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Denzel washington and gary oldman and the other characters do great acting jobs and the movie has a wonderful concept for its story. In his possession is the last copy of a book he fiercely guards with his life for it holds the only hope for the future. I had heard the title before and i knew that denzel washington was attached to it, but thanks to the fact that i dont watch broadcast television, i had never seen a trailer for it or even heard what the story was about. Among other accolades, he has won an academy award, three bafta awards, two critics choice awards, a golden globe award, and a screen actors guild award. Rather than have another post apocalyptic film filled. As eli recharges his batteries in the town, both literally and figuratively, the real conflict begins to manifest within the book of eli. Denzel is just mesmerising and his rival gary oldmanis forever the best british actor playing villains. Face a face woody gary oldman the book of eli sunglasses id. Only carnegie gary oldman a selfappointed warlord ruling a town of thieves and gunmen understands the power eli holds and is determined to make it his own. Mila kunis wore mosley tribes raynes and gary oldmans glasses were sama eyewears clubs. Denzel washington, the hughes bros speak from the book of.
The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of. High quality group of gary oldman at hard to beat sticker prices. The book of eli is the new film by albert and allen hughes, directors of menace ii society and from hell. May 26, 2015 explore mattrandolphs board the book of eli, followed by 302. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. Heading west for reasons that only become clear later, eli happens upon a desert town run by carnegie gary oldman, returning to his psychotic baddie roots and his gang of violent lowlifes. Denzel washington in oakley sunglasses from the book of eli. Set in a postapocolyptic world, the book of eli depicts. Its hard to doubt denzel the book of eli is an excellent and creative film.
The book of eli denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, michael. New out this week in uk cinemas is the hughes brothers book of eli, a postapocalyptic tale in which a lone warrior. The book of eli is a stylish film that is reminiscent of i am legend and other postapocalyptic stories, though it carves out a niche for itself due to its strong characters and its central theme. Candle holder the book of eli screen used movie prop gary oldman carnegie coa. Gary oldman, mila kunis, and ray stevenson costar in the warner bros. Only one other man in this ruined world understands the power eli holds, and is determined to make it his own.
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Villain carnegie, hamfistedly forced in a way that only gary oldman can do with a vein of legitimacy, has been sending his minions out to find the very book that eli has brought into the hornets nest. In the book of eli, after eli denzel washington has shot most of carnegies gary oldman henchmen and redridge ray stevenson has already missed killing him twice, eli and redridge are facing each other in the street. The lovely bones the lovely bones, director peter jacksons longawaited take on alice sebolds beloved novel, is a stupefyingly bad movie, the kind of bigscreen debacle that makes you wonder if its entire creative team wasnt suffering through some hideous, collective blockage of talent all throughout filming. Ill be honest with you, the book of eli panel at last summers san diego comiccon garnered little attention, despite having stars denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis in attendance, as. Classic clubs as worn by gary oldman in the book of eli. Denzel washington sunglasses id celebrity sunglasses sunglasses worn by denzel washington worn by in movies and tv series. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are.
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