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Interstellar blu ray
I struggled with this when I watched it on the big screen last year. Found it very long, bum numbing, and could not reconcile the family drama and sci fi spectacle aspects of the film at all. But...there was enough there to make me think that a second viewing may help.
To wit, I picked up the US blu ray at the weekend on import and watched the movie again. And I'm happy to report that even though it's still a flawed movie, it most definitely benefits from a second viewing, and seems to hold together and seem much more coherent.
One thing that is definitely in it's favour is the sound mix - this time round you can actually hear all of the dialogue (and you always have the subtitle option anyway), as it has been remixed for home cinema. And it's a doozy of a surround track, with a potentially sub-woofer exploding bass track. Naturally, picture quality is stunning.
Plus it has a comprehensive raft of extras, a wealth of making of docs that cover every aspect of the movie from inception to aftermath, and they really are worth watching because you learn much more about the filmmakers intentions, the science of the concept, the story ideas, and of course the fascinating technical aspects (far less cgi used than you would expect).
If you liked the film it's a no brainer, and you will not be disappointed, but even if you were not sure, I would say it's definitely worth a second chance with this blu ray
To wit, I picked up the US blu ray at the weekend on import and watched the movie again. And I'm happy to report that even though it's still a flawed movie, it most definitely benefits from a second viewing, and seems to hold together and seem much more coherent.
One thing that is definitely in it's favour is the sound mix - this time round you can actually hear all of the dialogue (and you always have the subtitle option anyway), as it has been remixed for home cinema. And it's a doozy of a surround track, with a potentially sub-woofer exploding bass track. Naturally, picture quality is stunning.
Plus it has a comprehensive raft of extras, a wealth of making of docs that cover every aspect of the movie from inception to aftermath, and they really are worth watching because you learn much more about the filmmakers intentions, the science of the concept, the story ideas, and of course the fascinating technical aspects (far less cgi used than you would expect).
If you liked the film it's a no brainer, and you will not be disappointed, but even if you were not sure, I would say it's definitely worth a second chance with this blu ray
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Have you made a mistake? I don't think Interstellar was in the cinema in 3D. At my cinema and one in town the only option was 2D.
Phenomenal movie, though. Loved it.
I saw it at the cinema and although I enjoyed it, I didn't enjoy it as much as I had hoped.
Not as good as The Prestige or Inception IMO, but it was still good.
The score is fabulous.
I had planned to buy it after watching it, but was going to wait till it was much cheaper. But I'm a sucker for special editions.
Besides, looking forward to another viewing now.
I also appreciated the music more second time round. But beware...it plays pretty much continuously during the extras. Fine if you like it, but if not...
The second time I saw Interstellar was at the BFI IMAX in London (*the* IMAX).
Awesome experience, although the sound mix issues were more apparent than with the 35mm film version I saw first.
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/67378/interstellar/
Great soundtrack. Surely this movie is miles better than what Gravity was?