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Babylon A.D. (2008)

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Movie Info


Genre

Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action

Release Date

August 29, 2008

MPAA Rating

PG-13

Duration

90 min.

Production Budget

$60 millions

Studio

The 20th Century Fox

Official Site

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REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

Cast and Crew


Director

Mathieu Kassovitz

Producer

Alain Goldman, Mathieu Kassovitz

Screenwriter

Mathieu Kassovitz, Eric Besnard

Starring

Movie Story


It is the not-too-distant future. Thousands of satellites scan, observe and monitor our every move. Much of the planet is a war zone; the rest, a collection of wretched way stations, teeming megalopolises, and vast wastelands punctuated by areas left radioactive from nuclear meltdowns.

It is a world made for hardened warriors, one of whom, a mercenary known only as Toorop (Vin Diesel), lives by a simple survivor's code: kill... or be killed. His latest assignment has him smuggling a young woman named Aurora from a convent in Kazakhstan to New York City.

Toorop, his new young charge Aurora (Melanie Thierry) and Aurora's guardian Sister Rebeka (Michelle Yeoh) embark on a 6,000 mile journey that takes them from Eastern Europe, through a refugee camp in "New Russia," across the Bering Straight in a pilfered submarine, then through the frozen tundra of Alaska and Canada, and finally to New York. Facing obstacles at every turn, Toorop, the killer for hire, is tested like never before, in ways he could never have imagined - as he comes to understand that he is the custodian of the only hope for the future of mankind.

For the first time in his life, Toorop has to make a choice: to make a difference or walk away and save himself.

Too bad it came on the day he died.

Movie Stills (9 photos)


Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry and Vin Diesel in The 20th Century Fox's Babylon A.D. (2008). Photo credit by Guy Ferrandis.
Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry and Vin Diesel in The 20th Century Fox's Babylon A.D. (2008). Photo credit by Guy Ferrandis.

Reader's Reviews


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exellent ..... wow ....

posted by psycho on Aug 29, 2008

good action scenes, but the story is non-sense

posted by tobi on Aug 31, 2008

Good Vin Diesel movie, but ended terrible

posted by Kankles on Aug 31, 2008

Movie was terrible. Unbelievable 1 man army. 1 man vs many and he ends up winning. Vin Diesel's deep voice does not go very far. It's a Triple X copy cat or wanna be. He tries to portray the same type of character. He needs to get new material. Ending is about as horrible as the entire movie. I overheard people leaving the theatre asking themselves, "Was that a movie?" Many people laughed as they left not believing that they actually paid to see this. As did I.

posted by moviegoer on Aug 31, 2008

brilliant i thought it could of ended no better i loved it 5/5 for me

posted by savage on Aug 31, 2008

wait for it too be shown on television, do not invest any money in this film.

posted by tommy on Aug 31, 2008

movie was sick get over it

posted by ok on Aug 31, 2008

This movie was shit. I didn't know what it was about until the end.

posted by Hurled on Aug 31, 2008

great movie for about an hour and 2o minute. the ending made no sense. and what was up woth the seen with vin and the 17 year old girl in the bathroom?

posted by colton on Aug 31, 2008

dont expect any oscars here, but a great entertaining film. special effects were good, it was very stylish and the picture flowed from beggining to end. if your gonna whine and bitch about a vin diesel performance, dont go see it. you know how this type of movie will go. all in all, if you want to kill a few hours, go see the movie, its worth a few bucks; just dont expect oscar like performances.

posted by papi on Sep 01, 2008

Good movie with a lot of action, not the greatest plot, but hey it's Diesel here what do you expect!

posted by Augie on Sep 01, 2008

Poor storyline. Also the incredibly shaky camera shots during action shots to mask poor scene layouts, choreographing and character placement makes the movie very poor. That and there was no closure for the audience due to substandard storyline. The movie was obviously shot on 1 lot with a blue screen and employed 1 CGI team creating no changing dynamic. Character development was slow and incomplete making it impossible to emotionally bond with any of the characters. This was a very poor production banking on star power for a decent rating.

posted by Powerbuilt on Sep 01, 2008

Todays type of movies all end the same.. This Movies was as original as its ending.. if you want a disney ending go see Wall-E

posted by John-117 on Sep 01, 2008

Well This Movie Was Outstanding... I Dont Know What The Other Viewers Think.. But I Give this Five Amazing Stars. This Movie Had A Intresting Plot And Twist.

posted by Willy on Sep 01, 2008

EXCELLENT MOVIE DEFINET GO SEE unimaginable twists and turns loved it! Great for action lovers and fighting phanatics

posted by elijah on Sep 01, 2008

why didnt they just do it.. lol

posted by b on Sep 01, 2008

If you go in with to high of expectations then you will be disappointed. If you go in and just enjoy that movie for what it is, a fast paced, kick ass, movie, then you will really like it.

posted by Lily on Sep 01, 2008

in the begginig of the movie what is the song he is walking to? the rap song?

posted by dd on Sep 01, 2008

good action scenes not a classic but watchable...

posted by mk on Sep 02, 2008

with Vin Diesel... the movie is GREAT!!!

posted by Johnny on Sep 02, 2008

Ooops, we ran out of money! THE END

posted by Captain Packrat on Sep 04, 2008

The song is deuces by achozen. its the rap song in the begginging

posted by ambi on Sep 04, 2008

good action, bad story, if you like Vin you'll like the movie, accept for the end....what the !

posted by canadian on Sep 04, 2008

Dude--wat up wit da soudtrack?!

posted by Mustyballs on Sep 04, 2008

Where can i get the CD soundtrack?

posted by Nick on Sep 04, 2008

decent movie. ending -HORRIBLE! w.t.F!

posted by Nonymous on Sep 05, 2008

This movie was abandoned during the 4th quarter - performances were ok, but something happened and much was left on the editing room floor - contract dispute? In short, some of the key premises were left not only unexplained, but seemingly unecessary....

posted by Constantine on Sep 06, 2008

I am a big Vin Diesel fan and didnt know what to expect since all the reviews werer bad, but they always are with him. but I thought the movie was great!! cant wait to see it again. I would like to know more about the soundtrack though!!!

posted by blondie on Sep 06, 2008

Very good intro. It grabs your attention at first but then goes into a very unexplained middle and end. I think you are supposed to read all the books and watch all the shows to get this movie...idk. cool action scenes but again alot was unexplained.

posted by Babylon AD the Terri on Sep 07, 2008

I enjoyed the movie very good soundtrack but the ending was like "wtf?". Excelent ending song though, could anyone tell the name of it?

posted by A.F. on Sep 07, 2008

it's a movie with vin diesel what more can you say :D good story and plot but one hour more of movie would have been great because there was a lot to explain.. but still good movie

posted by nice on Sep 09, 2008

whats the name of the song the the end?

posted by BTown_Chuck3 on Sep 11, 2008

what is the name of the song that they play at the very beginning of the movie?

posted by none of your buisnes on Sep 12, 2008

The filmakers somehow found a way to make Vin Diesel even tougher, as if he even needs it...

posted by jon on Sep 14, 2008

i thought the movie was excellant! but i think the ending could have been better, diecel seemed unsure of his ending lines. but other than that, i highly reccommend seeing Babylon A.D.

posted by Sarah on Sep 14, 2008

i just saw this movie and thought it was decent but not great. good action scenes, good soundtrack, decent acting.

posted by is vin diesel bi? on Sep 14, 2008

The Song at the beginning is "Achozen - Deuces". Nice Track!!!

posted by RZA on Sep 18, 2008

why cant i find Achozen anywhere?

posted by db on Sep 20, 2008

umm guys whats the name of the songs in the end where the credits are.thank you

posted by domekon on Sep 21, 2008

i think its chosen by voters, but i can't find the song...

posted by gabe on Sep 23, 2008

wats the second song called..beginin of the cast..

posted by tooorop on Oct 01, 2008

wats the second song called..beginin of the cast..

posted by tooorop on Oct 01, 2008

i thought it was one of the best movies van diesel has acted in the movie had action and i was not sure about the end it was too exciting. it wasn't concluding, but it was a great movie.

posted by toorop on Oct 02, 2008

Just perfect.

posted by Tharatorn on Oct 03, 2008

Hi Guys ! I looking 4 the title of the latest track of the movie ! I've heard a "The Game" and an other girl at the credits Does somebody can tell me about it ?

posted by SFW on Oct 06, 2008

U SUCK..

posted by FUCK on Oct 07, 2008

Her is all the songs from the movie in the order they played i the movie. Cheers from Denmark Deuces - Achozen Metal Health (Bang Your Head) - Quiet Riot No. 6 in A Major Allegretto Grazioso (Spring Song) - Felix Mendelssohn Notre Puissance - Les Choeurs de L’armee Rouge (Russian Red Army) A Single Moment - Achozen Forshadow - Achozen Blade Runner 0.8. - Achozen Rollindissgeyes – Achozen Dead Embryonic Cells - Sepultura Build your Enemies - Achozen Digital Slaps - Achozen String Quartet in A Minor (Allegro Ma Non Troppo) - Franz Schubert Immaculate - Achozen, Walter Reed and Shukura Holliday Deuces (Reprise) - Achozen

posted by TigerDK on Oct 08, 2008

The ending made the movie bad.

posted by Thierry on Oct 09, 2008

i would have thought with bluray storage you would have released the full uncut longer version of this movie, or is that for later ? buy the short 1 then re-release it on longer version like a dir cut!!! hollywood...it would sython every drop of blood from a stone if it could ;)

posted by TETRO on Nov 09, 2008

Hi. Please i wont know the name of the music thers in the trailer. (Babylon a d) jonnyab@libero.it please. please. Vin disel is grete

posted by lorenzo on Dec 22, 2008

the first song on the credits, which everybody seems to want but nobody can find, is called "Immaculate" by Achozen. It took me nearly half an hour of intense searching to find this song. Enjoy, all

posted by SciFi_chica on Dec 29, 2008

it was alright. i must admit the ending was a bit weird..that did not kill the movie though

posted by critic on Jan 20, 2009

Yo, anybody who knows the name of the song at the end, singing: take me home, take me away from babylon .. ?

posted by Laze on Feb 12, 2009

I loved this movie...it took me a sec to catch on to everything,

posted by nkosi on Feb 15, 2009

Achozen - Deuces first track

posted by dave5lo on Mar 15, 2009

Thank you for voting for me but we need more. Vin diesal

posted by Vin diesal on May 10, 2009

i loved the movie

posted by lover on Jun 11, 2009

horrible movie.....seems like someone was trying to go and make a futuristic religion based controversial movie, the only problem is that they couldn't translate in to the audience. Most of the scenes didn't even play into the movie. Like how did she know how to operate a Russian sub? What was the deal with Vin and her in the bathroom? There are many more in there which all seem to be failed attempts at foreshadowing their poorly written ending.

posted by WoW on Jun 25, 2009

GzMNES

posted by Nrjkyboh on Jul 16, 2009
 
 

MOVIE REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..If only the amount of effort that went into making the film look good had gone into the script and the performances..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
“..sets up a promise that remains unfulfilled..”
by Luke Y. Thompson [E! Online]
“..structurally messy, incoherent..”
by Emanuel Levy [EmanuelLevy.Com]