Ellipse (2019) User Reviews

Why did they have to dumb it down so much?

[dkk9823 · 3/10 · 17 November 2019]

I cannot understand why the makers had to dumb down the script so much. So many stupid lines. Why there is this belief that a movie cannot be understood by the "average" viewer? Half the population has an IQ above average by definition. Target them.

Such a wasted opportunity. Also, the viewer is so obviously pushed to have an emotional connection with the character, and to make that happen they decided to put a handsome actor talking half stupid, showing so long minutes of love story with the girlfriend but most importantly with the dog (a trip on a motorbike?!?).

It seems they put a bit of an effort in the last two lines of the script. What a wasted opportunity. The idea of gravity anomalies should have been explored far more without the cheesy parts. It was supposed to be a sci-fi movie!

Ellipse

[ashalisalamdanam · 3/10 · 7 November 2019]

These days anyone with a camera thinks he can make a movie. Of course he can try, but how good will this movie be? My opinion is if you decided to make a movie, lacking a budget and with yourself as a main actor, then at least find a good screenplay, something special, emotional, that those who watch the movie would appreciate the story, if not the acting and stunts. This movie would have had some chances to become a good movie, if the writer had possessed better knowledge of physics and astronomy to make a more scientifically substantiated plot. You can't stuff your movie with nonsense, just because it's a science fiction, people won't buy it. The first thing that struck me in this movie and killed my interest was when the spaceship turned upside down and the attraction went towards the ceiling and all this in space!!! where there is no gravity. All this said, I'm giving this movie 3 stars, cause of the dog, and its most natural acting.

Self-Indulgence and Space Mangoes

[bhsfacebook · 2/10 · 12 April 2020]

It's always a bad sign when a film is directed by, written by and stars the same person. That's what you're getting here and it will be obvious within the first half hour that things are going very wrong. The space mangoes hanging from pine trees by fishing line is symptomatic of the low bar. Then there's endless slow motion and blatant attempts to jerk tears. Also, the "alien world" looks exactly like the mountains of California.

The best thing in this movie is a dog.

Horrible, just horrible...

[jayjayvis · 1/10 · 6 November 2019]

Do not waste your time this "movie" is unbelievably stupid, empty and worthless. Stay away!

Cliche, after cliche, after cliche, and so on.

[rsvp321 · 6 November 2019]

I confess to being a sci fi aficionado, and will watch anything with a synopsis that sounds interesting, even in the smallest way - regardless of the rating here.

I gave this one a chance, and in the first six minutes I thought it was going to be a hidden gem, then it went rapidly downhill from there.

The main character is a very annoying, whining, beta-male that has several tantrums and has a bad drinking problem. His continual grunts, groans, and other loud mouth noises was extremely distracting.

The unbelievably bad science aside, even at an elementary school level, the story is completely meaningless and nonsensical. That is a shame, because with proper writers and directing, this intriguing plot could actually have been an excellent indie!

It's an unoccupied "planet", but as soon as he gets into the wooded area, we see fallen trees obviously limbed and crosscut by chainsaws! In one closeup, he's using a flat cut stump for a table to work on! Oh, yes he was! ....He also makes a recording giving a scientific analysis that "there's no life on the planet, it's just rocks!" - while he's in a forest and burning branches.

If you take chances on indie sci fi movies like I do, save your time on something other than this one. This one should be put on a rocket and fired into the sun!

Shockingly bad - dog was good

[deanwhite-78003 · 1/10 · 19 November 2019]

One of the worst movies I've seen. The dog should be rehired. But the main actotor.. Mfg I'll leave it there

This is unbelievable bad

[rasmus-144 · 1/10 · 31 May 2019]

Aiming for the title as the worst movie of the year, and I usually like odd movies.

Tin foil jet pack and an Apple Watch!

[tueypreston · 1/10 · 21 November 2019]

Possibly the worst film I've seen in a very long time, dodgy CGI makeup storyline and the main characters voice dubbing is criminally bad! Almost every scene has you asking why how and what. They should have spent the budget on a nice holiday!

Terrible, stay clear

[shaundillon67-609-187474 · 1/10 · 21 November 2019]

This film can be summed up in one word......

Stupid, boring and an annoying.

[marieah · 1/10 · 7 December 2019]

I had to write this when I saw a couple of super high ratings that could only have been put here by mates of the makers attempting to bolster the low rating. The main actor is wooden, unattractive and unlikeable. I mean who gets drunk and then, still drinking goes joyriding in a space craft through an asteroid field? And who then calls Mayday after they crash and expects somebody to spend a few million rescuing them. I hated him for that and he did nothing to redeem himself in the next 30 minutes and I could take no more than that. I just really sorry for the poor dog, who was stuck with the guy for the whole movie.

Absolute Garbage

[darkerpotato · 1/10 · 1 December 2019]

Can't even start to describe how terrible this was. Don't waste your time watching this😂

Screw what the bad reviews say.

[bcgooden · 8/10 · 14 November 2019]

This was far better than i expected and touching. I cried and a movie hasn't made me do that in ages.

Don't believe everything you read in reviews about this movie

[bmynars · 6/10 · 7 November 2019]

As the subject line states, do not believe everything you read about this movie. I don't think it deserves the bashing it gets. I sort of liked it. The movie is a bit quirky and because it is Sci-Fi, hey, I am a sucker for it. It is not your big budget movie but it is not bad. It's not just watchable but actually, I think it was good. The story is interesting as well. The only caution I would give would be it is a slow pace movie, so if you expect a fast paced action flick with lot's of shooting and flashes, this movie is not for you. If, however, you don't mind taking it slowly and absorbing the story as intended, I don't think you will be disappointed.

So, so terrible..

[lizshotter-19401 · 1/10 · 23 November 2019]

I initially thought that this was a parody of 80's science fiction, until I realised that this was for reals. Having a limited budget is no longer an excuse for crappy film making, as the guys that produced The Endless and Spring can attest to (seriously, check this films out..much better than this dross). Those films stayed with me for weeks afterwards, and ignited a sense of wonder. This just irritated me and insulted my intelligence as to how space works. The protagonist mistakes grunting and heaving with conveying pain and frustration, when in fact he just appears to be having a particularly hard and dry bowel movement. The one star is for the dog and because this site doesn't do minus points.

The whole film can be summed up with one statement.

[FrankMTOrlando · 7 November 2019]

Over ripe mangos on embarrassingly visible strings.

TOTAL CRAP

[JohnGaultProSe · 1/10 · 31 December 2019]

This movie should be erased and deleted from the face of this Earth, ASAP! I feel bad for the dog who most-likely had no say as to whether or not it was ok with being seen in this stupid waste of film.

worst movie I've ever seen

[papothird · 1/10 · 22 November 2019]

This movie is a complete waste of time. No thought at all put into it. The acting is unbelievably terrible. And as far as the plot not at all.

Pathetic

[Tysonbuttler12 · 1/10 · 15 December 2019]

He kills his dog while on a suicide mission to get Vodka because he's sad...

A dog's life.

[bartonmaru-69135 · 2/10 · 24 January 2021]

Don't be fooled: the star of this film is the dog: Mac. The 'space pilot' Jim is a loser, who has no bearing, and for some reason is wearing the patch of the 173rd Airborne Brigade. So space dude and dog are walkin' and walkin,' in the desert and forests, and all that planetary stuff. And he's an alcoholic, just to round things out. Space dog has save space dude, because dude is in a drunken stupor. But he film is a nice travelogue of the west. Enjoy.

Wasn't the worst sci-fi film ice ever seen

[criplord-34678 · 4/10 · 24 November 2019]

I thought it was rather strange he was wearing a regular watch on one wrist and a smart watch on the other. There are thighs that could've certainly been different about this film for sure but I've seen say worse and a lot lower produced sci-fi films than this.

Not bad ,not fun

[leggo-739-737352 · 5/10 · 23 December 2019]

It is nice .... Dog acted better than human. Beautiful surroundings

Watched the whole thing, kinda boring, and here's my spoiler-filled thoughts about it:

[dopeydinosaur · 5/10 · 6 March 2023]

First off, the review: This movie is obviously low budget but well done in that it didn't try to overreach or over promise. Had a simple enough yet effective spacecraft (complete with those LED light strips you can get for your computer case) which crash lands on a planet coincidentally very much like Earth, so everything works out. Dude doesn't seemed concerned about starting a fire, in that what if the oxygen levels are so high it could have created a cascading firestorm, but we're not supposed to think about that. And the dog is there of course, so the man has a reason to speak aloud - unlike a cartoon, where the main character says their thoughts out loud when they are completely alone.

The movie was kind of boring but not so much so that I fast forwarded it or was too concerned about how much time was left in it. That does say something. I was interested to see where it went. So yeah, kudos to the guy that wrote, directed and starred in it or whatever, you helped me pass some time. And I got to see the movie for free on Tubi. It was a recommended suggestion and without knowing anything about it it made me curious enough to check it out. Thanks. The foreshadowing was obvious, repeatedly showing the guy's untied bootlace, which he later trips on. But got to admit you got me on the frayed rope! The character even comments about how smoothly it went.

And now for the questions: That's nice that space mangoes can be all connected to make a battery, but there is no way that battery later powers a spacecraft. And whose idea is it to not include a simple solar cell or something in the emergency kit of such a spacecraft? And why is this alcoholic buffoon even allowed in space, and what idiot allowed him to go with tons of beer and vodka on board? Then he ignores his supervisor to shave a few hours off of his flight, and that totally cost him a bunch of time namely this entire movie! What a dummy. Then when he finds out his girl is dead you'd think he'd abort the mission and go back to Earth - he's kind of not fit to fly anymore. And unless space travel is super common in the future (assuming this is the future) you don't get to take your dog along just because he wanted to go! And time was going really fast near where the spacecraft was, but yet the dude's beard didn't grow really fast or the dog didn't get any grayer being in that area. The only thing that really seemed to happen was that watch would spin around real quick. And space mangoes turned mushy really quick too. But you think the battery on the spacecraft would wear out and other parts would decay considering the relative centuries they spent in accelerated time.

But this is a silly little movie so I'll try to stop thinking about it like it was "interstellar" or something. And hopefully, you watched the movie yourself before reading what I had to say about it. Right?

Great movie.

[lvsliek · 10/10 · 7 November 2019]

I was skeptical at first, I gave it a try and was left with a pleasent sadness at the end. I can't watched a movie that made me genuinely feel something in a long time. This movie was not what I expected and considering it's a man and his dog in a foreign planet stranded. I think they did a great job. And looking forward to their second movie Colonials I just found in Facebook. This is not a fake review. I like the acting and plot. Kudos Jack and Grant, you guys did a wonderful job.

I need a jump

[nogodnomasters · 4/10 · 22 November 2019]

John has problems with alcohol. He is traveling in space and gets too close to D-14 which has unusual characteristics including gravity and time. John walks around in self-pity, self-hate, talking to his dog which unfortunately doesn't talk back like in the cult classic. John was boring as was the dialogue. Nice "Heavy Metal" type of scene in the beginning which created a fun atmosphere, quickly destroyed.

Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity.

Wow

[jsc_contractors · 26 November 2019]

Wow is all I can say right now. This is by far that worse low budget film I have ever seen in my life. The cover pic for this movie tells soooooooo much lies of what to expect. A movie of a man and a bog on a planet with NO OTHER live beings wtf is theater coming to. Smfh!!!!!!!!! A big f*#!ing spoiler too!!!!!!!