…because if you are a nerd then this is the movie you should be anticipating. Directed by Duncan Jones, whose first film was Moon, one of last year’s best movies, and who finally answered the longstanding question of “what if Groundhog Day was a thriller instead of a comedy?”:
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Groundhog Day crossed with Air Raid and Rogue Moon.
Groundhog Day crossed with Quantum Leap and that Twilight Zone episode where the guy lives forever by constantly living the last few moments of other peoples’ lives.
I choose the trust the son of Bowie on this and most other matters. I’m in.
A Groundhog Day thrill by the dude that did Moon?
Oh hell yes.
Looks awesome. Also, I like Jake Gyllenhaal, so there’s that.
That romance subplot is more forced than the one in the Hitchiker’s Guide movie.
Seven Days, Time Trax (the beginning of it, anyway)…
Looks potentially good, but “Source Code”? Really?
VERY crappy name.
And starring Jeffrey Wright as Hector Elizondo.
ridiculous premise, a mountain of cliches, bad title, crappy over-expository dialogues… and still i wanna see it NOW
…maybe he can find out why Dr. Beckett never returned home.
Yeah this is totally “Seven Days” with a less charming lead, Some Quantum Leap thrown in, and a less cool ship.
Sorry, but I’m looking forward to ‘Cowboys and Aliens’.
(In the voice of Emerson Cod)
“Oh, HELL yes.”
(and I also want to see Cowboys/Aliens, and maybe this new Warrior’s Way thing depending on what I hear)
Fuck a donkey, that looks good.
And Moon was outstanding. It doesn’t seem like concept films like that ever get made anymore.
Now I am imagining Sam Rockwell in place of Jake Gyllenhaal. Good.
I’m not sure- I’m kind of tired of the ultra-cerebral twisty thrillers being the big hip thing. Especially when they do the “desaturate every color except teal and orange” trick.
It’s not like I hate the genre, but sometimes it can leave me cold.
@Zenrage: You make it sound like you got a limited amount of “looking forward”. :p
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I like this from what I’ve seen in the trailer. Let’s see if the promise bears out.
damn it, now everyone will be writing groundhog day themed stuff and if I ever finish my novel on the subject I will be jumping on a bandwagon.
On the plus side this totally looks worth it.
Isn’t 12:01 PM the answer to what would happen if Groundhog Day was a thriller instead of a comedy?
So, I just found out I’ve been in love with Vera Farmiga since the dawn of time.
I will duel people.
I liked this movie better when it was called Deja Vu starring Denzel Washington.
Isn’t 12:01 PM the answer to what would happen if Groundhog Day was a thriller instead of a comedy?
Yes, it is, but most people don’t remember it at all.
You know, if you’re going to say “Green Lantern sucks if you’re a nerd you should like Source Code instead,” then Source Code had damn well better be a movie about handsome programmers working frantically to compile the perfect source code to save a beautiful woman, because that’s going to be my initial impression.
It’s dumb enough they named the movie after the computer program that barely matters once it enables the premise. It’s even dumber that they named the program “Source Code.” Did the terrorists name the bomb “Bomb Ingredients”?
When did Metra get such comfy-looking cars?
I’d be only mildly interested in that if I didn’t know Zowie Bowie was directing. But Moon means I’ll be seeing whatever he makes for the forseeable future.
Little confused by the premise, though–it seems like it’s a VR simulation or some kind of mental implant, but then he starts talking like it can actually change time? I hope the science isn’t going to get THAT dodgy.
Well Prankster, it could go one of two ways.
1. Of course he can’t change time. He’s just crazy. The simulation is so realistic, he’s convinced himself that for the very few moments in which he’s experienced it, it’s real – to wit, he has travelled back in time to the actual event.
2. It’s Hollywood. Of course he saves the train.
Find the bomber?
He IS the bomber.
@magnuskn – considering how much I dislike most movies these days, I really do have a limited amount of “looking forward”
and I dont consider that to be a bad thing.
Can we have movies without romantic subplots? Ever? Also, trainful of people dying = totally ok! Beautiful woman (who’s really a dead man’s SO or something) = noooooooooooooo!
Find the bomber?
He is EVERYBODY on that train. (Except the girl. No. Even the girl. )
This summer. One man. Must go back. To the scene of his greatest failure. But the door to that time .. has been closed. From director of last year’s surprise Box-Office Hit Source Code: [CLOSED SOURCE]. Find out more on http://whobrokethebuild.com/
I tend to agree with Gloria, it would be nice to see a film take a risk and avoid the romantic subplot for once. This movie could easily have been about the main character becoming obsessed with the idea that he could save the whole train, because he had been back so many times that he felt he knew everybody in at least his car personally and didn’t want any of them to die.
I think Donald P Bellisario is gonna sue somebody!
You know what happened last time they did away with even the possibility of a romantic subplot*?
John Carpenter’s “The Thing”
So what I’m saying is, yes, fuck that romantic subplot to hell.
*Yes, I’m probably forgetting something between now and then. This is just the best example.