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Posted: **Mon May 19, 2014 12:15 pm**

Nolan's next film. Matthew McConaughey as a rocket scientists. Ok...

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Posted: **Mon May 19, 2014 12:19 pm**

Man I hope the movie is better than that trailer.

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2014 12:45 pm**

TheCatt wrote:Man I hope the movie is better than that trailer.

They always put the most boring, worthless parts in the trailers, as we all know...

Posted: **Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:12 pm**

Catt's good buddy has an opinion on this movie.

Posted: **Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:33 pm**

Coworker said it was one of the best hard science Sci-fi movies he's ever seen.

Posted: **Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:45 pm**

Vince wrote:Coworker said it was one of the best hard science Sci-fi movies he's ever seen.

Posted: **Sat Nov 15, 2014 8:40 pm**

Saw it. Very good. All sciency and stuff. Actually had a strong human story to it as well/

Posted: **Sat Nov 15, 2014 10:01 pm**

Oh, and the robots were very interesting.

Posted: **Sat Nov 15, 2014 10:37 pm**

Is it a bummer movie?

Posted: **Sun Nov 16, 2014 9:40 am**

Overall, no. I don't want to give anything away. So I think the best way to describe it is to say it's much like his Batman movies were. Very dark but ultimately satisfying.

Posted: **Sun Nov 16, 2014 1:44 pm**

Hmmm, the feedback I had heard was that the science was pretty good, but that it wasn't very good as a movie. That it failed with the human elements of character and dialogue. You would disagree?

Posted: **Sun Nov 16, 2014 6:46 pm**

That's an interesting question. I would disagree, but I would add that the movie does probably require a certain amount of empathy from the viewer to get that out of it. Getting to the human elements present a challenge for the movie for a couple of reasons. First, it's a really big story. There are a lot of moving parts plot wise. Also, the difference in time between what's happening in space and what's happening on earth creates some gaps on the earth bound side of things that the viewer needs to fill in.

It's not the kind of movie where a character says (paraphrasing) "I feel sad because X & Y". It's more of a story where you see the character reacting emotionally and have to put yourself in their place to really feel it and understand where it's coming from. That might be why some thought the dialog was failing. They inferred a lot instead of explaining it I guess.

I got the whole lump in the throat thing a couple of times.

Posted: **Sun Nov 16, 2014 7:25 pm**

Malcolm wrote:

Planning to watch Interstellar with the wife when I get back home.

In the meantime, I noticed a few of the movies with MM in them from the 2011-2012 period are on Netflix. I certainly overlooked them because of shit like "Failure to Launch"

Halfway through "Mud" right now. I like it so far. Next one is some kind of Texas murder movie - "Killer Joe"?

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Posted: **Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:05 pm**

Troy wrote:Halfway through "Mud" right now. I like it so far. Next one is some kind of Texas murder movie - "Killer Joe"?

I really liked Mud. I think I described it as a modern day Tom Sawyer without the racist stuff.

*Apologies to Neil Peart

Posted: **Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:30 pm**

Next one is some kind of Texas murder movie - "Killer Joe"?

Reviewed.

Posted: **Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:44 pm**

Thanks, Vince. I have added this back to my watch sooner rather than later movie list.

Posted: **Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:06 pm**

Now I feel the pressure hoping you like it.

I did talk to the coworker I'd mentioned earlier and he thought it was in his top 5 movies of all time. Don't know that I'd put it that high, but definitely glad I saw it and saw it at the theater. A lot of his connection to the story came from his being a father as well. I think there's a really strong human element.

Posted: **Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:42 pm**

Meh, it's not like my time is all that valuable. I won't be putting off making the cure for cancer to watch it. :p

But I trust your opinion more than that of the prior person I mentioned previously.

Posted: **Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:43 pm**

Vince wrote:A lot of his connection to the story came from his being a father as well. I think there's a really strong human element.

Actually, I found that aspect of the trailers the most off-putting. The little kid crying "daddy please don't go" felt deliberately manipulative.

Posted: **Mon Nov 17, 2014 6:10 pm**

GORDON wrote:
Vince wrote:A lot of his connection to the story came from his being a father as well. I think there's a really strong human element.
Actually, I found that aspect of the trailers the most off-putting. The little kid crying "daddy please don't go" felt deliberately manipulative.

Seconded.