Solaris [2002] (DVD) Reviews

Few that decide to watch Clooney and Soderbergh's remake of Solaris will even be aware that it's a remake, let alone that the original was directed by one of the greatest auteurs of all time - Andrei Tarkovsky. His film was an overlong epic but an utterly engrossing cerebral trip, and Soderbergh, thankfully, has the smarts not to try and overdo ...  Read the complete review

Solaris is the film version of the amazing book written by Stanislaw Lem and has been put together with a huge Hollywood actor in George Clooney which leads to people going in with the expectation being ultra high as they are used to Clooney's other movies. First thing is first with the film Solaris - this is based on a book by a Polish ...  Read the complete review

When I first heard about Solaris I was fairly sure I wouldn't like it. It is based on Stanisław Lem's book of the same name which had already spawned a cult-classic film. The reviews, and even the opinion of the aforementioned author, all pointed to bad things. Me being me though, I rooted for the underdog and bought it anyway having ...  Read the complete review

Directed by the man who brought us “Traffic” and “Ocean’s Eleven”. Produced by the helmer of “Aliens” and “Titanic”. Based on a Polish sci-fi novel, which was adapted into a two-and-a-half-hour ponderthon by Andrei Tarkovsky back in 1972. Given the mixed pedigree, is it any surprise “Solaris” turned out to be such a strange beast, one that 20th ...  Read the complete review

The space station is called Prometheus. Prometheus was the Titan who gave fire to man and in doing so, incurred the wrath of Zeus. His punishment was to spend eternity chained to a rock with ravens sent to eat his liver. Each time, his liver would regenerate, leaving Prometheus to endure the same agony day, ...  Read the complete review

Remakes are a tricky business, especially when the original is considered as something of a classic. In the case of Solaris, writer/director Steven Soderbergh can claim to have gone back to the original novel by Stanislaw Lem, rather than just remaking the Tarkovsky film, and no doubt an English language version with a big name star like George ...  Read the complete review

Since I was given a UGC Unlimited pass at Christmas I've seen 14 films, and 'Solaris' is the worst of the lot - and that includes 'I-Spy'! When you don't pay for the cinema ticket you generally see a lot of films you wouldn't normally go to. 'Punch Drunk Love' and 'The One and Only' are two that ...  Read the complete review

This is a film with a history. Based on an old Russian sci-fi novel by Stanislaw Lem, and previously filmed in 1972 by Andrei Tarkovsky, it comes fresh from flopping at the North American box office. This is unusual seeing as it features George Clooney's naked backside, and as it comes from Steven Soderbergh - however as he was behind Erin ...  Read the complete review