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Hugo Resendiz Saldivar
9Feb12
Una joya de la ciencia ficción, con una idea filosófica de trasfondo, lo cual le da un trasfondo muy interesante, aparte de la humanidad puesta bajo una lupa. Es muy larga y tiene un dejo existencialista. El final me encanto.
Howard Orr
30Dec11
Probably Tarkovsky's weakest film, with sometimes perplexing sequences (the car journey in contemporary Tokyo), and longeurs, but mis-steps are forgivable when the effort is so heroic and the motivations behind it so thoughtful. Even a master's lesser work is always readily identifiable as precisely that of a master.
kopfkompass
29Dec11
Told so slowly that the philosophic idea behind the plot gets enough time and space to unfold and develop. Outstanding.
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Hunter Duesing
13Dec11
Tarkovsky has a way of getting under my skin, his long, lingering takes on breathtaking and banal images create stirring emotions. It's curious that he's a Soviet director who rejects the fancy editing techniques his country contributed to film grammar. SOLARIS is my kind of SF film, heady, atmospheric, and emphasizes its interesting concepts of gee-whiz effects..
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sfcugura
20Nov11
Absolutely beautiful! I've enjoyed watching every single minute of the movies, the photography, the colors, the chilling sense of emotional isolation and loneliness... Even though it is based on a book, it still creates its own parallel universe and vision of The Greater Force.
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vaquiros
7Nov11
great movie, special effects great for the time.. But little too much talk at times...
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Phoebe Pua
30Oct11
least favorite of Tarkovsky's films but a worthy lesson in the irrelevance of reality.
Luke Cloran
12Oct11
Unreachable in scope and design. Natalya Bondarchuk's Hari will forever be imprinted underneath my eyelids. Tarkovsky takes note of Kafka when he stated that the most powerful images are the ones that reappear when our eyes close. However, Tarkovsky takes this notion one notch further, keeping our eyes still and constantly open, he punctures our retinas, eternally wounding our hearts. A fearful film indeed.
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richmondhill
20Aug11
Epic introspection. A gorgeously detached study of loss and despair set far afield yet emotionally close to home. Kinetically and philosophically frightening, this is a sublimely realised film, utilising Tarkovsky’s cool and detached view of humanity to plat a complex, if not immediately explainable (if at all), narrative. If one can (or should) luxuriate in icy misery, then this is the way to do it.
Taylor Geddes
5Aug11
Lots of great shots, but none that approach overbearing like Ivan's Childhood where the shots are so amazing they almost take you out of the movie. The shots in Solaris are equally as amazing, but meld better and are intensely serene. Especially when water is involved. Some of it is so beautiful that when combined with the subject matter of the film you can't help but feel the same grief and emotions as Kelvin.
Francisco R.
11Jul11
There is definitely a thematic and aesthetic feel from Kubrick's 2001 here, but Tarkovsky overcomes the similarities thanks to his towering personal vision, that is why I consider this film as one of the great examples of having a single heavy influence molded into a work that is entirely yours, as a sort of creative awakening that complements perfectly with your previous themes.
Matthew Martens
11Jul11
"In this situation, mediocrity and genius are equally useless." Choose your island wisely, Tarkovsky tells us. It doubles as your mirror.
zondabez
19Jun11
Mais uma peça da poesia visual de Tarkovsky, que 'perfura' o consciente do espectador com imagens e conexões impactantes - vide "O espelho" (1975). "Solaris", que ganhou versão hollywoodiana com Clooney, é longo e lento, está dividido em duas partes na versão digital, e traz à tona toda a preocupação do homem com sua natureza material e limitada diante do universo em constante expansão. O silêncio toma conta de nós.
Jonathan De La Rosa
5Jun11
If you're the patient, attentive sort, you'll love it. If your idea of a good time is something more fast-paced and action-y, you'll throw the remote at the screen and walk out before the first act is done. I for one loved it.
Rohit Apte
10Apr11
This film keeps you hooked and haunted with its element of mystery, which unlike Stalker, does not fall flat on its face in the end. There are ambiguities and abstract concepts in the plot but thankfully they don't overpower the experience of watching this film. The biggest merit of this film though is that for the first time I did not find a Tarkovksy film unnecessarily lengthy.
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Zarathustrax
7Apr11
Man was created by Nature in order to explore it. As he approaches Truth he is fated to Knowledge. All the rest is bullshit.