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LiberteToujours Donating Member (737 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-24-04 10:28 PM
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Anyone seen The Forgotten? (SPOILERS!)
I liked it. A good fun alien movie.

But wow, I have NEVER jumped so much in a movie as that car crash scene! I just freaked! It was done so perfectly. The car was coming towards them and I thought it would stop but it just didn't! And they were just having this casual conversation, no music or anything leading up, it was just SO unexpected, just like a real car crash would be. I loved it!
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-24-04 10:33 PM
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1. Yeah, that surprised me just like the time I was in a wreck.
My husband and I were trying to remember if we've ever seen a movie car crash done that way before. I can't think of one.

The surprise was so intense it almost hurt.
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FreedomFry Donating Member (341 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-24-04 10:52 PM
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7. Another jolting car crash in a movie ...
.. was in, believe it or not, "Punch-drunk Love" with Adam Sandler and Emily Watson. I'll admit it wasn't quite as "impactful" as "The Forgotten," but it ranks up there in the makes-you-jump department.

Two girlfriends took me to see "The Forgotten" for my birthday (my choice). They hated it. I thought it was a lot of fun.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-24-04 10:54 PM
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8. Not really a car crash but (Maybe a spoiler)
A car to human crash

The scene in Meet Joe Black when Pitt gets hit

Totally unexpected for me.
I jumped out of my seat.
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-25-04 01:39 PM
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9. Yeah, right, Punch Drunk Love. That's the scene where . . .
Sandler is standing near the curb in a deserted alley way, a van approaches at a high speed, there's this explosion, the van does an endo flip, comes to screeching stop, doors open, and a small toy piano is placed in front of Sandler, van races off.

Great Scene!! Very surprising, Very sur-real, Very interesting!
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-24-04 10:35 PM
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2. Great flick.
I love Julianne Moore.


I usually don't like those alien movies. I usually like thrillers that can actually happen but I thought his movie was very well done.
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dflprincess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-24-04 10:35 PM
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3. Hated it
my niece and I went the day it opened - we had no idea it involved aliens all the previews had made it look more like a psychological thriller.

But - I do agree about the car crash - I nearly jumped out of my seat.
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cindyw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-24-04 10:40 PM
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4. "Why don't you FORGET" remember that? Freaked me out.
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Downtown Hound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-24-04 10:41 PM
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5. One of the better sci/fi, suspense, conspiracy movies
I've seen recently. I quite enjoyed it, but I thought the ending was a little weak.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-24-04 10:46 PM
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6. Supposedly, they re-shot the ending
to make it scarier.
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