[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Couldn't happen to a nicer studio.

[Borges]

Rather to a better director. Michael Bay is an uberhack.

[SevenofNine]

OHH HE SUCKS

Hey guys did you guys read Roger Friedman this weekend he report that War of the world offically flop HA HA maybe talking about scienltogy might not be good idea for your career TOM LOL!

[Experiment 6-2-6]

Bay's track record was five for five with the hits Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor and Bad Boys II.

I don't call that five for five.

PEARL HARBOR. Where Hollywood could take TWO movies that were classics (Tora Tora Tora & 30 Seconds Over Tokyo) and make one long bad movie..

If THE ISLAND was his and the failure they are calling it, he deserves it for making Pearl Harbor..

[McGavin999]

Hollywood is so over, wonder when they're going to figure it out?

[Windcatcher]

I think there needs to be a national campaign to target Hollywood studios for boycotting until at least one is forced to file Chapter 11 (that means boycotting all revenue sources, including rentals). The "big people" in Hollywood need to be forced to understand that the "little people" have had it with them. For decades they have declared war on our culture, our values, and our way of life and perhaps it's time the battle was taken to them.

With a WinTV capture card, Sage TV, and a cable mouse that your PC can control (USB-UIRT), you can record movies from cable and burn to DVD at will (with a DVD burner of your choice). Movie tickets and rentals carry little-to-zero value with such a setup.

[spyone]

This is not just a bad summer. This is a trend. People just arene't going out to the movies as much.

[BurbankKarl]

Did you read that review that listed all the movies that The Island stole from, from The Matrix all the way back to Logans Run....

I should post it....its like 20 pages long.

[monkapotamus]

The End Of An Act

Team America

I miss you more than Michael Bay missed the mark,
When he made Pearl Harbor.
I miss you more than that movie missed the point,
And that’s an awful lot girl.
And now, now you've gone away,
And all I'm trying to say,
Is Pearl Harbor sucked and I miss you

I need you like Ben Affleck needs acting school,
He was terrible in that film.
I need you like Cuba Gooding needed a bigger part,
He's way better then Ben Affleck.
And now all I can think about is your smile,
And that shi**y movie too,
Pearl Harbor sucked and I miss you,

(Interlude)

Why does Michael Bay get to keep on making movies.
I guess Pearl Harbor sucked,
Just a little bit more than I miss you.

[k2blader]

I've never understood why some conservatives gripe about movies so much.

[unlearner]

I saw The Island, and it was very entertaining. The story line is fairly plausible, the action is top notch, the characters and world of the future are interesting if not compelling.

Some of the complaints by critics are unwarranted. It made me wonder if they really were paying attention to details.

There are some things some Christians may find objectionable - like a small amount of sexualization (no nudity) and profanity. On the flip side, there is a scene where a man tells the female lead "Jesus must love you... yes, Jesus loves you." I took the line as sincere and tipping the hat to Christians. Steve Buscemi's character describes God in a negative way, but his character is not really a positive model in the story.

My measure for movie success has three levels. First, it must entertain, i.e. hold our attention and keep us interested in the story and characters. The Island succeeds on this level completely. One caveat is that it runs a little long. It never dragged though. I just prefer 90-120 minute lengths (unless they bring back intermissions). Actually this might be a selling point for DVD ownership. Like one critic said, this movie is a double feature in one. And both movies work well, I might add.

On the second level, a movie should inform. That is, the audience should learn something. I would say The Island succeeds moderately in depicting a possible future and providing a social commentary of medical ethics. It does not contribute much new though on this level.

On the third level, some movies have the power to change the audience for the better. As an example, It's A Wonderful Life caused a number of people to abandon suicide plans. And many others have been inspired to appreciate the gift of life more fully. On this level, The Island does not achieve much, in my opinion. I could be wrong though. Perhaps the stance on cloning might cause some to rethink their position on embryonic stem cell research or abortion. I would be surprised.

Any way, The Island is, in my opinion, a well made film. It deserves consideration from adult and teenage audiences. It is not entirely original, but it is also not a cliche or rehashed story. For those interested, I would liken the story to a Matrix prequel. The visuals are worth going to see on the big screen.

[Recovering_Democrat]

The Island marked Michael Bay's first movie away from mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer and his first outright financial failure. Guided by Bruckheimer's slick, crowd-pleasing aesthetic, Bay's track record was five for five with the hits Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor and Bad Boys II. The Island looked like Bay's past movies superficially, replete with cacophonous pyrotechnics and choppy editing, and it carried over the Bruckheimer tradition of off-beat casting with leads Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson.

Gone from the equation were an appealing premise and savvy marketing. The Island had a genre identity crisis, crudely mixing futuristic sci-fi with present-day action in what looked like a cross between Logan's Run and The 6th Day.

Of course, the movie could be crap, too...did anyone ever consider that possibility?

[Caipirabob]

I wish there were more G-Rated movies for the kids. They are few and far between. We've taken the kids to see "Madagascar" and "Chocolate Factory", which was probably a bit too much with the things that happened to the children in the movie.

At any rate, between myself and thw ife, we declined the oppotunity to see WOTW. We've met our "remake" quota for the summer.

[Huck]

I've never even heard of The Island. But I also haven't stepped into a theater since the first Lord of the Rings movie, whenever that was.

[My Favorite Headache]

I took my son to see the Bad News Bears...I give it 3 stars...had a lot of good laughs and kept the political correctness out of the script THANK GOD. Tanner was a total foul mouthed punk just like the first and it couldn't have been played better.

[steve-b]

DreamWorks "The Island" BOMBS!

Memo to Michael Bay: Next time you rip off somebody else's movie, don't pick one that has been featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000.

[wishuponastarr]

I can't believe I'm the only one to ask: "doesn't Scarlett Johansen fall underneath the 'Ann Coulter' rule?