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It is I believe.

I was never sure if I loved the Departed or hated it when it was released, at least up until THAT scene. I was terribly upset by that but got over it. I also hated Jack's pedo character, for some reason his natural cockiness in his performances plus the fact he played a kiddy fiddler made me absolutely detest him. Anyway, it's a movie that stirred a lot of emotions but it's great and definitely in my top 4 of 2006

What keeps NASA awake at night.

Excuse me? I am not sure what that's aimed that

And Clooney Anyway, I can already see comments about how there should be no sound in space blah blah blah And another saying there is no gravity in space meaning the title doesn't make sense -.- There only being towards earth in you know, it's gravitational pull but sure there is no gravity in or around planets XD The stupid burns badly

Also looking back on it, Astronauts tend to be more experienced and mature so the casting decisions are starting to make more sense to me. It'd be weirder if they had some younger hotshots but I am still perplexed as to why Cuaron was going for Jolie earlier. RDJ would've been an amazing choice but he is already locked up in another suit and it would be funny seeing more head cams inside his helmet.

Yeah the visuals and tech put into this is no joke. I guess my only concern is how this carries out over 2 hours. Clooney in those short moments seems natural for the role(Reminded me of Tim's Buzz Lightyear lol) and SaBu actually sounded terrified so that's all shaping up good. The CGI is amazing and some shots look absolutely real and breathtaking

Holy Balls I am impressed. I am not as bothered with SaBu as before but obviously this is only a short trailer. It seems they are stuck following the path of the debris so it doesn't seem to be totally empty(without debris and whatnot) I also liked the music in the trailer, kinda haunting.

What were other reactions like?

edit scratch that I read above so How was it.

Same with me and aging A list actors where I just think "Clooney lost in SPAAAACE!" or "Brad lost in a cgi mass of ZOOOMBIES!" I was hoping for new faces to be cast for Gravity but that doesn't mean I don't like Clooney's inclusion, he is still a great actor plus he has that gruffy older astronaut vibe going for him already, which makes him more believable. To me it's Cuaron's choice of Bullock for the leading role that put me off a bit. She too has that "too recognizable" issue but I just don't enjoy her performances so for me it's kinda lose-lose. Clooney and Bullock combo just cooks up images of RomComs not SciFi, if it was Clooney and another actress not named Jolie or Bullock I wouldn't have that slightly underwhelming vibe I am getting from this, though I am still excited.

Yeah, that really takes the cake on worst ways to go(or a collection of ways to go actually) Maybe deep sea diving would beat it since I have a huge problem with the ocean. It would probably be a bit similar, you even face the decompression issue and might even think tiny particles underwater look like stars. In fact, if I was floating in space and lost my mind I would probably think I was sinking to the dark depths of the ocean just waiting for some massive sea critter to swallow me whole. I also can't imagine how any future colonizers, if any, of other planets would cope. I have seen documentaries of all these wild and fantastical plans to take humans here and there and keep them resupplied with shipments and this isn't different from Columbus's expeditions supposedly but gosh the distances involved and the absolute loneliness and boredom astronauts face in International Space Station face already would be 10x worse and more like cabin hell not cabin fever. They'd probably live in small vehicles slowly putting structures together at a snails pace and watching out for solar flare events that would fry the surface of Mars every now and then. I don't care how many dvds and albums they send them, people have a hard time being satisfied with the newest technology here and now, you won't have that stimulation. Obviously not just anyone would be sent though but regardless it would still be a frightening and depressing trip. edit off topic mostly sorry, I will make it up Clooney in SPAAAAAACE! edit I meant submersible diving ala Cameron's sub

Basically what I said above. 2 hours of drifting in space and dialog or is Cuaron gonna give science the double bird and opt for throwing everything space has to kill people at the astronauts for the sake of entertainment, after all this is supposed to be a very visual based movie. Because of that I wonder what will be stealing the scenes as there aren't many things to stare at from there perspective(besides the Earth and Sun and distant stars but you know what I mean like nebulas and multiple spacecrafts in Kubrick's 2001) I am cautiously excited but if that crash event is the most exciting scene in the film, surely it will take an emotional/fearful turn to keep viewers from boredom? Good characters would have to fill that time as well but that poses a huge problem for me personally because I am not a huge fan of Bullock, especially in a leading role(I don't think she is bad, just forgettable for me) Admittedly Jolie would have been worse IMO, that nearly put me off completely. When Bullock was confirmed for the role, I had a similar reaction that Bateman's character in Arrested Development had whenever someone mentioned Angie, "who?" and "her?" but Clooney and Cuaron/Lubezki can make up for it. And who knows, she may put a memorable performance. I just think Cuaron could have got a better leading actress instead of chasing Bullock and Angelina, the very last names I'd have in mind for this particular role.

I forgot death from space decompression

It's interesting but I can see why people would hate it or think it's a long self indulgent mess. Definitely not for everyone, sometimes I felt it did drag on for too long, especially at the end. But overall it was pretty nice experience, particularly around the halfway mark. The first part you have to bear with but the build up with the music always gives me the chills.

Yeah as far as we know, it's all taking place within the realm of reality. Unless there is a kubrick 2001 twist it all sounds more like a tragedy/disaster event. To be honest it sounds chilling, that'd be a terrible terrible way to go not dying until your oxygen supply runs out or you get fried by a solar flare event or get peppered by thousands of tiny space rocks traveling at super high speeds, all very real possibilities that astronauts/future colonizers face. Space can be a frightening place and I wonder if that's what Cuaron is going for here or if it's more Clooney and Bullock reflecting on their lives and loved ones. Emmanuel Lubezki is working on this so that's a plus, I loved his work on Tree of Life and New World. My biggest concern is that it could be pretty boring. What can be done from there(astronauts perspective) in 2+ hours? Them floating would surely take them a long, long time(past their lives, I assume they only have hours til the oxygen runs out) until they'd reach any significant destination. I may be nitpicking but I wonder what velocity they're moving at.