Quoted from Neighbour I just thought it was alright. Visually it was stunning and there were some intense moments, but I just found some things pretty ridiculous. Semi-spoilers: Like how the debris just decided to come flying by at random times, whenever it was the worse time possible for the character. .

it wasn't random. it was every 90 minutes... and trust me...that debris field orbiting the earth... is a very real and dangerous possibility.

if something like that really happened - it would prevent the launching of space flights and satellites for decades.

Saw this again last night. It was better in the cinema but it's still bloody good.

Even on a telly the size of a wall this film will never look as good as it does on a cinema screen.

It stands up well to repeated viewings. I'll be watching this many more times in the years to come. Well, as long as they don't stick too many ads in it. Actually, I'll just buy the bleeding thing and watch it when I want.

There was a clever little short on the DVD too by the co-writer. As well as a somewhat dry but informative doc on the Kessler effect.

All in all it's still one of the best films I've ever seen. Hard to imagine now Jolie and Downey in the roles.

R

Saw this a couple nights ago on Blu Ray. Definitely stunning visually, and tension filled. But what has stuck with me the most is this is really a story about Sandra Bullock recovering from the --

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-- loss of her child. It's metaphor-filled in that story line. At one point when she boards the ship and takes her suit off you see her curling up in the fetal position, then at the end you see her on the beach, on all fours. She stands and takes a step like its the first step she has ever taken. Hence, she begins her life anew. Brilliant. Also, at the point where she's re-entering the atmosphere I got the feeling that she felt alive, really alive, for the first time in a long time as she was facing uncertainty that could eventually lead to her death.

Great on every level for me.

Steve

Saw this last week, just before it left 3D, when Noah came in.

As others have said over and over, this is an absolutely beuaitful film.  A truly stunning motion picture experience.  The 3D effects were great and I was wide eyed most of the runtime.

Bullock and Clooney were also great, but IMO, they almost always are.  It's funny how Clooney can pretty much say anythign and his delivery makes it his own.  Sandra carreid the movie and she more than succeeded.

But, damn, you know what?  As a movie, I was far from impressed, in terms of story, plot, action...pretty much everything.

I'll sum this up in a few, but let me get this out of my mouth first...

I always have to laugh when peeps complain about a movie or script being slow here or there, because to me, a movie/script, or really anythign for that matter, has to have lows and highs to succeed.  When everythgin is a million miles a second, after awhile, it doesn't seem that fast.  Too much action and the action loses its affect.  Too much horror and the horror gets lost.  Too much nudity and you've got a porno.

It was shocking how fast things took off here, but it was also kind of silly how things went from one extreme to a more extreme, over and over, and over.  Just too much for me.  At 1 point, I remember saying to myself that I seriously needed some down time and if I had gotten that, the next adventure woudl have seemed that much more powerful, but things never slowed down and IMO, that's a mistake.

In tems of story and character, I saw very, very little.  The opening talky character building scene between Bullock and Clooney was a little hokey to me and maybe even a little cliche.  I didn't haev any problems with it, but since that was it, I definitely needed more, as I didn't know shit about these 2.  I really think things wuold have been so much more powerful if they both made it back inside at first and then had to make a decision, much like one of my favorite scenes in The Abyss bewteen Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.

I also had some issues with the beleivability of Bullock's character surviving the abuse her body must have taken as she smashed into one thing after another.  It looked great and was super intense, but after awhile, again, it was just too much for me to buy into.

I see lots of peeps talking about the metaphors and symbolism and how this scene represented this and that scene represented that.  I guess so, but I sure didn't think about that while I was watching and it didn't do anything for me personally.

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When Clooney appeared out of nowhere, near the end, I rolled my eyes and thought 1 of 3 things is going on here and I don't like any of them - she's actualy been dead or unconscious the whole time, she's dreaming now, or this is really fucked, because Clooney wouldn't have been able to survive.  I bet most peeps liked this scene, but for me, it was weak and unnecessary.

At the very end, I rolled my eyes again, as I just couldn't buy into the fact that Sandy was able to survive all these insane situations.  Just a bit too much for me and I honestly hoped that we'd find out she was still on the space station thing and had no way to get back and live.  For me, that would have been much more powerful.

Did I dislike the movie?  No, definitely not.  It's extremely well done and ballsy in many ways, I guess, but it's nothing close to a masterpiece in my eyes, other than maybe a visual masterpiece.

Grade - B  

There was so much going for this story but they just seem to rush through it to get to the effects.
Out of the blue, a satellite is blown out of the sky and all radio communication is lost?

It was real "convenient"  when it could have been something bigger.

Perhaps an all out attack from the Russian on the U.S. or vise versa. You could have rouge missiles in several scenes. It would have also given a thickness to the radio silence along with the uncertainly of whether or not she even really wanted to go back to earth.

What really ticked my prick was the whole "the tether is breaking" so I must let so scene with Clooney.

WTF???

What was it pulling him away? He's in outer space.  Up until then, weightlessness was the rule.  

Then all the sudden, a riptide pulling him out? it made no sense.

Enough of the negatives.

Two FANTASTIC scenes...

1) When Sandy disrobes and floats in the fetal float.

It was really a cool moment in the story where she finally had a moment of peace and you felt it.

2) Then when she was at the end of her rope in the pod and begin to cry.

Are you kidding me? That was one of the best moments I have ever seen in acting...EVER!

And it was sexy. Don't hate me for saying that. It was!

I'll give the overall story a B-

I give Sandra an A

She proved once again why class can still rule in Hollywood.

Shawn.....><

Loved it. With exception to miss bullocks skivvies, it was right on point. And I'm glad they put her in short shorts for my viewing pleasure. The Kessler Syndrome is a very real possibility. Is the point when space debris is orbiting earth and making space travel impossible as well as rendering all communication. It's a scary thought.

I will second that this was a tad thin on story, buy it shits and gets. Before you know it you're holding into your seat. So a major thumbs up from this peanut gallery. It was my favorite film of the year.

James

Have to agree with the Pirate here. It was the best film I'd seen in ages. Holding onto your seat is right - a too rare thing in cinema of late. The last time I remember being that genuinely concerned was way back in Munich. The film, not the place. That bit where the bomb is triggered by picking up the phone and it looks like the little girl is gonna pick it up instead of their target.

You can pick parts of any film that aren't quite as strong as the rest of it. But overall it makes you hold your breath and really feel like you're out there with her. And that is quite something.

R

the story is a little weak...but that's besides the point.

this is a movie you're meant to experience in a giant Imax theater...in 3-D....

I haven't seen it... sounds boring to me. Two people in space. Just another contained film. I've had my fill of them. Producers only like them because they are easy to film, usually run cheaper and are more likely to turn a profit.

That's why I wrote, A Slave's Tale... a release from the containment that is also present in my own works. A part of me longs for the films of old... only modernised for today's standards... and if you read A Slave's Tale it isn't far off a concept one may have seen Errol Flynn starring in in the 40s.

Hearing Gravity also lacks a decent story (along with the head-aching containment)makes me want to watch it even less. I have no problem waiting for it to hit netflix, or even, never watching it at all.

Dusty? Do you own a paypal account? I will gladly send you six bucks so you can rent the film. And then you can spew on about how boring it is.

I thought this thread was for people who actually took the time to watch it before they ridicule it.

James

Quoted from jwent6688 Dusty? Do you own a paypal account? I will gladly send you six bucks so you can rent the film. And then you can spew on about how boring it is. I thought this thread was for people who actually took the time to watch it before they ridicule it. James

If I wanted to rent the film, I would do so.

Not sure why you're defending a film you don't have anything to do with. I have not ridiculed the actual film, merely the concept behind it. So stop twisting shit just because you liked the film. Good for you. Me... I can wait. Very few Hollywood films interest me due to all the reasons I mentioned. You don't like that... tough.

So you don't want me to send you six dollars?

You can send me six dollars if you want, J. I promise not to spend it on drugs. Well, not illegal ones anyway.

R

I thought this will be some kind of psychological drama, reflecting on one's mortality. The unpredictability and certainty of death. Loneliness on you deathbed. Concepts like that.

Instead, I got an action movie.

I didn't enjoy it. Found it a bit boring and uninteresting to be honest.

"Just another contained film...usually run cheaper...more likely to turn a profit."

Budget was $100 million - not too cheap.

So far, grossed $273 million - monster profit.