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"Stowaway" A very well-done, very intense sci-fi drama (Original Post) bif Apr 2021 OP
Thanks from one sci-fi fan to another. lark Apr 2021 #1
Did you hear how the 4th got trapped on the ship? Pobeka Apr 2021 #2
You're right. bif Apr 2021 #3
Thanks for recommending this nuxvomica May 2021 #4
Glad you liked it! Happy to recommend good films. bif May 2021 #5

lark

(24,149 posts)
1. Thanks from one sci-fi fan to another.
Mon Apr 26, 2021, 08:29 AM
Apr 2021

I'll check it out. If you like fantasy as well, check out the Nevers. I've only seen the pilot but hubs and I like it so will definitely watch more.

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)
2. Did you hear how the 4th got trapped on the ship?
Mon Apr 26, 2021, 08:52 AM
Apr 2021

Just watch this a couple of days ago, and we enjoyed the plot too except there never was a reveal of how the support engineer managed to get trapped in a compartment that required dismantling by unscrewing bolts from outside the compartment. We kept waiting for the reveal in the early part of the movie but it never happened.

bif

(23,980 posts)
3. You're right.
Mon Apr 26, 2021, 10:05 AM
Apr 2021

I think there was a vague explanation about how he got trapped. You'd think with a multi-million dollar space shot, they'd be a bit more careful. But I just figured it was more important that he was there than how he happened to get there. Still, one of the better sci-fi flicks I've seen in a while.

nuxvomica

(12,877 posts)
4. Thanks for recommending this
Sat May 22, 2021, 11:24 AM
May 2021

Just watched it and I was really impressed, especially by the camera work and editing—I felt at times like I was on the ship. But mostly I was impressed by the script and the way the filmmakers made the audience aware of the logistic issues without a lot of tiresome explanation. I found it compelling and suspenseful, and I was never sure how it might end, but seriously, the carbon-scrubbing unit was the size of dictionary yet they couldn't bring a replacement, maybe dump the Yale mugs for a backup carbon-scrubber?

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