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Fancy a sci-i movie where you can shift your brain to neutral, and just sit back and watch an alien invasion take place? Then The Darkest Hour presents itself as a fine candidate for a blockbuster night in front of the television.
There's nothing massively radical about the concept. A bunch of five young Americans find themselves in Moscow, just as the world finds itself under the threat of alien invasion. As such, The Darkest Hour trains its focus on its principal quintet, as they battle to survive. Which, as you've probably correctly guessed by now, is all the excuse needed for a mixture of special effects, a few thrillers, and a fun hour and a half of mayhem.
The Darkest Hour doesn't quite have a blockbuster-level budget, but the 3D Blu-ray release nonetheless showcases just how far it's managed to spread its cash. The picture sparkles in particular, with the lively visuals benefiting enormously from the clarity of a 1080p video transfer. The 3D? It's fun, even if you won't be dodging things flying out of your screen with any haste. You will get a decent whistle-stop tour of Moscow, though.
Don't overlook the workout your audio system gets, either. This is a loud, fast film, that's happy to put any half-decent surround sound system through its paces. It gladly does so, too.
Awards aren't going to be lavished at the door of The Darkest Hour anytime soon, but it's an enjoyable film, that notwithstanding. In fact, it's an enjoyable film that's just as entertaining second time round. And while occasionally the economy of its budget is evident, The Darkest Hour nonetheless punches above its weight. --Jon Foster
DVD Description
The Darkest Hour follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, following an unexplained global disaster and fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack… This sci-fi thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects from the genius of legendary film-maker Timur Bekmanbetov (Wanted and Night Watch).
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- Deleted and extended scenes (x5)
- Digital copy
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
In this movie, four young Americans (including Emile Hirsch, from Speed Racer, and Max Minghella, from Art School Confidential, among others) get stranded in Moscow when an alien invasion (represented initially, intriguingly, as a lethal form of electromagnetic waves) attack Moscow, leaving almost everyone dead. Our friends hide in a sort of basement, and when a few days later, they emerge from inside, they find wholesale destruction, and the news that the aliens have attack planet wide, but also intriguing hints that there maybe other survivors. And soon enough, they find that some Russians have banded together to resist the invaders.
Produced by Kazakh filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (from the interesting Nightwatch franchise) this movie is nothing special but is surely an entertaining outing. Among the plus: the survivors escaping from the aliens in a desolate Moscow, including empty landmarks like The Kremlin and Moscow State University. Among the minus: some of the special effects are really cheesy.
Produced by Kazakh filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (from the interesting Nightwatch franchise) this movie is nothing special but is surely an entertaining outing. Among the plus: the survivors escaping from the aliens in a desolate Moscow, including empty landmarks like The Kremlin and Moscow State University. Among the minus: some of the special effects are really cheesy.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It reminded me of "day of the triffids", not the recent remake I hasten to add! It's a simple survival story with recognisable characters and it plays out by the numbers towards a satisfying conclusion. I didn't watch it for clever dialogue or plot plausibility and I chuckle at those reviewers who seem to have mistaken this for something deep and meaningful; I can only guess that they didn't watch the trailer beforehand! The effects are well rendered in the main and the stark, silent Moscow streets are a welcome change in terms of setting. Some of the sets, like the crashed plane in the shopping mall are a real visual treat. For me this is a very welcome addition to the genre. I'm glad it made a truck load of money and hope they make another.
Format:Blu-ray
I have to say I enjoyed watching this film, it was a lot of fun for me watching these really annoying 2 dimensional cardboard people being wiped out one by one. The effects were nice, disintegration excellent,lots of tension. Story was cheesy but OK up to the bit where everyone waits for 1 person - which I found stupid. At the end it trailed off and that was it. Strictly a 3 star film but I did enjoy watching it.
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low-budget actors
The story-line was brilliant...but the acting was painful to watch. Everytime one of the actors got killed off I cheered...at least they were put out of their misery. Read more
Published 1 day ago by benny1
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great budget sci film
A very enjoyable film. It's also intesting to get some views of moscow. Budget films are good for this as they haven't the money to spend on props so they use real buildings etc. Read more
Published 1 month ago by johnamazon
The worst hour (and a half)
The story revolves around a young man and his friend travelling to Moscow for buisness. Later in the evening they meet two girls in a bar and thats when things start to go badly. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. S. J. Horseman
Ignore it
I am a big fan of SF, and not only the movies but literature most of all. Unfortunatelly directors (together with the producers) go most of all to "brainless" titles with massive... Read more
Published 2 months ago by I. Nadolski
Better than Skyline and Battle Los Angeles
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Published 4 months ago by G. Stephenson
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