Get your Inception on

The Inception trailer is up! Up I tell you!
Okay, okay, stop giving me dirty looks, it's only the teaser trailer. . .and tease it does.
Check it out HERE
Well, it's tres short and I'm not sure about the Terminator-esque music and title sequence. It does look mighty intriguing, no? And I caught a glimpse of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, so I'm happy!
NoW hurry up and be released already.

Will be back after this short ad break . . .

So, tomorrow morning I'm off and away to search for the holy grail in Sydney for a month. I'm not sure how frequently I'm going to be able to update my beloved blog, hence, I'm taking a brief hiatus. Oh sure, there will be the occasional post but, my dear readers, my mind will be focused on terribly exciting, semi-associated things for the next few weeks.

In the meantime, I thought I'd leave you with more incredible extracts from Anthony Lane's book Nobody's Perfect: writings from The New Yorker. After all, nothing serves as a catalyst for your dream than revising the work of the film critic to whom you aspire.

Anthony Lane on Before Sunrise:

". . .a foolish, not to say tragic, plan since it involves never seeing Celine again. True, he has only just met her, but already he has spotted her copy of George Bataille, and if there is one rule that governs the life of a seasoned traveller it is: Once you find a French blonde reading George Bataille of her own free will, don't let her out of your sight. Hang in there like a limpet." -January 30, 1995

Anthony Lane on Indecent Proposal:

"Gage then makes his big offer: a million bucks for a night with Diana - no aftermath, no strings. 'It's just my body,' Diana explains. 'It's not my mind.' I was glad to have that cleared up, though it does raise an interesting question: How much would you pay for an evening with Demi Moore's mind?" April 26, 1993

Anthony Lane on Poetic Justice:

"Think of the worst possible reason that John Singleton might have had for calling his new movie Poetic Justice. Now make it worse. And again. You still won't be close to the truth, so here goes: the main character is named Justice, and she writes poetry. Get it?" June 7, 1993

Anthony Lane on The Fugitive:

"The Fugitive represents quite a jump for Andrew Davis; until now his most successful work has starred Steven Segal and Chuck Norris, both of whom look as if they only just discovered fire last week."

"Most damaging of all is the soundtrack, which was composed by James Newton Howard, and is even more mindless than the one he wrote for Prince of Tides. It appears to be based on the principle that nothing is as scary as hitting a drum apart from hitting it harder." -August 16, 1993

Anthony Lane on Dazed and Confused:

"You might expect this level of precision from a tense international thriller, but hardly from a meandering memoir of dope-fogged teenage laziness. That's the first of many good jokes littering the movie, which keeps a cool head while all around it are losing theirs. Written and directed by Richard Linklater, it has scarcely any plot and no perceptible moral, apart from the injunction to `Eat More Pussy' scrawled on a high school wall. Even that is disregarded; sex may be in the air, but it sounds like hard work once you knuckle down to it, and who wants to work?" - October 3, 1993

Anthony Lane on The Thin Red Line:

"It has been twenty years since Terrence Malick last honoured us, or beguiled us, with a movie. Badlands came out in 1973 and, Days of Heaven in 1978, and that was it: Malick went to ground, and the rumour industry, which loves a no-show, went to town. Now the man is back, bringing neither a masterpiece nor a catastrophe but something so ravishingly strange that only he could have made it." -December 28, 1998

To read more extracts from Lane's bible of film criticism, and writing in general, check out my previous post HERE.

Don't miss me too much *insert eye roll here*

xo

The return of Man A and the spectacular simile's

Its been a long while since I’ve posted any quotes from work colleague Man A up here. However, I’m happy to announce his return on Movie Mazzupial with the following snippet of conversation that took place last night -

Me: It’s not right man. It’s like taking advantage of a handicapped person.

Man A: Nah, it’s worse. It’s like fucking a lame seagull that’s flying in circles with a broken wing.

Truly, no one else can put it like you.

I see you baby, shakin that ass

Here I am coming to you with the latest comic book to movie adaptation that has attracted my interest. It’s called Kick-Ass and frankly, the film sounds like it will do just that. After seeing the very interesting still (below) in UK Empire magazine I sought out a bit more info on this project and when it will be hitting our screens.

Kick-Ass was released as a comic early last year and is the brainchild of Mark Millar (with artwork done by John Romita Jr). I know what you’re thinking, that’s a super quick transition to film! And it is, but you can understand the appeal to audiences who are desperate for a different take on the whole super-hero thing.

The story centres on ordinary New York high school student Dave Lizewski, who transfers his love of comic books to real-life and decides to become a masked vigilante. After basic training, he sets off to fight crime and ends up getting beaten, stabbed and eventually hit by a car. Telling his father he was mugged and hiding his costume before paramedics arrive, Dave undergoes four operations. Upon hospital release he’s back fighting crime.

This time, he doesn’t get completely owned and becomes an overnight sensation when an onlooker catches him saving a man and posts the video on YouTube. He’s dubbed with the name Kick-Ass and sets up a MySpace account so people can contact him for help. Anyway, without spoiling the remainder of the plot, a bunch of other stuff happens and he runs into a range of unusual characters during his crime fighting efforts. In particular, an 11-year-old assassin named Hit Girl who is trained and guided by a man named Big Daddy. Creepily enough, they’re a father and daughter team and no doubt the creep factor will be taken up a notch (or seven) in the film with Nicholas Cage playing the father character. Christopher Mintz-Plasse aka McLovin also has a role as Kick-Ass’s crime fighting pal Red Mist and the lead is being handled by Aaron Johnson aka the teen eye candy in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging.

The film is being directed by Scottish fella Mark Vaughn and his company Marv Films and Plan B Entertainment privately financed the production when Hollywood studios found the material too risky. In a ballsy move, Vaughn took footage of the film to Comic-Con recently to try and interest buyers. After an enthusiastic response from fans, Universal, Paramount and Fox Searchlight are among the companies chasing the international rights for the movie but Lionsgate have secured Canadian and American distribution rights.

Kick-Ass is likely to have a mid-2010 release.

Cinebuzz Club 50 famous movie titles solved!

My-bad readers!
I completely forgot about my mission started late last year to name all the 50 famous movie titles in the CineBuzz Club ad. I managed to solve it in February and wrote the list down on a piece of paper. Well, said list got lost in the labyrinth that is my room and I just rediscovered it today whilst doing a clean-up. It’s now August so this is waaaaaay old but I figure you may as well see the answers I’ve come up with anyway.
They are:

Catch 22
Spiderman
Kiss From The Spiderwoman
Along Came A Spider
One Flew Overt The Cuckoos Nest
Napoleon Dynamite
Saw 3
Cinderella Man
Cinderfella
Anchorman
Ice Age
The Devil Wears Prada
American Graffiti
Swordfish
The Queen
Hot Fuzz
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
A Clockwork Orange
The Last Samurai
March of the Penguins
Titanic
Fast and Furious
To Kill A Mocking Bird
12 Angry Men
Kill Bill
Matchstick Men
Walk the Line
Thin Red Line
Ironman
Stickmen
Along Came A Spider
Raging Bull
Hellboy
Million Dollar Baby
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Signs
The Hills Have Eyes
Cool Runnings
Running Man
The Birds
Kangaroo Jack
Top Gun
The Strongest Man in the World
Sex and the City
Happy Feet
The Man From Snowy River
Storm
The Castle
The Love Factory
Juice
The Big Freeze

Hold up!
I know what you’re thinking - there are more than 50 famous movie titles listed here. Bingo, and I’m sure other people out there could add some more titles to this list because essentially the answer depends on what YOU see. For example, a friend said Pirates of the Caribbean was in there but I couldn’t see it so didn’t add it. Another example is the cartoon of a man wearing a ball gown. Technically this could be the movie title Cinderella Man, the boxing movie with Russel Crowe, or the Jerry Lewis classic Cinderfella – it just depends on what you see. Also, the shaking building with love hearts could be Sex and the City or the Tilda Swinton drama Love Factory.
So have some fun with this. If you think you’ve seen something I haven’t then please add a comment. Since I forgot about this mission for half a year I will make it up to you by starting a new mission; next time I go to the movies I intend to yell out every title when this ad comes on. I wonder how long until I’m escorted out?

Sincerely,

Movie Mazzupial

Tim Burton's alive bride

No, the above is not the title of a shiteous remake to the classic Tim Burton's Corpse Bride. Instead, it refers to the best wedding cake I have ever seen. Ever.

Check it out below.

I got this picture off Facebook from a friend of mine who went to Nikki and Steve's wedding on the weekend. Now I don't know Nikki and Steve, but my conclusion is they must be pretty awesome people to have a Tim Burton's Corpse Bride themed wedding cake. It is so cool!

From the crooked cake-tiers and colours to the Victor Van Dort and Corpse Bride figures on top - the detail is incredible.

I used to write the wedding column for a local newspaper and out of the hundreds of wedding cakes I have seen, this has to be the most original (and delicious).

Kudos to them!

Another Narnia exclsuive for you hardcore fans

Since you all seemed to like my recent on-set exclusive from the set of the latest Chronicles of Narnia instalment, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, I thought I’d bring you another dose.
This time I managed to get better quality images as my camera-phone effort was an embarrassment to your enthusiasm. In securing these pictures I didn’t have to be sneaky like last time, just creative. In saying that, I did get sunburnt during this mission and politely asked to `back up' by the Water Police when I got too close to the set. And my muscles hurt.
Let me explain. . . . (Above) The first pic you see is me unloading me surf ski from my car. Why you ask? The Narnia set I was trying to get to is constructed on the wall of the Southport Seaway on the Gold Coast (in Queensland, Australia). They have blocked road access to the set so sticky beaks (like myself) can’t creep on and take photos. What they can’t block is the Seaway, which coincidentally offers the best view of the set. The only problem is the Seaway is full of sharks and is used by ships, large boats and cruisers to head offshore. It can also be a death-pool when the wind gets up and the swell is anything over 2ft. Hence, swimming was NOT an option.

(Above) My surf ski however, was perfect for this expedition as not only can I get super-close to the set and punch through the odd wave, I don’t get run over by any boats or eaten by Jaws. Well, the boat thing can still happen if I’m not paying attention . . .Anyway, I survived and bring you these pics courtesy of an underwater camera I borrowed and my own cunning.

I feel like I REALLY need to empathise the effort I went to to get these pics as I certainly didn't realise how hard it to was going to be when I started off. Let me just say, my muscles are killing me courtesy of an incoming tide and head wind. Argh.(Above) I took this while I was still paddling up to the set so you get an idea of its size. You can also see a few boats up ahead that are re-directing water traffic from getting too close.

(Above) As you can see, the huge wharf-like structure dominates the landscape. I thought I'd just be getting shots of them finishing construction on the set but I got lucky and they were actually filming while I was there. Wooo! Weather permitting, they will be filming here for four days.

(Above) Before I got too close to the set, the friendly Water Policemen and I were having a chat about what they had to do. The two of them, one on a boat and one on a jet ski, start at 5am in the morning and patrol the set through to 5pm at night when filming wraps up. Their main task is to stop people from getting too close to the set and in the way of the film boats.
(Above) Here's one of the friendly policemen in the foreground. In the background you can get a good look at the set and what's happening.

(Above) There were a few dozen men dressed in matching uniforms in the scene and they had to run up and down the set. It looked like a medieval military uniform of some sort and consisted of brown pants, a white shirt and a maroon vest thingy with the emblem of what looked like a yellow lion on it.
(Above) The quayside-looking structure is mainly built from scaffolding and plaster, as well as other materials. It has taken five weeks for construction crews to build.(Above) I’ve never read the books so I can’t even begin to speculate what scene this particular set might be used for. Perhaps fans of the series will be able to pick it but the PR team are being very secretive about the details. Beside the stuff I physically witnessed, the most information I was able to get was from Narnia’s location manager, a bloke named Gareth Price, who said boats would be pulling up alongside the wharf. Well, DAH!

(Above) You can see these boats in the pictures with little flags on them and they're identical to the intricately decorated canoe’s I saw on Friday.

Either way, I hope the set-designers are well aware of the complications involved for actors trying to get in and off boats here, especially if they’re small. The main hazard will be keeping the craft steady as there tends to be a lot of backwash off the rock wall.

(Above) Luckily for them (and me) conditions were crystal clear and relatively calm. Perfect for shooting and perfect for snooping. (Above) This is a creepy ghost ship I spotted on the paddle back. It has nothing to do with the Narnia filming but regardless, it's still a creepy ghost ship.

I hope this has satisfied any other Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader cravings you might have and I’ll bring you more news/pics when they come to light. Also, don't let my few whinges here put you off - the paddle was great exercise and it was a beautiful day for getting wet. Although, I do hope the next Narnia set I see is on land. Please be on land and relatively easy to get to.

The immaculate Inception

I promised a break-down on Chris Nolan’s latest project, Inception, and here it is. Complete with confirmed news, rumours and cast list. Prepare to become enthused, nay, extremely intrigued.

The concept

Batman fans went into cardiac arrest last year when Nolan announced his next film would not be a third Batman instalment, rather a film he had written several years earlier. Details of the plot are being keep under tighter wraps than Tutankhamen with the actors forbidden to give away any of the details.

When asked about the movie by MTV recently, cast member and Movie Mazz favourite Joseph Gordon-Levitt had this to say (or not say):
"Here’s the thing… I cant wait to talk to you about [Inception] but I’ve been very specifically asked not to talk about it. I want to respect [director Chris Nolan's wishes] because I love his movies and I’m so honored and grateful to be working with him. He’s got a really specific idea and way he wants people to be presented with this thing."

This, in my humble opinion, hints there are more than a few twists which would spoil the movie if known beforehand. Here is what we know about the plot so far; a CEO-type becomes involved in a blackmailing scandal. That’s it. Actually, Nolan also described the film as being set “within the architecture of the mind”. The films genre falls under the action, sci-fi, thriller categories and Nolan is no amateur at creating an amazing story. In fact, just knowing he has penned this latest effort makes me feel in safe hands considering he has previously written these masterpieces ; The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, The Prestige, Memento, Following and Doddlebug. His wife, Emma Thomas, is teaming up with him again to produce and Nolan is also directing.

I think this guy is one of the most creative cinema masterminds working and frankly I would go and see a Pizza Hut commercial if he made it. Fanaticism aside, this sounds so very, very exciting. And interesting. Inception is being shot in five countries including Morocco and a significant portion in Kananaskis, Alberta (a rural district in the Canadian Rockies). Oh, and it has a budget of $200 million. Yeah baby, $200 MILLION!

The Cast

WHAT A CAST! Seriously, I know decent cast's excite me easily but this really is incredible. There’s three actors in here high up in my hypothetical `top 10 all time favorites' list and one actress. Yet all are amazing performers and I can’t wait to see how they mesh together. They are:
Leonardo DiCaprio
The unluckiest Oscar-nominee who ever lived aka Leo, plays the lead role as the CEO-type.
Marion Cotillard Everyone’s favourite French actress (sorry Eva Green) plays Leo’s wifey.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt The power of Levittation continues with another foray into blockbusters playing an associate of Leo’s character.
Ellen Page The once-pregnant Page plays a young college grad student and Leo’s sidekick.
Ken Watanabe The man is back in villain-mode and plays the guy who is blackmailing DiCaprio’s character.
Tom Hardy A member of Leo’s team
Cillian Murphy and Michael Caine

These two ridiculously talented people are also cast, but there are no details on what parts they will be playing yet.

I’m hoping there will be a few more updates on the film before its July 22, 2010 release date here in Australia. Actually, scrap that. I’m digging the shrouding-in-secrecy vibe for a change. Bring on first posters and/or teaser trailer.

It's oh so lovely

OHMIGOD!OHMIGOD!OHMIGOD!OHMIGOD!OHMIGOD!OHMIGOD!
OHMIGOD!
Yesterday I wrote a post about how the trailer of a trailer for The Lovely Bones was driving me nuts with anticipation. TODAY I come to you with the OFFICIAL (squeal) FULL LENGTH (squeal) TRAILER (cue three minutes of squealing)!
Watch it HERE!
Or HERE!
And HEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEE!
Heck, it doesn't actually matter which link you click as it all directs to the same trailer complete with an introduction from a trim Peter Jackson. You don't understand how ecstatic I am, I have been waiting for this trailer for years! Seriously, years, since I first heard the novel was being adapted.
It's a perfect trailer. For a perfect movie and I think the Oscar buzz is warranted. I hope you enjoy the trailer as much as I do because lord knows I will be watching this puppy all night y'all.
The Lovely Bones opens on boxing day here in Australia and its release is eclipsing Christmas in my mind.
Thoughts???

Give a blog a bone

(Below) Mark Wahlberg and Saorise Ronan in a scene from Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones

So what if I'm a day late in posting this footage. Take the Tyson approach and bite me.

Entertainment Tonight screened an exclusive first look at footage from the film I'm most looking forward to this year - The Lovely Bones.

For some shiteous reason I was unable to let you view what is essentially a trailer of a trailer on this page. However, you can view it here.

In fact, you MUST view it here.

Sure, it's such a painfully short teaser you want to scream in frustration but it's like I always say "a little bit of chocolate is better than no chocolate at all".

For the record, the tiny clip gave me goosebumps. Visually it looks so ridiculously accurate to the images I imagined in my head whilst reading the book I'm kind of freaked out.

Other than that, I'll be frank and admit I'm feeling like a lazy blogger tonight. I do not want to write anymore soooooo I suggest you read these former posts to learn more about the film.

• Boner anyone?
• A bone to pick
• 51 film Movie Mazzupial is looking forward to in `09
• Wahlberg taking no Prisoners in `09

(Above) Saorise Ronan and the brilliant Susan Sarandon in a scene from the movie

On the set of the latest Narnia epic!

This has to be the most exciting and exclusive post I’ve written on Movie Mazzupial.

Today I got a world exclusive, sneak peek at the latest Chronicles of Narnia film The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which is being shot on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Well, technically I wasn’t the only media peep there as a representative from AAP wire service and Channel Nine were also treated to the behind the scenes tour. It was still pretty darn awesome. You will have to excuse the Blair Witch-esque photos as they were strict with the use of cameras and I had to take these on my phone. Oh, and please note, I have never been on the set of a Hollywood blockbuster before so you will have to excuse my fanatical gushing every now and then.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the third film in Narnia franchise, which has grossed $1.2 billion at the box-office to date. This adventure sees the two younger Pevensies, Edmund and Lucy, stay with their cousin Eustace Scrubb. The trio find a painting of an old ship and become absorbed into it, where they join the new King Caspian (Ben Barnes) to find the seven lost Lords of Narnia. It takes them to the farthest edge of the eastern world where they must survive storms, sea serpents and invisible enemies to reach lands where magicians weave mysterious spells and nightmares come true.

The production started filming this week at Warner Roadshow Studios, Movie World on the Gold Coast. It’s the biggest feature film to be made in Queensland and considering most of the movies shot on the GC are indie, low-budget or crappy tv shows, understandably the locals have been going ape-shit for any info on the movie. You can appreciate the froth factor from the Movie Mazzupial camp when my efforts to get on-set finally came to fruition. We (the media party of three) were met at the entrance to the studios this afternoon and transported via buggy to one of several lavish sets created for the film.

(Above) This first pic is taken inside sound stage five and the terrible quality of my sneaky photo does not do this set justice. Basically, it’s an expansive garden set with an array of peculiar, somewhat creepy hedges. It gave off a very Alice in Wonderland feel and everything, EVERYTHING, was varying shades of green. It was designed by Francisco Blanc and took local craftsman eight weeks to put together. They will film on this particular set for only three days which is amazing considering the effort put into creating the garden wonderland which, might I add, was made by hand.

The Media Coordinator on the film, who flew in last week, said the craftsmanship behind the creation of the set had blown him away and was `just like anything you would see done in Hollywood’. Here he explains how the set will be incorporated into the movie; “This is the magicians garden in the story, Coriakin, and he has turned a society of people invisible and when the kids from Narnia sail to this island they need to find the spell that will bring these invisible people back to visibility. This set is case and point really, just look around you. This is built by locals, designed by an American, but that doesn’t make any difference. It was made by locals and it just goes to show the craftsmanship and magic exists here in Australia.” (Below) This next shot is an overall view of the area where most of the filming is taking place at the Warner Roadshow Studios. Filming here ends in November, with a year-long post-production schedule leading to the film's Australian release in December, 2010.

(Above) Here you can get a closer look at the booty of one of the key elements that lured the Narnia crew to film on the Gold Coast as opposed to other locations that were considered including New South Wales, New Zealand and Mexico.

(Above) What is that you ask? That is a $2.1million water tank which allows for large-scale underwater and above water filming. The State Government invested $500,000 in the tank to try and boost the number of big budget films made in Queensland so Premier Anna Bligh was there today shaking hands with people and meeting the cast etc etc. The tank is the only one of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, and one of only a few worldwide. Productions like Titanic and Pirates of the Caribbean used similar water tanks and Fools Gold and Nim’s Island have been filmed in the tank over the past couple of years. Built into the ground, the tank measures 40m x 30m and has a graduated depth of 2m to 5m.

(Above) When I was on-set today, the lead characters including `heartthrob’ Ben Barnes were shooting a scene on a canoe in the tank.

(Above) Yeah, so, they might be splodges on here and you can only just get a glimpse of the canoe but cut me some slack – this is all from a camera phone baby. The leaf green canoe was decorated in intricate, vine-like engravings which weaved along the length of the boat in a lemon colour. The cast were all wearing the usual Narnia get-up which is like a cross between the attire of medieval Europe and Middle Earth.

(Above) Here, Premiere Anna Bligh (far left) is greeting lead cast members Will Poulter (middle) and Georgie Henley (right). You may remember Will in the incredibly awesome Son Of Rambow and this is his first feature film since then. He plays the Pevensies annoying cousin Eustace Scrubb. Besides smiling politely at the Premiere and avoiding our glances, he was pretty shy on-set (which is fair enough considering the ruckas a media scrum of three journos can create). His co-star, 14-year-old Georgie Henley, was not so shy and happily chatted with me before heading off to her lunch break. “We've been treated very well and everyone here seems very excited to have us here,” she said. “It's beautiful here. We've been around Main Beach but haven't been to any of the theme parks yet.” Henley resumes the role of Lucy Pevensie in the film, one of the major characters in the previous Narnia films.

(Above) Here’s just more on-set shenanigans as people mingle and be important. Notice the fellow second from the left with the short white hair, black sweater and jeans. That’s the director, Michael Apted, whose previous film credits include James Bond flick The World Is Not Enough, personal fav Gorillas in the Mist and guilty pleasure Enough. Apted lived up to the disheveled, elusive filmmaker stereotype on-set, but he did have this to say; “We came here for the weather and location, and so far its been spectacular”. True that. The other thing the Gold Coast has in abundance besides fake tans and plastic breasted women is super fine weather. Except on the odd occasion when we get freak storms that tear your roof off and wash away all your worldly possessions. Besides that . . . .

Alas, my friends, that wraps up my detailed account of my first experience on the set of a Hollywood blockbuster. I’m curious to know just how much this film is costing so if anyone has any info about that please leave me a comment. My guesstimate, once you incorporate the lavish sets and special-effects, is around the $100 million mark. Stay posted for more pics and goss as I plan to paddle my surf ski out into the Seaway this weekend to get some pictures of a huge wharf set they have constructed on the northern wall. Filming on this set, which is literally surrounded by ocean, starts there late next week.

I’m also hoping to bring you some pictures from the parts of the movie they are shooting at Cleveland Point. The main ship to appear in the movie was constructed at Warner Roadshow Studios and taken up the road to Cleveland to film exterior shots on the boat in September. Why wait until September you ask? Because the ship is colossal, measuring 100ft long. The interior shots on the ship will be filmed back on the Gold Coast in November. Here are some pics of the actual ship on location, taken by the father of one of the bloggers at Cine Fools.

To the moon and back

I saw Moon at the Brisbane International Film Festival last night. I had to break at least 13 different speed limits to make it there on time, but I made it.

And it blew my freaking mind!

Believe the hype. Believe the critical acclaim. Believe me, because this film is something truly unique and worth every second of your attention.

I explained the film in some detail a few posts ago so I don't want to be repetitive but this is a seriously impressive debut from David Bowie's son Duncan Jones (formerly known as Zowie Bowie).

Moon is an intelligent, complex, sci-fi, psychological-thriller that will catapult your peunie human mind into outer space.

The fact this is technically an indie film and made on a pathetic budget is hard grasp because the film looks so brilliant and slick.

Sam Rockwell is INCREDIBLE!

Okay, he's incredible in most movies he features but this really is the performance of his career. He is amazeballs.

Finally, without revealing a major spoiler, I was quite gobsmacked at the fresh take this film offered on a tired sci-fi feature.

So . . .I don't really know what else to say except SEE THIS FILM whenever and however you can.