Hollow Man (2000)

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Save your money for something good and enjoyable

How sad is this?

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Hollow Man is about a scientist named Sebastian Caine who has discovered a serum that allows anything to become invisible. The scientists that work for him have also conducted the experiment on animals; with given permission to experiment on Humans. After firstly testing the experiment on himself which is successful, Sebastian then commits crimes which he doesn't get prosecuted for; therefore adores his new life. He then realizes that the other scientists will be aware of his actions and that makes him go on a killing spree. This film is one of the best horror films i have ever seen. This got me on the edge of my seat the whole way through. The cast, action and script is very strong. Good use of CGI too (I know its fake but the CGI did look impressive.) I really like the way the actors work really well with each other in difficult situations. There really was a strong essence within the team.My only downsides is that the movie takes a while to get going. I also didn't understand the whole experiments objectives until the middle of the film. Putting those things a side, it's difficult to find a horror as amazing and intense and Hollow Man. I definitely recommend this title!

Hollow Man (2000) is an entertaining science fiction thriller film that is sure to please not only fans of those specific genres, but also others. I really think anyone could enjoy this movie. The plot revolves around Sebastian (Kevin Bacon) who is one of the scientists on a team of scientists that are working to create an invisibility serum. They test on various animals at first, but then when they are ready for a human to test the serum on, Sebastian insists that he be the test subject. The serum is successful and he becomes completely invisible, and then when they try to reverse it a couple days later, the reversement is unsuccessful. He eventually becomes completely mad with power and goes after his fellow colleagues. Elisabeth Shue plays his former lover and fellow scientist colleague, and josh brolin also works alongside them and is Shue's current lover. They all play their roles well and I think they were all cast correctly, they fit the characters. The plot is executed well and the visuals were good enough at the time to earn the movie an academy award nomination. 8/10 for Hollow Man. Very enjoyable movie overall.

It is one of my favorite horror slasher rated-R films from Paul Verhoeven Hollow Man (2000) which I think it is pretty underrated. I enjoy this movie it is rated-R slasher film about invisible man. This is my third favorite Paul Verhoeven film I am big fan of the director my number one of his will always be RoboCop the second one Total Recall while number three is this "Hollow Man". I rented this movie in the video store when I was in a high school I was a seventeen year old teen who I was looking for a good movie and I remember asking the owner for this movie if it is good, who recommend me to give it a chance. I watch it and I like then, today I love it. I got this movie on Blu-ray disc the director's cut that I absolutely love it. Plot: Brilliant scientist Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) has one passion: to uncover the secrets of invisibility. Working with his research team in a top-secret government facility. Caine will stop at nothing to achieve his goal, even if it means making himself the project's first human guinea pig. But Caine and his team soon find out that making someone invincible is the easy part - it's keeping him sane that's difficult. Now Caine is a killer on the loose and his team, led by ex-girlfriend Linda (Elisabeth Shue) and her new beau Matt (Josh Brolin) , must destroy him. But how do you stop something - or someone - you can't see? I love the cast: I think Kevin bacon did great job as the main scientist Sebastian Caine, more scientist who of course makes him self project's first human guinea pig who loses his mind and starts killing his fellow workers. I really love Kevin Bacon in this movie and I thought in my personal opinion he acted brilliant as the mad scientist who becomes a killer on the loose. I thought Elisabeth Shue did great as our female lead and hero. Josh Brolin is in it as Elisabeth Shue's boyfriend who is also a scientist. Kim Dickens, Greg Grunberg, Joey Slotnick and William Devane. Jerry Goldsmith did a music for this movie, I miss Jerry Goldsmith I thought he made a pretty good score. Mark Goldblatt he edited a lot of action movies if you hear about this guy he edited a lot of action movies who directed The Punisher (1989) and Dead Heat (1988) and he also edited Commando and Rambo: First Blood Part II, The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The movie has great special effects I know Paul Verhoeven was really disappointed with the film, well anyone could make that film. No one could make RoboCop like Paul Verhoeven did no one could make Starship Troopers like Paul Verhoeven did, but this seem like typical Hollywood film like anyone cold have make. That is why he want back to his homeland deiced to make movies there. I don't understand that I really don't. I think Paul your wrong, cause not anyone would make this film but you. How many movies invisable man rated-R slasher films with a lot of blood and t**s you see this days? You knew back then none. But there is really not that many invisible man movies period, especially R-rated one and especially slasher one's. It doesn't hold back on the gore and it doesn't hold back on the nudity. In my honest opinion this is my favorite invisible man movie! I don't understand the hate for this movie I think Elisabeth Shue did a solid job as the main led and hero. You have really great special effects of an invisible man. You have blood gory, huge explosions. The ending scene in which Elisabeth Shue was trapped in the freezer with Josh Brolin was brilliant how Linda constructs an electromagnet using a defibrillator and other equipment, to open the freezer door. That was excellent scene, I love the scene in which Linda appears in the elevator and fires the flamethrower at Caine, just like Kurt Russell in The Thing (1982) one of my favorite horror films, she burns Caine skin off and corrupt his plans. I love those scenes I love that trapped scientist are fighting for their lives and fight's off invisible man the killer. Only two of the scientist mains as a sole survivor. I don't know what you want? You have a good fantastic horror film that is not that bad like mainly people are saying and claiming. For 2000 special effects they do look for the most part pretty good. I don't really think Gladiator's effects were that much better that Hallow Man's but oh well. The rating I give to this film is 8/10. Anything under 7 would be ridiculous, as anyone claiming this isn't at least a GOOD slasher rated-R horror film (it is sure as hell better than all the comic movies that get high scores) needs their head examined. It is my favorite Paul Verhoeven film and I really miss the director and his movies.Hollow Man is a 2000 American-German science fiction horror film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue and Josh Brolin. Bacon portrays the title character, a scientist who renders himself invisible and goes on a killing spree, a story inspired by H. G. Wells' novel The Invisible Man. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects in 2001, but lost to Gladiator.8/10 Grade: B+ Studio: Columbia Pictures Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, Greg Grunberg, Joey Slotnick, Mary Randle, William Devane Director: Paul Verhoeven Producers: Douglas Wick, Alan Marshall Screenplay: Andrew W. Marlowe Story by Gary Scott Thompson, Andrew W. Marlowe Rated: R Running Time: 1Hr. 52 Mins. Budget: $95.000.000 Box Office: $191,200,000

The opening credits feature pictures of molecules and scrambled letters. This is another movie where someone tests some ridiculous experiment on himself and thing go awry. These guys never seem to understand that they will become entrapped inside their new character. To make my point, refer to the following stories: "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide," "The Invisible Man," and "The Fly." In "Hollow Man" Kevin Bacon stars as Sebastian Caine, who is an egocentric and unethical scientist. He heads a six-unit research and development team whose purpose is to make living things invisible, and vice versa (reversion). The crew, entirely financed under the auspices of the Pentagon, includes ex-girlfriend Linda McKay (Elizabeth Shue) and her current suitor Matthew Kensington (Josh Brolin). Ignoring procedures and rules, Sebastian decides to initiate human testing – on himself. On making history he tells his staff, "You make it by seizing the moment!" So he is the first human guinea pig. He does no real good in his new situation. One of his first acts as an invisible man is to unbutton the blouse of the dozing, high strung co-worker Bianca (Kim Dickens) and squeeze a boob. Ten days into the experiment, he cannot get back to his original self and his behavior becomes depraved with violent streaks. At least a latex skin is poured over him to give him a humanoid look. He has been enamored with a well-endowed, attractive single woman (Rhona Mitra) who lives just across from him in another unit of his apartment building. Debauched, and as he cannot be seen, he decides to force his way onto her. How she inadvertently admits him in the first place is totally ridiculous: She sees no one through the door peephole and ventures outside her apartment while dank and wearing just a housecoat, and while wondering who rang the doorbell. Of course he easily sleazes in and rapes her. Sebastian's mind continues to degenerate. He becomes murderous and begins to stalk his own team after they decide to turn him over to their superiors. Now the movie morphs into a slasher flick as team members are picked off one by one in the expected order. Will the madman be stopped before they are all dead? Who cares? Special effects are the real stars here. There is a nice opening sequence with a visible rat: it slinks along to a water dish before being quickly snatched and killed by an invisible predator. Early on an invisible gorilla becomes visible after an irradiated serum injection. As the injected chemical fans out throughout the bloodstream, body parts gradually become visible, revealing layers of tissue, muscle, fat, bone, organs, and skin. But filmmakers like Paul Verhoeven must realize that great visual effects do not by themselves equate to an enjoyable motion picture experience. Thus, on the negative side the acting is so-so, and there is little, if any, chemistry between the two protagonist leads, Shue and Brolin. Worse, the characters are not especially likable. Then there is the story-line that deteriorates into absurdity.