L'esordiente presunto regista
Christian Alvart deve avere un sacco di parenti che gli vogliono bene, se con oltre 28.000 voti su IMDb è riuscito ad assestarsi su una media di 6.9, per il suo
Pandorum.
Nata come grande idea (?) post-peperonata nella testolina dello stesso regista, inizialmente venne tentata la via della produzione a basso costo.
A dimostrazione che di ubriachi è pieno il mondo, finì invece nelle mani di un capace produttore che vi investì 33 dannatissimi milioni di dollari (non suoi) e fu così che come per ogni block-buster che si rispetti venne chiamato il grande nome che ti attira frotte di pubblico in sala:
Dennis Quaid.
Tom Cruise quella sera era impegnato...
La grande idea, peraltro partorita come primo capitolo di una trilogia, incassò circa un terzo di quanto venne a costare.
C'è sicuramente una morale in tutto ciò, ma preferisco non soffermarmi troppo a pensarci...
Trama davvero innovativa: due tizi - tra cui Quaid, mica pippe - si risvegliano su un'astronave prossima al collasso. Sono dell'equipaggio, ma non ricordano quasi nulla della missione (col senno di poi, lasciare un block notes con un paio di istruzioni poteva essere una idea).
Andando a zonzo scopriranno la verità sulla loro missione (non ci crederete: la Terra era andata in mona), perché non c'è quasi nessuno vivo a bordo (viaggereste voi su un'astronave guidata da Dennis Quaid?), cosa cavolo sono i soliti mostroidi semi-umani che ammazzano tutto ciò che incontrano (spettatori scontenti?) e dove mai sono capitati.
Girato vergognosamente male, specie nelle innumerevoli scene di lotta, ciò che davvero contraddistingue il film è l'ennesima grande prova attoriale di Dennis Quaid, capace qui di mettere in imbarazzo l'intera umanità smentendo l'ultimo milione di anni di evoluzione.
Ah già: anche la
signorina dai prosperosi seni anti-gravitazionali ha il suo perché.
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Per il resto, solo noia, stupidità e sofferenza.
Complimenti al sottotitolo italiano - "l'universo parallelo" - composto durante una partita a Scarabeo, immagino.
Prossimamente, l'unica cosa per cui valga la pena andare al cinema in questi giorni:
Splice. Numi, che bello.
Voto: 2 Trashometro
® 5/10:
Fai più male che bene.
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Traue, Antje
Data di nascita: 18 January 1981
Altezza: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Antje Traue was born on January 18, 1981 in Mittweida/Saxony. While still a pupil, she discovered her stage fever and portrayed "Jeanne d'Arc" in school's theatre. At the age of sixteen, Antje attended a music theatre casting at the International Munich Art Lab for the Hip Hop Musical "West End Opera" and was rewarded with the lead role. For four years she was on stage with the ensemble, touring Germany, Europe and New York City. In 2002 Antje moved to Berlin and played in various films and TV movies such as "Kleinruppin Forever", "Berlin am Meer" and "Phantomschmerz". In 2008 she was invited to audition for the female lead role in the international science fiction film "Pandorum", directed by Christian Alvart. After several auditions and test shootings Antje finally got the part and played her first lead opposite Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Splice (2009)
Regista: Vincenzo Natali Scrittore: Vincenzo Natali,
Antoinette Terry Bryant Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Valutazione: 6.5/10 (8502 voti)
Durata: 104 min
Paese: Canada, France, USA
Lingua: English, French
Cast:Trama:Elsa and Clive, two young rebellious scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named "Dren", the creature rapidly develops from a deformed female infant into a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera, who forges a bond with both of her creators - only to have that bond turn deadly.
Trivia random: The main scientist characters, Clive and Elsa, are named as an homage to Bride of Frankenstein (1935), a similarly themed movie. Colin Clive played Dr. Henry Frankenstein while Elsa Lanchester played Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley/The Bride.
Citazione random: Elsa Kast: [crying] What do you want? What do you want?
Dren: Inside... you...
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Cruise, Tom
Nome di battesimo: IV, Thomas Cruise Mapother
Data di nascita: 3 July 1962
Altezza: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Coniuge: Katie Holmes::(18 November 2006 - present) 1 child, Nicole Kidman::(24 December 1990 - 8 August 2001) (divorced) 2 (adopted) children, Mimi Rogers::(9 May 1987 - 4 February 1990) (divorced)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:If you had told 14 year old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not too distant future he would be considered one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to become a priest. Nonetheless, this sensitive, deeply religious youngster who was born in July 1962 in Syracuse, New York, was destined to become Tom Cruise, one of the highest paid and most sought after actors in screen history. The only son (among four children) of nomadic parents young Tom spent his boyhood eternally on the move and by the time he was 14 he had attended 15 different schools in the US and Canada. He finally settled in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, with his mother and her new husband. While in high school, he developed an interest in acting and abandoned his plans of becoming a priest, dropped out of school, and at age 18 headed for New York and a possible acting career. The next 15 years of his life are the stuff of legends. He made his film debut with a small part in Endless Love (1981) and from the outset exhibited an undeniable box office appeal to both male and female audiences. Though below average height and not particularly handsome in the traditional sense, within 5 years Tom Cruise was starring in some of the top grossing films of the decade including Top Gun (1986); The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). By the 1990s and 2000s he was one of the highest paid actors in the world earning an average 15 million dollars a picture in such blockbuster hits as Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Mission: Impossible (1996), Mission: Impossible II (2000), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), and Jerry Maguire (1996) - for which he received an Academy Award Nomination for best actor. In 1990 he renounced his devout Catholic beliefs and embraced The Church Of Scientology claiming that Scientology teachings had cured him of the dyslexia that had plagued him all of his life. A kind and thoughtful man well known for his compassion and generosity, Tom Cruise is one of the best liked members of the movie community. He was married to actress Nicole Kidman until 2001. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV has indeed come a long way from the lonely wanderings of his youth.
Trivia random: Was named the #1 top money-making star at the box office in Quigley Publications annual poll of movie exhibitors a record seven times between 1986 and 2005. Being crowned the top box office champ in 2005 put Cruise one title ahead of Tom Hanks, who has been named #1 at the B.O. six times. Bing Crosby and Burt Reynolds both were named #1 for five consecutive years, and Clint Eastwood also has been #1 five times, but non-consecutively.
Citazione random: I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life.
Salario massimo: $20,000,000 against 15%, per Jerry Maguire (1996)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Pandorum (2009)
Regista: Christian Alvart Scrittore: Travis Milloy,
Travis Milloy Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Valutazione: 6.9/10 (28154 voti)
Durata: 108 min
Paese: USA, Germany
Lingua: English, Vietnamese, German
Cast:Trama:Two crew members are stranded on a spacecraft and quickly - and horrifically - realize they are not alone. Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It's pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the ship. They can't remember anything: Who are they? What is their mission? With Lt. Payton staying behind to guide him via radio transmitter, Cpl. Bower ventures deep into the ship and begins to uncover a terrifying reality. Slowly the spacecraft's shocking, deadly secrets are revealed...and the astronauts find their own survival is more important than they could ever have imagined.
Trivia random: Pandorum (2009) is the first in a proposed trilogy. But its doubtful the sequels will ever see the light of day due to the first film's low box-office performance.
Citazione random: Nadia: Where's your Lieutenant?
Bower: He's not my Lieutenant.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Alvart, Christian
Data di nascita: 28 May 1974
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Christian Alvart was born in 1974 near Frankfurt, Germany. His strict Christian background frowned upon films and television and in his childhood he was rarely allowed to see a movie. He developed a fascination and love for the forbidden subject matter and quickly became an "expert" in his circle of friends, successfully hiding that he hadn't seen most of the films they were talking about. Instead, he read about films, their making, the novels or the source material they were based on. When he finally was able to get his hands on films he couldn't stop watching, often going to the cinema six times a week. In 1990 he started making small video and Super-8 films with his friends. The group became part of a network of hobby-filmmakers and geeks. Most of his peers were professionally working in lower positions on movies, creating their own projects in their free time. At the age of 19 Alvart became an editor and layout designer with the X-TRO Filmmagazin, soon working his way up to editor-in-chief and eventually even owning the special interest publication. In 1997, he decided to make his own films again and moved with his company Syrreal Entertainment to Berlin. To get a glance at the world of "professional filmmaking" he started as a runner, soon working his way up again to 1st AD on two features within the same year. In 1998, he wrote, produced and directed Curiosity & The Cat, his first 35mm feature film - a low budget thriller which cost only $30K. Many of his friends from the Frankfurt days were part of the project. The film was nominated for the Max-Ophüls-Award and the Prize of the Minister President of the State Saarland. Alvart then worked as a writer for several German features and TV shows. In 2005, he debuted Antibodies, his second work as a director. When it premiered at The Tribeca Film Festival he was named as one of "Five Directors To Watch" as well as the "German New Face of Cinema" at The AFI Festival. Antibodies was also invited to the Edinburgh Film Festival as well as many others, winning numerous awards.
Trivia random: Wrote the script of "Killer Queen" at the age of sixteen.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Quaid, Dennis
Nome di battesimo: Quaid, Dennis William
Data di nascita: 9 April 1954
Altezza: 6' (1.83 m)
Coniuge: Kimberly Quaid::(4 July 2004 - present) 2 children, Meg Ryan::(14 February 1991 - 16 July 2001) (divorced) 1 child, P.J. Soles::(23 November 1978 - 23 January 1983) (divorced)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Dennis Quaid was born in Houston, Texas, the son of an electrician. He studied drama in high school and in college, but dropped out before completing his studies, moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career. His brother, Randy Quaid, had already began to build a successful career, but Dennis initially had trouble finding work. He began to gain notice when he appeared in Breaking Away (1979) and earned strong reviews for his role in The Right Stuff (1983). Aside from acting, Quaid is also a musician, and plays with his band, the Sharks.
Trivia random: He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in march 2005 in Austin, Texas.
Citazione random: [On The Express (2008)] At its core, it's about living your life with grace. If God bestows grace upon you, that you should live your life to its full effect. You know, Ernie Davis embodied that in his short life. He touched everybody around him.
Salario massimo: $60,000, per Playing by Heart (1998)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb. 
Fai più male che bene.
3 commenti:
Secondo me sei stato fin troppo severo. E' un b-movies che non ha pretese a mio parere. Le scene di lotta secondo me non sono girate male, sono fotografate male, con un'abbondanza di nero che praticamente non fa comprendere quasi nulla. Per il resto ho trovato una buona atmosfera, delle ottime scenografie e delle buone interpretazioni, mi è piaciuto Dennis Quaid, ma ancora di più Ben Foster. Il colpo di scena finale (quello circa l'ubicazione della nave spaziale, non l'altro sull'identità di Gallo...davvero osceno e scontatissimo c'è da dire), io l'ho trovato alquanto suggestivo tra l'altro.
Ovviamente non un grande film, però per me si assesta sulla sufficienza, a patto di non avere troppe pretese e di essere magari appassionati del genere. Ah, i personaggi di contorno effettivamente sono scritti e recitati peggio che in un fumetto...
Ale55andra
@Ale55andra: può anche essere che sia vittima di una overdose da Quaid, avendolo sempre di recente visto in Legion (velo pietoso). :-)
Comunque, trovo quanto meno bizzarro che il pubblico dia 6.9 a Pandorum e solo 6.5 a Splice (da vedere assolutamente, anche se pure qui le prove attoriali non brillano, primo tra tutti il sopravvalutato Brody). Detto ciò, de gustibus... :-)
guarda che su Splice io in rete ho trovato solo recensioni negative,e non è che come incassi sia andato meglio di Pandorum.
Sui voti di IMDb stenderai un velo pietoso,anche se questa volta rispecchiano quello che ho trovato in rete.
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