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Post by dvdjunkie on Sept 19, 2007 11:27:13 GMT -6
My wife, Beverly, and I went to see this highly-touted film at the theater last night. THE BRAVE ONE stars Jodie Foster and Terrence Howard and is a very tightly-knit thriller that has one of those "gotcha" endings. Foster plays a radio announcer who talks about the seedy side of streetlife, and seeks out the strange stories of her city (I believe it was New York). Terrence Howard is a police detective working a gang-related death. Foster and her fiance', played by Naveen Andrews from the television show "Lost", are walking their dog when they are accosted by some low-life thugs. The beating the ensues is very brutally photographed, but necessary to the story of the movie. When Foster wakes up from her coma about three weeks later, she learns that her fiance' is dead and already buried. She goes into a shell, and then when she tries to talk to police about her case is shoved aside like she is just another number. What happens after this is what the movie is all about. We have seen it before in a lot of other films, but this one does it differently and a whole lot better. They are talking Academy Award nomination for both Howard and Foster, and I am slowly believing it. This film gets a very good 4 out of 5 star rating from me. I highly recommend that you see this movie.
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Sept 19, 2007 11:38:23 GMT -6
I have definitely been wanting to see that movie, Bill! I've seen the previews for it and it looks awesome! :thumbsup: The only problem is that TC doesn't enjoy those types of movies, so I will unfortunately have to wait for it to come out on DVD so I can watch it some night at home when she is out doing other things. :thumbsup:
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Post by diane on Sept 19, 2007 15:15:01 GMT -6
I'll just take your recommendations in future. This is another film I will definately go and see. "3.10 to Yuma" hasn't arrived in Brisbane yet but it is one I will definately go to and this one has joined it. Jodie Foster is my husbands favourite actress. It sounds a great movie. You know Larry, Herb and I don't usually like the same movies either but when we go to the movies we try to find 2 films that go in at roughly the same time, then we have a coffee afterwards and discuss the merits (or demerits of what we have seen). It doesn't sound very romantic and the 2 films that junkie reviewed are 2 we will see together. We saw "Dreamgirls" with our daughter and all cried at the same time. We even saw "Panic Room" together - Herb's love of Jodie Foster and mine of a good thriller. It works for us. :thumbsup:
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Post by tclion on Sept 19, 2007 20:14:41 GMT -6
I have definitely been wanting to see that movie, Bill! I've seen the previews for it and it looks awesome! The only problem is that TC doesn't enjoy those types of movies, so I will unfortunately have to wait for it to come out on DVD so I can watch it some night at home when she is out doing other things. Well sweetie this is one of those boredrline films I might watch it I can just start it and go from there. I have seen the previews and it does look quite messy....blood wise and fight wise so we will see... Kind of like that movie "Seven" I started tko watch it and couldn't handle all the blood and guts...reallly a nasty movie...
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Post by Midge on Sept 19, 2007 22:22:21 GMT -6
You know Larry, Herb and I don't usually like the same movies either but when we go to the movies we try to find 2 films that go in at roughly the same time, then we have a coffee afterwards and discuss the merits (or demerits of what we have seen). What a great idea, Diane!
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Sept 19, 2007 23:57:34 GMT -6
You know Larry, Herb and I don't usually like the same movies either but when we go to the movies we try to find 2 films that go in at roughly the same time, then we have a coffee afterwards and discuss the merits (or demerits of what we have seen). TC and I have actually done this before. The only "down" side to this however, is that it's not a lot of fun watching a movie by one's self.
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Post by dvdjunkie on Sept 20, 2007 22:20:52 GMT -6
If it will help, my wife Beverly seldom goes to a movie of this type with me because she is pretty squeemish about the violence. I hear all of you on this one. But in "The Brave One", it all happens so fast, it is all over in about 30 seconds, and the rest of the film is not nearly as graphic as that the rest of the way. Some movies, I will agree, carry that blood and guts too far, but this one scene at the beginning, was even hard for me to watch, but then the movie settles down and it really tells a great story from there.
Larry, you really need to see "3:10 to Yuma" and "The Brave One" on a big screen with big sound, to get the full effect of the theater experience. With my huge collection of movies, I can say that I have the majority of them in the theater before purchasing them. My wife and I get out to the movies two or three times a week, heck the Senior Price at daytime movies is only $5, so it is really cheap entertainment.
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Sept 20, 2007 22:33:56 GMT -6
Larry, you really need to see "3:10 to Yuma" on "The Brave One" on a big screen with big sound, to get the full effect of the theater experience. With my huge collection of movies, I can say that I have the majority of them in the theater before purchasing them. My wife and I get out to the movies two or three times a week, heck the Senior Price at daytime movies is only $5, so it is really cheap entertainment. I would love to see that on the big screen, Bill! Three times a week to the movies? !!!!! :huh: WOW!!!! On the subject of movie ticket prices, I can remember seeing movies in Oklahoma at $1.50 — new releases too! And that's not senior price, either! :uhuh: There's a movie house in Yukon, Oklahoma that shows new releases for only $1.50. But they don't do any advertising either! :thumbsup:
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Post by tclion on Sept 21, 2007 12:23:26 GMT -6
Yes now we pay $7.00 for a movie here. matinees are $5.75 so we don't get to do movies very often
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Post by Midge on Sept 21, 2007 15:04:11 GMT -6
<feeble attempt to stay on topic> If we went to see The Brave One[/color] in San Francisco, it would cost $9.50 (a little less for a matinee).
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Post by tclion on Sept 21, 2007 15:15:59 GMT -6
Anyway I will try to watch this movie. Larry will rent it soon and we will watch it together.....well at least we will start it together......he may have to finish it alone.
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Post by diane on Oct 28, 2007 1:53:26 GMT -6
We went to see "The Brave One" today. Herb and I and our daughter Claire. I think it cost us about $12 each and yes that is extremely expensive but the last time we went to the films was to see "Dreamgirls" several months ago. There was a preview of "The Death of Jesse James" with Brad Pitt and that looked extremely good as well. I had read that "The Brave One" was loosely a remake of "Death Wish" so I was worried about how Claire would like it (I don't like those sort of films either) - we had organized to go before I read that. But as Bill says even though the violence was very graphic (if you're not used to it) it was over very quickly. It was a great film and I am glad I saw it. As Herb says - there's something about Jodie Foster - she rivetts your attention to the screen and makes her character so believeable. Two thumbs up. I also liked the ending .
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Post by tclion on Oct 28, 2007 7:36:53 GMT -6
Ok Ok now we have to rent this and watch it.. Wait I mean go to the theater and see it...
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Oct 28, 2007 8:08:45 GMT -6
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