Terminus (2016)

How sad is this?

Fantastic!

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

I can't believe some reviewers language - inventive, original. More appropriate language is redundant and boring. To each his own I guess. I think it's trying to be a war flick with some alien junk mixed in. This movie is NOT Cowboys and Aliens. Maybe it's a haunting drama about bad characters in futile pursuits. Acrotomaphilia-for Christ sakes

After reading some positive reviews I had high hopes for this movie. And because I do like a good sci-fi movie every now and then it seemed like a promising night. The start of the movie was also promising with the intriguing object falling out of the sky. So far so good but after an hour into the movie you realize it's getting boring. The script is going downhill from there on. It's too bad though because they could have done something much better with those ingredients. The cast is okay without being great. It's just the story that isn't good enough to make it a good sci-fi. The filming was okay for the budget they had, it could have used a bit more spectacular things to make it more interesting. All in all it's a disappointment.

I have been a sci-fi fan for about 55 of my 60 years. My dad was a sci-fi fan, and when I was a child, we watched just about every sci-fi movie made in the '50's and '60's when flying saucers and Martians were all the rage. I have found over the years that a lot of the really good sci-fi movies were not big budget movies. I will take edge of your seat suspense any day over big budget gazillion dollar special effects. Two movies, Extraterrestrial (2014) and Grey Skies (2010) are examples of movies that I found better than most big budget Hollywood productions. I would put Terminus in that same category, although it would have been a bit more suspenseful had the writer given the viewer a little more information regarding the pending nuclear war. The only thing that I really did not understand about the making of this movie is that it was made in Australia with Australian actors, yet it was supposedly set in the United States. I saw no reason why was it necessary for the movie to be set in the United States, and the fact that is was supposedly set in the United States made the clichés and goofs stand out like a sore thumb. The government agents were literally dressed like "men in black" (black suits with black button down shirts) driving black cars. Perhaps the government agents in Australia dress like that. I don't have a clue, but they would never dress like that in the United States because if they did, they would literally stand out like a sore thumb and everybody would be staring at them wherever they went. Cars with steering wheels on the right instead of on the left was another goof that would not have been a goof had the movie been set in Australia. I just think that the movie would have been much better if in fact the setting was Australia instead of the United States. The original Mad Max was set in Australia and it is now a classic that just about everyone on the planet has seen at least once. Anyway, Terminus is a good sci-fi movie. Not great, but definitely worth watching.

"You're like every other hick in this town. Full of opinions on things you know nothing about. Scared of losing what you think you have. And what's that? A future."You feel like watching a Science Fiction that makes you think back to classics like "Cocoon" or "The invasion of the body snatchers"? Well, you need to give this Australian low-budget indie a chance. Just so you know it in advance, it's not particularly innovative and it's not filled with breathtaking special effects. Yet I found it an enjoyable film to watch in between. Unfortunately it was fairly predictable, certain performances weren't the best of the best and the concept was again post-apocalyptic. The whole story revolves around the mechanic David (Jai Koutrae) and his daughter Annabelle (Kendra Appleton). Due to the loss of his wife, David has a serious drinking problem and a fairly desperate family situation. A conflict in the Middle East ensures that the economy is falling apart and the overall world peace is endangered. While driving through the night, David witnesses a crashing meteorite. He loses control over his steering wheel and ends up in the hospital. The next morning his injuries seem to be healed and in a miraculous way, a kidney he donated to save his wife grew back. After several visions, he takes it upon himself to build a capsule with the help of Zach (Todd Lasance), a disabled war veteran. It sounds a bit like when Noah was given the divine command to build an ark, in order to secure the survival of the human race.Although this film takes place in the U.S., the majority of the actors are Australian and everything was filmed in Portland and Sydney. If I hadn't read it somewhere, I wouldn't have known it. In most films, aliens visiting our planet, don't have friendly intentions. In "Terminus" on the other hand, the alien phenomenon is anything but hostile. It's rather helpful and has healing powers. And again there's an agency (the National Science Agency) that tries anything to get hold of this meteorite. In that way they could produce unbeatable combat troops.Obviously this film was made with a limited budget. But despite this limitation, the makers managed to deliver a sound film. The doomsday scenario is subtly mixed throughout the story with strategically placed newsflashes about the developments in the Middle East. Only the end was quite self-evident. In terms of performances only the NSA agents were weak and portrayed in an ordinary and pathetic way. It was the interaction between David and Zach that provided some highlights. A piece of advice won't harm : Lower your expectations before you watch this movie. More reviews here : http://bit.ly/1KIdQMT