Jul 23, 2009

moon review

heard about this movie few weeks ago and it seems reasonably unknown by most. the trailer got my interest by looking like a very retro cool space film more about the isolation of space than baysplosions that comes with most movies that have the budget to be set in space. there really should be more films taking this route than being just another summer blockbuster.

i don't really want to talk about the story too much because the trailer should show you enough to watch to learn more and go see the film. sam rockwell was great (which helps 'cause he's pretty much the only guy in the whole film) and who wouldn't want a talking computer with kevin spacey's voice. to me there felt like a few parallels with desmond from lost, you sort of have to wonder how it's possible living in such an isolated environment for such a long time and if it's even possible (even with future technology aka a talking kevin spacey emoticon computer) without eventually going nuts.

i really liked the retro feel of the whole film and the 2001 space odyssey and the original alien movie vibes. but overall i really enjoyed it, good times!