Echelon Conspiracy [Blu-ray]
Echelon Conspiracy [Blu-ray] Review
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Before “Eagle Eye” it was “Enemy of the State”, and before them it goes back to wire taps and surveillance movies like “The Conversation” and “THX 1138 – The Director’s Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)”. So before saying this movie copies them, understand something, they copied something else. Many movies and books like 1984 have expressed the concern for “Big Brother” for a long time. We have just reached the level of technology to truly appreciate how frightening it can be if a computer controls things like in “2001: A Space Odyssey [Blu-ray]“. Overall I found it entertaining even if the message was not new. If you enjoy Hi-Tech action movies like “The Bourne Identity (Widescreen Extended Edition)” and “Mission Impossible (Special Collector’s Edition)” you will probably find this one worth at least a rental. The story centers around a young man installing a security system on servers. When he receives a phone from DHL he assumes at first it is some type promo since it suggests things for him to do. At first they seem harmless to help him relax. When he becomes three million dollars richer from it’s advice he realizes something far more ominous is involved. Afterall people have died and if he doesn’t do what it says, he may as well. Good directing, acting, camera work, sets, sound, and music by mostly Russians filmed in Eastern Europe and Russia. I think it deserves three and a half stars. Good quality DVD with no extras. Decent replayability. If you enjoyed this, catch the classic “Colossus – The Forbin Project”.
Dos Vidania,
CA Luster
Echelon Conspiracy [Blu-ray] Overview
When Max Peterson (Shane West) receives a series of mysterious cell phone messages that promise him untold wealth, he soon finds himself the victim of a deadly international plot. Chased by a lethal team of government operatives, Max races across the planet in a desperate attempt to unravel a conspiracy that threatens the stability of the entire world. Edward Burns, Ving Rhames and Martin Sheen co-star in this techno-charged edge-of-your-seat action thriller!
Echelon Conspiracy [Blu-ray] Specifications
In the taut thriller Cellular, a cell phone saves Kim Basinger’s life, but the cell phones in Echelon Conspiracy work more like homing devices for a killer. Security consultant Max Peterson’s (ER’s Shane West) problems begin when he receives a new one while on assignment in Bangkok. The sender is unknown, but their anonymous text messages prove beneficial to his physical and financial well-being, so Max follows the advice they provide–not a particularly wise move considering that Max’s job is to “protect data from hackers” (but there’d be no movie otherwise). When he wins three million euros at an upscale casino in Prague, Max comes to the attention of Reed, the Head of Security (Ed Burns), who reports to business tycoon Mr. Mueller (Jonathan Pryce), and FBI Agent Grant (Ving Rhames), who reports to NSA Director Burke (Martin Sheen). Max also meets the doe-eyed Kamila (Tamara Feldman), who may or may not be part of the conspiracy against him. Together, Reed and Grant try to help Max unmask the player behind a plot to turn the world into a global police state, and speed is of the essence since the previous cell phone recipients have all met their respective makers. Despite the name cast, Greg Marcks’s follow-up to 11:14 never hits the same dramatic heights as similarly-themed techno-thrillers like Eagle Eye and the Bourne series, but it’s a reasonably diverting entertainment, especially if you like a healthy dose of paranoia mixed in with your gunplay and car chases. –Kathleen C. Fennessy
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