NEWS: Movie Preview: "Children of Men"

CULTURE: Movie Preview: "Children of Men"

What would happen if the human race faced extinction? If, because of a worldwide infertility defect, we could no longer procreate? This question lies at the center of the director Alfonso Cuaron's (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Y tu Mama Tambien) new futureshock drama, Children of Men, coming to theaters this Christmas Day.

After the world 's youngest person dies at 18, the future of human birth hangs in the balance, sending the world into anarchy. Clive Owen, Julianne Moore and Michael Caine star as the care takers of humankind's final hope—one last woman who can give birth to save the human race.

Watch the Hi Quality Quicktime trailer here.

Looks good.

mmmm.... drool... good!! Cannot wait.

the premise looks interesting

Oh wow. That looks awesome!

Alfonso Cuaron is the most underrated director alive. Directing a Harry Potter movie didn't help him any; although Prisoner of Azkaban is the best by far.

Holy crappin' hell, you're telling me for once Australia got a movie months before America did?

JOY!

Children of Men has been and gone at the cinemas here yonks ago, and it's easily hands-down the best film of the year.

Alfonso Cuaron is fast becoming one of the best directors around, and Clive Owen and Chiwetal Ejiofor are fast becoming 2 of the best actors around.

Also, wierdly enough, apparently Emma Watson was the first choice to play Kee but couldn't due to scheduling conflicts. Is anyone else highly disturbed by the idea of a pregnant Hermione Granger running around in a bleak dystopian future?

This has been out in Australia for a while now. I saw it a few weeks ago.
I really liked it, myself.

Though part of that may have been due to a certain level of nostalgia: much of the first half of the movie is filmed in my old London haunts -- both near where I worked and where I lived.
Julianne Moore and Clive Owen share a kiss on an old pedestrian bridge in East London in the exact same spot my ex and I shared one of our kisses.

Aside from that, the music is great: Sigur Rós and Radiohead are both featured prominently; the costumes, effects and sets are really well-executed; and it was a film I enjoyed quite a bit.

Having seen it on Hadji-vision I can attest to its awesomness. This is one of the best flicks Ive seen all year.

+1

that looks incredible...i can't wait for it!!

As a Brit who saw it months ago, lemme' say, it is a fucking masterpeice.

Dammit! I just had this idea this week! I was thinking of writing a story about it. Shit.

I saw it a little while ago. It is quite good! I like Michael Caine's character

This was so much better when it was called Cyborg and featured van Damme.

I dont know if the movie is any good..... but ill see it to find out if they answer one basic movie plot problem:

Just one woman to re-populate the Earth? HOW???

I wonder if i'd be as excited about this had they not used one of my favorite Sigur Ros songs in it. Probably, but the song really helped.

Unfortunately there's no Sigur Ros in the actual movie.
I didn't realize the US hadn't released it yet. I was wondering why it wasn't getting the attention it deserved.. well, not many people have seen it yet it seems.
What an awesome movie. I've already put it in my top 10 films. I was totally immersed the entire time & came out of the cinema totally overwhelmed. I want to read the book now for more background to the story. Has anybody read it?

See this movie.

Fuck how she's going to, but more like "Why is she able to reproduce, but nobody else is?"

Answer that, and then you re-populate the earth.

Not that I don't want to see this, but I'm pretty sure this idea is nothing new. If I haven't seen it in a movie or on tv, I've read it. I'm fairly sure of it.

Reminds me of Half-Life 2.

The movie is an adaptation of the novel by P.D. James.

Children of Men is one of the ugliest, bleakest, most depressing films I have ever seen.

Excellent, yes. The camerawork especially is superb. But it's my primary candidate for Feel (Not) Good Film of the Year.

Man, why watch the movie after seeing that trailer? It basically gives away the entire story.