Posts filed under 'Science Fiction'
WOMB- 2009. Synopsis by Netflix. “Recently widowed Rebecca (Eva Green) attempts to surmount her unbearable heartache by having her deceased husband cloned. This morally controversial decision, however, ushers the unyielding woman down a difficult path she never expected. Hungarian filmmaker Benedek Fliegauf writes and directs this futuristic, intensely emotional love story that also stars Matt Smith, Lesley Manville and Peter Wight.” Surprisingly good early reviews for this sci-fi movie. TRDB.
3/31/12- Poor review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama, sci-fi
March 8th, 2012
IN TIME- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a near future where aging stops at 25, time is the new currency and the wealthy can live forever. When Will Salas inherits decades of life from a wealthy murdered man, he’s pegged as the suspect by the corrupt Time Keepers, who enforce the law.”
10/28/11- A so-so review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
3/11/12- An interesting premise is about all I can say for this ridiculous movie. I lasted 25 min. hoping it would get better. It didn’t. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: Science Fiction
October 28th, 2011
MELANCHOLIA- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “This inventive drama charts the disintegrating relationship between newly married twentysomething Justine and her melancholy sister, Claire, just as Earth hurtles toward certain collision with a newly discovered planet.”
9/18/11- An article (not a review) about this in today’s NY Times. Starring Kirsten Dunst. TRDB.
10/11- Great reviews but my friends hated it and called it pretentious. TRDB.
3/19/12- A very sad and very well done movie. I liked it. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, sci-fi
September 19th, 2011
CONTAGION- 2011- Synopsis by Netflix. “Steven Soderbergh steers big stars through this big-screen disaster-thriller about a global team of doctors tasked with tamping down a deadly outbreak of infectious disease before it annihilates mankind.”
9/9/11- Good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
2/13/12- I could not get into this movie that jumped from place to place so quickly that I lost any interest in following the issue. Also I felt like I had seen this several times in the past. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: Science Fiction
September 12th, 2011
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “James Franco headlines the reboot of the immensely popular Planet of the Apes franchise, a prequel which boasts cutting-edge CGI effects and a gripping story set in modern-day San Francisco, where scientists are conducting genetic research on apes. The evolved primates, including Caesar (Andy Serkis), develop advanced intelligence and revolt against being used as lab rats, unleashing a war for dominion over Earth.”
8/14/11-Despite not liking James Franco and not liking sci-fi I thoroughly enjoyed this movie that my friends Don and Sue dragged me to. Great special effects, good story and boy, you have to love those apes. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: sci-fi
August 14th, 2011
SOURCE CODE- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Jake Gyllenhaal portrays a soldier recruited for a time-bending government investigation that places him in another man’s mind and body, reliving the same traumatic event repeatedly in an effort to identify the perpetrators of a terrorist bombing. Vera Farmiga plays a communications specialist who provides the vital link to the soldier’s primary reality as he searches for critical clues within a recurring nightmare.” Very good early reviews and a good one in the NY Times on 4/1/11. TRDB.
8/10/11- Very good if you’re into Sci-Fi but I’m not. Still, I did see it through. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, sci-fi
April 1st, 2011
LIMITLESS- 2011. Premise by Netflix. “With his writing career tanking and his girlfriend (Abbie Cornish) casting him off, ex-druggie Eddie Morra’s (Bradley Cooper) fortunes finally turn around when he’s given a mysterious drug that provides astonishing mental powers — but its deadly side effects threaten his sanity. Adding to Eddie’s misery are shadowy businessman Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro), who wants to exploit his new genius, and the other users willing to kill for his stash.” Mixed reviews with an OK one from the NY Times on 3/18/11. TRDB.
8/22/11- An OK sci-fi that generally held my interest with an interesting premise that carried the movie more than some of the schlock scenes with the Russians. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, thriller
March 18th, 2011
THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU- 2011. Premise by Netflix. “A congressman (Matt Damon) who’s a rising star on the political scene finds himself entranced by a beautiful ballerina (Emily Blunt), but mysterious circumstances ensure that their love affair is predestined to be a non-starter. Screenwriter George Nolfi (The Bourne Ultimatum) makes his directorial debut with this romantic adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s classic sci-fi short story “Adjustment Team.” Fair to poor professional reviews. TRDB.
8/7/11- Unbelievably silly film and I turned it off. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, sci-fi
March 1st, 2011
ANOTHER EARTH- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “Shortly after a strange, Earth-like planet is discovered, gifted astrophysics student Rhoda Williams (Brit Marling) accidentally slams her car into the vehicle of John Burroughs (William Mapother), killing his family. After some time, Rhoda and John begin an unlikely romance. But Rhoda starts to wonder what would happen if she could actually visit the new planet in director Mike Cahill’s romantic sci-fi drama.” At Sundance 2011. Sounds interesting and good reviews as well. TRDB.
1/15/12- A few interesting parts but basically fairly ridiculous. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: sci-fi
January 23rd, 2011
INCEPTION- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “Intellectual property assumes another dimension in writer-director Christopher Nolan‘s sci-fi thriller, in which entrepreneur Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) wields a technology that lets him enter people’s dreams and pilfer their ideas. The enterprise sends Cobb and his team — including engineers Ariadne (Ellen Page) and Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) — hurtling across space and time, but nemesis Saito (Ken Watanabe) has a notion to stop them.” Very good reviews.
1/11- I don’t know what the hoopla is about this movie. Cops and robbers and I did not like it. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: Science Fiction
July 13th, 2010
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