I watched this last night. I thought it was okay, but nothing particularly special. Some neat special effects, but it didn't live up to the hype. Perhaps it was more of a cinema / IMAX experience.
This happens year after year when certain films are Oscar potential-they either get an elongated release or are recalled/re-released due to the increased publicity.
I went to see Gravity again two nights ago-there were two others, actually made it more of an experience. In fact I could have just watched the Earth spin around for 90 minutes without any other action. Fabulous visual feast and escapism. Looking forward to the Blu- Ray
Its just passed the 700 million dollar barrier in takings so its doing very nicely for what arguably isn't really blockbuster material.
Saw the NASA film "The Dream is Alive" many years ago in a huge IMAX in the USA the views of the Earth were just stunning, no CGI gets close.
Watched this on Sky on Demand tonight. Nice to look at but definitely not nice to listen to. I won't go into details as the harsh reviews on IMDB do all that. The one thing I did expect was that the characters would be half plausible astronauts but they weren't. Sandra Bullock spends the first half of the film behaving like a barely trained space tourist and the second half like a superstar space walker who only needs a fire extinguisher to flit around. And Clooney might as well have been back on ER. Warner Bros must have used a hell of a lot of muscle to get this film on the Oscar best film shortlist. Disappointing.
I watched this last night on Sky Box Office. I liked it, it was a little predictable. Definitely not one of the best films I've ever seen, but an okay way to spend an evening.
I watched this last night. I thought it was okay, but nothing particularly special. Some neat special effects, but it didn't live up to the hype. Perhaps it was more of a cinema / IMAX experience.
Same here. I can see how it would have been good at the cinema in 3D but just watching at home it is basically a 90 minute showcase for some nice special effects.
My inner geek couldn't help but take exception to some of the space physics, particularly
Clooney having to let go - what force is meant to be responsible for him flying off like that
. Sandra Bullock was also kind of annoying and I didn't really care about her survival.
Children of Men is one of my favourite films so I had high hopes for this and was fairly disappointed tbh.
Part of the problem with the physics in the film is nothing seems to have mass, look at how Clooney is shown whizzing around on his his pack with it changing directions immediately, even though he and it has a large mass. Same with the Soyuz. Also if Bullock aimed her ship right at the Chinese station she'd miss by miles as her orbit would change. Also where is her O2 supply when she goes from the Soyuz to the Chinese station? She has no back pack as that type of Russian suit uses an umbilical for O2 and heating and cooling.
What a boring and repetitive story ....... dangerous space walk, rescue pod, goes wrong, dangerous space walk ........... repeat sequence until you fall asleep.
Watched this last night. Nice to look at, good effects etc. Not sure about Oscar worthyness. Some dodgy physics as mentioned. Nearly lost my cool at one point, until I realised what was going on.
Kowalski opening the Soyuz hatch and Stone not bursting every single blood vessel. Oh, wait, oxygen deprivation, hallucination. Woo-sah.
Also thought it should have ended sooner.
When the capsule separates on re-entry it is clipped by some debris. That's where I would have cut to black. Then the audience gets the uncertainty of whether she made it or not. Instead we get the predictable happy(ish) ending.
When the capsule separates on re-entry it is clipped by some debris. That's where I would have cut to black. Then the audience gets the uncertainty of whether she made it or not. Instead we get the predictable happy(ish) ending.
Overall I'd give it 6/10
That's what I thought was going to happen, but so glad it didn't, I'm not really a big fan of those type of endings. The moment she touched the ground with the music and seeing the debris falling in the SKY was perfect imo
Watched this last night. Nice to look at, good effects etc. Not sure about Oscar worthyness. Some dodgy physics as mentioned. Nearly lost my cool at one point, until I realised what was going on.
Kowalski opening the Soyuz hatch and Stone not bursting every single blood vessel. Oh, wait, oxygen deprivation, hallucination. Woo-sah.
Nothing dodgy about that at all. In fact, it's only in the movies that happens, and a little bit of research would show otherwise.
In the absence of atmospheric pressure water will spontaneously convert into vapor, which would cause the moisture in a victim's mouth and eyes to quickly boil away. The same effect would cause water in the muscles and soft tissues of the body to evaporate, prompting some parts of the body to swell to twice their usual size after a few moments. This bloating may result in some superficial bruising due to broken capillaries, but it would not be sufficient to break the skin.
It was something like this I was thinking.
Not,
explode like a grenade Hollywood style. And with the explosive decompression she wasn't out of breath. But like I said, it was only a couple of seconds and I realised what was going on.
Whilst this is an good film it lacked any real tension for me.
In spite of all the fantastic graphics I can't say that I was all that impressed with 3D version. Spinning nuts and bolts were too much of a distraction.
Watched it last night on Sky. My opinion hasn't change.....it lacked tension. Also, this film did not need 3D in order to be visually impressive..
What this film did need however was two actors and not two film stars.
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Check out... Europa Report, looks like it may be interesting
Saw the NASA film "The Dream is Alive" many years ago in a huge IMAX in the USA the views of the Earth were just stunning, no CGI gets close.
I rate it 7/10.
Same here. I can see how it would have been good at the cinema in 3D but just watching at home it is basically a 90 minute showcase for some nice special effects.
My inner geek couldn't help but take exception to some of the space physics, particularly
Children of Men is one of my favourite films so I had high hopes for this and was fairly disappointed tbh.
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Part of the problem with the physics in the film is nothing seems to have mass, look at how Clooney is shown whizzing around on his his pack with it changing directions immediately, even though he and it has a large mass. Same with the Soyuz. Also if Bullock aimed her ship right at the Chinese station she'd miss by miles as her orbit would change. Also where is her O2 supply when she goes from the Soyuz to the Chinese station? She has no back pack as that type of Russian suit uses an umbilical for O2 and heating and cooling.
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I literally sobbed during that scene where she was sending a message to her daughter
At times I found myself leaning back into my seat as Clooney and objects came flying forward. Very realistic, imo. Certainly deserved the Oscars.
The story was so so.
Also thought it should have ended sooner.
Overall I'd give it 6/10
http://www.damninteresting.com/outer-space-exposure/
It was something like this I was thinking.
Not,
It's been playing on my mind and I will probably watch it again tomorrow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw79smKZB9E
If all people can get excited over is 3D spec effects then I truly despair.:(
Watched it last night on Sky. My opinion hasn't change.....it lacked tension. Also, this film did not need 3D in order to be visually impressive..
What this film did need however was two actors and not two film stars.
I totally agree with you.
I don't care about the flaws. You're thinking way too much if that's all you care about.
Best way to experience the movie is on a large screen at the cinema in 3D. I was floored. Brilliant filmmaking, just a stunning film.