The Darkest Hour

Tonight at 10pm on Channel 5+24 (Freeview 55) [Wont make any sense unless you are a UK member].

Not a bad little offering this if you've got a couple of hours to kill.

I caught it last night on Channel 5 by accident while channel-hopping and watched it right through, even though I had to go out.

"Sci-fi horror starring Emile Hirsch and Olivia Thirlby. A group of young American tourists try to survive in Moscow after an invasion of invisible aliens. (2011)"

I like the idea that there could be invisible aliens; I like the whole concept of the invisible world in general (dark matter and dark energy).

Far more interesting than the film itself, if truth be told (some fairly gung-ho CGI effects).

But if the idea intrigues you, you should find it mildly diverting.

This was not a terrible movie, it was just a little bit from great.
Does that make sense? Lots of potential with the story but didn't quite get it right.

a reply to: CJCrawley

I like the concept but I'm not much of a movie person as of late. The possibilities for life and how they'd look are endless. Admittedly humanoid lifeforms would be preferable because it would be easier to relate to them.

a reply to: Hoosierdaddy71

Yes. I found myself suppressing the urge to ask questions and just immerse myself in it. They could have made the aliens a lot more authentic and scary by leaving out the CGI effects altogether; would have been a damn sight cheaper to make too (note to self: don't watch any more movies with CGI effects in them).

a reply to: CJCrawley


I almost watched this last night but it got such terrible reviews I didn't bother.

a reply to: CJCrawley


That might be a good plan. Avatar had great cgi, but the story was just dances with wolves in space.
I could make a nice list of movies I felt had a great idea and they dropped the ball.
Battle Los Angeles....
Pacific rim....
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