lechuck Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 Interesting. Reminds me of a late 80s or early 90s sci-fi movie I watched with a space crew that had a similar mission... can't think of it's name. Quote
areaseven Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 Interesting. Reminds me of a late 80s or early 90s sci-fi movie I watched with a space crew that had a similar mission... can't think of it's name. Event Horizon? Quote
Knight26 Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 I know the movie you are talking about Lechuck, it was called Solar Crisis, but in that they were trying to trigger a solar flare early so that it did not fry the earth, or something like that. This sounds like a combination of that and Event Horizon. Quote
Guppy Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 saw the trailer yesterday. I'm super excited about this. Danny Boyle + Alex Garland + great actors = hit. I thought 'Event Horizon' too but this won't be a horror/sci-fi I think. More spiritual & meaning/existence-of-god-etc themes. Quote
Fort Max Posted January 19, 2007 Posted January 19, 2007 Now this looks to be something worth waiting for. Quote
Roy's Blues Posted January 19, 2007 Posted January 19, 2007 Event Horizon? Maybe Supernova? I liked the trailer, but I have always been a sucker for disaster movies Quote
KingNor Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 the sun operates by gravity. its so big and heavy and massive that fusion happens inside. what exactly could stop that from happening is beyond me, and further more what could be contained on a tiny ship that is going to "restart" the process is even further beyond me. It would be like sending an ant to go inject a brick with orange juice to make it glow. If they have some really good ideas about what the heck could be wron gwith the sun this moive could be great.. with any luck we can just ignore that part of it and enjoy the psycological stuff. Quote
EXO Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 Best way to get to the sun is to go at night... Quote
Graham Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 [pink floyd]set the controls for the heart of the sun[/pink floyd] Graham Quote
mondamoto Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 Interesting. Reminds me of a late 80s or early 90s sci-fi movie I watched with a space crew that had a similar mission... can't think of it's name. I think the movie you are talking about is Solar Crisis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Crisis Not the worst movie I have ever seen but not the best Quote
Knight26 Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 I think the movie you are talking about is Solar Crisis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Crisis Not the worst movie I have ever seen but not the best Could have sworn I said that 7 posts ago Quote
mondamoto Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 Could have sworn I said that 7 posts ago OPs sorry I missed that post Quote
lechuck Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 Thanks Knight26 and mondamoto that's the movie I was talking about. Looks like the director thought the movie wasn't to good either (Alan Smithee). Quote
Mr March Posted January 23, 2007 Author Posted January 23, 2007 (edited) The budget on this film is like 10 million GBP ($25 million converted to USD). I don't know about anyone else, but this movie looks bloody fantastic for a $25 million picture. Plus I'm a big Danny Boyle fan...would it be too silly to call this new film "sunspotting?" Edited January 23, 2007 by Mr March Quote
Nightbat Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Best way to get to the sun is to go at night... If you can find it in the dark remember it doesn't go up from where it went down Quote
wolfx Posted April 21, 2007 Posted April 21, 2007 Just watched it at a theatre. I heard that you guys in the US won't be getting it until later in September? The movie's very much like Event Horizon. poo happens, things go wrong, people die, alot of self-sacrifice going around, and an unexplained "bad guy/demon/monster/mutant" on a rampage. The show was pretty entertaining i must admit, but what it also end up trying to be "artsy fartsy", the bane of science fiction. Throughout the show the crew members seem to have an unhealthy obsession with the sun gazing at it till they get sunburnt and whatnot. The bad guy....just as Event Horizon, is an insane human gone through some kinda mutation or whatever and never quite explained. Not like I expected it to be explained either. Despite arty fartsy ness, its quite an entertaining watch with nice visual audio effects. My seat was vibrating every time the sun comes up. Quote
Dante74 Posted April 21, 2007 Posted April 21, 2007 My seat was vibrating every time the sun comes up. I get that too sometimes, depends on what I've eaten the night before. Quote
drifand Posted April 21, 2007 Posted April 21, 2007 Some pundits have called it 'Solar Core Horizon'. The acting across the board was not bad at all, although I was pretty disappointed by the 'twist' that introduced the Bad Things Happening sequence... Still find it more satisfying than Event Horizon, although the endgame is full of physics inponderables. Quote
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