Comments on: Surrogates Review http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review The Official Home of Correct Movie Opinions Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:43:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tarrence http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-234353 Tarrence Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:27:01 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-234353 I agree with John that side story with Bruce Willis and his wife was very weak. I think they should have improved this aspect of the story because in a way it provides motivation for what Willis's character does in the end. I also thought that the Canter character in the movie was just as despicable and evil as the people trying to kill him. Only Willis's character comes off as good, but what do you expect. I agree with John that side story with Bruce Willis and his wife was very weak. I think they should have improved this aspect of the story because in a way it provides motivation for what Willis’s character does in the end.

I also thought that the Canter character in the movie was just as despicable and evil as the people trying to kill him. Only Willis’s character comes off as good, but what do you expect.

]]> By: ian sassoon http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-229170 ian sassoon Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:17:45 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-229170 Worth checking out, but way too similar to BladeRunners to be ground breaking. Worth checking out, but way too similar to BladeRunners to be ground breaking.

]]> By: Lee http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-227284 Lee Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:37:16 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-227284 I saw both Terminator: Salvation by McPG-13 and District 9 in the theater, and I completely agree. The FX for District 9 were far superior, as was the script. The same clowns that wrote the mundane Salvation wrote the plot-hole riddled screenplay for Surrogates. They also did Catwoman, one of the worst movies in recent years, so you know you're dealing with top notch writers here. Anyone who's read the graphic novel knows that this movie is a bucket of mediocre FAIL. I saw both Terminator: Salvation by McPG-13 and District 9 in the theater, and I completely agree. The FX for District 9 were far superior, as was the script. The same clowns that wrote the mundane Salvation wrote the plot-hole riddled screenplay for Surrogates. They also did Catwoman, one of the worst movies in recent years, so you know you’re dealing with top notch writers here. Anyone who’s read the graphic novel knows that this movie is a bucket of mediocre FAIL.

]]> By: DIDOMAN http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-226538 DIDOMAN Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:36:34 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-226538 Isaac Asimov meets 'The Sims' meets the ultimate 'MMORPG' (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game), but instead it's real life. The idea of living life out of your bedroom, being who ever you like, spawning again when you die.. Is this starting to sound familiar? What are your kids doing now?...more Isaac Asimov meets ‘The Sims’ meets the ultimate ‘MMORPG’ (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game), but instead it’s real life.

The idea of living life out of your bedroom, being who ever you like, spawning again when you die.. Is this starting to sound familiar? What are your kids doing now?…more

]]> By: Joel Gray http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-226283 Joel Gray Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:51:26 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-226283 I love science fiction: reading it, watching it, writing it. When I saw Surrogates in theater, I began to wonder what the message that the screenplay writers and producers were trying to get across. Surrogates seemed somewhat similar to the Will Smith's I,Robot. In I,Robot, the villain is the corrupt computer called VIKI (virtual interactive kinetic intelligence). In Surrogates, the villian is Lionel Canter, the maker of the first surrogate robots. He, like Dr. Alfred Lanning (the designer of the robots in I, Robot) operate in secrecy. Canter has a surrogate (The Prophet) under his control who tells the people that having surrogates is an evil that humanity has created. Canter wants to kill every person in the world who is addicted to a surrogate. While Dr. Lanning is good, Lionel Canter is bad. By the way, both were played by the same actor (James Cromwell). Lionel Canter, the creater of the surrogates, seems to me to be a type of God. He wants to kill all the people in the world for their evil addictions to surrogates and their evil uses of the surrogates. People can do pretty much anything they want and enjoy many sensations such as touch, hearing, and sight. It is this sensual, immoral world that Lionel Canter wants destroyed. Dr. Lanning, likewise, wants to bring down the nerve-center of the world--VIKI. So many movies out there have this theme--end to the world. I love science fiction: reading it, watching it, writing it.
When I saw Surrogates in theater, I began to wonder what the message that the screenplay writers and producers were trying to get across. Surrogates seemed somewhat similar to the Will Smith’s I,Robot. In I,Robot, the villain is the corrupt computer called VIKI (virtual interactive kinetic intelligence). In Surrogates, the villian is Lionel Canter, the maker of the first surrogate robots. He, like Dr. Alfred Lanning (the designer of the robots in I, Robot) operate in secrecy. Canter has a surrogate (The Prophet) under his control who tells the people that having surrogates is an evil that humanity has created. Canter wants to kill every person in the world who is addicted to a surrogate. While Dr. Lanning is good, Lionel Canter is bad. By the way, both were played by the same actor (James Cromwell). Lionel Canter, the creater of the surrogates, seems to me to be a type of God. He wants to kill all the people in the world for their evil addictions to surrogates and their evil uses of the surrogates. People can do pretty much anything they want and enjoy many sensations such as touch, hearing, and sight. It is this sensual, immoral world that Lionel Canter wants destroyed. Dr. Lanning, likewise, wants to bring down the nerve-center of the world–VIKI. So many movies out there have this theme–end to the world.

]]> By: AARON http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-225835 AARON Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:46:56 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-225835 It never seemed interesting to me, until recently and with these good reviews, I might check it out. It never seemed interesting to me, until recently and with these good reviews, I might check it out.

]]> By: Mikano94 http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-225428 Mikano94 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:30:51 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-225428 Story, Hell fucking yeah, FX, Transformers and Terminator had a $200 million budget, District 9 had a $30 million budget, it looks like it's worth more than them. Story, Hell fucking yeah, FX, Transformers and Terminator had a $200 million budget, District 9 had a $30 million budget, it looks like it’s worth more than them.

]]> By: Rick http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-225339 Rick Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:01:39 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-225339 Movie fell very short in depicting it's world! It seemed rushed and thrown together! It was void of depth and continuity! Bruce did his best with what he was given! And I really hated Maggie's (Rosamund Pikes) character, and didn't see how Tom (Bruce) could still love her considering her extreme materialism and complete avoidance of him! Almost worth admission! Recommend waiting for DVD! Movie fell very short in depicting it’s world! It seemed rushed and thrown together! It was void of depth and continuity! Bruce did his best with what he was given! And I really hated Maggie’s (Rosamund Pikes) character, and didn’t see how Tom (Bruce) could still love her considering her extreme materialism and complete avoidance of him!

Almost worth admission! Recommend waiting for DVD!

]]> By: Lawrence http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-225276 Lawrence Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:31:53 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-225276 It was an ok movie for me. I saw it last night. It creeps me out when I saw life-like surrogates in the closet of Bruce Willis's character or James Cromwell's character, as if they were dolls. 9 out of 10 stars. It was an ok movie for me. I saw it last night.
It creeps me out when I saw life-like surrogates in the closet of Bruce Willis’s character or James Cromwell’s character, as if they were dolls. 9 out of 10 stars.

]]> By: Darren J Seeley http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-225234 Darren J Seeley Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:47:19 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2009/09/surrogates-review#comment-225234 Story maybe, not the FX. Story maybe, not the FX.

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