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I guess I'm one of the few that loved it?

posted 11 years ago by DarkmanXBoomer
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Seems like it's pretty unfairly getting picked apart. I know it's not perfect, but I can't help but love how genuine it felt. There were no forced conflicts between crew mates, no love triangles, no overly exaggerated personalities, just seemingly real people trying to fix a problem on a planet they know nothing about. Personally I loved the speed of the film, or lack thereof. I guess I don't understand the need to point to minor inconsistencies as if they somehow diminish what was otherwise a refreshing take on the Michael Bay-esque plots we've all gotten so used to. This is everything I wanted the horrid Apollo 18 to be.

[–] lucky 13 11 years ago

You are not the only one...

[–] Drevnibor 11 years ago

My problem was the editing.
The first half of the film goes non-chronologically, and the other half stops doing that.
In the first 2 minutes, we learn that James will die, which takes away the feeling from his death later on.

Also, I didn't like the constant intrusion of those Earth scientists, to give it a quasy-documentary look.

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[–] hadok 11 years ago

You're definitely not alone. It was a good movie that felt realistic yet interesting. The rating says it all, it's a good movie.

[–] Jennifer1277 11 years ago

I'm with you...just watched it today and really, really liked it!

[–] sageonelove 11 years ago

My husband and I loved it too and for the same reasons you outlined. That last glowing image will stay with me always ... not many movies can do that for me.

[–] Arminies 11 years ago

i loved every moment of it

[–] eentweedrie 11 years ago

Same here, I loved it too. Shame there aren't more of these movies to be found.

[–] Dogway 11 years ago

I think it's a great film.

I was very bothered with the on Earth director(?) woman, but I can see the reason of her role, it sides you to Earth, on a safe place, and it also puts you in doubt whether the last girl made it home or not.

It's one of the few movies that really transports you to the place, 100% believable, the Europa surface images are mind blowing and realistic. I was annoyed I couldn't get off the stuck cameras and hover around the landscape.

[–] tigerbos 11 years ago

Agreed. All the reasons you stated are the reasons it's a great film. I've only viewed it once but think it's one of those films that will get even better for me on multiple viewings.

I'll tell you in another life when we are both cats.

[–] soulsfire22 11 years ago

I loved it. I found the pace gripping and steady. It was not a thriller action movie and to be honest, don't we have enough of those filled with Hollywood Cliches?

This was a believable movie with good acting, yeah there were some plot holes but I am willing to overlook them. The one thing I did not like.. The lack of chronological order in the first half of the movie. It makes you lose your way a bit when you are trying to get to know the characters. Other than that I found it 90 minutes well spent.