The first time I watched MOON – a few years ago, I am pretty sure I was stoned on Mexican Dirt Grass and never really remembered how it ended or even got it. I just watched this again all dry and coherent and I am gonna come out and say how much I LOVED this movie. The technical aspects of this are phenomenal, Sam Rockwell acted his fucking balls off, GERTY was slightly heart moistening and the story was just fucking fantastic. BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO FUCKING BRAVO! This movie is excellente!
Who looks at this place that hasn’t seen MOON? Here’s the plot: in the future we discover a source of energy from minerals found on the moon. The company that produces and sells it has a mining camp up there and it’s run by Sam Rockwell and his computer pal GERTY. He’s contracted for three years and then he gets to go home. By the time this starts he only has two weeks left then he gets to go home to his lovely wife and daughter. YAY!! Sex!! Drugs!! Rock and Roll!!! (Not really – well, maybe The Sex). But, that wouldn’t be such a good movie if he just up and left 12 minutes into the film. Instead he starts seeing things that shouldn’t be there, his health becomes shitty and he has a huge accident (out on the moon, not in his pants).
I would be surprised to find anyone out HERE that hasn’t seen it so – if you haven’t: SPOILERS. In real time we watch as he wakes up after his wreck and starts to get re-oriented. He goes about his business and a little later goes out to check on some mining equipment – and runs across his OWN INJURED BODY!!! WOAH!!! WHAT??? HUH?? Soon there’s two of em walking around and they realize they’re clones and they’re not the only ones, there’s a ton of them down in the “basement”. This kind of goes from a straight up sci-fi flick and turns into a emotional treatment of what it feels like to realize your entire life has been a sham and everything you hoped for doesn’t exist. There’s a really emotional scene (to me) when Sam 1 is breaking down and trying to log into his computer to look at his old records and he can’t get in so GERTY comes in and helps him out. Makes me sniffy. Anyway – if you haven’t seen this movie you totally should! It’s not all Sci Fi so don’t worry about that.
Either way, now that you’ve broken out your tissues and had a good cry, head on over to THE BLOGGERS CUT and check out our brand spanking new feature. Be careful on two fronts – 1) it’s NSFW and 2) you just might laugh yourself silly!
I havent seen it 😦
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WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTT?????????
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I know, everyone tells me that I should, and I will, just, ya know, I’ll get to it eventually 🙂
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UGH – this went to SPAM again – I hate it –
Yeah – you totally should!
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Shit, really???? How the fuck can it still go to spam! Thanks for rescuing it, sorry its a nightmare 😦
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This one did too – WTF??
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I haven’t either, Tyson; so don’t feel too bad. I mean if a movie expert like myself who is clearly the standard hasn’t seen it – and it comes highly recommended on the shitfest site, you know it can’t be THAT good! 🙂
I’m just messin’. I hadn’t had much interest in this before, but Sam Rockwell is the great equalizer here, and if you’re this passionate about it, I will give it a chance and try to watch in the near future.
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I haven’t seen it either actually.
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That needs to change my friend. Don’t delay!
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This is a great movie and Duncan Jones is awesome, BUT…
*SPOILER!*
Why did they have the clone thing which probably cost billions and all that secrecy and controversy and risk Sam looking down in the basement and finding out about it when they could have actually just had a different guy go up there every three years?
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I meant to go into this but forgot – remember how all of the clones are super sick at the end of their mission? I think they’re only designed to live for three years before they get zapped. I think, with hundreds of clones down there they could just keep going on and on for a century or something without having to train someone new…
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But you could keep going on and on for a century with new people too.
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Maybe we could have R.O.T.O.R. haul Jones in for some hard questioning??
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Wonderful film! Check out Europa Report as well, I think you’ll like it.
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I’ve been waiting for it to be available to me – can’t wait!
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It’s vet cool, not as good as Moon but kinda in the same category.
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Wow…so many f-bombs! I’ll also recommend Europa Report, amazing film…but I digress. This just might be my all time favourite film. Sam Rockwell is just unparalleled. Spacey as Gerty is phenomenal. Jones did an absolutely superlative job with the story and direction. Clint Mansell’s score is hauntingly atmospheric. Everything about this film is perfect. Great write-up!
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LOL – I’ve been watching a lot of deadwood lately… must be wearing off on me…
Your gravatar is actually what inspired me to give it another watch. This movie is excellent! Thanks for the comment!
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My only take-away from this flick would have to be that I wish they didn’t get somebody’s voice as noticeable as Spacey’s to do the robot, but all in all, great movie and wonderful, if not Oscar-worthy performance from Rockwell. Then again though, it seems like every performance of his has the chance of being up for an Oscar. Good review Joseph.
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Joseph? It’s Eric : )
Thanks! The only thing I think that would have made it slightly better for me is if he had been out there for, say, 100 years or so.
Thanks again!
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You have finally watched an actual movie. Good job, Eric. Moon is one of my favorites and continues to fight for my favorite sci-fi flick of the last 10 years with District 9 and Sunshine.
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LOL – excellent! This movie is fantastic!!
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Good film, glad you liked it 😀
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Thanks Tim!
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I stopped at ‘spoilers’ because….yes, I have not watched it. BUT WILL!!! I will…
lol
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lol! You’re in for a good one!
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I always go for the spoilers, hoping for a “happy” ending, but I guess I’m not getting it , huh. Oh, well. I love happy endings.
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I wasn’t too keen on this when I saw it. I really liked the idea but I found it a bit plodding in general. You make me want to see it again now.
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Sam Rockwell is amazing in this. It genuinely upset and disturbed me. I don’t think I could bring myself to watch it again.
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Loved this movie, though I it took me a while before I trusted it. I stumbled across it showing and had no background or pedigree before I settled in. At first, I though it was exactly the kind of sci/fi I don’t like. (Too unemotional and slow.) It took a turn, though, and a good one.
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I know!! Thanks for reading Renae!
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I’m glad that, when you watch normal movies, you like good ones. 🙂 Great film! I’m pretty sure we can somehow thank David Bowie’s super cool sperm for it.
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HA!! Nice!!
Thanks for making me think about Bowie’s sperm…
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Outstanding movie! Glad to hear you actually don’t spend all your time on cheap, trashy horrors. 😉
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Every now and then I get into something good : )
Nice to hear from you – hope you’re doing OK!
Boat Drinks!
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Haha! I’m just jesting.
Yeah, I’m good bro. Not much writing going on. I’m studying at the moment, as well as, working so the blog has had to take a little break just now.
Boat Drinks!
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LOL – no, it’s true – I’ve always had the hots for trashy horror : )
Take it easy and good luck on your studies!
Boat Drinks!
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