tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post9002577160946885390..comments2023-09-09T08:44:28.458+00:00Comments on film ick: Danny Boyle's Sunshine: Now I've Seen It, I Can Knock It With More AuthorityBrendonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10309989745145067712noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-20288276604072924472007-07-21T18:34:00.000+00:002007-07-21T18:34:00.000+00:00That's very generous of you, Trickledown. And you...That's very generous of you, Trickledown. And you are most liekly right... but for the fact that these particular effects are not sensible or reasonable representations of the phenomena you mention.<BR/><BR/>They're daft and distancing conceits.Brendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309989745145067712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-4618816112853631472007-07-21T17:38:00.000+00:002007-07-21T17:38:00.000+00:00"The radius of the sun at 696,000 km is 109 times ..."The radius of the sun at 696,000 km is 109 times the Earth's radius. Its surface gravity is 274 m/s2 or 28.0 times that of the Earth. "<BR/>http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solar/sun.html<BR/><BR/>I assumed that the visual mixups and cut-ups during the action sequences at the end of the film are due to the increased gravitational effect of the sun--28 times that of the Earth's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-8342884067773030352007-07-20T18:37:00.000+00:002007-07-20T18:37:00.000+00:00I liked it... sorry! Hahah. Then again I conside...I liked it... sorry! Hahah. Then again I consider Armageddon to be one of the finest films ever made, so perhaps that's an inverse slam on the film.BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-90599726999342289962007-04-15T09:16:00.000+00:002007-04-15T09:16:00.000+00:00This sounds interesting Gus... sounds like you can...This sounds interesting Gus... sounds like you can now step up to the plate and make the case for <B>Sunshine</B>.<BR/><BR/>Better that than just me harping on.Brendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309989745145067712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-77728982070793790812007-04-14T23:21:00.000+00:002007-04-14T23:21:00.000+00:00You know Brendon, I really love your blog and resp...You know Brendon, I really love your blog and respect your opinions. But man, we do have very different tastes in movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-47485004957489553052007-04-08T13:26:00.000+00:002007-04-08T13:26:00.000+00:00THANK YOU for stating the obvious. Finally! After ...THANK YOU for stating the obvious. Finally! <BR/><BR/>After Mark Kermode's gushing review in the Observer about how this is 'grown up' sci-fi, I was thrilled - then duly disappointed when I saw the actual thing. Not so outraged by the wild cutting of the final act as you - indeed, it's the only thing that woke me up from my "meh" slumber - but otherwise, I'm with you on the debunking... good job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com