Gravity at IMAX
I went to see Gravity today at the Jordan's Furniture IMAX. I recommend that if you are going to see it, this is the only way too see it. This is probably the most over-hyped movie ever with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 97%.
It is a good movie, just not THAT good. It has a few significant issues, namely the fact that Sandra Bullock spends most of the movie talking to herself.... out loud. I found it very distracting, unnecessary and unbelievable and there are moments where it verges on the maudlin. Someone should have taken an eraser to the bulk of the scripted dialogue (monologue?) and it would have been a much tenser, more meaningful experience.
I'm pretty sure the main reason it is so over-hyped is because it is pretty much the most SPECTACULAR movie you will ever look at and the special effects don't appear green-screened at all. I think this is what the reviewers are responding to... the amazing cinematography and SFX and the awe-inspiring views that resemble what NASA has shared with us. It looks real as real (unlike Avatar which is great looking but super fake looking too) .... which is why I recommend you see Gravity at the IMAX in 3D. I don't think it will have quite the same effect on a normal size screen or a television.
Also, I spent the whole movie wishing it was an Aliens film and that Sandra Bullock was being threatened by a monster instead of ... space debris. I can't helps it!
It is a good movie, just not THAT good. It has a few significant issues, namely the fact that Sandra Bullock spends most of the movie talking to herself.... out loud. I found it very distracting, unnecessary and unbelievable and there are moments where it verges on the maudlin. Someone should have taken an eraser to the bulk of the scripted dialogue (monologue?) and it would have been a much tenser, more meaningful experience.
I'm pretty sure the main reason it is so over-hyped is because it is pretty much the most SPECTACULAR movie you will ever look at and the special effects don't appear green-screened at all. I think this is what the reviewers are responding to... the amazing cinematography and SFX and the awe-inspiring views that resemble what NASA has shared with us. It looks real as real (unlike Avatar which is great looking but super fake looking too) .... which is why I recommend you see Gravity at the IMAX in 3D. I don't think it will have quite the same effect on a normal size screen or a television.
Also, I spent the whole movie wishing it was an Aliens film and that Sandra Bullock was being threatened by a monster instead of ... space debris. I can't helps it!