Movies on DVD 3/50: Oblivion

[katikat]

You know, I don't care what anyone says, I loved this movie. I love most movies with Tom Cruise, I think that he's a great actor and I appreciate just how invested he is in everything he does. It's amazing. And this film...

The special effects, the story with all its twists and turns, the soundtrack, simply fantastic. I don't understand why it flopped. I loved that it kept me as a viewer on my toes, that the story was always changing, that whenever I thought I had the story figured out, it went sideways and it completely changed the field. And when you realize that there were only a handful of actors in it who had to carry the story... Fantastic! More films like this one, please :)

Comments

[ixchel55]

This movie didn't grab me like it did you but I only watched it once and it could totally have been my mood at the time. I have been giving thought to a second watch because usually I love sci-fi (esp post apocalyptic) movies and I do like Tom Cruise.

[katikat]

I liked it for its originality, because it wasn't yet another comic book movie - not that I dislike CBMs but there's been a LOT of them lately! - so it felt a bit like a breath of fresh air. And Tom Cruise is so great! I love that he still acts in movies like this one, that he didn't turn all "artsy" when he became famous but still makes movies he himself enjoys.