mavity (2013)

Watched this at the Printworks IMAX over the weekend.

Although visually it was well presented and the sound was spot on, I just did not connect with the movie at all. It went on a little too long, even for a short movie. I think the inevitability of the situation should have caught up with the character rather than drag it out 10 more mins to please the optimistic American audience.

I also thought the 12A certificate was a little bit low considering some moments. Had an 8 year old boy with me and he was cowering from then on when the music got intense!
 
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Saw it at Manchester printworks tonight. First time in a IMAX screen and wow what an experience.

I was hoping to see tom hanks character from castaway at the end walk onto the beach just for little extra doom and gloom. That would have completed it for me lol
 
Just got back from seeing it at my local IMAX cinema. One of the best films I've seen in a long time. Simply stunning. Recommend seeing it in IMAX to get the best experience.
 
al4x said:
Seems like most people like this due to the same reasons as avatar

Has anyone not seen it at imax?
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I've seen it on an IMax screen and a regular screen, both in 3D.

The Imax was slightly crisper/clearer, but for future reference it's not superior enough to make me pay 3x more and merit the journey time.
 
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OK! The "letting go scene"...

I've seen the film twice now. The first time I raised an eyebrow at the Clooney needing to let go scene, and having watched it a second time, that eyebrow is still raised!

It makes no sense! The two of them have a small centrifugal force as they are spinning around the ISS on the end of the cord(s). This pull/force is risking pulling her leg free of the cord(s).

BUT, Clooney letting go would NOT somehow change her direction of travel back towards the ISS as it shows happening. It's nonsense!

Why even resort to it?

Why not simply have them together in a bear hug, he gives his "sacrifice speech" and then pushes her as hard as he can back towards the ISS. Done! His speed would increase away, she would return to the ISS!

All perfectly realistic and probably even more "sacrificial" in nature!

Also, she said she kept crashing the simulator when trying to land? How? All she did was press a button and it did all the rest? :)
 
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OK, So Im back after seeing this at the IMax in Sheffield.

This is not a movie...This is an experience.I was in the film. It was utterly staggering from start to finish.

This film is quite simply sublime.

The sound design was incredible. The lack of sound in a vacuum was errie and the whole thing was amazing. I loved every minute of it.

I'm taking my Dad to this next week....The retired old sod needs to experience this wonder being a space fan.

This is a milestone in modern cinema. The 3D was just ...words can't describe this movie any more...I must reflect on it....:D

EDIT: I'll eat humble pie about what I said about Sandra Bullock too. She was exceptional in this movie.
 
NeilFawcett said:
OK! The "letting go scene"...

I've seen the film twice now. The first time I raised an eyebrow at the Clooney needing to let go scene, and having watched it a second time, that eyebrow is still raised!

It makes no sense! The two of them have a small centrifugal force as they are spinning around the ISS on the end of the cord(s). This pull/force is risking pulling her leg free of the cord(s).

BUT, Clooney letting go would NOT somehow change her direction of travel back towards the ISS as it shows happening. It's nonsense!

Why even resort to it?

Why not simply have them together in a bear hug, he gives his "sacrifice speech" and then pushes her as hard as he can back towards the ISS. Done! His speed would increase away, she would return to the ISS!

All perfectly realistic and probably even more "sacrificial" in nature!
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Your idea is pretty good. And you're right, this is the most prominent thing in the film that deosn't make sense! They weren't spinning that fast so I doubt the angular momentum would've been that great. They hardly even tried! Also, why was there a parachute attached to the ISS? I'm guessing there is a genuine reason for that...

easyrider said:
OK, So Im back after seeing this at the IMax in Sheffield.

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Agree 100%. A day after I saw it, I could hardly remember what I'd seen, I just knew it was awesome. It wasn't the same feeling I get when seeing a good film e.g. Captain Philips. It left me dumbstruck when I came out.
 
Sunbed said:
Also, why was there a parachute attached to the ISS? I'm guessing there is a genuine reason for that...
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the parachute was part of the soyuz (the one she escaped the ISS in) it must have been deployed by accident / malfunction when the ISS crew abandoned the station, it was also why she couldnt just re-enter in that soyuz and had to get the chinese one instead
 
You know the scene where Sandra is talking to the eskimo?

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mavity-spinoff-watch-side-sandra-657919
 
Saw it in IMAX 3D (I normally hate 3D and will never own a 3D tv or watch 3D movies) and I have to say I was blown away. Loved it. Fantastic movie, great effects, and I was totally immersed - but that's the joy of IMAX your eye line is filled with screen. Considering there were only really 2 actors in the whole film, I liked that, it depicted the "loneliness" of space really well, and whilst the story is extraordinary and implausible, I don't think I blinked or breathed once during the entire film. The whole cinema was silent.

Sure the physics isn't that perfect, but I didn't care.
 
Completely agree with FF. I was gripped, and the film was tense through-out, and really quite non-stop bar one or two quiet scenes. The action kicked off straight away and didn't stop until the end. And 91 minutes long; thank God. Perfect length of this sort of film.
 
My dad thought it was an utter load of tripe, though he did mention that people like Mark Karmode(?) Would like it

I'll see it when there's a better quality out heh heh
 
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