Movie-Specific : Source Code

[mwgerb]

To be honest, I was looking forward to this a lot more BEFORE I saw the slightly corny trailer, since I'm a big sci-fi fan and I loved Moon. But I'll withhold judgement until it's actually released.

[RaymundLi]

To be honest, I was looking forward to this a lot more BEFORE I saw the slightly corny trailer, since I'm a big sci-fi fan and I loved Moon. But I'll withhold judgement until it's actually released.

I was gonna say the exact same thing. I hope this is one of those good movies with crappy trailers.

[Numberz]

Loved Moon, but I'm a bit wary based on the idea and the trailer. I'm going in with cautious optimism but I'm more looking forward to Mute. It's not so much 'sci-fi' as just a story that takes place in a sci-fi world. I haven't heard much, but I've been told that it exists in the same world as Moon, although it doesn't relate to Moon at all. Something about a mute being kidnapped by the mafia and his sisters trying to get him back.

Duncan Jones seems to be more about the story than the sci-fi, which usually has good results. This has a '13 Monkeys' resemblance when Moon had a '2001' resemblance. I thought Moon would just be 2001, but I was pleasantly surprised so I'm hoping Jones does that to me again with 'Source Code'. Either way, it looks well acted and it'll have a great score so it can't be that bad.

[Neonman]

Wow, I completely avoided the trailer because ... well, because I'm prejudice like that. Then I found out it was Duncan Jones' second film, so I immediately had a look at the trailer and I'm pretty impressed, mainly by the rather cool storyline. It's definitely got kind of a Nolan feel to it. I'm looking forward to it now, for sure.


But what's with the comparisons of Moon to 2001? They're not alike at all.

[mwgerb]

But what's with the comparisons of Moon to 2001? They're not alike at all.

There were deliberate references/homages to 2001 in Moon, including GERTY and the silent, isolated atmosphere.

[Rufam]

This looks like a sci-fi "Groundhog Day" remake.

[mwgerb]

This looks like a sci-fi "Groundhog Day" remake.

Actually, Groundhog Day was already based on a sci-fi short called 12:01 PM. It has a scientific basis and is far more depressing.

[Numberz]

Wow, I completely avoided the trailer because ... well, because I'm prejudice like that. Then I found out it was Duncan Jones' second film, so I immediately had a look at the trailer and I'm pretty impressed, mainly by the rather cool storyline. It's definitely got kind of a Nolan feel to it. I'm looking forward to it now, for sure.


But what's with the comparisons of Moon to 2001? They're not alike at all.

Along with the homages throughout that were mentioned, the trailer was also very '2001'. I saw the trailer and was thinking 'well, it looks pretty good but it looks like it's just going to be the HAL plotline from 2001'. It wasn't, it was a very unique movie in its own right. The atmosphere was certainly inspired by the likes of 2001, Silent Running, etc. After seeing it, I would say Silent Running and Blade Runner influenced it more than 2001, but going I definitely thought it was going to be 2001.

Jones seems to respect cinema. I expect inspiration from Le Jetee, but I also expect it to be its own movie.