Some movies use 3d as a gimmick. This isn't one of them.

That's partly because the vast majority of movies are shot in 2D and then the 3D effect is faked in post.

Hmmm... looks like this one was too. But long, wide shots and lots of CG make it feel more natural I imagine.

I finally saw this movie yesterday.

I would like to add to the "You should see this in theaters" chorus.

The movie does some amazing things with 3d and high resolution that you would be hard pressed to replicate in a home environment.

FUCK! I'm going to have to see this again before it's out of theatres. Thanks. :P

I would like to add to the "You should see this in theaters" chorus.

The movie does some amazing things with 3d and high resolution that you would be hard pressed to replicate in a home environment.

Some movies use 3d as a gimmick. This isn't one of them.

Also, as someone who has never cared about Sandra Bullock, I was impressed with her performance. The sets and the attention to detail in space were amazing.

To be fair, the term "IMAX" means relatively little these days. Digital IMAX is often just two 2K projectors used together to get a normal-theater-quality image onto a slightly larger screen without it winding up too dim.
Actual IMAX is awesome.

This pains me to no end. If you're going to pay the premium, at least get the real thing. I have no idea why IMAX is diluting their brand, because even on their webpage they list fake imax theatres under the find a location section.

If the screen is not 100 feet tall and it's not projecting real 65mm imax film (or the digital equivalent 8K), you aren't seeing it for real.

What a wonderful film. I'm going to enjoy processing it. "Don't let go." Goes deeper than I thought. And that music is just coursing through me.

I saw it in "IMAX 3D" in a normal (nice) theater and Cody's right about that being a dilution of the IMAX brand. It was still good, but it wasn't IMAX, not even close. What bugged me most, though, were the shitty glasses they make you wear. I'd actually be inclined to see more 3D movies if I had a nice pair of comfortable, clear, well-made 3D glasses. It makes a huge difference.

I wanted to be an astronaut so badly.

I'd say the majority of Sci-Fi views space this way: as adventurous, as a frontier for discovery. Certainly Destiny will. Hop on a ship, and you're on Titan. Ain't no thang.

Much rarer is the view of space that I reluctantly have to agree with being correct: It's desolate. Unexplorable by man. Inhospitable. Deadly. Terrifying. A prison really.

As much as I believe there is probably life out there, the laws of physics being what they are probably makes any contact impossible. Manned travel significant distances is impossible. When our Earth is rendered inhospitable in 800 million years, all of humanity's knowledge, art, culture and creation dies with us. On a tiny spec unnoticed in the picture of the universe where each supercluster of galaxies is but a pale white dot.

It's understandable why a lot of sci-fi doesn't go there. It's the most depressing thing about existence. It's one of the main themes of Policenauts, which isn't the first thing to explore that idea, but it was one that really resonated with me.

Maybe that's why Gravity connected with me. It brought that back.

In general, the physics seemed very realistic.

I want to know what you thought, Roland.

The science seemed pretty accurate except that I can't figure out why Kowalksi had to detach or why he moved away when he did detach. What moved him?

http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/10/poking-holes-in-the-gravity-trailer-with-nasas-help/

:) Hope this helps.

The science seemed pretty accurate except that I can't figure out why Kowalksi had to detach or why he moved away when he did detach. What moved him?

INTO THE DOME, YOU SINATRA-LOVIN' MOTHERFUCKERS!

Thankfully, the dome shows no mercy, even to the elderly. <3

I'm not terribly well versed in film. I sometimes catch new releases that I want to see when they first hit theaters, and how much I like a film is usually based on how I feel about the characters and the story. That all being said, I haven't been this emotionally satisfied with the entirety of a film since The King's Speech, and that movie didn't have the freaking gorgeous visuals on display here. If I had to pick one thing I didn't like, it would be Clooney, but I had even warmed up to his character as the movie progressed.

I don't even want to watch anything else right now for fear of ruining the wonderful taste left in my mouth, figuratively speaking.

• It's better than breathing
  
• Never let the Russians launch ASAT missiles
  
• Never leave your fire extinguisher at home
  
• Why aren't you watching already, dude?!

• Learn Mandarin Chinese
  
• Space is bad and will eat you up
  
• You know you will be okay when Ed Harris is on the other end of the radio

• Be very careful when opening exterior airlock doors

Nope. Old timers are just as terrible as pimple-faced morons and they never bring candy for us.

INTO THE DOME, YOU SINATRA-LOVIN' MOTHERFUCKERS!

Enforced Quality Audience

Boom.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/movie_theater_layout

Had an aisle to myself basically and no one in front of me (with stadium seating that wouldn't have mattered much). I never heard anyone say a word. Never heard or saw any phones after the lights went down.

It really is a wonderful movie. The 3-D really adds to the experience, and not in a bad way. Distances are a very important element of the story, and 3-D serves that well.

I'm going to see it again on an IMAX screen.

Settled. TTL Demog0gue, Levi, and I are going to the 10 a.m. showing on Monday. I'll swing guy and pick you guys up.

Now that's quality service! :)