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This is the theatrical trailer for Babylon A.D., directed by Mathieu Kassovitz.
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Overview

User Rating:
5.3/10   9,678 votes
Director:
Mathieu Kassovitz
Writers:
Eric Besnard (writer)
Maurice G. Dantec (novel)
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Release Date:
29 August 2008 (USA) more
Plot:
Veteran-turned-mercenary Thoorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah. | full synopsis
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(109 articles)
Fan Rant: Wrong Soundtrack for the Wrong Trailer
 (From Cinematical. 29 November 2008, 10:03 AM, PST)

The Top Five Turkeys of 2008
 (From ReelzChannel. 26 November 2008, 11:11 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Not That Bad... Not That Great, But Not Bad more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Babylon Babies (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and some sexuality.
Runtime:
USA:90 min | France:101 min | 161 min (original uncut version) | Argentina:90 min
Country:
USA | France
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS (US version) | DTS
Filming Locations:
Brno, Czech Republic more
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Company:
Canal+ more

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Trivia:
The Cyrillic tattoo on Vin Diesel's left hand reads "SLON" which stands for "Solovetsky Lager' Osobogo Naznacheniya" (Solovki Special Purpose Camp), one of the earliest GULAG's encampments (1923-1933). Later, this tattoo was popular among criminals, with a new interpretation: "Smert' Legavym Ot Nozha!" (Death for Cops From a Knife!). more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: The Noelite Convent appears for the first time with the location 41°10'N and 74°46'E (Mongolia). Checking Google Earth, this location matches a mountain in Kyrgyzstan, more than 1000 km far from the closest Mongolian border. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Toorop: Save the Planet.
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Movie Connections:
References The Wizard of Oz (1939) more

FAQ

What does the "A.D." stand for in the title?
A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERS
Is "Babylon A.D." based on a novel?
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59 out of 80 people found the following comment useful:-
Not That Bad... Not That Great, But Not Bad, 30 August 2008
6/10
Author: Brandon from United States

It was decent. The action sequences were definitely a bit choppy, especially the first one. Also, there were a few times when I had to go "Is that even physically possible?" and the ending left a few loose ends still left, so I was sort of disappointed with that.

If you don't pay attention, you will hate this movie. It moves fairly quickly, so once you miss something, it's gone and you will be lost. So pay attention. The story is actually pretty good and actually feels down to earth, which is more than I can say about quite a few sci-fi movies.

For the record, I went into this movie not expecting much more than average, and I was slightly surprised. If you go in expecting the next academy award winner, you will completely despise it. It is no Dark Knight, so don't expect it to be. There's not much there artistically, so, if you don't like a movie simply trying to be entertaining for the sake of being entertaining, then you won't like this one. All in all, it was a good watch, not entirely worth the price for a new movie, so I suggest waiting until it comes to the cheaper theaters (if you have one near by).

As another note (and I'll probably get some heat for this) I actually enjoy Vin Diesel as an actor. This is not his best performance, but it's certainly not his worst (even though I still moderately enjoyed Chronicles of Riddick, I admit it was pretty bad and to this day I still don't know why I like it.) I think Diesel is good at what he does, although he really hasn't been in anything that really blows me away, even my favorite Diesel film (Pitch Black) wasn't completely stunning, but it was really good. With that in mind, this is a Vin Diesel movie, so, if you're not like me and you don't like Diesel, you will not like this movie and should just steer clear of it.

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