Christian Bale was born to play the Grammaton Cleric

-- Embrace the Cure
-- Pacify Emotion
-- You Have Won

-- You, As a Society, Have Embraced This Cure
-- The Objective of the Grammaton Cleric: EC-10
-- Destroy All Things That May Tempt Us To Feel Again



Embrace The Weapon: Gun Kata (tm) ...





"The Gun Katas: Through analysis of thousands of recorded gun fights, the Cleric has determined that the geometric distribution of antagonists in any gun battle is a statistically predictable element.

The Gun Kata treats the gun as a total weapon. Each new position representing a maximum kill zone, inflicting maximum damage on the maximum number of opponents, while keeping the defendant clear of the statistically traditional trajectories of return fire."

Welcome to EQUILIBRIUM



This movie rocks!


[Edited on Aug 23, 2003 by Emptiness]

i thought it was pretty fucking cool

Yeah - Equilibrium kiced ass. I recommend it to one and all. It sure beat the fuck out of The Matrix.

you better be right
i just plopped down 18 bucks for it
but i know it is
christian bale kicks ass

Ok, this is the first I've heard about this movie, but you guys seem to have piqued my curiosity.

You had just better not let me down...

god damn right he was born for this! Damn good film, better book!

I want to live in that world. I want to be a grammaton cleric and kill the offenders! yes yes YES!

It's good. If you liked it, you might like Boondock Saints, another straight-to-video b movie that manages to be good.

[Edited on Aug 23, 2003 by stockula]

solisis,
relize in that kind of world or future there would be no porn? no porn = no SG.. also in that world no music, no tattoos, no peircings . no individuality?


but other then that i liked the movie just cuase teh fight scenes rocked

The movie has some of the best action scenes i have ever seen. After i saw it at the movies all i could see was death and muzzle flashes for hours.

if you wanna make an omelet, you gotta break some eggs

if you wanna make an omelet, you gotta break some eggs

mmmm omelette

why is it that neither amazon or barnes and noble have the book?
where can i find it?

you can't.

perhaps that poster was being facetious and referring to Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, which this story shares some similarities with (but also differs from)

AFAIK there is no official Equilibrium book, nor was it formally based on any novel. The writer/director also renounces any F-451 comparisons.


[Edited on Aug 23, 2003 by Emptiness]

Not to beat a dead horse... but

Solisis did say this "god damn right he was born for this! Damn good film, better book!"

Mmmm. You can't beat a Beretta 92... Except with a Modified Beretta 92...

I wonder what that little rocker switch is for just above and in front of the trigger? That's normally the slide-release button...

Spike

[Edited on Aug 23, 2003 by Spike]

Well, I just did a quick check for you from the film,

The modified switch positions (top to bottom) for the Grammaton Cleric sidearm are:

- AUTO
- SEMI
- LOCK

I'd advise renting this movie first if you havent seen it. I found it enjoyable, but pretty average.

And, whoever said it beat the hell out the matrix... hahahaha ahahah ahaha hahaha ha haahahahah ahahah ahaha no friggin' way!!"!"1112one!!121

thats funny. i always thought that christian bale was born to share a prison cell with me.

equlibrium=shit
take it from a professional, it's awful, derivitive rubbish.

Ok, what's the big deal?

The movie's story is derivative of F-451, 1984, and that old Macintosh ad. It defies its own logic by having "emotionless" baddies yell and scream and get all pissed off while banging their fists on whatever object is nearby. The characters look like extras in the Matrix, the sets are like a melodramatic Brazil, and although the action scenes were pretty good, I'll take some of John Woo's earlier stuff over Equilibrium any day.

But I guess that's just one man's opinion.

the movie is awesome but they do lay on the 1984 pretty fuckin thick. if you are looking to have a movie you can analyze for hours upon end this isnt the one, but shit you cant beat kung fu gun fighting.
and as for people being emotionless it is explained in the movie as being vestigal.

OK, I am going to have to rent this movie tonight.

I have heard glorifying praise...

I have heard horrifying criticism....

Time to see it for myself...

(eddited to say: this was NOT a direct to video movie, It had a limited release and I passed up seeing it here in town around Christmas)

[Edited on Aug 23, 2003 by EvanX]

Sure it's derivative. But it's still a fun ride. I thought it had a cool style, and the action scenes are definitely great. Nicely imagined and shot.

Mix a little Fahrenheit 451, 1984, Matrix, Brave New World and a few others i can't think of...add Christian Bale...voila: Equilibrium.

oops... no, there is no book. I always say damn good film, better book since everyone always says the book is better when I bring up any movie I like. it's a saying and nothing more, unfortunately.