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Renegade Reverse Engineering - John Woo Style

Posted by Hemos on from the memento-with-two-pistols dept.

MankyD writes "Just saw the trailer to a new John Woo film over at apple.com called PayCheck. Written by Phillip K Dick of Blade Runner and Minority Report, its a story about a top notch reverse engineer (Ben Affleck) who, after a quick memory wipe, finds trying to piece together the mystery of his past. It's also got Uma Thurman as the female lead. Unfortunately the website isn't up and running yet, and the premise of the movie seems a little far fetched, but this still ought to be a fun one."

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  1. website wipe by QEDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    its a story about a top notch reverse engineer who, after a quick memory wipe, finds trying to piece together the mystery of his past... Unfortunately the website isn't up and running yet
    Duh! They wiped his memory and his website too.

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  2. Chasing Amy was top of his game? by jvarsoke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did anyone else see "Ben Afleck" and stop reading?

    1. Re:Chasing Amy was top of his game? by ajlitt · · Score: 4, Funny

      I disagree. He was much more believable in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

    2. Re: Chasing Amy was top of his game? by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny


      Surely Gigli is more notable, with it's record-breaking 1.5 IMDB rating, up a full 7% from the 1.4 it had when I first heard about it last week.

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    3. Re:Chasing Amy was top of his game? by Stormie · · Score: 4, Funny

      Come on, Affleck was the bomb in "Phantoms" !!!

    4. Re: Chasing Amy was top of his game? by wossName · · Score: 4, Funny

      I liked what The Onion found out about Gigli. :)

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    5. Re: Chasing Amy was top of his game? by squaretorus · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's sad to think that for $15,000 (give or take),

      If its gonna be that good can I suggest CREDIT CARDS!!!!!! As my dad always says : Entrepreneurship starts with 5 credit card applications, and ends with bankrupcy or marble floors. Give it a go! You know you want to!

  3. Just to be pedantic by noewun · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's "Philip K. Dick, whose novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was adapted by Ridley Scott into the brilliant sci-fi movie Blade Runner, and whose short story Minority Report was turned into a steaming pile of crap by Steven Spielberg."

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    1. Re:Just to be pedantic by R.Caley · · Score: 4, Funny
      It's "Philip K. Dick, whose novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was adapted by Ridley Scott [...]

      s/adapted/ignored/

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  4. So you're telling me... by useosx · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Ben Affleck is a master at reverse engineering??? I'm sorry I can't stop laughing. I can picture him "thinking really hard", "staring at the screen", "putting the pieces together", etc. God, this should be a good one, I can't wait.

    Can he reverse engineer JoLo's booty?

  5. memory wipe? by Lxy · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...a story about a top notch reverse engineer (Ben Affleck) who, after a quick memory wipe, finds trying to piece together the mystery of his past.

    After seeing Gigli, I wished for a quick memory wipe.

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    1. Re:memory wipe? by Daetrin · · Score: 4, Funny
      After seeing Gigli, I wished for a quick memory wipe.

      Carefull, if you did that, you might decide to go see it again.

      And when the memory wipe wore off (they always seem to in movies, don't they?) you'd have seen it twice. Or maybe more if you'd gotten the idea more than once!

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  6. Re:Looks like a good one by tealover · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've come to expect nothing but crap from Hollywood.

    In the spirit of the Open Source community, why don't you make your own movies ? Sounds like you have an itch to scratch (and i'm not talking about your crabs).

    :)

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  7. Let me guess... by r00tarded · · Score: 4, Funny

    At the end he figures out he was the male lead in Gigli and re-wipes his brain.

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  8. Reversed Time Periods by Bugmaster · · Score: 5, Funny
    The voice-over in the trailer states that, "in the future", corporations will use reverse-engineering to learn each other's secrets. I think someone in Hollywood has their wires crossed -- because that's what corporations do now.

    A more realistic trailer would involve something like this:

    Voiceover: To learn how something works, you must first take it apart (*). But, in the past, reverse-engineering was outlawed by the megacorporations. Technological innovation has stopped. Now, 20 years in the future, one man strives to revive the old arts...
    Ben Affleck: Hmm. So to tighten the screw, you can only turn it clockwise ! Ingenious !
    Voiceover: But now, he must race against time as corporate forces are closing in...
    Jack-booted thug: Ben Affleck ! You are charged with the violation of DMCA in the first degree. By the powers invested in me by RIAA/MPAA, I pronounce your warranty void !
    Ben Affleck: Aiiieee ! The Fritz Chip ! In my head ! Erasing... memory... Must remember... which... way... screws... turn...
    Voiceover: Will this dangerous criminal be brought to justice ? It is your duty as a consumer to watch this movie NOW and find out. Remember: you belong to the MPAA.

    (*) actual trailer quote

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  9. Re:Looks like a good one by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Anybody else picture carbon copy-esque remakes of Star Wars with great effects but no acting?"

    Yeah, but that was more of a flashback than a prediction of the future.