Nolan has over reached here, too much "tell, not enough "show" (pulled from the Dallas Morning News review and fits the show like a glove). Oh how I wanted to love this. Parts of it were loveable (Jessica Chastain anyone?). However, I'd call it a semi lovable convoluted mess. Interstellar's plot makes Inception's seem like the book, "See Spot Run". Perhaps with subtitles it'll make more sense.
Those who may be a wee bit hard of hearing, you better be ready to concentrate and even then, with the score as loud as it was, you'll miss KEY elements. I thought my high school physics and 2 sophomore level college astronomy classes would leave me well prepared to understand what was going on. Uhhh, nope. There were some pretty loopy physics going on here. Saying anything else about the "physics" or the plot would be spoilers.
Worth a watch for the "wow!!" moments (there were quite a few, especially the portrayal of other worlds) but don't go expecting to see the Next Big Thing in profundity.
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Topic - Interstellar, Do you like talk? You'll love this - Road Warrior 14:17:41 11/05/14 (56)
- Si Fi Really Dumbed Down - stellavox 04:52:14 11/12/14 (0)
- Sci fi is not my thing, but I loved Interstellar on the human level that Nolan does so well - Jazz Inmate 20:18:00 11/09/14 (10)
- RE: one of my dislikes... - user510 04:12:31 11/10/14 (9)
- If it was not... - mkuller 15:32:42 11/10/14 (1)
- RE: If it was not... - user510 18:43:16 11/10/14 (0)
- RE: one of my dislikes... (Spoiler alert) - Jazz Inmate 08:58:13 11/10/14 (6)
- RE: one of my dislikes... (Spoiler alert) - user510 11:12:25 11/10/14 (5)
- RE: one of my dislikes... (Spoiler alert) - Jazz Inmate 13:51:24 11/10/14 (4)
- RE: you are right... (Spoiler alert) - user510 18:41:20 11/10/14 (3)
- RE: you are right... (Spoiler alert) - Jazz Inmate 00:39:54 11/11/14 (0)
- A species unable to solve its problems on earth and then going off to settle another - tinear 19:36:12 11/10/14 (1)
- RE: A species unable to solve its problems on earth and then going off to settle another - Jazz Inmate 00:30:49 11/11/14 (0)
- Saw it yesterday... - mkuller 12:43:11 11/09/14 (0)
- Ah, ha! I knew it! - geoffkait 09:10:57 11/09/14 (0)
- RE: immersive..... at times.... - user510 20:53:46 11/08/14 (0)
- Twighlight Zone fans... - ASHRA 14:53:32 11/08/14 (0)
- Pretty much in line with the WSJ review - rnhood 12:43:24 11/08/14 (0)
- FURIOUS, pt 2 . . . . - Billy Wonka 18:23:25 11/07/14 (11)
- "Matt Damon's sequence...served nothing in advancing the cause of the story" - Jazz Inmate 23:30:14 11/09/14 (0)
- Spoilers alert... - mkuller 12:51:14 11/09/14 (8)
- RE: Spoilers alert... ever more spoilage . .. - Billy Wonka 17:24:17 11/09/14 (3)
- RE: Spoilers alert... ever more spoilage . .. - mkuller 19:36:17 11/09/14 (1)
- RE: Spoilers alert... ever more spoilage . .. - mkuller 08:10:54 11/10/14 (0)
- Sequelage . . . - Billy Wonka 17:29:13 11/09/14 (0)
- Uh huh, same thing most everubuddy else is doing, thinking about it once they're released from Nolan's - Road Warrior 15:58:45 11/09/14 (3)
- Half the people who see it are IQ 100 or less . . . - Billy Wonka 17:25:55 11/09/14 (0)
- RE: Uh huh, same thing most everubuddy else is doing, thinking about it once they're released from Nolan's - mkuller 16:19:32 11/09/14 (1)
- RE: Uh huh, same thing most everubuddy else is doing, thinking about it once they're released from Nolan's - Jazz Inmate 09:14:07 11/10/14 (0)
- One wise sage at Steve Hoffman forums described Michael Caine's "scientific" explanations about time, space, - Road Warrior 20:05:08 11/07/14 (0)
- Wormholes are so overdone. How does Interstellar compare with Contact? Nt - geoffkait 04:29:51 11/06/14 (11)
- Wormholes are just the beginning . . . - Billy Wonka 19:08:07 11/07/14 (1)
- Wormholes are better than black holes - geoffkait 04:55:50 11/08/14 (0)
- RE: Wormholes are so overdone. How does Interstellar compare with Contact? Nt - mkuller 10:31:58 11/06/14 (7)
- Wormholes are MUCH better than Contact...BUT... - Mark Man 02:49:05 11/07/14 (4)
- I'm gonna wait til the Blu Ray disc comes out and I can see subtitles. You're right - Road Warrior 06:07:29 11/07/14 (3)
- Jeez, you guys need to get your ears checked - Jazz Inmate 23:26:18 11/09/14 (2)
- Absolutely was an issue worldwide, - Road Warrior 07:18:16 11/10/14 (1)
- 99% of theater sound systems suck and that goes for every movie, not just this one - Jazz Inmate 10:38:58 11/10/14 (0)
- RE: Wormholes are so overdone. How does Interstellar compare with Contact? Nt - geoffkait 13:02:42 11/06/14 (1)
- Man, you're gonna have a ball watching Interstellar! ^ - Road Warrior 14:35:13 11/06/14 (0)
- It lacked the sense of magic and wonder of Contact nor did it have - Road Warrior 07:12:46 11/06/14 (0)
- In the two local papers... - mkuller 19:52:05 11/05/14 (2)
- Radio reviewer... - mkuller 08:22:04 11/06/14 (0)
- Had to, and did, take a leak at 1:45 mark or thereabouts^ - Road Warrior 22:16:01 11/05/14 (0)
- Rats. - free.ranger 19:26:27 11/05/14 (1)
- *** out of ****, but not the masterpiece I was hoping for - Road Warrior 22:18:43 11/05/14 (0)
- Thanks. I'll give Nolan my bucks no matter what he does but now my expectations will be earth-sized. nt - tinear 14:36:25 11/05/14 (9)
- Others may well get more out of it than I. Caine, BTW, was great. Off to IMDB now to give it an 8 - Road Warrior 14:44:02 11/05/14 (8)
- Absolutely, she isn't a heavyweight . . . - Billy Wonka 18:27:44 11/07/14 (1)
- Closeups reveal large pore holes^ - Road Warrior 19:58:28 11/07/14 (0)
- With all those lips and eyes she is hard to take seriously . . , - Billy Wonka 17:07:34 11/05/14 (3)
- She does have a lot of Lips and Eyes, that's for sure. On another note, the young teen actress playing Murph, - Road Warrior 17:18:53 11/05/14 (2)
- I was totally impressed...she might be the best thing . . . - Billy Wonka 18:28:45 11/07/14 (1)
- Yup, McConaughey and Caine were their usual very good selves, Chastain above her usual good, and Foy - Road Warrior 20:47:51 11/07/14 (0)
- Annie's one of my favorites, sorry to hear it. Is it miscasting or don't you like her? Caine appears in - tinear 14:45:51 11/05/14 (1)
- I like her, in some roles. I don't think her performance stood out as opposed to major players Caine, - Road Warrior 15:29:41 11/05/14 (0)