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Well people, another day, another crappy movie hitting our shores. Actually, this was filmed on our shores – Pinewood Iskandar Studios in Johor, to be exact, so I guess that's something. That's about it for the praises.

If writer-director Vincent Zhou intended for this to show the world what Chinese cinema is made of, he has failed. The People's Republic has been kind to cineastes and mainstream movie-goers alike in the past decade, ranging from the beautifully thought-provoking (Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin"), to the big and bombastic (John Woo's mega-blockbuster "Red Cliff"), even veering off into the hysterical (Stephen Chow's recent "The Mermaid"). They do not need to cater to Western audiences at all – rather, it is the Western bigwigs that need to learn how to market these films properly. After all, if Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" can gross over US$100 million in the United States alone, why can't others, right?

Alas, my plea falls on deaf ears, and here we are, relegated to a C- movie starring struggling actors and made by a filmmaker who apparently conceded to the "everyone-watches-only-English-movies" mentality. Imagine a Muppet Babies version of "Snakes on a Plane" and TV's "Lost" meshed together in an unholy mess; sprinkle some stilted English dialogue ("She died so horribLE. .. so tragicALLY") and some truly bad and overdone VFX, the kind that's as half-assed as those in "A Sound of Thunder" if not worse. In this day and age, are mutant cats scary at all, especially if they look like an evil version of Jiji from "Kiki's Delivery Service"?

Hell, the film even goes so far as to hiring attractive Chinese stars like Zhang YuQi to dress up the nonexistent plot (she tries, dammit), but I must confess, dear reader, to feeling a little sad for still-hunky ex-Superman Brandon Routh, who's film career is relegated to thankless roles such as this - a nonsensical riff on Steven Seagal's "Under Siege" character. Was "Superman Returns" really that toxic?

Sci-Fi Channel this ain't.

I was indeed lured in by the movie cover, because it does seem somewhat interesting, and having read the synopsis of the movie, I decided to give it a go.

Now, with the movie seen, I wonder how and why Brandon Routh ended up in a movie such as this. Has the well quickly dried out that quickly? The story of the movie is pretty straight forward, although a bit too simplistic and it actually doesn't really offer much to the audience. So you essentially just disconnect your brain and lean back in the chair and go along for the ride here.

"Lost in the Pacific" might actually have accomplished so much more if they had a proper budget for the CGI and special effects. For a movie that is centered on creatures and monsters, then it is essential to have a proper budget to spend on coming up with creatures that look impressive and realistic on the screen. "Lost in the Pacific" didn't have such a budget, and we are instead treated to some hilarious and very, very poorly animated creatures, that end up more as creatures you laugh at than creatures you would fear.

And the special effects, aside from the laughable creatures, was nothing of any noteworthy mention. They tried to put special effects in there, such as the airplane, but failed at turning out a product that would pass as believable and realistic. And that whole lack of proper CGI and special effects just furthered the low budget feel that permeated through the entire movie.

The cast ensemble for the movie was adequate, taking into consideration what kind of movie this was, and it was of course Brandon Routh who was the billed lead here. I wonder why the movie makers opted to go for Yuqi Zhang for this movie and made her speak English. Sure, she is a talented enough actress, but English is not what she masters the most. Yuqi Zhang's English sounds like she is speaking by a voice modulator, it is broken, stumped and halting. And it ends up being a thing of irritation and annoyance, rather than just a part of the movie.

The action in the movie, and bless them for trying, well let's just say it was there. But it was nowhere near anything interesting or worthwhile to mention.

This was by no means an impressive movie in any way, and it is hardly the type of movie that you will watch more than once, if you even get to watch it once. Yeah, it is the type of movie that came and went without even as much as a breeze in its wake. There is some kind of enjoyment to a movie of this type, and that is at the ridiculous special effects and the campy, cheesiness to it all.

Well that is an hour or so of my life that I will never get back. The best thing about it is the plane itself.

I don't think I have ever seen such a trashy film. Average CGI effects when you consider how the quality in other films these days, this just looks as if it was 1980 standards. Appalling acting by virtually all the cast and a dreadful script.

At some points when they are "interacting" with each other it is almost as if they are not side by side because there is just no chemistry between any of them.

I find it hard to believe that when people are offered a role in a film that they would have considered saying yes to this one.

This Zhou production is worst. I never ever have experienced something that bad. Let's hope Chinese don't make more of this amateurish movies. Everything in this film is so unbelievable wrong. Story, acting, computer animation are all too stupid for anyone > 5 years old. Therefore I won't spill more words than necessary to warn you all not giving this movie any chance for watching. You most likely will regret watching this, so ignore it and all forthcoming stuff from Zhou, students of any film academy do it so much better. It was like my toes couldn't relax in my socks and stayed frozen until the last minute. I was shocked how bad this movie was and I couldn't believe my own eyes. But I kept watching and I couldn't avoid many laughs... Probably a cartoon version would have been even more fun. And what a waste of money and time. Maybe re-education of all Chinese masters involved in this production could be a solution? And ignore all positive reviews here, as they are the proof of a bad taste.

This has got to be one of the worst films ever produced. I have never bothered to write a review before but I found this movie so awful I feel compelled to do so. The story is beyond stupid and horrendous,the majority of the acting is amateurish at best other than Brandon Routh and a few other performances (its unbelievable that he would agree to act in this project, and I can't even understand the majority of what Yuqi Zhang says in English which is what the vast majority of her speaking lines are (not sure why they would hire someone to speak English who clearly can't be understood). I am so disappointed in this movie and would recommend no one waste their time watching it.

I don't know how much they pay Brandon Routh, it must be A LOT for him to participate in this terrible "movie".

Vincent Zhou's last "movie": "Last Flight" starring Ed Westwick, had the exact same plot.

They are the same movie. With the same exact plot. They have the same problems: inconsistent plot line, incoherent script, poor story development, terrible CGI, terrible set, and idiotic lines for characters.

I wonder how much they paid Brandon Routh and Ed Westwick for these terrible project.

Actors please have more taste and guts. Say "no" to stupid Chinese movies.

I feel this was an "interesting" film in neither a good or a bad way. There was something about this budget film that I found interesting and actually wanting to keep me watching it until the end. But to be honest I can't quite work out exactly what it is I liked about it that kept me gripped. Maybe more a film that had a number of elements in just part that I liked than any single element of the film as such.

I didn't think the acting was to bad compared to what others have said. Sure, not great but certainly a mix of characters that I wish the film would have elaborated about each a bit more. Effects were odd at times yet decent at others.

Story was fairly ropey with what I feel was a lack of missing elements such as to the animals creation, the research & researchers and destination of the plane background etc. As well as a few unrealistic situations.

A respectable 5/10 for me as 1 of them films I rather enjoyed yet on paper possibly shouldn't have.

Was not expecting an awful lot from 'Lost in the Pacific'. The premise, was willing to overlook its lack of originality, was one that could have been intriguing but seemed like it would be one of those cheaply made, implausible and ridiculous kinds of films. The cover also seemed rather cheap and derivative.

'Lost in the Pacific' turned out to be even worse than my fears and can't agree more with the poor reviews here, have nothing really to add to what has been covered so well already. Just for the record, giving a film the lowest possible rating is reasonably rare for me these days, trying to be a fair reviewer trying to see the good in everything viewed, though admittedly have become slightly harsher recently. That rating is only reserved for films etc. that look like no effort or heart was put into it and like nobody was trying, a cardinal sin in film but actually not committed all that often. 'Lost in the Pacific' is one such film.

Visually, 'Lost in the Pacific' looks incredibly cheap even for something clearly made on a low budget. It has such a drab look and as an epileptic the constantly over-kinetic camera work and dizzying editing made me feel ill and queasy. Not to mention the continuity errors galore. Even worse are some of the most laughable and pathetic-looking special effects to be seen on celluloid, actually looking they were done as an afterthought and on the small remainder of the money they had left.

Can remember little about the music, which tended to be intrusive, annoying and out of place. The script is so awkward, cheesy and improvisatory-sounding that it is enough to make the toes curl in how awful it is.

There is absolutely nothing thrilling, tense, suspenseful, emotionally investable or fun about the story. The predictability may have been forgivable if the film was actually engaging let alone exciting but it fails to be either throughout, and even coherence is not always a strong suit and that's putting it lightly. 'Lost in the Pacific' is basically non-stop dullness and intelligence-insulting ridiculousness, with unintentional humour because of the excessive cheese, incoherent science, gibberish posing as thought-provoking jargon and increasingly irritating and illogical character behaviours that makes one endear to them even less in a film with not one interesting or rootable character.

Amateur dramatics pantomimes and high school productions have better acting than the near-all-round poor standard seen here. The one saving grace is Brandon Routh, who has presence and does try very hard without trying too much.

Summing up, dreadful (a word not used often by me these days). 1/10 Bethany Cox

Killer cats and planes epic combination. I would recommend this for anyone who wants a laugh and does not take it seriously

Lost in the Pacific is nothing more then a summer blockbuster. It has ticked off all of the genres needed to be in that category. Family issues, a little bit of romance, some mystery to make for the thriller fans and action for the every day goer. From a new comer Vincent Zhou, who while may not have many films under his belt, is already leaving his mark in Hollywood with his unique style of directing and his creative writing. The film also has some major A list actors on board with the two main cast being Brandon Routh the former Superman himself and Russell Wong, who is known for Romeo Must die and The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. The story is not overly complex, but does try to fit a lot into it. Not only do you have back story with family issues, the mysterious island on which there are muted cats, The futuristic upgraded A380 to A390 a plane that can fly at Earth atmosphere, but doesn't. The CEO whose only motivation is to make money, the co-pilot who wants to prove that she is worthy of her position, and mysterious chef with a dark past. That's just to name a few.

Lost in the Pacific offers some cool CGI, nice acting on the majority of cast and some quick and good looking action scenes. For those who are fans of watching just an entertaining movie, this is defiantly that.

This hour and a half 'plane' wreck can be summarized by: terrible script, poor story, not one endearing character, atrocious acting across the board, mediocre CGI, and silly premise and irrelevant sub-plots. Another embarrassing flop coming out of China's film industry... Anyone with a bit of cash is a producer and film maker nowadays. There's apparently an over abundance of cash and arrogance to finance mindless crap like this... The mentality seems to be: How hard could it be?! Heck, we've taken some film making classes--maybe even got a few friends and/or relatives with some ancillary degrees in "entertainment." Thus, let's just hire a bunch of pretty faces and third rate actors. No need to worry about the writing, special effects, continuity and pacing, artistic values, plot and character development, English speech coaches, and least of all, the audience's intelligence and sensibility!

LOL! is this for real? this was the worst dog poo I've ever seen.

it is worse than the 90s Korean movies i had to watch when i lived there.

if you want some laughs (esp. with respect to cgi): this is the movie for you.

if you want good cgi, good acting, a good script, or anything else that is typical of a movie most people enjoy: this isn't the movie for you.

how on earth this movie has 4/10 is beyond me. not worth the time.

0/10 for everything except being perfect for making fun of china

10/10 for being perfect for making fun of china

PS (no small letters allowed) - IMDb stopped my post because there was no capital on "Korean" (still not letting me put a small "k") but let "china" fly...

I did not like this movie. Wished there are more informed reviews. More previews of the movie would be helpful as well. If you like Asian anime movies with English dubbed over and a bunch of English subtitles, then you will like this movie. This movie is basically what it is. This movie is not from Hollywood. This movie is more like China or some other Asian country. Movie has bad acting. Movie has bad special effects. Movie has bad script for the actors. A little bit of sex thrown in would have made it watchable. The story line is not believable. Needs stronger characters that are real and not fake. Seems like a low budget movie.

The acting is like from primary school. The worst film I've ever seen.

If you're somewhat of an aviation person, you'd know and find it hilarious for the aircraft to be called the A390 - especially coming from China. However, the effort to make the aircraft look as modernised and futuristic as ever is commendable. The plot, just like in Flight From Hell is a well-planned, and not as predictable though you would still be confused at the low-effort in the second half of the movie involving an emergency landing and the very same plot device from FFH - the mysterious force, which somehow comes onboard the aircraft and as usual, starts terrorising everyone onboard.

What I don't get about the second half is the sudden introduction of some people who apparently aren't who they appear to be - it contributed little to the development of the plot and the movie ended in much disaster. On the same topic of plot, having a "hero" installed using an excuse was a genius move to act as the counterbalance to the people who weren't who they said they were.

Writer-director Vincent Zhou has shown the world what the Chinese Blockbusters can be if they are not about martial arts. Although this film does have some really cool fight scenes too. Zhao has delivered a successful summer blockbuster which is on par to anything that Hollywood has to offer. Lost in the Pacific is a complex story, which is full off action, suspense, drama and romance. The main stars of the film are Brandon Routh (Superman Returns 2006) Yuqi Zhang (The Mermaid) which also came out this year, and Russell Wong.

Like I wrote before the story is very complex. But i'll try and explain it anyways. Wong plays the CEO of an airline company where has invested everything into a new type of luxurious planes. Any mishaps and it is worse tragedy then the Titanic.

While trying to show off the new plane, he invites V.I.P passengers with an interest in investing in the company, so all of them are high profile figures or super rich, including main investor Prince Khadsa played by Tazito Garcia, while on board the plane Wong's personal assistant goes out and manages to get the winner of the voice who is a very close friend of Prince Khadsa to be on board too. He just happens to be the only son of Wong's character. While on board the plane we get to see some awesome set decorations, brilliant acting by all of the cast and some great work on CGI. Without going into to much detail about the film.

I will simply say this, mutated animals, Super soldiers and great musicians all come together in this fun and entertaining film.

Brandon Routh stars in this futuristic action thriller along side Russell Wong and other A list Actors from Hollywood and China. The film is set mostly on the new and futuristic state of the art A390 plane. Russell Wong plays the CEO of Ocean Airlines who not only wants to break the record for fastest travel time but also impress his V.I.P passengers with all of the luxuries that the plane has to offer and try to bid Prince Khadsa into merging the two companies, while all the V.I.P passengers are enjoying their time on the luxury plane, we do get some emotional tension that is played out between Gao (Wong) and his estranged son Colin (Sunny Wang)who haven't seen each other for over 5 years as well as Ruoxin (Yuqi Zhang) who while being promoted to co-pilot is still battling her former position within the company.

Brandon Routh comes in as a surprise of main character as he isn't very visible for the first 30-40 minutes of the film. I was expecting this to be futuristic drama thriller as Gary re-connects with his son, and Ruoxin finds the courage to stand up for herself and find her path. But then the twists and turns of the film start to take their shape, as the plane flies through an electric storm, the plane gets hit and they must land it on abandoned island. As the plane struggles to take off while some of the passengers and crew are being chased by mutated felines as well as rescuing the remaining survivors of some military group. On board we found the origins of Brandon Routh's character and clearly see why he was Superman in Superman Returns 2006. He can be a total bad ass! Routh doesn't hold back any punches in the Lost in the Pacific. Also I do have to point out that the score of the film was totally awesome too! This might not be the contender for film of the year, but it is certainly worth a look.

This film is really awful and uninteresting.If you don't want to spend your time don't watch this movie.

While the concept holds promise, the execution falls short in several aspects. The performances lack depth and fail to evoke genuine emotions. Additionally, the pacing feels uneven, with prolonged periods of exposition and slow plot progression. Despite these shortcomings, the visual effects are commendable, showcasing the immense destruction caused by the evaporating ocean. The action sequences provide moments of excitement, albeit sometimes overshadowed by unrealistic scenarios. Overall, this film fails to fully capitalize on its intriguing premise, resulting in a mediocre viewing experience. While it may appeal to fans of disaster films seeking mindless entertainment, it ultimately falls short of delivering a truly memorable and engaging cinematic experience.

I love disaster movies. Period. All kinds. But after 27 minutes I feel I can already complain. This movie is woman-hating and dumb about China vs. America. The DVD i have has a muddy soundtrack and no closed captions and no english subtitles, other than the obvious foreign language parts. Plane is supposed to be futuristic but it looks like 1970's DC9 or A320 from 1990. I waited half an hour and I hope they all die.