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GRAVITY - not sure I can wait until October for this movie...

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ButteredToast.
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Waiting for ski season to start along with the release of this movie might kill me.

Thoughts? I'm predicting the collision will happen in the first 20-30 minutes and the rest will be cerebral and philosophical as hell. Will be cool to see how Cuaron will handle an hour and a half of, well... floating.
May 11 2013 2:39PM
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a_burger
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no sound in space 1/10
May 11 2013 2:40PM
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ButteredToast.
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You'd probably hear a fair bit with rapidly expanding heated gas from the ISS. In a vacuum, there's nothing to keep it from expanding so it does so extremely rapdily
May 11 2013 2:46PM
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MLB
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Looks like open water in space. A 2 hour waste of time.
May 11 2013 2:46PM
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Feign
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I just can't take George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as astronaughts

Does still look kinda good though
May 11 2013 2:47PM
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Zimmerman
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Oh shit
May 11 2013 5:21PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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Found this yesterday. Looks cray.
May 11 2013 5:32PM
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TNORTS
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based on the contents of the trailer, this will be 2 hours of watching them accidentally and repeatedly letting go of the space ship wreckage and struggling to reach for it again...Followed by a completely unrealistic/absurd way of getting back to earth.
May 11 2013 5:44PM
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deleted5
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So it's people floating around for two hours, neat.
May 11 2013 5:58PM
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edai
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This is what I thinking. They're going to continually miss grabbing some strange object and be hurdled into space onto to do the same thing again.
May 11 2013 6:01PM
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grapejuice3000+
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just like all other movie threads on ns, 90% of the replies are boneheaded comments from people who enjoy movies like Act of Valor, but this movie looks really good, i can't wait to see it.
May 11 2013 6:28PM
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.Rybak.
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So you're telling me you would rather watch this over act of valor?
May 11 2013 6:51PM
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grapejuice3000+
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id rather be in the same room as ellierasta on tinychat than watch act of valor
May 11 2013 6:54PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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so would most people, that can be pretty entertaining
May 11 2013 7:05PM
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Mag
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I have a feelingl it might go the other way with them realising they're not going to get back.
May 11 2013 7:08PM
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maximiliaan
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ill stick to 2001...
May 11 2013 7:26PM
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SFB
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spacemen are dope. would go see.
May 11 2013 7:27PM
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1337
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yup
May 11 2013 7:45PM
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SkiBum.
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This looks horrible.
May 11 2013 7:55PM
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MNS
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I think it has potential, so I'm not going to assume its 2 hours of floating in space.
May 11 2013 10:27PM
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edai
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But then what? The crew floats around in space aimlessly predicting their deaths, that doesn't seem like a good watch.
May 11 2013 10:43PM
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elinde
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sort of related to this thread, and I'm orb ably going to get a lot of hate on this, but I really liked Oblivion
May 12 2013 1:01AM
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Peter.
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looks incredibly mediocre
May 12 2013 1:30AM
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.Tom.
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From director Alfonso Cuarón who has made some absolutely fantastic films so I have pretty high hopes for this film despite some of the good points in this thread.

(He directed Children of Men, I seriously recommend watching this film if you haven't already, also was the producer on Pan's Labyrinth, another must see).
May 12 2013 8:34AM
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coldcuts69
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i feel like this is one of those movies that gets super hyped up, and turns out to be absolute horseshit.
May 12 2013 10:56AM
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skiierman
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The best tracking shot in all of cinema. I can't believe how they managed it. Even better than the ones in Saving Private Ryan, Elephant (gus van sant's), Goodfellas, etc.

Skip to 24:20

Children of Men - every shot 45 seconds or longer from Refocused Media on Vimeo.

May 12 2013 11:28AM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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After looking up some info, the only cast lister are bullock and clooney, which kind of disappoints me. Part of what made Apollo 13 great was the ground crew and families trying to cope with the situation and search for a solution. But seeing as there are only 2 cast members, im not sure where this movie really has room to go past the initial accident.
May 12 2013 11:41AM
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.Tom.
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You'll like the sound of this then, wasn't gunna go into details in my first post as I didn't think anyone would care but rumor is this film not only opens with a 17-minute long take, but has an average shot length of 45 seconds.

So hopefully we'll be seeing more incredible shots like the one you posted.
May 12 2013 11:52AM
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maximiliaan
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jezus christ! that was amazing
May 12 2013 12:04PM
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Caspaaa
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looks shitty.


that being said, it's based on the short story "Kaleidoscope" by Ray Bradbury.... which is an AMAZING short story that I highly recommend. However, since it's a movie, the movie will have to have more action because that's all anybody wants in a movie and as a result they'll have to sacrifice the thought-provoking part that made the entire short story.
May 12 2013 12:31PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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Holy fuck that was incredible.
May 12 2013 1:56PM
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cool_name
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ive worked with Clive Owen, i was just an extra but still counts lol
May 12 2013 3:32PM
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Peter.
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probably going to watch this movie real soon, that was an awesome scene
May 12 2013 3:40PM
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Toaster-Tony
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It's probably going to be one of those movies where you ignore physics and tell yourself it's awesome.
May 12 2013 4:16PM
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Spinoza
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in space astronauts can talk to each other if they touch their helmets together. #themoreyouknow
May 12 2013 4:29PM
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Joebin
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Yeah Im gonna have to go with this one.
May 12 2013 4:58PM
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Chunter
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It looked intense then I saw the closing scene at 1:11 and burst into laughter.
May 12 2013 5:33PM
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gotti
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That was not one shot. The red blood dots went away when he got inside the building. The water would have evaporated or dried up but there would have still been a residue. Unless the cameraman wiped the lens mid shot, there's no way thats one shot.
May 12 2013 7:36PM
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fghtoffyrdmns
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lol people hating on this have never seen a movie directed by cuaron, beyond stoked. also im pretty sure the blood was added digitally if im not mistaken
May 12 2013 8:33PM
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skiierman
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How stupid are you?

It's not real blood, it's mostly a water with food coloring because it's just for the spray and not up close shots.

Cameras, especially ones used for cinema can get REALLY WARM.

Water evaporates on warm surfaces, especially if it's in small amounts.

There is not one person that has ever disputed that it was one shot.

Even with it fresh on the camera, unless pointed at a bright object, it doesn't show up.

Again, you are a fucking moron with not a fucking clue about what is going on. Fuck off.
May 13 2013 12:20AM
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JAHpow
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Just finished watching this in 3D. I thought it was a great movie. The visual effects are insane and incredibly beautiful. The way the director used only two characters for most of it was very well done. I might just have to buy it when it comes out.
Oct 12 2013 10:25PM
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cornholio
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clooney never should have brought bullock into space with him. he says to conserve oxygen and she's panting like an idiot
Mar 21 2014 11:27PM
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SkiThe603
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it because she is
a. a horrible actress
b. a women
c. not an astronaut
d. all the above
Mar 22 2014 11:05AM
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montanan
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whooa there nelly, just hold on a second partner. so your telling me sandra bullock is a woman and not an astronaut ??
Mar 22 2014 11:44AM
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