justinrobertorama This is a far more cerebral sci-fi movie than most people are accustom to, which is why I think it gets some low reviews. There's almost no action at all. It's obviously low-budget and the space suites could have been more realistic, but despite this it is still a movie worth seeing if you are a Sci-Fi buff. The acting style throughout the film is quite different and somewhat odd for this type of movie, however this is really one of it's strongest features and makes it a unique movie. The way the lines are delivered seems more like dialog of a play, rather than dialog in film, if that makes any sense. Almost as if it is a live production. The characters are far more flawed and realistic than most movies, especially Vincent Gallo's character, which seems to be something he does rather well. I loved Maria de Medeiros as Jenny, she's a presence just with her eyes. Joaquim de Almeida is probably the best actor in this film, and portrays depth without really even knowing much about the character. María Lidón does a great job, but is also the most odd with her delivery of the dialog and monologue throughout the film. It's a slow paced movie, but not overly long in length, which makes it able to stay interesting throughout. The music is especially good in this movie, which adds a lot to it's power. Worthwhile viewing!

meccano **Spoilers**Well, not really. I mean the name of the movie is Stranded, right?The basic concept of the movie is solid. It is like Apollo 13 or Morooned before that but now we are on Mars. The fish out of water drama. The shipwreck in space and all that. The opening bit with the news cast is a warning to the viewer. The pacing of this movie is gonna be outlandishly slow, weird and emotionless. And those credits?? Man, anyone remember the opening wooshing credits of Superman - I mean, on and on and on. Some graphic designer just got a new Mac or something and just wanted to keep going and going and going. Enough.All and all, very student film like thus far, but lets get into the story already.As has been noted, the overdub was a train wreck and very distracting. Money issue I suppose. On set dialog must have either not happened or not been of any quality to be able to use, so lets dub the whole thing. OK, but when you are watching a dubbed movie that makes you think Godzilla the whole time you might want to work on matching up the mouth movements with the recorded dialog.Just a suggestion.The blonde character Susana was the terrible. If I understand correctly she is the "Luna" that directed the movie as well (although she uses her real name for the acting credit). Luna, like Cher, Madonna or Prince...I guess. Maybe she is a good singer. Perhaps she needed to "hire" herself at the last minute or something or it was a money saving thing. This is LOW budget after all, so I'll give her the benefit of doubt on that move but lets not put ourselves in an acting role again, 'k.Vincent Gallo just isn't my cup of tea. Can't, won't, not even a little bit...whatever. But OK, I understand...because he is Mr. Independent film hero to many so I guess Luna is included on that list. Her homage to the independent film spirit or she digs creepy grease balls, not sure which. I live with her choice. Namaste Luna.Joaquim de Almeida is a real actor. Sir, what are you doing here? Does not compute...error, error...."Just a moment...just a moment...I've just picked up a fault in the AE-35 unit. It's going to go a hundred percent failure within 72 hours."Sorry, wrong movie.But seriously, just a moment....Is the guy up in orbit that they are talking to...is that freaking Johnny Ramone as in The Ramones??? Love the Ramones and still... OK, I'm officially confused now. It isn't nice to talk about the departed, but that had to be the most bizarre bit of casting I have seen for some time. I mean, Johnny Ramone is in orbit around Mars and you're wondering why the shuttle crashed? Not that I am blaming, but still. That was some belly laughs I had when I'm listening to that Queens accent talking to those other astronuts on the Martian surface. What is his line? "Look, I gotta get going. It's a long way back home." Um, OK...could you hang out for a few minutes and see if there is something you could do since we are all go die 'n some junk???I can't talk about the other actors in this movie. They just were not very good and I don't understand the hows or whys of them showing up in this.Emotions.People have them. The characters in this movie don't. Look, most likely you are all gonna die so some sign of this fact might be in order. The dialog is all very Dunder Mifflin. Speaking of which, I have had more animated and emotion filled conversations with people about adding paper to the copier, so I can't really relate all that well with these people. I don't get it.Considering everything, the movie looks pretty good by which I mean the effects are fine. They aren't really important though as this is a human drama kinda thing but at least they don't distract. Pretty good considering this movie is almost a decade old and this is a no budget film. The directing, staging and pace of the film are criminal.See Sam Rockwell in Duncan Jones' Moon (2009) for a good example of the way a no budget human drama oriented science fiction movie should been done. Stranded is a curiosity piece that most people won't be able to sit through.

theamazin The movie started slow but the overall conflict kept me watching. Once the plot twists began to kick in the movie gained a lot of momentum that kept me riveted. Some of the acting is soft but it kind of adds a bit of realism to the goings-on.This movie takes some turns that I did not expect and I'm a professional screenwriter so i think that's saying a lot. There are a few threads hanging at the end that I wish were fleshed out more but I did not leave unsatisfied. If you're in the mood for some thoughtful sci-fi I highly recommend that you give this flick a try.

chalimac-1 This might sound far-fetched, but this movie in its naturalistic dialogs and desperate setting is one of the best renditions in space of the crazy but humanistic spirit of nineteenth century explorers.The drive to push human boundaries step by step has seldom been captured in such a pure form in cinema. In some ways it reminds me of Tarkovsky's Stalker. The landscape are the gorgeous and alien-like scenes in Lanzarote. The actors are fantastic (even the dubbing problems due to the different nationalities add an extra layer of resemblance to a joint international mission)