I liked Europa Report. I haven't even seen TLDoM yet, so I can't trash it but once again, two movies similar in plot come out at the same time. Anyone one to explain that one to me?
So life-like...
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I noticed that too! So weird:
- The Worlds End & This Is The End
- White House Down & Olympus Has Fallen
- Shutter Island & Inception (both with Leonardo dealing with a trauma from his past, false realities)
etc...
I really don't know why that happens. I do know of a phenomena from history that certain inventions or ideas were created simultaneously, as if 'original' ideas manifest in multiple individuals at once. For example, the dawn of agriculture did not start in one place and then spreaded, it suddenly appeared all over the world, in all cultures at once, according to the carbon-dated artifacts (like ancient plows) they dug up from the ground. Maby this is the same thing.
I dont get it. Why does Europa get so much praise? Its boring a nothing happens, realism is good, but the ending disregards it anyway. Last days on Mars is a solid SF horor movie (space zombies, how can you not like space zombies?) and they are rare. This one is highly recommended!
shareI agree that Last Days on Mars IMO was better than Europa Report.
The main actor in it (Liev Schreiber) and that bitchy scientist (Olivia Williams) were solid roles (and Elias Koteas was solid as well in his smaller role). Olivia Williams was probably the most interesting character as the scientist that prioritizes the discovery over the death of her colleague.
In Europa Report, I really wanted to like it more now that i think about it (especially with that news that Europa may have geysers, I watched E.R. that same day lol.)... But it was really poorly executed. The actors in it really felt like B-rate actors and Sharlto Copley wasnt interesting or even solid in this movie either. Like I'm not sure how anyone can say the acting in E.R. was better than LDoMars just because that new zealander, Shilpto Dilpto (hehe), is a more famous scifi actor.
The cinematography and effects and stations/vehicles were also all-around excellent in LDoMars.
We aren't talking Prometheus level effects obviously, but very solid.
The only interesting thing/effect in E.R. was the creature at the last frame of the movie lol. The documentary style filming was also really annoying and didn't add to the movie at all.
The only downside of LDoMars was there wasn't anything interesting to add to scifi genre... Yes new bacteria exposed to humans on planet causes foreseen effects.
Does the bacteria become anything interesting like conscious once its infected a human body... Guess not...
What is its purpose?
At least it was very watchable.
But in terms of space-horror type genre, Sunshine and even Pandorum seem like superior films than LDoMars.
I fell asleep during ER, but thought TLDOM was pretty decent. Better than Red Planet, for sure.
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Last Days on Mars ... feels like a badly done low budget movie - a step above SyFy Channel but that's it. I just said heck with it. Too lousy to finish.
shareLast Days on Mars vs. Europa Report is Space Zombies vs. Space Monster. Pick your poison. If you're into the genre then I would recommend Sunshine.
shareBoth were pretty poor films, but I prefer Europa Report for the realism and overall atmosphere.
shareI liked both. First is more suspense, second is pure horror. Both are A-grade movies in my book. Then again I'm a deep space fan so anything goes.
shareI really enjoyed them both, but would put Last Days on top for having better 'monsters'!
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