Aeon Flux. It's very rare that I see a film I hate (only Cutthroat Island and Battlefield Earth have ever received one star from me), but in this absolutely awful sci-fi action flick, we have another. Maybe the fact that I had just seen the brilliant Crash biased my judgement, but I couldn't ... Read review
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palpitating blend of stealth, speed and acrobatic combat. As beautiful as she is lethal, Aeon Flux is an agent whose abilities transcend everyday belief, she will depend upon those skills and talents to rid the city of Bregna from an evil tyranny. The game is set 400 years in the future, when disease has wiped out the majority of the earth`s population except for one walled, protected city-state, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. The story centers on Aeon Flux, the top operative in the underground `Monican` rebellion, led by The Handler. When Aeon is sent on a mission to kill a government leader, she uncovers a world of secrets.
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Flux, the underground operative fighting totalitarian rule in 25th-century Earth's last living city.Aeon is the rebel's best hope of overthrowing the oppressively sterile, 'perfect' society. But while on assignment to gun down the government's leader, Aeon uncovers a web of startling secrets that could completely change the world's future in this gripping sci-fi action thriller based on the ground-breaking MTV animated series.
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battle of wills with her nemesis/love, Trevor Goodchild. And what she may lack in morals and warmth, she more than makes up for with cat-like reflexes and ammunition. This director's cut of the groundbreaking MTV series is a mind-blowing combination of killer comic-book style animation, complex plots and themes, and action-driven narrative. Aeon Flux doesn't skate the edge, she is the edge. And she will prevail, even if it kills her. Over and over again.
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mortal combat... it's all in a day's work for adventurer Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie). But a secret from her father's (Jon Voight) past is about to lead Lara to her greatest challenge: The Triangle of Light, a legendary artifact with the power to alter space and time. Lara must find the triangle before it falls into the clutches of the Illumminati, a secret society bent on world domination. To stop the Illuminati, Lara will have to survive a cross-continental chase filled with unimaginable danger. But for the Tomb Raider, danger is the name of the game.Aeon Flux:Expertly Trained. Ruthlessly Efficient.Aeon is the rebels' best hope of overthrowing the oppressively sterile, perfect? society. But while on assignment to gun down the government's leader, Aeon uncovers a web of startling secrets that could completely change the world's future in this gripping sci-fi action thriller based on the ground-breaking MTV animated series.
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Production Year: 2003 - Action/Adventure - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Sam Jones III, Allison Mack, Eric Johnson, Annette O'Toole, John Glover, John Schneider
Advantages: I suppose it did look fantastic Disadvantages: The acting is dreadful, the action is boring, it makes no sense...
Aeon Flux. It's very rare that I see a film I hate (only Cutthroat Island and Battlefield Earth have ever received one star from me), but in this absolutely awful sci-fi action flick, we have another. Maybe the fact that I had just seen the brilliant Crash biased my judgement, but I couldn't help feeling that in the same day I had watched the best and worst film of the last year.
As soon as the credits said it was an MTV production ... ...
Charlize Theron plays Aeon Flux, who in the year 2415, decides to stand up to the ruler of a utopian city, Bregna, which is Earth's last populated city after a virus wiped out 99% of the population 400 years back. You see, she is a member of an organisation called the Monicans, who are sick of living in this seemingly perfect world, and see it as little more than a gilded cage. When the government murders her sister, Aeon's life is dedicated ... more
Aeon Flux. It's very rare that I see a film I hate (only Cutthroat Island and Battlefield Earth have ever received one star from me), but in this absolutely awful sci-fi action flick, we have another. Maybe the fact that I had just seen the brilliant Crash biased my judgement, but I couldn't help feeling that in the same day I had watched the best and worst film of the last year.
As soon as the credits said it was an MTV production I knew we were heading for bad things. However, I was still surprised at just how dire the next 90 minutes would be, since it has a promising cast and a half-decent idea. Apparently it's based on a cartoon which used to be on MTV... hardly inspires you with confidence, does it? This film version is directed by Karyn Kusama, who previously made "Girlfight". And also apparently, the studio, Paramount, tried to keep this under wraps and released it with very little fanfare. We can see why.
Charlize Theron plays Aeon Flux, who in the year 2415, decides to stand up to the ruler of a utopian city, Bregna, which is Earth's last populated city after a virus wiped out 99% of the population 400 years back. You see, she is a member of an organisation called the Monicans, who are sick of living in this seemingly perfect world, and see it as little more than a gilded cage. When the government murders her sister, Aeon's life is dedicated to one thing: killing those responsible. And yes, just to give you a feel of the movie; I did say the story was the best bit.
As well as the A-list talents of Charlize Theron, there is also support from Sophie Okenedo as Aeon's sidekick, Jonny Lee Miller as the ruler's brother, and wait for it… Pete Poselthwaite! Playing an old guy (we'll come on to him later). On the final credits, I also read that Frances McDormand was in it, although I don't know who she was playing. Plus that black guy from Green Wing and Hyperdrive who seems to be in everything these days, he was in this too! I have absolutely no idea what all these fine actors are doing in this rubbish; maybe this is Charlize Theron's Catwoman.
Since I've just mentioned the actors, I'll start my rant with the acting. It was awful! Charlize Theron has won an Oscar and been nominated again this year, yet how is she so bad in this? She is completely wooden and seems to be there just to jump around and blow things up. Sophie Okenedo: she's a good actress from Hotel Rwanda and Dirty Pretty Things, yet in this she too is crap. Pete Poselthwaite wears probably the most ridiculous costume I have ever seen in my life! It's like a dress with a big ring around his neck; it has to be seen to be believed. The guy playing the ruler of the city is called Marton Csokas I think; he's actually not that bad. But I suppose the reason the acting is so bad is because they have nothing interesting to say; the script is completely flat and boring.
Next on the list of shame… basically, the whole thing is just so unintentionally funny, due to a complete lack of any of it making sense. Sophie Okenedo's character has hands instead of feet - why? Who knows! Aeon keeps consulting a crazy old lady with mad orange hair inside her own brain, and we're supposed to be taking it seriously. In a world full of characters with futuristic names, the main guy is called… Trevor! Oh I could go on all night, it's so hilarious! There's a bit where she's trapped in a room, so she randomly whistles and these metal ball bearings start rolling around the building, they roll all the way up to her wall and suddenly explode and she escapes. Nothing in this film is explained.
The so called action scenes are boring, repetitive and downright stupid. When Aeon and her sidekick are trying to break into some headquarters, they back flip through a garden whilst having trees fire bullets at them, and spikes coming up out of the grass. Aeon is about to land face first on the spikes, but she sticks her legs out and magically sticks to the walls, facing down, with her legs at 90 degrees to her body. It's ridiculous. And then they have the audacity to follow it with a completely cheesy and unfunny one-liner, "I'd keep of the grass". Oh I hate this film so much! Plus all the action descends into explosions and shooting everyone in sight, which is not exciting or thrilling in the slightest, just a cheap Matrix rip-off.
One thing that annoys me so much is how all the characters just back flip around everywhere. It would seem that in the future walking has become obsolete - the new way to travel is by flying through the air. Whether it's a fight scene, escaping from gunfire, or simply jumping over a gap, why do they have to somersault? It's like watching Power Rangers again.
The special effects - well, they're technically quite good, and I'm sure they put lots of time and money into it - I admit, the film looks stunning. It's just that if you haven't got anything intelligent to show with special effects, the experience is somewhat limited. For example, we get repeat shots of an airship flying around with long tails floating behind it. What is it? Who knows, it's just there, along with the countless other unexplained "futuristic" nonsense in this film. There's a bit near the start when she hangs from a rope, Mission Impossible style, to look down into a pool full of clips of her life. A whirlpool starts in the water, she puts in a metal object, and up she goes whilst the screen starts flashing with bright colours. And then it's just left, and not explained at all.
So, just to recap: the acting is crap, the action is crap, the dialogue is crap, the special effects are good but completely pointless, most of the story doesn't make sense… I really could go on, but I think you get the gist by now. Aeon Flux is truly one of the worst films I have ever seen, and I think definitely the worst film of the last 12 months or so. Yes, even worse than Bewitched! As my friends and I came out of the cinema, we were all laughing our heads off that we paid good money, when there were so many other good films out, to see this rubbish. I would recommend going to watch it for a laugh, but if they get high audiences, who knows, they might make a sequel. AAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!! ________________________________________
Aeon Flux DVD is available to buy for £12.95 from www.choicesdirect.com, although it's not actually released until May 22nd. Please don't buy it, it'll only encourage them.
Directed By: Karyn Kusama
Starring: Charlize Theron, Sophie Okenedo, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Pete Poselthwaite, Frances McDormand
Advantages: It won't make its budget back Disadvantages: Where do I start?!?
...city's leaders. Her name is Aeon Flux, an acrobatic assassin out for revenge against the men she blames for her sister's death.
Since the departure of the Sigourney Weaver's Ripley, cinema has been crying out for another female action heroine. But from the look of this nonsensical bucket of tripe, it will have to wait a while longer. So what went wrong? All the elements are here; director Karyn Kusama was at the helm of critically-acclaimed "GIrlfight" ... ...to a product recall. When Aeon says at the climax "Now we can move forwards", you want to add "because now there isn't a dirty great wall in the way!" In fact some of the script is so risible that you might actually find yourself slapping your forehead in disbelief. The plot twists are similarly laughable; the "surprise" bad guy may as well be carrying a flashing neon sign declaring himself as such. At least he has a clear goal, unlike the majority ...
afy9mab 07.04.2006
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Advantages: Johnny Lee Miller back in action is about it! Disadvantages: Everything else is just cliched and awful!
Aeon Flux started as a series of short animated episodes on MTV where a gun toting, black catsuit wearing female killed just about everyone in sight before, invariably, dying at the end of the story. This format turned out to be very successful and Aeon Flux moved on to 20 minute stories which allowed a bit more story but still pretty much followed the same idea. Bullets flying everywhere as the acrobatic woman killed a virtual army of bad guys! ... ...woman, now given the name Aeon Flux.
In 2011 99% of the worlds population is killed by a virus, Trevor Goodchild discovers a cure and builds a city to house all those who have survived. The city is called Bragna, is populated by 5 million people and 400 years later is considered a paradise city, at least by most of inhabitants anyway.
There are those that don't agree though, The Monicans, as they are called, don't think that the Goodchild dynasty, ...
Ailran 23.07.2006
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Advantages: Special effects, unpresictable storyline Disadvantages: Weak story and poor acting
...tele. Eventually he picked out Aeon Flux. I'm not really a film person so I had no idea what it was about let alone whether it would be any good.
Background - Before Aeon Flux
In 2011 a terrible virus wipes out 99% of the world's population and only 5million people survive. A world renowned scientist develops a cure for this terrible disease and founds the city of Bregna. The world outside turns into uncontrollable wilderness and so a wall is built ... ...problem under control. Aeon Flux
There is an uprising against the government in 2415. The monicans, including Aeon Flux, do all they can to free people of the oppression of the government of Bregna. They try to answer the questions of why so many people are going missing and why nobody else asks any questions. One day after Aeon is sent "blind" government surveillance her sister is killed and she swears revenge on the people behind it; she assumes ...
Jennet1987 24.05.2006
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Advantages: Charlize Theron kills people with her thighs Disadvantages: The acting is more wooden than Camberwick Green
...they once rightly dominated.
Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) is the agent assigned with the task of assassinating Trevor Goodchild (Marton Csokas). Equipped with an intimate knowledge of how to kill a man with her bare thighs, Flux sets out on her mission with the aid of her trusted friend, Sithandra (Sophie Okonedo), a human hybrid who’s modified her feet to be another pair of hands to help her move about more swiftly.
Having crossed the border from ... ...crossing lawns of grass that instantly turn to deadly spikes and tasty-looking fruit that fire poisonous darts at intruders, Flux comes face-to-face with Goodchild – and the truth of humanity’s situation is revealed. Physically unable to kill Goodchild no matter how hard she tries, it turns out that in curing the disease and saving five million humans, the scientist inadvertently sterilised the whole population and has spent the past four hundred ...
markd_uk 20.06.2007
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Advantages: Decent enough in places; Theron's wardrobe! Disadvantages: No oomph at all; more like an episode of a TV series than a film
I've been putting off watching Aeon Flux for a while, although I'm not too sure why. It probably had something to do with the negative feedback it gained after promising so much. Adapted from a sci-fi series in the early 1990s and starring Charlize Theron, who is usually on fire on screen, I was surprised when it got slated, but last night, with the wife round at a friend's house and son William tucked up in bed, I thought I'd give it a go.
The ... ...So, the plot seems okay. Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) is a Monican, and teams up with Sithandra (Sophie OKenodo) to infiltrate Goodchild's base and take him out. She is sent by the Handler (Frances McDormand), and this is where the sci-fi kicks in. The Handler communicates via a sort of telepathic link, with the Monicans swallowing a pill which connects to the neurons in the brain and visualises the recipient in a chamber, having a conversation. Other ...
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take, sadly it didn't really work but it was impressively like anime from the settings to the costumes to the way some of the characters looked and acted.
I've given the film three stars because although I have a few complaints with it I found it watchable enough and overall mediocre. I wouldn't watch it again and I definitely wouldn't buy it on DVD. I would, however, recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Resident Evil , AeonFlux and Underworld . Fans of Equilibrium may find this to be just a slightly dumbed down version. Equilibrium had a great dystopian plot and rather good acting and you could sort of wringe a moral from it, Ultraviolet had al the same action etc but was just a little dryer.
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15 for violence and bad langauge
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Commentary By Charlize Theron And Producer Gail Anne Hurd, Commentary By Writers Phil Hay And Matt Manfredi, Creating A World Aeon Flux, The Locations Of Aeon Flux, The Stunts Of Aeon Flux, The Costume Design Workshop Of Aeon Flux, The Craft Of The Set Photographer On Aeon Flux, Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround English French
DVD Description
Karyn Kusama, the writer-director of GIRLFIGHT, the story of a tough female boxer, turns her attentions to a tough female superhero in AEON FLUX. Based on a series of animated shorts that aired on MTV, the live-action feature film version stars Charlize Theron, in jet black hair, as the secret agent of the title. Aeon Flux is a Monican who has been ordered to assassinate Trevor Goodchild (Martin Csokas), the leader of Bregna a futuristic walled city that is the last vestige of humanity on 25th-Century earth. But a long-buried memory prevents her from killing him, ultimately making both of them targets. As Trevor battles his brother, Oren (Jonny Lee Miller), for control of Bregna, Aeon seeks revenge for the murder of her sister (Amelia Warner) while also being hunted down by her former partner, Sithandra (Sophie Okonedo). At the centre of it all is a secret that threatens to tear everything apart. Theron, who performed most of her own stunts, glides through the film in barely-there outfits, while also jumping, running, slinking, diving, and cartwheeling her way through dangerous situations, recalling the gorgeous movements made by the animated version. The film alternates between stark gray-and-white sets and brilliant splashes of red, green, and yellow, adding a vibrancy that befits a cartoon adaptation. The taut script, by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi (who previously teamed up on CRAZY/BEAUTIFUL), delves deep into the relationships of siblings that often border between love and hate. Graeme Revell's smart score never overwhelms the action, which involves a lot of automatic weapons, and Oscar winner Frances McDormand and Oscar nominee Pete Postlethwaite feature in small roles.
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