Almost two years ago, the first trailer for Moonfall was released and the crimson image of a moon falling to earth went around the world. It was a few more months before Roland Emmerich’s sci-fi disaster film hit theaters — it was a time of anticipation.
The Independence Day director’s blockbuster couldn’t live up to these expectations. In Moonfall there is everything that fills Roland Emmerich’s filmography – Orgies of destruction, bad jokes, big pictures, flat figures and a sympathetic penchant for gigantism. Only the film is not a round picture. Moonfall is now available for the first time as a subscription to Amazon Prime *
What is the sci-fi disaster Moonfall about?
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It had to happen like this: the moon, which has been circling the earth for thousands of years, is thrown from its orbit by an unknown force and suddenly heads towards the earth on a collision course. The task of stopping him falls to a small group of astronauts who must first settle their differences with one another in order to save the world.
Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson and John Bradley (Game of Thrones) play the trio that stands in the way of disaster. But what mystery is really behind the falling celestial body?
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How badly did Moonfall flop?
Unfortunately, Moonfall had one of the worst crash landings of 2022. The lavish production budget of at least $150 million couldn’t even come close to importing the blockbuster again. According to The Numbers, just under 60 million US dollars came together worldwide. The criticism also tore up Roland Emmerich’s heart project. At Moviepilot, Moonfall only gets 4.8 out of a possible ten points on the rating scale. A bad testimony.
Nothing came of the two planned sequels, which according to Emmerich were supposed to be even crazier.
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