Rate the last movie you saw

[Andrew]

watched Interstellar tonight, liked it better then I thought. not much else to say, only really a big fan of the dark knight trilogy from Nolan, all his other stuff gets too out there.

 

[Scrote Squad]

Foxcatcher - 7/10.

Carell is incredibly creepy in this movie. Great acting job. Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo were great as well. Only reason that I didn't have it rated higher is because I looked up one of those movies v facts websites after I watched it and it seemed like they bent the story quite a bit. In fact, Mark Schultz ripped Bennett Miller pretty bad afterwards.

 

[MattyFos.]

watched Interstellar tonight, liked it better then I thought. not much else to say, only really a big fan of the dark knight trilogy from Nolan, all his other stuff gets too out there.

Have you seen Memento?

 

[Andrew]

Have you seen Memento?

not my cup of tea but I saw it a long time ago, my film tastes have evolved, will give it a rewatch in due time

 

[MattyFos.]

It's great. But I think interstellar is his most out there of his films

 

[Helium filament]

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[Chris]

I'm on the Interstellar train as well.

Loved it. I actually went in with low expectations because I didn't like some of what I was hearing, but I thought it was great. It probably seems pretty "out there" to a lot of people but if you're familiar with the subject matter, not nearly so much. The scientific concepts explored, well, we think we know all about them but we really don't. They are pretty alien to us. So I'd imagine that's why the movie had some people mixed on it.

But yeah, I really loved it. Fascinating film, I'm sure I'll be thinking about it for a while.

 

[David.]

memento sounds better on paper than it is executed

 

[blommen]

memento sounds better on paper than it is executed

I have a hard time understanding this. I thought the execution was stellar for the most part and I like the way it played around with the premise to establish how Lenny's amnesia works as a plot element.

 

[gourimoko]

Watching Interstellar right now. So far, entertaining.

Gonna spoiler this question for those who haven't seen it, even though it's not terribly spoilery.

Spoiler

On Miller's planet, how are there like five hundred foot waves when the water is only a foot deep everywhere?

To add to @TyGuy 's point,

Spoiler

Keep in mind that the time dilation from the black hole prevented them from seeing the surface clearly from space. They had no idea at all that there would be waves like that before touching down. And that's what made the planet so dangerous.

 

[gourimoko]

It's great. But I think interstellar is his most out there of his films

It's also his masterpiece. Easily his best film.

 

[spydy13]

I'm on the Interstellar train as well.

Loved it. I actually went in with low expectations because I didn't like some of what I was hearing, but I thought it was great. It probably seems pretty "out there" to a lot of people but if you're familiar with the subject matter, not nearly so much. The scientific concepts explored, well, we think we know all about them but we really don't. They are pretty alien to us. So I'd imagine that's why the movie had some people mixed on it.

But yeah, I really loved it. Fascinating film, I'm sure I'll be thinking about it for a while.

I'm a huge Nolan fan and I'll give you that the film had its moments, but that whole last 30 mins or so was so convoluted and goofy that I was taken out of the experience.

For me, Contact told a similar story much better.

 

[gourimoko]

Spoiler

So I guess the real question is why Miller didn't give the whole planet a fly over to realize that there were giant waves rolling around it before she just decided to land and set up shop.

Spoiler

Again, time dilation. By simply landing on the far-side (relative to the black hole) of the planet, they've increased their relativistic velocity (relative to Earth) substantially, thereby losing years while on the planet's surface.

Orbiting the planet would have likely caused them to lose far far more time, and I think that is why it was not likely an option. Understand that the closer they drew to the black hole, the more the gravitational time dilation effect became apparent.

At first glance it seems like Miller's planet should have been the last on the list of places you'd want to go, for obvious reasons. But I think the degree of desperation of the crew given humanity's plight made them take what might seem like unnecessary risks.

 

[gourimoko]

I'm a huge Nolan fan and I'll give you that the film had its moments, but that whole last 30 mins or so was so convoluted and goofy that I was taken out of the experience.

For me, Contact told a similar story much better.

The film is more comparable to 2001: A Space Odyssey (you could even consider it a remake).

Contact has more to do with the strident opposition to religion by many avowed atheists in the scientific community and how those feelings could potentially blind one to a greater truth.

2001 is more about the meaning of life and and the nature of existence. Who are we, and where are we going? Kubrick's approach does this through a deconstruction of the self, assuming that all of the answers to the question lie within.

Interstellar takes the approach that one can only analyze (by deconstruction) the self by viewing it from the perspective of one's descendants. Hence the meaningful link between father and daughter.

Both 2001 and Interstellar use the third act to take the viewer completely out of their comfort zone. But to be honest, Nolan coddles the viewer for most of the movie, protecting them from the very harsh realities the environment around a supermassive black hole would present (especially on Miller's planet).

Comparing the two films, I don't think Interstellar takes any liberties or delves any further into the metaphysical than 2001. I think both films are equally well done.

 

[TyGuy]

It's also his masterpiece. Easily his best film.

Like 2001, I don't think this film will be fully appreciated until years later. Christopher Nolan is quite easily the best director in Hollywood at the moment. I would watch paint dry if it was directed by him.