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GRAVITY |OT| - From Director Alfonso Cuarón
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Lee Chaolan
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Saw the movie before Noon earlier today. Was really good! I'm typically not into big suspense like this, but really enjoy it. Love me some Sandra Bullock.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Mind-blowned by anyone criticizing this movie on the basis that it requires "more depth."
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Anyways,
What a beautiful, beautiful movie.
, in particular, was incredibly impressive. And this is me watching on 2D. I am gonna watch it again in 3D.
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Anyways,
What a beautiful, beautiful movie.
The ISS destruction scene
Discotheque
Banned
i didn't mind that scene. dude on the other end of that convo sounded like a moron though lmao. i wish it was a different caller.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Yep, like everyone else in this thread, I'm sure. You need to see this in 3D!
It's funny too, since I typically hate it, but it was just made for this film.
roosters93
Member
eh I think you're reaching a bit here.
There's a panning full body shot when she stands up on Earth, a shot of her torso and crotch is perfectly understandable in this context.
Then there's a shot from the back where you can just see the very top of her underwear. In my mind that's very tasteful as they could have very easily gone lower if eye candy really was their prerogative.
Any shots of her legs in amongst this scene are contextual as obviously she's slowly trying to walk again and triumphantly standing up on Earth. These shots are hardly eye candy.
Then there's a shot from the back where you can just see the very top of her underwear. In my mind that's very tasteful as they could have very easily gone lower if eye candy really was their prerogative.
Any shots of her legs in amongst this scene are contextual as obviously she's slowly trying to walk again and triumphantly standing up on Earth. These shots are hardly eye candy.
Anyway I think even if there are shots that could be considered eye candy, they're incidental and it's more a reflection of Western prudishness to point it out when there's really nothing there.
SlowRevolution
Member
Probably seeing this sometime this week, from what you guys are saying it sounds like 3D is the way to go but I'm still not totally sure. How's it compare to Hugo? That's the last movie I saw where the 3D really impressed me (I'm sure there have been other great ones since, just haven't seen them).
InfiniteBento
Member
I saw this yesterday.
It was absolutely incredible. The score was perfect.
Although there were some inconsistencies with minor details within realistic boundaries.
Overall, it was money well spent for me and I would go see it again.
I saw it in IMAX and it was beautiful. There wasn't a shit ton of 3D effects but I was grateful for that considering how I don't enjoy 3D anything.
It was absolutely incredible. The score was perfect.
Although there were some inconsistencies with minor details within realistic boundaries.
Overall, it was money well spent for me and I would go see it again.
I saw it in IMAX and it was beautiful. There wasn't a shit ton of 3D effects but I was grateful for that considering how I don't enjoy 3D anything.
3D is much more important to the experience here than in Hugo.
Quarter to Three's movie podcast had some really good discussion about the different way to see the movie and also themes in the movie. Tom brings up some really interesting stuff about some of the imagery in the movie I thought. They don't do spoiler free discussion though, they just talk about the movie so only listen if you've seen it:
http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2013/10/07/qt3-movie-podcast-gravity/
http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2013/10/07/qt3-movie-podcast-gravity/
Fallout-NL
Member
^Quarter to Three is awesome, look forward to hearing that.
Alien
And Barbarella actually.
Alien
And Barbarella actually.
RumblingRosco
Member
Saw it in IMAX 3D. First time going to an IMAX in 10 years and only my second experience with 3D (my first and only up until now being Toy Story 3).
Great film. My fiancee and I both really enjoyed it. Really tense moments that genuinely make you question what will happen next. I could go on and on about this film; it's very simple in what it sets out to do, but it does it so damn well that it doesn't need the complexities found in other films to be captivating.
Sandra Bullock, by the way, is really hot. I mean, not just "hot for almost being 50" but hot as in "wow she's hot."
Great film. My fiancee and I both really enjoyed it. Really tense moments that genuinely make you question what will happen next. I could go on and on about this film; it's very simple in what it sets out to do, but it does it so damn well that it doesn't need the complexities found in other films to be captivating.
Sandra Bullock, by the way, is really hot. I mean, not just "hot for almost being 50" but hot as in "wow she's hot."
Halcyon
Member
I can't imaging a better use for 3d in a movie. The move is in space. It is shot alot in first person perspective. You don't know which way is up or down so the sense of depth from the 3d really helps. Stuff is floating about. It is amazing.
Maninthemirror
Banned
Mind F'ing Blown
This is why I go to the movies.
Best 3D movie I have ever seen
Best Space movie I have ever seen
My head is still spinning
if these kinds of movies don't save the cinema nothing will
This is why I go to the movies.
Best 3D movie I have ever seen
Best Space movie I have ever seen
My head is still spinning
if these kinds of movies don't save the cinema nothing will
Blue Submarine No. 6
Member
Saw this with my daughter in 3D yesterday and enjoyed it very much. I'm not fond of 3D movies as a whole and they frequently give me a headache but this one just worked beautifully. It's a gorgeous film, and I thought the scripting and acting was good but I never really swallowed a lot of the main character's actions/reactions.
Not my film of the year, but a better than average Hollywood effort for sure, and the visuals are magnificent.
(I don't believe anyone with the self-discipline and intelligence to wind up a mission specialist would be subject to panic, or delude themselves about their odds in the face of almost certain death. Nor do I think she presented well as a parent who's lost a child.)
Ludicrous Speed
Banned
I thought the same thing! I never really saw her that way before. I always thought she was kind of average. But then the scene where she disrobes, I said DAAAAAMN! Great body.
Expendable.
Member
Rounded up all of Neil deGrasse Tyson's tweets/nitpicks on the movie, plus an awesome featurette (but beware of spoilers, since there's a great deal of footage)
Watch: 10-Minute Featurette Explores the Sound of Gravity; Neil deGrasse Tyson Discusses Inaccuracies
Watch: 10-Minute Featurette Explores the Sound of Gravity; Neil deGrasse Tyson Discusses Inaccuracies
Maninthemirror
Banned
Rounded up all of Neil deGrasse Tyson's tweets/nitpicks on the movie, plus an awesome featurette (but beware of spoilers, since there's a great deal of footage)
Watch: 10-Minute Featurette Explores the Sound of Gravity; Neil deGrasse Tyson Discusses Inaccuracies
Ugh. This is why I hate any view from deGrasse
Sanky Panky
Banned
Has anybody seen this a second time? is it worth it?
I am still pissed that when I bought the tickets for the first viewing, I thought I was getting the IMAX version, but mine was just a regular 3D showing. I wanted to be more blown away the first time, but I think I might bite and watch it again in real IMAX.
Anybody seen it a second time?
I am still pissed that when I bought the tickets for the first viewing, I thought I was getting the IMAX version, but mine was just a regular 3D showing. I wanted to be more blown away the first time, but I think I might bite and watch it again in real IMAX.
Anybody seen it a second time?
I don't see the harm really. He points out stuff which is true, and whether it does or does not detract from your enjoyment of the movie really depends on the individual. It's kinda funny when people get mad at nitpicks on something they like.
Maninthemirror
Banned
I know but its nitpicking for the sake of nitpicking and like one tweet is ok but a stream of tweets over minute stuff really is irritating over something who enjoyed it for entertainmentI don't see the harm really. He points out stuff which is true, and whether it does or does not detract from your enjoyment of the movie really depends on the individual. It's kinda funny when people get mad at nitpicks on something they like.
Expendable.
Member
Yeah, I find the Tyson stuff to just be some fun tidbits I otherwise wouldn't have thought of. And it doesn't harm the film for me at all.
Also, I saw it twice and it was just as great of an experience the 2nd time. Looking forward to a third.
Also, I saw it twice and it was just as great of an experience the 2nd time. Looking forward to a third.
BronsonLee
Member
I haven't seen the video, but considering he has access to tons of footage, I'm betting they asked him to do it.
Edit: DISREGARD ABOVE. I am a butt
Probably gonna see this at Movie Tavern tonight. The 4th time, and the definitive one
Lee Chaolan
Member
I've thought she was gorgeous ever since she was that "Wildcat behind the wheel." The Net is fantastic with her in it as well.
I normally dislike 3D but it's just so, so good for this film.
The video and the guy nitpicking are completely unrelated!
BronsonLee
Member
sCHOCOLATE
Member
This!
Beer Monkey
Member
So I just saw this on a brand new (opened this summer) ginormous 4K projection Cinemark XD screen with RealD. Would I gain anything at all by going to see this in IMAX 3D? I didn't feel like I could be missing anything in terms of resolution and brightness.
The Soyuz/capsule/station shots were VERY obviously post-converted, distractingly so at times. That said, the 3D in the exteriors were HOLY FUCK, though of course it was CGI with faces pasted inside the helmets.
The Soyuz/capsule/station shots were VERY obviously post-converted, distractingly so at times. That said, the 3D in the exteriors were HOLY FUCK, though of course it was CGI with faces pasted inside the helmets.
Did you watch it in Atmos? If not, I would say it's probably worth looking around to see if there's a screen with Dolby Atmos rather than double dipping on IMAX 3D. The sound is amazing.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Yep, I saw it for the second time last night. It was better than the first time for me. Not as many surprises on the second viewing as I knew what was coming up after scene, but that also allowed me to "take it in" better too. When I get this home on blu-ray I'm going to watch this dozens of times just to see the scenery and pay attention to the details. I noticed a few details on the second viewing that I missed the first time around, probably due to my shock during most of the film, lol.
Glorious Ownage
Member
I thought the movie was gorgeous and extremely suspenseful. I just really really disliked some of Sandra's dialog to herself. Especially towards the end. It literally pulled me out of the moment it was so jarringly corny. Otherwise it was a heck of a film.
Systemwarrior
Member
I have
for this movie. Amazing!
3D tears of joy
Beer Monkey
Member
Is there an Atmos locator somewhere? I'm striking out for information on Atmos theaters in Greater Cincinnati.
Yep, the
dog bit and the "I'm not just driving anymore" lines were my only two issues with the film
FlutterPuffs
Member
I don't see the harm really. He points out stuff which is true, and whether it does or does not detract from your enjoyment of the movie really depends on the individual. It's kinda funny when people get mad at nitpicks on something they like.
He shouldn't have had ranted about the film on his twitter feed though. He went through a lot of the details of the movie. I unfollowed him so that I won't be spoiled anymore.
He was whining about some really pedantic shit. "Why do people like fictional movies?" I don't know why he's so antagonistic about something that's very clearly helping build enthusiasm for NASA and the like.
Some of it was funny. Others was just grating. And the fact that he gleefully spoils the movie... I mean, come on.
Some of it was funny. Others was just grating. And the fact that he gleefully spoils the movie... I mean, come on.
That was a pretty dick move from him.
Yeah that's a dick move. Agreed. I didn't even think about that, since I've already seen the movie.
BronsonLee
Member
Neil Degrasse Tyson:
Super Smart Guy, Stupid Spoiler Man
Super Smart Guy, Stupid Spoiler Man
Barbacoatl
Banned
Science guy constantly whines about lack of interest in space, space movie comes out, science guy makes it all about himself and keeps whining about shit.
Probably mad at the prospect of two lifetimes of fundraisers to equate a weekend at the box office.
Probably mad at the prospect of two lifetimes of fundraisers to equate a weekend at the box office.