{"id":3713,"date":"2011-03-31T22:17:21","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T22:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/03\/31\/best-movie-so-far-this-year-2\/"},"modified":"2011-03-31T22:17:21","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T22:17:21","slug":"best-movie-so-far-this-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/03\/31\/best-movie-so-far-this-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Best movie so far this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was lucky enough to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movingpicturesnetwork.com\/25050\/source-code-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">review Duncan Jones\u2019 sophomore effort for <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Moving Pictures<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"genmed\"><b>Quote:<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"quote\">The 2009 freshman endeavor by director Duncan Jones \u2014 the inventive, captivating, low-budget \u201cMoon\u201d \u2014 garnered abundant critical praise and modest financial gains. Assisted by a brilliantly crafted Ben Ripley screenplay and a bigger budget, Jones returns with the cerebral science-fiction thriller \u201cSource Code.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"postbody\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.movingpicturesnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/SourceCode2_MichelleMonaghan_JakeGyllenhaal_500x258.jpg\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"genmed\"><b>Quote:<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"quote\">Through a creative use of lighting, architecture, space and action, Jones presents a dynamic thrill ride that achieves the seemingly impossible feat of being simultaneously claustrophobic and expansive. Though significant portions of the film occur within small, enclosed spaces, the superior acting and inventive script push the pathos beyond its settings, successfully propelling the tense story at a breakneck pace.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"postbody\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/0.tqn.com\/d\/movies\/1\/0\/y\/1\/X\/source-code-poster.jpg\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"genmed\"><b>Quote:<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"quote\">In one of the finest and most intelligent film interpretations of Phildickian concepts, Jones and Ripley smartly progress the events to their logical and often surprising conclusions. The exciting \u201cSource Code\u201d provides the best and most memorable movie so far this year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"postbody\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tumblr-crosspostr-linkback\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/03\/31\/best-movie-so-far-this-year\/\" title=\"Go to the original post.\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">Best movie so far this year<\/a> was originally published on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\" target=\"_blank\">The Geek Curmudgeon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was lucky enough to review Duncan Jones\u2019 sophomore effort for Moving Pictures. Quote: The 2009 freshman endeavor by director Duncan Jones \u2014 the inventive, captivating, low-budget \u201cMoon\u201d \u2014 garnered abundant critical praise and modest financial gains. 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