EddScott

I fell asleep.

Got to where the black english lad tells him not to go mental and they talk about Robert Carlisles character. Does he go bonkers and kill them all?

What happened to Robert Carlisle, I missed that bit too.

The ******** bits weren't bad, but there wasn't enough spaceships and robot killing machines so I fell asleep

SiPie

Suggest buying and reading the book

Film is a mile away from the original

ie. No romantic involvment with the French chic etc etc

Book = good
Film = moderate/crap

lozgti

Ha! I've watched it twice.....




and still don't know what happens

davegtt

I quite like the film, I sat up watching the last hour on E4 last night only for it to finish realised when flicking through the channels I had E4+1 and could have watched it from the start :

Basically they all have to leave the Island because more people arrived on the back of Richards map.

EddScott

Is that it? looked like he was getting all set to pinch an AK47 and mow down all the "I'm to cool for school" gang.

Bloody knew it! No robots, no spaceships = shi te!

Devildog

.....which triggers Richard realising that you cant simply find "paradise". It's not a tangible place you can go to, but rather somewhere you find within yourself - which, along with various social commentaries dealt with by sub plots is pretty much the concept of the story.

(Further reinforced by the fact that despite Robert Carlisle's character having been to the beach, he still can't find what he's looking for 'cos he's ****ed in the head, which is why he kills himself at the beginning of the film. Except you only suss that at the end)

The book is much better, but I quite liked the film.

EddScott

I was with you up to

Luminous

iTrader: (3)

That was a nice explanation. I took it more on face value, but then I never read the book.

I read it as more like they did find paradise, but that human nature always ends up destroying it. Normally out of greed.

Luan Pra bang

I thaught the key point was the megolomania and the break down of civility when they were removed from society and the complete corruption and abuse of power by the hippy boss woman who ended up trying to kill di craprio.

EddScott

So davegtt sums up the ending - they all fooked off.

Everyone else - tense, thrilling ending which leaves you thinking about the society we find ourselves in.

I like your style

davegtt

You asked what happens in the end... I told you the simple ending.

But yeah there is more of a deeper meaning to it all, I read into it that paradise isnt always what you think it is, every good thing is ruined by other things but you find a happy place inside and keep hold of it.

Something **** like that anyway

MikeCardiff

iTrader: (2)

Would've been better with a couple of car chases.

RoShamBo

iTrader: (1)

Nothing lasts forever - thats what I read into it.

Wurzel

iTrader: (1)

was an ok film but the French bird didn't get her **** out enough

EddScott

How un-french of her

I got the jist, but it just couldn't hold my attention at quater to 1 in the morning.

"Get some sleep, I may want sex again before breakfast"

Not a bad line IMO.