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Despite the complaining from people with constipated imaginations, this is an excellent and entertaining film. I ran it 3 times for private groups, and everyone was smiling as they exited, All had good things to say about it. The most common comment was that it was a lot better than they expected. . Good acting, astonishing visual spectacle, and a compelling plot. Don't let the negativity keep you from a great space opera. (Which wasn't always a term of derision) The Wachowskis have stumbled a bit in their last couple of films, but it's rather childish to continue to bash them because they haven't reached the heights they hit with "The Matrix." They still have the daring and imagination to create a new sci-fi experience, and at long last, a film without a giant monster to threaten the planet. I very much hope that the studios continue to fund their flights of fancy.

It's a cruising beach for gays somewhere in France. Men arrive early and simply sit on a towel and wait for a suitable boy to have flash sex with. Otherwise, they just sit there. No music. Nothing to read. Desultory conversations. The most boring bunch of shallow losers you ever saw. The film itself has no music or other diversions. It all takes place on the same beach. The end titles go by in dead silence.

SPOILER ALERT!!! Franck, justly described as "stupid" by Michel, sees Michel drown his current lover in the lake and does nothing. No one does anything, in fact. The lover's towel sits on the beach for days, and no one seems to care. Franck takes Michel as a lover and covers for him when an investigator arrives. The ending is ambiguous and totally predictable.

Hard to tell if this is an indictment of gay culture, or a misguided slice of cruising life. All the men are depicted as having virtually nothing to say, and are as shallow as a teacup. Or, they are deeply self-destructive. Or homicidal. Can't imagine why this film is being championed by the gay community. The characters are portrayed in a very bad light.

Saw it last night. A better film than some comments would suggest. Following clues in a GPS cache event, four teens find themselves in what appears to be an abandoned military installation. As is typical for these movies, the characters act in obviously stupid ways, and find themselves in deep trouble as the facility wakes up. A clever concept, executed fairly well. Not a horror film, but it generates considerable tension. The characters are believable, and the underlying scientific concepts are close enough to reality to add some paranoiac spice to the mix. Might even be true. The film has good sound recording, but the 3-D adds nothing.