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Post by bittersound on Feb 2, 2007 12:35:45 GMT 1
I was sitting down thinking about classic sci-fi films that I really enjoyed the other day and came up with this one: The Quiet Earth Like a certain other film adaptation that we all know and love (cough) it has drawn negative comments when compared to the original book but as a story, the concept is great IMHO. Does anyone else remember/like/hate this film? |
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Post by Wastedyuthe on Feb 2, 2007 12:44:07 GMT 1
Never heard of it Bittersound. Can you give a quick overview?
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Post by bittersound on Feb 2, 2007 12:48:53 GMT 1
i enclosed a handy imdb link in the original post my friend  oh, ok then... The main character has been involved in the development of a new "power grid" system on behalf of the USA. The stated use of this system is that it will allow aircraft to draw energy from a series of generators based on the planets surface. The main character questions the use of this and attempts to commit suicide, only to wake and find that he (and two others) are the only survivors on (his part) of the earth. It becomes apparent that they had all died at the precise moment that the grid was switched on. During the course of the events the main character voices his belief that the project he was working on was not what was advertised "the Americans were always withholding information" Also all the characters had experienced a sensation of traveling down a tunnel (at the moment of death) but had not managed to reach the end. It soon becomes clear that the planet is about to suffer another "effect" and to stop this the main character drives a lorry, laden with explosives into the local power relay station. He dies at the moment that the "effect" is taking place and wakes to find himself on a shoreline, with a ringed planet rising very close and what appears to be mushroom clouds in the sky. Quite what this means is a matter of some speculation, however it appears logical that the "power grid" project was an attempt to create a spacial transfer system of some kind and that the main character completed his trip through the tunnel on the second pulse, arriving on the destination planet. Apparently he is the last man (human) alive, as the pulse would likely have wiped out the other two survivors. |
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Post by Wastedyuthe on Feb 2, 2007 13:00:25 GMT 1
Ooops! Sorry- didn't realise the title was a link! That sounds very interesting. What was the negative comments on the film? Do you agree with them? And how did it compare to the book?
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Post by thedonal on Feb 2, 2007 13:43:10 GMT 1
I remember seeing that on MovieDrome (as presented by Alex Cox) all those years ago- it is a good film, though amusingly, the shot on the poster is not really idicative of the film..
Not read the book though.
Interestingly, scientist are looking into the possibilities of such a power grid at the moment. Hmmm- scary?! A similar idea is also used in Iain M Banks' Culture Novels in the form of a galactic 'energy grid'.
So there.
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Post by bittersound on Feb 2, 2007 13:47:25 GMT 1
the shot on the poster is not really idicative of the film... Um, yes, it rather is. I could go into it but that would involve spoilers. |
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Post by thedonal on Feb 2, 2007 13:56:07 GMT 1
Yeah, I see what you're getting at, but in terms of the bulk of the film's events and the nature of that picture- you could sit down to the film expecting something quite different to what you actually see...
Well, I would, anyway.
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Post by bittersound on Feb 2, 2007 14:38:15 GMT 1
but you're a spaz though.
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Post by thedonal on Feb 2, 2007 14:52:46 GMT 1
You should watch The Quiet SEZ
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Post by nervouspete on Feb 3, 2007 1:16:23 GMT 1
Hmm, haven't seen this film, but it looks like exactly the sort of thing I like.
Cheers!
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Post by rusti on Feb 3, 2007 14:42:31 GMT 1
Never heard of the film. it looks very interesting.
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Post by Luperis on Feb 3, 2007 18:36:18 GMT 1
I've never heard of this one either... but it does sound interesting - and seems to be quite highly-rated on IMDB. Somthing I'll definately consider watching sometime.
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Post by bittersound on Feb 4, 2007 22:31:16 GMT 1
Never heard of the film. it looks very interesting. i can let you know where do download buy it if you want... |
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Post by Scifishocks on Feb 16, 2007 15:04:12 GMT 1
I have got a copy of this now... review to follow soon.  |
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Post by richardburton on Feb 16, 2007 15:23:29 GMT 1
I remember this film now. I think it was Moviedrome that I saw it on too many years ago. It was pretty good from what I remember. Wouldn't mind borrowing it off ya, Nerf to refresh my memory.
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