Oblivion

the tom foolery is strong with this one. hence the scene where the oblivious jack harper encounters the oblivious jack reacher and they duke it out like they're the last tom cruise on earth. pure science fiction entertainment. read more

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