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Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

dragokin Bear in mind that Nirvana appeared a couple of years before Matrix fundamentally changed science fiction. Filmed at a time when Christopher Lambert's Hollywood glory days were over, Nirvana's only flaw is it's low budget. Modest financing presumably led to a limited release, but it is still hard to explain a lack of a proper DVD release for years.In terms of concepts and ideas, particularly at the time of it's creation, Nirvana is an extraordinary movie. With limited means it went as far as a movie could get before kung-fu fighting and CGI became a regular staple in SF genre.What we see here is a near-future dystopia where drugs and virtual reality are a part of everyday life. The references to Neuromancer and cyberpunk in general are obvious. So, if you're a fan of cyberpunk, you'll enjoy this one.

kaltorak2k I've seen the Italian version and I found the dubbing marvelous,in particular Lisa-Emmanuelle Seigner, the interpretation very good, I really loved Solo-Diego Abatantuono in this new role. You know, in Italy he's a comic-cabaretist of the '80. Jimi decides to leave his normal and blank life of programmer to find his beloved Lisa, his life, in a cyberpunk "blade runner like" world. His story interlaces with Solo's story, the main character of the Jimi's video game. He gain auto-conscience thanks to a virus and find himself trapped in the game and is forced to repeat the same events over and over, he's only hope i Jimi... Particular story, I think it's from a book. Symbolisms, starting from the title...

KGB-Greece-Patras Alright, as I can see, we have very mixed reviews on this one. I personally really liked this sci-fi flick. What's so cool about it? No, no, it's not thought-provoking like eXistenZ of David Cronenberg and then again YES forget about Matrix - Nirvana is magical in a way a Hollywood film will never be. Almost surreal, Nirvana presents the future world in a most atmospheric way, and quite realistically manages to capture the decadent atmosphere of a future cyberpunk world. What's no realistic at all, and oversimplifying is the whole plot and stuff. But who cares? Characters manage to be quite interesting, the music builds an awesome atmosphere. As you see, I don't try to intellectualise any of it: i like it for what it is, a small euro sci-fi that, at least to me, delivered the goods! A recommendation... especially if you like Gibson-like, cyber-punk literature. BUT DON'T EXPECT TOO MUCH

Infofreak I'm totally baffled reading all the positive comments about 'Nirvana'!! This has got to be one of the dumbest, most obvious and simplistic science fiction movies of recent years! I can only grasp at the fact that I was watching an awfully dubbed English language version, which made this almost torture to sit through. Can that be why I found it to be so lame and tedious? Maybe the original Italian version has smarter dialogue - I hope so because it doesn't get much worse than this - but I still fail to see how whatever language 'Nirvana' is in will make this trite and incoherent mess any better! The concept of a virtual reality video game character becoming self-aware and having an existential crisis COULD be an interesting one if it was handled by a writer with the talent of Philip K. Dick, Robert Silverberg or Bruce Sterling (who have all dealt with similar subject matter - questions of reality and identity), but unfortunately the hacks responsible for 'Nirvana' miss the boat. Forget this, forget 'The Matrix' (which at least was ENTERTAINING), for a thought provoking look at virtual reality go straight to Cronenberg's excellent 'eXistenZ'. 'Nirvana' is a total embarrassment!