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Interstellar
Posted on 6/30/15 at 9:47 am
Posted on 6/30/15 at 9:47 am
Bought it on Blu-Ray and watched it for the third time last night and I have to say that this movie just gets better and better every time I watch it. I know it kind of starts slow and the ending is pretty ridiculous, but everything in between is just perfect IMO and I'm sure I'm the only one who feels that way haha.
So I just wanted to see what the board's consensus was on one of my favorites?
Also, if you didn't see the film in an IMAX setting then your opinion does not matter. See the picture in it's intended setting before making judgement.
So I just wanted to see what the board's consensus was on one of my favorites?
Also, if you didn't see the film in an IMAX setting then your opinion does not matter. See the picture in it's intended setting before making judgement.
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Posted on 6/30/15 at 9:51 am to McCaigBro69
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then your opinion does not matter.
cmon man
IMAX makes the writting?
IMAX makes the editing?
IMAX makes the plot?
IMAX makes the acting?
Was very very disappointed. Kept thinking of another very famous sci-fi flick and thats never good and the ending seemed hurried as well.
PS
Many of the scenes were incredibly beautiful to watch.
This post was edited on 6/30/15 at 9:53 am
Posted on 6/30/15 at 9:56 am to goatmilker
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cmon man
Lol I mean it was shot on 35 and 70mm IMAX film...That's like if you went to the sistine chapel and they covered the ceiling and said nope, you didn't want to pay full price, here's a piece of paper with the painting on it. You still get to see what it looks like, but not the real version because you can't handle the intensity of the colors, or don't want to pay extra (I have no idea if they even charge you to go into the Sistine Chapel).
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:00 am to McCaigBro69
Really good movie that probably goes on way too long
Thought it was going to end about 4 different times. But that's just the norm these days. Everyone wants a 3 hour epic
Thought it was going to end about 4 different times. But that's just the norm these days. Everyone wants a 3 hour epic
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:03 am to McCaigBro69
I agree with you on having to see it in IMAX. It made you feel the scope of the story and the stakes felt real. Me and my wife walked out wanting to watch it again right there. When I watched it at home, it fell kind of flat and I started to pick it apart rather than marveling at it with my jaw on the floor.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:05 am to McCaigBro69
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Also, if you didn't see the film in an IMAX setting then your opinion does not matter.
I didn't have local access to IMAX and had to "get by" with large format GPX as an alternative, so frick you running, buddy.
Because, I LOVED the film, despite the handful of flaws and poorly mixed soundtrack. Disregard people's sincere opinions at your own peril, brah.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:06 am to goatmilker
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Kept thinking of another very famous sci-fi flick and thats never good
Interstellar is a conscious, explicit homage to 2001 - and a very well-done one at that.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:17 am to McCaigBro69
I really liked it in theaters. Haven't watched it on a home TV yet.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:17 am to McCaigBro69
IMAX experience was very cool. Bought it on Blu-Ray and watched it the other night. Pulled my TV to the edge of the bed, hooked up my surround sound, turned off all the lights, and it was just as great as the first time.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:18 am to Ace Midnight
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handful of flaws
What flaws?
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:20 am to Ace Midnight
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poorly mixed soundtrack
Am I the only one who thought the score was amazing and beyond perfect?
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:22 am to McCaigBro69
Like most, I loved it until he goes into the worm hole.
And it's not a scientific flaw issue. I appreciate the impossibility of conveying multidimensional space and time on film. I do. I applaud Nolan for giving it a try.
I just think they method he chose was too much for me and took the movie in a silly/ludicrous direction that it didn't need to go in. There were chuckles in the audience both times I saw it at this point.
And it's not a scientific flaw issue. I appreciate the impossibility of conveying multidimensional space and time on film. I do. I applaud Nolan for giving it a try.
I just think they method he chose was too much for me and took the movie in a silly/ludicrous direction that it didn't need to go in. There were chuckles in the audience both times I saw it at this point.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:23 am to rbWarEagle
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What flaws?
Plot holes (NASA is a short drive from his house), uneven pacing (not terrible, but not perfect), wasted effort with the drone scene.
Honestly they spent too much time down on the farm - in retrospect, not all of that was wasted effort as it had to set up the father-daughter relationship and the tesseract.
I didn't think the time dilation effects were handled all that well, from a technical standpoint.
The storytelling was great, overall, though. Lots of people slam ole girl's "Love" speech, but I thought it was fine - not exemplary, but not nearly as bad as those who slam the film suggest.
I don't give lots of newer movies "A" grades - Interstellar gets one.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:25 am to McCaigBro69
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Am I the only one who thought the score was amazing and beyond perfect?
The dialogue was muffled by even ambient sounds, much less music from the soundtrack. I think this is a widely recognized and accepted flaw, even by Nolan. As far as content, I think the score is excellent. Perhaps a Director's Cut down the line will fix that (of course, we'll have to deal with the limitations of a home viewing environment.)
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:25 am to McCaigBro69
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if you didn't see the film in an IMAX setting then your opinion does not matter
IMAX can't fix that ending.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:25 am to goatmilker
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Kept thinking of another very famous sci-fi flick and thats never good
If you can pull it off, which everyone agrees Interstellar either did or came the closest anyone has ever done, then it's fine. When you're making a movie about the destiny of mankind and his place in the universe, it's almost impossible to not pay homage to 2001 since it did it perfectly.
Nolan tried to make this generation's 2001, but while Kubrick's was more optimistic look on mankind's future (why wouldn't it be since we were 2 years from landing on the moon), Nolan took it into retrospect on how pathetic our space program had become. All we care about now is really immediate gratification and not the betterment of our species, which will inevitably catch up with us. The fact that Nolan chose the dust bowl as a setting isn't a coincidence, since we are as far removed from the Moon Landing now as the Moon Landing was from the dust bowl. It took a nice new spin on 2001 and it for the most part succeeded.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:34 am to rbWarEagle
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What flaws?
I loved the movie, and it was my favorite of last year, but I can think of a few things I'd change. For starters, I would not have had Cooper send himself to NASA's headquarters. This actually creates a paradox, even with the 5th dimensional beings. I'd just have it to where Cooper resigned from NASA after his wife dies, and then the pilot who was going to lead the Endurance mission pass away shortly before the intended launch. Have NASA summon Cooper and basically leave him no choice but to now lead the mission. I have a hard time believing NASA didn't keep tabs on Cooper. I'd keep everything else about the Ghost though, since only Cooper directly leading him there causes the paradox.
I'd also come up with a much better reason for them going to the water planet. That's a clear last resort planet, and they needed a better reason for going down there first. What that is, I don't know, but I wish they thought that through some more.
Finally I would not have cast Matt Damon for the role of Dr. Mann. You needed someone older and more intimidating and inspiring for me to buy that role. I'd go with either Bryan Cranston, Terry O'Quinn, or Ben Kingsley.
This post was edited on 6/30/15 at 10:36 am
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:36 am to Ace Midnight
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The dialogue was muffled by even ambient sounds, much less music from the soundtrack.
I will agree that it is extremely hard to hear some dialouge at some critical points. I just thought the tone of the score really worked well throughout.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:38 am to McCaigBro69
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I will agree that it is extremely hard to hear some dialouge at some critical points. I just thought the tone of the score really worked well throughout.
Yeah, the organs were a brilliant choice as the primary instrument for the film. What I think Nolan was going for was a religious experience and really an epic funeral for mankind as a whole. I really liked the score and sound mixing.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:41 am to McCaigBro69
I loved that movie; it had such great story telling, perfect score, and special effects scenes that are more unique than anything else being done in movies today. I don't understand those who want to nit pick its flaws when this movie did so much right.
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