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Interstellar (Nolan, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
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Re: Interstellar (Nolan, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Just came back from seeing it in IMAX 70mm. I liked it but ultimately felt like Nolan was a bit too ambitious in his vision and the film couldn't quite keep up.
The music mix was also far too loud and Hans Zimmer's score itself was jarring.
Also,
The music mix was also far too loud and Hans Zimmer's score itself was jarring.
Also,
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#81
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I thought the movie was pretty good. The ending .... REALLY reminded me of what was presented, but not explained via dialogue, during the conclusion of 2001.
The real question I had with regards to the end was ...
The real question I had with regards to the end was ...
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#82
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Re: Interstellar (Nolan, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
I thought it either needed to be shorter or be a mini-series. I'm splitting this one into 4 acts, the 3rd act is a complete wash, the first two were successful and the last one was hit and miss.
The music cues annoyed me because they felt too similar to 2001, and the ending was a little too much a explanation for 2001. Overall, I just wish he didn't try to make it a big budget thriller for that 3rd act, because there was a lot of good material mixed in.
This was one of his most leisurely paced movie and didn't go massively overkill with the over-explaining. He actually managed to get some decent character development out of a few characters this time, but was still trying too hard with the love angle, but for the most part the movie works well. It's also his more or less least complicated movie now, no keeping track of things like in Memento, The Prestige and even Inception. It was tremendously linear for a change.
I give it a 3.5.
The music cues annoyed me because they felt too similar to 2001, and the ending was a little too much a explanation for 2001. Overall, I just wish he didn't try to make it a big budget thriller for that 3rd act, because there was a lot of good material mixed in.
This was one of his most leisurely paced movie and didn't go massively overkill with the over-explaining. He actually managed to get some decent character development out of a few characters this time, but was still trying too hard with the love angle, but for the most part the movie works well. It's also his more or less least complicated movie now, no keeping track of things like in Memento, The Prestige and even Inception. It was tremendously linear for a change.
I give it a 3.5.
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#83
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Re: Interstellar (Nolan, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Yeah, it wasn't Mars but it was Mars-like. As if the planets that they were talking about could have been the ones from our solar system, etc. That planet that Brand was on at the end reminded me of Mars.
#84
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Why didn't humanity just live in space stations in our own solar system if Earth was inhospitable? The technology was shown to create very nice looking stations. It seemed rather complicated and dangerous to move us to another galaxy with wormholes, black holes, and whatnot.
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#87
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From what I've read about people who've seen the movie, it has become just as polarizing as 2001: A Space Odyssey during its initial release.
Maybe eventual careful multiple viewings of the movie on Blu-ray video release about a year from now and the passage of time may make people appreciate what Nolan achieved a bit more, just like the passage of time has improved the critical appreciation of 2001.
Maybe eventual careful multiple viewings of the movie on Blu-ray video release about a year from now and the passage of time may make people appreciate what Nolan achieved a bit more, just like the passage of time has improved the critical appreciation of 2001.
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The problem w/ 2001 is that it led you into and you had to be open to whatever you were experiencing. Somehow Interstellar got confusing to people. It isn't hiding anything. It's all right there. Are people not cool w/ scifi talk?
#89
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I don't think Interstellar confused so many people as it just went off on a road they weren't expecting. It really is a straight forward movie, just demonstrates some time/space theories.
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Yeah. It's not a confusing movie really.
And based on what some have said about the mix. It does seem like the film got too high w/ its music at times. No way that many theaters fucked up the sound.
There were times where I couldn't almost hear what they were saying. And I missed out one bit of dialogue from Tars.
When they got to the black hole, it was kind of terrifying in a way. The way they showed it, the science they had on it, etc. Was nerveracking especially w/ the sound design.
Essentially this is a love letter to Kubrick's 2001. I wonder how he would jive w/ it? It honors that film well w/ feel, tech, visual, etc.
And based on what some have said about the mix. It does seem like the film got too high w/ its music at times. No way that many theaters fucked up the sound.
There were times where I couldn't almost hear what they were saying. And I missed out one bit of dialogue from Tars.
When they got to the black hole, it was kind of terrifying in a way. The way they showed it, the science they had on it, etc. Was nerveracking especially w/ the sound design.
Essentially this is a love letter to Kubrick's 2001. I wonder how he would jive w/ it? It honors that film well w/ feel, tech, visual, etc.
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That's actually one of the things I like about Nolan. I don't always think he makes great films and think many critics overrate what they find unexpected, but the fact that Nolan is a divisive as he is and is still given such huge budgets to be ambitious is in my opinion to be admired. If two people leave a film having an argument about what something in it meant, I think that's a good thing, especially in an age where it seems like the only remaining job of cinema is thought to be injecting as much dopamine into the audiences' dying brain as possible. How well will time treat Nolan when the dust settles? How will he be thought of in 50 years? Who knows? But for now, he provokes debate and discussion about his films, and IMO, that's admirable. But maybe I'm just a sucker for his flag-waving for celluloid .
#92
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Not really. Why do you think Cameron "dumbed down" Avatar? You think if he had made it uber technical the average moron would get it? No way. At least Nolan gets to do what he wants now jargon be damned.
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And since we're talking about Nolan - Criterion has listed Nolan's Top-10 Criterions:
http://www.criterion.com/explore/191...nolan-s-top-10
http://www.criterion.com/explore/191...nolan-s-top-10
#95
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Enjoyed this a lot, thought it got better as it went along, didn't even mind the long run time, in fact I thought it helped it quite a bit with its ambitious plot.
Definitely a multi rewatch candidate
Loved the voice of tars as well...
Definitely a multi rewatch candidate
Loved the voice of tars as well...
#96
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#97
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An awesome spoiler filled interview with Jonathan Nolan. Good stuff here that answers your questions.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/...ource=facebook
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/...ource=facebook
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Nothing against you, but maybe I don't hang out at IGN as much as I did in the early days of it but holy fuck lately I've been hit by those bigass ads that cover the screen. Is that normal for IGN now or what?
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Don't know. I just go off the shit that finds its way to my FB feed. I don't regularly read their stuff.
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Re: Interstellar (Nolan, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Just saw this movie another quality time at the movies courtesy of Nolan. I was really into until the las 20 min or so when it turn a bit too fantastical and convenient but oh well here is an article wih some of the plot holes, pretty interesting
http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/11/08/in...ar-plot-holes/
http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/11/08/in...ar-plot-holes/