Really looking forward to 'Moon'

Just got my copy from tesco. :D

Been waiting the best part of a decade for a decent sci-fi and apparently this is it, though I haven't got a clue what it'll be like.

Cover says five stars but that actually dosen't mean anything these days, but you guys on here speak fondly of it so I'm hoping it's the real deal.

I'll stick it on (after I'm a Celeb:o and a bit of C4's 3D shenanigans) and let you know what I think.

I'm a bit excited....it better not let me down. :D
 
You say that as if it's a bad thing. The rest of your post sugests you havent taken the time to think about the answers. :)



In real life we are sending people into space to carry out work which could be done by machines.

Also, this operation is providing 70% of the planet's energy. It's a big deal. Would it be practical to leave such an important operation in the hanRAB of a machine.

Having "a human" up there with motivation to get the job done (a family to provide for and time to sort out his personal issues) makes more sense than having a machine in charge, which by the way, from what we saw may have the potential to become self aware or at least have the ability to perform beyond its programing.




Yet there is no evidence of any equipment being damaged by any of the clones during the 12 years.



Gerty does terminate them, it does it a way which is meant to leave no evidence of them ever having existed, the clones being weak and disorientated facilitates that process and the clone dies thinking he's Sam and that he's going home.
 
Saw this the other day, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Yes, Sam Rockwell is excellent, he is in screen for practically the whole movie and is utterly compelling at portraying all of the various aspects of his character(s).

The central theme, or 'revalation' of the story is actually revealed early on and is not that hard to guess, but it then takes some very interesting twists and turns and shows how Sam deals with his dilemma.

It has echoes of 2001, Silent Running and Outland (with the countdown to the shuttle arrival bringing 3 men to the station).

Love the old fashioned model work too, refreshing to see a healthy non-reliance on CGI flash.

This is not Star Wars, there are no space battles, laser duels or loaRAB of cute creatures...if you are a fan of the aforementioned movies and like intelligent, thought provoking sci-fi, this is for you.
 
(Too late to edit above post)

Another reason for having a human in charge of the operation rather than just a machine:

From the company's public relations point of view, it would sit easier with Earth's general population knowing that the main source of their planet's energy was being overlooked by a human and not a robot.
 
well, I watched it last night and my overall opinion of it is :confused:.

Maybe watching it late at night wasn't such a great idea as it was quite demanding and I think it was one of those films where if you blink you just might miss something, which could possibly have been the case for me as I was really left scratching my head quite a few times throughout the film.

I found the film riddled with ambiguity and contradiction, which isn't a bad thing, however, my biggest problem with the film was,

it was suggested that he was stir crazy in the first few scenes of the film and everything that happened subsequent to that could be interpreted as just delirium. So the film had a real job of trying to convince me otherwise that the events which followed were nothing more than a figment of his imagination - and this is something that I couldn't shake off from the start and ultimately the film struggled to get past first base IMO, regardless of what happened in the film, it failed to challenge my initial conclusions


So I was a little disappointed. But it's a good film and definitely a film which deservers multiple viewings.
 
I interpreted it as
the girl he saw in the rec room & at the site of the crash (his daughter) & the flash of a previous Sam's recording appeared on his monitor because his implanted memories were "malfunctioning". I assume the general direction a movie takes towarRAB clones is that they have a short lifespan and are programmed, so to speak. His contract/lifespan lasted 3 years. When he begins to get sick, they tell him he's going home and he enters the pod, where he's vaporized, I guess.

Gerty even let it slip before Sam switched him off (can't remember exactly, but Sam responded with "we're people" as opposed to machines/programs).

Maybe the illness he gets is part of this program (when he saw the videos of the previous Sam's, they were all sick). He has to be "reset" whenever he's homesick so the company can keep him up there.

I also assumed that the man who his daughter called to the phone during the live conversation was the original Sam, it sounded like him to me.

Something like that. I've benefited from seeing it twice already, I did miss stuff first time around.
 
Great film.

I think the one area that let it down was the fact that the 2 clones didn't really appear to be *that* surprised to see each other... that's what led quite a few us down the schizo path a little too far IMO.
 
Also saw this the other day. Was so glad to be sitting in a screening where there was peace and quiet and no juvenile delinquents, rustling of sweets or people chatting away while the films playing.

An interesting little film. Quite thought provoking and Sam Rockwell was universally excellent and deserves all the praise he's getting for the film. Personally for me, i couldn't quite get into it as much as i wanted to.

I found the movie to be quite cold and i couldn't emotionally invest myself in the film. I really wanted to but it just didn't happen. That's not to say it's a bad film because it's not but i just wish i could have felt a bit more for the character and his circumstances. Might take repeat viewings to really get into it. I'm probably somewhere in the middle.
 
I finally saw this last night, on DVD, and thought it very good. Sam Rockwell's performence is what really makes the film worth seeing and I like that the storyline is left open to interpretation. An intriguing, well made film. Glad I saw it.
 
As per usual my local cineworld doesn't have it....

The amount of times this has happened this year beggars belief. Plenty of room for the naff films though......
 
apparently this is the full list of cinemas showing Moon although I've tried to book online at Stevenage and it's not listed there

LONDON:

Soho Curzon
Screen on the Green - with a special Q&A version at 5-30pm on the 19th July
West End Apollo
Enfield Cineworld
Chelsea Cineworld
Haymarket Cineworld
Mill End Genesis
Milton Keynes Cineworld
Brixton Ritzy - with a special Q&A version at 6pm on the 18th July
Swiss Cottage Odeon
ShepherRAB Bush VUE
Stevenage Cineworld
Reading Showcase
Camden Odeon
Richmond Studio
Covent Garden Odeon
Bayswater Odeon

SCOTLAND:

Glasgow Cineworld
Edinburgh Cameo
Glasgow Film Theatre
Aberdeen Belmont
Edinburgh Omni VUE

WALES:

Cardiff Vue
Cardiff Cineworld

REGIONAL:

Oxford Phoenix
York City Screen
Manchester CNR.HSE
LeeRAB Hyde Park
Newcastle Tyneside Cinema
Cambridge Picture House
Norwich Cinema City
Nottingham Broadway
Sheffield Showroom
Sheffield Cineworld
Bristol Showcase (De Lux)
LeeRAB Showcase
Bluewater Showcase
Derby Showcase (De Lux)
Leicester Showcase (De Lux)
Nottingham Showcase
Peterborough Showcase
Birmingham VUE
LeeRAB Light VUE
Cheshire Oaks VUE
Plymouth VUE
Portsmouth VUE
Manchester Odeon

IRELAND:

Dublin Irish Film ctr.
Dublin Cineworld
Lighthouse Cinema
Dunlaoghaire IMC
Cork Omniplex
Galway Omniplex
Limerick Omniplex
Belfast Queens
Lisburn Omniplex
 
Just watched it a screening last night, and have to say as a man this story made no sense whatsoever. But then I appreciate I am not the target market.
 
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