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In the Century XXVIII, the space station Alpha is a city where beings from different planets live together exchanging their knowledge and culture. Peace is granted by a human force, including Major Valerian and his partner Sergeant Laureline. They are assigned by the Defence Minister to retrieve the last species of converter in a dangerous mission. They succeed and back to Alpha, unknown humanoids abduct Commander Arun Filitt expecting to steal the converter. They head to a forbidden area that is infected but Valerian and Laureline follow them and disclose a hidden secret about the race and the infected area.
Written by
Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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From the visionary director of The Fifth Element and Lucy
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Motion Picture Rating
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Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and action, suggestive material and brief language
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Release Date:
21 July 2017 (USA)
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Also Known As:
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
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Box Office
Budget:
$177,200,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$17,007,624,
23 July 2017, Wide Release
Gross USA:
$41,189,488
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$225,874,228
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Trivia
At one point, Igon Siruss tells Valerian, "I will find you, and I will kill you," to which Valerian whispers, "Good luck." This is nearly identical to the iconic exchange from
Taken (2008), which was also written by
Luc Besson.
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Goofs
In the opening scene of the movie an American Apollo and Russian Soyuz craft link up. The distance shot is of the correct two craft but the docking footage is actually from an Apollo command module looking at an Apollo lunar module.
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Quotes
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first lines]
President of the World State Federation:
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broadcast appearance]
The Alpha intergalactic space station has reached critical mass in orbit. Its weight and size now poses a serious threat to mother Earth. In its great wisdom, the Central Committee has decided to use all resources necessary to release the space station from Earth's gravity. Its new course is set with the Magellan Current. Like the great explorer Magellan, the Alpha station will journey into the unknown. The symbol of our values and knowledge, it will carry a ...
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The subtitle of this film, (City of a Thousand Planets,) is an amalgam of the titles of the first two Valerian comics, "City of Shifting Waters," and "Empire of a Thousand Planets."
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References
The Fifth Element (1997)
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Soundtracks
I Feel Everything
(
Cara Delevingne /
Pharrell Williams)
Performed by
Cara Delevingne
Produced by
Pharrell Williams
Recorded by
Mike Larson for i am OTHER Entertainment at Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA.
2nd Engineer:
Ben Sedano
Electric Guitar:
Brent Paschke
Editing, Arrangement and Programming:
Mike Larson for i am OTHER Entertainment
Mixed by
Tony Maserati at Mirrorball Studios, North Hollywood, CA.
Mastered by
Dave Kutch (as Dave Kutch) at The Mastering Palace, NYC.
(c) 2017 More Water from Nazareth / EMI Pop Music Publishing / Lions Den Music
With courtesy of EMI Music Publishing France
(p) 2017 Valerian S.A.S. / Talamasca, Inc.
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The first thing I want to say about this movie is that the visuals are absolutely insane! It's really a joy to watch, the aliens are extremely well made and the first scene is just gorgeous!
The story is predictable, but can keep you interested for most of the time. The main problem was the way things are explained, it's like the movie think that the viewers are not intelligent enough, and many times I found myself saying "well that was obvious". There are some scenes that have zero impact on the story, and they give you nothing interesting. I really wanted to know more about this world, about the species, but sadly that didn't happen.
The dialog is good but nothing exiting, sometimes they say the same stuff over and over and you may find yourself thinking "we get it, move on", and it's really cheesy at some points.
The acting is very good, the chemistry between Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne is great, and overall all the cast delivers.
This movie wasn't something amazing as I thought it would be judging by the trailers, but I still enjoyed it very much, the actions scenes were great and the humor was on point most of the time. I won't recommend this for those who look for something clever with breathtaking twists, but for those who enjoy solid acting, nice story and amazing visuals, this movie is definitely recommended.
Overall 7/10
Thanks for reading!