Sunshine [Blu-ray] by Danny Boyle, starring Cliff Curtis, Chipo Chung, Cillian Murphy, Michelle Yeoh, Hiroyuki Sanada: DVDNear.com

Sunshine [Blu-ray]

Sunshine [Blu-ray]
by Danny Boyle

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Actor: Chipo Chung, Cillian Murphy, Cliff Curtis, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michelle Yeoh
Director: Danny Boyle
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-08
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Movie Reviews of Sunshine [Blu-ray]

Movie Review: More than a pretty film
Summary: 4 Stars

Sunshine has a tremendous amount of visual appeal. In some ways it is the opposite of the original Alien film. That was dark and close and terrifying. This is bright and open and terrifying. In Alien the danger was from the unknown. In this film the dangers are from things that often comfort us, things we need for survival.

I really enjoyed the visuals, especially the ship design. It was also really a treat to see a film that was plot driven and that one of the main plot elements concerns the need to make a decision and the events that cascade from that. I thought the process the characters went through both to make the original call and then to deal with later events was interesting and certainly not absurd, as most films would have been.

Characters were fairly stock but had some good twists.

Well worth a watch, especially compared to many mindless things out there.

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Summary of Sunshine [Blu-ray]

A novel blend of doomsday thriller and meditative science fiction, Danny Boyle's Sunshine imagines a disturbing future in which mankind must re-ignite the sun or face total extinction. A team of scientists and crew members (played by an eclectic cast that includes Cillian Murphy from Boyle's 28 Days Later, The Fantastic Four's Chris Evans, Rose Byrne of TV's Damages, and martial-arts legend Michelle Yeoh) is dispatched to the dying star, but disaster strikes from almost every conceivable angle; as the crew is whittled down by accidents and psychological breaks, the survivors must discover a way to carry out the mission or seal the fate of the world's population. Alternately exciting and pensive, Sunshine's dichotomous tone may throw viewers expecting a special-effects bonanza (though the film's visuals are frequently stunning), but for those who recall such cerebral '70s efforts as Silent Running and Phase IV, Boyle's unusual take will be refreshing and even fascinating. The DVD includes commentaries by Boyle and Dr. Brian Cox, who served as the film's science advisor; Boyle also lends his voice to a brace of deleted scenes, including an alternate ending (which doesn't improve on the one used in the film). Thorough production diaries cover every aspect of the film's execution, from casting to special effects design, while a pair of unrelated short films by Chris Shepherd and Dan Arnold seems to be included only as a gesture of Boyle's appreciation for these directors. --Paul Gaita

Fifty years into the future a team of astronauts are sent to deploy a device to reignite the dying sun.System Requirements:Running Time: 110 Mins.Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/RACE AGAINST TIME Rating: R UPC: 024543485537 Manufacturer No: 2248553

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