DISQUS

Mack41 · 1 year ago

besides the overly shakey camera that made the car chases and most of the action
scenes unintelligable the thing that really really really really pissed me off was the fact
that they go through the most ridiculous androundabout way of deleting files, and
removing harddrives from eagle eye when the only thing that they needed to do was
stab it in its eye like thing with a piece of metal. What the fuck? Honestly a computer
that smart should have seen that coming. I started laughing because when she picked
up the rod and went to stab it I just couldn't believe that that would stop it. Why
didn't jerrys twin just shoot the damn thing? And I felt that the self aware computer
ripped off terminator and its design was extremely similar to the computer in 2001 a
space odyssey. And a computer that sophisticated should have some kind of back up
device that's not in space to transmit files to the satellite. Anyway I found the shaking
camera really disconnected me from the action and the easewith which themachine
was stopped utterly ridiculous. And how is jerry alive and only has a sling on? He was
shot 4 times from a pretty close range and was on the floor bleeding like crazy. Too
ridiculous and serious to be enjoyable. And it took place in 2009. That popped up on
the security cams

Fixius · 1 year ago

the film takes place in january of next year. during certain scenes featuring security cameras (while monaghan and labeouf are robbing the armored truck) it says 1/26/2009 and the same date is featured throughout.

Patriot · 1 year ago

I completely agree that from a basic story line perspective, "Eagle Eye," was pretty lame. But what has me thinking about the story is did the right side win in the end. I would have to say that the right side lost. I have not really followed the Dali Lama ever, but some people who adore him were telling me one night how his message is that the present it inconsequential to getting it right in the long term. In the movie's case, the computer wanted to maintain our nations charter. Just as God destroyed mankind excepting Noah and his family to reestablish the human story line again, the computer wanted to do the same thing leaving only the noble Sec. of Defense to succeed. I am not a relgious theologian eaither. But that general line of thought is what I was thinking about a day after seeing the movie.

design · 1 year ago

Of course, it doesn't. Haha -- but in movie land computers can kill you, people never go to the police first and deaths occur in the most stylish, unbelievable ways imaginable.

branden · 1 year ago

ok one if you payed attention when the music shop guy ran the computer sent a big plast of electric currrent threw the wires and with that they over charged and blew off think about transformers on power lines they blow if to much electric current is forced into it. it dident just do one it did several until that guy died if he would have ran off away from that it would have been different away from the towers ok then eagle i could have shut down a satelite or an airplane its all connected to a network. if that guy had a cell phone it could have thrown so much power to the phone to over heat the phone and battery to cause it to explode. second the hijacking of the armor truck it wouldent take much for eagle eye to cause something else to kill them eagle eye over ride a car for god sake drive it right to them and kill them. any betrayel and they are deadd also with that it needed that guy anyway so yea the train thing i agree with u think about it ok have a good day

branden · 1 year ago

oh and the crystal still would have exploded if jerry would have not shot the gun in the air and the kid stoped playing it would have exploded so there u go

Vandee · 1 year ago

Ok did the name Jerry seem at all odd for anyone else? And what about the twins pictures? did they seem completly lame and unbleievable to anyone else? AND WHAT THE HELL was up with the love story???/ Caz' she seemes alot older then him! that made NO sense to me, none. And what mom in her right mind, would let her son go all the way to DC by himself withthe creeeper! and then she was all like i could've gone! wtf? then why didn't u? i hate dumb brauds! the movie was a repeat and totally sucked! the whole lets set the bakcdrop with newscastings has been done WAY too manu times. and the whole "the government is out got get us" propagand was sooo poorly presented!

Leo · 6 months ago

The name Jerry fit on some of the L.E.D. signs, as opposed to Rachel which was too long.

Lo · 1 year ago

If you are interesting in seeing a film where every single second of the plot is spelled out for you in relation to real life then watch a documentary. It's an action film for christ-sakes!! I think people who come out complaining about plotholes and things like that went in with the wrong attitude to begin with and are just looking for things to tear down.

randall · 1 year ago

The end, with the whole giant computer thing dying, was way too much like 2001 A Space Oddesey.

ent0r · 1 year ago

1. Why were the band children traveling by train?
Well I didn't give much thought to it, but since you raise the question:
Perhaps they had several stops before they arrived in washington. You know let the children have fun, before exploiting them by presenting them in washington.

2. Why didn’t Rachel just go to the cops?
Plot went like this:
Rachel gets phonecall, sees her kid in that TV, and gets into the car. She does so, since she didn't know what else to do, and hoped by complying, they would leave her kid alone. Afterwards it explodes pretty much in a series of events, where she has barely time ti breathe, and almost no opportunity to go to the cops.
The question is, would you ignore the voice, which seems to be able to track every step you take, and possibly endanger your kid?

3. Do people actually think a computer can kill you remotely?
Ok I also didn't get the hardwire lines kill.

4. Why would a computer choose the most convoluted way possible to kill people?
Well since the terrorists were upset about the funeral bombing, I guess some random accidents that kill some hogher officials wouldn't satisfy them.
But an act of terrorism may soothen their thirst for revenge.

5. Were we in the future or something?
Somewhat .... dunno, who cares? maybe it was a timeline where nazi dinosaurs rule Europe, but it's not that important.

Someof your small questions are neglectable, some are not really substantial (what if edward norton hadn't been shiszo in "fihgt club"? Well there would be barely a plot")

What killed the movie for me was the protagonist. Average jack turns into hero. Yeah it' ok, but I dodn't like the protagonist.

patrick · 1 year ago

Shia LaBeouf has turned himself into a sure bet for a movie to make millions and millions no matter what... even though his name is hard to remember (and spell)

Jason · 1 year ago

there was a scene it was idk when they hijacked that one armored car in the bottom left corner is said January 16th 2009 or something

Bigfraggle · 10 months ago

I thought it was a very enjoyable "no brainer" film, people who read too much into films really do get on my wick sometimes, WAKEY WAKEY, NO SUPERMAN COULDN'T REALLY FLY!!, thats why its called FICTION don't analyse the thing to death, just enjoy it. It's supposed to remove you from real life for Pete s sake, and God only knows we need something to take our mind off real life for 2 hours eh? Watch it, nod thoughtfully and repeat after me......mmmmm enjoyed that!!

Rick James · 10 months ago

You guys are completely missing the point of this movie. Of course this movie is not ment to be realistic, but the plot of this movie is what made sense to me. Our government makeing a mistake and the super computer viewing us as a threat. Not every movie is ment to be completely realistic, but to make you think about the actions we take against other country's. I for one loved the movie.

lolo · 9 months ago

its just a movie! they can put whatever they like in it.......in the end was it entertaining...yes...thats all that matters.

vri · 9 months ago

suspended disbelief.
about 17 and half hours from chicago to dc btw