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Spaceman trailer (Netflix sci-fi drama, Adam Sandler, coming March 1st)
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Hawking Radiation
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What the fuck is that thing? I hate spiders
Don't think I'll watch this trailer again
Movie looks good though.
Don't think I'll watch this trailer again
Movie looks good though.
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Melon Husk
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I was waiting for the part where it turns into a spoof movie.
Werewolf Jones
Gold Member
Hopefully the Spider betrays him for the Chaos Emeralds to make it interesting.
Beer Baelly
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Yeah.... I'll just watch Drive if I wanna see Carey Mulligan
The Cockatrice
Gold Member
Feels like I've seen this movie already many times. Adam Sandler has charm and I love sci-fi but this aint clicking with me. I'm more into sci-fi exploration or horror. This feels like a guy gets stuck, then gets rescued everyone happy the end with some drama in between that we've seen a million times.
bitbydeath
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Adam Sandler often dies in his dramas, I don’t expect a happy ending here.
Hudo
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3.6
Rockondevil
Member
I'm not sure what's more unrealistic. The giant spider or Adam Sandler passing as an astronaut.
I gotta say, the hollywood idea that a wife wouldn't even stick around for 6 months is a real slap in the face of all those guys that pulled 15-18 month deployments, or the greatest generation that were "over there" for several YEARS. Why is the idea of a faithful woman so foreign to them??? 
There is SO MUCH DRAMA that can happen on a remote ship like that, hell, this is why I LOVE The Martian, virtually no bellyaching, whinging, forced interpersonal drama. The guy pulled up his big boy pants and GOT TO WORK. Why can't we have more films like that?
But seriously, this, like Moon, is such a flawed premise from the get go, who the fuck volunteers for such a mission and why would they send just one guy alone like that? At least the Black Mirror(?) with the two guys who could tele-presence into their clone bodies made a LITTLE sense.
There is SO MUCH DRAMA that can happen on a remote ship like that, hell, this is why I LOVE The Martian, virtually no bellyaching, whinging, forced interpersonal drama. The guy pulled up his big boy pants and GOT TO WORK. Why can't we have more films like that?
But seriously, this, like Moon, is such a flawed premise from the get go, who the fuck volunteers for such a mission and why would they send just one guy alone like that? At least the Black Mirror(?) with the two guys who could tele-presence into their clone bodies made a LITTLE sense.
bender
What time is it?
He had it with Punch-Drunk Love.
SJRB
Gold Member
I seriously doubt this movie will come remotely close to Ad Astra, which is easily one of the best space movies of all time.
Zathalus
Member
The premise has got nothing to do with Hollywood, it is based off the plot of the novel Spaceman of Bohemia.I gotta say, the hollywood idea that a wife wouldn't even stick around for 6 months is a real slap in the face of all those guys that pulled 15-18 month deployments, or the greatest generation that were "over there" for several YEARS. Why is the idea of a faithful woman so foreign to them???
There is SO MUCH DRAMA that can happen on a remote ship like that, hell, this is why I LOVE The Martian, virtually no bellyaching, whinging, forced interpersonal drama. The guy pulled up his big boy pants and GOT TO WORK. Why can't we have more films like that?
But seriously, this, like Moon, is such a flawed premise from the get go, who the fuck volunteers for such a mission and why would they send just one guy alone like that? At least the Black Mirror(?) with the two guys who could tele-presence into their clone bodies made a LITTLE sense.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
I'm game it can't be any worse than Interstellar.
Men_in_Boxes
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efyu_lemonardo
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Enjoyed it way more than I expected. Heavy Tarkovsky influence.
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LordOfChaos
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Watched it, finished it...I'd say it was just "ok". Certainly not in the Contact, Arrival, tier, it was just ok. Could have executed a few things better.
I know loneliness and connection were really the themes, but does every space movie really need to spend more than half its time on a dreadfully boring love story, I would have preferred more Hanus. Though the dorky human mouth smile was weird.
I know loneliness and connection were really the themes, but does every space movie really need to spend more than half its time on a dreadfully boring love story, I would have preferred more Hanus. Though the dorky human mouth smile was weird.
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efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
I think ultimately we're supposed to be left wondering if Hanus was real or hallucinated. The mouth, I agree, was unnecessary.
And what is the symbolic meaning of a spider, anyway? Is it like the one in Charlotte's Web?
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Giallo Corsa
Gold Member
uncut gems you mean
SJ, wtf man, you're one of the most level-headed posters in here but...that's just plain wrong
Ad Astra has got to be one of the most uneven, tone-deaf , silly sci-fi movies in existence, there's much, much better stuff out there than this Brad Pitt auto fellatio/self-wankery of a movie let alone being "one of the best movies of all time" - that baboon "horror" scene...looooool.
It tried to do a little bit of everything and it succeeded at nothing but most importantly it's took itself way, wayyyy too seriously.
Don't worry, I still like you man
Anyway, will give spaceman a go out if pure curiosity, cheers
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bender
What time is it?
uncut gems you mean
No, I mean the movie that came out 17 years before Uncut Gems.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
I watched it. It was serviceable. It failed at being deep or maybe I'm just too stupid to understand. Also the spider? Why a spider and not some ephemeral consciousness or made up creature. A spider? Might as well have been a cow.
Hugare
Member
Loved the vibes. Cinematography seems really good.
And I'm all in for drama Adam Sandler. The man can pull of these roles when he wants to.
Felt a lot like the game Returnal (a movie adaptation of Returnal would be dope)
To make the viewer uncomfortable, perhaps
I havent seen the movie yet, but I wont trust the spider until the end. No matter how friendly it turns out to be.
And I'm all in for drama Adam Sandler. The man can pull of these roles when he wants to.
Felt a lot like the game Returnal (a movie adaptation of Returnal would be dope)
To make the viewer uncomfortable, perhaps
I havent seen the movie yet, but I wont trust the spider until the end. No matter how friendly it turns out to be.
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wondermega
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Watched this last night, I had medium expectations (not a "funny/junk Sandler guy," but I do appreciate his dramatic work). Lonely Space stories do something for me, and this one was effective. Not a wonderful movie, and likely wayyyyy too slow and draggy for lots of, uh, modern viewers, but I think they did a good job with this. There's a couple head-scratching story beats/philosophical things going on which I really appreciated and kept me there for the whole story, it felt a little bit like a less-doomed Black Mirror episode in a way.
Not for everyone, but very pretty and most of the characters are relatable (the wife was a bit difficult to swallow, but without that mechanic there's no story here, maybe they could have done her differently). But overall, I'll be a little generous and give it a 7. I liked some of the things it put into my head.
Not for everyone, but very pretty and most of the characters are relatable (the wife was a bit difficult to swallow, but without that mechanic there's no story here, maybe they could have done her differently). But overall, I'll be a little generous and give it a 7. I liked some of the things it put into my head.
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Trilobit
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Best? Lol! I had heard much good about it so I went in with some expectations thinking it would be contemplative and deep. And then a freakin' space chimp appeared and I instantly checked out mentally from the movie.
