Sunshine [Blu-ray]
starring: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Paloma Baeza, Mark Strong
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Studio: TcfheRelease Date: 09/30/2008Run time: 110 minutesRating: R
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A novel blend of doomsday thriller and meditative science fiction, Danny Boyle's Sunshine imagines a disturbing future in which mankind must re-ignite the sun or face total extinction. A team of scientists and crew members (played by an eclectic cast that includes Cillian Murphy from Boyle's 28 Days Later, The Fantastic Four's Chris Evans, Rose Byrne of TV's Damages, and martial-arts legend Michelle Yeoh) is dispatched to the dying star, but disaster strikes from almost every conceivable angle; as the crew is whittled down by accidents and psychological breaks, the survivors must discover a way to carry out the mission or seal the fate of the world's population. Alternately exciting and pensive, Sunshine's dichotomous tone may throw viewers expecting a special-effects bonanza (though the film's visuals are frequently stunning), but for those who recall such cerebral '70s efforts as Silent Running and Phase IV, Boyle's unusual take will be refreshing and even fascinating. The DVD includes commentaries by Boyle and Dr. Brian Cox, who served as the film's science advisor; Boyle also lends his voice to a brace of deleted scenes, including an alternate ending (which doesn't improve on the one used in the film). Thorough production diaries cover every aspect of the film's execution, from casting to special effects design, while a pair of unrelated short films by Chris Shepherd and Dan Arnold seems to be included only as a gesture of Boyle's appreciation for these directors. --Paul Gaita
Studio: TcfheRelease Date: 09/30/2008Run time: 110 minutesRating: R
Amazon.com:
A novel blend of doomsday thriller and meditative science fiction, Danny Boyle's Sunshine imagines a disturbing future in which mankind must re-ignite the sun or face total extinction. A team of scientists and crew members (played by an eclectic cast that includes Cillian Murphy from Boyle's 28 Days Later, The Fantastic Four's Chris Evans, Rose Byrne of TV's Damages, and martial-arts legend Michelle Yeoh) is dispatched to the dying star, but disaster strikes from almost every conceivable angle; as the crew is whittled down by accidents and psychological breaks, the survivors must discover a way to carry out the mission or seal the fate of the world's population. Alternately exciting and pensive, Sunshine's dichotomous tone may throw viewers expecting a special-effects bonanza (though the film's visuals are frequently stunning), but for those who recall such cerebral '70s efforts as Silent Running and Phase IV, Boyle's unusual take will be refreshing and even fascinating. The DVD includes commentaries by Boyle and Dr. Brian Cox, who served as the film's science advisor; Boyle also lends his voice to a brace of deleted scenes, including an alternate ending (which doesn't improve on the one used in the film). Thorough production diaries cover every aspect of the film's execution, from casting to special effects design, while a pair of unrelated short films by Chris Shepherd and Dan Arnold seems to be included only as a gesture of Boyle's appreciation for these directors. --Paul Gaita
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- Ain't No Sunshine In This Movie, Unfortunately
Sunshine's plot is Armageddon meets Alien, where the sun is dying, you have to get a bomb to restart it, then a creature comes and messes the whole thing up, making an already hard job, that much harder. Chillian Murphy is as good as always, but really the standout actor/character in this film is Chris Evans, who audience might know from the "Fantastic 4" series of films, and here he plays a brave and logical engineer, who in my opinion, really elevates the movie.
Sure, the rest of the ... Read More
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- Boyle channels Tarkovsky and surprisingly gets it right.
Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)
I have to say that at the beginning of his career, I loathed Danny Boyle's output. If a movie had his name on it, I could be guaranteed it would be overwrought, overbearing, overacted (thanks to Boyle's overuse of Ewan MacGregor), and overdone, like a soft-boiled egg that cracks when you try to take the shell off. But then, magic happened when Boyle teamed up with Alex Garland, whose first two novels, The Beach and The Tesseract, were turned into films that ... Read More
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- The best sci-fi thriller since ALIENS
SUNSHINE is another excellent film from director Danny Boyle, which is as exciting as it is visually arresting. Almost every shot in the film looks like it could be a beautiful painting. SUNHINE is also a very intense "edge of your seat" type of thriller. It borrows a lot of elements from the first Alien movie and Boyle's influence is very apparent if you are familiar with his previous film 28 DAYS LATER. I would highly recommend SUNSHINE to anyone who wants an intelligent and exciting cinematic experience ... Read More
Rating: - this movie has become one of my science fiction favorites, and SF is what i generally own...
i was initially drawn to it for three great film reasons - danny boyle, michelle yeoh, and cillian murphy (which goes without saying; he is amazing).cliff curtis, hiroyuki sanada, and rose byrne were also wonderful - there is not one bad cast member in this ensemble.
while the initial story seemed extremely far-fetched to me, since our sun is not the type of star that would 'go out', i decided to suspend disbelief and simply watch the film.the use of light and sound - both by boyle and the ... Read More
Rating: 
- This sun don't shine
What a lot of wasted potential "Sunshine" was.An interesting premise.A stellar international cast.An A-list director. Special effects eye-candy.This is a film that should have gone down as one of the great science-based science fiction films, along with the Space Odyssey series films 2001 and 2010.Instead, about half-way through the story it takes a sudden and illogical left turn into a guy-in-a-rubber-suit Troma slasher film, and any love I had for the flick went right out the window.
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- Ain't No Sunshine In This Movie, UnfortunatelySunshine's plot is Armageddon meets Alien, where the sun is dying, you have to get a bomb to restart it, then a creature comes and messes the whole thing up, making an already hard job, that much harder. Chillian Murphy is as good as always, but really the standout actor/character in this film is Chris Evans, who audience might know from the "Fantastic 4" series of films, and here he plays a brave and logical engineer, who in my opinion, really elevates the movie.
Sure, the rest of the ... Read More
- Boyle channels Tarkovsky and surprisingly gets it right.Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)
I have to say that at the beginning of his career, I loathed Danny Boyle's output. If a movie had his name on it, I could be guaranteed it would be overwrought, overbearing, overacted (thanks to Boyle's overuse of Ewan MacGregor), and overdone, like a soft-boiled egg that cracks when you try to take the shell off. But then, magic happened when Boyle teamed up with Alex Garland, whose first two novels, The Beach and The Tesseract, were turned into films that ... Read More
- The best sci-fi thriller since ALIENSSUNSHINE is another excellent film from director Danny Boyle, which is as exciting as it is visually arresting. Almost every shot in the film looks like it could be a beautiful painting. SUNHINE is also a very intense "edge of your seat" type of thriller. It borrows a lot of elements from the first Alien movie and Boyle's influence is very apparent if you are familiar with his previous film 28 DAYS LATER. I would highly recommend SUNSHINE to anyone who wants an intelligent and exciting cinematic experience ... Read More
- this movie has become one of my science fiction favorites, and SF is what i generally own...i was initially drawn to it for three great film reasons - danny boyle, michelle yeoh, and cillian murphy (which goes without saying; he is amazing).cliff curtis, hiroyuki sanada, and rose byrne were also wonderful - there is not one bad cast member in this ensemble.
while the initial story seemed extremely far-fetched to me, since our sun is not the type of star that would 'go out', i decided to suspend disbelief and simply watch the film.the use of light and sound - both by boyle and the ... Read More
- This sun don't shineWhat a lot of wasted potential "Sunshine" was.An interesting premise.A stellar international cast.An A-list director. Special effects eye-candy.This is a film that should have gone down as one of the great science-based science fiction films, along with the Space Odyssey series films 2001 and 2010.Instead, about half-way through the story it takes a sudden and illogical left turn into a guy-in-a-rubber-suit Troma slasher film, and any love I had for the flick went right out the window.
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