The Signal (2014)...

ReVulse

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Jul 23, 2014, 7:55:44 PM7/23/14

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Three students are on a road trip across America. Two of them are
computer geeks who have been in contact with a hacker known as Nomad. His
activities nearly got the pair expelled when he hacked their systems and
they are keen to track him down. During a stay at a motel, Nomad makes
contact again and they use their skills to track his location. They
decide to make a little detour and pay him a surprise visit and end up at
a seemingly abandoned shack in the middle of nowhere. Things very quickly
take an unexpected turn.

Not knowing anything about this film beforehand, I was slightly taken
aback by the direction it took. It gets quite intriguing, but most of the
time it is trying to hide the derivative plot with curious distractions
that give you the false hope there is another direction change coming up.
There is also some outright silliness including an embarrassing "Hulk
smash" scene.

Some will like it more than others, but an unoriginal idea is still
unoriginal no matter how you try to dress it up.

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#Andy#

Jared

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Jul 23, 2014, 10:40:44 PM7/23/14

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On Thursday, July 24, 2014 9:55:44 AM UTC+10, ReVulse wrote:

Any relation to THE SIGNAL (2007)?

ReVulse

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Jul 23, 2014, 11:09:58 PM7/23/14

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On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 19:40:44 -0700, Jared wrote:

> On Thursday, July 24, 2014 9:55:44 AM UTC+10, ReVulse wrote:
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> Any relation to THE SIGNAL (2007)?

Not as far as I know. I was going to watch that one a few months ago, but
it looked so awful I put it back in the pile.

It is also the reason why I specified the year - something I don't
usually bother to do.

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gh...@aol.com

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Jul 23, 2014, 11:30:04 PM7/23/14

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> Any relation to THE SIGNAL (2007)?

Not as far as I know. I was going to watch that one a few months ago, but it looked so awful I put it back in the pile.

I enjoyed it.

The White Lady

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Jul 24, 2014, 1:37:30 AM7/24/14

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ReVulse <ReV...@psychaoticREMOVETHIS.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in
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> Three students are on a road trip across America.

I'm already bored.

Kishin

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Jul 24, 2014, 6:04:21 AM7/24/14

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ReVulse wrote:
>
> Three students are on a road trip across America. Two of them are
> computer geeks who have been in contact with a hacker known as Nomad. His
> activities nearly got the pair expelled when he hacked their systems and
> they are keen to track him down. During a stay at a motel, Nomad makes
> contact again and they use their skills to track his location. They
> decide to make a little detour and pay him a surprise visit and end up at
> a seemingly abandoned shack in the middle of nowhere. Things very quickly
> take an unexpected turn.
>
> Not knowing anything about this film beforehand, I was slightly taken
> aback by the direction it took. It gets quite intriguing, but most of the
> time it is trying to hide the derivative plot with curious distractions
> that give you the false hope there is another direction change coming up.
> There is also some outright silliness including an embarrassing "Hulk
> smash" scene.

SOLD!

> Some will like it more than others, but an unoriginal idea is still
> unoriginal no matter how you try to dress it up.

Really, how many original ideas are there? It's been argued there are
only seven basic plots:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Basic_Plots

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Kishin

Kishin

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Jul 24, 2014, 6:09:49 AM7/24/14

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Someone on TPB commented: "THIS MOVIE IS FUCKING DOPE!!! WATCH IT WITH A
CONDOM ON."

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Kishin

Blackwingbear

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Aug 11, 2014, 9:56:59 AM8/11/14

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On Thursday, July 24, 2014 6:09:49 AM UTC-4, Kishin wrote:
> Someone on TPB commented: "THIS MOVIE IS FUCKING DOPE!!! >WATCH IT WITH A CONDOM ON."

Given some of the idiots in the comment-thread,
I'd be surprised if someone didn't say that
about the Garfield movie.

Blackwingbear

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Aug 11, 2014, 9:58:39 AM8/11/14

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On Thursday, July 24, 2014 6:04:21 AM UTC-4, Kishin wrote:
> Really, how many original ideas are there?

It's how they twist them to turn them into
their own that usually sparks interest. When
it is just the standard-shit, you can tell they
didn't even try.

DRT

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Aug 12, 2014, 4:20:39 PM8/12/14

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ReVulse <ReV...@psychaoticREMOVETHIS.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in news:lqpi20$d2g
$1...@dont-email.me:

> Some will like it more than others, but an unoriginal idea is still
> unoriginal no matter how you try to dress it up

I would have gone with "Gonad".

DRT

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Aug 12, 2014, 4:21:46 PM8/12/14

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The White Lady <m...@privacy.net> wrote in news:XnsA3744362D9013meprivacynet@
130.133.4.11:

lol. as anyone who's driven across America would be.
sans mescaline, it can be a real drag.

DRT

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Aug 12, 2014, 4:23:23 PM8/12/14

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Kishin <no...@yobizz.ness> wrote in news:lqqln5$b4b$2...@dont-email.me:

I think whazzizname put it best, 'there are no new ideas, it's the
execution that matters'

Blackwingbear

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Aug 27, 2014, 12:10:24 AM8/27/14

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I loved the beginning & loved it up until the halfway
point - then it started seeming like a Hollywood
live-action rip-off of AKIRA without the fun eye-candy.
Not bad, and good for a viewing - mostly somewhat
recommended.