When it became known that Luc Besson was making a new film for a lot of money (a budget of almost 200 million euros), many were delighted: the talented director, Cara Delevingne and Dane Dehan are capable actors, so it should turn out great.
But everything turned out not so unambiguously, although from the point of view of visual design there are no complaints to the tape - it is magnificent.
If you, like us, liked Besson’s creation, we present 10 more films similar to “Valerian and the city of a thousand planets».
10. Star Trek: Retribution (2013)
«Star Trek: Into Darkness"- this is the twelfth part in the Star Trek universe and the continuation of the 2009 Star Trek movie, that is, the second part in the" reset "of the franchise.
In 2259, Captain James T. Kirk was removed from command of the USS Enterprise spaceship for violating the Directive after he provided the ship to the primitive inhabitants of the planet Nibiru to save them and Spock from a catastrophic volcanic eruption.
Admiral Christopher Pike reinstated as commander, and Kirk demoted to first officer.
Soon after, the installation of the 31st Division in London was bombarded by Starfleet operative John Harrison.
Harrison attacks the Starfleet headquarters and this launches a chain of events and adventures that the protagonists have to survive.
9. Avengers: Infinity War. Part 1 (2018)
Thanos continues to stubbornly go towards his goal and collects Infinity Stones, and the squad of Avengers is trying hard to prevent him and protect the remaining artifacts.
Despite all their efforts, titanium still achieves its goal and snaps his fingers, after which .. What happened next is best seen.
If suddenly for some reason you still haven’t watched "Avengers: Infinity War. Part 1", Then you urgently need to fix it. Everything here is at the highest level: drama, the battle of earthlings against the army of Thanos, and the ending leaves sitting with a sagging jaw when you look for the first time.
“Avengers: Final”, by the way, turned out no worse, because it is in this film that we finally say goodbye to a couple of superheroes, who will no longer be in blockbusters from Marvel.
8. Suicide Squad (2016)
Director David Ayer in his "Suicide squad"Collected real stars: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, Jai Courtney, Jared Leto and others. It can be seen that he did his best to make a film that could compete with Marvel products, but it turned out, alas, weakly.
Logical holes in the plot and the general absurdity of the story put an end to the drama, which the creators tried to escalate, but it’s still worth watching the tape.
To see Jared Leto in the image of the Joker, admire the silly Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, and once again make sure that DC so far can not oppose anything to its competitors.
7. Venom (2018)
It is unlikely that the name Ruben Fleischer will tell you something, but it was this director who directed the film about the most principled opponent of Spider-Man.
Thanks to the fact that Tom Hardy was attracted to the main role, the film turned out to be excellent: tough and cynical humor (not the level of "Deadpool", but still), a charismatic hero and a lot of unexpected situations.
The plot, of course, turned out to be prolonged, and the final battle between two Venoms is more like a fight between two spots of paint, but the advantages outweigh.
It is hoped that the second part will turn out no worse, although it will not be Fleischer who shoots it, but Andy Serkis - the very Gollum from The Lord of the Rings.
6. Ender's Game (2013)
In the future, humanity is preparing to launch an attack on the home world of an alien race called the Joukers, who attacked the Earth and killed millions.
The official invasion was stopped by Mather Rackham, who did it at the cost of his life. For 50 years, the International Fleet has been teaching gifted children to command a new fleet for a counterattack.
Cadet Andrew Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield) draws the attention of Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and Major Gwen Anderson (Viola Davis), as he shows incredible abilities in a simulated space battle.
They order to remove the monitor from it, which means the end of the cadet program and the beginning of the main plot of the film "Ender `s game».
5. The first player to get ready (2018)
The science-fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg tells about the near future: in 2045 the planet is very crowded and the real life of many people is deprived of joy, so they head off into the virtual OASIS simulator.
Its creator hid the Easter egg inside the game, which everyone wants to find, since in this case the player will receive $ 500 billion and full control over the huge OASIS corporation.
The main thing that the film is remarkable for is the huge number of references to popular culture at the end of the last century and the beginning of the current: “Terminator”, “King Kong”, Freddy Krueger and many other cult works are somehow mentioned in the plot of the film “First player get ready».
4. Star Trek (2009)
«Star Trek"Talks about James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto), who plow space aboard the USS Enterprise when they battle Nero (Eric Bana).
Captain Nero is a Romulan from his future, threatening the United Federation of Planets. The story takes place in an alternate reality arising from the time travel of Nero and the original Spock (played by Leonard Nimoy).
An alternative timeline was created in an attempt to free the film and the franchise from the established continuity restrictions while preserving the original elements of the story.
It turned out not quite perfect, but in general, the restart can not be called a failure.
3. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Now the names Groot, Rocket, Star Lord, Gamora or Drax are known to everyone, and in 2014 they were known only to comic book fans.
Screening "Guardians of the Galaxy"Was a rather risky undertaking, but James Gunn did not disappoint and created a new franchise.
In this film, the viewer is introduced to each of the heroes and shows how such a motley company managed to become one team and even save millions of lives.
2. The Fifth Element (1997)
The cult comedic fiction thriller Luc Besson, who opened the way to the big cinema for the young Mile Jovovich.
Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker and Ian Holm with their roles did even better, so the output was a movie for all time.
Another 10, 20 or even 50 years will pass, and the phrase “Lilu Dallas, multipass"Still will not be forgotten, as well as the extraordinary appearance of the main character.
1. The Ascent of Jupiter (2015)
The focus of the film "Climbing Jupiter"- Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis), an ordinary cleaner and Kane Wise (Chening Tatum), an interplanetary warrior who tells Jones that her fate extends beyond Earth.
It’s a very typical story about the next “special”, on which we have already seen enough in The Hunger Games and Divergent, but thanks to the signature style of Lana and Lilly Wachowski, the tape is perceived in a completely different way.