Pandorum

Plot

Two astronauts, Bower (Foster) and Payton (Quaid), wake up from suspended animation to find themselves alone, with no memory of who they are, what they are doing, or what has happened to the crew of their 60,000 passenger sleeper ship, the Elysium

Cast

• Dennis Quaid as Lt. Payton

• Ben Foster as Corporal Bower

• Cam Gigandet as Gallo
• Antje Traue as Nadia
• Cung Le as Manh

• André Hennicke as Hunter Leader

• Norman Reedus as Shepard

• Wotan Wilke Möhring as Young Bower's Father

Review

Very good movie! The action is well paced throughout the film and there are enough twists to keep you engaged from start to finish. The visual effects are amazing, the ship itself is well designed and its the little things that make this movie a good vision of the future. Crank systems to power individual consoles (however, if this crank system powers up the console if the main systems are down...how does it get information or connect with other systems throughout the depowered ship? Plot hole!) and little things like seats that recess into the floor to conserve space are such examples. What I am getting at is that the designers thought of things that make me actually believe that this could be what the future of space travel might actually be like.

My only real complaint about the movie that keeps it from getting a 5 out of 5 reels is the ending. There is such a huge lead up to the end, the odds or thought to be insurmountable and the task at hand overwhelming but within the last 20 minutes.....the plot is resolved with only a few lingering questions (such as what happens to the antagonists? or how will they rebuild when everything they need is under water?).

Overall, rent this movie!!! You will not be disappointed.

Rating

4 reels out of 5

Legion

Plot

After God loses faith in humanity, the Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany), who has become a fallen angel, is the only one standing between mankind and Armageddon. This time using angels to execute the Last Judgment, God's wrath descends on Earth to exterminate the world's population. In a desperate, last-chance gambit, Michael leads a group of strangers in a small New Mexico diner to become unlikely heroes to protect a young waitress (Adrianne Palicki) who is pregnant with what is believed to be Earth's only hope for survival.

Cast

• Paul Bettany as Michael, the archangel and leader of the human fighters.^[2]
• Tyrese Gibson as Kyle Williams^[2]
• Charles S. Dutton as Percy Walker,^[2] the one-handed cook
• Dennis Quaid as Bob Hanson,^[2] the diner's owner
• Adrianne Palicki^[2] as Charlie, a waitress.
• Lucas Black as Jeep Hanson,^[2] Bob's son.
• Kate Walsh as Sandra Anderson^[2]
• Kevin Durand^[3] as the archangel Gabriel, leader of the angel army and the main antagonist.
• Willa Holland^[2] as Audrey Anderson
• Jon Tenney as Howard Anderson,^[2] Sandra's husband and Audrey's father.

Review

So I watched Legion last night and wanted to share my thoughts. I warn in advance that this review will contain spoilers, so if you want to be surprised by the film - DO NOT READ. The movie starts off with little to no explanation of what is going on which in effect lets the audience discover the plot more or less as the characters do. After this the movie, while enjoyable and unique in its premise, goes down hill. The action is late to develop and limited to random 1-1:30 minute episodes of possessed victims being shot. Near the end of this extremely long 100 minute film are three "epic" scenes with a general in God's army who with all his might and stature cannot capture a baby boy from the hands of three average mortals. Please note the us of quotations around epic - SARCASM!!! Lastly, the movie leaves many questions unanswered like why is the baby so important? Who are the prophets? What was God's breaking point with mankind? and how can an infallible God be wrong about humanity?

Overall, I am glad I watched the movie as it was fun, but with little to no substance that teases you with action snipits and then abruptly ends leaving you wanting more.

Rating

3.5 reels out of 5