Obitaemyy ostrov (The Inhabited Island) (2008)

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A young astronaut crash-lands on a totalitarian planet where the citizens suffer under cruel medieval living conditions despite the highly advanced weaponry and technology developed by their leaders in this ambitious sci-fi action thriller from director Fyodor Bondarchuk. The year is 2157: Maxim was… More A young astronaut crash-lands on a totalitarian planet where the citizens suffer under cruel medieval living conditions despite the highly advanced weaponry and technology developed by their leaders in this ambitious sci-fi action thriller from director Fyodor Bondarchuk. The year is 2157: Maxim was on a mission in deep space when his ship crashed on an unknown planet. Upon discovering that he will never be able to return home, Maxim joins forces with a local girl and her brother in an attempt to overthrow the planet's totalitarian system. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated,
Directed By: Fyodor Bondarchuk
Genres: Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy

In Theaters: Dec 18, 2008 Wide

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Stemming from the Strugatsky brothers' novel by the same name, Fyodor Bondarchuk's Inhabited Island falls short of expectations.Set in the year 2157, the plot for this science fiction picture is really difficult to put together. There aren't… More
Stemming from the Strugatsky brothers' novel by the same name, Fyodor Bondarchuk's Inhabited Island falls short of expectations.Set in the year 2157, the plot for this science fiction picture is really difficult to put together. There aren't enough explanations or descriptions for a number of things, although the pieces do slowly fall into place as the 1 hour 50 minute film progresses. Still, it is a task to connect the dots. It's almost as if reading the novel is a requirement.There is a moderate amount of action and the choreography for the hand to hand combat isn't too bad. The are a lot of slow motion-speed up shots during these scenes as well. The rest of the explosive action is also decent enough to entertain.The futuristic setting is the highlight of the film. The combination of CG effects and live action designs work well to create the technologically advanced city for the story to unravel.The characters are a tad uninteresting and this relates to the poor storytelling. Vasily Stepanov seems out of place, even though his character is possibly meant to be this way.Inhabited Island does have the story concept and visuals to be a great science fiction adventure. It also has the ending to set up the sequel. It is just too bad that some of the other things drag it down.

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