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Interstellar |OT| (dir. Christopher Nolan) Whatever can happen will happen

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EviLore said:
It isn't as smart as it should be. Just go see it, though.
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Good summary, thanks.

From what I can tell the film succeeds and fails in ways you'd expect a Nolan movie to. The performances are great, the visuals fine-tuned to perfection but the dialogues and general plotting are safe and easily digestible, afraid of challenging anyone.

I'm a bit bummed about there being no surprises on either front. I'll go see it anyway, I suppose it is still better than Prometheus.
 
i read the '08 script and have just one question for the people who saw the movie...

heavy spoilers for the script and the the movie:

is the 4,000 year old space station / robots in the finished movie?
 
Alright, alright lets get the hype ball rolling. Directors impressions round-up:

Quentin Tarantino:
"It’s been a while since somebody has come out with such a big vision to things. Even the elements, the fact that dust is everywhere, and they’re living in this dust bowl that is just completely enveloping this area of the world. That’s almost something you expect from [Andrei] Tarkovsky or [Terrence] Malick, not a science fiction adventure movie".
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Paul Thomas Anderson:
“He’s made a beautiful film, if anybody gets out to see ‘Interstellar’ when it comes out.” Jones then quipped sarcastically that he thinks people just may just go check out the movie, which lead to a lot of uproarious laughter. “I’m just trying to put in the good word, he’s a decent filmmaker; you probably haven’t heard about this one.” Anderson joked. “Support this filmmaker.”

“But don’t fuck around, go see it in IMAX,” PTA said turning serious. “Brave the line. Do it, bite the bullet,” he stressed.
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Nyrad said:
i read the '08 script and have just one question for the people who saw the movie...

heavy spoilers for the script and the the movie:

is the 4,000 year old space station / robots in the finished movie?
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I don't remember there being any 4,000 year old space station. The only robots in the film are ones that help the crew fly the ship.
 
for some reason i trust creators tarantino, johnson, wright, anderson and bird more than film critic consumers. funny that.
 
I loved loved loved loved the movie. It was such a fantastic experience, after the movie I couldn't even put into words what I was feeling beside awe. Exhausted really because I felt like I went on such and emotional adventure.

See it in IMAX, all I can say, going to see it in IMAX again tomorrow and just soak up the space porn.
 
Mistle said:
for some reason i trust creators tarantino, johnson, wright, anderson and bird more than film critic consumers. funny that.
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Well you shouldn't because often than not it comes with an agenda. Critics have no stakes in the film industy. (the agenda being 70mm here)
 
Saw it earlier tonight. Very impressed. Can't wait to see it again in a few days. I also got to check out the IMAX projection booth after the movie. The film reel was fucking huge
 
greenleaves said:
I don't remember there being any 4,000 year old space station. The only robots in the film are ones that help the crew fly the ship.
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I guess thats a very different film then. That idea was a bit crazy to begin with anyway. You can check out a summary of the old script here: interstellarfilm.wikia.com/wiki/2008_script
 
raphier said:
Well you shouldn't because often than not it comes with an agenda. Critics have no stakes in the film industy. (the agenda being 70mm here)
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Well I can't say I'm too knowledgable on the inner workings of this sort of stuff. You could be right.

More so though I don't really "trust" any opinion/review, I'm just more inclined to pay attention to people who have created works that I really respect. I guess they could be lying to support 70mm, but the optimistic side of me tends to believe their praise is earnest.
 
Oops. I meant to post this here but I posted it in the spoiler thread on accident.

Ugh. I don't know what they were thinking with this movie. What a letdown.
There's a part in it where the entire audience groaned/laughed and I did as well.
Some pretty cool parts but overall this movie was all over the place.

Sound mixing was awful too. Dialogue that I just couldn't understand, music that was way too loud and sometimes unfitting for the scene. Not something I would expect from a movie this big.
 
I posted my full thoughts in the spoiler thread. But for here:

...Well, I can see now why it got the rottentomatoes rating it's got. Sorry folks, but this is in the lower tier of Nolan's filmography. It's not up there with TDK and Inception. It's not as good as The Prestige. It's dipping down around the Insomnia and TDKR level. It's got amazing moments of awe that'll take your breath away, and also... a lot of really hokey moments that'll make you groan and roll your eyes.

I dunno. I was hoping it'd be great. I was hoping Nolan would hit another out of the park, the way he did with TDK and Inception. But Interstellar just has too many flaws to overlook. The highs are very high indeed, and I think Nolan does an excellent job paying homage to 2001 without, ya know, boring all of us to tears. But the lows are pretty damn low and reminiscent of his mistakes from previous films.

6.5/10
 
If you're implying 2001 is boring, then that's an easy indicator that my thoughts on this film will be drastically different than yours. Not in the way that the two films are similar (doesn't seem to be the case), but that we just look for different things in enjoying a film
 
Judging by all the reactions and reviews to Interstellar, it seems like the more ambitious Nolan gets, the more his strengths and his weaknesses are magnified. Interstellar seems to have lower lows (clunky dialogue, exposition) and higher highs (visual effects, caliber of acting) and whether one outweighs the other depends on the person. I'm seeing it tomorrow. I'm intensely curious about that third act and ending.
 
Dabanton said:
Exactly.

People can only really be honest after about 4-5 months later. Inception and TDKR had the same gushing praise at release. Even down to people being 'confused' and having their "minds blown" by Inceptions rather straightforward levelled dreamworld plot.

I have no particular hype for this as I have avoided all but the first trailer, so Interstellar will hopefully be a nice surprise when I get to see it on Saturday.
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But we should take all mixed to negative reactions at face value right?

What about the critics who loved Inception and TDKR? Should they be dismissed too?
 
Cinders said:
Judging by all the reactions and reviews to Interstellar, it seems like the more ambitious Nolan gets, the more his strengths and his weaknesses are magnified. Interstellar seems to have lower lows (clunky dialogue, exposition) and higher highs (visual effects, caliber of acting) and whether one outweighs the other depends on the person. I'm seeing it tomorrow. I'm intensely curious about that third act and ending.
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I don't know, looking at reactions from box office website forum, Twitter, fb, comingsoon.net user reactions, SHH reactions ( places where I check for reactions) most say this is nolans biggest and top 4 Nolan movie for them and also this the least typical of Nolan movies

Basically 90% have it higher than mid tier if you see nolans movie list. Basically the most polarizing film Nolan has done yet, yes even more than inception


And frankly the reactions here show it wasn't a bunch of nolanites who wanted to see the movie first day it was people who love movies like evilore and my viewing on Thursday will either deny the above or confirm it
 
Finally less than 24 hours left. I wish I could watch this in IMAX screen!

Trying to lower my hype. I want it to be level of TDK and Inception but I should not expect so much.
 
Would you guys see this on a 35mm IMAX screen or an huge 4k digital screen?

Some people say if IMAX isn't 70mm then don't bother.
 
I didn't like Inception and TDKR as much as his other movies, but I love space science so I'm holding out some hope for this.
 
Maddocks said:
I loved loved loved loved the movie. It was such a fantastic experience, after the movie I couldn't even put into words what I was feeling beside awe. Exhausted really because I felt like I went on such and emotional adventure.

See it in IMAX, all I can say, going to see it in IMAX again tomorrow and just soak up the space porn.
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Going to the nearest available IMAX screening of this film, which is in a different country.

I simply can't miss this. <3 space
 
If exposition is the worst of the movie's flaws, I'll be fine. While overly expositional dialogue in movies normally grates on me, it never does in Nolan's films. Why? I have absolutely no idea. But it keeps from me disliking movies that I already enjoy a lot, so I'm just gonna roll with it :lol
 
People that make movies don't usually shit on their colleagues. plus, they know how hard it is to make a movie, let alone a good one. that doesn't mean their opinions aren't valid but I take their word with a grain of salt, at least compared to critics I trust. the vast majority of critics, I don't really care what they say or how the RT meter ends up.
 
MBison said:
Would you guys see this on a 35mm IMAX screen or an huge 4k digital screen?

Some people say if IMAX isn't 70mm then don't bother.
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70mm IMAX definitely. If that's not in your area, perhaps you will have to with the regular IMAX, sound is still just as beautiful as the picture.
 
I saw it on 35mm film last night and honestly loved the experience. It made the film feel like this lost sci-fi film from the 70s and not something produced today.
 
effzee said:
But we should take all mixed to negative reactions at face value right?

What about the critics who loved Inception and TDKR? Should they be dismissed too?
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Who's dismissing critics? I was talking about people on here.

I'll make my own mind up as to how I feel about a film. Film reviews are good to read but I like to see something and make my own mind up not rely on someone telling how much they liked it. The conversation was about Inception and TDKR, both films that were incredible disappointing for me on second viewings, when you could see they weren't as fantastic as they were on first watch, Inception especially. Which is jokingly 80% exposition. It just doesn't hold up to multiple viewings as it's faults become more and more glaring.

The point was people who see something new often gush over it. Even more so when they get to see it way before anyone else. Only a few months later in the cold light of day can people be honest about shortcomings. Instead of being defensive for people who don't really need it.
 
Valkyr Junkie said:
Just got back from seeing it in 35mm. I was planning to go for a second IMAX viewing this weekend beforehand, but I don't feel that anything will be gained. I was expecting to be dazzled by the cinematography, but it was a bit of a letdown IMHO. Sunshine, for example, had significantly more striking images/shots I felt.
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Sunshine is a beautifully shot film, one of my favorite sci-fi movies in the last few years. If the final act was just changed for something less slasher flick and more true sci-fi then it would be one of my favorite movies of all time.

I'm not seeing Interstellar now until Thursday at 8 PM. My friends couldn't make it Wednesday. :(
 
Blader said:
If exposition is the worst of the movie's flaws, I'll be fine. While overly expositional dialogue in movies normally grates on me, it never does in Nolan's films. Why? I have absolutely no idea. But it keeps from me disliking movies that I already enjoy a lot, so I'm just gonna roll with it :lol
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I was fine with it in Inception, even with a rewatch, since it was introducing a universe that we knew nothing about going in. It could have been handled better, but I can respect the approach of building the universe in the first half, and then have an extended balls to the wall action sequence in that universe as the second half.

I'll have to see if I can take it with this (and future movies of his).
 
Inferno313 said:
Fun Fact: I think this is the first Nolan film to have the word "fuck" since Insomnia.
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I don't know when the MPAA began allowing one fuck per PG-13. feels like a ton of films have really been getting a ton of milage out of that allowance the past few years.
 
rekameohs said:
I was fine with it in Inception, even with a rewatch, since it was introducing a universe that we knew nothing about going in. It could have been handled better, but I can respect the approach of building the universe in the first half, and then have an extended balls to the wall action sequence in that universe as the second half.

I'll have to see if I can take it with this (and future movies of his).
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It's kind of the same idea here, most of the exposition is gone by the mid-point. I only really found it egregious in a few scenes. (Astronauts explaining black holes to other astronauts mid-mission).
 
Inferno313 said:
It's kind of the same idea here, most of the exposition is gone by the mid-point. I only really found it egregious in a few scenes. (Astronauts explaining black holes to other astronauts mid-mission).
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the only exposition in nolan movies which bothered me when Cobb says wait for the next kick in inception in the snow sequence and someone asks what next kick (really? you trained for it) and Cobb says when the van hits the water. apart from that i dont feel repeat viewings bother me and i dont even notice the exposition
 
Well this certainly was a pretty powerful experience. Really dense in the first 3rd, and there's a bunch of stuff I'm not quite sure as to why they happened (yet), but the core themes of parenthood and time really resonated with the audience here. The "twists" were fairly easy to guess but again, this isn't a mystery movie so I didn't mind.
I went to the nearest Imax theater near me but was a little disappointed the screen wasn't that much bigger than a regular multiplex one. The sound however was crazy loud, literally felt vibrations in my rib cage during a couple of intense scenes, which was pretty fitting actually.
 
Jb said:
Well this certainly was a pretty powerful experience. Really dense in the first 3rd, and there's a bunch of stuff I'm not quite sure as to why they happened (yet), but the core themes of parenthood and time really resonated with the audience here. The "twists" were fairly easy to guess but again, this isn't a mystery movie so I didn't mind.
I went to the nearest Imax theater near me but was a little disappointed the screen wasn't that much bigger than a regular multiplex one. The sound however was crazy loud, literally felt vibrations in my rib cage during a couple of intense scenes, which was pretty fitting actually.
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Probably a liemax one.
 
Jb said:
Well this certainly was a pretty powerful experience. Really dense in the first 3rd, and there's a bunch of stuff I'm not quite sure as to why they happened (yet), but the core themes of parenthood and time really resonated with the audience here. The "twists" were fairly easy to guess but again, this isn't a mystery movie so I didn't mind.
I went to the nearest Imax theater near me but was a little disappointed the screen wasn't that much bigger than a regular multiplex one. The sound however was crazy loud, literally felt vibrations in my rib cage during a couple of intense scenes, which was pretty fitting actually.
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you went to a liemax instead of imax

its when they rename a large digital theater and call it imax.
 
Got to see the 70MM in a standard theater. Was a really enjoyable movie. I liked how they

fleshed out the movie towards the end, going back in time and explaining how all those strange things were happening.

I do wish there was a bit more humor in the movie, could have helped it along. It felt a little long and the ending left me a bit confused --
I didn't like how they didn't "end" the movie, rather, they left it at a point where they could make a 2nd movie start up.

Would like to go watch it again now that I know the story just to nitpick for fun.
 
What a strange film. Structurally odd, but highs are very high and the lows are low. Some of the dialogue is the worst stuff Nolan has ever put to paper, but I still liked most of the ideas behind it. The visuals are stunning (but the cross-cutting between 70mm IMAX and 35mm was a big distraction). I appreciated how bold it was, particularly in the last third -- you just don't see that sort of go-for-broke ambition in Hollywood today, even if it doesn't quite work here. Unfortunately it relies too heavily on the emotional aspects, which don't come off completely genuine. Still it's an experience I'd recommend and I'd probably be in the B- territory.
 
Messofanego said:
Wow, that's dedication. From which country to which are you travelling just for this movie? XD
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From Saudi to Kuwait XD

Sorry that I made it sound like I was going halfway around the world to watch it :P

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Expendable. said:
What a strange film. Structurally odd, but highs are very high and the lows are low. Some of the dialogue is the worst stuff Nolan has ever put to paper, but I still liked most of the ideas behind it. The visuals are stunning (but the cross-cutting between 70mm IMAX and 35mm was a big distraction). I appreciated how bold it was, particularly in the last third -- you just don't see that sort of go-for-broke ambition in Hollywood today, even if it doesn't quite work here. Unfortunately it relies too heavily on the emotional aspects, which don't come off completely genuine. Still it's an experience I'd recommend and I'd probably be in the B- territory.
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I think my opinion will be somewhere along these lines. For the record 2001 is my favourite movie of all time.

Knowing how Nolan handles things. I'm mostly in it for the visuals/spectacle/soundtrack more than anything else. If it delivers on those fronts then I'll be more than content.
 
There was a scene in this film that had a woman next to me bawling her eyes out, like completely sobbing, like old church lady watching Passion of the Christ sobbing.

It was weird.
 
Expendable. said:
What a strange film. Structurally odd, but highs are very high and the lows are low. Some of the dialogue is the worst stuff Nolan has ever put to paper, but I still liked most of the ideas behind it. The visuals are stunning (but the cross-cutting between 70mm IMAX and 35mm was a big distraction). I appreciated how bold it was, particularly in the last third -- you just don't see that sort of go-for-broke ambition in Hollywood today, even if it doesn't quite work here. Unfortunately it relies too heavily on the emotional aspects, which don't come off completely genuine. Still it's an experience I'd recommend and I'd probably be in the B- territory.
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In the ambition this film seems at attempt i might fall for this ranking of B- as well. even the most negative review says the ambition of this movie is not found in many hollywood movies of modern days, lets see in 24 hours
 
Despera said:
From Saudi to Kuwait XD
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Heh, welcome buddy. I'm watching it tomorrow with my cousin. Very excited but like all movies that I go to, I don't expect anything nor do I wish to know anything. All I know is they go to space because earth is getting fucked and that's it. I always prefer the movie to take me to where it wants me to be rather than setting my own expectations and wanting the movie to please what I want, which often just doesn't happen and you'll end up disappointed.
 
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