Comments on: Going to see “Oblivion” tomorrow. n/t https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/20/going-to-see-oblivion-tomorrow-nt/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:41:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: FrankC https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/20/going-to-see-oblivion-tomorrow-nt/#comment-23385 FrankC Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:02:04 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=31332#comment-23385 People have been successfully reusing Shakespearean plots for hundreds of years. If I like a story I enjoy seeing it skillfully retold with some of the original plot elements. I will probably wait for the dvd but I look forward to seeing it. People have been successfully reusing Shakespearean plots for hundreds of years. If I like a story I enjoy seeing it skillfully retold with some of the original plot elements.

I will probably wait for the dvd but I look forward to seeing it.

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/20/going-to-see-oblivion-tomorrow-nt/#comment-23372 RobVG Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:25:21 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=31332#comment-23372 Finally, a well-lit and visually pleasing sci-fi movie. No ugly creatures and no gratuitous violence. Enough twists and turns to keep your interest going. And I didn't notice any 'give me a break' errors in the plot. Some have criticized Oblivion as unoriginal. That's unfair, but it does contain about half dozen elements of previous sci-fi movies. So what, a lot of sci-fi movies and television series do this. I find it fun to look for them. One that I noticed right away was the resemblance of the droids to the space-time eaters in Steven King's "The Langoliers". Same menacing behavior and 'smile'. Finally, a movie I don't have to recommend you just rent... Finally, a well-lit and visually pleasing sci-fi movie. No ugly creatures and no gratuitous violence. Enough twists and turns to keep your interest going. And I didn’t notice any ‘give me a break’ errors in the plot.

Some have criticized Oblivion as unoriginal. That’s unfair, but it does contain about half dozen elements of previous sci-fi movies. So what, a lot of sci-fi movies and television series do this. I find it fun to look for them.

One that I noticed right away was the resemblance of the droids to the space-time eaters in Steven King’s “The Langoliers”. Same menacing behavior and ‘smile’.

Finally, a movie I don’t have to recommend you just rent…

]]>