Gravity (2013)

[TMP]

Holy shit. From the amazing sweeping first shot to the final payoff, Gravity is one of those films that grabs you and doesn't let you go until it's finished. An exhilarating ride with a fantastic performance from Sandra Bullock and some of the finest special effects I've ever seen. A perfect film, and the best I've seen since the social network.

10/10

[Leyla]

obvious A but the funny thing is reading things about this movie before the release I expected to see some ateur film with 1 person floating around in space almost with no dialogue

what i got was a strong mainstream popcorn survival thriller 

props to all the tech specialists & I def won't be against the cinematography Oscar win now (tho Im still sad for non 3d non effects driven films snubbed these past years becoming a habit  )

Sandra was solid (again not awards worthy imho) & Clooney was his charming self which added a lot of heart into the character interactions

fav sequence is 100% the final with all the rousing music had me pumped

 

 

Bullock's story arc meant nothing to me, and the child death just came across as a plot device to make you care when you otherwise wouldn't have.

totally mte

that seemed forced calculated way to evoke OMG EMOTIONS

Edited October 18, 2013 by Leyla

[ladyevenstar22]

lilmac: Having started my career at NASA and being familiar with that world, I kept shaking my head. Also, the positions of the debris field, other space stations, etc were a little too convenient

 

one of my first question once i was out of the theatre , how was it possible they all got damaged and were all empty (i'm i suppose to guess they all died) , from what i know all these satellites and space stations aren't orbiting the earth at same degree, do people have any idea how many junk is orbiting earth right now its like a mini ring around earth blind to the naked eye

i also don't agree clooney character needed to die , had they chosen it wasnt needed but i get it this was a one person impropable travel back to earth

 

 

water bottle:(The best part of the movie is the cinematography. Every single shot was brilliant, had purpose, and really brought you into the film. The weightlessness of the camera was also a good decision) 

 

 

 

 

 

have to agree , space , shots of earth , the feeling of disorientation  well done

 

 

so on to my review , i liked the movie and what i mention above about the science didnt deter me from the experience of the film itself ,like i said in friday numbers thread , its questions i asked myself afterward once i started thinking about the movie but during i was sufficiently engaged 

 

now i don't know if its due to reading all the hype and then having to wait so long to see it because of a friend who made me wait a week then bailed on me last minute and is now on vacation on some other island , should have followed my instinct and see it OW like i had planned 

 

that said at no point did i cry or feel like crying , i was more wowed by the visuals than anything else , the initial destruction and urgency as they abort the mission but then after that it felt more like now what ?  in retrospect it was kinda funny that she basically spent the film hopping from one space vehicle to another 

 

i like her line about the chinese station as she neared it saying you're not leaving without me smtg like that , it took me a minute to catch on what she meant it was not obvious at first that it was reentering the atmosphere whether she was on it or not 

 

something that bothered me was the debris hitting her escape pod during reentry , it just reminded me of the last nasa catastrophe that rushed the end of the shuttle program , where they showed you afterward how debris upon lift off cause the irreversible damage to the shuttle and so i was thinking how can she possibly survive reentry when they didnt again fictional license and within the film and subsequent happy end 

 

her nearly drowning was a bit much but ehh at that point she was kicking and alive ...

 

my true peeve with the movie is i'm not quite sure what the hell happened in the first place to cause all of this to happen to point where they were disconnected from mission control , what did the russian do ?

gravity is a self-contained film and it works but i wonder if it wouldnt have benefitted from showing earth perspective even though i get it was his choice to do it so 

but its probably the reason why i never fail to cry and choke up watching apollo 13 and not here 

 

all in all its not bad , there are pros and cons but for the most part it works and i gave it an A-

but i don't feel need to rewatch it 

right now my great expectations are pinned on 12 yrs a slave , i'll be truly sad if it doesnt pay off emotionally for me , also mandella biopic , i have a feeling they should deliver in that aspect where the butler didnt but eh awards season is still a very long one 

 

 

 

Edited October 20, 2013 by ladyevenstar22

[dashrendar44]

After the fifth one, I just gave up counting how many chills I felt during this one of a kind experience.(That thrilling sensation of weightlessness ).

 

This movie takes you by the hand and swings all around you as your heart swirls like Bullock's character on an ocean of stars, turns you upside down like a space ballerina, makes you vent in stress and then leaves you breathless (ISS destruction, I picked my jaw on the floor ), makes you chuckle then gives way to tears rolling on your cheeks.

 

(Holly Molly, the Shenzhou's return burning in the atmosphere with its flaming drape of comet debris, that was like experiencing my own birth, I was in tears :o ) I just never have experienced a movie set in space like that. Total tour de force on Cuaron's part. Iron Jim was right.

 

(Fuckity fuck, why don't we have more than 2 fucking Imax theaters in this goddamn country?! Saw it in Real D)

 

A+

Edited October 23, 2013 by dashrendar44

[dashrendar44]

Someone pointed out that her final moments are a microcosm of evolution, from swimming underwater to crawling (gasping) onto land, to staggering to her feet and finally taking those microgravity-weakened final steps of triumph. There's a lot of visual metaphors layered into the very simple story.

 

This movie is an ode to Woman (Dedicated to Cuaron's mom) and Exogenesis. (And Sandra Bullock's goddess figure)

Edited October 23, 2013 by dashrendar44

[Plain Old Tele]

dash, why don't you stop beating around the bush and tell us what you really thought?

[dashrendar44]

dash, why don't you stop beating around the bush and tell us what you really thought?

 

It would take me 100 pages, lot of curse words and NC-17 metaphors.

 

But I will say this, this movie is not "science fiction" for me per se. Yeah, I know it's a prospective movie about the state of orbital stations nowadays not a documentary (Kessler syndrome, a very actual issue, is the basis of the whole movie and could happen any day right now since Earth orbit is polluted with satellite debris and russian did actually shoot one of their satellite by inadvertence) but watching it, much than SF, it was more science hyperreality (as hyperrealism in art). It's science existence, the struggle to survive and overcome our fear of being left alone and driven out of control in the void to reconnect with the living and find your way home at peace with yourself. It's a survival thriller movie and a tale or rebirth like 127 Hours set in space.

Edited October 23, 2013 by dashrendar44

[Dark 33Legend of the Sith]

Saw this again last night and there is no doubt this is a 10/10 and better the 2nd time watching it.  Watching Stone's emotions change in the middle of the movie was even more moving for me this time. Bullock's performance was fantastic.  

 

The second debris onslaught is truly one of the greatest action/destruction sequences in the history of cinema. You combine the human emotion with landmark visuals we haven't seen before and you have close to a perfect movie experience.

 

A

[Goffe]

After the fifth one, I just gave up counting how many chills I felt during this one of a kind experience.(That thrilling sensation of weightlessness ).

 

This movie takes you by the hand and swings all around you as your heart swirls like Bullock's character on an ocean of stars, turns you upside down like a space ballerina, makes you vent in stress and then leaves you breathless (ISS destruction, I picked my jaw on the floor ), makes you chuckle then gives way to tears rolling on your cheeks.

 

(Holly Molly, the Shenzhou's return burning in the atmosphere with its flaming drape of comet debris, that was like experiencing my own birth, I was in tears :o ) I just never have experienced a movie set in space like that. Total tour de force on Cuaron's part. Iron Jim was right.

 

(Fuckity fuck, why don't we have more than 2 fucking Imax theaters in this goddamn country?! Saw it in Real D)

 

A+

what do you think about the score?

[dashrendar44]

what do you think about the score?

 

Sometimes the score was too "melodramatic" at the very end and borderlining on Zimmer-like (However whenever "Debris" cue was played, it really helped to enhance the tension of the action) but by the time the Shenzhou's capsule entered the atmosphere, I completely surrendered to the beauty of the moment, music included. I think the music only works with the footage and sound design. I don't think I'll experience the same just by listening to it without context.

Edited October 24, 2013 by dashrendar44

[BoxOfficeZ]

What an astounding film. The visual effects are so convincing, so well done, you'd think the whole thing was filmed in space. The money shots with everything being destroyed and debris flying everywhere was absolutely lovely. The lack of sound and nice timing by music was excellent. Bullock was surprisingly good. 

 

 

This why I go to cinema. To go see movies like this. 

 

A+

[Hangman]

Just saw this tonight.  Amazing! Best movie of the year.  Finally a movie worth seeing in 3D. Was never a big George Clooney fan, but he and Sandra Bullock were perfect in this. Was thinking about waiting to see this on BluRay, but I'm glad I didn't.

 

10/10

[ssjrem]

Well, I feel very, very alone in my feelings toward this film, but I hated it. I gave it a D just because the visuals were all right. As mattmav45 said, the child death for Bullock's character just felt like a forced contrivance to make you care about her character. I don't think that Bullock is a good enough actress to carry a whole movie by herself. I'm baffled at what everyone sees in it. What weak back story there was felt like nothing more than an excuse just to have a bunch of special effects that weren't all that revolutionary. I'm totally fine with differing opinions and I would never criticize someone for liking Gravity, but I just don't get it.

[Ezen Baklattan]

The child subplot is a sign of some compromise between Cuaron and the studio. WB initially wanted a love interedt for Bullock back on Earth...

[Deep Wang]

Well, I feel very, very alone in my feelings toward this film, but I hated it. I gave it a D just because the visuals were all right. As mattmav45 said, the child death for Bullock's character just felt like a forced contrivance to make you care about her character. I don't think that Bullock is a good enough actress to carry a whole movie by herself. I'm baffled at what everyone sees in it. What weak back story there was felt like nothing more than an excuse just to have a bunch of special effects that weren't all that revolutionary. I'm totally fine with differing opinions and I would never criticize someone for liking Gravity, but I just don't get it.

Not every movie needs characters that have deep and involving backstory. Simple plots need simple backstories. This is set up as a 90 minute thrill ride. That would be impossible if we learned more about her character.

[cookie]

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Ah, who the fuck am I kidding? Of course it was freakin' spectacular. Sandra Bullock was lovely in this film, cheered on her all the way. <3

 

9.5/10

[75Live]

I saw this on Saturday and while I may not love it as much as some, it still was a very good movie for me.I only had one tiny flaw with it but I still give the movie an A

[The Stingray]

Movie of the year. Speed in space. But better. Cuaron takes Hollywood's elite action filmmakers to school. A or A- for me.

[Jack Nevada]

Just.. wow.

[Plain Old Tele]

Just.. wow.

 

/waits for the bowls of oatmeal pics...