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lakelady
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« on: Sep 8^th, 2004, 10:04am »

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Opens this weekend. Cool

Thriller
1 hr. 35 min. A random wrong number to his cell phone sends a young man into a high-stakes race against time to save a woman's life in the action thriller Cellular. With no knowledge of Jessica Martin (Kim Basinger) other than her hushed, panicked voice on the other end of the tenuous cell phone connection, Ryan (Chris Evans) is quickly thrown into a world of deception and murder on his frantic search to find and save her. Jessica's life is in his hands, but what is waiting for him on the other side of the line, and what will it cost him to find out?
Release Date: September 10th, 2004 (wide).
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, terror situations, language and some sexual references.
Distributor: New Line Cinema

Late one night a light bulb went off in screenwriter Larry Cohen’s head and he came up with the screenplay for Phone Booth. Later, he had another flash of inspiration and came up with a twist on that plot. This time he wrote the script for this movie.

This time, instead of being stuck on the phone and trapped in one location, our main character has a cell phone and can move around. A young man (Chris Evans) receives a call on his cell phone from a woman (Kim Basinger). Not unusual so far. This woman say she’s been kidnapped and thinks she’s going to be killed soon. Now that’s unusual. Apparently the kidnappers are going to go after her husband and son next. The tricky part is that she doesn’t know where she is and his cell phone battery is running a little low on power. Will anyone be able to help our damsel in distress before it’s too late?

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Re: Cellular
« Reply #1 on: Sep 8^th, 2004, 10:13am »

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I keep seeing the trailer for this it looks good

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Re: Cellular
« Reply #2 on: Sep 8^th, 2004, 10:29am »

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It also looks predictable, for we've seen it several times this summer at the movies.

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« Reply #3 on: Sep 8^th, 2004, 10:43am »

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Yes it probably is but its PG rating tells me they wont rely on SEX and violence to carry movie so it might just have a good story to tell

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Re: Cellular
« Reply #4 on: Sep 8^th, 2004, 12:16pm »

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You're worried about SEX in a movie! Roll Eyes

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« Reply #5 on: Sep 8^th, 2004, 12:17pm »

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In movies like this yes if I want sex in my film I will get a sex movie. I f I want suspense then thats what I want to see

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Re: Cellular
« Reply #6 on: Sep 8^th, 2004, 4:43pm »

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We don't do movies with the F word Lips Sealed

Pul-ease, use some sensible dialog, that is
NOT why we buy a ticket!

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« Reply #7 on: Sep 10^th, 2004, 2:51pm »

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Review: 'Cellular' a good connection
A fine popcorn film that moves right along
By Paul Clinton
For CNN.com
Friday, September 10, 2004 Posted: 1:04 PM EDT (1704 GMT)

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- With the passing of Labor Day weekend, the really big movies -- featuring household names, gigantic budgets and baring the burden of Oscar hopes and pretensions -- are just around the corner. But now it's the perfect time for a popcorn chomping action/thriller to squeeze into the last lazy, hazy days of summer.

And "Cellular," directed by former stuntman David R. Ellis, is such a movie.

Starring Kim Basinger, Chris Evans and William H. Macy, "Cellular" takes place in the laid-back, fairly privileged world of West L.A., where for many people a bad surf day or your favorite manicurist being on vacation qualifies as major crises. But Jessica Martin (Basinger) has bigger problems.

Shortly after dropping her young son off at his school bus stop, five men smash through her kitchen door, gun down her housekeeper and kidnap her, all in the matter of seconds. She's transported to an empty, dusty attic in an unknown location. Before she can even catch her breath, one of the men bangs into the room with a baseball bat and smashes one of the few objects in the room, a wall phone. Satisfied that she is now totally cut off from the outside world, he leaves.

Jessica is not only scared out of her mind, she cannot think of a single reason why anyone would want to kidnap her. Her only clue is a reference to some kind of information involving her husband -- who works in real estate -- and she is being used as bait to make him cooperate.

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Now alone and terrified, Jessica hears a faint dial tone coming from the bits and pieces of the shattered phone, starts randomly attaching wires together, and -- of course -- is connected to a cell phone owned by Ryan (Evans), a poster boy for California beach living. He mocks her pleas for help at first, but he reluctantly agrees to go to the closest police station and hand over the phone to anyone wearing a uniform.

William H. Macy is a police officer and Chris Evans is the man who received Basinger's call in "Cellular."
On the way -- while their conversation continues -- it dawns on Ryan that Jessica is really in danger and telling the truth. Now drawn into the drama, he arrives at a police station and confronts an officer named Mooney (Macy). Mooney is counting down the days to his retirement and absent-mindedly passes Ryan off to another department. Only later does he realize that Ryan is involved in a life or death situation, and throws himself into the case.

That's the basic set-up for this well-crafted story, created by screenwriter Larry Cohen, who also brought us another film involving telephones, "Phone Booth." Cohen left the actual screenwriting to newcomer Chris Morgan.

The drama, "Speed"-like, occurs during a tight time frame -- just a few hours. But one of the film's nice devices is having the two central characters never knowing or even seeing each other. (In fact, actors Basinger and Evans made it a point to never meet face-to-face until the very end of filming.) That idea pays since there really is a feeling of anonymity between the characters that grows into a deep connection by the film's climax.

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They two characters build a unique bond of trust -- and create their own private world -- by being connected only through their fragile link. But the true beauty of this film is how the dramatic tension builds to almost unbearable levels, only to be snapped by a bit of humor, and then over and over takes up once again.

Ryan grows from an apathetic slacker into a quick thinking man of action, and Jessica transforms from a high school science teacher, and wife and mother, into a courageous person who refuses to be a victim.

Basinger once again proves why she won an Oscar ("L.A. Confidential") and Evans is not only suitably handsome, he also displays real acting chops. As always, Macy is takes what could be an average everyday role and turns it into a tour-de-force.

"Cellular" will unlikely win any major awards or rock your world, but it's a fun ride and well worth the trip to your local cineplex.

"Cellular" opens nationwide on Friday and is rated PG-13.

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Re: Cellular
« Reply #8 on: Sep 10^th, 2004, 8:48pm »

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Looks good :yes:

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Re: Cellular
« Reply #9 on: Sep 11^th, 2004, 6:00am »

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I love a good thriller, not going to read much about it, incase somebody spoils it.

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Re: Cellular
« Reply #10 on: Sep 19^th, 2004, 10:35pm »

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Just saw this today... was actually pretty good. A twist or two I wasn't expecting... which is always nice... wouldn't call it suspense, but it was a good action movie...

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