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Genres: ActionThrillerAdvent
Starring: Denzel Washington, Evan Jones, Gary Oldman, Chris Browning, Michael Gambon, Richard Cetrone, Jennifer Beals
Director(s): Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Available Quality: Hi Def
Country: USA
Year: 2010
Available Quality: DivX, DVD, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
IMDB Rating: 6.8 out of 10 (94930 votes)
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
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Visitors Review
(24 May 2012)
unique movie
This review is from: The Book of Eli (DVD) Even though there are a lot of apocalyptic movies coming out lately, this one is unique in it's story line and the way it was shot. No matter what your beliefs, it's a good movie and had a couple of twists that I didn't see coming. Plus I'm a big fan of both Denzel Washington and Mila Kunis
sidfargas (23 May 2012)
Finish the race, fight the good fight and keep the faith!
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie on many levels. Yes, the spurts ofviolence seem to clash with the overall message but even that aspect iscovered by dialogue and a nicely crafted story. The parallels betweenDenzel's character and Jesus (again minus the violence) and Mila'scharacter to Mary Magdalene are apparent but handled well in myopinion. A big point off for the premise that apparently led to theapocalyptic times depicted but that grim world does draw you in to thefilm completely. Taking entertainment to a thoughtful level is alwaysgood and this film succeeds at that remarkably well. It points out thatit's critical to define what's really important in life. There are nosmall things, just things we take for granted. (Next time I'm in KFC,I'm going to take a massive handful of wet wipes!) The reverence andreference to the need for faith and what life would be like without itis strong. "Finish the race, fight the good fight and keep the faith."
(22 May 2012)
Another post-apocalyptic film but with a small twist.
This review is from: The Book of Eli [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) Good pacing and plenty of action is marred by an all to familiar post-apocalyptic landscape. Dreary, with food and water shortages, gloomy colorless landscape, scavengers, cannibals, etc. The added twist is 'the book'. Eli has it, others want it. What is it???... see the movie, I'm not a spoiler. You may or may not appreciate the impact of the book - I thought it was weak, even silly, and helped the ending fizzle to an unsatisfying yawn. Still, others may like it and consider it profound. To each his own.
(21 May 2012)
A modern day post-apocalyptic religious journey
Initially, I was under the impression early on that thispost-nuclear film was going to be yet another mindlessaction movie riddled with machismo and unjustified, gratuitousviolence with John Woo-like slow motion sequences of our herocasually walking away from his gory handiwork.Oh, it has action all right: impalements, severed limbs,unfortunate villains being blown away into the afterlife,and several antagonists being brutally shot with arrows asthough Eli just obtained his hunter's license. And it hasits cliche slow-mo's of our persevering hero juxtaposedwith bright, cloudy skies, but it's done rather tactfully. Eliappears almost super hero-like, leaving most skirmishesunscathed and by the end of the film you completely understandwhy. Eli is heading West, protecting a sacred book, the lastin existence; a book in which the main antagonist has spentample time trying to find at the expense of many lives. Oneprotects its messages, the other deems to use it for controlover the illiterate and unruly masses.The Hughes Bros. have directed a memorable, reflective post-apocalyptic film nicely intertwined with religion. It does notpreach, but effectively contrasts those with and without faithin very desperate times.In regards to our modern day problems and calamities, Hollywoodhas been churning out "end of the world" scenarios, perhaps ina psychological attempt to ease worried minds by painting suchgrim pictures. Or, in an optimistic viewpoint, showing us thatthe good book has the answers for those willing to have faithin these immoral times. I suspect both.
Buzi Fighter (21 May 2012)
Mad Max meets the Good Book.
In 1998 I believe, I used to play a lot of PC games, but one game neverseized to stop me from playing it...even today on occasions. The storywas so rich, and it was about the post apocalyptic world and quests onemust take in order to survive. Fallout 2. The theme of the future worldgone down the drains, turned to dust, cannibalism and slavery is everpresent still. You got all of that right here in this film of Eli. Theconcept was made to stand strong on the sole state that future peoplehave forgotten the meaning of the good word, and chose to live from dayto day, without any hope what so ever. Of course, the antagonist inthis film needs to find a special book to capture the hearts and mindsof the people, therefore make it easier for him to master over them.Interesting view of the world, but no other story beyond that I'mafraid. Its a movie with a man on a mission, and just like in everyother PC game, he is the key to finishing the last level. The lastsequences of Mila Kunis copying Resident Evil, didn't bode well with myintentions to view something unique and original. The movie is a quality work in video and sound, but Mad Max had thesimilar effect on me with lot less religious connotations that coveredup the unimaginable script.
gtz-28 (20 May 2012)
One of the greatest action movie I've ever seen.
This movie was a really good movie and had a very odd role for DenzelWashington. I love the fact that the movie never revealed the year itwas set in, but gave you hints as the movie continued. So you had toreally pay attention to understand the story. The movies plot didn'texplain anything about the movie so I was surprised when I found outthe movie was about a man that lives by the bible. I thought it wasinteresting because I am a Christian myself.I can't name another movie that is a action packed thriller that has aman that lives by the bible, so I think this movie was very originaland I will defiantly consider watching it again. Denzel Washington hasbeen one of my favorite actors for many years and really didn't thinkthat he could pull this one off but the man is a champion and excels atwhat he does.
(20 May 2012)
Exellent Movie, I Really Enjoyed It
I'm gonna have to buy this flick, its right up there with "The Road" as far as having a look when things go to crap. The religious aspects werent bad eather. Looked like he was using a Strikeforce firestarter also which is a survival tool that i love and have many of. Liked the fact he had his black and white Shemagh, i have quite a few of those also which serves many purposes and is a great survival tool also. Little cheezy at the end when Jackie (from "That 70's Show") dresses up like Eli with all his gear thinking she's gonna fight her way back home. Gary Oldman always plays a good villian, he did a great job also. Denzel Washington did a great job, the movie was a great look at what we're facing if the liberals in this country dont straighten up. Somewhere between life in Mexico and what we saw in "The Book Of Eli". Life in this country is more fragil then most people like to realize, it wont take much of a push to get us there.
(20 May 2012)
Very Powerful Movie
One Word: POWERFUL. My huband and I loved the movie and highly recommend it. (Yesterday was our first time using the "Redbox" rental system (outside of Walgreens.) We watched this movie twice for $1.07! (tax included!) Almost bought it for $18.00, too. It was deep and the acting superb.We agree...you will need to watch it twice to catch a lot of small things that you will likely miss the first time.I don't want to give it away, so I will make just a couple of comments.When asked what was different back "then", Washington remarked, "we threw things away that people kill each other to get now." (i.e. WATER, chapstick, hand wipes??!) I believe it. The excesses of "yesterday" are beginning to catch up with us...even today.Totally believeable that 40 years from now, the minority of this country will NOT know how to read. The ones who can will be the powerful, the ones who can't...It's hard to comment much more based on the fact that I don't want to give any more away but the bottom line is: This film is well-worth watching and confirms what Believers already know...despite being in the world, we are not OF it and we ultimately have the victory!
dmuel (18 May 2012)
evangelical fantasy
In a post-apocalyptic world of the near future, a loner follows his ownpath. Where is he going? "West", is his constant reply. This lone herois exceptionally skilled in martial arts, carries a big nasty knife,and walks through a bleak and colorless landscape that seems to bewashed clean of recognizable features. His travels soon take him to asmall town controlled by a psychopath who is on a single-minded searchfor the world's most important book. Hmmm....and what book might thatbe? Our lone hero is a man of principle, so a clash with the madman iseasily seen.The lone hero is Denzel Washington, the Oscar award-winning andnominated actor for "Malcolm X", "Glory", "Hurricane" and others. Nowhe gets his chance to play a Rambo-type character in a "Road Warrior"kind of movie. Seems a strange choice for Washington, but everyone'sgot to work, I guess. The movie's comic-book-like fantasy story,combined with interesting visuals, keep one's interest to a point. Thesupporting cast is also strong. No doubt that's more than enough formany reviewers here, but the ending was in some ways both predictableand slightly odd, yet very unsatisfying. No spoilers, but this has tobe one of the most unlikely evangelical movies to come out in a while.Yeah! There are several hundred reviews here already, but maybe someonewill find this helpful.
(17 May 2012)
Religiously-tinged fantasies of violence in a bad movie
In short - this movie is horrible! First off, it has a blatant fundamentalist-evangelical theme. Mad-Max after the Rapture. Make a religious propaganda movie all you want but inform the audience what they're getting themselves into. I feel I was dupped into watch something that made me feel very uncomfortable. In reading the many positive reviews here, it strikes me as troubling how many people have no trouble with the fundamentalist message of this flick - it didn't even seem to register. Have fantasies of violence paired with a dubious religious agenda really become this mainstream? Is the new brand of hero a guy with a bible in one hand and a gun in the other? Even if it weren't for all the evangelizing this movie is just a bad movie. Too many scenes with drawn-out gratuitous camera shots, dialog that is often cartoonish and so corny it made me cringe, over-the-top fight scenes (Kill Bill without the humor) and gratuitous violence (which I have no problem with were it not used to transport a religious agenda), a whole array of preposterous scenes: an old husband and wife team shooting it out with thugs using their cache of submachine guns, thugs shooting up a farmhouse with an arsenal of guns, bazookas & gatlin guns (!) only to miss the 2 main characters standing behind a wooden wall, hero being shot pointblank but not suffering a scratch (God protected him I guess), a teenage girl turning into the new road warrior without training, silly voice-overs, a civilization subsisting on almost no water, a guy taking 30 years to walk across the US, cannibal couple living in the middle of the waste lands but miraculously stocked up on a constant supply of fresh meat, thugs destroying their only bar in town just for the sake of destroying it (where d'we go to have a drink now boss...duh), awkward scenes abound (the saying-grace at breakfast scene), Hero shooting a crappy self-made kids bow with lethal precision and then neglecting to retrieve his valuable arrows in a land where everything is scavanged, and on and on. Tom Waits didnt you read the script before you signed on to this turkey? Denzil, Oldman what are you doing?
(17 May 2012)
Takes you where other movies fear
I see the movie an allegory to our times and lives, or as a matter a fact that of any time. We don't need a nuclear war to have the end of times. We also are challenged to carry that same book, THE BIBLE throughout the end of our days in the same manner as Eli. To walk in faith but not in sight. Every day we "battle" and "fight" evil and temptation of sin just as Eli fought his adversaries in the movie. In time, can we also say what Eli said at the end of the movie?Okay, after this movie there should be no more post-apocalyptic movies. End of the world movies are so worn out and out played.This movie wasn't perfect (outdated Hollywood brutal violence which could have been depicted in classical ways) but I give it 5 stars for going where others fear or won't.
sequoiatreehugger (16 May 2012)
Ludicrous central premise
The whole premise of this movie is simply too ludicrous for anyone withtwo brain cells to rub together to believe. The Bible has beentranslated into 2,479 languages and has been printed literally BILLIONSof times. The Gideons alone have placed 1.3 BILLION Bibles and NewTestaments in hotels across the world. There is a Bible in virtuallyevery hotel room in America. Yet somehow we are to believe that after anuclear war, the few remaining survivors somehow successfully harnessedwhat little energy and resources they had left and channeled them intodestroying BILLIONS of copies of the Bible. They did this rather than,you know, say, trying to survive in the aftermath of nuclear war.Preposterous!
(16 May 2012)
The Power of a Book
Denzel Washington's Eli, in The Book of Eli is walking through a post-apocalyptic American west. A blanched and bleaching landscape that more resembles the moon than Earth, and where sunglasses and Chapstick are used as money. We can only guess at what happened and Eli only tells us about "the flash" and a hole was torn in the atmosphere. Eli is heading "west" toward an uncertain destination like a post-apocalyptic Shaolin priest to deliver a book to unknown people who may be able to use the book to restart civilization.Eli is a survivor, as he travels the destroyed roads of civilization his skills have become finely honed, he can smell the camouflaged highwaymen and dispatches them using a machete, or karate and in only extreme cases does he use a gun, he has to conserve bullets.In his travels Eli comes into a town run by Gary Oldman's Carnegie, a man bent on consolidating and spreading his ruthless rule by sending out the highwaymen to search for books. One book in particular, a book that will give him the power to manipulate people so he can extend his ruthless influence. Humorously, Carnegie orders the DaVinci Code and Oprah magazine burned, or is it a sly commentary on the impermanence of pop culture? Carnegie discovers Eli has the book he's looking for and tries to trade for it with water and failing that, his daughter Solara (Mila Kunis). Eli isn't the type of man Carnegie is used to dealing with and Eli leaves, but not without killing many of Carnegie's men.Roger Ebert in his review said the ending has a WTF moment and I expected some horrible inconsistency or deus ex-machina but I found the ending consistent with the rest of the movie and plausible within the world in which the characters find themselves. There is one minor inconsistency in the plot that is never explained. Eli locks Solara in a cave but mysteriously enough and without explanation in the next scene she's chasing after Eli.Denzel Washington is one of the few actors whose movies I'll go see without knowing too much about the movie and his performance is his usual rock solid characterization. He plays Eli very subtly and with few words but emotion that pulls you in. Gary Oldman is as creepy or maybe creepier than he was in Bram Stoker's Dracula. Or maybe it was the Hughes Brothers decision to film Oldman with every crevice and blemish of his complexion marring his face that defines the character. Mila Kunis as Solara seems to be coming into her own as an actress and is more than able to hold her own in scenes with Washington.Directed by the Hughes Brothers whose previous credits include From Hell they have created a bleak landscape that is devoid of color and use all shades of black, white and gray without the movie being or feeling like it's in black and white. I went to the movie without expecting too much and I reall enjoyed the movie, my verdict? See The Book of Eli for yourself.Note to the Hughes Brothers: Nice reference to A Boy and His Dog in the background in one scene.
knight32-719-581252 (16 May 2012)
The Beauty of Simplicity
Too often in today's action films, we as viewers are forced to witnessa barrage of unnecessary excess. It almost seems as if some directorsfeel it is their duty to constantly bombard us with more, more,moreÂmore blood, more action, more CGI, more machine gun-like imagery,etc. Add in the loud metal music and strobe-light effects and we mightas well be at the club. This need for more has become such a focalpoint that many creators in this genre are forgetting the principleduty of film-makingÂto tell a story.This is what sets The Book of Eli apart. Although its post apocalypticpremise could have easily warranted much of the same nonsense that wehave sadly become used to, this movie instead chooses to avoid all thefluff and focus on the more philosophical elements of the story. Ratherthan hypnotize use with eye-dizzying imagery and in-your-face action,this film takes a step back and tells its tale from a simple,outward-looking, and objective point of view.The story takes place in the United States 30 years after a presumablyword-wide apocalyptic war. Just like every other post-doomsday talefrom Mad Max to Thundaar, the few remaining survivors of this planetare left to survive with a limited supply of life's barenecessitiesÂfood, water, fuel, etc. Where The Book of Eli differs isthat in this world, a certain book was blamed for starting the war, towhich every copy was destroyed shortly thereafter.This is where the film's hero, Eli (Denzel Washington), comes in. Welearn that he has the last remaining copy of this influential "book".His ongoing mission is to head west until he finds a location where thebook will ultimately be protected. Along this journey, a sinister town developer, Carnegie (Gary Oldman),learns of Eli's prize possession and decides to capture it for his ownpurposes. He has long been searching for this book himself, and willnot stop at nothing to have it. Through his struggles with Carnegie,Eli eventually learns of the true meaning of the book and how he mustput faith in others.The camera-work is steady and controlled. The action, although stillelectrifying, is filmed realistically and only appears within theproper context of the film. The background noise is not overbearing andthe characterizations are woven beautifully within this post-doomsdaytale. The pace still keeps you focused and interested, for The HughesBrothers interjects many brief scenes to quickly advance the storyline.Although this film does share some obvious similarities with otherwasteland movies, its style and plot elements actually coincide withthose seen in classic westerns like High Noon and Hang-em High.In conclusion, The Book of Eli is a refreshing change-up from theway-too-clichéd movies of the day. Its action does not distract youfrom the plot, and that is why it is a great film. In the end, itultimately manages to accomplish a feat that is rarely seen in actionmovies nowadaysÂthe beauty of simplicity.
TSTARX (13 May 2012)
A old fashioned film, which was refreshing to see!
I have just returned from the theater feeling very satisfied afterwatching the Book of Eli. I didn't have high hopes for it since thereviews have been spotty but how could I pass up a film with two of myfavorite actors in it? Denzel was as good as you could be for a rolelike Eli's. He didn't have to speak much, but talked with his eyes; hehad as much presence as Clint Eastwood had in his old westerns. And thegreat Gary Oldman was as inspired as ever in his role as perhaps theworld's last and first gangster. The script was well written eventhough it was short on plot driven elements, with no twists or shockingendings; eh...not really a shocking ending, but the end of this filmsurprises with a metaphorical revelation.Besides Westerns, the movie also had Eastern cinematic overtones aswell reminding me of Kurosawa flicks as well as Sergio Leone. Theactors are silent during showdowns, saying very little. Electronicamusic in the background adds to the tension. I love the Hughes brothersand the work they did with "From Hell" I could always expect oldfashioned film-making, long shots, just a few cameras per scene andgreat set design. The sets in this film are wonderful, and it also hasplenty of CGI to go with it too. The film is dark and it shows. Atfirst glance, you'd think the film was Black and White. The watershortage on earth shows with gray skies, fast moving clouds that makethe setting feel like its on another planet. I immediately thought ofthe video game- "Fallout 3" in some scenes, and the atmosphere wasawesome in this film, something the Hughes brothers do very, very well;and that's creating atmosphere.As for the writing and plot, it's been seen before but this time themain subject is the book. It's like a character itself, and a lot ofthe dialog is centered around what the book is, what it caused, andwhat it could be used for and how. What the film does well is show howbarbaric and down people have become and how important the most basicphilosophies could help a young person realize good from bad. Most ofthe characters think all the killing and raping they see around themeveryday is normal, and it is nice to see why religion is importanttoday, where it is overlooked, and in a world we take for granted; asDenzel explains in the film- (Minor Spoilers) "We used to throw awaythings in the trash that we have to kill for today" The film is verythought provoking, depressing at times, and inspiring too.I rate the film an 8/10, very good solid acting and directing, eventhough there were some out of place comedic scenes in it, and the filmcould have been rated PG-13. I also think the action fighting sceneslooked too choreographed. Denzel isn't Jackie Chan yet, maybe with abit more training! But go see the film, one of those films that youthink about long after leaving the theater.
(12 May 2012)
Mad Max 3 + some pseudo religious stuff which does not add up to a good movie
I am not sure whether the directors have any religious message in it. If yes, forgive me that I dont really quite catch it, but the premise that Denzel Washington apparently received a call from God to recite the whole Bible on Alcatraz Island in the end of a long travel after WWIII?. Despite the incomplete story and those not exciting action scenes, the two main characters (Washington and Oldman) are outstanding. Pardon me that I cant find anything else worth mentioning, except the killing of the cat in the beginning which I cant find any relationship of it with the main story or anything about the character of Washington/Eli at all. In short, not recommended!
Weby Webster (12 May 2012)
It's not a pro-Christian film!
I won't bother with the synopsis, as that's already been done to death.What I do want to say is that I didn't find this to be some evangelicalChristian film. Those that have claimed it is are not reallyunderstanding the film. I suspect they're just seeing the portrayal ofthe Bible as important and jumping to this incorrect conclusion.*** Spoilers *** Yes, Eli is devout in his faith in the Bible and his 'mission' to takethe book west to where he believes its rightful home will be. Becausehe heard a voice in his head. He absolutely believes he's protected onthis mission by God, and due to this protection will enter his variouscombats without fear and with an absolute certainty that he willprevail. It is this belief that makes him so effective in the fights,not supernatural protection. This is demonstrated when Carnegie justshoots him.Carnegie wants the Bible not because he's of a religious bent and wantsto illuminate the minds of his minions with the glory of the Lord. Hewants it because he knows the power that religion can bring to thosewhom control it. Living before 'the war' and being an obviouslyintelligent man, he'll have known that the grip that religion can holdover the indoctrinated has been abused for time immemorial by those whocontrol the religion to manipulate those under its spell.Carnegie wants that power and control for himself. I thought the filmwas pretty clear in making that apparent.Finally, when Eli gets to Alcatraz, he isn't lauded as some messianicfigure who's fulfilled his mission to deliver the Bible to a peopleswho will use it to reunite civilisation. Instead, he's welcomed assomeone who's brought an important historical book that they didn'talready have. Lombardi then explains their mission to rebuildcivilisation with ALL the artifacts of the lost humanity - a wide rangeof books, music and other items. After Eli completes the dictating ofthe Bible, it is merely put on the bookshelf amongst all the otherbooks.Saying all that, I found the film to be nothing special. I know peoplewho lose a sense (in this case sight) often have their remaining 4senses develop to slightly counteract their disability, but there'salso taking this notion too far. It's probably best that the twistisn't revealed until the end, because I'd have likely switched off wellbefore then with an incredulous shake of the head.The film also added disappointingly little to the post-apocalypsegenre, relying on a lot of Mad Max imagery and plot, especiallyconcerning the villains.Overall, a watchable film... but not a great.
(11 May 2012)
The Twilight Zone Episode You Never Saw
Of the two post-apocalyptic movies released in the last year -- "The Book of Eli" and "The Road" -- I think I enjoyed "Eli" much more.That's because it plays almost like a Twilight Zone episode -- or the first "Planet of the Apes" movie, written if my memory serves me by Rod Serling -- with a neat twist (or two or three) at the end."Eli" is beautifully photographed in bleak shades of brown, and it features an excellent cast, with splendid turns by Denzel as the bad-ass survivor on a sacred mission, Gary Oldman as the villain Carnegie, and Mila Kunis as, well, the eye candy (and eventually Eli's companion on his journey).The fight scenes are topnotch as well, and not too bloody, considering the amount of carnage.I have deducted a star only because of the absence of extras on the DVD. This practice must stop! Presumably the studio will release an enhanced version in five or ten years featuring the extras that should have been included from day one.So you might want to rent this or borrow it from your public library first. And buy it when the "deluxe" edition finally and inevitably hits the shelves.In conclusion, this is a much better film than the grumpy critics allowed, but my favorites, Ebe and Gliebe (Roger Ebert and Owen Glieberman) liked it, and my faith in the opinions of those esteemed gentleman was again rewarded.
doniedark (11 May 2012)
mad max meets kungfu meets Revelations
just saw this at the cinema.denzwashtn wonders the land in a mad max style post apocalyptic world.hes taking a book that means a lot to him to the last civilisation /city...... though i felt after watching the film and getting to knowsome of the characters a book called how to grow vegetables and notrape women / kill people would have been more useful......good action scenes and a beautifully shot film.i gave this a 7 because this truly was an alien world to me, allowingmy mind to forget the real world (for an hour or so anyway!). Hollywoodseems to be scared of making such films without adding a cheesy elementor humour which rudely brings me back to the real world reminding methat its only a story. good directing to achieve this with a limitedstory and very limited script.i have to say the story could have been so much more and gary oldmanstalents were wasted on the simple character he played.amazing to watch once at the cinema but but i think it might be ruinedif i watched it again on DVD.well worth seeing on the big screen.
(10 May 2012)
Excellent Movie Especially in Blu-ray!
This review is from: The Book of Eli [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) I actually sent this as a gift to my son, but he said it was awesome, and the special effects seen in Blu-ray were really great:) I send my son numerous movies from Amazon, and he has never been disappointed!
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