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madrobinsBasically: Whee!
In much the same way that the first Matrix film was Whee! In terms of story this breaks no extraordinary ground-but it's a solidly crafted SF story that builds in all the twists and turns. If I caught on to some of them very early--well, it's my job to see structure and how this thing here is probably going to be used there. Some of the ideas are genuinely cool; others are well-worn but serviceable. But the visual impact...oh, boy, howdy. Like The Matrix this film has so much gosh-wow-whizbang-cool stuff going on that I very early stopped thinking about how they did things and just went with it. The facial acting of The People is extraordinary--that is, the creature-guise mapped on human faces. And the local fauna...there are dogs and birds and horsies, but they're really scary, alien dogs and birds and horsies.
I would see it again. Maybe even a third time. Cause: wow.
ps: Spouse says the sound mixing is excellent. I'll take his word for it, but I will say that I never missed a word of dialogue spoken in English.
pps: Sigourney Weaver is having Too Much Fun. Good for her!
In much the same way that the first Matrix film was Whee! In terms of story this breaks no extraordinary ground-but it's a solidly crafted SF story that builds in all the twists and turns. If I caught on to some of them very early--well, it's my job to see structure and how this thing here is probably going to be used there. Some of the ideas are genuinely cool; others are well-worn but serviceable. But the visual impact...oh, boy, howdy. Like The Matrix this film has so much gosh-wow-whizbang-cool stuff going on that I very early stopped thinking about how they did things and just went with it. The facial acting of The People is extraordinary--that is, the creature-guise mapped on human faces. And the local fauna...there are dogs and birds and horsies, but they're really scary, alien dogs and birds and horsies.
I would see it again. Maybe even a third time. Cause: wow.
ps: Spouse says the sound mixing is excellent. I'll take his word for it, but I will say that I never missed a word of dialogue spoken in English.
pps: Sigourney Weaver is having Too Much Fun. Good for her!