100% agree and that soundtrack is unreal

i disagree. sadly this film was made 10 years too late and if it where made today we would of seen a real message. jacks wife would of realised she don't need no man and become a proud gay trans man. that's whats important.

@@deadprivacy “Jack’s the spirit of intrigue, decency, and change” Sounds like the polar opposite of right-wing *conservatism*. I think you have your political wires crossed

@@deadprivacy Both the right and left have comfortable intellectual bubbles and strong narratives that discourage independent thought.

It's because people like to hate Tom Cruise

When the Tet blows up, the music is EPIC

Came here to post this. Absolutely great soundtrack.

Look it up on KZfaq, it’s called M83 - Oblivion, and yes it’s an amazing soundtrack and was my favourite part about the movie along with the sheer visuals

@@tinderella2386 The extended Oblivion soundtrack with Susanne Sundfor is a piece of soundtrack magic that you need to hear on as large a soundstage you can get your ear balls around. Enjoy, all you Effective Teammates. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7l-htN6q8-vgqc.html

M83 was an excellent artist choice for score

Totally agree. The soundtrack is better than the film, honestly.

100%. Every piece is perfect for the situation, never overpowers the scene and builds to match the desired emotion at just the right point for it to hit harder.

Came here for this comment. Spot-on. The theme is magnificent.

I've introduced to M83's music with this movie. What a great OST! I haven't seen this movie for years, maybe it is the time for a rewatch. It has some flaws, but overall there is a bunch of things that I love about this movie: the acting, the beautiful cinematograpy, the futuristic designs, the plot twist(s)... and ofc, M83's OST.

Movie was already solid but that soundtrack put it over the top. Still listen to some tracks often.

it didn't have enough strong female characters and a strong enough message to the audience telling them how to think and live their lives. thats why it gets a solid D- from me.

Well, I was kinda surprised this film got his attention for I too remember it as being OK like you. But I’m gonna rewatch it soon to give it another shot.

same here.

Very easy, great decade for films indeed.

Same but a few weeks ago

I'm reading all these comments and just wondering how I came to such an opposite opinion. What did I miss? Why do so many people love this movie and yet I found it so boring, hating it was too much effort. So I settled on I just disliked the movie. Did I see the same movie? Lol

@@christopherhartford5066 well what exactly did you dislike?

@@christopherhartford5066 It one of those movies where you only really realize on the second watch a few months later.

@@gr-8166 this was the first movie where I predicted everything before it happened on screen. I felt like I was 10 mnutes ahead of the story. That really took me out of the experience. It made it boring. It felt contrived. I liked that it was logical. It wasn't a stretch from point A to B. But the fact I called it all before it happened... that was jarring. I don't like turning off my brain, but usually it goes quiet and just runs in the background if that makes sense. I want to know where I'm being taken in the story. As I kept being right about what would happen next, I found myself getting more and more disappointed.

@@christopherhartford5066 maybe that's where you went wrong? I like turning my brain off and enjoying what I'm watching.

As an unlicensed therapist :))...your urge to stay home and watch it is probably caused by you really wanting something different in life with a lot more solitude but not alone and peace. Probably caused by frustration and unhappiness from whatever you maybe dealing with in life that is making you rationalize the pro and con of a situation as in the movie and if you would be happier somewhere else. But then again who doesn't want to be stranded on a floating island with a pretty lady, in a nice house with a pool, have all the food you want and no bills, So I feel you friend...:))

@@heathb4319 Did anyone ask?

@@freddiesaynor2929 ... Nope. And that matters why? It's a comment section...I saw something i decided to comment on...so i did. Did anyone ask you to be the comment police? Nope...so kindly, have a miserable day.

@@freddiesaynor2929 lol he’s right. He’s free to comment regardless of whether anyone is interested in his opinion. Strange and out of left field as it ma be. 😆

@@flavadave3943 ...this guy gets it. At least we know who the SJW Karen is not. Also...I was just trying to be funny yet also say i understand. Maybe even from my own life experiences that allow me to relate to your comment. So before i have to pay you for therapy services...I'm out. Peace.

Yeah. All you need to know is the bad guys are there, and they have to end them. I mean, it allows the intelligence of the viewer to assume certain things without explanation - you just figure out on your own that ........SPOILER....... . . . . ....there's an incredibly powerful, conquering AI intelligence that destroys planets in this particular way by killing the inhabitants and stealing its resources. That's all you need.

I miss when stuff like this was the norm. And not making a show/movie out of every single question....

You make a great point what is understood need not be explained, less is more theory figure it out on your own or come up with your own explanation. Too often Hollywood wants to do a backstory on everything when it isn't needed or warranted like the SOLO movie for instance. What I pictured in my mind was far more interesting than the pile of shit film Disney put out. The film reminded me of Omega Man with Charlton Heston. Some people might be put off by the slow pacing of the film but I really enjoyed it.

"One of the things I really appreciate about Oblivion is that they don’t over explain The Who or what the bad guy is. It doesn’t go out of its way to answer every little question " Plus not overexplaining also avoids getting caught up in a lot of details that will inevitably leave plot holes.

Well said.

Does your friend like Star Trek? Especially Nutrek?

agreed - this one hits some kind of sweet spot. One of the few movies I've gone out and physically purchased. As a designer by trade the art is pure inspiration. Also the soundtrack is very special - particularly the second half when things get intense.

Your friend has poor taste in movies.

Dude. I had the same experience. I think simple minded plebs can't handle the depth of this movie.

@@NoSlow78 "So a cloned Tom Cruise and a mortally wounded Morgan Freeman have snuck aboard a malevolent alien spaceship armed with a thermonuclear device, and the Cruiser gives this epic monologue about Horatius at the bridge, before heroically sacrificing themselves by detonating the bomb, blowing the ship to hell and thus saving the human species." I'm sorry, but anyone who doesn't find that premise as epic as the rest of us is no friend of ours lol "Fuck you Sally!"

I think his dedication to his roles and his insistence on quality production are key. He takes this stuff incredibly seriously. I didn't think much of him and didn't watch many of the movies he's in for most of my life, but recently discovered they're actually totally worth watching. Not sure what I think of him personally, but there's no denying that the guy is a top notch performer.

Re: Soundtrack. Enjoy the Extended mix. It’s amaze balls. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7l-htN6q8-vgqc.html

The gyrocoptor was a concept design by one of the greatest concept artists in the business - he perfectly blends function and form. He spent many months designing it,

@@gladiatorscoops4907 wouldn't happen to be the same guy who worked on the new Dune is it?

Is his final line the f-you?

@@tjhooker824 yes sir :)

@@nixneato ……nice lol

After rewatching it became clear when he asked her if she has memories

Facts

same

One of the rare films that don't rely uniquely on the twist to work (or not). We kinda knew what was coming, but the character didn't, so it was just interesting to see unfold.

Enjoy the extended mix. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7l-htN6q8-vgqc.html

Tom Cruise is underrated as an entertainer despite being the biggest movie star on the planet. It's a paradox, but it's true.

Yes. I never really liked him as a "serious" actor, but since he's gone into action and sci-fi films I've come to appreciate him, as a producer as well. He is not a great actor, but his acting chops are still superior to those of most action stars, and he obviously puts in a lot of effort physically as well.

Ironically Rain Man is still one of my favorite TC movies mainly because of his character Charlie Babbitt and his emotional journey and realizations. He is a great actor as well

@@JozeeWalz His performance in Magnolia is electric. That'd be my favorite TC role/movie.

@@ilTimido Born on the Fourth of July, The Firm, Eyes Wide Shut, A Few Good Men, and Jerry Maguire didn’t do it for ya?

After the Tet goes down, just think about all the other Jacks and Victorias out there, what is going to happen if they meet some of their mirror images?

My god the end credits track is just the cherry on top of this incredible movie. I am glad I am not the only one who loves it so much :)

Totally agree , i think this 1 and edge of tomorrow came out only a yr apart . Tom def picks the movies.

In the cinema the sound effects on this movie were incredible. Whoever engineered the sound was a genius - last time I saw a film that made me want to look behind me this often was Event Horizon.

You're right. Those things scared the heck out of me.

I loved the sound in this movie. It is actually what I remember the most from watching it in theater. Just in one scene when he was going across the scene with the ship was perfection. And the feeling of how it vibrated in my chest when the "low volume" but deep bass not hit me but almost caressed me.

I thought the "AAAAh" sound the drones make sounds kinda funny.

@@SatanenPerkele It sounds like a screaming cow doesn't it? hahah

LOL right? Just imagine all those Cruise faces. Someone should make a battle simulation and have all kinds of different Cruises. Maverick, Jerry Maguire, Les Grossman, etc.

Completely agree. Visually and aurally perfect. And it made me think and contemplate

Yes. That scene hits on so many subtle notes.

The entire soundtrack is amazing, but the pool scene was particularly striking.

Have a look into how they shot it :)

Morgan Freeman was perfect for this role. Heh... "Freeman." Get it? Perfect!

@@jedironin380 😂...yup I get it

Yes I agree completely. It's on my list of movies that I just like to rewatch every now and then, and bask in its beauty. And even though know how it ends I still get 'surprised' by it😊.

Yeah, it really is underrated!

Imagine my delight when I first watched this as I knew nothing, and I mean nothing, about it other than the title. Going to any film blind is always best but especially with a streamlined plot like Oblivion, once you begin to tell the story you've already ruined so many surprises.

I like Moon too, also bought the disc. But Kevin Spacey’s voice always takes me out of connecting with the robot. Something about it doesn’t quite sound robotic enough. By contrast, the woman who did the spaceship’s computer voice in _Sunshine_ was total perfection. Anyone’s watched that movie? Also highly recommended, even with its flaws and all.

......the sound design of the drones is excellent!! I can hear the klaxon going off now......

Win

@@theadmiral4625 The sound made by drones is the only thing that makes my body bristle in so many movies I've seen, a more threatening sound I haven't heard anywhere.

I think cause marketing wasn't great.

Completely agree

Yeah the marketing trailer completely ruined one of the major plot points at the time. The reveal of other human characters being on earth was ruined

Critics panned the movie because of its many overused sci-fi tropes, which didn't help box-office turn out. But I for one think that Oblivion is much more than the sum of its parts.

Didn't get released under a different name or something screwing with the marketing?

So she was Cypher basically?

I don't know why it gets forgotten quite a lot. I think it's pretty solid and holds up really well!

It was a safe movie. A fairly traditional plot in a pretty setting starring a straight white couple as the leads. Competent but kind of unspecial. That the current film climate is in a state where it's praiseworthy is kind of sad.

@@Gstrangeman96 Straight white couple? Go away.

@@Gstrangeman96 I beg to differ The movie is much more than "typical white male..couple lead.." blah blah blah...unspecial. What about the colors, the landscape the tech within the film. The audio ,especially the sounds made by the droids...eeeried af. Not to mention the deception within the story itself. I mean having heard Tech 48's monolog at the beginning you would think the movie was straight forward ...only to be all a lie , and the audience finding out as we follow Tech 48 . While I agree it's not unique I would think the movie was still more than unspecial because of how all of what I mentioned was put together. It draws u in becoming invested....or at least I was

I think what makes it all the more enjoyable is the music M83 and Anthony Gonzalez created an otherworldly-synth soundtrack which seemed to fit perfectly with every scene. Jack's monologue about Horatius at the bridge was made even more epic thanks to the score.

"then facing fearful odds, in the ashes of his fathers.... and the temple of his gods" chills perfection

OH, OH, but how many clones of Jack are on this devasted Earth. I see money there....

Also, it's (kind of) an original story, almost unheard of in the current film industry. I've seen that it's based on a graphic novel, but that's from the author and was unpublished at the time. Doesn't make the film an adaptation, it moreso makes the graphic novel a storyboard for this film.

Good movies age fine with the time. Like wine. It's the opposite with some MCU movies right now. I rewatch some......and some didn't hold up well.....

@@luchomscyfy Disney films are pretty much DoA these days: DEAD. ON. ARRIVAL.

They can make the prequel instead

I had the fortune of watching this with a friend at the movies too. I walked away feeling very happy. I was even happier when I watched Interstellar in 2015; blew me away. Those were good times before wokeness ruined everything. What’s really sad is the generation growing up now having zero great movies.

On the other hand if you go back and watch movies like RoboCop, you will realize that there were definitely junk movies made in the good old days. We just remember the great ones.

@@jeffk464 original robocop was junk? Maybe the sequels, those were bad.

@@jeffk464 It's not that ALL movies made in the "good old times" were great, they just weren't over-the-top race-swapping, gender-swapping woke, or political messaging. If there were messages they were subtle and secondary to the story. Now they're in your face, and in some cases seem to be the only point.

@@kenjifox4264 I have to agree. The first Robocop was a fun movie. Not my absolute favorite movie, but fun nonetheless. I can't remember if I ever saw any of the sequels, so I guess that tells you what I thought of those.

And i love that its sleek and futuristic but also just barely molded to fit the humans living in it. That was one of my favorite parts with it is the technology and architeture were designed by an alien intelligence trying to give the miminum to its slaves but not ruin its own sense of efficient utilitarian construction. God this movie is fantastic.

Interesting, I didn't know that!

"But how did it make you *HANDS SHAKE* Feeeeeeeeellll

@@Senpaiaproves Awe, it made me feel a sense of awe with all the beautiful landscapes. And it made me want to live in that cool apartment on the cloud line so I could swim in that amazing pool. But mostly I was just in a state of awe...

And the sound. Awww mah good the sound. =)

Are the inlaws calling you and asking "are you still an effective team?" :)

Edge of tomorrow is thought provoking.

?? It's got more interesting ideas than 90% of faction/sci-fi films out there, the main characters don't have to be quoting Descartes or Russell the whole film.

You can thank Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan for those massive BAAAAAAM, and WOOOOOMMPPP sounds in every soundtrack ever since Inception lol. Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure Zimmer helped M83 on this soundtrack like he did with Daft Punk on Tron.

Relax fellas... I just mean thought provoking in the sense that if you think too much about the plot it starts to unravel...I fucking love these movies.

Edge of tomorrow, I thought was an acttion copy of groundhog day, until I watched it...excellent film! I loved his arc, from laughing stock rookie to battle hardened veteran not giving a f about anything

The Last Samurai was one of my favorites

All in all he has the most top tier catalog outside of Clint Eastwood. 5/6 of the Mission Impossible movies are better than almost every Bond film on avg

He is the last Superstar standing.

I’m your 40th like Zaddy yaz 😩 👸

@@rafaelfarias4359 I was a Daniel Craig fan with all his Bond movies till the most recent one… “No Time to Die.” that was a total waste of time and money. It’s the movie when they desecrated the whole Bond franchise with wokeness and they even killed Bond!! I regret paying to rent it on Apple TV. In all fairness Daniel Craig didn’t write the script, however I don’t like that he agreed to be part of a woke movie. I would’ve said no thanks, trash that story or don’t count me in.

It is definitely a great movie.. I don't understand how it got so little attention. It has a massive movie star in it after all.

Cruise is great.

This is how I feel about War of the Worlds. That film just hits all the right notes and the father /parent relationship was so well done. I love that film. But I will have to rewatch Oblivion now. I forgot how magnificent the scenery was.

It's for films like this that I always avoid trailers. They usually can't help telegraphing the plot, so its always good to go in without knowing where its probably going to lead from the start.

Minority report is my personal fav. highly recommend

You should watch the movie Moon.. it covers drive the same themes.. But i feel it does it better and with more of a limited budget.

@@hadriangonzalez607 yeah I thought Sam Rockwell was in that that was a crazy ass movie when he found out he was a clone

@@chadruland5460 he was in it.. And yeah it's one of my favorite sci Fi movies..

I just saw Mission Impossible 4 and W O W... theres moments on that movie that make my toes curl and hang on to my seat... if a movie can give you that feeling, then it must be pretty damn good, Tom Cruise is the best

Well all truly good movies are few and far between. It isn't just sci fi

“Adapted for a modern audience”

Like iRobot…

I recommend (if you haven't seen them already): Moon. I Am Mother. Gataca. Arrival.

Ender's game was rather a disappointment. A shame really, as the Ender series is one of the best Sci Fi stories in my opinion. Extremely thoughtful with complex characters and motives. With twists and turns, friendships, strained families.And strained relationships, mistakes, and successes with truly creative and interesting alien species. That all comes together in truly unique perspectives and story. It was never going to adapt well to film. Too much is focused on the characters thoughts. They tried though. The result wasn't an outright failure, but it was underwhelming. Some stories are just meant to remain in words. I wish more people these days were bigger on reading. Movies are great, but they usually don't have the story telling potential of books. Some things are better in a visible movie/show/game form. And some are better in novel form.

Hell the fact that it's a well shot and coherent single original story makes it praiseworthy by itself in the current movie climate.

There is plenty of good movies, it's just hard to find them.

Yes. I can't remember much fuss being made about it when it came out, which it deserved.

I think this came out after he burned his public image with those weird shenanigans. I saw it alone in the theater and tried to recommend it to friends. Literally no one was interested.

Try these sci-fi favorites: Moon Sunshine TX-1138 Ad Astra Prospect Solaris (2001 version) GATTACA Contact Interstellar A.I. Artificial Intelligence Twelve Monkeys Coherence

Agreed, it’s a superb soundtrack/score 👍🏻

One of my favourite soundtracks, especially the end credits song.

Enjoy the extended mix. It’s the best piece of soundtrack I’ve ever heard. Have to jam out to it whenever it comes up in rotation. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7l-htN6q8-vgqc.html

M83 did a grewat job. Still listen to "outro" from time to time.

It honestly plays out like a twilight zone episode and I dig it. Even if it can be predictable it’s still satisfying.

So you take the visuals of Tron Legacy, the relationship dynamics of Mr and Mrs Smith, and voila, you get Oblivion. I enjoyed all of them.

Tron Legacy is criminally underrated

Both those films had great visuals and score. If only Tron Legacy had a better script. They literally wrote the script around the score for that movie which explains a lot.

He also just directed Top Gun Maverick. So he's 3 for 3 for me.

Why did you hate it though?

Just out of curiosity, how old were you when it first came out? This strikes me as the kind of movie that I would have found boring when I was under 25 but now love. Kind of like when I first saw them, I though Alien was "OK, but took too long to get going" but Aliens was so amazing. Now, my opinion has totally flipped and I think the original is far better because it takes its time and keeps it's action confined to a few scenes to allow the brooding terror time to sink in.

@@ressljs I was 37 when it came out, the thing is,I've liked this kind of science fiction all of my life: reading John Wyndham as a child, growing up with Star Wars, Alien,Predator and appreciating movies such as Gataca, Moon, I Am Morher.... I'm not sure why I initially disliked this film....but I do remember that I disliked Morgan Freemans entrance to the film. Nowadays I hold this film in high regard... a nice post appocolyptic sci fi.

I really enjoyed that scene as well. It didn't feel overdone and fake like so many modern action movies.

I helped design that sequence. Appreciate that you felt like you were in the cockpit, we focused heavily on that

@@MrIamabazaba that is so cool! Great work! Were you on the CG part of the design?

@@mlinscott2 Yes I work in CG, but on the pre-production side. So we layout in 3D the action sequences and play with the shots and camera work to figure out how they want to shoot it on the day, without making big mistakes that cause re-shoots. Some times we get our own ideas in the film (I came up with how the bubbleship does a 180 by flipping upside down, and then rolling laterally) .

The whole film had fantastic visuals in general. I thought it was pretty underrated. You think you can head over to the obi wan series and try and fix that? 😂

Yeah in dozens of movies with the same twist.

I’ve been saying this since Tron: Legacy, what I love about the man is his visual style is very settled and lets viewers to take in the worlds he was allowed to create.

I'm OK with Joe Kosinski directing one movie every 2-3 years if he keeps the quality high and track record shining.

Agreed but I’d bet money her snappa smells like Cheerios

She sure was.

She solidified my appreciation for beautiful redheads.

M83 baby

I think this is the first time I have disagreed on pretty much every level. I was not a fan when I saw this movie in theater. I'm not trying to be a debby downer. Just thought it was boring and predictable. I've only seen it the one time opening weekend.

@@christopherhartford5066 Sure. It's not District 9 but I enjoyed Oblivion and found the twists satisfying if not entirely unpredictable. I've also seen it relatively recently and it's still good. I guess if it doesn't push your buttons then it's just not for you my dude.