The Man from Earth
Alexis Thorpe, Annika Peterson, David Lee Smith
An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he is an immortal who has walked the earth for 14,000 years...( read more
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DVD Released: November 13, 2007
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June 6, 2009woww - a film that really makes you think. I loved it and I'm sure several ideas in this film will haunt me for days to come. Highly recommendable.
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September 14, 2008Interesting and infuriating in equal measure. Has a wonderful one room scenario but spoils it with cinematography that looks like it comes from some cheap television show and a score that sounds like it was used in a charity advert. On top of that the majority of performances can... ...( read more )
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June 23, 2008My main complaint is with the production values. The dvd looked horrible on my 1080p.
A man tells his friends he's 14,000 years old at his going away party. Who can believe him? Why should he care?
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January 17, 2008Finally, a Sci-Fi film for thinkers! No aliens, no space ships, no robots... just a 14.000-year-old man and a group of teachers discussing issues like humanity, immortality and religion. I'm not sure yet what to think about this. The first impression - which normally is the most ... ...( read more )
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December 29, 2007A woderfully surprising experience for my last film of the year. A really thinking man's movie. Sci-Fi brilliance without any CGI or aliens or exploding planets.
I'll be thinking about this one for days. Sort of a sci-fi version of 12 Angry Men. Completely terrific.
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July 3, 2009An interesting movie that I think would work better in novel form than on the screen. It's a lot of talking and while the cast does a good job it tends to get a little slow at points. I started to lose interest in the story when it moved into a much bigger plot of how the chara... ...( read more )
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August 26, 2008Loved the premis of this film. Maybe too generous giving 5* rating but its so minimalistic, purely a conversation in one room (a la 'an inspecor calls') with a bunch of colleagues that kept me gripped throughout the entire film, and a great subtle twist at the end.
Goes to show hollywood doesn't need big budgets to make great films. You just need a good story good actors and a great script/dialogue. Fantastic performances from Tony Todd and all other cast members!! -
July 25, 2008SPOILER ALERT!! SPOILER ALERT!! I some what agree with Jemmielrey in that the film takes pleasure in ridiculing the the Christian faith and I happen think that's wrong, just like ridiculing any other faith for pleasure is wrong. First of all, to me the film would have been much more believable if the main character wasn't Jesus himself but a well known lesser Bible character. Secondly, I thought the characters assumption that the myriad of Bible translations constitutes different Biblical messages was erroneous, they all follow the same message. Thirdly, the fact that other religious faiths have the same story elements to them, such as the virgin birth, does not disprove Christianity. I don't care about the Vatican's opinion on anything. I did find Daniellsamson's comment "LOL" perplexing. Are you texting your teeny bopper friends? Write an intelligible comment? I'm sure you have something more to say.
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January 28, 2008Though the action is restricted to one setting, the movie is extremely stimulating!Although there are no aliens or such represented, it creates a much more believable story than they would do. It is one of those movies that you wish they would never end...
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January 18, 2008
how can we say that its a great movie or a brilliant movie? when its a one big blasphemy movie. yes it makes you think, but it makes you think of what? that their is no God, and every thing is just a story or a myth. wow wow wow. thats one BIG BLASPHEMY for me. catholic church did not like passion of the Christ lets see what they say about this MAN FROM EARTH
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