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The Movie Interstellar

by Claude Whitacre
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Has anyone else seen Interstellar?

What did you think?

I thought it was Awe Inspiring....and completely frustrating.
  • Profile picture of the author positivenegative
    Yeah, I've seen the movie, Into Stella. Very, very BLUE.


    Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post


    What did you think?

    I thought it was Awe Inspiring.....
    Err . . . yes.


    Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post


    ...and completely frustrating.
    And yes again. When you're watching it in company that is . . .










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    • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
      Hoping to catch it this week - on the iMax screen. I'm looking forward to it, if only on the basis that even a below par Chris Nolan movie is likely to be superior to 95% of the output on general release.

      We'll have to compare notes later.


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  • Profile picture of the author MikeTucker
    Scientifically, the black holes were entertaining.
    Plotwise, well, that was a black hole, too.

    I really wanted to like this movie, I did.
    But I feel like there was an hour of story missing somewhere.
    And it was already too long.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jack Gordon
    The wife and I caught it on IMAX last night.

    She also felt it was missing some story.

    But I don't agree. I felt something I rarely feel in movies... intellectually respected and emotionally compelled.

    Frankly, it could have been a little shorter, but the length didn't bother me. The twist delivered by the wait was so worth it.

    I expect this movie to turn off many people. To me, that is part of the appeal. Call it an IQ test. If you can keep up, you are rewarded throughout.

    I found myself most disappointed in the surprise MD cameo. I found that to be the only scene that pandered to what I expect the marketing people at the studio would have wanted. And it was, for this film, too uncharacteristically predicable and mundane to keep up with the rest. I wouldn't kill the scene, but I can think of four or five ways I would have handled it differently.

    Besides that small complaint, I came away very happy.
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  • Profile picture of the author DaveSchwReno
    My wife saw it yesterday at an IMAX. We really enjoyed it. However, the ending was a little difficult to follow. We did, but only because... well, I don't want to spoil it for you.

    It was excellent Sci-Fi. And that's difficult to come by in this age where they usually take a poor story and add special effects to make it a blockbuster of a failure.
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  • Profile picture of the author VikkY1
    its an awesome movie.. must watch (:
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  • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
    Spoiler alert!

    The 7 biggest problems with “Interstellar” - Salon.com


    Neil deGrasse Tyson gives “Interstellar” a surprise science review - Salon.com
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  • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
    I have not seen it, but found this - explanation by a colleague of Kip Thorne, the
    physicist who consulted on the screenplay :

    http://www.yahoo.com/movies/interste...298382597.html

    A Nein DeGrasse Tyson tweet: In #Interstellar: There’s a robot named KIPP. One of the Executive Producers, a physicist, is named Kip. I’m just saying.
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      Originally Posted by bizgrower View Post

      I have not seen it, but found this - explanation by a colleague of Kip Thorne, the
      physicist who consulted on the screenplay :

      http://www.yahoo.com/movies/interste...298382597.html

      A Nein DeGrasse Tyson tweet: In #Interstellar: There's a robot named KIPP. One of the Executive Producers, a physicist, is named Kip. I'm just saying.
      Yup, I was afraid the physicist was going to say that it was all based on real science..and I would have started crying.

      Yeah, Magic is a good word to describe much of it. but if you use dazzling special effects, fantastic actors with serious looks on their faces, and Zimmer music...it all looks reasonable.

      For 99.9% of the audience, it looked incredibly plausible. And it looked real.

      The robots, and how they were depicted was amazing too.
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      • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        For 99.9% of the audience, it looked incredibly plausible. And it looked real.
        Claude, just so we're all on the same page, you do realize Interstellar is a movie and not a documentary, right?
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        • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
          Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

          Claude, just so we're all on the same page, you do realize Interstellar is a movie and not a documentary, right?


          I do. For the vast majority of Sci Fi movies, I don't look for real science, or even the appearance of real science. Very few people believe Star Wars is reality, for example.

          But this movie, and Gravity....are so well made, and so realistic, that many people will accept the entire premise as real. You've seen that on this very thread.

          I know it's not a documentary better than most. And that was my point.

          Why do you think Neal DeGrasse Tyson commented on it? Because the ideas will be accepted by many as real science. It's a real tribute to the excellence of the movie.

          Plus, as you know...I have a pathological need to point out gaffs in logic. No idea why, but it's almost a compulsion.

          "We know"

          The fact that these criticisms are not needed or wanted, doesn't seem to slow me down. With most movies, it's gaps in continuity, but I love great science fiction, and Interstellar is great science fiction.


          I guess it's the same as devout comic book fans picking apart Superhero movies. It's out of love for the subject. But I know it's really irritating to many.

          It's one of the reasons that I write, post, and then quickly delete some posts. After I read them again, I realize how they aren't helpful or even funny.


          Added a minute later; You have to see the movie. The way the robots are depicted is completely new and unique.
          There is real genius in this movie.
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          • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
            Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

            Claude, just so we're all on the same page, you do realize Interstellar is a movie and not a documentary, right?
            Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post



            I do. For the vast majority of Sci Fi movies, I don't look for real science, or even the appearance of real science. Very few people believe Star Wars is reality, for example.

            But this movie, and Gravity....are so well made, and so realistic, that many people will accept the entire premise as real. You've seen that on this very thread.

            I know it's not a documentary better than most. And that was my point.

            Why do you think Neal DeGrasse Tyson commented on it? Because the ideas will be accepted by many as real science. It's a real tribute to the excellence of the movie.

            Plus, as you know...I have a pathological need to point out gaffs in logic. No idea why, but it's almost a compulsion.

            "We know"

            The fact that these criticisms are not needed or wanted, doesn't seem to slow me down. With most movies, it's gaps in continuity, but I love great science fiction, and Interstellar is great science fiction.


            I guess it's the same as devout comic book fans picking apart Superhero movies. It's out of love for the subject. But I know it's really irritating to many.

            It's one of the reasons that I write, post, and then quickly delete some posts. After I read them again, I realize how they aren't helpful or even funny.


            Added a minute later; You have to see the movie. The way the robots are depicted is completely new and unique.
            There is real genius in this movie.
            It was a yes or no question.
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            • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
              Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

              It was a yes or no question.
              That was your mistake. ...expecting a yes or no answer from me.
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              • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
                Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                That was your mistake. ...expecting a yes or no answer from me.
                hmmm Maybe.
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  • Profile picture of the author lowriskinc
    I liked it, but I admit that it was the type of movie that you have to see 2 or 3 times to really "get it".
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