Posted: 2/23/2010 9:57:12 AM EDT
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just got it on demand last night and i was impressed! from the guys that did the resident evil films
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK24E1GrDyw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMEhkTxs3_E summary Two crew members are stranded on a spacecraft and quickly - and horrifically - realize they are not alone. Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It's pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the ship. They can't remember anything: Who are they? What is their mission? With Lt. Payton staying behind to guide him via radio transmitter, Cpl. Bower ventures deep into the ship and begins to uncover a terrifying reality. Slowly the spacecraft's shocking, deadly secrets are revealed...and the astronauts find their own survival is more important than they could ever have imagined. 
SPOILER I loved the ending, their mission to colonize an earth like planet struck a note with me. The earth is destroyed and the whole time you think they are floating aimlessly in space and it turns out they had already reached the planet some 900 years before, but had crashed landed in the ocean only miles yards from the land. I loved the "pandorum" effect and how over the 900 years, the crew who succumbed to the psychosis and their descendants become mutated over time, turning into zombie like creatures who are perfectly adapted to life aboard the sunken space craft. It had a vague "alien" sigourney weaver vibe to it. Not at all cheesy or convoluted, great job guys! |
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Next time do a search http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=136&t=1001049
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Maybe I was in the wrong mood when I watched it the night before last. It had its moments, but overall it felt pretty "meh" to me. Probably had a lot to do with the "monsters" being something from a C-grade 80s action flick, complete with Power Ranger badguy-movements and sped-up film. 
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I hadn't heard of this movie, I checked it out because of this thread, and I'm glad I did. It didn't have any "jump out of your seat" moments, but it did a good job of building and maintaining a feel of dread and unease. The sets were excellent, really managed to communicate the vastness of the ship without losing the sense of claustrophobia. Pity it didn't do well at the box office, I would like to see a sequel/prequel.
Spoilers I was a little let down by the end, just because it ended on a hopeful note and I was all set for the incredible downer of the last of humanity lost in space, prey for hideous mutants, on a vessel well past its prime. |
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Quoted: Maybe I was in the wrong mood when I watched it the night before last. It had its moments, but overall it felt pretty "meh" to me. Probably had a lot to do with the "monsters" being something from a C-grade 80s action flick, complete with Power Ranger badguy-movements and sped-up film. I agree. Quite frankly, I think it would have been a much better movie without the monsters. Played straight, as a psychological thriller, I think the film would have worked better. Think about it: recently revived crewmen attempted to save ship. Things keep going wrong. In the end, it turns out... like it did. The monsters were superfluous. What made it worse was I watched it the same night I watched "Moon", which was way better.
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Maybe I was in the wrong mood when I watched it the night before last. It had its moments, but overall it felt pretty "meh" to me. Probably had a lot to do with the "monsters" being something from a C-grade 80s action flick, complete with Power Ranger badguy-movements and sped-up film. It's like M. Night Shyamalan made Mad Max meets Aliens, with a predictable twist and the only possible outcome from the ending is Jacob's loyalty mission from Mass Effect 2 |
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Maybe I was in the wrong mood when I watched it the night before last. It had its moments, but overall it felt pretty "meh" to me. Probably had a lot to do with the "monsters" being something from a C-grade 80s action flick, complete with Power Ranger badguy-movements and sped-up film. I agree. Quite frankly, I think it would have been a much better movie without the monsters. Played straight, as a psychological thriller, I think the film would have worked better. Think about it: recently revived crewmen attempted to save ship. Things keep going wrong. In the end, it turns out... like it did. The monsters were superfluous. What made it worse was I watched it the same night I watched "Moon", which was way better. I kinda disagree, Sci Fi isn't meant to be realistic or anything. A guy struggling for survival would be alright but the thing is the entire story would probably need to be changed. I thought Moon was alright but sort of boring, definitely not the sort of movie that's entertaining enough to watch twice. (Although it made a good first watch). In a year or so after I've sort of forgotten some of the details of Pandorum I'll probably watch it again. |