The previews made the movie "Looper" look quite interesting. I even found myself posing the question of what I might do, if I were faced with the same quandary.
The movie, Looper, takes place in the not-too-distant future. Thirty years into the future of that time, Time Travel has been invented and immediately outlawed. However, criminal elements in that thirty-plus year future, have taken possession of time travel as a means of getting rid of their enemies. Time travelers can only move backwards in time and so when a target arrives from the future, hit men in the past kill them and dispose of the bodies. The main character, Joe, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, is very good at his job. He gets a time delivered to him, he shows up, and blows a hooded target away. Easy-peezy. Until one day, an unhooded target appears, and he discovers it's the older version of himself, played by Bruce Willis. Old Joe, escapes certain death and trouble ensues for both young and old Joe.
The premise of the movie, I found to be unique. The fact that the film makers were able to make Joseph Gordon-Levitt appear so much like a young Bruce Willis, was quite uncanny. He was able to duplicate all of Willis's minor squints and quirks. That part I liked. As for the rest of the film. Uh-uh!
I read the praises in the movie poster above and I can't help but wonder, "Did these people see the same movie as I did?" Looper is definitely NOT the "most exciting film of the year", nor is it a "super-intense thrill ride". As I said, I found the story to be unique, but I'd hardly consider it a "brilliant masterpiece". I agree with the statement that it was slick and stylish, even slightly cool, but Looper is absolutely NOT "This decade's The Matrix"!!
So if I were faced with a similar quandary, what would I do? I'd look myself straight in the eye and tell me to see this film at the cheap theater. Watch it for a mere three or four dollars, rather than shelling out $27 for the Blu-Ray, because you read a bunch of raving reviews, because this movie blows!!! The movie might play better on a large screen. Who knows?!? I would imagine the Piper Perabo scenes would've been more enjoyable on a 22ft by 52ft movie screen...
If you haven't seen this movie yet, get it on pay-per-view. Save your money, don't buy it on DVD or Blu-Ray. Not even if you see it in a bargain bin at Wal-Mart. You'll thank me in the end. Trust me. You'll thank me...
The premise of the movie, I found to be unique. The fact that the film makers were able to make Joseph Gordon-Levitt appear so much like a young Bruce Willis, was quite uncanny. He was able to duplicate all of Willis's minor squints and quirks. That part I liked. As for the rest of the film. Uh-uh!
I read the praises in the movie poster above and I can't help but wonder, "Did these people see the same movie as I did?" Looper is definitely NOT the "most exciting film of the year", nor is it a "super-intense thrill ride". As I said, I found the story to be unique, but I'd hardly consider it a "brilliant masterpiece". I agree with the statement that it was slick and stylish, even slightly cool, but Looper is absolutely NOT "This decade's The Matrix"!!
So if I were faced with a similar quandary, what would I do? I'd look myself straight in the eye and tell me to see this film at the cheap theater. Watch it for a mere three or four dollars, rather than shelling out $27 for the Blu-Ray, because you read a bunch of raving reviews, because this movie blows!!! The movie might play better on a large screen. Who knows?!? I would imagine the Piper Perabo scenes would've been more enjoyable on a 22ft by 52ft movie screen...
If you haven't seen this movie yet, get it on pay-per-view. Save your money, don't buy it on DVD or Blu-Ray. Not even if you see it in a bargain bin at Wal-Mart. You'll thank me in the end. Trust me. You'll thank me...
