Moon - Directed by Ducan Jones and starring Sam Rockwell

This looks really good. I love the tone.

Oh what I've seen, it Reminds me of a Richard Matheson story ("Death Ship"... I think) but on the moon.
 
Hmmmmm....this was just kind of boring and forgettable to me...so I'm not sure if I missed what I was supposed to get, beyond the clear homage to 2001 and Solaris.

I also got the feeling that it just wasn't all there...like they didn't quite get all of the scenes shot, or some scenes didn't work in the editing room. I dunno, there was a bizaare clunkiness to some of the scenes that made me think they were pieced together.

Some other things that didn't jive, like the computer's behavior. It just didn't seem consistent. And not because it was going nuts like Hal. But more it felt like the screenwriters didn't fully work out what role the computer should play in this...

Oh yeah, Fringe called. They want their titles back.
 
no, by all means see it when you get the chance. Like I said, I might have just missed what they were after.
 
It's supremely derivative. But I still enjoyed it. More interesting than a lot of bigger-budget stuff out there right now.
 
Sad Max said:
It's supremely derivative. But I still enjoyed it. More interesting than a lot of bigger-budget stuff out there right now.
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Well that's not hard. :)

I think the issue I have with its derivative nature though is that it plays like a Karaoke version of the movies it's paying homage to, without any of the depth.
 
I thought the story and performances had sufficient depth to carry the film. But I spent entirely too much time thinking graphics from 'Alien...' panel design from 'Star Wars...' signage from '2001: A Space Odyssey...' mechanical design from 'Silent Running' etc. The art direction - which has received a startling amount of praise - was so derivative of other works that I have to assume it was intended as homage.

Although one kind of nifty side-effect is that it felt very much as though the film was set in the world of Alien. Which certainly fit the story.
 
I loved it, especially considering it was shot for $5 million. It at leasts points in the direction of intelligent science fiction, which, imho, should pose a moral or ethical question regarding technology. I won't mention which question it poses, but I thought it was well done and very creepy at times.

However, I do strongly agree that Jones could have went just A LITTLE more original with the set designs and some aspects of the story. At a certain point, I realized how much of an homage it was, which I think he just figured 'screw it, I'll embrace that aspect instead of running from it," and then I decided to focus more on what Sam Rockwell was doing, which helped me enjoy the film. Because his performance was pretty insane.

Also... bringing back models! And real sets! How can you NOT love that?! I'm just so tired of the CGI crapfests that this was like a breath of fresh air.

On a side note, this was my first experience at the Arclight in Hollywood and all I can say is WOW. It's movie heaven.
 
The models were definitely awesome. I guess they shot this during the writers' strike and were able to get much better effects people than they could afford.

I'm typically not a fan of science fiction but I really enjoyed this. Some amazing Rockwell in there. Some of the effects with the two of him were great too. I'm excited to see what Duncan Jones does next - he has $25 million for his next movie, Mute. Did you know he's David Bowie's son?

Also my first time at the Arclight but I had mixed feelings.
 
Really enjoyed this, cleansed my brain after Transformers, and as mentioned above, loved the model work so much, has such a great feel to it.
 
I just found out a week or two that he was Bowies son. I dont think its playing anywhere near where I live! :(
 
Frank Perrotto said:
It at leasts points in the direction of intelligent science fiction, which, imho, should pose a moral or ethical question regarding technology. I won't mention which question it poses, but I thought it was well done and very creepy at times.
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Exactly, in particular the scene where the workers get in the cyrogenic sleep chamber in preparation for the flight home.

However, the film did slow down in the 3rd act and I think that the countdown sequence could have been more suspenseful.

Overall I enjoyed the film.
 
Frank Perrotto said:
Also... bringing back models! And real sets! How can you NOT love that?! I'm just so tired of the CGI crapfests that this was like a breath of fresh air.
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I know that they still do use miniatures in films, but I fear we may not be too far from the day when it becomes a lost art form, kinda like old school matte painting on glass died out when it could be done on the computer. Once all the people that know how to do this stuff are retired or dead, then will CGI completely take over? I hope not, but I think that is what will happen. Then it will be film, once everything goes to digital cinematography. :cry:

As for Moon, going to see it tonight since a theater near enough to me to not have to embark upon a journey of biblical proportions to get there finally me has it.
 
I really wanted to like this film, but it lost my interest about twenty-five minutes in. I mean, look at all the positive reviews out there:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009075-moon/

It just didn't click with me. But I'd really like to understand what other people enjoyed in it. If anyone who liked it would share some analysis, I'd really appreciate it.
 
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