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- Regia
- Sceneggiatura
- Star
- Premi
- 2 vittorie totali
Mehmet Yilmaz
- Marc
- (as Mechmed Yilmaz)
William Begatie
- Pilot Taxi-Crane
- (as William Begatte)
Recensioni in evidenza
Moon 44 is for sure not a masterpiece but solid and fun space action of the B-movie category: some mercenaries defending a mine somewhere lost in space. Easy to consume pulp science fiction well produced on a small budget. Moon 44 and The Noah's Ark Principle are in my opinion the more interesting and entertaining movies than Mr. Emmerich's last big productions Moonfall or Midway.
It's 2038. Earth's resources are depleted. Multinational corporations control far off mining operations in the outer zone. Moon 47 is attacked by robot fighters. With an expected attack on Moon 44, Galactic Mining sends in young tech nerd navigators to guide helicopter pilots. With no one for the dangerous piloting jobs, the company recruits willing prisoners. There is an issue with the situation and internal affairs is needed. The company offers the job to Felix Stone (Michael Paré) in exchange for cancelling his contract.
This is early B-movie Roland Emmerich. I remember watching some of this back in the day. It's got good miniatures but the action is limited filmmaking. Limited is the catch phrase for most of this movie. While I remember the conflict between navigators and pilots, the secret sabotage is forgettable. More than anything, the acting is B-level led by Michael Paré. They are perfectly fine for this solid B-movie. Perfectly fine B-movie defines everything aspect of this movie.
This is early B-movie Roland Emmerich. I remember watching some of this back in the day. It's got good miniatures but the action is limited filmmaking. Limited is the catch phrase for most of this movie. While I remember the conflict between navigators and pilots, the secret sabotage is forgettable. More than anything, the acting is B-level led by Michael Paré. They are perfectly fine for this solid B-movie. Perfectly fine B-movie defines everything aspect of this movie.
I'm suprised about the amount of positivity expressed towards this movie as it is quite poor. As a long standing SF fan I was looking forward to it, despite it's low budget and the fact that the director's subsequent movies have been less than satisfactory.
The good points: The special effects are reasonable (although not great) and the set designs are excellent (quite reminiscent of Alien.)
The bad points: Cliche after cliche hits you until you can't take it seriously. The handsome tough guy cop who smokes a cigarette out of the corner of his mouth. You'll hate this character unless you like one dimensional humourless carboard cut out stereotypes.
The muscle bound convicts who bully everyone else. IS this a prison for body builders or something?
The geeky computer wiz kids and their quirky humour. How we laughed.
The obvious 'good guy saves the day' ending.
Malcolm Mcdowell. Why does he take movies like this? Such a fine actor is wasted here.
The plot holes are too numerous to mention here but there are lots and lots - probably about 44.
There really isn't anything to like about this film apart from the average visuals.
I advise you to give this one a miss and pick up a very similar but far superiour movie called 'Outland' starring Sean Connery and directed by Peter Hyams.
The good points: The special effects are reasonable (although not great) and the set designs are excellent (quite reminiscent of Alien.)
The bad points: Cliche after cliche hits you until you can't take it seriously. The handsome tough guy cop who smokes a cigarette out of the corner of his mouth. You'll hate this character unless you like one dimensional humourless carboard cut out stereotypes.
The muscle bound convicts who bully everyone else. IS this a prison for body builders or something?
The geeky computer wiz kids and their quirky humour. How we laughed.
The obvious 'good guy saves the day' ending.
Malcolm Mcdowell. Why does he take movies like this? Such a fine actor is wasted here.
The plot holes are too numerous to mention here but there are lots and lots - probably about 44.
There really isn't anything to like about this film apart from the average visuals.
I advise you to give this one a miss and pick up a very similar but far superiour movie called 'Outland' starring Sean Connery and directed by Peter Hyams.
The film was interesting sci-fi fare. I felt for the characters in their pridicaments. Granted, it could have been much better, but it could have been worse to. I guess the biggest complaint that I have is that the DVD was released in the inferior format of full frame. I would like to have the opportunity to see the film in it's intended format so that I can get all the necessary information to determine if this is a better film than I think. Thus far all I have seen is the blur of the full frame destruction of the film. Come on Artisan, get with the program!
If "Moon 44" deserves to be remembered, it's for authentic atmosphere. It breathes 80's style SF realism, a cross between "Aliens" and "Blade Runner" -- did they pilfer Deckard's living room interior for their company headquarters scenes, by the way? Look closely...
It was Roland Emmerich's first genre movie before "Independence Day", and the two share the same flaws. Yes, it is full of stereotypes and the end is cheesy, by "B-movie" standards, but it also has some good drama and an interesting mix of characters. The real letdown is Michael Paré as the pretty face/mercenary hero -- a little more depth to his bleak and boring character might have improved the ratings. The main assets of the film are its visuals, they make for a totally believable outer space "mining" colony. This is a rather low budget production, but you don't see it. With some refinement to the story, and a few long shots and explosions more, it might have come out really good. This is one of those films that make you wonder, what if.
It was Roland Emmerich's first genre movie before "Independence Day", and the two share the same flaws. Yes, it is full of stereotypes and the end is cheesy, by "B-movie" standards, but it also has some good drama and an interesting mix of characters. The real letdown is Michael Paré as the pretty face/mercenary hero -- a little more depth to his bleak and boring character might have improved the ratings. The main assets of the film are its visuals, they make for a totally believable outer space "mining" colony. This is a rather low budget production, but you don't see it. With some refinement to the story, and a few long shots and explosions more, it might have come out really good. This is one of those films that make you wonder, what if.
Lo sapevi?
- QuizMoon 44 - Attacco alla fortezza (1990) is the first orchestral symphonic score written by composer Joel Goldsmith. Prior to this he had only written electronic scores to such films as Ho perso la testa per un cervello (1983) among others.
- BlooperWhen the Pirite drones finally attack Moon 44, only Stone takes a helicopter to confront them. The base is filled with choppers and pilots able to use them, but everybody else just hang with Stone's navigator (Tyler) waiting for him to save the day. Funnily enough, the inmates crew was there precisely to defend the base from these drone attacks, that's the whole point of the movie.
- ConnessioniFeatured in Master of Desaster: Roland Emmerich - eine Hollywoodkarriere (1998)
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- Budget
- 7.000.000 DEM (previsto)
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 38 minuti
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- 2.39 : 1
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