The Road

I had mixed feelings after finishing this movie. While the atmosphere, suspense, and acting were done really well, the one thing that seemed most lacking was the fact that there were major moments in the plot where the characters did or said things that made absolutely no sense to me. I won't give any spoilers, but there were two specific moments in this movie where I was like... WTF.

This movie, and the book that inspired it are both incredible and for different reasons. I had such a different image in my mind from reading the book, than what the film displayed, and that is a great thing. Instead of trying to replicate the book perfectly, the director, cast and crew, created their own incredible retelling of the idea of the book. In both I felt the harrowing fear all the time, but in such different ways. Maybe it is just the way my mind works, but I really really loved this and the book! Great work!

Nice change up from norm apocalyptic movies. don't show any real gory stuff but gives you good pic of what is going on so parents check b4 watching. nice story about a dad's love for his son and how he takes care of him in desperate time without compromising too many good values in new very violent world.

As most people who have read Cormac McCarthy know, his books tend to be difficult to adapt to screen and The Road has to be considered the most difficult. It manages to succeed beyond what I expected. For those not familiar with the story it is the story of a father and son as they try to survive a never identified world apocalyptic event. More than an apocalypse story it is at its heart the story about the power of love between a father and son. Not for the squeamish and not for those who insist on a happy ending but well worth it otherwise.

This video is just great. The subject is horrible but so accurate you feel part of the adventure. The most horrible is that you continually hope that an event that destroys humanity like this will never happen, but the best is seeing the ultimate goodness of those who survive as human beings as the flame they each carry in their heart. This is what civilization means without all the gadgets and gizmos. If you've never thought about it, an important lesson, that also serves as a stern warning not to take this world of ease and convenience for granted, but to protect the Earth we all share.

This movie seems to be telling the future great intertainment seems very real life

Unbelievably chilling tale. Its not classified as a horror movie but it is to me. I'm not completely clear on what happened but the sun is blocked out of making it so nothing can grow. So ultimately everything dies and there is nothing any one can do about it. All the food is gone so people are eating people and keeping people like cattle. Its scary how much it resembles what the world would turn into.

Great movie. Viggo Mortensen is wonderful in any movie. I read the book first and was really interested in seeing how it would be translated to the big screen. My only criticism is that actor who played "the boy" seemed to old for the part. Having read the book, I expected him to be younger.

The story follows the main points of the book up to a point. The imagery doesn't address the bleakness of the book as it could. The love of the father for the son is clear. The themes of good vs evil and violence in the apocalyptic world are strong and compelling.

Just kidding. Possibly the third most depressing movie ever, with only Schindler's List and Glory breaking my heart more. However, it is phenomenal. Just be ready to walk away going WT Front Door? Why did I just watch that? DVD was in good condition with no playing issues.