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Community => Entertainment => Topic started by: Pugnate on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 03:24:34 AM

Title: Don't watch The Sentinel.
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 03:24:34 AM

A waste of Keifer Sutherlands talents. Actually a waste of all those involved. The movie starts... keeps going and then just finishes without anything really ever happened.

There is a false accusation, a hero on the run, and then the real guilty party is revealed, but isn't a big surprise.

There is a minor shoot out, and then the movie ends.

And you are like W T F?

Title: Re: Don't watch The Sentinel.
Post by: scottws on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 06:30:19 AM

Yeah, I wouldn't say it was a bad movie, but it certainly was nothing better than okay or mediocre.

Title: Re: Don't watch The Sentinel.
Post by: Xessive on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 09:57:39 AM

It was more like a TV movie. I'm glad I didn't waste any money in the Cinema.

Title: Re: Don't watch The Sentinel.
Post by: Cobra951 on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 10:19:43 AM

I hate pointless movies.  There's one with Gary Sinise, called Impostor, where he is suspected of being an enemy robot--basically a walking bomb.  Let's see, should I put the rest in a spoiler thingie?  (How does that work?  Hmm . . .  Ah, easy enough.)

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So he goes through the whole movie, trying to establish his humanity.  The action and suspense go along the lines of Minority Report.  It's tight and compelling.  Then we get near the end, and it seems he's about to succeed . . . and then his eyes go blank, and he blows up like a nuke.  The End.  Roll credits.  WTF?!!  I just wasted 2 hours of my life.  He's accused of being a walking bomb, and he IS a walking bomb.  Oh boy!  There's a plot twist.  :P

Title: Re: Don't watch The Sentinel.
Post by: iPPi on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 02:51:55 PM

Very pointless movie.

Title: Re: Don't watch The Sentinel.
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 11:16:09 PM

Quote from: Cobra951 on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 10:19:43 AM

I hate pointless movies.  There's one with Gary Sinise, called Impostor, where he is suspected of being an enemy robot--basically a walking bomb.  Let's see, should I put the rest in a spoiler thingie?  (How does that work?  Hmm . . .  Ah, easy enough.)

(click to show/hide)

So he goes through the whole movie, trying to establish his humanity.  The action and suspense go along the lines of Minority Report.  It's tight and compelling.  Then we get near the end, and it seems he's about to succeed . . . and then his eyes go blank, and he blows up like a nuke.  The End.  Roll credits.  WTF?!!  I just wasted 2 hours of my life.  He's accused of being a walking bomb, and he IS a walking bomb.  Oh boy!  There's a plot twist.  :P

hahahahaha that's fucking awesome.

Title: Re: Don't watch The Sentinel.
Post by: Cobra951 on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 11:58:01 PM

Quote from: Pugnate on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 11:16:09 PM

hahahahaha that's fucking awesome.

Well, I can conceive of some scenario where it might have been.  But here, I just felt that the audience was cheated.  What I mean is, the plotline does not support the conclusion.  It's a bait-and-switch with no logic other than "we spooked you at the end, tee hee!"  Watch the movie sometime, see if you disagree.

Title: Re: Don't watch The Sentinel.
Post by: Pugnate on Thursday, September 14, 2006, 12:28:40 PM

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What I mean is, the plotline does not support the conclusion

You know I loved both seasons of 24, but after some of the 'revelations' I had a similar feeling. It was like getting surprised for the sake of it.

Something like the Sixth Sense was so fantastic, because there were hints through out. It wasn't something that happened on a whim.

Title: Re: Don't watch The Sentinel.
Post by: Cobra951 on Thursday, September 14, 2006, 04:17:14 PM

That's a great example.  The Sixth Sense did not cheat the audience.  It's clear when you watch it a 2nd time what was going on.  The ending did not make an impossible leap just to shock you.  The ending was well earned.  Beautifully done.

Title: Re: Don't watch The Sentinel.
Post by: Raisa on Friday, September 15, 2006, 04:18:57 AM

I saw part of this and it seemed really cheesy.. I couldn't handle it.

Sixth sense..  parts of that really freaked me out.  I'm glad i dont' see ghosts or I would've seen a lot growing up where i grew up.

Title: Re: Don't watch The Sentinel.
Post by: MysterD on Friday, September 15, 2006, 03:54:47 PM

Sentinel was okay.
Nothing special.