Oblivion

post-apocalyptic dark-side-of-(saturn's)-moon tale that reminded me of classic science-fiction in the vein of 12 monkeys and (strangely) terrahawks. the vehicles look a bit dated for 2077 (especially the bike), but overall, i liked the way the foggy storyline unfolded, especially with the cigar smoke. the rest of the movie felt a lil trite, but hey, most viewers like a feel good heroic armageddon/id4 story, and would have expected nothing else from hollywood (and disney tron's director at that). i did feel nostalgic at the many landmark sights of manhattan portrayed, esp schwarzman. read more