SUNSHINE

Directed by: Danny Boyle
Released: 2007

A movie I'd never heard of, but one that came highly recommended to me by almost everyone I know.  "Sunshine" is a story that takes place 50 years in the future.  The sun is dying out, and if something isn't done about it, every living thing on earth will perish.  A team of space...whatevers are sent to essentially plant and detonate a bomb inside the sun (this would create a "new star" inside the sun, which would basically kickstart the sun into working properly again).  It's funny that I watched this so shortly after watching "Event Horizon," because they're pretty similar in a lot of ways.  People trapped in space, someone/something is trying to kill them all off, there's a different abandoned and thought to be lost ship, etc.  The stories and objectives were obviously different, but there were similarities. 

I really enjoyed "Sunshine."  Again, it's a space movie, and those freak me out enough, but the added element of "someone/something" coming after the crew steps it up a bit.  It's not a horror film, though-- more of a sci-fi thriller, I'd say.  The acting and direction were fantastic, and the sheer scope of the film was incredible.  The way they (digitally, obviously) captured the vastness and sheer terror of open space was pretty great.  There's some pretty bleak moments in the film, and once it hits a certain point, you basically know how it's going to end...  but it's not quite what you might expect.  This one's definitely going to be a purchase.  8/10