gp1086

Definitely worth the extra money and/or trip to see it on the largest screen possible.

It's so rare that we get an IMAX release that was filmed on IMAX and not 3D!

Paul_SD

NPR's David Edlestein had an amusing review. He genuinely enjoyed it, but his criticism is very much full of back-handed compliments and he makes no bones about aspects of it being downright silly and goofy- an aspect which contributed, and not detracted, to his enjoyment of it. He also had high praise for the spectacle.

But the part of his review that really caught my attention was when he commented on Nolan's fans ("Nolanoids" as he calls them). Apparently it's not just people who waste all day on message boards who are familiar with the True Believer-like ferocity of this filmmakers admirers.

Why So Blu?

I was too lazy to go to the real IMAX here in L.A.,so we settled for a standard 35mm print at the local Arclight. It was great. I'm still digesting the film, but the Spielberg comparison is unfounded, because the film is nowhere near as sentimental as anything Spielberg has ever done. Interstellar is fucking DARK. You wanna say it has a "dark" sentimentality to it then I'll give you that but comparing this to anything Spielberg has ever done? No. It's closer to Kubrick, imo.

I fucking loved the score and that punctuated the darkness throughout. If the shit had been directed by Spielberg then you would have had john Williams' sappy score crescendoing every fucking 30 seconds. That was not the case here. Yes, I understand SS was attached to the project way back but that does not mean Nolan worked directly off of SS' template.

The sound design was fucking epic and as loud as it was it did not overpower the dialogue scenes. I'm thinking theaters are fucking with the volume controls or something. Also, that big name star to make appearance, who was never listed in the promotional credits or seen in the trailers, was a nice touch, and had a major role to play.

I will be seeing it again in the real IMAX but I don't know when.

rocket1312

I don't know. I still have a couple of theaters that regularly show 35mm near me and it's not because they're some sort of bastion of celluoid preservation. It's just the equipment they have. I can tell the difference, but I don't think I could name another person in my life that could. To be honest, I don't even really care that much. I'm much more concerned with seeing a 'quality' projection, no matter what the medium. I'd say general projection standards are the bigger loss in the long run than specifically projecting with film.

iggystar

Patman?

joeblow69

Can someone who has seen this answer me this? Is it anyway near as BORING as the trailers make it out to be? My partner wants to see it, but it just looks interminably DULL to me.

Why So Blu?

Well, the trailers aren't boring, so I don't know how to answer that.

joeblow69

I just watched trailer 3 again, and it's mostly creeping panning shots across various vistas and Matthew M doing his slow-talk drawl.

Solid Snake

This one?

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Cuz there is a UK trailer 3 too....

I fucking love trailer 3. Especially that music that won't be in the movie but it fits it VERY well.

joeblow69

That's the one. Way too much super dramatic slow talking for me. Over 2.5 hours of that?? No Thank You.

Why So Blu?

Then skip it.

islandclaws

Yep, just stay home. Those of us with an attention span don't want to see you fidgeting and checking your phone the entire time.

Why So Blu?

Or scoffing like a fucking hipster.

hanshotfirst1138

Seems like a perfect night (yeah) to dress up like hipsters, and make fun of directors!

Who's Christopher Nolan anyway?

RichC2

Nolan Ryan's son, that's why he directed Moneyball about the Orlando Magic.

Matthew Chmiel

I knew of Christopher Nolan before Memento.

fumanstan

Man, you are so e-cool.

Ranger

9.2 on IMDB? Come on. It can't be that good.

I just read the plot at wiki and it sounds like a complicated but good story. Not sure if I will go to the theater but I likely will get it on BD.

JumpCutz

Nolan hasn't made a good film since Following.

gp1086

Fixed

It's been 48 hours and I can't stop thinking about this movie. Need to figure out when I'm going to re-watch.

dvdcooler

Okay just got back from a 'LieMax' screening.

I want to let this film digest a bit before I give a full review but my initial impressions...

-Visually arresting.
-Edge of your seat entertainment.
-Gaping plot holes if you think too hard.
-Last 30 minutes had my eyes rolling like no tomorrow, and I heard audible laughs in the theatre.

This is classic Nolan. I'd recommend it, but don't expect a masterpiece.

Jackskeleton

Oh come on, like you didn't see it coming on who was the ghost.

still visually amazing and enjoyed it greatly.

Solid Snake

Seeing this in IMAX at 11:30. Love seeing it in the format when it's made for it. Film *loving sigh*

Shoveler

Saw it last night, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. The trailers are a pretty fair representation of the film, so if you get that from the trailers, I'd suggest you avoid this film.

I was reminded of 2001 multiple times during the viewing, definitely more Kubrick than Spielberg. While I enjoyed it, I found it fairly predictable, at least from the "big picture" perspective.


Definitely need another viewing with a more informed perspective to glean some of the details, I remember thinking the same thing after I'd first seen Inception.

Matthew Chmiel

Now that we're posting spoilers, can I mention how we no longer need a remake to The Black Hole?

Once they introduced that plot point of the black hole, I knew Coop was going into it.