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Re: Colombiana

#41 Post by funthing29 » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:42 pm

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Re: Colombiana

#42 Post by ramaloo » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:44 pm

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Re: Colombiana

#43 Post by David » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:49 pm

I'm really surprised by the reaction to this. Did no one else find it really funny in a "that was so awful way"?
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#44 Post by Yinster » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:55 pm

Saw this at Cineworld Renfield Street In Glasgow. Debated on whether to go to Braehead Odeon or this one. Glad we chose this one as the Odeon ended up not showing it due to a "not having a key or something". Friend said they were pretty good and said they could either watch another film or get a voucher.

As for the film, I loved it. One of the best beginnings to a film and actually thought the storyline was pretty good. She reminds me so much of Thandie Newton and Vartan actually didn't have much screen time. Actually thought it might had been better if they cut out the boyfriend part the story might had been better. Maybe they wanted us to empathise with her more. Did think it was a bit silly she was identified by a silly photo after years of being undetected. There were even a few laughs. 8/10
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Re: Colombiana

#45 Post by Beate » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:13 pm

David wrote:I'm really surprised by the reaction to this. Did no one else find it really funny in a "that was so awful way"?
No......

It was so many miles better than Kill List last night, and I don't know why we shouldn't empathise with Zoe Saldana, I did from the very first second! The poor woman, at the end she had nothing.
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#46 Post by soonforgotten » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:17 pm

Beate wrote:
David wrote:I'm really surprised by the reaction to this. Did no one else find it really funny in a "that was so awful way"?
No......

It was so many miles better than Kill List last night, and I don't know why we shouldn't empathise with Zoe Saldana, I did from the very first second! The poor woman, at the end she had nothing.
She was kind of a dick though. Why threaten the FBI guy's family? Why not just go direct to the CIA?

I mean look at Batman, his parents were killed in front of him and he didn't turn into a murdering dick.
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#47 Post by Yinster » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:29 pm

Beate wrote:It was so many miles better than Kill List last night, and I don't know why we shouldn't empathise with Zoe Saldana, I did from the very first second! The poor woman, at the end she had nothing.
Same thoughts exactly. I empathises from the beginning but I didn't feel they needed her to have a boyfriend to make me feel more for her.
She was kind of a dick though. Why threaten the FBI guy's family? Why not just go direct to the CIA? I mean look at Batman, his parents were killed in front of him and he didn't turn into a murdering dick.
She said so he can feel what she feels. Anyway at that point in the film I don't think she would had work out it was CIA and not the FBI who had the information. She only went to what she knew and that was the FBI agent. Also from what I saw she only killed the bad guys just like Batman but without the mask and cape.
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Re: Colombiana

#48 Post by trickydicky123 » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:37 pm

I thought this was absolutely bonkers...........but in an entertaining kinda way!
More holes in it than a Swiss cheese, but what the hell, there were some great shooting scenes and Zoe was always easy on the eye!

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Re: Colombiana

#49 Post by r33ceh » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:48 pm

Just watched this film tonight, plenty of action, The opening scene is excellent,
keeps you on the edge of your seat.
As someone said it is a little bit Jason Statham style, but its nice to see a woman doing
the butt kicking for a change

And as for the woman who said they wished you looked like zoe..... well i wish you did too 0/
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Re: Colombiana

#50 Post by ejwrank » Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:02 pm

Well I thought this was one of the silliest films I've seen in a long time but quite enjoyable. It had so many plot holes that we better not start on them but at least I could understand what was going on unlike Kill List last night.

Glad to hear that loads of FMUKers enjoyed the film. David, Cliveas and I had a bit of postmortem (bit of pun that) on the escalator when leaving. "So bad it's good" seemed to be our general consensus but I think we may be in the minority on this one.
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