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Just Watched "The Theory of Everything"
Posted on 11/25/14 at 2:01 pm
Posted on 11/25/14 at 2:01 pm
It was a pretty big let down.
It was long and rather boring; but it was true to real life story... they almost realized that they were going to be running very long and wrapped up the last 25% of the story in about 20 minutes. I don't know what I was expecting. I was EXTREMELY excited to see it as I love nearly EVERYTHING that Focus puts out.
It was accurate to what happened in his life from what I know about Hawking, but it wasn't about his work so much as it was about his personal life.
His books and theories were an afterthought. The only redeeming factor was how well Eddie Redmayne portrayed Hawking. He did 'overact' his struggles with speech at some points. (read: almost unintelligible in some instances.)
I would, as a pretty big movie buff, suggest that you wait for DVD.
It was long and rather boring; but it was true to real life story... they almost realized that they were going to be running very long and wrapped up the last 25% of the story in about 20 minutes. I don't know what I was expecting. I was EXTREMELY excited to see it as I love nearly EVERYTHING that Focus puts out.
It was accurate to what happened in his life from what I know about Hawking, but it wasn't about his work so much as it was about his personal life.
His books and theories were an afterthought. The only redeeming factor was how well Eddie Redmayne portrayed Hawking. He did 'overact' his struggles with speech at some points. (read: almost unintelligible in some instances.)
I would, as a pretty big movie buff, suggest that you wait for DVD.
This post was edited on 11/25/14 at 2:03 pm
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Posted on 11/25/14 at 2:14 pm to yankeeundercover
from the trailer, it looks like A Beautiful Mind with a different central character.
pretty accurate?
pretty accurate?
Posted on 11/25/14 at 2:20 pm to yankeeundercover
Hmmm. . . Trailer looks great IMO. I'll be disappointed if the movie isn't at least decent.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 2:49 pm to Displaced
quote:Good analogy.. But where BM actually went into his work, and less about his life, that's where ToE comes in.
pretty accurate?
I don't know how to describe it... like I said in the OP; It's almost like it was an afterthought
*minor spoiler alert*
There was literally a *sentence* about his 'Brief History'... again, an afterthought.
This post was edited on 11/25/14 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 12/4/14 at 4:53 pm to yankeeundercover
We enjoyed it immensely and think Eddie Redmayne deserves an Oscar. If it had been more about the science it would have put 99% of movie goers to sleep. IMHO.
Posted on 12/4/14 at 5:15 pm to yankeeundercover
This just had the feel of rushed effort to put another "same class" movie out there before the good one comes out (Volcano/Dante's Peak; Armageddon/the other one with Morgan Freeman and that ugly chick; etc..)
Imitation Game is where it's gonna be at.
Imitation Game is where it's gonna be at.
Posted on 12/4/14 at 5:43 pm to yankeeundercover
Damn, I was going to watch this tonight. Watched Still Alice thanks to the Koreans, good movie. Juliane Moore might very well win the Oscar.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 4:15 pm to NIH
I just got back. The performances were definitely superb. Jones and Redmayne drove the movie. The story itself isn't bad (it does drag a little), but it's just a bit disappointing. It's sad to see a biopic about an absolute genius and focus so little on his work.
However, it was worth seeing. Both leads should get nominated, but the movie as a whole was just good, not great IMO. That said...
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However, it was worth seeing. Both leads should get nominated, but the movie as a whole was just good, not great IMO. That said...
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This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 4:18 pm
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