. Seemed rushed or not planned out well at all. Nothing like driving to the overlook hotel with theacompanting score.

and for the record, I went into this unbiased and avoided, on purpose, all threads and discussions about this movie, so I'd hopefully be pleasantly surprised. Didn't happen.

I actually found that it worked pretty good. And I kinda liked the sudden stops it seemed to have at times. It was this "crazy" kind of music that really worked with the setting IMO.

 

[azurepred]

not to me. Should have spent my money on Wolfman instead.

..........thats what I did

 

[wofford29]

Good movie. I had it figured out just from the trailers, but it didn't take away from my enjoyment when I found out it was in fact what I thought it was. I was hoping it was going to be something different, but the brilliance is in the script and the idea that you never really know for certain what's afoot all the way through the end.

 

[LChinoz]

I loved it. It, to me, was a great psychological thriller that felt like thought the score was perfect, it made the viewer uneasy and off-balance, similarly to what I felt in There Will Be Blood. 8/10 for me.

 

[Buttmunch]

I saw this earlier today. Pretty much exactly what I was expecting,
'twist' and all. I mean I had it figured out just by watching the trailer. Not very clever.

But I did really enjoy the movie. I couldn't help but think how awesome a movie about Arkham Asylum done like this would be.

 

[tomandshell]

I saw it and as a father of three young kids, there were a few scenes that made me squirm in my seat a little bit.

 

[Darklord Dave]

I think the reviews that are saying that it's Scorsese's The Shining are meaning that as a bad thing. Or it just means that a respected director is "slumming it" in an unfamiliar genre.

 

[Kuzeh]

Saw it yesterday...
I love when directors try new things instead of the same old crap...
I like Scorsese's gangterish/ny movies...
but my favorite has to be Last Temptation, and this one was a great movie as well.
Liked it a lot!