tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post6326531820685304696..comments2024-03-02T07:09:08.458-05:00Comments on J and J Productions: Gravity ReviewJames the Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-40411096237895157332014-04-25T06:27:11.756-04:002014-04-25T06:27:11.756-04:00*Spoilers*
Yeah, I know what you are talking about...*Spoilers*<br />Yeah, I know what you are talking about. It took me a couple of minutes to figure out that it was a dream.<br /><br />Ah, I did not realize that it was not nominated for Best Screenplay, so that makes a lot of sense. I do not believe many, if any, movie in recent years was not even nominated for Best Screenplay, yet won Best Picture (granted I haven't actually looked into that lately so I am not sure how accurate that is).<br /><br />Thank you Rick.<br /><br />-JamesJames the Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-49587564016977441522014-04-25T06:23:37.742-04:002014-04-25T06:23:37.742-04:00I am glad to hear that we are in agreement. Movies...I am glad to hear that we are in agreement. Movies that try for emotional but ultimately fail particularly annoy me. But I definitely agree that the movie is a technical benchmark, because the effects are simply stunning!<br /><br />-James<br /><br />-JamesJames the Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-21002038281654301722014-04-24T23:15:45.894-04:002014-04-24T23:15:45.894-04:00Gravity is a technical marvel, and I did get caugh...Gravity is a technical marvel, and I did get caught up in whether and how Sandra Bullock's character made it. The one BIG flaw was when she and Clooney met again. I said to myself, 'that's impossible'.<br /><br />As time passes I think you have it correct: technically splendid but not the most well-written script. Note that it was not nominated for Screenplay (which weakened its Best Picture chances considerably). In my first Best of 2013 rankings, I put it at Num. 2. Looking over my list again, it slipped to like Num. 8 BECAUSE of the weak/clichéd characters. <br /><br />I think you have an excellent and accurate review of Gravity.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-73782439065313597712014-04-24T22:57:38.476-04:002014-04-24T22:57:38.476-04:00I think we are pretty much in agreement, the story...I think we are pretty much in agreement, the story does try a tad too hard to pull at the heart strings and oversells some of the themes. The technical side though is a benchmark in cinema, I've watched it at home in 3D and it's still as stunning as my first two viewing at the movies.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999677394326327996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-7010451459554187092014-04-24T19:31:06.534-04:002014-04-24T19:31:06.534-04:00Glad to see we agree. :) It definitely seems that ...Glad to see we agree. :) It definitely seems that Gravity was not as universally loved as the critics would lead you to believe. That script was so weak compared to the visuals. <br /><br />-James James the Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-8964019903731255032014-04-24T13:47:00.328-04:002014-04-24T13:47:00.328-04:00This movie was really disappointing. :( From every...This movie was really disappointing. :( From everything I had heard I thought it would be much better. Instead it took a lot of time to do a lot of nothing lol. And the script....... no, just.... no. I did enjoy some of the score though. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the review!Jake P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-37365014253912589342014-04-24T06:37:17.131-04:002014-04-24T06:37:17.131-04:00Unfortunately, Gravity is not an absolute must-see...Unfortunately, Gravity is not an absolute must-see right now type movie, but it is worth watching at some point.:)<br /><br />Awesome! I can't wait to hear your opinion of the Godfather!<br /><br />-JamesJames the Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-36987374622405647732014-04-23T20:04:17.293-04:002014-04-23T20:04:17.293-04:00I've heard a lot of good things about this mov...I've heard a lot of good things about this movie when it came to it's visuals but it's too bad that the characters/plot was lacking. :( I will watch this at some point but I don't know when. <br /><br />The first Godfather arrived from Netflix for me today! I'm looking forward to watching it; I have had 'Watch the Godfather Series' on my bucketlist for a while!<br /><br />~JamieJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17203554335912426375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-1222369029171656332014-04-23T19:28:21.311-04:002014-04-23T19:28:21.311-04:00I have been noticing that the general opinion of G...I have been noticing that the general opinion of Gravity may not be so positive after all. Thanks for the comment B2B, and I am glad to see that we agree.<br /><br />-JamesJames the Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-87771635030076128572014-04-23T19:09:29.223-04:002014-04-23T19:09:29.223-04:00I was also not that impressed with Gravity. A tech...I was also not that impressed with <i>Gravity</i>. A technical marvel, but otherwise an empty movie (pun intended).<br /><br />B2B.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498276962097853996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-32280938903170939162014-04-23T17:57:26.687-04:002014-04-23T17:57:26.687-04:00You know, I am starting to notice that Gravity mig...You know, I am starting to notice that Gravity might not be as universally loved as I thought, and I am glad we agree! And thank you!<br /><br />-JamesJames the Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-84441165271916606052014-04-23T17:55:58.158-04:002014-04-23T17:55:58.158-04:00Thank you Sarah! Yep, we definitely agree on most ...Thank you Sarah! Yep, we definitely agree on most all points. Yeah, I expected more substance, especially for a movie that was nominated for Best Picture! The characters were so disappointing, especially considering that there are only two characters throughout the entire movie to develop. <br />Agreed again, Ryan a lot of people could have done better!<br /><br />-JamesJames the Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-18312881078835652702014-04-23T17:51:02.875-04:002014-04-23T17:51:02.875-04:00Thank you! Glad to see that we agree again. :) It ...Thank you! Glad to see that we agree again. :) It really did feel off at points. Ah, I haven't actually done any astronomy classes in either college or highschool, but one w<br />*Spoilers*<br />I thought of that in the dream like sequence as well, fortunately it was a dream sequence-ish thing, but I have read about some other inaccuracies. <br />LOL, that is funny when you think about that she basically destroys everything she touches. Those are some other great points that I agree with on as well. :)<br />Thanks again!<br /><br />-JamesJames the Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-42706799456856647982014-04-23T17:43:52.176-04:002014-04-23T17:43:52.176-04:00I shouldn't have said "hate" in my r...I shouldn't have said "hate" in my review, that sounded stupid, but changed that part.<br /><br />I am glad that you enjoyed the movie significantly more than I did and was able to connect with the characters.<br /><br />What I expected was more emotion and backstory, or at least something that was more compelling. The movie certainly tried, but it did not strike a chord with me I guess. <br /><br />If the movie is re-released in IMAX 3D at some later point in time where I actually have money, I would watch it again, but maybe I am over critical about the script with this.<br /><br />I did see some of the metaphors and that was not my problem with the depth of the movie, my problem was that the characters lacked depth. <br /><br />Thank you Jordan. Despite my problems with it, I still thought the movie was very, very good movie, and it would win basically all technical categories at the J and J Productions Oscars.<br /><br />Thanks again for the comment!<br /><br />-James James the Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-90466920285101823402014-04-23T17:34:45.934-04:002014-04-23T17:34:45.934-04:00Totally agree with you. Gravity was beautiful in t...Totally agree with you. Gravity was beautiful in terms of visuals but there wasn't much else, for me at any rate, to like. Nice review!<br /><br />SW https://www.blogger.com/profile/14687537232841591331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-6264758744295525292014-04-23T17:33:44.500-04:002014-04-23T17:33:44.500-04:00We agree yet again! That is exactly the point wher...We agree yet again! That is exactly the point where I began to lose interest in the movie. After that it was, as you said, a bit of a bore. I also agree about how the movie felt dragged out, which is especially odd for such a short movie.<br /><br />-JamesJames the Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-75782907498670140272014-04-23T15:37:28.705-04:002014-04-23T15:37:28.705-04:00Fantastic review James! And as you know I agree wi...Fantastic review James! And as you know I agree with you. I was severely disappointed with this movie because I knew it was supposed to be technically incredible, so I was expecting that, but the completely dead heart and robotic emotions just ruined the entire thing for me. Maybe it was too much to expect a complex plot and relate-able characters, but I really don't think it was too much to expect this to be realistic. If I were to be sent into space tomorrow I would be capable of acting more competently than Ryan. (Okay, maybe not -- I'm scared of space -- but still!) (And that's funny too, because I think space is the scariest place ever, and yet this movie didn't scare me just because it tired to so hard!) Too bad, cause it really was pretty...Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901639281043602191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-80547196934748453162014-04-23T10:34:33.685-04:002014-04-23T10:34:33.685-04:00Great review! :) I have a similar feeling about th...Great review! :) I have a similar feeling about the movie- I liked it, but it felt off in places and, since I was reading astronomy for school(and I have done research on space-related stuff), I found some scientific inaccuracies(the main one, luckily, being a delusion the main character was having; the scene being where Clooney's character opened the hatch and came in while she didn't have her helmet on and she didn't die from the space vacuum). You're right, they wouldn't have sent someone that inexperienced up into space- like you said, astronauts go through a LOT of training(though I did have fun joking with my sister while watching the movie about how she kept destroying each space station she went to; plus, NASA would have noticed the shrapnel before it had nearly reached them and would have had them out of the way long before it hit. Though, I was glad to have a movie with a female main character(though she definitely could have used some more development). I agree, the movie wasn't all that surprising(though I was surprised that Clooney's character died so early in the film- I had expected to have him be in the film longer) and the open ending was a bit odd. I do agree, it was a good movie(with amazing effects), but it could have done a lot more. Shena Tokalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657993823328581910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-68719487448773333422014-04-23T10:23:58.214-04:002014-04-23T10:23:58.214-04:00While I certainly dont hate you for your differenc...While I certainly dont hate you for your difference of opinion (that's the beauty of cinema anyway!) I do grossly disagree with you that the characters and plot aren't deep/engaging. <br /><br />For me I thought that the story was half of Gravity's beauty. Cuaron could have easily made a blockbuster with no emotion, no backstory for Sandra, and left out every metaphor that he put in. But I think that if you were to watch it again, with the sole intent to find the metaphorical imagery and the underlying purpose, you would possibly have an increased positive opinion about the film. <br /><br />TL;DR version: I definitely disagree that the only thing that Gravity has going for it is its visuals/sound. <br /><br />I also think that a lot of this stems from the fact that it wasn't viewed in IMAX 3D. Placing myself in your shoes and imaging my first time seeing this film being on the small screen, I can definitely see how it would be underwhelming after all the hype. But take it from someone who saw it in IMAX 3D twice...it's a whole different movie going experience and it truly adds A LOT to the film and its emotional impact, at least it did for me.<br /><br />In all sincerity though, this is an exquisitely written review and you defend your points well, thus justifying your end score. It just so happens that this time I dont agree with you as much as I usually do lol. But once again, thats the beauty of cinema and there is nothing wrong with that!Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259040754380524165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-31863035557756472752014-04-23T09:49:10.007-04:002014-04-23T09:49:10.007-04:00We have the same thoughts of the movie! What reall...We have the same thoughts of the movie! What really carried is the direction and sound design, particularly in the first half. *Spoiler* Maybe until the part that she reached the station, before George Clooney was lost in space *End Spoiler* But beyond that, it's somewhat a bore. I think you're right. One of the main problems is in the story. There are not enough threads to weave to keep the movie constantly interesting, so the movie gives us an impression that it is somewhat dragged out.<br /><br />Overall, I liked Gravity, mainly because of the intense feelings of desolation, claustrophobia, etc, that I experienced in the film. But I think it is overly praised in general.Arvin Saintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11875296044665788756noreply@blogger.com