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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on April 10, 2009 at 11:11 AM

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Rich S. says ...

I hope they give Bruce Dern a cameo.

Posted by Rich S. at April 10, 2009 11:27 AM

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MilkMan says ...

I have high hopes for this one, although the smiley face and the sex are making me a little nervous. Not that big of a Sam Rockwell fan, either. It hurts me to watch him act. I feel like the gears are always grinding. But it does have a nice Silent Running/Outland/2001/Saturn 3 feel to it.

Posted by MilkMan at April 10, 2009 11:32 AM

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MickTravisMcGee says ...

Yeah, looks like "Silent Running" meets "Solaris."

I wonder if there'll be a scene in which Rockwell uses three robots to perform a minor but agonizing medical procedure on himself. That was my favorite part.

Posted by MickTravisMcGee at April 10, 2009 11:40 AM

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berg says ...

Moon's director Duncan Jones brought the film to houston as NASA requested a screening ... they were interested in the film's depiction of Helium 3 mining ...

Posted by berg at April 10, 2009 11:43 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

Why the fuck don't we actually have bases on the moon? God damn Vietnam war.

Posted by BurmaShave at April 10, 2009 11:46 AM

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BoshBarnetWonkyDonkey says ...

The moon is ace. I hope Barry O, sometime in like his second term or something, sends some dudes up to the moon again. He can put some people to work building a spaceship.

This looks good. I personally like the smiley face and its changing expressions. Kind of creepy.

Posted by BoshBarnetWonkyDonkey at April 10, 2009 11:48 AM

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MilkMan says ...

Burma, read Dark Side of the Moon, by Gerard de Groot. One of the best books I have read about the space race. According to the book, it was literally a miracle that we ever even got to the moon. Some might say it was just blind luck.

I don't think we are getting off of this planet. It's not going to happen. Maybe, at best, humans can get into some kind of permanent orbit around the earth, but other than that, this planet is a fucking prison.

Nothing is funnier than when someone asks an astronaut whether or not the moon landing was a fake? Have you ever seen Buzz Aldrin's reaction to that question? Comedy at its best.

Posted by MilkMan at April 10, 2009 11:53 AM

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Sabina E says ...

AMAZING.

Posted by Sabina E at April 10, 2009 12:12 PM

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BoshBarnetWonkyDonkey says ...

This was directed by Zowie Bowie! Aces.

Posted by BoshBarnetWonkyDonkey at April 10, 2009 12:16 PM

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MikeSchaeferSF says ...

I'm totally there. But putting a blurb that says "Brainy and Thoughtful!" in your trailer ain't gonna sell it to the low-thread-count set.

Posted by MikeSchaeferSF at April 10, 2009 12:19 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

Milk I'll be sure to check that out. And I fear you may be right. And yeah, that was golden. Buzz Aldrin should have a lifetime pass to deal with people like that as such.

Posted by BurmaShave at April 10, 2009 12:25 PM

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Mark says ...

Elon Musk will be drinking a margarita with a three-titted dwarf on Mars within 20 years. Book it.

Posted by Mark at April 10, 2009 12:44 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

See you at the party, Mark.

Posted by BurmaShave at April 10, 2009 1:06 PM

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MikeSchaeferSF says ...

@BoshBarnet: holy crap! I had no idea. That's the Amazing Fact of the Week for me. Thanks!

Posted by MikeSchaeferSF at April 10, 2009 1:52 PM

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crazyeight says ...

Only if there are bankruptcy courts on Mars, Mark.

Posted by crazyeight at April 10, 2009 2:30 PM

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MAGGA says ...

I love it when Ali G asks Buzz Aldrin what he says to all those people who claim the moon does not exist.

This film looks like a wonderful study of loneliness. Had never heard of this, for some reason, and now it's a priority.

Posted by MAGGA at April 10, 2009 3:49 PM

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MilkMan says ...

Yeah, I think this movie is going to strike a resonant chord with those who spend most of their time sitting in front of a computer, communicating with veritable cyphers. Being on HE all day makes me feel pretty lonely. The rest of you might as well be on a another planet, right?

Posted by MilkMan at April 10, 2009 3:57 PM

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MAGGA says ...

That's right. Now I'm off to see if anyone's presed "like" on my Facebook status upgrade.

Posted by MAGGA at April 10, 2009 4:17 PM

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MAGGA says ...

No one has.

Posted by MAGGA at April 10, 2009 4:18 PM

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NotImpressed1Yet says ...

Milkman, I was intrigued by your book recommendation and went to Amazon to learn more about it.

Apparently there are some MAJOR factual errors in it:

http://www.amazon.com/review/R3DZFHPNNPZPT4/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R3DZFHPNNPZPT4

Posted by NotImpressed1Yet at April 10, 2009 5:23 PM

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Renfield says ...

Looks cool but the computer is a bit Hal-ish, no?

Should've gone with a female voice to cease comparisons.

Posted by Renfield at April 10, 2009 5:31 PM

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MilkMan says ...

Thanks for the tip, Not Impressed. I just put a call into the publisher. Hopefully they'll be able to pulp the remaining copies of the book before another person can read it. Good work.

Posted by MilkMan at April 10, 2009 6:03 PM

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NotImpressed1Yet says ...

I didn't mean to make you angry and sarcastic Milkman, and was genuinely excited to check out that book before I found out about its problems.

And this movie looks like lots of fun. I do wish Sam Rockwell's face would calm down a little but he's still ok. The idea of this movie has lots of potential and the trailer is great.

Posted by NotImpressed1Yet at April 10, 2009 7:09 PM

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MilkMan says ...

Who's being sarcastic. That was a very heads-up move on your part. We need people to be that passionate. It doesn't take much time these days to file a formal complaint via email. So I did. I hope I ruin Gerard De Groot's day.

Posted by MilkMan at April 10, 2009 8:05 PM

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Chase Kahn says ...

It's a decent film, but it's ultimately not as high-minded as it would like to be. Clint Mansell's score (played there in the trailer) is really good at times, bad at others, Rockwell fares well, exterior shots are great.

I couldn't help afterwards but feel the film will have a wider appeal than I original thought, which isn't exactly a compliment.

Posted by Chase Kahn at April 10, 2009 8:29 PM

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MilkMan says ...

Hedging my bets.

Posted by MilkMan at April 10, 2009 8:43 PM

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actionlover says ...

I can't wait! This movie's gonna be AWESOME!!!

Posted by actionlover at April 10, 2009 9:45 PM

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MilkMan says ...

Actionlover for President of Hollywood.

Posted by MilkMan at April 10, 2009 10:20 PM

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nitpicker says ...

Congrats and much success to Mr. Jones. This movie looks so good, I will not want to see it. Why not? It looks like my idea of hell. Trapped in space with no way home. Even so, I can't resist. Like when I used to watch Lost in Space as a kid.

Posted by nitpicker at April 11, 2009 6:29 AM

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