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There's a sense of awe to the special effects work of animation specialists Gerry and Sylvia Anderson (Thunderbirds Are Go)--the slow, lovingly detailed introduction of a massive spaceship creeping out of dock and struggling against its bulk while trapped on the ground, and the almost balletic spectacle of the ship elegantly floating against an impressive star field or dramatically flying against the rugged landscape. These moments are the highlights of this sober science fiction thriller about the discovery of a planet on the far side of the sun in Earth's orbit. A mission is hastily put together, with British astrophysicist Ian Hendry teamed with hotshot American astronaut Roy Thinnes for the three-week trip, but when they suddenly crash-land the strange creatures that surround them are revealed to be human. Against all rational explanations they're back on Earth, but Thinnes suddenly discovers that everything is a mirror image of his existence: Through the Looking Glass by way of The Twilight Zone. Though it begins as a paranoid spy thriller set in the near future (the opening details an ingenious espionage caper featuring a very special eyepiece), it quickly turns into a serious and oddly unsettling space-race drama with a heady twist. Robert Parrish's direction is unusually aloof, but the film is always intriguing and well acted with gorgeous special effects that may rank second only to Stanley Kubrick's 2001 as the most elegant vision of outer space flight on film. --Sean Axmaker
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Sci-fi adventure and suspense has never been more exciting or intense as when you Journey to the Far Side of the Sun! One hundred years in the future two astronauts are sent to uncover the secrets of a "duplicate" Earth on the other side of the Sun. When they crash land three weeks earlier than they had planned they must embark on a life-or-death mission to determine whether they have arrived back home or on the strange mirror world. This imaginative space adventure offers a journey few will ever forget!
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I just thought it moved too slowly for me, and that the acting was not up to par. Not a bad movie and not my cup of tea.
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This lesser known film starring Roy Thinnes (From TV's Invaders) is actually what I consider a lost gem. It was made at a time where the story was more important that the special effects (though the effect are fairly good for its time).
A scientist theorizes that there is another world in Earth's Orbit directly behind the sun. Since the sun always blocks it from us we can never see it from Earth. Roy Thinnes is selected to go on a mission to get to this world. I don't want to tell the rest of the plot because it will give the rest of the movie away. Let's just say there are some real surprises.
The movie is British and has that good British flavor of acting that was in such TV series like The Avengers.
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This film is a low budget cross between James Bond and 2001. Produced by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, this video is a must have for any fan of the television series Space:1999 or UFO. While the plot (which is right out of a standard Twilight Zone episode) can get a little bit thin, the attention to detail makes up for any flaws. Every inch of the production is crammed with futuristic gadgets, mod furniture and cool looking spaceships, cars and airplanes. You really get to taste a 60's view of the "future" filled with video teleconferencing, x-ray security checks and a space program plagued by budget cuts. Graphic designers will love the look of the opening titles which contrast minimal typography with high tech photography (by the way the titles are the only part of the movie which are sort of in letterbox). Despite wooden acting and a slow editing pace, you will find yourself in love with the look and feel of this film. No it's not a "great film", but there is some nice model work, good art direction and decent music to keep a sci-fi fan entertained.
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Journey to the Far Side Of the Sun
This is an excellent classic SF movie. If you enjoyed the classic Star Trek movies then you will like this movie. The movie plot is well written. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Joe
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Gerry Anderson movie of quality
With actors from other Gerry Anderson productions (Ed Bishop of UFO) UFO: The Complete UFO Mega Setthe movie features many of the effects (visual and sound) that Anderson has... Read more
Published on Sep 27 2009 by Sci-fi Buff
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Kill the editor! This flick is just too slow.
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)
This flick supposes that there is another planet in the same orbit as our earth, but on the opposite side of the sun. Read more
This flick supposes that there is another planet in the same orbit as our earth, but on the opposite side of the sun. Read more
Published on Jan 19 2004 by Jeff A. Deskins
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Gerry Anderson's "Far Side"
In the near future, a routine mission by an unmanned solar probe detects a planet sharing Earth's orbital plane, but orbiting exactly opposite to it. Read more
Published on Jan 21 2003
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3.5, really...
A good, but slow-moving, fatalistic sci-fi thriller from 1969... sort of a pop culture Rosetta Stone between "Star Trek" and "The Six Million Dollar Man," wherein a hidden,... Read more
Published on Jan 3 2003 by DJ Joe Sixpack
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Interesting And Unusual Sci-Fi Cult Film From 1969
From the creators of "The Thunderbirds" and "Space 1999" came this 1969 science fiction melodrama of astronauts discovering a mirror image of Earth always... Read more
Published on Jan 31 2002 by Erik North
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I'd have to check the credits, but I think some of the people who made this made the old UFO series. Read more
Published on Feb 2 2001 by traderje
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent science fiction with a plot twist
One thing you've got to hand to Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. Not only were they on the forefront in terms of creating excellent science fiction with wonderous costumes, sets, and the... Read more
Published on Oct 10 2000 by Christopher Dalton
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journey to the far side of the sun
I dont see why some people butcher this film so much"I am not a rex reed ,but it was not that bad.I enjoyed the special effects . Read more
Published on Sep 16 2000 by L. J. Wade
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More Bizzare then the Twilight Zone
This movie is so bizzare, I doubt Rod Serling himself could have understood it, and he wrote some very unuseal stories with the Twilight Zone. Read more
Published on Aug 2 2000
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