sci-fi/horror is like pizza. leftovers taste good, just make sure it has the right ingredients. pandorum is that large you ordered on Friday night that still tastes fresh on Monday. alright, enough of this pizza bs. so the film begins in deep space as the elysium (which holds 60,000 passengers, asleep in hyperspace) makes its way to a planet far beyond our reach called tanis. food and water are running low on earth. this ship acts as a one way ticket so humans will be able to start a new civilization. two men inexplicably wake up and see the ship is experiencing a power failure. they can't find anyone else and they're suffering from memory loss, which is a side effect of hyper-sleep (so they say). one of the men goes to find the reactor and along the way he finds a hottie crew member who says she's been awake for 5-6 months. the discussion doesn't last long because they're interrupted by frightening alien-like creatures who can run on both their hands and feet. they move fast and look damn scary. from here the film goes on to reveal why the creatures are on board, we witness the two characters slowly get their memory back, and we're introduced to the inner workings of the ship. the music suits the movie well. there were many times where the music reminded me of the score for resident evil by marco beltrami and marilyn manson. the ending with the pods popping out of the water along with the shot of the waterfall was fantastic. i often complain about movies not having the balls to end on a grim note, but this time i really wanted our characters to survive. i was happy to see them make it. i rarely see films that ever manage to scare me, pandorum gave me the creeps. i have to give it a little extra respect for that.
Review of Pandorum
