Gravity | Re-released on 2D and 3D January 17 | IMAX 3D on January 31! | 100M+ WW IMAX

[ban1o]

He's wrong. (It's also perfectly possible for it to be a "space documentary gone wrong" and a science-fiction film.)

Watch from 2:30 onward. He said it's not science fiction  This is his brother though. 

Edited October 4, 2013 by ban1o

[Dementeleus]

Watch from 2:30 onward. He said it's not science fiction

 

He's wrong. (Or he's thinking science fiction has to include some invented technology or some fantastical setting.)

 

Here's why it's science fiction: it takes place in the near future in a slightly alternate reality... a reality in which NASA kept the shuttle missions going (the featured shuttle mission in the movie is STS-157, when the actual missions stopped at 135). It features a fully-completed, large-scale Chinese space station -- Tiangong -- when actually at this moment it's only partially built and won't be finished until the early 2020s. Therefore, it's speculative fiction that takes place in the near future, postulating a situation where the US space program was actually more active and vibrant than it currently is. All this puts it firmly in the science fiction genre.

Edited October 4, 2013 by Telemachos

[K1stpierre]

Omg here we go with the science fiction debate again...

[ban1o]

Omg here we go with the science fiction debate again...

 

haha okay okay I'm done. I just wanted to prove a point. 

[vc2002]

Wait a minute, there's a

Chinese space station

in Gravity?

 

I think that just settled the sci-fi discussion. It can't be non sci-fi with that.

[Dementeleus]

Wait a minute, there's a

Chinese space station

in Gravity?

 

I think that just settled the sci-fi discussion. It can't be non sci-fi with that.

 

Tiangong exists, it's just in its early stages right now.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_space_station

[vc2002]

Tiangong exists, it's just in its early stages right now.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_space_station

 

Yes I know. I'm Chinese.

 

BTW, that must be really good for increasing the chance of a China release. And if it ever gets it, I suppose 80m should be a piece of cake.

[Dementeleus]

Yes I know. I'm Chinese.

 

BTW, that must be really good for increasing the chance of a China release. And if it ever gets it, I suppose 80m should be a piece of cake.

 

Haha.

 

Yes, that's why I said somewhere (can't remember if it was this thread or elsewhere) that it should get a Chinese release; I think it'd do quite well there.

[Jake Gittes]

I made that mistake just yesterday - saw that Wiki article on Tiangong, except didn't read enough of it to realize it's not finished yet, and then tried to claim Gravity wasn't sci-fi. Felt kinda embarrassed when I saw my mistake. (Still, at least we know for sure that Tiangong as it is in the movie can and will exist in reality; we're just a few years away from it.)

Edited October 4, 2013 by Jake Gittes

[vc2002]

If WB pushs it in China like Fox did on Life of Pi, we might expect LoP OS numbers.

[A Marvel Fanboy]

From what I heard, the chance of a Chinese release is small.

 

 

Yes I know. I'm Chinese.

 

BTW, that must be really good for increasing the chance of a China release. And if it ever gets it, I suppose 80m should be a piece of cake.

Wow, you think so ?

 

You might want to see how it does in other places first ...

[RobinHood26]

RT is essentially worthless pre-Internet era. The only way to accurately gauge an older movie's critical reception is actually dig up the reviews on microfiche at your local library.

 

 

I remember reading an article that if RT existed when the original 3 Star Wars movies came out they received numbers like, 76%, 52%, and 34%. 

[CloneWars]

I remember reading an article that if RT existed when the original 3 Star Wars movies came out they received numbers like, 76%, 52%, and 34%. 

It's kind of funny how mixed reviews for ESB. Also, audiences didn't seem to like it as much as ANH since it had such a steep drop like from Shrek 2 to Shrek 3 status or DMC to AWE kind of drop.

[RobinHood26]

It's kind of funny how mixed reviews for ESB. Also, audiences didn't seem to like it as much as ANH since it had such a steep drop like from Shrek 2 to Shrek 3 status or DMC to AWE kind of drop.

 

At the time there was just nothing like that, It ended on a straight cliffhanger and no matter how good it was it was always gonna drop off from Star Wars. 

[stripe]

5 minutes to see it!!! Yeah

[Ezen Baklattan]

With four hours to go, the 7:30pm show at the IMAX at Navy Pier is almost sold out. The only seats left are in either the very sides or the front row. The 5:20pm and 9:40pm shows are also looking quite full.

Edited October 4, 2013 by Gravetti

[CloneWars]

I will say this, I honestly never expected this movie to be so good. I know this movie was hyped for months, and I thought that was a bit silly. At best, I was expecting a slightly above average movie. But, what I witnessed instead was one of the greatest achievements in cinema.

[vc2002]

From what I heard, the chance of a Chinese release is small.

 

 

Wow, you think so ?

 

You might want to see how it does in other places first ...

 

Yes I believe that. As long as WB really pushs it in China, it will do well. It already got excellent reviews on douban.

[Jandrew]

At the theater! 5:30 showing, we're lined up now about to go in. Im so friggin excited and im doing imax 3D, i just brought a powerade and bottle of advil just in case haha, but ill update you guys! Right now almost everyone in this line is over 25 and the females are outnumbering the males a good ratio.

[Dementeleus]

At the theater! 5:30 showing, we're lined up now about to go in. Im so friggin excited and im doing imax 3D, i just brought a powerade and bottle of advil just in case haha, but ill update you guys! Right now almost everyone in this line is over 25 and the females are outnumbering the males a good ratio.

 

Always a good thing.