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re: "Gravity" Tomatometer Thread: 215 Reviews, 98% Fresh
Posted on 10/5/13 at 9:48 am to Pilot Tiger
Posted on 10/5/13 at 9:48 am to Pilot Tiger
I watched it last night with my wife and some friends. This was our first time ever seeing a 3D movie on the big screen and we were blown away by this film. just an awesome experience.
I would like to thank everyone on the MTV board. I honestly had no interest in ever seeing this film, but all the hype around here got me curious so I took a chance on this film and freaking loved it.
I would like to thank everyone on the MTV board. I honestly had no interest in ever seeing this film, but all the hype around here got me curious so I took a chance on this film and freaking loved it.
Posted on 10/5/13 at 9:48 am to tigersaint26
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Funny how every time she went to another space station the shrapnel seemed to follow her. I mean the shrapnel is traveling around the Earth in a straight line and makes a loop every hour and a half. Was all the space stations in a line and just happened to be lined up in the path of the shrapnel?
There wasn't just one "wave" of debris - it was revealed early in the film that the missile strike resulted in a chain reaction that decimated numerous satellites.
Posted on 10/5/13 at 9:54 am to RLDSC FAN
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I watched it last night with my wife and some friends. This was our first time ever seeing a 3D movie on the big screen and we were blown away by this film. just an awesome experience.
Same here, 1st 3D experience. Definitely glad I chose 3D opposed to standard.
Posted on 10/5/13 at 10:12 am to DURANTULA
Spoilers again.
I had no idea how much time had passed. If I read my clock and knew we were only an hour into it, then I'd have to say yes, but I didn't, so it was fine. A movie's job is to make you forget it's length of time, which this film did just fine.
You don't get subtlety do you? The point of that scene isn't really to scare the audience, but to show how far she had come, put a parallel between the ocean and space, show the power of the Earth and gravity, and the evolution of mankind.
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I knew she wasn't going to die in the ISS pod. Too much time left. Unless Cuaron was just going to have a blank screen for the last 15 minutes or so.
I had no idea how much time had passed. If I read my clock and knew we were only an hour into it, then I'd have to say yes, but I didn't, so it was fine. A movie's job is to make you forget it's length of time, which this film did just fine.
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The scene when she lands on earth and has all the water rushing I was useless. Did anyone really believe she wasn't going to survive at that point? Really? Did get a good laugh out of the random frog swimming though.
You don't get subtlety do you? The point of that scene isn't really to scare the audience, but to show how far she had come, put a parallel between the ocean and space, show the power of the Earth and gravity, and the evolution of mankind.
Posted on 10/5/13 at 10:29 am to OMLandshark
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put a parallel between the ocean and space, show the power of the Earth and gravity
To be fair, I think that was established when she was barreling towards Earth's surface, opposed to being pulled away from it.
This post was edited on 10/5/13 at 10:29 am
Posted on 10/5/13 at 11:10 am to AUsteriskPride
*Spoiler*
Just going to throw this out there. Her capsule VERY nearly crashed into land instead of water. She was only about 50 feet from land where that thing crashed. The ocean's a giant place, and somehow she was lucky enough to land within a short swim's distance from land.
Just going to throw this out there. Her capsule VERY nearly crashed into land instead of water. She was only about 50 feet from land where that thing crashed. The ocean's a giant place, and somehow she was lucky enough to land within a short swim's distance from land.
Posted on 10/5/13 at 11:14 am to Pilot Tiger
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I think Gravity is a 9/10. It's an excellent theater experience, but some of the dialogue left a lot to be desired
There were two actors in the entire movie that weren't only voice. Dialogue isn't going to be the strong suit.
Posted on 10/5/13 at 11:34 am to dewster
quote:the strength of dialogue in a movie isn't directly proportional to how many speaking roles there are
There were two actors in the entire movie that weren't only voice. Dialogue isn't going to be the strong suit.
the dialogue was shitty at times, because the lines were just shitty. plain and simple
Posted on 10/5/13 at 11:38 am to Cs
Yes and that chain reaction produced that one huge wave which is why she set her clock to 90 minutes. She should have set it to 85 the second time around to account for it already passing and just to give herself a couple of minutes to spare. I literally mumbled that in the theater when she was resetting her clock.
Posted on 10/5/13 at 11:40 am to DURANTULA
quote:that's one of my minor pet peeves in a lot of movies
why she set her clock to 90 minutes. She should have set it to 85 the second time
"sun comes up around 6 am, so let's set our watches to prepare".....[character sets his watch to precisely 6am]
didn't bother me in Gravity because I've just come to expect it
Posted on 10/5/13 at 11:44 am to DURANTULA
Considering that the actors were in spacesuits for much of the movie and were in a weightless environment so facial expressions and body language were out of the question, dialogue was the primary method this movie needed to use to expression the emotions of their characters.
They failed in that in part due to length and in part due to bland writing. I will say that every time Matt was on screen or talking, he owned the movie. Bullock just didn't have it for me. Granted she was way down on the list of actresses sought after for this role so I won't put the blame on Cauron or the producers.
They failed in that in part due to length and in part due to bland writing. I will say that every time Matt was on screen or talking, he owned the movie. Bullock just didn't have it for me. Granted she was way down on the list of actresses sought after for this role so I won't put the blame on Cauron or the producers.
This post was edited on 10/5/13 at 11:46 am
Posted on 10/5/13 at 11:48 am to OMLandshark
So is the movie THAT good? General consensus?
Posted on 10/5/13 at 11:53 am to iwyLSUiwy
quote:It is a terrific theater experience.
So is the movie THAT good? General consensus?
I saw it in IMAX 3D
It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time
I don't know if this film will translate well to DVD
Posted on 10/5/13 at 12:06 pm to Pilot Tiger
As a movie, it's solid. It's a great experience though if you go for IMAX 3D
Posted on 10/5/13 at 12:19 pm to DURANTULA
I don't think many movies actually need 3D but 3D really helped this movie.It sometimes makes you feel like you're in space watching this movie.I don't know if I can watch this on TV at my house and get this same feeling.If you have any desire to watch this movie do it in 3D.
SPOILER ALERT:
What really sold me on this movie was when Ryan was all alone in space by herself when Matt died.The tension of her being alone and fighting for survival when she didn't want to be alone and didn't think she could survive.
SPOILER ALERT:
What really sold me on this movie was when Ryan was all alone in space by herself when Matt died.The tension of her being alone and fighting for survival when she didn't want to be alone and didn't think she could survive.
Posted on 10/5/13 at 12:20 pm to Pilot Tiger
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It is a terrific theater experience.
Visually this - hands down. However, (stealing from "As Good As It Gets"), take away reason and accountability, as in most summer blockbusters, and one will enjoy it more. To be marketed as a 'serious' cinematic experience, which again visually and technically it is and more so, I was chuckling to myself at the "giant" suspensions of disbelief I was making during the viewing. Think Wall-E. Best film ever, uh no. Good movie, yes. Definitely worth viewing in IMAX. Just my two cents.
Posted on 10/5/13 at 3:43 pm to flvelo12
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To be marketed as a 'serious' cinematic experience, which again visually and technically it is and more so, I was chuckling to myself at the "giant" suspensions of disbelief I was making during the viewing
Dude this sentence makes no sense
This post was edited on 10/5/13 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 10/5/13 at 4:01 pm to jeff5891
It really is a great theater experience. I enjoyed it a lot.
Posted on 10/5/13 at 4:06 pm to jeff5891
This statement isn't going to be popular among some, but I'm going to say (well type) it anyways.
Avatar held up better going from theaters to tv than I see Gravity doing. Avatar wasn't just about the groundbreaking 3-D technology. It was full of absolutely gorgeous living environments (yeah yeah CGI, whatever) that are just as beautiful on tv as they were in cinemas.
I don't think the weightlessness will be there for Gravity. I also believe the tension will be gone as well. For all its faults, Avatar doesn't rely on the unknown for its thrills.
I have more to say on this, but I'll let that simmer for now.
Avatar held up better going from theaters to tv than I see Gravity doing. Avatar wasn't just about the groundbreaking 3-D technology. It was full of absolutely gorgeous living environments (yeah yeah CGI, whatever) that are just as beautiful on tv as they were in cinemas.
I don't think the weightlessness will be there for Gravity. I also believe the tension will be gone as well. For all its faults, Avatar doesn't rely on the unknown for its thrills.
I have more to say on this, but I'll let that simmer for now.
Posted on 10/5/13 at 4:20 pm to DURANTULA
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Avatar wasn't just about the groundbreaking 3-D technology. It was full of absolutely gorgeous living environments (yeah yeah CGI, whatever) that are just as beautiful on tv as they were in cinemas.
Avatar had everything to do with the groundbreaking 3-D technology.
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For all its faults, Avatar doesn't rely on the unknown for its thrills.
Some of the greatest movies of all-time rely on the unknown. Citizen Kane, considered by most to be the all-time greatest, had a mystery at the very center of its plot.
This post was edited on 10/5/13 at 4:21 pm
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