...it's been a while since there has been a new movie to draw me to the multiplex - most of the interesting ones of late will do just as well on my HD flat screen at home in a couple of months.So along comes a new Tom Cruise sci-fi film about post-apocalyptic earth and a couple of care-takers who are soon to go off to the new planet. Of course things do not go as planned and much is not as it seems.
The two local papers disagreed - one gave it a D saying it was pretty weak compared say, to Cruise's earlier classic, Minority Report.
The other gave it a B saying that regardless, Cruise's charisma keeps you focused and involved in the film.
I agree with both and give it a C - at the end the plot doesn't make a lot of sense but Cruise does a really good job so it's worth seeing on the big screen.
At least until next month at least when the summer blockbusters begin to come out.
Edits: 04/20/13
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Topic - Oblivion... - mkuller 23:49:14 04/20/13 (32)
- Saw Oblivion for the second time on Friday - Chris from Lafayette 15:06:54 05/05/13 (3)
- The only relevant question is is it half as good as Prometheus? - geoffkait 14:17:02 05/06/13 (2)
- I just saw it - it's a little better than Prometheus, but is still basically forgettable - Doug Flynn 08:02:53 05/07/13 (1)
- "There are several scenes which are just copies of other movies" - Chris from Lafayette 09:10:40 05/07/13 (0)
- a long and slow movie - mbnx01 08:43:28 05/02/13 (0)
- Cruise is an enigma. - free.ranger 21:56:52 04/29/13 (0)
- Cruise is a draw no matter what it is.... - Billy Wonka 16:28:07 04/25/13 (0)
- I'm with you. - grantv 07:50:02 04/24/13 (7)
- Spoilers... - mkuller 08:22:43 04/24/13 (6)
- RE: Spoilers... again. - grantv 09:07:35 04/24/13 (5)
- There's another reason we see... - Steve O 13:06:37 04/24/13 (2)
- Interesting, makes sense. - grantv 14:09:11 04/24/13 (1)
- FYI... - Steve O 16:29:44 04/24/13 (0)
- Makes sense... - mkuller 10:46:43 04/24/13 (0)
- P.S. - grantv 09:44:06 04/24/13 (0)
- Forget it. I'd be more likely to see Iron Man 3 NT - Jazz Inmate 14:01:35 04/21/13 (12)
- Robert Downey, Jr... - mkuller 11:18:24 04/22/13 (11)
- "otherwise not much difference between the two" -- one has a sense of humor, can act and isn't a scientologist - Jazz Inmate 10:11:46 04/26/13 (10)
- Only you... - mkuller 11:33:52 04/26/13 (9)
- Scientology is a Real Religion, and Festivus is a Real Holiday. - oldmkvi 22:14:51 04/27/13 (5)
- On Rotten Tomatoes Oblivion rates 56%, Iron Man 3 rates 93% - Jazz Inmate 12:05:29 04/28/13 (4)
- Or they trust... - mkuller 21:19:36 04/28/13 (3)
- RE: Or they trust... - Jazz Inmate 15:55:36 05/01/13 (2)
- LOL! Sounds like... - mkuller 16:02:42 05/01/13 (1)
- RE: LOL! Sounds like... - Jazz Inmate 14:57:26 05/02/13 (0)
- I think one or two other people are aware of it - Jazz Inmate 16:22:50 04/26/13 (2)
- Are we talking about Oblivion... - mkuller 17:25:03 04/26/13 (1)
- if you're as big of a cruise fanboy as you seem, your question answers itself NT - Jazz Inmate 13:41:24 04/27/13 (0)
- Trailer more or less sucks - geoffkait 05:52:43 04/21/13 (3)
- The actual movie is better than the trailers might lead one to believe... - Steve O 14:10:49 04/21/13 (2)
- Oblivion music; Band is calle d "M83" - Dman 06:21:23 04/24/13 (0)
- The reviewer who gve it a B... - mkuller 15:06:59 04/21/13 (0)