Johnny Mnemonic (DVD)

Advantages: not many
Disadvantages: not the best film ever

...data out is destroyed, meaning johnny will die within three days. trying to get the data out, and also being hunted down, johnny meets a woman who will help him, but who also has the deadly disease. by the end of the film i was bored, and wanted it to hurry up and finish, it wasnt a great ending considering all of his problems were solved by a dolphin. all in all i wish i hadnt wasted my money. daz x ... Read review

Advantages: Promising idea
Disadvantages: Fails to capitalise on the idea

...known as the Black Shakes. Johnny Mnemonic is a film set in the near dark future - you can almost see that the future is possible, with the power now wielded by massive companies and the criminal fraternity turning to more legitimate business. Johnny himself, played by Keanu Reeves (acting as woodenly as usual) is a mnemonic courier. He has had part of his memory replaced by a silicon implant enabling him to smuggle information undetected. He is ...
...can fax off the details. Johnny gets one image, one is taken by the Yakuza and the other is destroyed. The rest of the film involves Johnny trying to reach his destination to download the data - which turns out to be a cure for the Black Shakes - he is chased by the Yakuza and a mad cyborg monk. He is aided in his quest by Dina Meyer and Ice T. The theory of the film has promise, but doesn't come through with the goods. Keanu Reeves is no different ... Read review

Advantages: Keanu Reeves stars
Disadvantages: Not out on DVD format yet

Johnny Mnemonic - Starring Keanu Reeves - with a memory chip inside of his skull. This film made me stop and think about the growing trend of technology towards bio tech integration. It's already happening just look at the medical advances in the news. Anyway, I found this film to be very entertaining and I felt sorry for the character having to give up his childhood memories in order to have the memory storage chip installed. The plot was also good ...
...Man's ability to overcome the odds, and win in the nick of time. I would love to own this film on DVD but it hasn't been released on this format yet. When it is I shall definatley be buying it as soon as I see it on the shelves. If you haven't seen this film yet, I recommend that you do so as soon as possible. Keanu Reeves in a great film. ... Read review

Advantages: Just a great film, with some great performances
Disadvantages: Few and far between

THIS IS A GOOD FILM! I apologise for the use of capitals above, but I had to get this point across. This film has received some extremely harsh criticism, but it is a very good film. Keanu Reeves is very good. Ice-T is excellent, as is Dina Meyer. Dolph Lungram makes an appearance too, as a somewhat unorthodox preacher, or mad murderous mostly non-human psycho! What a cast! The story line is something a little different. Its set in the future ...
...securely via the Internet so some humans, act as couriers, carrying the information in their head, on implanted chips. It all sounds a little far fetched, but it really does work. Keanu Reeves plays one of these carriers, and exceeds his memory capacity. As it starts to leak, he nneds to get the information out of his head before it kills him, while some want to get the information themselves, and some just want it destroyed, Keanos head and all. ... Read review

Advantages: fast action with keanus:)
Disadvantages: fairly old film parts are a little cheesey

Johnny Mneumonic is a ideal film for anyone who is into scifi films,it centers around couriers who carry info in there heads for high paying firms,with johhny offering to carry a little more info than is normally sae.Keanu reeves stars as the hero and the action keeps you watching all the way through the film.It isnt a complicated film to grasp,anyone who has appreciated total recall,the running man or blade runner should enjoy this. Its a fairly ... Read review

Advantages: Good selection of films
Disadvantages: if you dont like one of the films, you wont want this

...A must for Keanu Reeves fans, three exellent films. gf loved point break as has 2 of her fave actors in it! chain reaction and johnny mnemonic are also good in her eyes and exellent in mine. just sit back and enjoy the cinematic greatness. not many extras on the disks tho, but you want films, not documentries about them! A must for Keanu Reeves fans, three exellent films. gf loved point break as has 2 of her fave actors in it! chain reaction and johnny mnemonic are also good in her eyes and exellent in mine. just sit back and enjoy the cinematic greatness. not many extras on the disks tho, but you want films, not documentries about them! no?... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: The best DVD around, amazing Bullet Time Technology
Disadvantages: Very difficult to understand until the end

...If ever a film was made to show off the DVD format, this is it! Stunning special effects, a storming soundtrack and Keanu Reeves finally erasing the memory of the dire Johnny Mnemonic and that stupid talking dolphin! Everything about The Matrix oozes class - every special effect has been painstakingly created, the script is tight as a drum and the acting totally believable. You really don't need to know anything about the plot; in fact it's probably a better experience for not knowing. Basically, if you have even the slightest interest in sci-fi or action movies then this is a must see movie. To top it all off, the DVD itself shows what can be done with this format when the studio's use their imagination. Behind the scenes documentaries, commentaries, and some fascinating looks at how the best effects sequences were filmed make this... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Good central performance
Disadvantages: Poor secondary characters

...whatever attempts the director had made initially to address some serious points about the darker side of modern society they are lost as the film descends in to run of the mill Hollywood fare. The soundtrack by Mychael Danna is both solemn and high tempo when required and provides a good atmospheric audio backdrop to the action but it will not stay in you memory for long and Danna has produced better work in some other of his films like The Ice Storm, Johnny Mnemonic and Exotica. AVAILABILITY The film is available in both VHS and DVD format priced from Amazon.co.uk at £5.99 and £12.99 respectively. The CD soundtrack is only available in the US. FINAL THOUGHTS In the end I had mixed feeling about this film. It was as are so many well-intentioned Hollywood films, a missed opportunity... Read review

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