Sunshine

KhanFusionKhanFusion
edited August 2007 in Movies and Shows
To remind all of you SCIENCE! fans in North America, Sunshine is now out.

I plan to see it tomorrow, and hope to be as blown away as I was by 48 Days Later.


Forsake your little "Harry Potter" films, and see this new movie instead! Or in addition too, preferably!

Comments

  • jasonjason
    edited July 2007
    It's not out in SLC yet. Dang.

    Ironically, the city that hosts the indie Sundance fest is always late to get the new indie films. Paprika just came out here this week (I'll see it later today), but I've been specifically avoiding the previews of Sunshine because it looked so good....
  • TriremeTrireme
    edited July 2007
    I’ve just recently seen Paprika and must say that I enjoyed it. Especially considering that the subject of dreams has always been interesting to me.
  • mariomario
    edited July 2007
    When I first read the summary of Sunshine, I thought it was the plot of The Core, replacing the Earth's core with the Sun. I'm glad the trailer suggests it's not like that at all. I don't see it playing anywhere nearby, unfortunately. Sometimes I miss living in the Bay Area, which more often than not had the random limited early-release films within driving distance.
  • deku12345deku12345
    edited July 2007
    mario wrote: »
    When I first read the summary of Sunshine, I thought it was the plot of The Core, replacing the Earth's core with the Sun. I'm glad the trailer suggests it's not like that at all. I don't see it playing anywhere nearby, unfortunately. Sometimes I miss living in the Bay Area, which more often than not had the random limited early-release films within driving distance.

    Not this time, sadly.

    I work at a movie theater, which unfortunately rarely plays any indie movies, instead opting for 3 screens of the latest blockbuster film. (Hell, were still playing pirates.) Its so hard for me now to pay for movies at a different theater when I can go see them for free at mine. Even if I wanted to though, this movie isn't out anywhere. So I guess that makes this rant kinda pointles.
  • KhanFusionKhanFusion
    edited July 2007
    Yeah.... when I wrote the first post, I had not actually looked to see if any theaters were playing it...

    They were not.

    I'm not sure they're playing this anywhere near me.
  • SilverwardSilverward
    edited July 2007
    The Core wasn't about replacing the Earth's core with the sun, it was about nuking the earth's core to get it flowing again, because the government secretly made a device that went down to the earth's core to create earthquakes so they could defeat terrorists.

    It also sucked.
  • mariomario
    edited July 2007
    But what if it didn't suck?
  • HamelinHamelin
    edited July 2007
    It sucked. I watched it.
  • SilverwardSilverward
    edited July 2007
    It had everything it needed to suck, the unlikely hero, the military genius, the black guy who sacrifices himself, and the crazy scientist who dies because of his own desire to know everything.

    And that kid with the huge fucking nose.
  • geokogeoko
    edited July 2007
    Hamelin wrote: »
    It sucked. I watched it.

    but what if it didn't... (oh, and mario paul and i have seen it far too many times.)

    And why, oh why, is Sunshine only playing at the metreon... I hate that place...

    EDIT: Thank you demonoid.
  • Mish42Mish42
    edited July 2007
    I got lucky! A few of my friends were able to get pre-screening tickets (4 in total) to see Sunshine tomorrow, and if everything goes well, by this time tomorrow I'll be able to judge whether it was good or not! Although I've never seen The Core, so I won't be able to compare...

    I hope a "I liked it!" or a "Meh, it was alright I guess" will be good enough. I don't do reviews very often, and would probably say something really innacurate if I ever tried.
  • SilverwardSilverward
    edited July 2007
    Apparently the movie goes from "awesome Sci-fi" to "Shitty slasher flick" half way through.
  • mariomario
    edited July 2007
    I'm never sure if you're trying to dissuade me from seeing potentially bad movies, but that makes me want to see it more.
  • SilverwardSilverward
    edited July 2007
    But what if it didn't?
  • mariomario
    edited July 2007
    Oh shit!
  • Mish42Mish42
    edited July 2007
    I saw it! And I really really liked it. Sure, there were some parts that were maybe a little bit off logically, but hey! That's sci-fi for ya. It had a neat story, and I also liked the ending.

    I gives it a thumbs up. The shitty-slasher-flick part was not so bad! It wasn't so much of "omg I'm gonna stab everyone ahhhhh" as it was a "holy crap I hope he doesn't stab that guy, cuz that would be unfortunate for the rest of the plot line."
  • geokogeoko
    edited July 2007
    A magical review from a magical person:

    Well, what can I say, it's gorgeous. This is the first movie in a long time that I couldn't find a theater, so I downloaded, watcherd it, and now REALLY want to see it in a theater. The imagery is just amazing, and light is a huge part of the movie (as the title suggests.) I can only imagine that this movie on film would make an art of playing with light that is hard to match.

    Yes, the movie's plot changes dramatically, as the trailer suggests, but this helps the film avoid becoming another Armageddon / Volcano / Dante's Peak. It has the whole "the world is coming to an end and they're facing challenges to save it" generic premise, but that is not the plot. The plot is about the people and how they cope with what they're doing and the psychological burdens they face. Yes, the villain can feel a little out of place at times, but the film doesn't suffer much because of it. Definitely worth watching, and definitely worth seeing in a theater. Who would've guessed that someone could make the natural disaster / apocalypse type movies actually be thoughtful and artistic? Well, Danny Boyle said to that question "But... what if we could? ..."
  • KhanFusionKhanFusion
    edited July 2007
    Well, they made a zombie movie artistic and thoughtful. In fact, it is for that very reason that I'm so excited about seeing Sunshine. I nearly crapped my pants when I learned these guys were doing a scifi movie.
  • NukivajNukivaj
    edited July 2007
    Huh? Why it was released so late there in the States? I saw that movie two months ago...
  • mariomario
    edited July 2007
    Well... we get video games before you.
  • NukivajNukivaj
    edited August 2007
    Actually, you get most of this stuff before I do, that's why I am surprised...
  • mariomario
    edited August 2007
    Every once in awhile we let you have something first. It's only fair.
  • SilverwardSilverward
    edited August 2007
    But what if it wasn't?
  • deku12345deku12345
    edited August 2007
    I saw this tonight! It was actually pretty good. Rather different than I expected, but not in a bad way. Worth seeing.

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