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Anyone who compares Charlize's Aeon Flux to Halle Berry's Catwoman should be punched in the face. Catwoman was just stupid, where Aeon Flux is not for stupid people. The only mistake that Aeon Flux made was assuming slightly intelligent people were going to be watching it. Get off the bandwagon and form your own opinion.

Being a fan of the original Cartoon, my only disappointment was that there was not enough of the over the top unbelievable acrobatics. But really, other than that, the story (regardless of what the reviews say) is there, and pretty sound, and pretty interesting. It makes sense and holds up to Sci-Fi standards. In fact, this is one hell of a SciFi film, filled with fantastic elements, that, through visuals rather than dialogue, are explained, pretty clearly (IE: She takes a pill, the pill delivers a message to her brain. Rather than "Character A" taking time out of the story to say "Okay Aeon, you take this pill, and then you'll be able to communicate with out rebel leader.") There are plenty of surreal elements that keep the film true to its roots, but its also a lot tamer than the animated versions (like Aeon dying in every short film of the second set of animated shorts from Liquid Television). The movie is quite enjoyable, and if you like science fiction at all, then you should not have any problems sinking into the world that is created for the film. And as with a lot of really good science fiction, there is a pretty good social commentary to go along with it, but to tell you what that is would give away some interesting plot points...

I had been waiting to comment on the show until we had finished watching the whole series, and last night we finally watched the last episode. Why'd it take us so long you ask? Because we wanted to drag those few 13 episodes out as long as we could. The show, is nothing short of comedic genius on a sarcastically bent level. The premise of the show is that inanimate objects begin to talk to Jaye (our protagonist). What initially starts from a Wax Lion giving a random command for Jaye to do something, starts a chain of events that evolves into bigger picture result that benefits somebody in the greater pattern of life.

The show is hilarious and brilliantly acted. Sadly, it was never given the chance to build a TV audience, as is the problem with network programming... and yet, how much crap is still on the air? Seriously, I've said it before, why is Two and a Half Men still on the air--no wait, let me rephrase the question... why is Two and a Half Men still in the top Ten?!?!?!? But thankfully, like with many shows that are axed before their time, its found new life on DVD. And even though there are only 13 episodes in total, nearly all of the story arcs reach a very satisfying conclusion at the end of the series, which makes the show almost play out like an extended mini-series.

Do yourself a favor, America. Seriously. Go out and buy Wonderfalls... if you can't buy it, rent it! Watch it. You won't be sorry!

Had I been flipping channels and this had popped up on the Discovery Channel, I would have stopped to watch. Now is this really worth a theatrical release and all of they accompanying hype? Not so much. I was really expecting some spectacular visuals and camera work, but it all seemed a little marginal. As far as a "story", there wasn't enough give for any compassion. Did I cry when the chicks were being attacked by the Albatross? No, and the Penguin mothers didn't seem to care much either. As far as a "documentary", it did not deliver enough information. I was left with far more questions. The documentary definitely had some interesting facts(?) but it was no where as moving as its being hyped up to be.