CONSTANTINE

[freeheist]

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nice effects.. great concept..

[pazuzu690]

i haven't really read any HELLRAISER comics before so i won't know if the movie CONSTANTINE is faithful to it. however, here's what i know of the movie:

this movie is very entertaining. the cinematography is great and the CGI's aren't obvious, infact, they contribute to the whole mystic quality of the film without showing the effort behind...
the plotline is also good together with the twist (although if you're a movie buff the twist is a little too predictable since the formula has been used by at least 3 movies with the same theme)...
i have said before that keanu can't act and he still can't but in this movie his handicap actually worked with him. his flat affect or seemingly emotionless facial expression that didn't fit in his previous movies served to make him portray the role of constantine well (john constantine is supposed to be insousciant)...
peter stormare portrayed the devil very well.
the female actor portraying the angel gabriel was also very good. she gave just the right amount of acting to pull off a character that is supposed to have no gender (the way angels are)...
but what was surprising was delivered by gavin rossdale (of the band bush) - he played the role of balthazar (the demon) really well with credilble acting...
this is one of those movies from the comic books that simply rock!

9 out of 10.

[KiNoSHITaLiT3]

i watched it twice! still want some more! Great MOVIE!

a masterpiece for me...

[bonniebonny]

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would have been better if God descended from heaven

and gabriel was orlando bloom.

:mrgreen:

and yeah, naghemoptysis na si john constantine kay sge man smoke. dah.

but ok sya, in fairness.

hadlok ko. hehehe
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[M@rv|n]

y?? whats with his smoking?

ahehe dli angayan ahehe ilhan kaau dli kamao mo smoke ahehe

[M@rv|n]

i watched it twice! still want some more! Great MOVIE!

a masterpiece for me...

ahehe ditto

[b|tcH_g0dd3sS]

........rachel.........mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, i love that woman. So feisty and charming. Keanu can act people, hehehe. I love this kind of plot in which they use the actual bible as reference, just like Devils Advocate and The Prophecy. It can make you ask the question "is this actually happening?"

That's exactly what I asked myself after the movie.

[maling]

ah. mao ba? hehehehe. i dont smoke so i dont really know the proper way to smoke. hahahahahahaha...
anyway, gud movie right? but i think they "screwed" up their plots... hehehe... because they made the comparison between God and His Son Jesus right? and they said that Satan also had a son which was to be the counterpart of Jesus... i read up on some mysticism and catholic myths, and there were some disturbing articles about the comparison between Cain and Abel and Jesus and Satan. that they were mythologically the same. that it is prophecy. that satan is not just some angel but also a son of God. kinda like Cain and Abel. there has also been similarities of this kind of literature in other forms of religion. hehe. just thought people would like to know.


"The reference to Satan and Jesus sharing the same blood is very important. A tradition exists, one which finds support among the Book of Enoch and many others, that Jesus and Satan are brothers, both sons of the Most High God, and they both sat next to his throne in Heaven, on the right and left sides, respectively, prior to Satan's rebellion and the War in Heaven. This may be just another version of the persistent and primordial "Cain and Abel" story. It makes sense that Satan should both be a direct son of God, since he is described as God's "Most Beloved Angel" and "The Brightest Star in Heaven." (Note: The Book of Enoch refers to the Watchers, or Nephilim, as "stars," with various "watchtowers" in the houses of the Zodiac. Bear in mind that the ancients saw the sky above as a giant "Sea," the waters of which were kept at bay by the "Firmament of Heaven" - that is, until the Flood.)"
--taken from http://www.21stcenturyradio.com/merovingian-twyman.htm

[fingolfin]

saw it, loved it. But i wondered why they didn't include my idol,, the Great Archangel himself, Saint Micheal.

They should have let Mammon loose and St. Micheal kicked the evil ass out of Mammon. That would be great.

But still, their Lucifer is so damn cool and suave. but the plot isn't that original, you should go try find THE PROPHECY. Starring Christopher Walken as Gabriel, Viggo Mortensen as Lucifer. That was far better than constantine, in which there was a war in heaven and Gabriel was the leader of the rebellion cause he got fed up of why GOD favors man ( monkeys), it's angels against angels. If Gabriel wins, he could open up a new "hell" in heaven. In the end Lucifer intervened cause as he said "TWO HELLS IS HELL TOO MANY"........THE PROPHECY didnt have special effects and cool fight scenes, it can attack you cerebrally.

[maling]

hehehe. that sounds like something from anne rice's memnoch the devil. very very cool book. has anyone read it? when you read it, youll actually sympathize with lucifer.