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Millennium (1989)
Rate:
5
Viewed:
1/17
1/17:
For a sci-fi flick, Millennium features an interesting concept, but it was done better in 12 Monkeys.
Kris Kristofferson is okay, but everybody else, including Cheryl Ladd, is terrible. The story needs work and should be more
friendly to those who aren't accustomed to the weirdness of such films.
It's still unclear about what happened to the people who were replaced by their nonliving counterparts before the
imminent airplane crash. The ending is stupid and doesn't make any sense.
At one point, the searchers found the black box at the crash site, and it's shown to be black. That's not true.
The actual color is bright orange for the purpose of making it easy to locate. I assume the adjective "black" is just a metaphor
to describe the serious gravity of the situation.
On the other hand, the special effects are cheaply done and should be improved more. There's no reason to repeat some of
the footage by shooting them at a different angle. Not only the editor includes them but he also shows the same
stuff again during the second half. Come on, that's weak.
All in all, Millennium isn't polished enough.