Pandorum English Movie Review And Watch Online

The term "pandorum" refers to what happens to the human psyche as a result of deep space hibernation, when the brain starts turning on its self, spinning out of control, and essentially 'losing it.' The film Pandorum, on the other hand, is a mysterious, scary, and downright claustrophobic sci-fi/horror flick that proves Hollywood still has a few original ideas up its sleeve, and that Dennis Quaid is still a star to be reckoned with.

Corporal Ben Foster wakes up from deep cryogenic sleep on board a seemingly empty spaceship and can't remember his name, who he is or why he's there. When Lieutenant Dennis Quaid wakes up shortly thereafter, just as clueless as Foster, the two slowly begin to put the pieces together as they attempt to take control of the ship. Little do they know there are some things worse than memory loss power surges on the other side of the locked door, i.e., humanoid creatures.

I hope I didn't spoil anything in that brief description, because part of the fun of Pandorum is the mystery of who these two guys are and what happened to the ship. Without simply leaving the audience in the dark, director Christian Alvart creates a story where the characters are just as clueless, making the movie an intriguing mystery rooted with sci-fi and horror elements. Pieces of background information and other memories are presented in flashbacks through Foster, revealing bits of information to the audience until finally all the pieces are put together. The flashbacks work well half the time, the other half the memories came too easy without any force, particularly the mystery of Foster's wife.

A few years back there was a cave exploration movie gone wrong called The Descent, which was dark and claustrophobic and featured scary humanoid creatures. In a way, Pandorum is like The Descent, only in space. The corridors of the space station are dark, lit only by glow sticks and the occasional flicker of fluorescent lights. Along with the constant darkness, there are a few scenes of crawling through the deep innards of the ship, scenes that made it hard to breathe as an audience member, as though the darkness of the theater was closing in. Not many films can pull that type of feeling off, but Pandorum rocked it like a pro.

Which brings me to the humanoid creatures running around the ship. These creatures are fast, primitive, and ferocious, using makeshift weaponry and their own gaping mouths to do their killing. Alvart shows us a great deal of these monsters, but initially allows our imaginations do the work by using creature point-of-view shots and off-screen sound effects to "show" the audience how terrifying these beasts are. After their ugly mugs are revealed, the horror then comes from not knowing what they are or where they came from. Again with the mysteries! The creatures are very Aliens-like, hunting in packs and using the bowels of the H.R. Giger-esque spaceship as their feeding and breeding ground.

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