Christopher Nolan's Interstellar

[The Tuggernaut]

Saw it again today. Still not entirely sure where I stand on it. I will say that I enjoyed it on the second viewing, and even with it's longevity, I didn't find myself bored at any moments watching it again.

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All of the gravity transcending time and space, 3rd, 4th, 5th dimension stuff still leaves me clueless. Explaining the end of this film to someone who hasn't seen it seems like an impossible task, IMO. Unless you just say Matthew McConaughey saves mankind.

 

[cerealkeller]

I really liked it. Although what has been mentioned about the sound mix is true. The music is just too loud. It completely drowns out important dialogue, not even in action scenes. In emotional scenes where the character is just talking Zimmers score can be blaring and you miss what the character is saying. Never really had this issue before in any movie so it's surprising coming from Nolan. Other than that, I really liked the film and Mcconaughey is a fantastic choice, grounding the film with a thoughtful performance. The effects seem so old school, like watching beefed up versions of effects from 2001 and Star Wars. They did not feel CGI is what I'm trying to say, even going through the wormhole seemed like old school effects just on a much more believable scale.

8 out of 10 for a first time score

 

[ChaserFan]

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All of the gravity transcending time and space, 3rd, 4th, 5th dimension stuff still leaves me clueless. Explaining the end of this film to someone who hasn't seen it seems like an impossible task, IMO. Unless you just say Matthew McConaughey saves mankind.

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In the end Cooper discovers that the 'alien race' that put the wormhole there are in fact future humans who have evolved to live within 5 dimensions (the additional 2 being time and gravity). Within the black hole, he enters a 3 dimensional space that "they" have constructed for him to communicate to Murph the quantum data that TARS retrieved from the black hole's singularity. This data allows Murph to solve the problem to Brand's 'Plan A' - how to harness gravity in order to launch massive arks to save people on Earth.

Or if that's too much: Future humans allow Cooper to discover and communicate to Murph the solution to saving people on Earth.

 

[The Tuggernaut]

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In the end Cooper discovers that the 'alien race' that put the wormhole there are in fact future humans who have evolved to live within 5 dimensions (the additional 2 being time and gravity). Within the black hole, he enters a 3 dimensional space that "they" have constructed for him to communicate to Murph the quantum data that TARS retrieved from the black hole's singularity. This data allows Murph to solve the problem to Brand's 'Plan A' - how to harness gravity in order to launch massive arks to save people on Earth.

Or if that's too much: Future humans allow Cooper to discover and communicate to Murph the solution to saving people on Earth.

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Ok, so it's not an impossible task. Kudos, sir, you've explained it better than I would have.

Although I might just stick with "McConaughey saves mankind."

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

I liked the audio a lot, seemed everything they did was very intentional.

Theres no way that was intentional.

 

[ChaserFan]

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Ok, so it's not an impossible task. Kudos, sir, you've explained it better than I would have.

Although I might just stick with "McConaughey saves mankind."

All hail McConaughey

 

[rushmore223]

Just got back from the showing, really enjoyed it, but I'd say it's not for everyone.

How about those robots? I wasn't too impressed til one of them kicked it onto high gear. Were the design of the robots an intentional nod to 2001?

My only complaint is the

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surprise subplot with Matt Damon, nor sure it was necessary

I think I would have rather had more exploration instead.

 

[a-dev]

Saw it tonight. Don't really know what to make of it and to be honest wouldn't watch it again in a hurry........if ever.

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If I could send a message to myself via an interdimensional magic bookshelf I would say 'Stay......stay at home, Toy Anxiety are breaking down more MMS238 T-800s and you'll ****ing miss them again if you go out to see this film'

Alas....

 

[EVILFACE]

Will see it in IMAX today......

 

[a-dev]

Oh yeah that's another thing, saw it in IMAX. Maybe I was sitting in a bad seat (very back row) but I wish I'd paid less just to see it in a normal cinema because it didn't look or feel any different.

 

[dominishin]

Don't see the complaints about "human" aspects of it... this movie was much more emotional than any of his previous films.

I almost expected it to be a documentary.

Very imaginative visuals, iffy about the ending, but still enjoyable and worth a watch. Probably put it a little above Prestige.

Has a 9.2 on imdb. Hmm...

 

[Kuzeh]

Well... well...
Nolan usually has something to say or show... Interstellar is such an epic mess it's hard not dissect it...
First the good:
- Amazing visuals filmed in IMAX
- Excellent SFX
- Great soundtrack

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- Good acting in general, except for Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway... it's painful
- A unique concept, that could've been better executed
- Definitely an experience for a theater or better for IMAX
- The A.I. was great
The bad:
- Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway... cringe-worthy...

- Sound mix was a mess, a lot of the dialogue is lost behind the sound FX or the Soundtrack
- Cheesy as hell... and not in a good way...
- Way too long
- Too convoluted
But with all that, definitely an experience for IMAX, but ultimately forgettable...
Too many clichés kind of ruins it...
Oh well...

 

[Henry Morgan*]

I'd give this a 8.7/10 maybe a 8.9... I don't know, I have to watch it again.

But it was good, I loved it

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I wanted Murph to see his dad when they had the same age that would've been cool. And the ending... wtf, I was expecting more closure, I wanted to see Matthew arrive at the planet at least

 

[batfan08]

Just got back from the showing, really enjoyed it, but I'd say it's not for everyone.

How about those robots? I wasn't too impressed til one of them kicked it onto high gear. Were the design of the robots an intentional nod to 2001?

My only complaint is the

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surprise subplot with Matt Damon, nor sure it was necessary

I think I would have rather had more exploration instead.

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I think it was a fantastic addition, and it serves as an interesting commentary on the nature of being human, in stark contrast to the one at play throughout the rest of the film. On one hand, you have a man who is driven by compassion and love for his family, and who is able to accomplish amazing things because of that drive. Then, on the other hand, you have a man who so desperately wants to experience that human connection again, after living for decades in solitude, that he would willingly doom the whole of mankind just so he wouldn't have to be alone anymore. It's a great mirror for how our need for emotional sustenance can be our greatest strength or our greatest weakness.

 

[The Tuggernaut]

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Even though I liked Damon in the film, it kind of took me out of it. You're watching the film, then all of a sudden, "oh look, it's Matt Damon." I got that sense with both crowds I saw it with. There was a lot of movement when he appeared, people turning to each other to say "hey that's Matt Damon" etc.

Not really a complaint, but it did slightly take me out of the film. Didn't take long to get back into it, though.

 

[ChaserFan]

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Even though I liked Damon in the film, it kind of took me out of it. You're watching the film, then all of a sudden, "oh look, it's Matt Damon." I got that sense with both crowds I saw it with. There was a lot of movement when he appeared, people turning to each other to say "hey that's Matt Damon" etc.

Not really a complaint, but it did slightly take me out of the film. Didn't take long to get back into it, though.

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It was the same with the crowd I saw it with. I even knew Matt Damon was in it, but was still a little surprised when he popped out of the hyper-sleep chamber lol. I was expecting him to have a smaller, cameo-style role.

 

[floreairfoot]

No hyperbole... Interstellar was the greatest movie I've ever seen. Unbelievable.

Everyone in my group agreed; we were all speechless afterwards, with a few of us still wiping the tears away.

I saw it on IMAX 70mm film.

 

[BB&WSF]

Just came back from the theater.

What an amazing experience! Loved it!

Mixed thoughts about the 'ending', but overall, this was a fantastic movie experience!

The music... omg...

Oh, and the claps at the end lasted for more than 10 seconds, longest time I have heard them...

 

[floreairfoot]

Also, I ****ING love those robots!

 

[Rorywan]

I thought the film was hilariously dumb. But some of it was pretty spectacular. It's was more Star Trek TNG than Kubrick.
But great fun.

Those monolith robots were cool in one shot (when CG) then embarrassingly bad in another, where it looked and sounded like a guy in a silver box.
Sound was okish where I saw it. Philip Glass soundtrack was amazing, thanks Mr Zimmer.

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The plot holes where bigger than the black hole they flew through, and I really hated the surprise appearance of another famous actor. Why was Matt Damon fat? What was he eating for years. And how the hell did he manage the zip on that body bag!