th butterfly effect - Page 2

Marathon · 08-13-2004, 01:42 AM

I'm nitpicking here, because I was entertained by the movie and all, but...

In the beginning there was a quote about the Chaos theory and basically about how the beating of a butterfly's wings could trigger something Tsunami like across the world (bad paraphrase, I know). I would have liked more subtlety...everything in the movie that was changed was huge and very MTV-ish as far as shock value. I was just thinking it would be an interesting concept that taking a seperate route down the halls of school as a youngster could trigger events that led to a whole different life, friends, wife, etc. I guess the original ending somewhat touches that, but I didn't see that, only saw the director's cut on DVD where he killed himself as a baby.

Mr_Krift · 08-16-2004, 08:55 PM

Great movie. I was really reluctant to watch it but i wasnt disapointed
only problem

Spoiler and such

.

Wouldnt he have to changed the last memory first and go from the top to the bottom for the whole idea to work?

DrowArchmage · 08-20-2004, 08:24 PM

i would have stayed as a baby so i could start over, and be really smart too

Sythe · 09-02-2004, 11:29 PM

My friends say the movie sucked but I know better than to trust in what they say what movie is good or bad. (They usually go for the "Rambo" action type of movies. No plot and lots of action. *sigh*)

I really want to see this movie and from reading here I think I may go buy it or borrow from a friend.

Thanks guys [img]smile.gif[/img]

Gxc · 09-05-2004, 11:22 PM

All i have to say is saw it and loved it..

Timber Loftis · 09-07-2004, 04:35 PM

I really liked the director's cut, but did not realize the theatrical version ended differently. In the version I saw, the womb was the only memory he could trigger to allow him to change it. He has to have access to a memory (a trigger, like his notebook, or - in the end - the video of his birth) and once he goes back, he can act with the intelligence of an adult

Note that he can only change the blackout portions of his life, and that his unique gift is probably why they were blackouts for him -- they are undetermined and changeable events, so it only makes sense he can't remember them.

Oblivion437 · 09-08-2004, 05:38 PM

I doubt I'll be as twisted or bothered by its moral quandaries as I was by David Cronenberg's The Fly...

DrowArchmage · 09-09-2004, 07:31 PM

That one big gothic dude who was his roomate was on a show i used to like called Boy Meets World

Timber Loftis · 09-10-2004, 03:16 AM

That big goth dude was also in other movies. Could you believe the play he got????!!!!???

john · 09-10-2004, 08:37 PM

He was also in "Without a Paddle",as one of the pot farmers..

08-16-2004, 08:55 PM	#12
Mr_Krift Zhentarim Guard Join Date: January 12, 2003 Location: USA Age: 37 Posts: 326	Great movie. I was really reluctant to watch it but i wasnt disapointed only problem Spoiler and such . Wouldnt he have to changed the last memory first and go from the top to the bottom for the whole idea to work? __________________ [img]\"http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/Krift/RoF.jpg\" alt=\" - \" />

08-20-2004, 08:24 PM	#13
DrowArchmage Mephistopheles Join Date: July 29, 2004 Location: Mt. Pleasant, MI Age: 34 Posts: 1,400	i would have stayed as a baby so i could start over, and be really smart too __________________ "Love is an odd thing, as odd a thing there is" -al'Lan Mandragoran, Last Lord of the Seven Towers

09-02-2004, 11:29 PM	#14
Sythe Ra Join Date: May 19, 2002 Location: The US of A Age: 36 Posts: 2,365	My friends say the movie sucked but I know better than to trust in what they say what movie is good or bad. (They usually go for the "Rambo" action type of movies. No plot and lots of action. sigh) I really want to see this movie and from reading here I think I may go buy it or borrow from a friend. Thanks guys [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ Slythe is back! Back again! Haha! <br /><br />[url]\"http://imageshack.us\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/9928/130blood4ts.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /></a>

09-05-2004, 11:22 PM	#15
Gxc Elminster Join Date: August 29, 2004 Location: Usa!! Age: 37 Posts: 411	All i have to say is saw it and loved it.. __________________ [img]\"http://img83.exs.cx/img83/3858/Gxc.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

09-07-2004, 04:35 PM	#16
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	I really liked the director's cut, but did not realize the theatrical version ended differently. In the version I saw, the womb was the only memory he could trigger to allow him to change it. He has to have access to a memory (a trigger, like his notebook, or - in the end - the video of his birth) and once he goes back, he can act with the intelligence of an adult Note that he can only change the blackout portions of his life, and that his unique gift is probably why they were blackouts for him -- they are undetermined and changeable events, so it only makes sense he can't remember them. __________________

08-13-2004, 01:42 AM	#11
Marathon Elminster Join Date: December 10, 2003 Location: OP, KS Age: 51 Posts: 489	I'm nitpicking here, because I was entertained by the movie and all, but... In the beginning there was a quote about the Chaos theory and basically about how the beating of a butterfly's wings could trigger something Tsunami like across the world (bad paraphrase, I know). I would have liked more subtlety...everything in the movie that was changed was huge and very MTV-ish as far as shock value. I was just thinking it would be an interesting concept that taking a seperate route down the halls of school as a youngster could trigger events that led to a whole different life, friends, wife, etc. I guess the original ending somewhat touches that, but I didn't see that, only saw the director's cut on DVD where he killed himself as a baby.

09-08-2004, 05:38 PM	#17
Oblivion437 Baaz Draconian Join Date: June 17, 2002 Location: NY Age: 38 Posts: 723	I doubt I'll be as twisted or bothered by its moral quandaries as I was by David Cronenberg's The Fly... __________________ [img]\"http://www.jtdistributing.com/pics/tshirts/experts%20copy.jpg\" alt=\" - \" />

09-09-2004, 07:31 PM	#18
DrowArchmage Mephistopheles Join Date: July 29, 2004 Location: Mt. Pleasant, MI Age: 34 Posts: 1,400	That one big gothic dude who was his roomate was on a show i used to like called Boy Meets World __________________ "Love is an odd thing, as odd a thing there is" -al'Lan Mandragoran, Last Lord of the Seven Towers

09-10-2004, 03:16 AM	#19
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	That big goth dude was also in other movies. Could you believe the play he got????!!!!??? __________________

09-10-2004, 08:37 PM	#20
john Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: central coast of Ca. Age: 78 Posts: 653	He was also in "Without a Paddle",as one of the pot farmers.. __________________ John

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