Edge of Tomorrow -

I went ahead and saw this film last night with a friend after hearing surprisingly good reviews about it.

Having watched the trailer a while back, I was not impressed at all. Just seemed like another Scifi flick with Tom Cruise running around.

However I left the cinemas utterly impressed. 9.5/10. Best film I've seen so far in 2014.

Good:
Acting - solid performances by both Cruise and Blunt. Full metal bitch :D
Special Effects and CGI - excellent especially the designs and movement of the aliens.
Plot - Japan tier, was not surprised to find out afterwards that it was based on a Japanese light novel (All you need is kill).
Humour - Just the right amount to break the tension but not detract from the seriousness of the story.
Action - Mech suits vs mech squids. Enough said :D

Bad:
Nothing

Mediocre:
Plot elements that are needed to drive the story forward - but don't make much sense or illogical.

Closing points:
The best time travel film I've ever seen. Superb. Go watch this film! :clapping::clapping::clapping:

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When I saw it I went in with pretty low expectations but was pleasantly surprised - it was excellent!

This and X-Men DOFP were the two movies I enjoyed the most this year. It's a shame that Edge is not getting better business at the box office. But the movie is definitely in my buyers list when it comes out on blu-ray. Hopes it comes packed with extras.

I really enjoyed the film, but my mate hated it..guess it wasn't his thing. You need to be able to suspend your disbelief, it's sci-fi after all. The ending was a bit simple...like I've not seen that kind of finale a hundred times before, and actually I thought the CGI of the aliens when I first came across them was very obvious and actually I had to stifle a laugh. As time went on I got used to it, and the aliens began to integrate more seamlessly into the film so that I didn't find them so jarring.
As I say, I enjoyed the film..the plot was very original and this is what gets it brownie points from me.

The Alins had a very "manga" feel to me which I'm sure was intentional considering the original story is from a Japanese novel.
I went to see this and a "million ways to get bored in the west" and I'm happy I saw edge in second place cause it kicked ass and was a perfect way to end the day.

I liked this too.

Basically ground hog day mixed in with starship troopers (or maybe the matrix).

Was really enjoying, especially the chopper bit but thought it went downhill a bit after that.

Didn't cut it for me, thought it was pretty poor.

Been meaning to watch this, the vibe really reminds me of Starship Troopers as mentioned, and heard good things.

This film pleasantly surprised me, story line was a bit Over the top but they did it well. Could have been worse, oblivion anyone?

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Originally Posted by Infinite

Plot - Japan tier, was not surprised to find out afterwards that it was based on a Japanese light novel (All you need is kill).

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What I thought when Rita and the doctor explain Omega's ability to reset the day:
"Wait a minute, this plot is just too good for Hollywood. There has to be some novel or comics book behind this."

Having read the novel and manga adaptation, then seeing the appalling trailer I was of a mind to give this a VERY wide birth. That was until one of my friends pointed out that "she seems to shoot Tom Cruise in the head a lot". At which point it was "when shall I book tickets?" :devilish:

Perhaps the most astonishing thing was that his character development from noob to pro was actually believable, and that it followed the original materials style as well.

I guess I will watch it this weekend.

I loved it. Not expecting too much from Cruise after Oblivion, but this was really good.

It's a very good film - my mate hated it but then he doesn't like sci-if and can't suspend his disbelief which is a prerequisite for the genre!
I thought the cgi of the aliens was poor at first but it got better. Funnily, I watched Oblivion last night and enjoyed that too - artistically it's impressive and it's mood was spot on. Don't be put off by the negative reviews and make your own mind up.

I really liked it, I remember reading something that compared it to video games in the sense that you die, come back and learn from your mistakes to push a bit further every time, maybe that was why I liked it so much =)

Really good film would highly recommend it =)

Just ordered the all you need is kill steelbook from Japan. Thought it was going to be rubbish, but it wasn't? Don't understand why this did so poorly at the box office. Maybe the English title.

Really great mix of action and comedy without becoming too corny. Something that is difficult to find these days.

I've jus started to watch it, and it looks really good - didn't get time to finish it last night as i needed to get up for work!!

Action, comedy, romance all very well. Extremely poor sci-fi imho however.

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Originally Posted by Bradeh

Really great mix of action and comedy without becoming too corny. Something that is difficult to find these days.

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agreed

As others have said, great film, despite poor box office numbers. I went to the cinema only once around the time of its release, and it was; edge of tomorrow, days of future past or 22 jump street. I was with friends and we opted for the comedy for the laugh, certainly regretted that after seeing edge of tomorrow. I must admit I am a fan of a number of Tom Cruises work, where as I know a lot of people dislike him. Oblivion was a great film in my opinion and I was very glad to have seen it in the cinema. With my enjoyment of that in the back of my mind, I had fairly high expectations for this film, yet worried the trailer may have showed the best bits. WRONG. It was enjoyable from start to finish, really interesting film and a load of great, great action!

Even Tom Cruise haters enjoy this film, 'nuff said!

Loved The story line and the end was fantastic.

Have this on blu-ray ready to watch. Might check it out at the weekend after reading some positive reviews! Cheers!

I just started watching because the poster was awesome.... :) and the movie was awesome.......

I was impressed with the production and I am usually a fan of Cruise's work, even if not his chosen spirituality...

This EoT was okay, but nothing to write home about unless you're heavily into Emily Blunt as well.
Recycled plot, standard effects, good cinematography, reasonable dialogue, nothing glaringly bad... but nothing especially outstanding either.

Would have been thrice as awesome if this had come out before the Groundhog Day type stories had become mainstream.

Didn't really rate this movie much. The effects were pretty good but the first half of the movie was tedious and the plot... meh.
Once he started living longer and things got going it was a bit better but overall it was decidedly average IMO.

I thought it was ok. Nice action no oboe to pad the tty one with. Not something I will watch in a hurry however.

I thought it was pretty effective; not the best SciFi I've ever seen, but excellent performances, excellent effects, a story that rattled along well - can't ask for much more than that, really.