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'Pandorum'
(Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, et al / DVD / R / (2009) 2010 / Anchor Bay Entertainment)

Overview: In 'Pandorum,' Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster join Cam Gigandet, Cung Le, newcomer Antje Traue, and director Christian Alvart ('Antibodies') to tell the terrifying story of two crew members stranded on a spacecraft who quickly – and horrifically – realize they are not alone.

DVD: I have to say, and yes, I will be the first to admit that I assumed this would be bumpf, but 'Pandorum' was REALLY a pretty decent flick. It was by no means a perfect movie, but probably one of the top Sci-Fi films I have seen in the past 5 years, for sure! The basic premise was very well thought out and well executed and without giving anything away, as there are twists and turns here, what reveals itself along the way is dynamite viewing.

The main character (played by Ben Foster) awakens to find he is on a space vessel, and yet cannot quite recall why ... or who he is! So, once shaved, his Commander breaks free of his own cryogenic stasis (the always great, Dennis Quaid) and together they begin to hunt for clues - aboard what quickly turns out to be a ridiculously large space ship!

The problem is that being in stasis for so long causes severe disorientation, so as the two officers slowly remember who they are, their jobs, their mission, one quickly figures out who the other one actually is, and the other quickly figures out that he himself is nuttier than a bag of peanuts!

Along the way they discover a few more passengers, realize there are huge problems with the ship and the crew, and that running around all over the ship are a new race of, well, alien creatures! The internal ship life support is failing, other officers cannot be found, and yet the killing on the ship continues.

But, are they aliens? Mutated humans? Mirages? As the small crew try to run for their lives and solve the mystery, they begin to realize that the cargo they're hauling may have been sent into space for the good of all mankind after all ... but that something bad happened along the way!

Heavily reminiscent of both 'Pitch Black' and Danny Boyle's brilliant 'Sunshine,' where a small crew facing desperate odds, in the backdrop of a sci-fi setting, set to it to right a massive wrong, there are lots of plot twists to keep you entertained along the way. Not too scary, some nice close-up snarls and such, and a pretty well-rounded movie. Rent this sucker today!! [MM] This is a Widescreen Presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs and comes with the Special Features of:

The World of Elysium: Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
What Happened to Nadia’s Team
Flight Team Training Video
Audio Commentary with Director Christian Alvart and Producer Jeremy Bolt
Deleted & Alternate Scenes
Still Galleries
Theatrical Trailer
Sneak Peeks

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