Twelve Monkeys

Just kidding, I rented 12 Monkeys the other day because I am a huge Bruce Willis fan and I heard some things about the film. Some good and some bad, but it was one of those films you had to pay... Full review

There is a story (possibly apocryphal) about an exchange between Bruce Willis and Terry Gilliam at the start of Twelve Monkeys. Gilliam (allegedly) produced a long list (think about the aircraft one from the Fifth Element) and handed it to... Full review

Stories about the possibility of a post-apocalyptic future have been around for ages, since the very creation of science-fiction as a genre per se. The fact that today's society is responsible for what may become of the future in the... Full review

In the future humans exist underground, the surface having become uninhabitable due to the release of a virus years before in 1996. The ruling classes are scientists and large sections of the population are held as prisoners in tiny cells;... Full review

This film is amazing; a work of art. I've seen it no less than five times now, and every time it has the same incredible impact on me. Every time I see it, I realize more, understand more of the... Full review

With 'Twelve Monkeys' you need to pay attention, but if you do that you probably find a lot to appreciate. I know I did. The story is interesting and deals with time traveling. A virus killed a lot of people... Full review

"Twelve monkeys"'s got all the elements to become Terry Gilliam's masterpiece. An outstanding screenplay, a sustained rhythm, clever sometimes ironic dialogs. Moreover, he had a good nose about the cast. "Twelve monkeys" is also the first movie where Bruce Willis... Full review

I grew up on Python and have followed Terry Gilliam's subsequent directorial career for more years than I care to remember. Half his output leaves me cold, the other half dazzle me beyond belief. 'Brazil' is his movie that I... Full review

Terry Gilliam's stunning feature-length adaptation of Chris Marker's short film LA JETEE is full of mind-bending surprises, yet still touches your heart thanks to the superb cast. Gilliam's flair for the phantasmagorical works with the script by David and Janet... Full review

Terry Gilliam's fantastic, twisted story of a virus destroying all but a handful of people across the Earth and forcing them to move underground and the man sent back in time to gather information about it is a fantastic, dizzying,... Full review

Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt deliver solid performances, but Madelene Stowe is badly miscast....it is such a downer throughout that the story drags at times.....The central story is interesting enough, with more than enough plot twists to keep the viewer guessing.... ... Full Review

Top Five Brad Pitt Movies:....Also starring Geena Davies and Susan Sarandon, Thelma and Louise is one of Brad Pitt's top five best movies....One of my all-time favorite movies and one in which Brad Pitt actually only had a relatively small part is Twelve Monkeys.....you've seen before, check out what I think are the top five movies that Brad Pitt has made..... ... Full Review

although I appreciated 12 Monkeys , I couldn't help but compare it to Primer and how the latter seemed a tad more effective....befriended by the most hilarious Brad Pitt you'll ever see..... ... Full Review

although I appreciated 12 Monkeys, I couldn't help but compare it to Primer and how the latter seemed a tad more effective....befriended by the most hilarious Brad Pitt you'll ever see..... ... Full Review

a few vivid images....In the most telling scene, Stowe's Dr. Railly laments that psychiatry is the new religion, telling us what's real....the otherwise cooperative Bruce Willis annoyed.... ... Full Review

Variety reports that Parnassus took a whopping $2.7m in its first weekend there, enough to put it at No 2 on the box-office chart. Distributors had clearly underestimated the appeal of a bit of fantastical Gilliam whimsy, for the film... ... Full Article

Time travel annoys me; it always has. There's a lot of great fiction that utilizes time travel, but there are very few stories that actually use it well. ... Full Article

The winners at the inaugural Digital Spy Movie Awards will be announced next week. DS readers voted across ten categories throughout August for their favourite movies from the last 12 months. ... Full Article

Eric Bana is not the first naked time traveler. The Terminator films firmly established that you've got to be nude to go back in time. ... Full Article

Director Terry Gilliam typically produces films that people either love or loathe, and rarely is there middle ground. 12 Monkeys , which tells of a future dystopia, where humanity has nearly been destroyed by a man made virus is certainly... ... Full Article

They are not sure how the virus started and when they discover a way to travel backward in time they send their best volunteer to go find out. ... Full Article