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[Gravity] wants to bring me down

UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
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So there's this movie opening tomorrow

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It seems to be kind of a big deal

Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
If the film past is dead, Gravity shows us the glory of cinema's future. It thrills on so many levels. And because Cuar‪ón is a movie visionary of the highest order, you truly can't beat the view.
A.O. Scott
New York Times
In a little more than 90 minutes [it] rewrites the rules of cinema as we have known them.
Jocelyn Noveck
Associated Press
As the credits roll, you may find yourself thinking about real space launches you've watched, or watching man walk on the moon, and remembering that feeling of awe at how man ever developed the technology to explore space in the first place.
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
Wow.

Even curmudgeonly old Rex Reed likes it!

As a matter of fact, it's currently sitting at 100% among top critics on Rotten Tomatoes with over 30 reviews, the first film in recent years I can think of to get this type of universal praise.

Here's the part of the OP where I'd usually copy/paste a quick synopsis, but the truth is that the trailers do very little to convey what Gravity is about, and I'd prefer to be kept in the dark before I go in. I did want a place to talk about it after the fact with heavy spoiler tags, though.

Have one of those beautifully shot trailers and let's talk about this film which hits theaters tomorrow.

http://youtu.be/OiTiKOy59o4

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    Yeah, nope, never ever watching that movie if I don't want to be scarred for life

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    DysDys how am I even using this gun Registered User regular
    Did anyone else think that the trailers for this were kind of obnoxious?

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    I Win SwordfightsI Win Swordfights all the traits of greatness starlight at my feetRegistered User regular
    i am very tempted to go watch this in imax 3d and have my mind blown

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    DaMoonRulzDaMoonRulz Mare ImbriumRegistered User regular
    I'm very tempted to just read the wikipedia spoilers

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    PlatyPlaty Registered User regular
    Dys wrote: »
    Did anyone else think that the trailers for this were kind of obnoxious?
    The Guardian wrote:
    "They put in explosions [in the trailer]," said Cuarón, whose film stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as astronauts struggling in the aftermath of an accident involving a space shuttle. "As we know, there is no sound in space. In the film, we don't do that."

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    Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    i thought the trailers for this movie looked really interesting

    cool to hear that it's apparently a good movie too

    my dad's practically begging me to take him to that new JFK assassination movie that comes out this weekend though so probably not gonna catch this for at least a week

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    Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    I was so excited for this fucking movie when I saw the first trailer.

    Rock hard like a 12 year old on a school bus going down a bumpy dirt road.

    Then I saw the one thing that could completely demolish my boner.

    SANDRA BULLOCK

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    TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    I like Sandra Bullock.

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    DaMoonRulz wrote: »
    I'm very tempted to just read the wikipedia spoilers

    I did that yesterday

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    Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    I like Sandra Bullock.

    I like her in exactly two movies. Speed and The Net.

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    DysDys how am I even using this gun Registered User regular
    Platypus Beirut wrote: »
    Dys wrote: »
    Did anyone else think that the trailers for this were kind of obnoxious?
    The Guardian wrote:
    "They put in explosions [in the trailer]," said Cuarón, whose film stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as astronauts struggling in the aftermath of an accident involving a space shuttle. "As we know, there is no sound in space. In the film, we don't do that."

    Oh, it wasnt the sounds that were bugging me.

    It just seemed like every time I saw something for this I was watching an ad for "Screaming and Panicking In Space: The Movie" and it kind of turned me off to it.

    I know that isn't what the film is going to be like, but after the first time my reaction to seeing the trailer before whatever movie I was at became "Ugh, I don't want to watch this again."

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    TasteticleTasteticle Registered User regular
    I want to see this thing real bad!


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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    I like Sandra Bullock.

    I like her in exactly two movies. Speed and The Net.

    you seen Demolition Man?

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    PlatyPlaty Registered User regular
    I really hope that in the finished movie, the roles aren't so clearly cut with the female astronaut freaking out and the male astronaut presumably staying calm.

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    TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    I like Sandra Bullock.

    I like her in exactly two movies. Speed and The Net.

    No Demolition Man?

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    #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    I cannot wait for this movie.

    I really really really hope it doesn't turn into

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2vRF1N-53I

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    #pipe wrote: »
    I cannot wait for this movie.

    I really really really hope it doesn't turn into

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2vRF1N-53I

    Wait what would that even mean in this case

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    #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    #pipe wrote: »
    I cannot wait for this movie.

    I really really really hope it doesn't turn into

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2vRF1N-53I

    Wait what would that even mean in this case

    like

    unexplained, supernatural causes of stuff going bad

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Do you want me to tell you right now if that's the case

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    SnowbeatSnowbeat i need something to kick this thing's ass over the lineRegistered User regular
    #pipe wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    #pipe wrote: »
    I cannot wait for this movie.

    I really really really hope it doesn't turn into

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2vRF1N-53I

    Wait what would that even mean in this case

    like

    unexplained, supernatural causes of stuff going bad

    you mean you don't want this movie to feature a

    space ghost?
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    #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    I mean I pretty much avoid trailers these days for movies I know I'm going to see because I hate spoilers so no

    but I feel like universally high praise says it's unlikely

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    PlatyPlaty Registered User regular
    edited October 2013
    #pipe wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    #pipe wrote: »
    I cannot wait for this movie.

    I really really really hope it doesn't turn into

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2vRF1N-53I

    Wait what would that even mean in this case

    like

    unexplained, supernatural causes of stuff going bad
    What happens is based on a Kessler syndrome-type scenario.

    [edit]
    Whoops, posted before I read your post stating that you hate spoilers.

    Platy on
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    UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Psh, reading fucking Wikipedia of all things, spoiling yourselves

    What the hell's wrong with people nowadays

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    DaMoonRulzDaMoonRulz Mare ImbriumRegistered User regular
    UnbreakableVow wrote: »
    Psh, reading fucking Wikipedia of all things, spoiling yourselves

    What the hell's wrong with people nowadays

    I want to know what happens and don't have the money to see it in theaters

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    UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Nah I was just kidding, I mean it's your business

    Just seems like you're cheating yourself

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited October 2013
    The last big movie that I went into completely unspoiled was... maybe Inception?

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    UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    That was probably the last one I went into knowing pretty much nothing about it

    Just the director, the cast, and dream heists?

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    I Win SwordfightsI Win Swordfights all the traits of greatness starlight at my feetRegistered User regular
    Sandra Bullock is inoffensive at worst and was in two weeks notice so I'm cool with her

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Like, all the big comic book movies I picked up at least one pretty big spoiler on beforehand, not because I was trying to but because I just wasn't careful about avoiding them

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    miscellaneousinsanitymiscellaneousinsanity grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brother, i hurt peopleRegistered User regular
    I might be seeing this with my brother in glorious DBOX

    all I know is that I'm going to be very disappointed when the movie turns out not to be just ninety minutes of George Clooney and Sandra Bullock tumbling through space

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    Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    I like Sandra Bullock.

    I like her in exactly two movies. Speed and The Net.

    you seen Demolition Man?

    I forgot Demolition Man!

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    simosimo Registered User regular
    i love cuaron, going to see this this weekend hopefully even though the scenario terrifies me

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    Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    I first saw the trailer for this while watching Pacific Rim for the first time. My only response to it was that it was going to be a short movie. Subsequent trailers have me very interested in it and all this positive buzz has pretty much guaranteed that I'll watch it. Probably not this weekend but the next. Fingers crossed at least.

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    Dongs GaloreDongs Galore Registered User regular
    I'm curious how they made FALLING OUT OF SPACE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH a feature-length film

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    FeriluceFeriluce Adrift on the morning star. Aberdeen, WARegistered User regular
    This movie was so good guys. I loved it.

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    UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited October 2013
    miscellaneousinsanity wrote: »
    I might be seeing this with my brother in glorious DBOX

    all I know is that I'm going to be very disappointed when the movie turns out not to be just ninety minutes of George Clooney and Sandra Bullock tumbling through space

    Shit

    I didn't even think of D-Box

    Now I know there's no other option

    EDIT: MotherFUCKER, the only D-Box in the area is showing the racing movie with Thor

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    TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    Dongs Galore wrote: »
    I'm curious how they made FALLING OUT OF SPACE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH a feature-length film

    Aliens save her and she goes on an intergalactic journey of fun and adventure. The falling part is like 5 minutes tops.

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    Captain KCaptain K Registered User regular
    oh man oh man oh man this movie is really good you guys

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    SnowbeatSnowbeat i need something to kick this thing's ass over the lineRegistered User regular
    the harshest criticism i've read about this movie is that it's too exciting

    so i will be seeing this as soon as i can

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    UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Snowbeat wrote: »
    the harshest criticism i've read about this movie is that it's too exciting

    so i will be seeing this as soon as i can

    I'm glad to hear this

    Because my only reservation about the film is all the positive reviews I've seen comparing it to 2001

    And 2001 is the polar opposite of a movie that is too exciting

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