Advantages: Entertaining. Disadvantages: A Bit Sick.
...and then he pointed out eXistenZ that he thought looked rubbish. I told him to give it a go so we sat down and watched it and I for about the fifth time watching this film loved it again and here is why.
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The Film:
Some point in the future and people gather in a hall eager with excitement and anticipation. They are all there to test the newest and most real game that is not even on the market yet. They will also meet their hero, the world ... ...demonstration of her new game eXistenZ which promises to be an extremely wild ride.
As it soon becomes apparent that Allegra's life may be in danger she and a "PR nerd" as she calls him go on the run together to save Allegra. Ted Pikul who has never even played one of Allegra's games is scared and does not particurarly want to go on the run and would rather go back to Antenna research which is who Allegra works for and keep her safe there.
However ...
katygriff 30.08.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Existenz (DVD)
Advantages: Great piece of sci-fi. Disadvantages: Hard to follow the plot at times.
Existenz is one of those under-rated science fiction films. It is quite hard to actually describe the film. Existenz is a film for people who enjoyed the Matrix. Starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jude Law, the pair are playing an organic gaming device which Leigh's character has created. The pair find it hard after a while to distinguish the gaming world from reality, and so does the viewer. The film makes you ask lots of questions and so because ...
sy_girl15 22.04.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Existenz (DVD)
Director David Cronenberg'seXistenZis a stew of corporate espionage, virtual reality ... more
gaming, and thriller elements, marinated in Cronenberg's favourite Crock-Pot juices of technology, physiology and sexual metaphor. Jennifer Jason Leigh is game designe...
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Director David Cronenberg'seXistenZis a stew of corporate espionage, virtual reality ... more
gaming, and thriller elements, marinated in Cronenberg's favourite Crock-Pot juices of technology, physiology and sexual metaphor. Jennifer Jason Leigh is game designe...
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During the first closed-door demonstration of an amazing new virtual reality game – ... more
called Existenz – the system’s brilliant designer Allegra Geller (Leigh) is violently attacked by a crazed assassin intent on killing her and destro...
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The near future: eXistenZ is the ultimate game, brainchild of the hip, hyper and sexually ... more
alluring Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Once downloaded via a bioport implanted into the players' spine, eXistenZ promises an experience that will shatter...
Production Year: 1979 - Science Fiction - Director: Ridley Scott - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Veronica Cartwright
Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
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