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There doesn't seem to be a page for the original comics that this was based on, and I can't find the release date of the comics anywhere. Does anyone know when the Japanese comics were first released? I need to know this for an ongoing debate over whether the rolling-super-soldier thing was stolen from Metroid. Thanks. Village Baka 03:39, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
That's because there was no original comic that it was based on. It was (supposedly) an entirely original idea by Kurt Wimmer. In fact, some people in the comic book industry attribute the lacking number of comic book fans seeing the movie (whom it seemed to be directly geared towards) to the fact that there was no promo comic or subsequent merchandising release of one (most likely due to it's poor reviews). If you look at the numbers for Aeon Flux (which opened at roughly the same time), the fact that they not only Re-released the Tv Series on DVD but also a Comic Book miniseries, bolstered the numbers of viewers in the comic fan sector. A shame, but if comic creators were mandated to stick to the finalized script for the film, many may have opted out of using their talent and money to promote the film.-- JYHASH 09:51, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
The plot summary appears to be an identical copy of the text on the IMDB page. It may be a copyright violation. — RJH 21:56, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
in the plot summary it says that the basic plot was pulled from the movie Gloria. This is stretching to make a comparison as the same basic premise can be stated for a great many movies. There is no dirrect correlation between the two. I think that statement should be removed. —Preceding
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The correlation is that in Gloria a woman is protecting a child from gangsters, and in Ultraviolet, a woman protects a child from a power-mad dictator and his followers. The summary never says that the two movies are identical.
You could also say that the story bears a resemblance to Oliver Twist (i.e. Nancy trying to protect Oliver), but that would be a stretch. AlbertSM 22:17, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
129.89.251.69 ( talk) 23:26, 5 September 2010 (UTC) Mark H.
In the response section I changed "average" to "weighted average" with a link to the IMDb ratings explained page. I wasn't logged in at the time, but they do not simply average, and I did not link to the weighted average page, because it's not a simple weighted average. They simply do not post the methods they use, so I linked to their ratings explanation page. -- Cbenard 00:31, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
There are similarities between the two but most likely only residual. Both are modern retellings of vampires and both have the vamparism as a blood born disease. But that is probably the real limit of any link between the two. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.248.223.44 ( talk) 19:16, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
No. captbananas 13:19, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
Wait, where does it say that? IMDb spells it "Ultraviolet." - Hbdragon88 09:51, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
As far as I see, this movie's new title is only there because of the way the movie poster shows the title. Wikipedia doesn't do this per WP:MOS-TM; we don't pay special attentio to certain spellings, using the most common name. IMDb spells it "Ultraviolet," as does RottenTomatoes, most everybody. I therefore am proposing that this be moved back to Ultraviolet (film), as it should be. - Hbdragon88 07:21, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
The DVD release in region 1 has it as "ULTRAVIOLET" all uppercase all one word. The U and the V are in a slightly larger font, but that is all.
I have removed the following from the Trivia section, " Kurt Wimmer's films Ultraviolet and Equilibrium are a reference to the process of making ozone and breakdown of it." There is no evidence to support this comment in either film or in anything that the director Kurt Wimmer has stated. ( JenGe 16:47, 23 June 2006 (UTC))
the line "Screen Gems edited the film from its original length of 120 minutes to 88 minutes, against the wishes of director Kurt Wimmer. He was quite angry with this, and many fans agree that this decision lowered the quality of the film significantly."
should just be edited down to : "Screen Gems edited the film from its original length of 120 minutes to 88 minutes, against the wishes of director Kurt Wimmer. He was quite angry with this." since no fan has actually seen the full movie, how would anyone know if it truly is a better film? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr Wall ( talk • contribs) 04:56, August 3, 2006
Novelization. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 20:51, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
It might also be noted someplace that Wimmer had some very sublime moments to hint at things to come. This is especially noticable in the scene where Daxus and Nerva are in the room after Nerva's men kill's Daxus'. In this scene when Daxus shoots the three Hemophages the grab their faces in turn as to where they were shot : mouth - eye - ear , preluding to hear no, see no, speak no evil. Where it comes out later what was told to Nerva by Daxus was something that couldn't be spoke of because Daxus is a Hemophage. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.248.223.44 ( talk) 19:43, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
I just finished watching the film and I don't believe it mentions anemia as a side effect of hemophagia. I edited the explanation of the anemia from "blood platelets" to "blood cells". While platelet disorders can lead to anemia, they do so by causing bleeding. More likely would be a problem with red cell production, but without confirmation in film I didn't feel comfortable changing it to "red blood cells". Jamescookmd 06:14, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
NOTE: This section was removed, but I reverted it. If you remove it, a new one will surely pop up again (It has before). This way, everyone can see why the article doesn't mention that the movie is (supposedly) bad (the response; "That would be POV..."). Also, most of the comments are about the criticism section in the article. I've renamed this talk section from "Random Criticism" to "Criticism Section" to help keep it on track. -- Scarlet-=Spider-DavE=- 07:15, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
I think it should be noted how aweful this movie is. I can't imagine having to sit through it for 120 minutes (God bless Screen Gems). The director was great with Equilibrium, what happened? ( Nbmatt 03:43, 14 October 2006 (UTC))
Daxus was not the first person infected. I've seen this pop up a number of times in the article. It is incorrect and not based on anything in the film or the novelization. Yes, he was infected but by working in the lab. Nowhere does the film/novelization support or state the notion that he was first. This is an assumption that some people are making.
As to the reason to his life span the film makes it clear in several scenes that Daxus already had some type of cure. - ( JenGe 19:32, 22 November 2006 (UTC))
Actually, at the start of the movie, it said very clearly that the original virus has been around of centuries. He was a reasercher who was trying to turn it into a more powerful form, thus creating the HGV Virus. In the novelization, it said that the reasercher who cut his finger left the building, which most likely spread the disease into the general population. In the movie, Daxus revealed that he was the one who cut his finger on the slide and got the virus Spyco 23:59, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
Is the writing on the sword just random characters, or does it actually mean something? 172.195.242.182 00:50, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
It's supposed to be a script written in the film's language, which seems to be a hybrid of Thai and Hindi. If you want to study it, eBay has replicas of the sword used in the movie. Spyco 23:57, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
Does it say anywhere that the mug of coffee was self heating or is it just a guess? If it's a guess, then it should be removed Spyco 23:57, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
IIRC, Milla Jovovich mentions it in the commentary.
Seems like that this, as were many of the plot points, was lost in the brutal editing. It would be nice if Wimmer could say something about this.. but i'm guessing he has been gagged.. shame as he's coping a good deal of flack for what could be things he's not responsible for.-- Nasher 20:48, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
Milla does mention the self heating mug in the commentary, right after she says that it was sterile. But when she says it was self heating she laughs like the self heating part was an inside joke. But also as it is only in the commentary from Milla maybe it should not be included because we do not know for sure as this was the intention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.248.223.44 ( talk) 19:30, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
In the paper cell phone section, yes there is some basis in technology but there needs to be a citation that Epson had anything to do with it. The current situation is that a group of scientist are working on it as a joint effort (no involvment of Epson) http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/21/scientists-synthesize-plastic-suitable-for-printing-electronics/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.248.223.44 ( talk) 20:07, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Where does it say that the movie takes place in the late 21st century? I've just seen the movie, some of the commentary, some of the production documentaries and the official website and I can't find any mention of when Ultraviolet is set. The unusual names and the written language imply that it's set further into the future. Also, where is the comic that's supposedly on the official website?
Should we put this as a cult film, because that is basically what it is. Small group of people like it a lot.-- Mugatu3333 06:27, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
Should the page be moved to UltraViolet? Or should the text be changed to Ultraviolet? 71.51.113.204 ( talk) 15:01, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
Can someone please point to some source stating that the gun play/martial arts shown in this movie are directly linked to the gun kata style in Equilibrium? It is specifically called that in the first movie, but if it is not specifically referenced as that, we should remove the claim that it is the same thing from the articles (and from Gun fu.) Slavlin ( talk) 23:44, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Shouldn't we just delete this section? It seems to be too long and useless. I mean, come on, a fictional disease. I wish I was infected with this thing. Ha.-- Vintei Talk 18:50, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
"UltraViolet takes place in the year 2076" where did this happen? There was no such indication in the film. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.96.174.66 ( talk) 17:59, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
I hope you all know what I am talking about. For anyone who've seen Escape from LA that scene where Violet's hologram was being shot by hundreds of man must seem like a blatant copy or reference to the scene toward the end of Escape from LA. Just think there should be a trivia section that mentions it. Passerby 10:50, 19 March 2008 (EST)
Wow -- just watched this film. It is bad. Unbelievably bad. So, I went to check out this wikipedia page. And wow, it is bad too. Very, very bad.
"Another view is that the plot could have carried Ultraviolet more had it been better executed."
The entire criticisms page is simply notions of why the film may not have done well, and then an excuse making up for it. Seriously, look at nearly any other wikipedia page on any film -- all are more objective than this one. Get some quotes from some notable film critics which say exactly why they did not like it, none of this make-excuses-for-crud nonsense. And then take what is written, and edit it down by half. 80% of this entry is an unnecessarily detailed plot summary (details from the novelization I imagine, since little were in the film), mentions of technology in the film, or excuses for such a bad story. ITS ALL FLUFF.
How do terrible films like this get such cult followings of crazy people who like such crap? Sure, that is me not being objective. However, that viewpoint is mirrored by the fact that the film did lousy in the box office -- don't make an entry simply trying to make up for that. Let's get some substance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.83.238.120 ( talk) 06:14, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
I recall reading that this film was cut extensively by the studio, which lead to the badly garbled theatrical release cut. I think I remember hearing that some thing like 40 or 70 minutes was cut, but this isn't mentioned in the article. The DVD exteneded edition is only a few minutes longer than the theatrical release. Could someone find information about the film's original length and how much was trimmed for the theatrical release by the studio? Some guy ( talk) 22:46, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
This film includes a remarkable transition in which Violet seems to transition almost instantly from "killer" to "mother" with no dialog and no change in clothing, purely by acting. (as she walks away after ditching the kid at the mall) I think the way that she darts her eyes back and forth has much to do with it, but there must be more of a trick to it. I don't know this literature, but is there a reliable source that might discuss how such techniques are used here? It would be interesting toward understanding biological mechanisms of maternal instinct. Wnt ( talk) 15:44, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
While I'm at it, is there a "reliable" source for discussion of the Christian imagery in the film? The film is loaded with crosses; she is marked with stigmata and a flaming wound at her side; the child is reborn through a drop of her blood. The final scene concerns whether God will welcome her and comments that her soul has been reborn through hope from the child. I didn't notice the see-hear-speak no evil pattern someone mentioned above. The mapping of film to religious elements is not obvious, but it seems like it may make an interesting statement. Wnt ( talk) 16:03, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
129.89.251.69 ( talk) 23:15, 5 September 2010 (UTC) Mark H.
-- Mark H —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.232.227.71 ( talk) 07:55, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
What language is Kar using in the scene with the Blood Chinois? Parts of the language in the dialogue sound almost recognizably like English. 129.89.251.69 ( talk) 23:33, 5 September 2010 (UTC) Mark H.
Kar spoke perfect Viet, but Violet spoke badly intonated Viet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.161.161.199 ( talk) 04:24, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
These can be filed under continuity errors. When the countdown on the delivery package is started up in one of the early scenes in the blue delivery room, it starts out as 9:00:00 and counts down as 8:59:59, etc. with the last two numbers going in a blur. That, of course, is the problem: the minutes are ticking off as 59,58,57,56,55,54,58,... and are doing so as fast as seconds. The 53 was made a 58.
In the scene with the disposable phone, Violet is using the phone upside down, if you look closely. 129.89.32.95 ( talk) 02:24, 6 September 2010 (UTC) Mark H.
Somehow the film looks as if being a splendid computer animation. How and why was this done? 80.141.183.76 ( talk) 09:22, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
The description “Gravity levelers are devices about the size of combination locks” makes no sense, as combination locks come in all shapes and sizes, for example from tiny ones on brief-cases to huge ones on bank vault doors. Is there a better comparator? Jock123 ( talk) 21:48, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
-- Nyssa1974 ( talk) 21:38, 23 April 2014 (UTC)Hi there! New to Wikipedia 'Talk', I was just wondering if there were any pictures of Violet's hands so we could see the tattoos and the language. I was also wondering if there was a table of the symbols of Thaihindi, which I understand the directer invented. I'm just looking for the images of her finger tattoos so I can get them :) Im a daughter, was a wife, a mother, a sister, a comrade, an aunt etc. lol I hope someone can help me, thank you!
If I've made any mistakes, please let me know, I don't wish to offend anyone. ~ BB
The theme comparisions and technology sections are not original research. The sections are listing what was seen in the film. Numerous other pages, such the Death Star page, list fictional technology. 174.22.9.35 ( talk) 08:39, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
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I have commented out the entire fictional technologies section. It strays too far off topic, and wikipedia already has a large collection of articles concerning fictional technologies which aren't specific to any particular work of fiction; see /info/en/?search=Fictional_technology for examples.
The info either needs to be condensed and merged into the plot section or deleted permanently. Since I only commented out the section, the text is all still present in the source, so that someone can use it as a reference if they decide to condense and merge that info into the plot section or into another more appropriate article.
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The technology, blood disease, and gun kata sections should be restored. Other media, such as Star Wars and Star Trek, have technology sections. It is not original research as the film explains the backstory of the disease and shows the technology. 75.142.144.88 ( talk) 05:47, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
I'm concerned about the Extended Version. The section has no cited sources and claims she had only 36 hours to live which I doubt is true. I think a source needs to be cited for the Extended Version.-- Nosecone33 ( talk) 00:07, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
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There doesn't seem to be a page for the original comics that this was based on, and I can't find the release date of the comics anywhere. Does anyone know when the Japanese comics were first released? I need to know this for an ongoing debate over whether the rolling-super-soldier thing was stolen from Metroid. Thanks. Village Baka 03:39, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
That's because there was no original comic that it was based on. It was (supposedly) an entirely original idea by Kurt Wimmer. In fact, some people in the comic book industry attribute the lacking number of comic book fans seeing the movie (whom it seemed to be directly geared towards) to the fact that there was no promo comic or subsequent merchandising release of one (most likely due to it's poor reviews). If you look at the numbers for Aeon Flux (which opened at roughly the same time), the fact that they not only Re-released the Tv Series on DVD but also a Comic Book miniseries, bolstered the numbers of viewers in the comic fan sector. A shame, but if comic creators were mandated to stick to the finalized script for the film, many may have opted out of using their talent and money to promote the film.-- JYHASH 09:51, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
The plot summary appears to be an identical copy of the text on the IMDB page. It may be a copyright violation. — RJH 21:56, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
in the plot summary it says that the basic plot was pulled from the movie Gloria. This is stretching to make a comparison as the same basic premise can be stated for a great many movies. There is no dirrect correlation between the two. I think that statement should be removed. —Preceding
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20:13, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
The correlation is that in Gloria a woman is protecting a child from gangsters, and in Ultraviolet, a woman protects a child from a power-mad dictator and his followers. The summary never says that the two movies are identical.
You could also say that the story bears a resemblance to Oliver Twist (i.e. Nancy trying to protect Oliver), but that would be a stretch. AlbertSM 22:17, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
129.89.251.69 ( talk) 23:26, 5 September 2010 (UTC) Mark H.
In the response section I changed "average" to "weighted average" with a link to the IMDb ratings explained page. I wasn't logged in at the time, but they do not simply average, and I did not link to the weighted average page, because it's not a simple weighted average. They simply do not post the methods they use, so I linked to their ratings explanation page. -- Cbenard 00:31, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
There are similarities between the two but most likely only residual. Both are modern retellings of vampires and both have the vamparism as a blood born disease. But that is probably the real limit of any link between the two. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.248.223.44 ( talk) 19:16, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
No. captbananas 13:19, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
Wait, where does it say that? IMDb spells it "Ultraviolet." - Hbdragon88 09:51, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
As far as I see, this movie's new title is only there because of the way the movie poster shows the title. Wikipedia doesn't do this per WP:MOS-TM; we don't pay special attentio to certain spellings, using the most common name. IMDb spells it "Ultraviolet," as does RottenTomatoes, most everybody. I therefore am proposing that this be moved back to Ultraviolet (film), as it should be. - Hbdragon88 07:21, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
The DVD release in region 1 has it as "ULTRAVIOLET" all uppercase all one word. The U and the V are in a slightly larger font, but that is all.
I have removed the following from the Trivia section, " Kurt Wimmer's films Ultraviolet and Equilibrium are a reference to the process of making ozone and breakdown of it." There is no evidence to support this comment in either film or in anything that the director Kurt Wimmer has stated. ( JenGe 16:47, 23 June 2006 (UTC))
the line "Screen Gems edited the film from its original length of 120 minutes to 88 minutes, against the wishes of director Kurt Wimmer. He was quite angry with this, and many fans agree that this decision lowered the quality of the film significantly."
should just be edited down to : "Screen Gems edited the film from its original length of 120 minutes to 88 minutes, against the wishes of director Kurt Wimmer. He was quite angry with this." since no fan has actually seen the full movie, how would anyone know if it truly is a better film? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr Wall ( talk • contribs) 04:56, August 3, 2006
Novelization. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 20:51, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
It might also be noted someplace that Wimmer had some very sublime moments to hint at things to come. This is especially noticable in the scene where Daxus and Nerva are in the room after Nerva's men kill's Daxus'. In this scene when Daxus shoots the three Hemophages the grab their faces in turn as to where they were shot : mouth - eye - ear , preluding to hear no, see no, speak no evil. Where it comes out later what was told to Nerva by Daxus was something that couldn't be spoke of because Daxus is a Hemophage. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.248.223.44 ( talk) 19:43, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
I just finished watching the film and I don't believe it mentions anemia as a side effect of hemophagia. I edited the explanation of the anemia from "blood platelets" to "blood cells". While platelet disorders can lead to anemia, they do so by causing bleeding. More likely would be a problem with red cell production, but without confirmation in film I didn't feel comfortable changing it to "red blood cells". Jamescookmd 06:14, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
NOTE: This section was removed, but I reverted it. If you remove it, a new one will surely pop up again (It has before). This way, everyone can see why the article doesn't mention that the movie is (supposedly) bad (the response; "That would be POV..."). Also, most of the comments are about the criticism section in the article. I've renamed this talk section from "Random Criticism" to "Criticism Section" to help keep it on track. -- Scarlet-=Spider-DavE=- 07:15, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
I think it should be noted how aweful this movie is. I can't imagine having to sit through it for 120 minutes (God bless Screen Gems). The director was great with Equilibrium, what happened? ( Nbmatt 03:43, 14 October 2006 (UTC))
Daxus was not the first person infected. I've seen this pop up a number of times in the article. It is incorrect and not based on anything in the film or the novelization. Yes, he was infected but by working in the lab. Nowhere does the film/novelization support or state the notion that he was first. This is an assumption that some people are making.
As to the reason to his life span the film makes it clear in several scenes that Daxus already had some type of cure. - ( JenGe 19:32, 22 November 2006 (UTC))
Actually, at the start of the movie, it said very clearly that the original virus has been around of centuries. He was a reasercher who was trying to turn it into a more powerful form, thus creating the HGV Virus. In the novelization, it said that the reasercher who cut his finger left the building, which most likely spread the disease into the general population. In the movie, Daxus revealed that he was the one who cut his finger on the slide and got the virus Spyco 23:59, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
Is the writing on the sword just random characters, or does it actually mean something? 172.195.242.182 00:50, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
It's supposed to be a script written in the film's language, which seems to be a hybrid of Thai and Hindi. If you want to study it, eBay has replicas of the sword used in the movie. Spyco 23:57, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
Does it say anywhere that the mug of coffee was self heating or is it just a guess? If it's a guess, then it should be removed Spyco 23:57, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
IIRC, Milla Jovovich mentions it in the commentary.
Seems like that this, as were many of the plot points, was lost in the brutal editing. It would be nice if Wimmer could say something about this.. but i'm guessing he has been gagged.. shame as he's coping a good deal of flack for what could be things he's not responsible for.-- Nasher 20:48, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
Milla does mention the self heating mug in the commentary, right after she says that it was sterile. But when she says it was self heating she laughs like the self heating part was an inside joke. But also as it is only in the commentary from Milla maybe it should not be included because we do not know for sure as this was the intention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.248.223.44 ( talk) 19:30, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
In the paper cell phone section, yes there is some basis in technology but there needs to be a citation that Epson had anything to do with it. The current situation is that a group of scientist are working on it as a joint effort (no involvment of Epson) http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/21/scientists-synthesize-plastic-suitable-for-printing-electronics/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.248.223.44 ( talk) 20:07, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Where does it say that the movie takes place in the late 21st century? I've just seen the movie, some of the commentary, some of the production documentaries and the official website and I can't find any mention of when Ultraviolet is set. The unusual names and the written language imply that it's set further into the future. Also, where is the comic that's supposedly on the official website?
Should we put this as a cult film, because that is basically what it is. Small group of people like it a lot.-- Mugatu3333 06:27, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
Should the page be moved to UltraViolet? Or should the text be changed to Ultraviolet? 71.51.113.204 ( talk) 15:01, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
Can someone please point to some source stating that the gun play/martial arts shown in this movie are directly linked to the gun kata style in Equilibrium? It is specifically called that in the first movie, but if it is not specifically referenced as that, we should remove the claim that it is the same thing from the articles (and from Gun fu.) Slavlin ( talk) 23:44, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Shouldn't we just delete this section? It seems to be too long and useless. I mean, come on, a fictional disease. I wish I was infected with this thing. Ha.-- Vintei Talk 18:50, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
"UltraViolet takes place in the year 2076" where did this happen? There was no such indication in the film. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.96.174.66 ( talk) 17:59, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
I hope you all know what I am talking about. For anyone who've seen Escape from LA that scene where Violet's hologram was being shot by hundreds of man must seem like a blatant copy or reference to the scene toward the end of Escape from LA. Just think there should be a trivia section that mentions it. Passerby 10:50, 19 March 2008 (EST)
Wow -- just watched this film. It is bad. Unbelievably bad. So, I went to check out this wikipedia page. And wow, it is bad too. Very, very bad.
"Another view is that the plot could have carried Ultraviolet more had it been better executed."
The entire criticisms page is simply notions of why the film may not have done well, and then an excuse making up for it. Seriously, look at nearly any other wikipedia page on any film -- all are more objective than this one. Get some quotes from some notable film critics which say exactly why they did not like it, none of this make-excuses-for-crud nonsense. And then take what is written, and edit it down by half. 80% of this entry is an unnecessarily detailed plot summary (details from the novelization I imagine, since little were in the film), mentions of technology in the film, or excuses for such a bad story. ITS ALL FLUFF.
How do terrible films like this get such cult followings of crazy people who like such crap? Sure, that is me not being objective. However, that viewpoint is mirrored by the fact that the film did lousy in the box office -- don't make an entry simply trying to make up for that. Let's get some substance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.83.238.120 ( talk) 06:14, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
I recall reading that this film was cut extensively by the studio, which lead to the badly garbled theatrical release cut. I think I remember hearing that some thing like 40 or 70 minutes was cut, but this isn't mentioned in the article. The DVD exteneded edition is only a few minutes longer than the theatrical release. Could someone find information about the film's original length and how much was trimmed for the theatrical release by the studio? Some guy ( talk) 22:46, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
This film includes a remarkable transition in which Violet seems to transition almost instantly from "killer" to "mother" with no dialog and no change in clothing, purely by acting. (as she walks away after ditching the kid at the mall) I think the way that she darts her eyes back and forth has much to do with it, but there must be more of a trick to it. I don't know this literature, but is there a reliable source that might discuss how such techniques are used here? It would be interesting toward understanding biological mechanisms of maternal instinct. Wnt ( talk) 15:44, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
While I'm at it, is there a "reliable" source for discussion of the Christian imagery in the film? The film is loaded with crosses; she is marked with stigmata and a flaming wound at her side; the child is reborn through a drop of her blood. The final scene concerns whether God will welcome her and comments that her soul has been reborn through hope from the child. I didn't notice the see-hear-speak no evil pattern someone mentioned above. The mapping of film to religious elements is not obvious, but it seems like it may make an interesting statement. Wnt ( talk) 16:03, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
129.89.251.69 ( talk) 23:15, 5 September 2010 (UTC) Mark H.
-- Mark H —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.232.227.71 ( talk) 07:55, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
What language is Kar using in the scene with the Blood Chinois? Parts of the language in the dialogue sound almost recognizably like English. 129.89.251.69 ( talk) 23:33, 5 September 2010 (UTC) Mark H.
Kar spoke perfect Viet, but Violet spoke badly intonated Viet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.161.161.199 ( talk) 04:24, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
These can be filed under continuity errors. When the countdown on the delivery package is started up in one of the early scenes in the blue delivery room, it starts out as 9:00:00 and counts down as 8:59:59, etc. with the last two numbers going in a blur. That, of course, is the problem: the minutes are ticking off as 59,58,57,56,55,54,58,... and are doing so as fast as seconds. The 53 was made a 58.
In the scene with the disposable phone, Violet is using the phone upside down, if you look closely. 129.89.32.95 ( talk) 02:24, 6 September 2010 (UTC) Mark H.
Somehow the film looks as if being a splendid computer animation. How and why was this done? 80.141.183.76 ( talk) 09:22, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
The description “Gravity levelers are devices about the size of combination locks” makes no sense, as combination locks come in all shapes and sizes, for example from tiny ones on brief-cases to huge ones on bank vault doors. Is there a better comparator? Jock123 ( talk) 21:48, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
-- Nyssa1974 ( talk) 21:38, 23 April 2014 (UTC)Hi there! New to Wikipedia 'Talk', I was just wondering if there were any pictures of Violet's hands so we could see the tattoos and the language. I was also wondering if there was a table of the symbols of Thaihindi, which I understand the directer invented. I'm just looking for the images of her finger tattoos so I can get them :) Im a daughter, was a wife, a mother, a sister, a comrade, an aunt etc. lol I hope someone can help me, thank you!
If I've made any mistakes, please let me know, I don't wish to offend anyone. ~ BB
The theme comparisions and technology sections are not original research. The sections are listing what was seen in the film. Numerous other pages, such the Death Star page, list fictional technology. 174.22.9.35 ( talk) 08:39, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
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I have commented out the entire fictional technologies section. It strays too far off topic, and wikipedia already has a large collection of articles concerning fictional technologies which aren't specific to any particular work of fiction; see /info/en/?search=Fictional_technology for examples.
The info either needs to be condensed and merged into the plot section or deleted permanently. Since I only commented out the section, the text is all still present in the source, so that someone can use it as a reference if they decide to condense and merge that info into the plot section or into another more appropriate article.
B1naryatr0phy ( talk) 23:21, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
The technology, blood disease, and gun kata sections should be restored. Other media, such as Star Wars and Star Trek, have technology sections. It is not original research as the film explains the backstory of the disease and shows the technology. 75.142.144.88 ( talk) 05:47, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
I'm concerned about the Extended Version. The section has no cited sources and claims she had only 36 hours to live which I doubt is true. I think a source needs to be cited for the Extended Version.-- Nosecone33 ( talk) 00:07, 5 August 2021 (UTC)