So has anyone see The Europa Report yet? It's playing at the brewpub theater this afternoon, and I'm thinking that it might be a way to escape the heat.
But not if it's awful, or if it's all hand-held camera...
Xander: I still don't get why we came here to get info about a killer snot monster. Giles: Because it's a killer snot monster from outer space. I did not say that.
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Consuela - Sep 07, 2013 6:39:46 am PDT #25379 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
le nubian - Sep 07, 2013 9:02:28 am PDT #25380 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
yes! I saw it on Amazon Instant actually. It is creepy. I didn't care for the end of the movie, but I was engaged and interested.
Consuela - Sep 07, 2013 9:54:17 am PDT #25381 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, creepy? I'm not in the mood for creepy.
le nubian - Sep 07, 2013 10:01:36 am PDT #25382 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I think it is properly categorized as a science fiction "thriller" - but there isn't a lot of gore. There is slowly increasing dread.
at least from my perspective. Not sure if the above helps you make a decision. I thought the movie raised some interesting questions about Europa. But it didn't really leave a lasting impression. I didn't think about it for days/years afterward like say "Alien" or "Terminator."
The movie is familiar in scope and tropes.
flea - Sep 07, 2013 10:05:54 am PDT #25383 of 30000
information libertarian
All I know about Europa Report is mr. flea showed the kids the trailer and it freaked Dillo out so hard he literally had a hysterical crying fit and they called me at work (like I could do anything over the phone!) and he went to bed with his sister in my bed with ALL his stuffed animals.
But you may be less sensitive than a 7 year old boy.
le nubian - Sep 07, 2013 10:09:04 am PDT #25384 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
oh shit! poor thing.
Consuela - Sep 07, 2013 10:18:39 am PDT #25385 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
OK, yeah. That's a rental, where I can stop the film and go away.
§ ita § - Sep 07, 2013 1:16:19 pm PDT #25386 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Riddick is 1/2 a fun Pitch Black re-hash and 1/2 a poor attempt at topping it, where everything, including the moral compass, falls apart.
The first half is very cool, though, so you can see that, and if you stay for 3/4, you can leave before the rapey references become overtones.
beekaytee - Sep 07, 2013 1:32:23 pm PDT #25387 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Oh no. A hulu review...EP Daily?...said the same thing about the first half and, well, there is a dog-like character that I'm given to think doesn't die, so I was so there.
I _wanted_ it to be a Pitch Black rehash...now I'm pretty sure I can give it a pass. Thanks for saving me the dosh, ita !
§ ita § - Sep 07, 2013 2:12:44 pm PDT #25388 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The entire conceit hinges on him being smarter than everyone else in the room. So at the point where it looks like he makes the only error in judgement that we can spot, it really stands out, and it precipitates the tailspin for the characters for the rest of the movie. It's hard to be sympathetic when you're thinking "WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST DO THE THING WITH THE THING WHEN THE THING BEFORE???"
And then had a better reason for the same damned tailspin, since it's their fucking fictional scenario...