Nonureva
Really Surprised!
ChicDragon
It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.
Ogosmith
Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.
Kien Navarro
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
ryanbartongrimley
EARTHRISE is a fantastic scifi thriller that keeps the mystery and the tension high! Another reviewer referenced Solaris and I think they're right, but I'd add Event Horizon and Sunshine into that cocktail of scary, mind-bending futuristic horror that unfolds in the last frontier... space. I loved the design of both the story and the production. The direction was solid and pace was perfect. I also thought the cast did an excellent job. If you're a fan of scifi, then you know how hard it is to find a good one to watch... well look no further. Earthrise is a must see! GREAT JOB!
ranch700
Definitely not your typical indie film. First of all, I applaud the filmmakers for tackling the sci fi genre Indie Style! Not a lot of people would do that. Although it's not special effects heavy, the special effects in the movie were impressive. Interesting story line and some surprises along the way. The movie takes it's time in letting the story unfold, and that's a positive thing that helps build momentum later on. It also helps to create the sense of isolation that these characters are experience. Definitely different and worth giving a chance to. Again, I give the filmmakers a lot of kudos. Small cast in a sci fi genre type movie is tough to pull off.
Grimme
While I had some qualms with the film regarding some of the acting and pacing, it's hard to fault an indie project as ambitious as this one. What it does, it does very well: the sets are well-done, the special effects pretty good for an independent film, and the editing is superb.The premise is solid, and leaves just enough room for building suspense over the course of the film, but it's the way the story is told -- through scenes cutting forward and backward in time, allowing the audience to put the pieces together themselves -- that held my attention. They did a good job on the continuity between all those scenes, too.Overall, I enjoyed it!
smb-25133
When I heard the budget that this film was produced on, I couldn't believe the quality of the final product. The sets were very well designed and constructed, the storyline was compelling, the principal actors turned out excellent performances (Casey Dillard was especially dynamic), and the overall impression was that of a very polished film with a significantly larger budget than what they actually had. The ship model itself was impressive. It reminded me of the models used in some of the epic sci-fi pictures of the past (think Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, etc.,.) The original musical score by Ash Williams complimented the action nicely and really helped to heighten the suspense. Mr. Payne and crew did an astounding job, and I'm looking forward to seeing more from them.
