PANDORUM - A HIDDEN SCI-FI GEM

To clarify: I don't use the term "B-Movie" in a derogatory way. It's related to the genre more than anything.

Long winded explanation here: The terms "A-Movie" and "B-Movie" comes from the 40s/50s in which Hollywood studios would sell movies to cinemas in bulk. They would often sell an A-Movie - starring well known actors, usually a swooning melodrama - with a B-Movie - cheaper films, no stars, usually sci-fi or horror etc. While there was some snobbery around this distinction, there was nothing which made either type of movie inherently better or worse.

These days, obviously that distinction doesn't exist as much with the biggest movies around being Superhero/sci-fi/fantasy blockbusters. Which is why I think movies like Pandorum, Overlord, Upgrade etc feel like "B-Movies" by tradition. They don't have huge budgets and can't afford stars so these films are often driven by the charisma of the actors, strength of the filmmaking and creativity of the premise.

I thought that was implicit in the video, but a few people seem to think I'm using "B-Movie" as a negative. I hope my long winded explanation makes sense 😅

LOVE this film

They Live was A-grade all the way

Love this movie, was on the edge of my seat for the finale. It really does a great job investing you in the safety of the protagonist and his quest to figure out what's going on.

Eminem was great in this flick!

Pandorum is a rare movie that I didn't get the plot twist until they revealed it.

Still remember watching it in theater and being mind blown by the concept and the twist, still one of my fave sci-fi horrors ever

Pandorum opening scene looks like a derivative of Star Trek, which made me not interested in watching further.
After a few years I had forgotten about it and looking for a sci-fi that I hadn't watched yet, I came across Pandorum.
Somehow I survived the opening scene, and the rest of the movie was a blast. A pretty good movie.

Honestly, the greatest thing about this film is the attention to detail given to making the universe believable. Cyrostasis has various tubes (presumably for nutrients and waste), control panels have turn cranks to provide power, handheld devices can be shook or have hand-pumps, there's food tablets and flavor drops for water, jumpsuits for the crew, crew areas are clean and well-lit with the power on while maintenance areas are industrial and dark, the presence of a genetic ark to help humans adapt to life on an alien planet with an entirely different ecosystem despite its similarities to Earth, etc. Every aspect of the film is dedicated to making the scenario believable which enhances the horror and the ticking clock because if our protagonists fail then humanity is dead, and the film makes you feel that.

how can anyone call this film Fantastic you know fantastic status reserved for films such as The lord of the rings or 2001 a Space Odyssey this is absolute mediocre film destroyed by cheesy horror monsters

Dude this is THE HIDDEN GEM

I'm dying to get a look at the amazing letterboxd list mentioned but I can find it... Any advice on where it could be????

Also, great movie! Great cast! Love this movie!!!!

This feels like if Dead Space was a live action movie 🍿 at least in my opinion

Damn I wish this got the prequel and sequel it deserved

event horizon retro video?

blows my mind the sci fi community didn't make/support this movie to succeed, its one of the grittiest, rawest movies out there, we always wanted a Dead Space movie and this is closest thing to it, Cung li was sick, no english but he kicked azz

Why have I never seen this film?

Only regret of this movie is I didn’t go see it in theaters…great movie never a dull moment

It was ok I've seen far worse but The only thing I really liked was the lead woman was to die for sexy

The ending was kinda silly, but I actually did kinda enjoy the movie. Dennis Quaid going crazy and fighting his imaginary younger self was pretty funny 😂

I don't understand why this film was a box office bomb and panned by many critics. Pandorum is a well-crafted example of sci-fi horror that creates real anxiety because of its claustrophobic visuals and filmic effects. One of my favorite films in this genre - reminiscent of The Thing and Alien with a little Resident Evil thrown in as well.