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For EQ fans... Why not UV too?

posted 14 years ago by trypt
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Just wondering, what do you think if this was Kurt's first effort instead of Equilibrium? Lets say he had a big budget and the studio wanted a female lead and he has both scripts and wants to save EQ for a male, so he makes this in 2002 instead of EQ, with the big budget and all. Does it get a following like EQ has?

The reason I ask is because while there are a lot of EQ haters out there, there is an obvious Equilibrium fanbase, a cult really, which I suppose I'm a part of as it blew me away when I watched it (on a night when I really did not want to watch a movie, then ended up watching it twice in a row), and UV doesn't seem to have any kind of underground following at all, even now after it has been put down for so long it should be cool to like it again!

Why does this not have a similar split viewership? It seems that even EQ and Wimmer fans are not only not fans, but actually hate and put down this movie.

Oh, just to add, I like Ultraviolet, but if I let myself get swallowed by all the negativity and preconceptions and judgments and comparisons, I'd probably hate it too. I consider myself lucky to be of the personality type that is not affected by anything outside the film itself, rare, I know.

I have to admit, UV never had the emotional moments of EQ, but it had plenty of WOW moments, no?

UV - ***
EQ - ***** (one of a handful that I give 5 stars, out of at least a couple thousand I've seen)

Oh, and why is Wimmer waiting so long to direct another? He should have done Inception, or Salt..

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[–] sixtrystilsunday 14 years ago

No and I'll tell you why. Put simply because Christian Bale is not the lead.
Mila Jovich = ***
She reminds me of a Keanu Reeves, she's GOOD but not that good and just happens to land in pretty huge films. (RE, UV, 5th Element)

Christian Bale on the other hand is a great actor compared to Mila
(Machinist, American Psycho, EQ)

I believe if EQ would have had as much theater distribution and marketing as UV had it would definitely have been a blockbuster.

[–] misbegotten 8 years ago

I'm a huge fan of both Equilibrium and Ultraviolet. I like both films equally.

http://hexfan.proboards.com/

[–] tralycr_c-1 8 years ago

The movie is pure trash. It's vampire nonsense loaded with some of the worst special effects in cinema history and none of the action scenes are particularly interesting. EQ wasn't very good either, but the effects were mostly practical and the action scenes were well done for its budget.

And for the record, I'd much rather watch Milla than Bale. She was the only good thing about UV and probably the only reason it was ever watched or will be watched.

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