![]() ![]() ![]() At that, it is visually reminiscent of many other movies from that era (Star Wars or Moonraker, to name some), but doesn't fail nearly as badly as some of them do it simply looks good. First off, it was and is a visual treat by any standard, with well-crafted models and a set-design that made a point in trying to look as realistic as possible. This film is the first "real" movie by Roland Emmerich, and knowing his later works, it is, simply speaking, surprisingly good. We're following the main protagonist Billy Hayes, an astronaut aboard the station, as he wades through a plot of secrecy and sabotage trying to tell friend from foe in the process. No wonder the space station soon becomes the central point in rising political tensions between East and West, next stop World War 3 (as indicated by the German tagline (transl.) "The end of our future has already begun"). A civil project by nature, it might be abused as an offensive weapon, since it could deliver devastation to any potential adversary simply by creating natural disasters such as storms and floods. ![]() However, orbiting the Earth there is the European/American space station FLORIDA ARKLAB, capable of controlling the weather at any location on the planet underneath. The year is 1997, and World Peace seems to have come, with most classic weapons of mass destruction having been abandoned. Reviewed by pope-1 8 / 10 Catchy SciFi drama with good looks and a tense plot. ![]()
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