Hollow Man

12-21-2000, 11:44 PM

I see the review for this is up, so I thought I'd share my $.02 about this flick.

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Kevin Bacon's character should have lived, dammit! The guy & girl who end up defeating him are the least likeable characters I've seen in a long time & it was their fault all of the charismatic lab folks got offed! (can't blame KB, he's the villain) Still it was a fun flick, but it would have been even better if the final shot gave us some creepy hint that KB was still alive...

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mutleyhyde · 12-22-2000, 12:32 AM

I heard that KB played a real asshole and that the viewer didn't feel sympathetic towards him at all. Two very conflicting opinions. Hmmm... piques my curiosity.

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12-22-2000, 03:41 AM

Bacon's character is definitely an asshole - he's killiing people, ain't he? I guess I was *so* put off by the lame-ass "heroes" that I couldn't help but root for Kev. Besides, if I were invisible I'm sure I'd be doing some nasty stuff too, maybe not murder, but then again...

Lately I'm always rooting for the bad guys.

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12-22-2000, 05:37 AM

I have to agree with jeffschmidt, I totally wanted the 2 "heroes" to be offed in the end. I was rooting for Bacon's character throughout the whole movie. I tend to favor the villians in most movies though, I mean who wouldn't wanna cheer on Hannibal, Leatherface, Dracula, Freddy, Michael, Jason etc.....

Dave · 12-22-2000, 12:13 PM

Bacon's character was a likable asshole...at least that's what I thought. I was definitely rooting for him too. But who knows...maybe we'll see a sequel.

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12-22-2000, 03:37 PM

On let's think about this shall we.

Who are we as fans gonna root for?

Kevin Bacon or Brand from The Goonies?

01-27-2001, 01:55 AM

This may be an old thread but I felt like replying. I didn't root for KB or "Brand" from The Goonies, I rooted for "Chris Parker" from Adventures in Babysitting :P hehehehe

01-30-2001, 05:22 AM

SWEET! i bought this dvd when it came out,i was actually surprised(and aroused) when i was watching the cut rape scene.

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rhett · 01-30-2001, 08:21 AM

While I do not share the same level of arousel as you, I was very impressed with this DVD. I just wish Columbia Tri-Star would release more new horror films, because as far as I'm concerned, their special editions are the best in the business.

01-30-2001, 06:27 PM

I liked Bacons character too, and those two were no heros at all. Those two were really miss-cast as heros. Good movie. Great FX. I just didn't care much for the two who lived at the end. They should have died at the end.

12-21-2000, 11:44 PM	#1
jeffschmidt Guest Posts: n/a	Hollow Man I see the review for this is up, so I thought I'd share my $.02 about this flick. *** SPOILER ALERT * * ** * Kevin Bacon's character should have lived, dammit! The guy & girl who end up defeating him are the least likeable characters I've seen in a long time & it was their fault all of the charismatic lab folks got offed! (can't blame KB, he's the villain) Still it was a fun flick, but it would have been even better if the final shot gave us some creepy hint that KB was still alive... ------------------ "I like that satellite TV, Pa!" -Ellie May, Redneck Zombies

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12-22-2000, 12:32 AM	#2
mutleyhyde Fuck it. Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Dallas Posts: 4,904	I heard that KB played a real asshole and that the viewer didn't feel sympathetic towards him at all. Two very conflicting opinions. Hmmm... piques my curiosity. ------------------ "When I go to confession, I don't offer God small sins - petty squables, jealousies - I offer him sins worth forgiving!" May the Hammer eternally bleed! M. Hyde

12-22-2000, 03:41 AM	#3
jeffschmidt Guest Posts: n/a	Bacon's character is definitely an asshole - he's killiing people, ain't he? I guess I was so put off by the lame-ass "heroes" that I couldn't help but root for Kev. Besides, if I were invisible I'm sure I'd be doing some nasty stuff too, maybe not murder, but then again... Lately I'm always rooting for the bad guys. ------------------ "I like that satellite TV, Pa!" -Ellie May, Redneck Zombies

12-22-2000, 05:37 AM	#4
ashe001 Guest Posts: n/a	I have to agree with jeffschmidt, I totally wanted the 2 "heroes" to be offed in the end. I was rooting for Bacon's character throughout the whole movie. I tend to favor the villians in most movies though, I mean who wouldn't wanna cheer on Hannibal, Leatherface, Dracula, Freddy, Michael, Jason etc.....

12-22-2000, 12:13 PM	#5
Dave Pimp Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Newton, NH Posts: 6,188	Bacon's character was a likable asshole...at least that's what I thought. I was definitely rooting for him too. But who knows...maybe we'll see a sequel. ------------------ David W. Anderson - dave@horrordvds.com Webmaster - www.horrordvds.com

12-22-2000, 03:37 PM	#6
Django Guest Posts: n/a	On let's think about this shall we. Who are we as fans gonna root for? Kevin Bacon or Brand from The Goonies?

01-27-2001, 01:55 AM	#7
Argento Fan 2003 Guest Posts: n/a	This may be an old thread but I felt like replying. I didn't root for KB or "Brand" from The Goonies, I rooted for "Chris Parker" from Adventures in Babysitting :P hehehehe

01-30-2001, 05:22 AM	#8
Harms the Stoppa Guest Posts: n/a	SWEET! i bought this dvd when it came out,i was actually surprised(and aroused) when i was watching the cut rape scene. ------------------

01-30-2001, 08:21 AM	#9
rhett Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 8,882	While I do not share the same level of arousel as you, I was very impressed with this DVD. I just wish Columbia Tri-Star would release more new horror films, because as far as I'm concerned, their special editions are the best in the business.

01-30-2001, 06:27 PM	#10
roger_d Guest Posts: n/a	I liked Bacons character too, and those two were no heros at all. Those two were really miss-cast as heros. Good movie. Great FX. I just didn't care much for the two who lived at the end. They should have died at the end.