Pandorum

Name: Pandorum
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror
Released: September 25, 2009
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 28
Cast: Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet, Dennis Quaid

2009

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Overture Films | Release Date: September 25, 2009 | R

Starring: Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet, Dennis Quaid

Summary: Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone - and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined. (Overture Films)

Director: Christian Alvart

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 108 min

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Stephen Cole

Handsomely mounted, emotionally involving sci-fi movies don't often show up in the darkened galaxies of our theatre chains. So Alvart's English-language debut is definitely a film you want to catch on the big screen. Just don't sit too close, lest you end up with a dose of pandorum. Read full review

Justine Elias

Pandorum is a dark, disquieting dream worth watching out for. Read full review

Clark Collis

How brazenly can one film rip off "Alien," "I Am Legend," and, somewhat oddly, "The Poseidon Adventure"? Read full review

Glenn Whipp

Keeps its audience in the dark -- literally and figuratively -- far too long to be of much use besides as a patience-trying exercise in reference spotting. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Claustrophobic, tedious sci-fi thriller. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

According to the press notes, pandorum means “Orbital Dysfunctional Syndrome”; whatever that is, by the end of the movie I was convinced I had caught it. Read full review

Marc Savlov

In all fairness, the sheer, overwhelming mediocrity of everything about Pandorum – Travis Milloy's hackneyed, ultra-derivative script, Alvart's plodding pacing and dull direction, even the eventual crimson tide of gore that duly arrives just in time to keep audience members over the age of 13 from dozing off – may well constitute a new breed of horror: In space, no one can hear you snore. Read full review

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JohnS.

Jan 23, 2010

To hell with the critics. Awesome movie!

11 of 12 users found this helpful

coreyg

Sep 30, 2009

Awesome movie, that is if you're into sci-fi/horror. Kept me entertained, i had to use the bathroom the whole time but didn't want to miss a thing.

0 of 0 users found this helpful

lilkillpappy

Jun 27, 2012

cant disagree with the critics more strongly. This film has an unpredictable story, which is a lot more than I can say for most blockbusters that I have seen lately. The point of the film was to be a terrifying, atmospheric science fiction horror, that's what I went in expecting, and that'scant disagree with the critics more strongly. This film has an unpredictable story, which is a lot more than I can say for most blockbusters that I have seen lately. The point of the film was to be a terrifying, atmospheric science fiction horror, that's what I went in expecting, and that's what I got, and I couldn't be happier. The film is full of visual subtlety, lots of cool looking dark scenes, and best of all genuinely scary cool looking monsters. There are some moments in this film that have been burned into my memory, because they were so disturbing, and original. The ending is also a really awesome surprise, which is always awesome to have in a movie. Kind of reminds me of a big budget version of a really good Outer Limits episode.… Expand

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AndreR.

Apr 10, 2010

Very enjoyable sci-fi yarn. Similar to Event Horizon in some ways.

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KeithJ

Mar 2, 2010

Critics really are gutless sometimes. It's possible not to like this movie, but it's crazy to dismiss it as a movie nobody will like. It has its flaws and is a bit confusing to follow at times, but it's not unusually derivative, any more than every romantic comedy is Critics really are gutless sometimes. It's possible not to like this movie, but it's crazy to dismiss it as a movie nobody will like. It has its flaws and is a bit confusing to follow at times, but it's not unusually derivative, any more than every romantic comedy is derivative or every biopic is derivative. This is an end of the world scenario that mixes in both hard and soft sci-fi and explores worst-case scenarios and mental illness that might exist on a 100-year-plus voyage to another world. If that sounds like subject matter that interests you, you'll appreciate this movie, though you may find stretches a bit dark and dialogue a bit murky at times.… Expand

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RyanS.

Jan 21, 2010

It has a good cast and plenty of outer space claustrophobia and dementia. It did seem a bit derivative at times but it was always entertaining.

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alex

Sep 26, 2009

Utter crap. starts promising, ends in mindless cacophany . terrible screenplay, tedious, annoying, etc.

1 of 5 users found this helpful

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