Anyone seen "Gravity" yet? (Possible spoilers)

[Archae]

I haven't, but I just finished reading the movie spoiler entry.

Sounds like a real nail-biter movie.

[HarveyDarkey]

1. I haven't, but want to

Probably won't be in a theater though, I rarely go to theaters anymore.

[Archae]

2. Likewise, I haven't been in a theater since 1994.

All the movies I see are on DVD or cable TV.

[orleans]

3. i heard a review that said it was great & everyone should see it in 3-d

unless they have vertigo.
i don't have vertigo but i hate 3-d
i'm encouraging my daughter to go and tell me all about it!

[pinboy3niner]

4. Probably this one, by Kirsten Acuna at Business Insider:

3-D IMAX Is The Only Way You Should See 'Gravity' This Weekend
Kirsten Acuna Oct. 4, 2013, 5:25 PM

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Here's the verdict: You need to see "Gravity" on the largest screen possible ... and in 3-D.

Let me note that I normally dislike seeing a film in 3-D. Much less do I enjoy telling friends and family to watch a movie in the format. Not only are the glasses awkward and slightly dorky to wear, but many films aren't made to be seen in 3-D. This is because many of them aren't filmed in 3-D. Rather, they're post-conversions.

Between the long shots, the gorgeous overviews of Earth — at one point George Clooney's character literally tells us to sit back and take in the view — you just feel like you're there for an incredibly immersive 90-minute (yes, it's only an hour-and-a-half!) thrill ride.

It's also good to keep in mind that Cuaron's been working on "Gravity" for the past four-and-a-half years.

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You may not realize it, but there are four different kinds of tickets to buy for "Gravity": Standard (2-D), IMAX, Digital 3-D, and IMAX 3-D.

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MORE: http://www.businessinsider.com/see-gravity-in-imax-3d-nyc-2013-10

[orleans]

5. nice review but no, not the one i heard. i was thinking of what richard roeper

said about it when i saw him on tv and later heard him on the radio
http://www.richardroeper.com/

[Locut0s]

6. Yes saw it, father saw it twice. Very good...

Fantastic performance by Sandra Bullock! Clooney is very good to! It is indeed a nail biter. It's a surprisingly deep movie though. Beyond the amazingly realized world they manage to place you in, you have NEVER seen space this well realized!, there's a genuinely moving message about choosing to live! It's about making the concious decision to grab life by the horns and "live damit!" despite all the odds being against you or feeling like there is no hope.

[Walter-White]

7. I seen it last night. Amazing movie in 3D. This is Good 3D

I really enjoyed it. The 3D was amazing.

[mnhtnbb]

8. Hubby and I saw it yesterday. He liked it; I thought it was silly.

Some awe-inspiring shots of outer space.

The best scene, for me, involved motivation as a result of imagination.

[CTyankee]

10. "when all else fails, read the manual" was never truer!

Those shots of Bullock sitting there reading the manuals in Chinese and Russian were funny, tho! I truly think they were putting us on...

[CTyankee]

9. I saw it yesterday. Slender plot but great effects.

One scene I found hilarious, however. Rookie astronaut played by Sandra Bullock is trying to figure out which button to push to get the her capsule to be catapulted and she says "eenie, meenie, miney, mo..." After a couple of wrong buttons she succeeds but the whole idea of it just struck me as absurd. However, if anything it made the movie less scary...I kept wondering what real astronauts would say about that...

[B Calm]

11. Here is the trailer! Looks good!!

#t=6

[valerief]

12. I saw Gravity 3D. Can't imagine seeing it 2D. I'm not really a fan

of disaster movies, but this one intrigued me. The effects gave me vertigo (or something like that). They were terrific. I kept jumping out of my seat, like I'd just begun the descent from the top of the roller coaster. I enjoyed the flick, although I'm still not a disaster movie fan, per se.

[okieinpain]

13. totally agree. i love george clooneys' character. freakin awesome. n/t.

[jrandom421]

14. I'm still wondering

What happened with the friend's sister and the hairy guy at Mardi Gras?

[haele]

15. Laz and I did. It's a good movie, but complex.

Laz and I were very quiet coming out of the theater; he because of something the heroine's charactor needed to work through (which he also had to work through in the past - no spoilers here), and me because for some reason, I'm deathly afraid of being stuck or enclosed with no escape - I'm not claustrophobic so long as I can move about and/or leave.

According to a review by an astronaut that Laz read, other than the one initial plot-hole which is based off an orbital location, the science is plausable, and the charactors as played could be other astronauts he had known (just better looking ).
And the 3-D effects are mind-blowing. If you have serious vertigo, bring a barf bag.

Haele

[Graybeard]

16. NY Times had a good review also.

A.O. Scott said that the film's use of 3D was the best he's ever seen. He at first thought it was too 'talky' but soon realized that the ability to talk is the astronauts best weapon against the real monster in this film...the silence of space.

I'm a big sci-fi fan and this one is on my 'must see' list.

[krispos42]

17. I did, with my GF

It was pretty awesome. Lots of action and tension. It's only about an hour and a half long, but it's a TENSE 90 minutes.

There are only 2 actors in the movie, Clooney and Bullock, so the sensation of isolation is pretty intense.

They do a really good job with the zero-gee effects, too. They took some liberties with orbital mechanics, but that's about par.

[nirvana555]

18. I saw it and was disappointed. I can't imagine not seeing it in 3D on a large theatre

Screen...that was cool. I thought the plot was very unrealistic. I was dying to see it because the reviews have been stellar.... Oh well.

[krispos42]

20. It fully and completely grabbed our attention...

...so it had that going for it. Yeah, the plot was pretty basic... disaster survival against all odds. And of course, they took liberties with the shrapnel from geosynchronous orbit 23k miles up affecting space stations at 350 miles up.

But the effects were excellent, the acting excellent, and the overall "feel" of the movie was good.

[jakeXT]

19. Gilbert Gottfried as the moon, not bad

[yuiyoshida]

21. i just saw it...

IT was pretty awesome.