It's been a while since my last movie review, so due to popular Swifty's demand, here's a review of the movie Sunshine. Didn't intend to review it as I was pissed off by the reverse culture of Malaysians bringing their whole village to the cinema and thinking they own the cinema by making noises.
As usual, here's the movie poster:
The synopsis:
Seven astronauts on board of space ship Icarus II have the assignment of saving mankind by detonating a gigantic bomb into the dying Sun. Due to the screening effect of the solar wind, their communication link with the Earth is cut. The success of their mission, as well as their own survival relies solely on their own judgment, which is altered by the 16-month trip to the star. The mystery of Icarus I and her crew that left Earth and went lost closed to the sun seven years earlier is clearly a bad omen. Then as the ultimate goal is almost reached a terrible accident occurs that jeopardizes the whole mission. Due to a sudden oxygen shortage, three members of the crew must be killed so that the others can survive and complete the mission.
And the trailer:
I have to admit that I'm not a fan of sci-fi films. I am the one who can't differentiate between Star Wars and Star Trek. But gasp! "DATUK MICHELLE YEOH", so blasted the movie posters exclusively in Malaysia. So to see what she is worth since the big-time flop, Memoirs of a Geisha, I gave it a chance. Wanted to catch it on 5th April in the UK, but I was already back that time and only saw the 'second-handed' movie two weeks ago.
In 5 words, I would describe the film as:
Final Destination 4: Sun Wor(star)shipping
Almost like a sequel to the brainless Final Destination franchise, one dies after another (Asians die first, Caucasians die last) in a second mission attempt to save the dying Sun. Minus the spooky and telepathic-b*llshit n stuff, of course. Plus an almost-as-lame-as-M. Night Shyamalan twist at the end.
Here are some scenes from the movie. Warning: Spoilers ahead!
This scene could actually make a pretty good Rayban ad.
The team to save the Sun looks promising, boasting a multi-ethnic/multi-nationality team. But guess who dies last/survives at the end?
Awwww...you won't believe that Michelle Yeoh actually died from fondling a plant. Can you name another popular plant fondler, who happened to put his hand on the former's shoulder? ;)
Still proud that Datuk still carries a Malaysian accent in her English pronunciation. :)Oh yeah, an Asian guys screwed up and killed himself at the end (rings a bell?). The blue-eyed Caucasian literally saved the day. Ho hum.
Bling-bling astronaut suit, anyone?Favourite lesson from movie: 90%? of dust is caused by human skin.
Favourite editing from movie: Subliminal flashing of the faces of the predecessor mission team as the successor team enters their spacecraft. Wonder if Barisan Najis will be desperate enough to stoop to this tactic in our electronic media in order to win the buy-election?
Overall, I would give the film a '4/10' rating. Strongly recommended for hard-core sci-fi/astronomy fans only.
Wonder what our Bolehnauts will do if they face the similar conditions? Btw, anyone heard about their news recently? ;)
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