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Film Discussion => The Vault => Topic started by: Reinhold on April 04, 2009, 03:21:45 AM

Title: The Book of Eli
Post by: Reinhold on April 04, 2009, 03:21:45 AM
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1037705/

"A post-apocalyptic Western, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind." starring denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis, and tom waits among others.

possible spoiler in this BBC news story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7980892.stm
Title: Re: The Book of Eli
Post by: Pas on April 04, 2009, 07:21:36 AM
Nice find ! I'll be looking forward to this one
Title: Re: The Book of Eli
Post by: MacGuffin on July 25, 2009, 11:16:17 AM
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthefilmstage.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F02%2Fbook-of-eli-afm-poster-full.jpg&hash=138a4de673fcaa18f8961eec94b280913c82734a)


Trailer here. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/thebookofeli/)

Release date: January 15, 2010

Starring: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Michael Gambon
 
Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes 

Premise: A lone hero must fight his way across the wasteland of post-apocalyptic America to protect a sacred book that holds the key to saving the future of humanity.
Title: Re: The Book of Eli
Post by: SiliasRuby on July 25, 2009, 02:16:31 PM
Quite a amazing trailer, love desolate flicks like this.
Title: Re: The Book of Eli
Post by: Gamblour. on July 26, 2009, 03:43:17 PM
Looks a lot like another Road movie. Only mystical. Pretty cool, maybe. Haven't seen the Hughes Bros. in a while.
Title: Re: The Book of Eli
Post by: MacGuffin on September 25, 2009, 11:33:16 PM
New Trailer here. (http://movies.yahoo.com/premieres/15750926/standardformat)
Title: Re: The Book of Eli
Post by: MacGuffin on November 26, 2009, 12:11:01 AM
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmoviesmedia.ign.com%2Fmovies%2Fimage%2Farticle%2F104%2F1049963%2FBofE_Don_1sheet_1259192894_640w.jpg&hash=cc8f4e2ed536c1dd2f29fb8314f4e18a404ab8df)
Title: Re: The Book of Eli
Post by: matt35mm on November 26, 2009, 01:27:25 AM
I like it.

The cropped hair and extra skinniness makes him look like Barack in ass-kicking mode.
Title: Re: The Book of Eli
Post by: SiliasRuby on March 02, 2012, 07:44:09 PM
This is an interesting piece of cinema. A action flick about faith and hope in a desolate and desperate world. When I think western you wouldn't necessarily think this film but this is exactly what it is. Denzel is solid as always and makes you root for him as a character. He certainly has a real humanity to him that he hast shown since training day.
Title: Re: The Book of Eli
Post by: mogwai on March 03, 2012, 02:07:00 AM
The score is well worth looking into as well. It was made by Atticus Ross who y'all know made the "The Social Network" score with Trent Reznor.