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Tarfumes.com - Sunshine
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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Cliff Curtis, Chipo Chung, Cillian Murphy, Michelle Yeoh, Hiroyuki Sanada
Directed By: Danny Boyle
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0024543444589
Format: AC-3
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-01-08
Running Time: 107
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2007-07-27
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Editorial Reviews:
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Fifty years into the future a team of astronauts are sent to deploy a device to reignite the dying sun.System Requirements:Running Time: 110 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â ACTION/ADVENTURE/RACE AGAINST TIME Rating:Â R UPC:Â 024543444589 Manufacturer No:Â 2244458
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Summary: Good Story/Good Cast negated by a Lousy director
Comment: Danny Boyle has got to be stopped from making any more movies. This was a good movie made bad by a director trying to...God knows what he was trying to do with the ridiculous vibrating camera angles and the extreme closeups every five seconds. You will walk away from this feeling cheated. The acting was good and the story was acceptable. There is a good movie some where in there if you could just edit out all the ridiculous film school "Oh I'm innovative!" crap that Danny Boyle saw fit to jam into movie.
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Summary: It's all dark
Comment: I am a sci-fi fan myself - I read sci-fi books, subscribe on and off to a sci-fi magazine and watch sci-fi movies. I would happily tolerate something that's less than a masterpiece if I could find just a little bit of that something that makes sci-fi such a great form of expression: imagination, out-of-the-box thinking, daring to provoke, wonder at the infinity that's surrounding us, the passion to explore. I can't say that I found much of that in 'Sunshine'.
The premises are impossible to sustain: the Sun goes colder in the relatively near future but it is possible to re-ignite the Sun by throwing some really large nuclear-bomb-like thingy at it (keep in mind that the Sun throws out at us the energy equivalent to billions of nukes every single second). The movie is showing those who volunteered to nuke the Sun on their journey to save the Earth as we know it. Not everything goes as expected, everyone dies but, in the end, the Sun shines again. End of story.
I found this movie difficult, in fact painful to watch. I suppose that there is some message, somewhere - like... nothing lasts forever and we and everything ours and everything else are all going to die sooner or later - but the way the message (not exactly news) is delivered lacks originality and even credibility - because of the outrageous premises noted above, the not so inspired script and of some unconvincing acting.
Not recommended for a rental. Avoid it. My personal rating: 'awful'.
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Summary: Why Bad Things Happen to Good Films
Comment: I was enjoying this film up until the last 20 minutes or so. We have an enjoyable , intelligent science fiction space drama with some real moments of suspense as the gallant crew attempts to complete their mission of "re-igniting" the dying Sun, when ... WHAM!...out of left field comes this inane, confusing slasher flic finale. What a bummer! It's like the director took ill before the film was finished and handed over the end to his insane nephew who had his own vision of what the film should be.
A real waste of time, folks. File this under "When Good Films Go Bad"
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Summary: very well done film
Comment: All though I rarely comment on a film I feel that this one requires it. As a viewer of many Sci Fi films and that includes the first showing of " the earth stood still". I believe that as an amature (can't spell) movie goer This film provides what intelligent movies demand. It is not a quick CGI ridden film but one that demands the attention of the viewer. In an age where most Sci Fi films depend on special effects and/or
CGI because they have little to tell, this film will demand of the viewer to think. It may not be the best film but it is very close to being a really good film.
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Summary: Philosophical and visually arresting - great film for a small crowd
Comment: I think one of my friend's reaction best sums up the mainstream perspective: bubble-gum in mouth, she yawned several times throughout the movie, and ended with "that was kinda boring sorry" . Well, it was expected. This is no Star Wars, Alien, or Armageddon. Those were geared toward entertainment; this movie is brain food imo. It caters to the crowd that likes the immersive experience rather than the actual plot - which some hardcore sci-fi fans consider too unrealistic. Suspend your astrophysics misgivings and the whole concept of the Sun dying and then you'll truly appreciate the movie.
Sunshine is more about the sanity of the astronauts sent to do this mission for mankind's survival. Watch the tensions between people, why having a psychologist on board was crucial, the consequences of doing anything wrong to jeopardize the payload, etc. Only then will you empathize with later characters in the movie like ***SPOILER [the other captain trying to kill the crew b.c of his religious beliefs and of mankind's relationship with God and the universe.]****
Add to the above extraordinary visuals - here I was most surprised, as low-budget as the movie was its visuals look like a Stanley Kubrick creation. It looks simply beautiful in 1080P (yes, buy on Blu Ray just for the video quality) with a great score by John Murphy (28 Days Later rmr?).
Reminds me a lot of films like Gattaca, Vanilla Sky, Solaris, and 2001: a Space Odyssey. I'm sad to see only 3.5 stars for this; IMDb has a more agreeable 7.3 rating from 50,000 ppl. If you love artsy and deep musing movies (but not technically accurate lol) please watch this!
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