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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Karyn Kusama |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 02 December, 2005 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Paramount |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Action, Atmospheric, Color, English, Feature, Future Dystopias, Hired Killers, Ominous, Sci-Fi Action, Science Fiction, Sexual Situations, Stylized, USA, Violence, Visceral |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| MPN: | D333734D |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 097363337348 |
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Customer Reviews of Aeon Flux (Special Collector's Edition)
Nothing like the original MTV's Aeon Flux was interesting and appealing when it first aired. The portrayal and drawing of the characters were not only appealing but intriguing as well. I thoroughly enjoyed the animated Aeon FLux and I was very excited when I heard this movie was coming out. What a dissapointed. Although the stylistic approach may be there and the storyline is interesting someting just falls flat. The action sequences are good and Theron did a good job. But, none of the elements came together as they should have. Something was defiantely missing, such as a better and a little more ruthless Goodchild and a little colder Flux. There was also something missing from this dystopian future world. It was not that good of a movie. On the other hand, the animated Aeon Flux DVDs are excellent.
Ambitious sci-fi grounded by a common storyline
Setting aside the technical wizadry that makes "Aeon Flux" watchable, this is an ambitious science fiction story that is grounded by its reliance on oppression as its overarching theme. This is the same thing that happened with similar sci-fi flicks including "The Island" and "V For Vendetta" -- they all revolve around futuristic societies where the action takes place after war or other calamity.
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>In "Aeon Flux" the society is set in 2415 after a plague has taken all but 5 million residents (who all seem beautiful and able to speak English.) They reside inside a walled society that separates them from a world nature has taken over -- similar to "The Island", where all the inhabitants tried their best to get to the island without knowing they were stuck inside a tiny little world.
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>Star Charlize Theron is magnificent in the James Bond-ish lead role as a member of the underground fighting to overthrow the leadership -- not unlike the Zorro-like character in "V For Vendetta" whose goal was to topple the totalitarian government in place in England.
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>Theron gets an assignment to assassinate a member of the ruling party and the action takes a decided turn in another direction. She recalls a previous life with this guy and doesn't kill him. She ends up in prison, escapes, kills some people, meets him again, and finds out more about their collective past -- all in the time it took my wife to go to the bathoroom!
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>At this point the story changes changes and, without disclosing much, the notion of cloning begins to play a major role. This separates those that want to go backward to the old way (revolutionaries) from those that want to keep things the way they are now (ruling party). I don't recall what happened at the end of the flick so I can't spoil that for you.
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>"Aeon Flux" has many fine and involving moments of action and imaginative scenes, has many wonderful sets, is marvelously lit, and benefits from a fine actress in the lead role whose outfits will keep male viewers attached to the screen if not to the storyline. That last thing, the story, becomes a bit bizarre and borders on incoherence once or twice during the telling of the story, so expect to be confused on occasion.
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>The bottom line: "Aeon Flux" is a visual treat and somewhat entertaining as 21st century sci-fi with all its technical details in place. It is neither a film for the ages nor in any way individual compared to other movies of its type that have been made in recent years. But, considering the original was a cartoon, this is an improvement over that.
MST3K Fans Rejoice -- Rifftrax is Here!
'Seeing it...made me feel helpless, humiliated and sad.' A celebrity apologizing for their latest paparazzi shots? No, those are the words of Aeon Flux creator Peter Chung regarding the big screen adaptation of the TV show he created. Peter, Peter, Peter...Why the long face? You have it so good!
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>You want helpless? Watch yet another director hamfistedly attempt to cope with a studio's order to 'Be more like The Matrix.' You want humiliated? Try Best Actress Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Frances McDormand, who must have done some hard drinking together the night before they signed up to play members of a spy sect called the 'Monicans' for some reason. Want sad? Look at the latest devoted sect of fanboys whose beloved cult cartoon is now known by the general population as being 'That movie with that guy from xXx.'
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>Peter my friend, when a bomb as fast and as loud and as incomprehensible as Aeon Flux comes along, it's your job to just quietly cash the checks, and then turn the reigns over to Mike Nelson and Kevin Murphy, and let the two of them do their thing. The hilarity, much like the Relical, (whatever that is), is omnipresent in this RiffTrax, and it is guaranteed to make you feel the opposite of helpless, humiliated and sad, (whatever that may be as well.)
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