A little OT: "Sunshine" Movie...

The movie was ok, the science was terrible, a bomb the size of manhattan could never reignite the sun.

Sunshine is badass. I have it on blu-ray. Just watched the movie on blu-ray a couple weeks ago with a friend. The visuals and the sun were portrayed so realistically. Made you feel as though you were actually watching something plummeting into the sun. [img]http://interstait.com/images/images/sunshine.jpg[/img]

I brought up Sunshine and recommended Boyle as a good potential Prometheus 2 director. Boyle cites "2001: A space Odyssey" and "Alien" as two of his influences. The last third of the movie is both an attempt to disorient the audience and to pay homage to the toilet scene in "Trainspotting". Pinbaker (the burnt 1rst captain), is a metaphor for both the Sun's relentlessness to "burn" humanity and the inevitable forces at work in the universe that ocassionally crop up tp foil our best laid plans....no matter how unbelievable they may seem to be at the time.

I mentioned Sunshine and Boyle as a potential Prometheus 2 director. Boyle cites "2001" and "Alien" as his main influences. The last third of the movie is meant to disorient the viewer and to pay Homage to Trainspotting. Pinbaker (the burnt 1rst Captain), is a metaphor for the relentlessness of the Sun's fury and the inevitable road blocks the universe tends to throw up at us periodicaly, as we try to survive, explore and evolve.

I just felt the movie didn't need a true villain. There were a ton of ways to make that film better, introducing a villain that felt like a video game reject isn't one of them. I just wish it was a quieter film. Quiet scifi is so rarely done now. I think part of the reason moon stands out is just because it is a quiet little scifi story. Now everything is loud, violent, and with an extra does of worthless dialog and explosions. People need to make little films again. Rant over.

Yea, the ending was a such a stretch, it made the rest of the movie lack context. I understand some basic physics and science, and I still had to work to develop an understanding what the story was about. Still, I've watched it a few times because it is good.

Yea good movie had some issues with the ending as well. @shane as for a "quiet" sci-fi Steven Soderbergh's remake of Solaris was quite good, another underated film. You guys got any other good sci-fi recomendations??? I could use some to fill the void till Prometheus is finally released!!

Um, no, the remake of Solaris is complete shit I saw the original years before the remake came out and nearly cried when I heard some fucking american studio was gonna remake it into americanized garbage staring someone as interesting to me as watching my ceiling. Actually no, less interesting then that. My ceiling has provided me with way more pleasure then that film ever will. The only George Clooney movie i enjoyed was "from dusk till dawn". it's a complete piece of crap, but I enjoyed it as a popcorn movie. The only other film I saw a part of by Steven Soderbergh was Eros for the Wong Kar Wai portion. I didn't bother with the rest of them. I've said before, there are very few films I like. And remakes...even less. I think maybe 2 or 3 I found to me "ok". But I am super fucking picky.

Shane, you are picky. Or should I say, super fukn picky.

Shane, on one hand you can make some fairly decent comments regarding the film industry, but on the other hand, you bring up some of the most worthless pieces of crap ever produced. What gives? Quiet SciFi...then Dusk till dawn? Maybe your bi-polar or just plain nuts?

Like many have said, I enjoyed Sunshine, but Fried Chicken Guy was unnecessary. The film would have been much better if the crew had been consumed by the psychological implications of the enormity of their mission, not cut up by the Colonel (the mascot for Kentucky Fried Chicken for those who aren't familiar with the fast food chain). @Dave_b, With all due respect, someone's seemingly conflicting film preferences in no way indicates that they are "bi-polar or just plain nuts".

It was meant as a jest jones, to emphasize his seemingly "dyslexic taste" in film. Of course, I have my moments as well:O)