I bought this movie just because it had Amanda Tapping in it. Amanda was in Star Gate SG-1 and Star Gate Atlantis. If you love Sci-fi you will love this movie. It is great. It also has girl eye-candy in it in the form of Adrian Paul. WOW.
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I bought this movie for 2 reasons: 1) because it has Amanda Tapping in it, and 2) its Sci-Fi. The cover is as B-grade as the movie unfortunately. The acting was awful, and so much more could have been done with the storyline. The science behind the story was very interesting though. I'm not sorry I bought it, I love Sci-fi whether its good or bad. Bad movies help you appreciate the good ones :)
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Quite possibly the worst movie ever made
Added 1/23/2006
NO SPOILERS HERE
'Blighted' might be a better word. I'm not ready to admit that this movie has a 'plot,' so 'spoilt' in proper context does not necessarily apply.
First things first: that Amanda Tapping from Stargate is atrocious. Horrible. If you like Amanda Tapping, then you may want to see this verbal and visual Kharybdis. Fortunately that's not her undeveloped torso in the nude scene, so all you lonely, middle aged men can put your tissues away.
Next, that aforementioned thing vaguely resembling what we moviegoers might call a "plot" is all over the place, and peppered throughout are references to George W. Bush and GOP voters. In and of itself, this may or may not be a bad thing, depending on your outlook. But these references were among the most forced attempts at "humor" I've ever exposed myself to. And no, I did not watch this movie. I subjected myself to it.
Example:
Amanda Tapping: "I think that Malcom McDowell is going to create a black hole in his laboratory."
Male Sidekick: "Yeah, like the black holes in the heads of Texas voters."
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AT: "Holy Jeez, I better find a way to write my boundless personal warmth into the script... maybe I'll make the producers write me in a blind friend. Blind people need friends, and I'm a good person for having a blind friend."
MS: "Blind like Republican voters, maybe."
And guffaws of raucous, herniating laughter ensue. Yes, the director added those little bits, between moments, to lighten the "tension" found throughout the rest of this fast-paced action fecalpiece.
The directing was God awful. Regardless of your position on Bush or politics or whatnot, we don't need to be constantly reminded of the fact that both the screenplay writer (shaved ape) and the director (profoundly and utterly retarded, but alas, human) both hate Bush, when there's absolutley nothing about this movie that is in any way connected to said President, or politics, or anything like that. Only the fattest, wheezingest nerd could ever hope to concoct a story whereby Bush somehow remotely fits into the scheme of things. And yes, the Bush bashing was just as terrible and unfunny as I described it.
Third or fourth? I dont remember. Anyways, one funny thing was the stunt work. And there's a particularly hilarious scene inolving a 'hitman,' and the emulation of running by steadycam.
Long story short: don't waste your time and don't waste your money. If it it's free, or if Amanda Tapping is the wind beneath your sails, then it might be worth it. The CG raised the bar on bad, though I must admit I'm generally biased against any CG at all. Especially CG that looks like a final project from some community college's Arts and Graphic Design program.
So please, be a choad, ignore my advice, and buy this movie. And then come back here and tell me how right I was. That way I'm not the only damn fool to waste a week's pay on this sloppy suck fest. Oh, and ignore all of these other glowing reviews. Sometimes, the dark side overcomes what Lincoln called the better angles of our nature. Every nerd has his breaking point. You and I have one. These lonely men have reached theirs. And it's very obvious that they have gone insane.
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The Void is a cheap-looking by-the-book science fiction movie that offers little in the way of originality. The plot focuses on the standard mad scientist (played by Malcolm McDowell) who will not let anything get in the way of his pursuit of cheap energy through the contained use of a black hole. The first time he tried it, many people were killed, and now eight years later, he is out to re-try his experiment on a bigger scale.
Amanda Tapping (of Stargate fame) plays a physicist who's also the daughter of a man killed in the original experiment. She determines that this experiment is not only doomed to fail but could wipe out the Earth in the process. With her engineer boyfriend (Adrian Paul, from the Highlander series), she tries to stop the impending disaster, all the while avoiding killers in the mad scientist's employ.
With a story right out of the Science Fiction Clichés Manual, tepid writing and not much in the way of special effects, this movie is skippable. It has the look of a made-for-TV movie with the exception of some minor nudity (with the use of an obvious body double). In fact, right down to the second-tier science fiction actors, this appears to merely be a cynical attempt to lure unsuspecting science fiction fans into buying or renting a movie with absolutely nothing original.
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The Void
Added 12/15/2004
The only reason I bought this movie was because I am a devoted AT fan and was not disappointed with her performance at all. She sucessfully pulls off a seemingly stagnant role without imitating her alter ego Samantha Carter. It was refreshing to see her in a new role.
The movie was fairly good but not fantastic. One that you can only see once or twice. Malcolm McDowell was great, as per usual and Adrian Paul was good. Overall, an unbelievable and unrealistic movie but perfect for that sci-fi junkie.
The plot outcome was predictable but that didn't stop a little angst seeping through. Not edge-of-your-seat but good enough. Almost cliched but good enough performances make it acceptable. However, partly ignre the blurb on the back because I doesn't quite make sense. Who is Kat Hicks?
FYO - In the second sex scene the raunchy parts are actually a body double, not Amanda Tapping, called Miranda Hermanson. Also, for those SG-1 fans, note Dan Shea's name in the credits.
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