Comments on: Friday Film Review: Outlander

By: Jayne

Jayne — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:58:21 +0000

@Claudia: Was it ever shown in theaters or was it straight to DVD? I've seen comments about how badly the marketing was handled.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:39:03 +0000

I saw this as a $1.99 Amazon rental and was quite satisfied. It’s a shame the film was considered DOA and hardly marketed at all.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:15:55 +0000

@Moth: No, I didn't notice that! And I've already sent the DVD back to Netflix. Oh wait, must disclose for the FTC - I watched a rented copy of this movie from Netflix. There, the government won't come after me now.

By: Moth

Moth — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:01:38 +0000

Thanks, Moth, for the rec.

You’re welcome. :)

I was so happy to see this review.

Is it to humanize the Morwen and have the viewer see it as something more than a mindless killing beast?

I took it as the humanizing aspect, yeah. Which is why Canaan sends the ship away at the end. He’s learned his lesson and he doesn’t want a repeat of what happened with the Moerwen’s happening to the Vikings. That’s my take anyway.

Did you notice that the prow of the funeral ship at the end is carved in the shape of the Morwen’s head? I loved that detail.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:43:19 +0000

@nutmeag: Since I don't watch that much SF, maybe you explain to me the reasoning behind the account Caviezel tells Myles about his people taking over the Morwen's planet. Is it to humanize the Morwen and have the viewer see it as something more than a mindless killing beast? Or is it to show us Caviezel's inner, soft side? Or to forshadow the choice he makes about whether to stay or go?

By: nutmeag

nutmeag — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:07:32 +0000

I think only few people outside of the SF-lovers really get this movie. I loved it, and every other SFer who’s seen it has said the same. It’s great especially considering its low-budgetness. I will agree the lighting made it hard to see much, but I chalked that up to cost-cutting.

Another low-budge SF movie worth watching is Moon. It’s barely got the slightest hint of romance though (just the man pining after his wife).

By: Cherise Sinclair

Cherise Sinclair — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:34:49 +0000

Thanks! I love SF films. Will give this one a try. :-)

Cherise

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:50:53 +0000

Agree. Very watchable even if part of the time I was wishing I could actually “see” more of what was going on.

By: Anne Douglas

Anne Douglas — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:16:08 +0000

I remember seeing this at some point in one of those endless there’s-500-channels-surely-there-is-something-to-watch? moments. As you said, kinda ‘huh?’ yet in it’s own way it catches your attention and you have to watch until the end.