Atropa

I love Sci-fi and have been watching the odd DUST short for years, some good, some not so good but this was outstanding. I thought I would try the first episode but watched them all one after the other, I was hooked right away.

Production value, CGI, story, acting, all top notch, they even got Michael Ironside in a small but great role who I expect was thrilled with the end result. And it was free on Youtube, how could I not give it 10 out of 10. If you love proper sci fi stories you'll love this.

Outta nowhere!! Caught this gem whilst scrolling through YouTube and cannot say enough. A seven episode short (15 min or less) series, put together by some ones that have a total grasp and understanding of everything great about sci-fi. Acting, script, effects all top notch and put many big productions to shame. Wife and I and finishing up episode 7 and at the edge of our seats. This is the way science fiction was meant to be. Whoever produced this masterpiece, stand proud! Excellent!!!

Found this as others did flicking through utube. And I got to say for a movie short split into 7 ten minute episodes it's brilliant, shot and acted like a major budget movie. Special effects are on point and so is the acting and story. Sci-fi fans watch it you'll love it!

The creators should have gotten better actors and script editors to match the very good production, filming, and CGI. In particular, the lead actor is often wooden and speaks his lines with little emotion.

Acting: 5 Dialogue: 5 Camera work: 5 Editing: 5 Budget: 3 Story: 4 Theme: 3 Pure entertainment factor: 5 Video quality: 7 Special effects: 6 Pacing: 7 Suspension of disbelief: 3 Non-cringe factor: 6 Lack of flashbacks: 0

You get what you pay for and this is free. I adore time loop stories so this is made for people like me. But I still spot when the acting is seriously lacking, the sets look cheap and dull, the lighting is terrible, and the story is all over the place. The writing is what is really lacking here as it could cover for the cheap CGI. Having an episode set in the past when we are exploring a mystery setting is bafflingly bad writing. Show us the past first then we move to the spaceship. Then we see the time loop. Instead the story jumps all over the place and keep in mind it's already a time loop so we are already confused about the rules. Was it wise to constantly show flashback scenes? What do you think? It doesn't take a good writer to understand how to structure a proper story. This is exactly why one of my main rating criterias is looking at flashbacks. They are used as a crush by bad writers to insert action into a story growing dull. But here it become messy and at some point I didn't even want to guess anymore as I didn't get the proper info delivered properly to guess along.

Unfortunately this got worse each minute. I did at least focus on the first 2 episodes. But after a while it becomes a mess. I also liked the main events where we figure out new stuff. But again, the story was stretched out to double the runtime it needed for the plot. Remove the flashbacks and actors stumbling over their lines and this could be a nice tight 35 min story. But editing is another matter.