Brett, the soundtrack is good.

To me, there was something that rang familiar throughout, but I definitely did enjoy it.

I'll tell you what though, as the credits roll, there is an incredible song, sung by a female and it has all the trappings of the kind of music I love - very grandiose with an Eastern European metal feel.

There's a soundtrack moment early on that's right outta Dark Knight, I think...

There are a couple cues that are frickin' awesome. Two near the start, with the swimming pool...first when she jumps in, then, when it cuts to that massive wide with them underwater. Two absolutely great cinematic moments. I think you'll definitely be pleased, Brett.

And yeah, that credits song was good, too.

The swimming pool totally rocks.  And, more importantly, the scene with Vicka and Jack in the swimming pool is so well done on all levels.  The visuals are splendid, but for me, even more important, Cruise and Riseborough really pull this off with chemistry that sold me immediately.

Quoted from Dreamscale How do these sites not get busted immediately?  Seriously...why doesn't someone jump in and prosecute all involved, inclduing those that are stealing by watching, playing, and listening? Very sore subject for me.

These sites are located in countries where pirating is either legal or just so low on law enforcement's list that the authorities don't care.  Kim Dotcom--douchebag--is a billionaire because of this.

Of course, he wouldn't be so rich if other douchebags didn't watch the films on his site (or other similar sites).


Phil

Quoted from Grandma Bear Finders Keepers is of course not even in the same league as these Hollywood films, but the reason that no one involved with the film was given a DVD was because the distributor didn't want anyone to have hard copies and upload the film somewhere. Even so, after just two days of release, the film was available online for free at a minimum of 28 different sites...

Pia, sorry to hear that!  I actually went through a short amount of time of downloading films from sites like that - until Phil pointed out the hypocrisy of my actions.  (Especially since I'm primarily Libertarian.)  All of this just hurts the artists and low budget productions even more.  Because if the studios have to factor in a certain amount of lost-litre for films due to piracy, why would they *ever* take a chance on anything indie, with those already slim profit margins?

Quoted from Dreamscale I'll tell you what though, as the credits roll, there is an incredible song, sung by a female and it has all the trappings of the kind of music I love - very grandiose with an Eastern European metal feel.

Think this is it...



Most of the soundtrack can be listened to on youtube, btw I don't think that's illegal because it's streaming and you can't download it to keep. I listen to all kinds of film scores on there.

As far as downloading indie films, I really feel for them. The studios make their money on big films regardless. I paid my $4.99 for Finders Keepers. , but theres a guy at my plant that sells bootlegs. I've been guilty, but sometimes I get what I deserve when its a tripod set-up in a theater and it's completely unwatchable so I don't get them anymore.

I won't download anything online. I remember one woman getting crucified by the music industry for twenty or so songs. They made an example of her and won a case against her for unheard of amounts of money. A couple million, I think. She'll never be able to pay it and the studios know. They just wanted that headline. I was morally adjusted out of fear after that...

James

Nice, James.  That's it for sure.

Also on the soundtrack is Ramble On by Zeppelin and Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum.

Quoted from M.Alexander I for one have no problem with watching movies on that site, but then again, I've never really considered the fact that I might very well be an accompiice to a crime.  I suppose I justify it by thinking I'm giving the finger to theaters for charging so much for popcorn and whatnot.  And that's not right either, but still...

Theaters charge so much for popcorn and whatnot because that's where they make their money.  The studios get most (if not all) of the ticket sales.


Phil

Quoted from jwent6688 Most of the soundtrack can be listened to on youtube, btw I don't think that's illegal because it's streaming and you can't download it to keep.

Youtube is respectful of the owners of the videos.  I've asked that things be taken down because of copyright infringement.


Phil

Listen to the whole soundtrack on Spotify. Free, legal and much easier than YouTube.

Seeing as there's a firm groundswell of support for this movie, it begs the question:

TRON or Oblivion?

Close, but I think TRON just edges it for the whole 'experience' - both film demo that this director is, IMO, a litte special.

Maybe it's because I knew this was a box office failure and had low expectations, but I thought this was a decent movie in the classic tradition of sci fi.

I haven't read any critics reviews, but I will guess a common gripe will be lack of character development. But to that I would bring up two points. First, sci fi's with outstanding character development are the exception, not the rule.

And second, I think the character building here is more than sufficient to match the concept. The idea is that the protagonist has had his memory wiped, so he's living a false life. He suspects something's wrong, but with only a few flashes of his old memory, he has little clue. This limits his character...appropriately.

In standard form, the hero has to change to become who he needs to be. But in this story it's a matter of discovering who he really is. That's kind of refreshing actually, though done before, for example Blade Runner.

It's not the kind of story you'll watch more than once. But it has all the elements you'd hope for in an action sci fi: mystery, intriguing world building, courage, sacrifice, a spirit of exploration, team work and camaraderie.

Why did it fail at the box? There's not much in it to appeal to movie critics. And I would guess that everyone is sick of Tom Cruise, who does a couple of blockbusters a year and is always in the news with his weird personal life. Cruise actually does a good job with the film, I think people are just burnt out on him.

Classic sci fi offers us visions which really stir the imagination. This doesn't quite do that, and it's increasingly hard to do that anyway. But it does create a solid, reasonably believable sci fi adventure, and that's a lot.

Oh, and how does it compare to Prometheus? Hmm. Prometheus is an absolute mess of a plot. Oblivion is a much tighter story. Prometheus did succeed in one thing: creating curiosity about the next chapter. There will be no next chapter in Oblivion.

Jeff, the landscape around New York has changed because the moon was partly destroyed, causing continental shifts and such. I think.

And because it looked cool!

Yeah, I think we are in a agreement on the film

I missed the film in theatrers but caught up to it on Vudu . I was expecting drivel due to some things I have heard, and I got a little surprise. It actually wasn't half bad. And, Jeff, you are spot on the pool was friggin awesome.


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I was a bit iffy on the main thing - a bit 'Moon' like, but there was added elements which made it interesting. Did I hear them right...? Millions of Tom Cruises wiping out over half of humanity   then scattered around the earth to repair "dones" that finish the job (and wipe out any clone that "malfuction"?  

I was kind of digging it- although I was wondering why the clones didn't run into each other before (my best guess is that they were "forbidden" to go to "quarantine areas" (where another set of clones might be).