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Most of the reviews mention that the movie is different from the trailers and this is indeed the case. But, unlike a comedy where the three punchlines are all in the trailer and the movie really isn't funny - this movie only hints at the possibilities in the previews and then delivers much more.

As a serious and long time student of the Sci-Fi genre and having read everything from Asimov to Zelazny this movie went from just another fanciful comic book type action movie to a commentary on the human evolution and a parallel look at how far we have come compared to the basics of nature. In the same way that Sam Pekinpah tied in the scene of a scorpion surrounded by ants to the ending sequence in "The Wild Bunch" this movie ties flashes of the base instincts of nature to the actions of some levels of human existence. We get to see Lucy "evolve" herself as her intellect grows, but also her understanding, as she moves from killing her captors to merely keeping them out of the way as she moves forward to her destiny.

An excellent movie that I give a solid "A" and will definitely be purchasing the Blue-Ray when it comes out (the effects and graphics are well worth the HD experience as well)

I remember that my first Rush album "Permanent Waves" came with my twelve albums for a penny from Columbia House in the summer of 1980. I had a classical music background but was so moved with the musicality and the lyrics that I went album hunting at the local stores and found "Caress of Steel" and ran back and played it again in wonder at the completeness of it and thinking it was brand new - not realizing that it was a much earlier album until later! Such is the timelessness of the Rush experience! This documentary is an awesome, tasteful, and well done work that will truly take the Rush elite on an intimate journey into the lives that produced their insightful lyrics, their cutting edge sounds, and their ability to look inside our humanity. It shows enough of their personal lives to make you feel like one of their friends - but remains private and close. You will cry with their losses and smile with their accomplishments in this first class film. It also warmed my heart to see one of their first legs up into the big time was opening for Uriah Heep, one of my favorite bands as well! When a new rock station in our area started up decades ago and said they would play our call in requests for a month while they perfected their sound and lineup and after a week they put out a request to please limit requests for Rush - that they could not become an "All Rush Station!" Such is the power of this band. From the beginning that first penny was the best that I have ever spent to find such a moving experience over the years. The documentary "Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage" is just what you want if you are a Rush nerd like me. Be careful if you are not one already - watching this may make you become one!