Limitless

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Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3U9RsXeJ3w

Seems like it borrows from Flowers for Algernon. Anyways, I'm pretty sure that this is just a marketing gimmick for adderall.

I don't think i'll see it at the cinema. I do intend to rent it at some point.

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Re: Limitless

So it just so happens that I got dragged into seeing this at the cinema.

I have no complaints. It was a very enjoyable movie. Funny. Intriguing. Captivating. Unique.

I was quite surprised by the ending - I had anticipated a completely different ending altogether.

In fact, I was quite surprised, and impressed, by the entire movie. I was lucky to be dragged to this, because I would not have otherwise gone to see it. I think the movie could use a better trailer - it seemed like it only used footage from the first 20 minutes, hardly capturing how the remainder of the movie played out.

The way the opening credits portion was shot, a style they used at least once, maybe twice, in the film, was stylistically fascinating. I cannot think of another movie that has used such a technique. Very, very cool.

If you cannot catch this at the cinema, I highly recommend this as a rental.

[floridaorange]

Re: Limitless

mixed reviews but some good reviews for sure from what I've seen. I'm interested in seeing this.

Here's a charlie rose about the film:

http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11552

[GregWhelan]

Re: Limitless

This looked good on the trailer I saw last night.

BUT I have decided that I'm no longer gonna go to the cinema if I can avoid it. It's just getting too expensive. I hate getting ripped off, and last night the entrance fee plus one small drink (between two) for me and the missus was over £20. Robbing bastards!

[Highsteppa]

Re: Limitless

Great idea, Bradley Cooper gives a very good performance and the movie makes pretty good use of DeNiro. The visual style is fairly unique, but I was kind of expecting this from the guy who did The Illusionist w/ Ed Norton a few years back.

The biggest problem I had with it was the script - he goes from writer to Wall Street tycoon pretty abruptly and the movie gives into a fairly by the numbers thriller that doesn't really go anywhere. Oh, and just because he watched a few Bruce Lee movies doesn't necessarily mean that you've learned Jeet Kun Do - you've learned chereographed martial arts which would amount to something like really aggressive ballroom dancing. Like I said, it's a solid idea, but they don't run with the idea and instead go for a much more routine movie when they could have had something really unique.

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Re: Limitless

Greg: why not smuggle in the goods? the food/drink prices at the cinema are unconscionable. have your lady bring a big purse

also, the tickets we had were apparently purchased at a AAA branch. They were, if I recall correctly, $6.50 each (instead of the $9.50 the cinema was charging at the door). Not sure if you have one near you, but I'd recommend checking into it if you do.

Highsteppa: agreed. I understand your thoughts on the fly-by-night numbers mastery - I too think it would have been great to explore that more. As for Bruce Lee, I took that scene to imply that he could recognize patterns in movement (like numbers) and react to them according to what he had seen on tv, which is, I think, how Lee developed JKD into a martial art that addressed the wide range of martial arts patterns from a variety of different styles and form it into a singular martial art to respond to those (as opposed to practicing only one martial art that may suffer disadvantages when squared off against another martial artist of a different style).

I think this movie could be spun into a tv series. It would definitely allow the director and writers to explore many different themes and contexts.

[jackleaon]

Re: Limitless

The movie name is Limitless and the quality of movie is also limitless. The story, direction, acting all things are awesome a perfect Oscar movie.

[feather]

Re: Limitless

Quite enjoyed this, liked the way it was shot, agree he became a wall street tycoon quite abruptly, and didn't like the ending. Movie felt like it was missing something.

[nick007]

Re: Limitless

Watched on the weekend - really enjoyed it, the way it was shot, storyline and the way the movie colours brightened everytime he took a pill.

[floridaorange]

Re: Limitless

saw this in theaters, was a good film

[Shpira]

Re: Limitless

saw this last night...enjoyable but doubt a repeat watch will ever happen