Deja Vu

Advantages: denzel washington, tension, excitement, action, romance
Disadvantages: plot holes, confusing

..."Don't even attempt to understand time travel- it's just not scientifically possible." Those were the words of a wise friend of mine shortly after completing The Terminator marathon near the end of our University days. Having just finished watching Deja Vu for the first time, literally five mins ago, I attempted to apply this philosophy... and failed, miserably. So, equipped with a bottle of Lucozade, I shall be up all night attempting to piece together all these thoughts concerning what actually just happened in Tony Scott's confusing, but wonderfully entertaining, "Science-Fiction" movie. Things begin when agent Doug Carlin (the consistantly brilliant Denzel Washington) arrives at the scene of an exploded ferry boat- the work of a terrorist. The body of the apparent victim Claire Kuchever (Paula Patton) is found, and Carlin has...

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Deja Vu... something you'll see over & over!

Advantages: Suspenseful, great special effects.
Disadvantages: Complicated

...by a mile & I would say to anyone who hasn?t seen it that it?s quite simply a must see. Whether you?re a sci-fi fan of not it makes no difference, you?ll be engrossed in this from start to finish either way. There?s numerous special features on the DVD which just adds to it?s value, I haven?t seen many DVD?s that have as many special features as this one. I would highly recommend giving them a watch. They include: Surveillance Window The Ferry Explosion Developing The Character of Doug Carlin Makeup, Wardrobe and Special effects The Surveillance Window Cameras of Déjà Vu Split Time Car Chase Filming in New Orleans First team: Denzel, Tony and Jerry Stunts: Compound Stunts: Ferry Deleted Scenes Extended Scenes Movie Showcase As you can see there?s a lot of special features that will keep you occupied...

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DEJA VU

Advantages: SOME INTERESTING TWISTS
Disadvantages: QUITE PREDICTABLE IN PARTS

...Deja Vu is a entertaining light scifi film about having the chance to go back and change the past. The film opens with the explosion of a ferry which has just left the Canal Street Pier in New Orleans. Doug Carlin (Denzyl Washington) is the ATF-New Orleans and is called in to investigate this accident when his partner Larry, who should be covering the investigation goes missing. Doug's job is to confirm whether or not this is just a normal accident. He does a bit of searching around and locates evidence to prove that a device was used to cause the explosion. Doug prove's himself to be a very skilled investigator finding clues that even the FBI haven't detected yet, which brings him to the notice of Jack McCreadie (Val Kilmer) who is the special FBI agent placed in charge of the investigation. Also during this time a woman...

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Deja Vu

Advantages: Action Packed Denzel Thriller
Disadvantages: Slightly techie

...occurring. But as with all good action/thriller/sci-fi movies there are still a few more clever twists and turns and will have you glued to the screen. All in all a thoroughly enjoyable movie and Denzel doesn't disappoint. I purchased this DVD from Play.com for 6.99GBP....

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More Than Just Something You've Already Seen.

Advantages: A decent basic concept
Disadvantages: Doesn't stretch the acting talent on display

...Denzel Washington is a fine actor and I'm hard pushed to think of a film he's been in that I haven't enjoyed. But back in 2006, he didn't really stretch himself. His two major films that year involved him playing a calm, laid back officer of the law, which seemed to fit his personality very well. To his credit, he was selected for the role by a couple of major directors and the first of his two films, "Inside Man", was a decent idea for a film, even if the role didn't stretch Washington himself as an actor. So, what of the other one, "Déjà Vu"? Once again, the idea is a really intriguing one. A huge explosion destroys a New Orleans ferry, full of US Navy sailors and their families celebrating Mardi Gras. In the absence of his partner, ATF agent Doug Carlin is called in to investigate. Shortly afterwards, the body of a young woman...

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What if you could do it all again?

Advantages: Excellent story and acting
Disadvantages: COnfussing if you do not concentrate

...I spotted this DVD in Tesco?s and as both me and hubby liked the sound of it we bought and I were very pleased after watching it. The film stars Denzel Washington who plays the role of Special Agent Douglas Carlin. He is called to a horrific scene as a ferry boat full of children and Navy men celebrating Mardi Gras has been blown up with a car bomb. As he is looking around for clues two of his colleagues tell him about a burnt body of woman who was pulled from the water, he thinks nothing of this at first as there were several woman on the boat, he then learns that she was found before the explosion took place. Carlin believes that if he can crack the case of the woman?s body then he will find the bomber for the boat. He meets some new guys who offer to help, they explain to him that they are working on a special new government...

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Dinosaur Déjà Vu Rock Off

Advantages: amazing vocals, wonderful harmonies, thought provoking lyrics
Disadvantages: one song is slightly dated, but still fun as a trivia piece

...concert. (Of course, several more albums were released without Neil Young.) But let?s take a look at this particular album - Déjà vu - and find out what it is that makes it so special. The album starts out with the song ?Carry On?, and what a song to start with. The harmonies in the chorus to the simple, but hopeful words /Carry on/Love is coming/Love is coming to us all/ pull the listener in, and do, indeed carry us into the song and on to listen more. The next track is probably one of their most famous songs - ?Teach Your Children?, and the one that probably influenced my life (as well as the lives of many others) more than any single song ever written. This song, written during the Vietnam war era, became a banner for many who grew up and out of those eclectic and fascinating times. The melody to this song could hardly be called...

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Ever Had That Feeling You're Being Watched?

Advantages: Good performance from Denzel, good special effects (explosions etc.), interesting plot concept
Disadvantages: Slow to start, the ending (somewhat), could have had more special features on DVD

...did feel that he gave a particularly good performance in this movie. - Certificate - Deja Vu is rated 12, which is due to the moderate action violence present in the movie. I didn't feel that there was much to really offend or scare teenagers here, though as the certificate suggests, I wouldn't recommend it to younger children. There is the odd one or two sensual scenes I suppose and possibly a couple of disturbing scenes/images, where Claire has a bag over her head and the bomber is shown going to spill gas over her etc. but other than that, there isn't really all that much to offend, no real horror or gore or particularly bad language present, certainly from what I remember so I'd say that its fine for teenagers but not for anyone younger, as the certificate suggests. - DVD - The DVD provides subtitles in English, French...

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What if the past could actually be in the future?

Advantages: A very atmospheric film
Disadvantages: NONE

...Déjà vu is one of the best and most atmospheric films I have seen in a very long time. When a ferry explodes in New Orleans causing horrific destruction and casualty numbers surpassing the 500 mark ATF Doug Carlin begins to investigate the crime, which is believed to be a terrorist attack. In the mean time a young women is washed up on the shore, with injuries that suggest she was caught up in the ferry blast. The only problem is that the estimate time of death places her as dead before the explosion, furthermore she had earlier that day rang contacted the FBI. Carlin's intuitive instinct leads him to being asked to join a team of FBI agents who have the technology to be able to look into the past, 4½ days in the past to be precise and using this piece of technology they aim to follow this woman's life and find out hoe she got...

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We've Got Some Unique Time Constraints

Advantages: Denzel Washington, Special effects are amazing, Decent Story
Disadvantages: Science of it all is dodgy, couple of characters could have been better

...I'd seen the adverts for Déjà Vu a couple of months ago and although I wasn't too sure about it I decided to head off to the cinema on Friday night and give it ago. I've quite liked all of Denzel Washington's films and for that reason I assumed that I'd at least find this to be a half decent movie. So not too sure what to expect from the team that brought us Top Gun, Enemy Of The State and Days Of Thunder. Of course the combination of Bruckheimer and Tony Scott seemed to suggest this would be a film worth seeing. Denzel takes the lead role of Doug Carlin, an ATF agent working in New Orleans when he's brought in to investigate an explosion on a Ferry killing the majority of the Crew from the USS Nimitz. At the same time a young woman's body washes up down town and Carlin assumes that the two cases are related. After some investigation...

Andy.mack 10.01.2007 · Read review
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