Aeon Flux (Special Collector's Edition)
starring: David Gale (II), Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Peter Chung, Robin Richesson
directed by: Karyn Kusama
directed by: Karyn Kusama
List Price: $14.99
Prices subject to change.
You Pay Only: $7.49
You Save: $7.50 (50%)Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097363337348
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 25, 2006
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 3796
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: December 02, 2005
Related Items:
- Ultraviolet (Widescreen Edition)
- Underworld - Evolution (Fullscreen Special Edition)
- Aeon Flux - The Complete Animated Collection
- V for Vendetta (Full Screen Edition)
- Underworld [Region 2]
- see more
Editorial Review:
Description:
400 years in the future, after a virus decimates the world population, only one city on Earth remains. Ruled by the Goodchild dynasty, it is a perfect society of peace and prosperity – except that its citizens keep mysteriously disappearing. Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron stars as Aeon Flux, a secret agent/assassin/warrior whose mission is to bring down the regime. But as she goes deeper into her mission, Aeon uncovers some shocking secrets that jeopardize the mission – and her life.
Amazon.com:
Like the animated series it’s based on, Aeon Flux is the kind of sci-fi that’s best appreciated by the MTV generation. It’s a serious attempt at stylized, futuristic action/adventure (the title character, played by Charlize Theron, is essentially a female James Bond for the cyberpunk era) and taken for what it is, it’s not all that bad. The action takes place in the year 2415, four centuries after a virus nearly decimated the human race, leaving only five million survivors in a utopian city called Bregna. Aeon belongs to the Monicans, a secret rebel resistance force that is struggling to destroy the Goodchild regime led by its namesake, Trevor Goodchild (Martin Csokas), the ruler of Bregna and a descendant of the man who found a cure for the deadly virus. As instructed by the Handler (Frances McDormand, gamely playing along in ridiculous sci-fi regalia), Aeon is assigned to assassinate Goodchild, but there are deeper secrets to be discovered, and conspiracies to be foiled. This leads director Karyn Kusama (who fared much better with her debut feature Girlfight) to indulge in all sorts of routine action and fast-paced gunplay, but the elusive pleasures of Aeon Flux are mostly found in the sleek athleticism of Theron and costar Sophie Okonedo (as a fellow Monican), who commit themselves 100% to roles that are dramatically flat yet physically dynamic. Other highlights include Aeon’s high-tech gadgetry (including an eyeball that doubles as a microsocope) and the amusing sight of Pete Postlethwaite in a costume resembling a construction-site disposal tube, but Flux fans may wonder what happened to the surreal, chromium sheen future that gave the MTV series its visionary appeal. As a live-action feature, Aeon Flux is a miscalculated exercise in cheesy style and dour tone, but it’s entertaining enough to earn a small cadre of admirers. --Jeff Shannon
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- wowthere is nothing good about this movie. we have heard the plot before. the acting is some of the ... Read More
Rating:
- Charlise Theron is HOT!!!Better than the Cartoon and she looks hot. Did not particularly like the story line/Ending but to each ... Read More
Rating:
- Zardoz Redux?Um... is it just me or did this storyline borrow HEAVILY from John Boorman's 1975 Zardoz starring Sean ... Read More
Rating:
- the film versionAs one esteemed critic so aptly put it, "Fux fux sux fux sux sux sux".
The animated series ... Read More
Rating:
- Aeon Flux is amazing!Superb special effects with Charlize Theron! An action packed futuristic thriller not to be missed. By the ... Read More
Browse for similar items by category:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy - Genres - DVD - Video - General
- Science Fiction - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Genres - DVD - Video - General AAS
- ( C ) - Actors & Actresses - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - DVD - Video - Csokas, Marton
- ( M ) - Actors & Actresses - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - DVD - Video - McDormand, Frances
- ( M ) - Actors & Actresses - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - DVD - Video - Miller, Jonny Lee
Copyright ©2003, Mark Carey.