Originally Posted by demonrail666

Very very. Bullock is brilliant. I've never been a huge fan of her in the past but she doesn't put a foot wrong here. And hats off to both her and Clooney for doing a movie that would've been outside the comfort zone for 90% of A-listers. Very highly recommended. I've seen it both at the cinema and at home. It definitely benefits from a big screen but it's essentially a very human film and, if anything, that side comes across better on a small screen. Of course, visually, however you're watching it, it's absolutely beautiful.

Honestly, put whatever reservations you might have to one side and give it a go.

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

ps- netflix predicts only 3 out of 5 stars from me but i'll give it a shot anyway.

Originally Posted by demonrail666

It would've probably said the same for me. On the surface it's not the kind of film I'd usually go for but on reflection it's actually hard to say what kind of film it is. Certainly it's the only sci-fi film I can remember that's made me cry.

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

damn!

have you seen silent running?

eta- and the end of "the wrath of kahn"? (the original, not the latest atrocity)

Originally Posted by demonrail666

I remember liking Silent Running but not much else about it, same with Wrath of Kahn. I cry at unusual things in films, usually more out of happiness or because of the sheer brilliance of something than through any kind of sadness, or in the case of Gravity feeling overwhelmed by the intensity of it all.

EDIT: Christ I've really overhyped that now. Don't expect the greatest film you'll ever see, it isn't, but as an out of the blue little Hollywood gem, brilliantly written, amazingly shot (to put it mildly), and very well acted, you might be pleasantly surprised.

Originally Posted by demonrail666

The Prestige

Bit of a sleeper this. Very good but I suppose the subject matter put a lot of people of.




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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

My sister has been trying to make me watch this movie for fucking years now, and the more she explains it to me, the less I want to watch it every time. Shit, if she just said I got a Christian Bale movie with David Bowie in it and never even let me read the description I probably would have given it a starting chance.

Originally Posted by demonrail666

I remember liking Silent Running but not much else about it, same with Wrath of Kahn. I cry at unusual things in films, usually more out of happiness or because of the sheer brilliance of something than through any kind of sadness, or in the case of Gravity feeling overwhelmed by the intensity of it all.

EDIT: Christ I've really overhyped that now. Don't expect the greatest film you'll ever see, it isn't, but as an out of the blue little Hollywood gem, brilliantly written, amazingly shot (to put it mildly), and very well acted, you might be pleasantly surprised.