Just watch the first 3/4's.
Added 10/31/2009
This review is strictly for the uncut, cable-tv version. I do not have any of the DVDs or Blu-Ray.
Sunshine is a pretty good movie up until the last thirty minutes. Then, it becomes quite predictable, silly and kind of unrealistic (even in a sci-fi way), which is too bad, because if they had just kept tempo Sunshine could have ranked as a cult classic right up there with Pitch Black.. One aspect that doesn't disappoint is the soundtrack. Very topnotch and appropriate. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to exist outside of the film.
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Spectacular preformance with an "iffy" end
Added 10/25/2009
I'm not one to tarnish a great cinematic work by the ending alone; yes, it is sad, but that isn't my issue. Rather, Sunshine lost me (like most) with the introduction of the "crazed, subhuman serial killer in space", and the subsequent attempt to turn into a horror flick. It takes you away a bit, but it doesn't overshadow the fact that the rest of the movie -- the good 3/4ths in the beginning -- is very thrilling and wonderfully immersive.
I did, however, have a few queries with the plot:
- Why is the sun "dying" what seems a thousand, if not a few hundreds of years before its 5-or-so billion year deadline?
- Has some tragedy such as a nuclear winter befallen Earth, instead?
- If it truly DOES take place billions of years from now, why do people still look like... well, people? And why is our technology virtually unchanged?
The movie doesn't clear a lot of that up whatsoever. Despite being picky with it, though, it made me cry with every viewing and it is a beautiful, interesting little glimpse into yet another, I think, sci-fi hit.
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ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES IN BD
Added 10/25/2009
Movie itself: 5 stars
Picture quality: 5 stars
Audio quality: 5 stars (The mix is amazing)
Extras: 4.0 stars
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Zero Plot
Added 10/18/2009
Look, I am a sci-fi guy, from Star Trek, BSG, to Sagan, etc. I was an easy target. But this "movie" was such a disaster in my opinion. Who cares about the legitimacy of the science? It has no nucleus, no progressive development, no plot. It is a meandering series of short vignette's about smoke-screen characters who don't matter. It goes from boring, to senseless horror film, to total golden bright chaos. I can't believe how stupid I thought this movie was. And these good reviews? This movie is truly lost on me...and vice versa.
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Recharging the Sun
Added 10/7/2009
4 of 5 stars for this exciting and suspenseful sci-fi movie. An unusual storyline with solid action and sci-fi special effects. A bit far-fetched (traveling to the Sun to explode a bomb to re-energize the Sun), but hey, its Sci-fi. Very dramatic photographic and editing style with extreme quick cuts during the action fight scenes. This is a great movie! Frankly, I am surprised I'd never heard of it before now. Highly recommended. Oh make sure your sub-woofer is cranked-up!
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Just watch the first 3/4's.
Added 10/31/2009
This review is strictly for the uncut, cable-tv version. I do not have any of the DVDs or Blu-Ray.
Sunshine is a pretty good movie up until the last thirty minutes. Then, it becomes quite predictable, silly and kind of unrealistic (even in a sci-fi way), which is too bad, because if they had just kept tempo Sunshine could have ranked as a cult classic right up there with Pitch Black.. One aspect that doesn't disappoint is the soundtrack. Very topnotch and appropriate. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to exist outside of the film.
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Spectacular preformance with an "iffy" end
Added 10/25/2009
I'm not one to tarnish a great cinematic work by the ending alone; yes, it is sad, but that isn't my issue. Rather, Sunshine lost me (like most) with the introduction of the "crazed, subhuman serial killer in space", and the subsequent attempt to turn into a horror flick. It takes you away a bit, but it doesn't overshadow the fact that the rest of the movie -- the good 3/4ths in the beginning -- is very thrilling and wonderfully immersive.
I did, however, have a few queries with the plot:
- Why is the sun "dying" what seems a thousand, if not a few hundreds of years before its 5-or-so billion year deadline?
- Has some tragedy such as a nuclear winter befallen Earth, instead?
- If it truly DOES take place billions of years from now, why do people still look like... well, people? And why is our technology virtually unchanged?
The movie doesn't clear a lot of that up whatsoever. Despite being picky with it, though, it made me cry with every viewing and it is a beautiful, interesting little glimpse into yet another, I think, sci-fi hit.
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ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES IN BD
Added 10/25/2009
Movie itself: 5 stars
Picture quality: 5 stars
Audio quality: 5 stars (The mix is amazing)
Extras: 4.0 stars
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