HL2 sprang into my mind when I watched this. The setting from HL2 is very much alike here, with no aliens of course. The combine are replaced with the totalitarian British government, London looks a lot like City17, rebels are everywhere.

The year is 2027 and there is global infertility -- the last time a baby was born was 18 years ago, a boy named "baby" Diego. He's the youngest person on the earth, and he's just been killed. Now that is a seriously messed up world. Riots and bombings occur everywhere. If infertility rate does reach 100% in the future, I am sure the world will be exactly what is portrayed in the film.

The direction by Alfonso Cuaron is really top-notch throughout the film, but one scene is really stands out. More than 6 minutes of urban warfare in just a single shot. Awesome.

The film actually plays out like a chapter out of a book. It's never explained why women suddenly became infertile, or what happens after the movie ends. It leaves way too many questions unanswered, but perhaps that's not the focal point here. What we see here is what the main character Theo (brilliantly played by Clive Owen) sees around him, again like HL2 where we see everything through Gordon Freeman.


EDIT: After rewatching I'll have to give this a 9.5/10. Simply brilliant.

This post has been edited by QuickFire: Jan 2 2007, 10:16 PM

No aliens or combine at all, just brutal oppressive totalitarian government and warring nationalistic rebels.

True, but the few actions scenes were brilliant.

and btw did you know that the baby was actually CGI? My god I thought it was real.

The DVD I got had the same prob. Picture quality is very clear but the sound (dialogue only) was soft. Had to set my volume to the max to get what they were talking.

Yea that scene was brilliant. So was the scene where the rioters started attacking their car. Oh and the first scene in the movie was awesome as well.

The funniest moment for me was



BTW the dvd I got isn't full widescreen 16:9.

The end battle was brilliant, a single 6.5-minute shot. But my favourite scene

Yea from what I read both the bike and the baby were CGI.

Say that again.

Hey I started the Pan's thread before I watched it... I've watched it since and it's a very good film, just overrated. People are attacking me in that thread lol!

In the years to come CoM will be regarded as a classic.

well the Region-2 UK dvd is out... but with a horrible box art.

yeah stupid photoshopped twin towers.

anyway the movie doesnt feel HL2 anymore.

did for me when I first saw it.