Solaris (Soderbergh) (UK)
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There are some places man is not ready to go
Certificate: PG
Running Time: 94 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Aboard a lonely space station orbiting a mysterious planet, terrified crew members are experiencing a host of strange phenomena, including resurrected phantoms from their pasts. And when psychologist Chris Kelvin (a brooding George Clooney) arrives to investigate, he confronts a power beyond imagining that could hold the key to humanity`s deepest dreams... or darkest nightmares. Steven Soderbergh directs this haunting, meditative second adaptation of Stanislaw Lem`s Solaris (following on from Andrei Tarkovsky`s 1972 film), produced by James Cameron.
Special Features:
2 behind the scenes featurettes
The script
Commentary by Steven Soderbergh and James Cameron
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English
Directed By:
Steven Soderbergh
Written By:
Steven Soderbergh
Stanislaw Lem
Starring:
Ulrich Tukur
Jeremy Davies
Viola Davis
Natascha McElhone
George Clooney
Casting By:
Debra Zane
Soundtrack By:
Cliff Martinez
Director of Photography:
Steven Soderbergh
Editor:
Steven Soderbergh
Costume Designer:
Milena Canonero
Production Designer:
Philip Messina
Producer:
Rae Sanchini
Michael Polaire
Jon Landau
James Cameron
Charles V. Bender
Executive Producer:
Gregory Jacobs
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox
Your Opinions and Comments
This has got to be one of the worst sci-fi movies I ever saw. It fails (miserably) in so many categories - script (or the lack of it, actually), acting (well, duh - who ever said Clooney can act?), special effects (huh?!?) and empathy with the characters (oh, so they`re actually human beings???).
The video transfer is ok. There are no compression signs at all, but the transfer doesn`t have a "great" stamp on it. Something is missing. Perhaps it`s an occasional focus. But then again - perhaps not.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is somehow flat. The surrounds are used occasionally, but this is not the movie to show off your speakers with.
The menus are nicely animated with sound.
The extras include a commentary by the director and producer, a behind the scenes featurette and an interactive script.
Bottom line - this is a dreadful movie and Soderbergh and Cameron ought to be ashamed of themselves. Avoid.