Sex, Lies, and Alien Videotape?
I have to admit, after watching Nacho Vigalondo‘s sci-fi hit Timecrimes, a different tone was expected from Extraterrestrial. Something darker and more sinister. Something with an apocalyptic bite or evil alien conquerors. Yet, here I was watching a sci-fi script that played with hints of Seinfeld situational awkward comedy that completely agreed with director Jason Reitman,who compared Vigalondo to Woody Allen.
Could this tonal surprise be viewed as a bad thing? Possibly, depending on your expectations, but I’ll delve deeper into that issue a tad bit later. Instead, enjoy the delightfully light-hearted sci-fi/romance mash-up Vigalondo created and don’t dwell on what could have been. Be thankful for the art and you’ll be able to appreciate Nacho’s hybrid genre crossing film..
So how does this Woody Allen comparison come about? Much like Annie Hall, or most films from Allen’s arsenal for that matter,...
I have to admit, after watching Nacho Vigalondo‘s sci-fi hit Timecrimes, a different tone was expected from Extraterrestrial. Something darker and more sinister. Something with an apocalyptic bite or evil alien conquerors. Yet, here I was watching a sci-fi script that played with hints of Seinfeld situational awkward comedy that completely agreed with director Jason Reitman,who compared Vigalondo to Woody Allen.
Could this tonal surprise be viewed as a bad thing? Possibly, depending on your expectations, but I’ll delve deeper into that issue a tad bit later. Instead, enjoy the delightfully light-hearted sci-fi/romance mash-up Vigalondo created and don’t dwell on what could have been. Be thankful for the art and you’ll be able to appreciate Nacho’s hybrid genre crossing film..
So how does this Woody Allen comparison come about? Much like Annie Hall, or most films from Allen’s arsenal for that matter,...
- 6/27/2012
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
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