hcvcs
Transcendence, Ghost in the Shell, and Lucy, these titles all revolve around the transhumainsm modern gravy train...This plays like a low budget B-movie version of the others. Poor CGI (though the human 2.0 was decently well done), the plot takes forever, some of the jumps seem related to budget cuts...or laziness. It skips in all the wrong places, and is one the first movies to actually put me sleep sitting up....I would not recomend this movie, and am disappointed, as I was looking forward to watching it...
robertemerald
Despite my drab summary line this is not just another apocalypse movie. It's a highly intelligent realization of a possible future alien contact scenario that is credit to all those involved. The characters aren't perfect, and therein lies its beauty. The boy is slightly to very selfish in his practical appraisal of life, which sways from shallow to understandably deep, whilst the girl is caring enough to generally see past this issue toward a more optimistic view, whilst at the same time being sufficiently combative (she doesn't let him get away with it) to keep one interested. The relationship begins well before the "end' and builds in a carefully choreographed mosaic, moving forward and backward in time, to unravel their issues, which are poignant and relevant, as well as the story of their survival after the "end".I was so impressed that my thought half-way through the movie was that I must ring the radio science call-in show here in WA (Doctor Carl) to find out if science has yet to invent or is trying to design, whatever, a huge self-sustaining spaceship, which can harness solar winds and gas particles and mine asteroids, etc, that would help to guarantee mankind's survival.There are many really good apocalypse movies. This is easily one of the most novel and sophisticated so far. CGI? There's very, very little, but be reassured the photography is sufficiently superb, and the acting so first class, that after 20 minutes you'll be glad you chose this delight for sci-fi movie night.Inspiring.
nunyerdamnbiznez
While I was initially invested in Cole and Maya's budding relationship, I too quickly became tired and irritated by their constant bickering while waiting for the sci-fi element to kick in to full gear...which it never does. There are a few tense moments where you get a taste for what this movie could have been and then? The most unforgivable, cheap, lame plot device!!! It was all a dream/hallucination! There were NO ALIENS!!!! Absolute waste of two hours of my life if, you, like me were drawn into the film by the the synopsis' promise of a "struggle to survive in a world where the human population has been left decimated after an extra-terrestrial attack".
sfarless
the acting wasn't bad at all. the directing wasn't bad either; if there had been a real story it wouldn't have been half-bad.the only way I can fulfill the obligation of the review standards is to make a top 10 list. the top 10 reasons to not watch this movie: 10. making up IS apparently hard to do 9. "is this a flashback man?" 8.why is it the responsibility of the USA to defend the world against asteroids or space aliens? 7. Oranges get a bad rap 6. no real nightlife after the apocalypse. 5. love stinks 4. what ever happened to Scottish pride? 3. "that's not how you steal someone's girl" 2."I don't get it." 1. please have that guy shoot me before the opening scene ends.
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