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Lebell · 02-26-2005, 01:19 PM

I saw it the other night and I rather enjoyed it.

Its tone reminded me somewhat of Hellboy, which I also enjoyed.

As to the comic, I've not read that particular one so I can't make a comparison.

QuasiMojo · 02-26-2005, 10:44 PM

I'm just wishin' that JC was a blonde
from Christ Almighty
looked like "STING" and all mighty
HIGH

crossova · 02-28-2005, 01:11 PM

I saw it last week...it was not the best movie but i watched it as just entertainment. im not christian so the stuff about the Spear of Destiny i really didnt follow to closely...but Keanu's acting is just like that in Matrix. He can only handle one liners and there were scenes when he was actually sarcastic/funny.
Btw, i saw an earlier post bout Gavin Rossdale...whose that?

Coppertop · 02-28-2005, 01:16 PM

Saw it on opening night and liked it. Don't see what the negative fuss is about. Maybe because I've never read the comic?

crossova · 02-28-2005, 01:22 PM

i think the fuss is over keanu's acting ability rather than the actual movie

SitizenVZ · 02-28-2005, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by greeneyes

Apparently the director felt Reeves would not be a convincing Brit and so they made him originate from California.

Thank god for that, keanu is at his best when they don't give him anything to think about. I thought it was pretty decent, alot better than Hellboy at least =p.

Tophat665 · 02-28-2005, 07:07 PM

So Keanu actually showed up for this one? When he's on, he's OK - nothing to write home about, but pretty solid - but when he's off, he's wretched.

Nikilidstrom · 03-01-2005, 10:18 AM

As stated somewhere above I think, the big fuss was that Constantine in the comics is a blond Englishman, and a very deep character. Keanu Reeves isn't blond, English, or deep personality wise, at least when acting. But like I said before, the movie wasn't a bad crack at bringing the comic to the big screen, Keanu and all.

inharmony · 03-02-2005, 05:24 AM

I liked it. Better than I expected.

kurtisj · 03-02-2005, 08:08 AM

My friends dad just went and saw this, he is fairly picky about movies, and he said he liked it. He said it was a very original idea for a movie.

Redlemon · 03-02-2005, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Painted

When I first saw the name of it I thought "Oh boy a movie about Constinapole! I love Bronze-Age war movies!"

I thought it was going to be a Victorian-era costume drama, with nice weepy scenes for the people who like that sort of thing. They should have at least giving the movie a subtitle for people who don't follow comic books.

FloydianOne · 03-02-2005, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by crossova

Btw, i saw an earlier post bout Gavin Rossdale...whose that?

He is the lead singer for the band Bush... you might recall one of their hits "Machine Head" back in the 90's. He is currently engaged to Gwen Stefani the lead singer of the band No Doubt. Apparently he acts too

Spektr · 03-03-2005, 08:47 AM

I saw it and was thoroughly entertained. I'm a Jew, but all these notions of heaven and hell fascinate me. The storyline was sweet, the effects rocked, and the guy who played Satan was awesome.

Also, stop complaining about Keanu Reeves. We all know he's made some shitty movies (with the exception of Point Break...Fuck you! It was awesome!), but come on. He found his niche, he's making his millions, more power to him. I think we should be far more concerned with ridding movies of such people as Ja Rule.

Mr.Deflok · 03-03-2005, 12:33 PM

I too am surprised at how much people are bagging Keanu on this one, I think it's something a lot of people are doing because it's the 'cool' thing to do. Keanu did a wonderful job in this role and made it quite believable, I know he differs a bit from the original Constantine but what he and the movie tried to make him out to be he did successfully.

I too am always facinated by the struggles of heaven and hell, and I love dark subject matter, the way everything was executed here was remarkable. Francis Lawrence is a hell of a director, every shot oozed style and not in an MTV sort of way, a more David Fincher sort of way. Can't wait to see future projects helmed by this guy.

Seer666 · 03-03-2005, 11:11 PM

I saw it, and I want to exicute every mother fucker involved in it. Even getting past they way they pissed all over the comic book, it was total shit. My firend who saw it with me didn't even know it was based on a comic book untill I told him, and he thought it was crap. Weak plot, bad casting, worse acting. Shit, shit, shit, and more shit. Someone, please kill Reeves before he makes another movie.

Seer666 · 03-03-2005, 11:16 PM

[QUOTE=Mr.Deflok]I too am surprised at how much people are bagging Keanu on this one, I think it's something a lot of people are doing because it's the 'cool' thing to do. QUOTE]

I think they are baggin on him because he can't act his way out of a wet paper bag. The only movie he was ever any good in was Bill and Ted. Everything else the guy has done, he has SUCKED at. Any movie that he has been in that was good, was good because of of script and supporting actors, and every movie has done could be improved by casting a dead raoch in his role.

TexanAvenger · 03-04-2005, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FloydianOne

He is the lead singer for the band Bush... you might recall one of their hits "Machine Head" back in the 90's. He is currently engaged to Gwen Stefani the lead singer of the band No Doubt. Apparently he acts too

I know I'm just splitting tangental hairs here, but he's been married to her since September (I think) 2002.

boom29 · 03-05-2005, 01:29 PM

I liked it. Pretty much what I expected from it.

I also wasn't able to understand the dialogue at some parts, but overall, I was entertained.

Ultimate_Gohan · 03-06-2005, 03:28 PM

I liked it and it had a good moral to it.

0energy0 · 03-06-2005, 04:52 PM

another matrix...lol

i think it will be very good when i see it.

holtmate · 03-13-2005, 06:05 PM

I enjoyed Constantine...but I think it would have been better with any actor other than Keanu.

I agree with Seer666...Keanu cannot act for anything. Keanu was decent, but a good actor would have made it a huge movie, in my opinion.

noodles · 03-13-2005, 06:32 PM

i liked it. not top notch, but quite entertaining.

in case it was missed earlier, gavin rosdale was balthazaar.

and i think keanu wasn't a bad choice. constantine was supposed to be a cynical, dry, rather emotionless guy. and thats him, for sure.

Gabbyness · 03-14-2005, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by noodles

and i think keanu wasn't a bad choice. constantine was supposed to be a cynical, dry, rather emotionless guy. and thats him, for sure.

That deserves a lol

Porkchop · 03-18-2005, 01:26 AM

I really enjoyed the movie. I aint a fan of Keanu but he seems to be able pick these parts. Good blend of horror sci fi and battle between good and evil worth checking out.

former newt · 03-18-2005, 02:21 PM

i personally liked keanu in this movie...*runs away*

lindseylatch · 03-18-2005, 04:35 PM

I'd liked his too. He did the cynical thing pretty well, and he seemed deepish...I mean, he's no Pacific Ocean, but maybe a deep lake...Or an inland sea...
Now I want to read the comics.

But, come on, have they ever made a comic book-based movie that didn't piss off anyone who's read the comics? I mean, X-Men? X-Men 2? They sucked for those of us who knew anything about the comics, or the cartoons.

And I had NO IDEA that was Gavin Rossdale. Crazy.

whocarz · 03-19-2005, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0energy0

another matrix...lol

Aside from having Keanu Reeves as the lead, this movie has no similarities to any of the Matrix movies.

heccubusiv · 03-20-2005, 07:03 PM

I thought it was pretty good. I am a sucker for movies that wrap in some sort of catholic veiws or veiws that challange those. The acting was bad, but the action and story was pretty cool

countrygal6 · 03-27-2005, 01:55 PM

I liked this movie. I am not too big of a fan of Hellblazer so the minor changes they made didnt bother me. I actually thought Keanu did a good job as John Constantine. He has the personality for the part and I think this may have been one of his best roles to date. The storyline had me on edge although there were a couple slow parts. The special efeects were good and I am looking forward to seeing the sequel.

settie · 03-28-2005, 07:20 PM

I saw it two weeks ago or so, thought it was pretty good.
Did anyone stay till the end of the credits for that last scene in the movie? It was pretty cool.

lordkos · 04-03-2005, 10:55 PM

Its been out for awhile and ive been wanting to see it but havent gotten around to do it =(
Maybe next time...

02-26-2005, 01:19 PM	#41 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	I saw it the other night and I rather enjoyed it. Its tone reminded me somewhat of Hellboy, which I also enjoyed. As to the comic, I've not read that particular one so I can't make a comparison. __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!

02-26-2005, 10:44 PM	#42 (permalink)
QuasiMojo King Knave Location: Lancaster	I'm just wishin' that JC was a blonde from Christ Almighty looked like "STING" and all mighty HIGH __________________ AzAbOv ZoBeLoE

02-28-2005, 07:07 PM	#47 (permalink)
Tophat665 Minion of the scaléd ones Location: Northeast Jesusland	So Keanu actually showed up for this one? When he's on, he's OK - nothing to write home about, but pretty solid - but when he's off, he's wretched. __________________ Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.

03-02-2005, 05:24 AM	#49 (permalink)
inharmony Psycho Location: happy place	I liked it. Better than I expected. __________________ "You can't shake hands with a clenched fist." Ghandi "Things do not change: We change" Henry David Thoreau

03-02-2005, 08:08 AM	#50 (permalink)
kurtisj Insane Location: The Wick	My friends dad just went and saw this, he is fairly picky about movies, and he said he liked it. He said it was a very original idea for a movie. __________________ Marvin the Mountie Always Gets His Kurtisj.

02-28-2005, 01:11 PM	#43 (permalink)
crossova Psycho Location: new york	I saw it last week...it was not the best movie but i watched it as just entertainment. im not christian so the stuff about the Spear of Destiny i really didnt follow to closely...but Keanu's acting is just like that in Matrix. He can only handle one liners and there were scenes when he was actually sarcastic/funny. Btw, i saw an earlier post bout Gavin Rossdale...whose that?

02-28-2005, 01:16 PM	#44 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe	Saw it on opening night and liked it. Don't see what the negative fuss is about. Maybe because I've never read the comic?

02-28-2005, 01:22 PM	#45 (permalink)
crossova Psycho Location: new york	i think the fuss is over keanu's acting ability rather than the actual movie

03-01-2005, 10:18 AM	#48 (permalink)
Nikilidstrom Stick it in your five hole! Location: Michigan, USA	As stated somewhere above I think, the big fuss was that Constantine in the comics is a blond Englishman, and a very deep character. Keanu Reeves isn't blond, English, or deep personality wise, at least when acting. But like I said before, the movie wasn't a bad crack at bringing the comic to the big screen, Keanu and all.

03-03-2005, 08:47 AM	#53 (permalink)
Spektr Copacetic Location: Nati	I saw it and was thoroughly entertained. I'm a Jew, but all these notions of heaven and hell fascinate me. The storyline was sweet, the effects rocked, and the guy who played Satan was awesome. Also, stop complaining about Keanu Reeves. We all know he's made some shitty movies (with the exception of Point Break...Fuck you! It was awesome!), but come on. He found his niche, he's making his millions, more power to him. I think we should be far more concerned with ridding movies of such people as Ja Rule.

03-03-2005, 12:33 PM	#54 (permalink)
Mr.Deflok Blood + Fire Location: New Zealand	I too am surprised at how much people are bagging Keanu on this one, I think it's something a lot of people are doing because it's the 'cool' thing to do. Keanu did a wonderful job in this role and made it quite believable, I know he differs a bit from the original Constantine but what he and the movie tried to make him out to be he did successfully. I too am always facinated by the struggles of heaven and hell, and I love dark subject matter, the way everything was executed here was remarkable. Francis Lawrence is a hell of a director, every shot oozed style and not in an MTV sort of way, a more David Fincher sort of way. Can't wait to see future projects helmed by this guy.

03-03-2005, 11:11 PM	#55 (permalink)
Seer666 Oh dear God he breeded Location: Arizona	I saw it, and I want to exicute every mother fucker involved in it. Even getting past they way they pissed all over the comic book, it was total shit. My firend who saw it with me didn't even know it was based on a comic book untill I told him, and he thought it was crap. Weak plot, bad casting, worse acting. Shit, shit, shit, and more shit. Someone, please kill Reeves before he makes another movie. __________________ Bad spellers of the world untie!!! I am the one you warned me of I seem to have misplaced the bullet with your name on it, but I have a whole box addressed to occupant.

03-03-2005, 11:16 PM	#56 (permalink)
Seer666 Oh dear God he breeded Location: Arizona	[QUOTE=Mr.Deflok]I too am surprised at how much people are bagging Keanu on this one, I think it's something a lot of people are doing because it's the 'cool' thing to do. QUOTE] I think they are baggin on him because he can't act his way out of a wet paper bag. The only movie he was ever any good in was Bill and Ted. Everything else the guy has done, he has SUCKED at. Any movie that he has been in that was good, was good because of of script and supporting actors, and every movie has done could be improved by casting a dead raoch in his role. __________________ Bad spellers of the world untie!!! I am the one you warned me of I seem to have misplaced the bullet with your name on it, but I have a whole box addressed to occupant.

03-05-2005, 01:29 PM	#58 (permalink)
boom29 Insane	I liked it. Pretty much what I expected from it. I also wasn't able to understand the dialogue at some parts, but overall, I was entertained.

03-06-2005, 03:28 PM	#59 (permalink)
Ultimate_Gohan Upright	I liked it and it had a good moral to it.

03-06-2005, 04:52 PM	#60 (permalink)
0energy0 Insane Location: Title Town, USA	another matrix...lol i think it will be very good when i see it.

03-13-2005, 06:05 PM	#61 (permalink)
holtmate Flailing White Boy Location: Cincinnati	I enjoyed Constantine...but I think it would have been better with any actor other than Keanu. I agree with Seer666...Keanu cannot act for anything. Keanu was decent, but a good actor would have made it a huge movie, in my opinion. __________________ "Give her your coat" "Why me?" "Because you're perfect." "You have a point there."

03-13-2005, 06:32 PM	#62 (permalink)
noodles Psycho Location: sc	i liked it. not top notch, but quite entertaining. in case it was missed earlier, gavin rosdale was balthazaar. and i think keanu wasn't a bad choice. constantine was supposed to be a cynical, dry, rather emotionless guy. and thats him, for sure. __________________ This is what is hardest: to close the open hand because one loves. Nietzsche

03-18-2005, 01:26 AM	#64 (permalink)
Porkchop Psycho Location: Good ol Blighty	I really enjoyed the movie. I aint a fan of Keanu but he seems to be able pick these parts. Good blend of horror sci fi and battle between good and evil worth checking out. __________________ Be cool btch now btch be cool Sport 1976 Taxi Driver.

03-18-2005, 02:21 PM	#65 (permalink)
former newt Crazy	i personally liked keanu in this movie...runs away

03-18-2005, 04:35 PM	#66 (permalink)
lindseylatch Addict Location: Seattle, WA	I'd liked his too. He did the cynical thing pretty well, and he seemed deepish...I mean, he's no Pacific Ocean, but maybe a deep lake...Or an inland sea... Now I want to read the comics. But, come on, have they ever made a comic book-based movie that didn't piss off anyone who's read the comics? I mean, X-Men? X-Men 2? They sucked for those of us who knew anything about the comics, or the cartoons. And I had NO IDEA that was Gavin Rossdale. Crazy. __________________ "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him." "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." -Voltaire

03-20-2005, 07:03 PM	#68 (permalink)
heccubusiv #1 Irish Fan Location: The Burgh	I thought it was pretty good. I am a sucker for movies that wrap in some sort of catholic veiws or veiws that challange those. The acting was bad, but the action and story was pretty cool __________________ Fuck Ohio

03-27-2005, 01:55 PM	#69 (permalink)
countrygal6 Upright	I liked this movie. I am not too big of a fan of Hellblazer so the minor changes they made didnt bother me. I actually thought Keanu did a good job as John Constantine. He has the personality for the part and I think this may have been one of his best roles to date. The storyline had me on edge although there were a couple slow parts. The special efeects were good and I am looking forward to seeing the sequel.

03-28-2005, 07:20 PM	#70 (permalink)
settie Junkie	I saw it two weeks ago or so, thought it was pretty good. Did anyone stay till the end of the credits for that last scene in the movie? It was pretty cool.

04-03-2005, 10:55 PM	#71 (permalink)
lordkos Upright	Its been out for awhile and ive been wanting to see it but havent gotten around to do it =( Maybe next time...