The Astronaut Farmer
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Topic: The Astronaut Farmer
Posted By: Tolgak
Subject: The Astronaut Farmer
Date Posted: 24 February 2007 at 11:14am
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I saw the movie last night, so I might as well give you guys a review. Warning: Very minor spoilers in this review. If you saw the trailers, then these shouldn't be spoilers at all. Plot: The story is about a farmer named Charles Farmer, who had to leave NASA in order to save his farm. It had been his dream to go to space, so he decided to build a rocket for himself. The story begins when he is finished with the rocket and is in need of fuel, which is what finally gets the government worried about his plan. The story continues with his struggle to get the rocket off the ground, with plenty of factors holding him back. The originality of this plot is what made the story so enjoyable. I've never heard of any other movies in which an individual does something of such caliber to follow a dream that many of us share. This is the first movie that let me fully understand the main character's (intended) emotions because I too want to go to space under all costs. Acting: Decent. The story provided plenty of emotional moments, but I definately did not see it on the actor's faces. Even in moments of tragedy, the worst I saw was a small frown and moist eyes. They still took their character roles seriously and avoided speaking in a corny way. One can tell by the inflection in each character's voice that the actors were living the role they were given (with slightly less emotional strength than I expected). I would put it on par with the movie Contact. Direction and Editing: The movie did a pretty good job with both. My only problem with it came at a major event in the movie about one hour in. Everything happened almost instantly when they should have taken a bit longer with the scene. It almost made it feel like they were trying to rush an end to the movie when I realized that no movie was that short. Camera placements were a bit too close to actors' faces a lot of the time. If they had varied it a little it would not have bothered me enough to mention it. Effects: They weren't as good as I expected. I know the rocket is almost featureless when it comes to decoration and body shape, but at one point it was extremely blurry and it made one feel no sense of being there when it took off. That could also be because the theater I went to had an awful sound system. If there's anything else you want me to review about this movie, state it below. I think this is a movie worth watching. That's all I can say. The story sets it apart from the other movies in a way that justified choosing this movie over 23, my other option for last night. I don't think you will be disappointed. ------------- 
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Posted By: travis75
Date Posted: 24 February 2007 at 11:29am
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Posted By: a5Tpp789
Date Posted: 24 February 2007 at 2:34pm
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didn't feel like reading the name sounds like something on the discovery channel -------------  if you put 500 dollars into an A5 it is still an A5
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 24 February 2007 at 2:36pm
| I didn't want to read it all, but most likely am going to go see it today. |
Posted By: Squishey
Date Posted: 24 February 2007 at 3:48pm
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i read some of it, i want to go see it billy bob throton is a great actor.
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Posted By: Trogdor2
Date Posted: 24 February 2007 at 6:24pm
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Looks like crap honestly. I'm not seeing it. Thanks for the review though.
------------- Something unknown is doing we don't know what. That is what our knowledge amounts to. - Sir Arthur Eddington |
Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 24 February 2007 at 7:43pm
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Trogdor2 wrote:Posted By: benttwig33
Date Posted: 24 February 2007 at 9:33pm
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looks ridiculous / a movie for little kids ------------- Sig is WAY too big. |
Posted By: Dye Playa
Date Posted: 24 February 2007 at 9:51pm
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