sunshine

[mimesere]

...that movie would have been infinitely better without the random crazy dude serial killer.

also, omg you guys, SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED LIKE, 2 OF THE DEATHS. LIKE A WETSUIT AND A RADIO THAT WAS NOT DEPENDENT ON THE SHIP. WTF.

I liked it, overall. Michelle Yeoh, Chris Evans, and Rose Byrne were smokin' hot; the science wasn't the best, but whatever, this is by the same guys who decided you could infect monkeys with rage and have it be transmitted to humans and it resulted in a lot of really gorgeous shots; people were generally very practical and the mistakes that were made weren't out of the realm of the possible.

But mostly, people were hot *and* pragmatic *and* saved the world *and* were all of them batshit insane and ruthless.

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[vampyreranger.livejournal.com]

Wait, they were *practical*? That's awesome!

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

They were! There was one part where they were contemplating the fate of someone, and one guy was like, "The fate of one person versus the fate of all mankind? Kill him." And I swear to you, I *cheered*.

It's just so nice to see a movie in which people weigh consequences logically and follow through on it and realize that sometimes those choices have to be made even though it makes them ruthless and kind of a dick. SO AWESOME.

[vampyreranger.livejournal.com]

AMAZING!

[brigid31.livejournal.com]

Yeah Sunshine follows in the great tradition of Danny Boyle movies that is 2/3 awesome and then kind of falls apart at the end.

But hot and practical. I can even kind of forgive the lack of wetsuit because the thing with the servers shouldn't have ever happened.

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, the utter practicality of Chris Evans and Michelle Yeoh's characters made them *infinitely* hotter.

[buddleia.livejournal.com]

I loved that film. It wasn't as good as it could have been, but it raised my expectations enough for me to be a bit disappointed, you know? So, perversely, that's good. And I absolutely ADORED crazy sun junkie Dr Searle.

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

*nod* I was...totally expecting it to be crap! Crap with people that I didn't much like but the situation was awesome, which is usually how I feel about Danny Boyle movies, but no, I actually liked all the characters! They all made sense! Even when Cassie was like, "Noes, let's not mercy kill the suicidal guy even though we need the oxygen," it was still with the acknowledgment that they *should*. And then they totally overruled her and I laughed. Because I'm mean.

But no, the character stuff all made sense and if you just kind of...accepted how crap some of the science was and the utterly random Psycho Serial Killer in Space, it was fine. It was just...they didn't need the psycho guy. They had all the crazy fuckeduppedness they needed in and amongst themselves that i was disproportionately disappointed by the crazy dude.

And Dr. Searle was so nuts, it was *great*.

[buddleia.livejournal.com]

And then they totally overruled her and I laughed. Heh, so did I. I hate that 'cake and eat it' mentality. Leave no man behind even if we all die because of it WHUT THE FUCK?

I think the film was made by the amazing images. Dr Searle sitting, completely hypnotised and spouting mysticism. Captain Kaneda drifting across the heat shield and the sunshine just *breaking* over him. Corazon distraught by the destruction of the garden and then finding a sprout.

Ok, so I obviously liked this film.

[llaras.livejournal.com]

Gosh, I saw that movie today too. I think my parents regretted having me over to watch it though. Hee. I mean, I liked it (pretty! interesting idea!), but some of the science was way stupid and I'm no brainiac, so if it hurt my head? I can't imagine. Now I'm wishing I had rented it though, cause apparently there is a commentary by the expert scientist they used as advisor and I'm oh so curious.

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

I think that if it goes on like, serious sale, I will buy it, because I am fascinated by the science dude commentary. Also, I really want to know why there was a RANDOM CRAZY MURDERER WTF. Like, I am pretty sure they screen for psychosis in the astronaut program.