tkell31
I was pretty much captivated by the lead actress and would have turned it off after 15 minutes if not for her. That face! My guess is she played some kind of sport growing up because she's athletic and easily the best part about this movie since she lends some credibility to the action sequences and has amazingly expressive eyes. As an aside Hollywood seems to have forgotten how important facial expressions are in conveying what is going on, preferring to dazzle with effects and hammer you over the head with inane dialogue.Anywho, Chuchran does a great job, but it's just too rough with too little plot for anyone to overcome.
inesco
First of all, I didn't expect much from this going into it, which helps with this sort of thing. I was pleasantly surprised.It's all a matter of expectation. I used to browse the sci-fi sections of the video stores back in the 90s trying to find anything decent and this move was better than a LOT of what I watched back then.It's better than all of these similar-themed movies I watched back in the day: - Survivor (1987) - Nightfall (1988) - Def-Con 4 (1985) - Cherry 2000 (1987) - Cyborg (1989) - maybe not too much better than this one, but a little.I would put in on about the same level of cheesy sci-fi action fare as:Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) - Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)(well maybe not as good as the last one)Seriously though, if you don't expect much of this, you'll probably be entertained.pretty good actionpretty good low-budget special effectsplot moves along pretty well without too many lagsgood make up effectslots of gorgeous southern Utah scenerystrong lead performances by Chuchran and SorboOverall, I would describe it as a pretty decent Sci-Fi time waster.And to reference other commenter's' mentions of Morlocks, this movie is WAY better than the Guy Pierce/Jeremy Irons, The Time Machine (2002)!If you are interested in another Chuchran/Lyde collaboration, The Curse of the Dragon Slayer (2013) is also a pretty decent 80s style fantasy/sword & sorcery flick.
microom
Kevin Sorbo played Captain Dylan Hunt in the TV series Andromeda. In this film he played the part of Captain Hunter! Furthermore, he came out with one of Dylan's favourite phrases: "It's never easy" OK, they are tongue in cheek aknowledging the overall derivative nature of the movie. I can go along with that.One of my long term bug bears is that many warrior maidens in sci-fi/fantasy films do not have any physical credibility. This film does not make that mistake. The heroine, Kate, is well built with broad shoulders and obvious vital capacity. Ten out of ten for that.There is an early hint when Kate's implanted computer describes the gravity as being "normal". Derivative - "Planet of the Apes". Also, a lot like "The 100." There is a great dearth of new sci-fi/fantasy films. This is jolly good knock about stuff. We need more of it!
Paul Magne Haakonsen
Having read the synopsis for this movie, I must admit that I didn't really expect too much from it, and now having seen it, I can honestly say that the movie lived up to the low expectations.The story is about the last of mankind searching the vast reaches of space for an inhabitable planet. A spaceship tracking a signal has to go into a wormhole, when disaster strikes. The ship is torn apart and the surviving crew is stranded on the alien planet, having to fight for their very lives to stay alive, against hostile humans and monstrous humanoids.The storyline was essentially adequate, albeit a bit too simple. And there was a bit too much focus on Danielle Chuchran's athletic skills for running and rock-climbing.The creatures in the movie were looking more like a crossbreed between the orcs and trolls of "Lord of the Rings", which just made the movie seem like a half-hearted attempt at a Sci-Fi movie. And while we are speaking of "Lord of the Rings", the scenes with Danielle Chuchran running around the barren rocky landscape with a panning camera flying around was just too much like the scene where Legolas was running around. At least do something original...The reason for me sitting down to watch the movie was Danielle Chuchran and Kevin Sorbo. And sure, they made the movie watchable and endurable, but they were struggling hard with an almost non-existing script and storyline."Survivor" is a below average Sci-Fi movie, and if you are in for an evening of Sci-Fi, then I would suggest that you find something else, because this movie is not really worth it.A mere 4 out of 10 stars to "Survivor".