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Available
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Publication
Warner Bros. (2014)
Description
Dr. Ryan Stone is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky. On a seemingly routine spacewalk, the shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left, and the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.
User reviews
LibraryThing member comfypants
Space debris separates an astronaut from her shuttle.
Intense and impressive. I do have to say, contrary to every review I've read, that I think this would still be a great movie on a small screen. The giant IMAX spectacle is nice, but it's the suspense that makes the movie work. (And regardless of
Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: A
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.3/4
Intense and impressive. I do have to say, contrary to every review I've read, that I think this would still be a great movie on a small screen. The giant IMAX spectacle is nice, but it's the suspense that makes the movie work. (And regardless of
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how well it's done, 3D is annoying.)Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: A
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.3/4
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LibraryThing member themulhern
I gave up pretty fast on this one. First Clooney's character was so annoying, and then there was all the screaming. At least we still have 2001 to go back to and enjoy.
Awards
Hugo Award (Nominee — 2014)
Academy Award (Nominee — Best Director — 2013)
Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Winner — 2013)
Language
Original publication date
2013
Local notes
IMDb - Internet Movie Database - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1454468/?ref_=nv_sr_1