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Post by diane on Apr 29, 2007 23:55:38 GMT -6
Has anyone seen this movie with Adrian Brodie? When "The Jacket" was first released I thought what a familiar story ;D Several years ago when I was visiting Sydney I bought a book to read going back on the train. I love Jack London so when I saw "The Star Rover" I just bought it without reading the plot. I thought it was stories about his days as a reporter - he travelled all over the world. I was very wrong - when he was young he spent a few months in San Quentin on vagrancy charges. He wrote "The Star Rover" about a prisoner that won't be beaten. It was originally called "The Jacket" because of the strait- jacket the prisoner was put in - a form of torture to break his spirit. The prisoner transports himself through time travel - hence the title of the book "The Star Rover" - he finds he has many lives ie, a young boy in a covered wagon. I probably wouldn't have bought the book if I had read the back cover but I'm glad I did - it was a fascinating but grim read. I thought the film sounded very familiar and I was suprised no credit was given Jack London as it was a very unusual story.
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Post by Beanka on Apr 30, 2007 0:50:42 GMT -6
I just saw this movie a few day's ago. I thought it was very good. This movie took me awhile to understand.I thought it was wrong for them to put him in that jacket from day one.The part that i did like about the movie. is how he told the girls mother what was going to happen to her.That her daught was going to have the same sad life as her.well i really don't want to say the rest, in case everyone hasn't seen it.
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Apr 30, 2007 0:53:43 GMT -6
The first time I'd ever heard of this movie was when Beanka mentioned it to me the other day. Prior to that, I'd never heard of it. But it sounds like something I could possibly be interested in, though.
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Post by tclion on May 2, 2007 10:02:11 GMT -6
No it is not one I have seen but I might watch it....
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Post by gina1975 on May 3, 2007 20:59:07 GMT -6
I saw this move a while back. I Thought it was a very good movie. It does take a lot of concentration and attention to understand the plot. It is one of those movies that you may have to watch twice if you watch it with a talker.
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Post by Beanka on May 3, 2007 21:05:21 GMT -6
true you can't take your eyes off the tv or you will not understand what is going on in the movie.
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Post by Chris on May 5, 2007 0:10:03 GMT -6
I walked in in the middle of it and I did not under stand any of it...lol So I will have to watch it again. It seemed to be a good move though.
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Post by diane on May 5, 2007 2:29:37 GMT -6
I'm embarassed. I haven't even seen the movie. I saw the trailer and thought - I've seen it before but I had only read that book. I wonder whether I would find it a bit depressing. As I get older I seem to return to films that I know everything is going to be alright at the end. I know some old films are not like that but that's alright too. I think that's why I love musicals - I know it's not real life but I don't care (I'd rather live in that world sometimes).
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Post by Midge on May 5, 2007 2:40:36 GMT -6
Diane, I am just like you. I try to avoid violent or depressing films. There's just too much of that stuff going on in real life; who needs to pay $9 to see it on the screen? Give me a frivolous, escapist musical any day!
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on May 5, 2007 7:14:52 GMT -6
TC is that same way, which is why she most often watches cartoons or comedies. There are times I'm in the mood for those too, but generally I watch mostly dramatic, serious movies. I don't necessarily mean action movies with people getting killed and blown to pieces (Stallone, VanDamme, Segall et al) , although I will occasionally watch those too. I'm referring to general drama type films and suspense thriller films, such as the Anthony Hopkins film, Fracture, we just went to see last weekend. Those are my types of movies. :thumbsup: So anyway, it does sound like this movie, The Jacket, is something I would definitely want to see!
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Post by tclion on May 5, 2007 9:14:26 GMT -6
That is right Larry if I want drama I will just watch the news or one of the tens of thousands of crime drama shows that now flood our t v's
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Post by gina1975 on May 9, 2007 13:39:16 GMT -6
I have to say, the drama in this movie is there so that the main cheracter can help save the life of another person. It is one of those plot lines where the bad is outweighed by the good that will come out in the end.
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Post by tclion on May 13, 2007 8:12:26 GMT -6
We have enough bad and trouble in the real world some times I like to see some sugar and sweet you know?
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