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Gravity breaking the modern rules
| October 14th, 2013 at 7:42:04 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Gravity is in some ways a throwback. A movie that is attractive to all ages; builds on word of mouth and good reviews; doesn't exhaust it's entire viewing audience in a few days; is attracting adults to special showings in 3D and IMAX; and may mark the return of a movie with a successful boxoffice to the Best Picture contender. Gravity's 10 day boxoffice equals that of World War Z which is ranked #8, but it is has more legs than almost every recent movie. As this is the fourth big hit for Sandra Bullock (who is approaching the age of 50) she seems to be rapidly approaching the top actress in film today. 6/28/13 The Heat 11/20/09 The Blind Side 6/19/09 The Proposal |
| October 14th, 2013 at 8:28:32 AM permalink | |
| boopsahoy Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1 Posts: 33 | Sandra Bullock is excellent in it. Other than George Clooney-shes the whole movie. The special affects are fantastic. |
| October 14th, 2013 at 9:02:22 AM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5106 | Without doing any "spoiling" for us that havent seen it, would you say that it seems realistic? I see the promo of her flying off in to space and I go "hmmmm, how much Oxygen do they give them these days?" In other words she looks like a goner, and if they have her surviving with just her suit for "hours" I ain't buying it I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| October 14th, 2013 at 9:14:40 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
I've read that it is a complete fantasy regarding the laws of physics. The reviewer said that it shouldn't be judged on that basis. |
| October 14th, 2013 at 9:28:05 AM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 | Buzz Aldrin (second man on the moon) gave it a thumbs up. There was a science consultant, but he noted, that certain things were specifically altered for typical reasons. For instance Bullock's hair would be a scare doo shooting straight out. They preferred her to look more typically attractive. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| October 14th, 2013 at 10:34:11 AM permalink | |
| Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | The Truth, The Whole Truth and nothing but the Truth! |
| October 14th, 2013 at 10:39:26 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Most people are blindingly ignorant of any science. I am willing to bet more than half the people in the USA don't know what causes the 4 seasons. I don't begrudge a filmmaker from breaking the laws of physics for the sake of his story. |
| October 14th, 2013 at 11:35:22 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
And even many among those who do know very likely don't know how. "Does anything from the movies actually work in real life?" Homer Simpson. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| October 14th, 2013 at 6:28:24 PM permalink | |
| Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 | We saw it yesterday, in IMAX 3D. There were things I didn't like, but overall it is a 90 minute thrill ride that is beautiful to look at. I give it two thumbs up. Watch it for the visuals and the 100mph plotting. |
| October 14th, 2013 at 9:19:15 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Not a lot of the biggest PG-13 films that are mostly appealing to adult viewers. Movies like "Blind Side","Da Vinci Code", "Forrest Gump, etc. Est. Tickets* Title Year 128,345,900 Titanic 1997^ 95,904,100 Avatar 2009^ 86,205,800 Jurassic Park 1993^ 78,545,600 Forrest Gump 1994 76,768,200 Marvel's The Avengers 2012 74,269,000 The Dark Knight 2008^ 69,484,700 Spider-Man 2002 69,268,900 Independence Day 1996^ 64,628,400 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006 62,954,600 Batman 1989 61,538,100 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003^ 60,158,700 Spider-Man 2 2004 59,324,600 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005^ 57,601,400 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 57,579,100 The Sixth Sense 1999 57,299,300 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002^ 54,688,100 Twister 1996 54,616,700 Men in Black 1997 54,469,800 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001^ 53,900,900 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009 52,684,400 Mrs. Doubtfire 1993 51,465,200 Ghost 1990 50,838,300 The Hunger Games 2012 50,648,900 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 49,910,000 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 49,416,500 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 48,914,300 Spider-Man 3 2007 48,808,400 Iron Man 3 2013 47,989,900 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 2011 46,402,100 Transformers 2007 46,202,500 Crocodile Dundee 1986 45,175,300 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 44,973,900 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007 44,397,300 The Fugitive 1993 44,345,800 Iron Man 2008 44,260,900 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011 44,173,000 Meet the Fockers 2004 44,164,500 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 43,699,300 Dances with Wolves 1990 42,980,400 Armageddon 1998 42,442,500 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 42,306,000 Batman Forever 1995 41,894,200 Cast Away 2000 40,946,100 Mission: Impossible 1996 40,559,100 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 1999 40,270,200 Bruce Almighty 2003 39,964,700 Mission: Impossible II 2000 39,958,400 Rush Hour 2 2001 39,523,000 Liar Liar 1997 39,309,700 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991 39,299,800 Iron Man 2 2010 39,236,600 Batman Returns 1992 39,233,600 Signs 2002 38,910,100 The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2009 37,835,200 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012 37,808,700 Skyfall 2012 37,802,700 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 2010 36,989,200 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 2010 36,802,000 Inception 2010 36,724,000 I Am Legend 2007 36,713,900 Austin Powers in Goldmember 2002 36,549,200 War of the Worlds 2005 36,313,600 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 2012 35,912,900 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 2011 35,780,500 X-Men: The Last Stand 2006 35,692,500 The Mummy Returns 2001 35,646,700 X2: X-Men United 2003 35,078,200 Pearl Harbor 2001 34,842,500 Look Who's Talking 1989 34,731,000 Man of Steel 2013 34,548,000 Star Trek 2009 34,210,600 The Waterboy 1998 33,881,000 The Perfect Storm 2000 <============= George Clooney 33,770,600 King Kong 2005 33,680,000 The Amazing Spider-Man 2012 33,300,800 The Blind Side 2009 <============ Sandra Bullock 33,211,600 The Da Vinci Code 2006 |