seeder Posted June 29, 2013 #1 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Oh Boy I do love my sci fi movies, and heres one I didnt even know was coming out, but it looks good!! Its just been released too! Europa Report An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon. User review: This is a phenomenal sci-fi movie with a realistic approach to what it would be like to send a manned spaceship into the outer solar system, most precisely Jupiter's moon Europa, known for having an ice crust beneath which scientists suspect exists liquid water, maybe even an ocean. Six astronauts (four men and two women) make the team of the expedition; these knowledgeable fellows unlike those from some much bigger and dumber examples of the genre of recent memory. In their mission they will encounter many dangers being radiation one of the most deadly, and they will take sometimes calculated risks, some other times crazy ones because there is no other choice. Do not get fooled by the fact that the movie chooses the found footage format to tell the story of these brave souls: this is nothing like Apollo XVIII; this is more like "2001" and "Sunshine", with an atmosphere of mounting dread and eerie cosmic landscapes reminiscent of "Alien", alternating between the claustrophobic, the agoraphobic and the awe inspiring. The narration or I should say "assemblage" of short circuit video and spacesuits' helmets feeds is tight, and the film is so well crafted technically, that you get the impression you've been watching real footage from NASA; there are also a handful of genuinely jaw dropping sequences, like the landing on the title moon (accentuated by an intense musical score), terrific weightless scenes and a terrifying "plumbing" accident towards the end of the movie. Overall, it is a great genre achievement that will leave you wishing you could get the chance to explore the arcane mysteries of space yourself, in spite of knowing so well that you might end up like the proverbial moth that is mesmerized by the light of the burning flame. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2051879/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted June 29, 2013 #2 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Can I presume that something horrible and/or ghastly happens to them? It almost invariably does. Wouldn't it be nice if one day, they just found an ancient alien Civilisation or something without anything Horrible happening. Can I presume that something horrible and/or ghastly happens to them? It almost invariably does. Wouldn't it be nice if one day, they just found an ancient alien Civilisation or something without anything Horrible happening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted June 29, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Can I presume that something horrible and/or ghastly happens to them? It almost invariably does. Wouldn't it be nice if one day, they just found an ancient alien Civilisation or something without anything Horrible happening. Can I presume that something horrible and/or ghastly happens to them? It almost invariably does. Wouldn't it be nice if one day, they just found an ancient alien Civilisation or something without anything Horrible happening. well now well I found some clips if anyones interested. another vid I cant embed: http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/06/28/europa-report-review and a longer more descriptive review of the movie http://io9.com/how-real-scientists-shaped-the-story-of-europa-report-610390132 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted June 29, 2013 #4 Share Posted June 29, 2013 well now well I found some clips if anyones interested. [media=] [/media]another vid I cant embed: http://uk.ign.com/ar...a-report-review and a longer more descriptive review of the movie http://io9.com/how-r...eport-610390132 yes, clearly something Ghastly does happen, in the interests of Drama. Pity really, since it looks like they've taken a lot of care to make it look realistic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted June 29, 2013 #5 Share Posted June 29, 2013 What would be really interesting, don't you think, would be a film about the discovery of, like I said, evidence of an alien civilisation, but without any Ancient Evils being awoken or Dramatic scenes of Peril, just that and how the world reacts to it. I think that would be very interesting. Something like the unearthing of an ancient city on Mars. They could have Richard Hoag Land as technical advisor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted July 1, 2013 Author #6 Share Posted July 1, 2013 well, I just finished watching this movie...online of course, its there if you know how to find it! Not bad at all, and of course they found bio-luminesent 'stuff', and algae....and...and... what looked like a weird octopus But thats where it ended! wont say more so as not to spoil it for anyone, but its worth the watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBunker Posted July 3, 2013 #7 Share Posted July 3, 2013 well, I just finished watching this movie...online of course, its there if you know how to find it! Not bad at all, and of course they found bio-luminesent 'stuff', and algae....and...and... what looked like a weird octopus But thats where it ended! wont say more so as not to spoil it for anyone, but its worth the watch Thanks for the NONE SPOILER, dude!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted July 3, 2013 Author #8 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Thanks for the NONE SPOILER, dude!!! hehe yeh well its still a great movie, Id recommend it. The reviews probably give away the same info I did anyway! Heck the clip above almost did too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBunker Posted July 4, 2013 #9 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Ill check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Id3al Experience Posted August 7, 2013 #10 Share Posted August 7, 2013 (edited) Fail - nevermind Edited August 7, 2013 by The Id3al Experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBunker Posted August 11, 2013 #11 Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) What about this one..... . http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1731141/ Edited August 11, 2013 by DBunker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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