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Moon, a review by Silence_of_Lambs

Summary:
Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is nearing the completion of his 3-year-long contract with Lunar Industries, mining Earth's primary source of energy on the dark side of the moon. Alone with only the base's roboter "Gerty" (voiced by Kevin Spacey) as his sole companion, Bell's extended isolation has taken its toll. His only link to the outside world comes from satellite messages from his wife and young daughter. He longs to return home, but a terrible accident on the lunar surface leads to a disturbing discovery that contributes to his growing sense of paranoia and dislocation so many miles away from home.

My Thoughts:
This film has been compared to genre classics as 2001, Blade Runner, ... and has won prizes on just about any festival it was presented on.
Enough praise to make me somewhat skeptic.

I would be among the first to say that Rockwell is an extraordinary actor, I love his work ever since I first noticed him in "The Green Mile". But I doubted that he would be good enough for a 97 minutes one-man-show.

Well I'm proven wrong, he is good enough, hell, he's even better than that.
We have a masterpiece of the genre here. Just about everything is perfect, the cast (OK, it's not that many), the directing, the photography, even the CGI is only there to support and promote the story and not to blindfold you for the weaknesses of the plot (not that there were any). It could have easily been as long-winded as 2001, instead it's gripping and keeps you in front of the screen with eyes wide open.

A "Must" for all "SciFi" fans . . . and for those that usually don't like "SciFi" too.
It's a great movie and the fact that the plot is located sometime in the future is merely a sidenote.

My Rating: (out of possible 5)


(From Michael's random reviews on February 11th, 2011)

Cradle 2 the Grave, a review by Silence_of_Lambs

Summary:
When his daughter is kidnapped and held in exchange for priceless diamonds, Fait (DMX), the leader of a crew of highly skilled urban thieves forges an unlikely alliance with a Taiwanese Intelligence officer (Jet Li) to rescue her. Their race against the clock to find the precious stones ultimately unravels a plot to distribute a deadly new weapon of war.

My Thoughts:
This film comes in the tradition of Exit Wounds (with better acting, since there's no Steven Seagal) and Romeo Must Die and just like them it's a festival of martial arts scenes.
The story comes along as a classical "No-Brainer" (and because of some severe plausibility leaks it's actually better to leave your brain in "StandBy), nevertheless this flick is highly enjoyable.
Not much to say against this movie: Decent story, decent acting, decent directing, ...
If you like the movies above and/or flicks like Bad Boys this film is highly recommended to you.

My Rating: (out of possible 5)

(From Michael's random reviews on October 29th, 2010)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season One
Year: 2008
Director:
Rating: NR
Length: 405 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Chinese, English, Korean, Other, Spanish, Thai

Stars:
Lena Headey
Thomas Dekker
Summer Glau

Plot:
The mother of all destiny. Her son, the future leader of mankind. Their protector, a Terminator from the future. Together they must take back the future as Sarah Connor (300's Lena Headey) prepares her son to fight the war against machines determined to annihilate the human race. The Clock is ticking. Can they stop Judgement Day?

Extras:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Outtakes
Scene Access
Storyboard Comparisons

I think it's a great series. When I saw the pilot when it first appeared on the internet, I really liked it. I was hoping that the rest of the series holds up. And I think it did. Cannot wait for season 2!

Major plot hole in the pilot though:
How did the Cromartie terminator travel to the future when it was already blown to pieces and thus not covered by "living tissues" anymore?

Now I am hoping that Arnie will turn up in a cameo. I imagine a scene set in the future where we see how John sends the re-programmed Arnie back in time for Termintor 2.

This series put me in the mood to watch T1 and T2 again. Maybe I will do it soon.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on September 2nd, 2008)