Basic (2003)
When a legendary commander (Jackson) and several of his men turn up missing, the last thing the government wants is a rogue DEA agent (Travolta) investigating the disappearance. As the investigation unfolds, the agent is placed in direct conflict with the Army's official investigating officer (Nielsen) and nothing is as it seems. (Sony)
Cast and Information
Directed By: John McTiernan
Written By: James Vanderbilt
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Daly, Connie Nielsen, Dash Mihok, Taye Diggs, Harry Connick Jr., Roselyn Sanchez, Brian Van Holt, Cristián de la Fuente, Margaret Travolta
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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Basic belongs to 15 collections
1. 24 hour (or less) timeframe (collaborative: moderated by djross - 24 stars)
2. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)
3. Anamorphic Cinematography (collaborative: moderated by Bojangles - 7 stars)
4. Male Gay Character(s) in a Non Gay-Themed Film (collaborative: moderated by bobyang - 6 stars)
5. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 5 stars)
6. Roger Ebert: Your Movie Sucks (collaborative: moderated by Shmendrek - 4 stars)
7. Military (collaborative - 4 stars)
8. Rashomon structure (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 4 stars)
9. Movies with acting musicians (collaborative: moderated by comepelicula - 3 stars)
10. Flashback Sequence (collaborative: moderated by doganay - 1 star)
11. Real Life Siblings Acting Together (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx - 1 star)
12. Reza Archive (public: reza899 - 1 star)
13. 2003: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
14. Unofficially Beating The World Record For Most Films Watched in a Year (public: EsperHart)
15. My ratings (public: tpbradbury)
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Magb | 5 1st |
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Twist again! Like we did last summer! Come on, let's twist again! Like we did last year! Do you remember when things were really hummin'? Come on, let's twist again! Twistin' time is here!
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Dorkovsky | 1 2nd |
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Someone pooped on Rashomon.
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dwhee | 87 86th |
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Similar to a procedural crime drama, but so much cooler. Not for those who don't like to be fooled by misinformation.
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fuxoft | 30 5th |
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What the hell was this about?!
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floortap | 20 14th |
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Movie cheats by lying to you to evoke thrills
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fabfunk | 14 8th |
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Basically retarded.
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| 1 | anderton | 30 19th |
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GET IT, GET IT, GET IT?!?!?! SEE WHAT WE DID THERE?!?!?!?! GET IT. Fuck. FUCK. We are good.
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Vince Leo (Qwipster's Movie Reviews) | 52 23rd |
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Nothing really to go out of your way for, as it isn't especially good, but it isn't so bad that fans of the stars or military thrillers should avoid it. It's more like a Chinese puzzle box which requires long hours and diligence to solve, but when the box finally opens, frustrates us to discover it was empty all along.
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kubricksucks | 60 15th |
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Worst ending ever
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MJVmovieMan | 50 20th |
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It stars off interesting, but goes every possible way there is to go very fast, to the point where its desire to confuse only angers you. In the end it doesn't add up to anything, though in the moment it keeps you awake.
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Luna6ix | 85 89th |
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definately keeps you in suspense up til the ending, and i definately didnt see that twist coming.
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Piglet | 70 59th |
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A couple of unexpected twists.
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spleen | 88 91st |
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Not recommended for folks who like their films spoonfed. If you want two hours of serious misinformation (that's the premise, btw) try this. If you want a film that allows you to shut down your brain long enough to enjoy the pretty colors and bombastic noise, well...enjoy Transformers 2 instead.
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FrederikA | 20 4th |
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Where the HELL did the once great McTienan's talent disappear to?
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overrated | 6 2nd |
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*plot twist* *plot twist* *plot twist* *plot twist* No, there won't be a Pulp Fiction re-enactment in this. *plot twist* *plot twist* *plot twist*
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hellboy76 | 54 18th |
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There is a lot of twisting going on. Travolta disappoints again.
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| Average Percentile 37.73% from 1394 Ratings |  |