Oceanus: Act One

Too long, too boring, badly acted and lacking drive and especially story. Giving it 2 stars because of Bruce Davidson and Malcom McDowell for the computer voice. Don't make any more episodes, it would be a crime on humans and whales!

Well made, well acted, beautiful visually, VERY believable, ... nothing but "the right stuff" here.

Most importantly : the good and intriguing story makes you YEARN for the rest of it !!!

This is a wonderful blend of modern Science Fiction and classic story telling. This short sets the stage for an immersive environment that has franchise written all over it.

A great start to the next great saga, Act One kicks it all off in grand style. Showing you just enough of the future to peak your interest, Act One lays the character foundations for a rich operatic story of future survival in a world set alight. Oceanus is the fresh idea us sci-fi fans have been waiting for made all the better to have been birthed by an up and coming new production company. Keep them on your radar, they are on the way up.

I just watched this abomination on DUST (YouTube). It was given (suspiciously) high praises for some reason, and it appears the audience thinks it's brand new and was just released.

There is only one good thing about this film: It's only 30 minutes.

I look at the reviews, and read things like ''great cast'', ''compelling story'', ''I can't wait for the rest!'' and blah blah blah.

First off, there is a cast of THREE, of which one is only on screen for 70 seconds, and says like 5 lines, and those 5 lines were not even good.

The storyline COULD be good, but only if these people are not allowed anywhere near the production - except for the CGI team(s) and set artists. They actually did a fantastic job, and considering this is 7 years old it fooled everyone into thinking it was just made this year. So, kudos to those teams.

As for the rest.... you don't deserve such great CGI and set design teams, and I hope those teams have all been given good projects to work on since, because they are above par and I'd love to see what they are capable of with an actual worthwhile production.