Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

GazerRise Fantastic!

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

the_doofy If U do not read wiki, U can watch it numerous times and still not get itI give this movie a 2 star because I know there are movies out there that cannot be explained even in wikiThe thing is, if U read the synopsis, it makes the reader/viewer mad that a movie w/ such a well thought out 'synopsis' is such a flop in executionThe amount of dark scenes and partial too quick to focus on stuff scenes is also kind of irritating, I guess this allows them to save on vivid special effects

Rachel Smith I picked this movie up thinking it would be an awesome post-apo scifi flick full of cave spelunking and cool technology. Unfortunately it is not this, at all. Seventy percent or so of this movie is spent in pure darkness with things only illuminated with a white silhouette, no dialogue, no action, nothing happening. I was extremely under-stimulated and bored, picking at my fingers or staring back at my reflection in the black screen most of the time. Only a few times did something really grab my attention and make me excited to see more, but these were short lived and the movie quickly reverted back to crawling around in more darkness. This could EASILY be an awesome movie. When I got this movie, it made a big deal about how it is all underground, so I was expecting stalactites, underground waterfalls, formations, lakes, pits, all of which garnished with technology and danger and cool monsters. Caves are beautiful and interesting. Instead, everything is muddy, dark, and gross. The only scifi stuff in here is monsters and some technology that looked like it was from ten years ago. There are a lot of things you can do with such a setting, but instead of opting for adventurous or innovative and creative, instead there was a restrictive color of black and white (those are literally the only colors you will ever see in here). There are some monsters, but they have nearly nothing to do with the plot. The design and atmosphere regarding the monsters is boring and unengaging. Humanoid monsters that lurk out of your view and growl a lot, you say? Infected by a virus, you say? Oh noes! I'm peeing my pants I'm so scared. The only other character has a very interesting reveal. The scene in which they are first shown is the first - and only - break from the constant near-total-darkness, and one of the only times where the plot is actually thickened and your interest is piqued. Unfortunately this scene is short lived, and we're right back to fumbling with the power out. In the last twenty minutes all of the shallow plot elements that they've been hiding from you are all thrown at you at once with no room to breathe or realize exactly what is going on. It was as if they were rewarding you for sitting there with your head in your hands by giving you what you actually came here for! And even then, the plot's secrets are pretty uninteresting and the movie ends on a stupid, confusing note. All in all, this was a big waste of time. Go and learn a new skill or something, read a book, cook a new dish. All of those are gonna be more fun than sitting and looking at two people wander around in darkness. And if you were thinking of this movie for the scifi, like I did, there are TONS of other movies to watch! Go! Put this movie down!

thisissubtitledmovies excerpt, full review at my location.Opening to mixed reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2008, Eden Log marks Franck Vestiel's directorial debut. Dealing with the classic argument between nature and machine through his gritty vision of a dystopic future; Vestiel is influenced by his previous work in intense French horror alongside directors such as Moreau and Palud.An engaging and disturbing film with a simple premise, dealt with in a complex way. Overall it is 97 minutes of tense exploration and discovery, both of the plot and of the character behind it.

jaybird2k101 I found the first 3 to 5 minutes annoying. Snips of scene flashing on screen got boring. Someone went to school and thought flashing lights were really cool. A bit of an overkill. Darkness all through the film adds to the feeling that perhaps you don't want to know what is happening. The story unfolds in bits and pieces, as the main character stumbles through a maze of tunnels, caves or what ever. More flashy lights. For the most part I found the story interesting. Most of the backdrop, and sets are very compelling, especially toward the end. The grainy B/W photography, adds to the suspense, as does the hollow echoy sound. Loved the ending. I have just watched it once, but I will probably watch it again. Enjoy, good Sci-Fi.