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I just read the synopsis of the movie on Wikipedia. My word, if something could go wrong it really can go wrong, talk about a bad day at the office. Whether trusting Wikipedia or not is for others to decide but reading the plot puts me in the mood to place it alongside Prometheus as a good idea that got out of hand. When the DVD comes down to £4 or less (£3 more than Prometheus was worth) then I might get it on the policy watch once, throw away.
I might pay £2 if someone gives the heads-up that Ms/Mrs Bullock has a quickie while out of sight of the world below. I know some of you have seen it, the movie that is, not SB having a you-know-what but is the movie less laughable than what the plot suggests? I'd rather take my chance on the London Underground going from Victoria to Cockfosters.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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I actually enjoyed it. I wasn't expecting much but other people I knew said they liked it so I saw it. If you don't want to spend much just rent the DVD.
Because it is space, it is much more enjoyable on a big screen at the movie theater than on your TV on DVD but likely still a good movie.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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It looks good, I guess. But you're right about the plot.
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The IMDB[^] posting is pretty much "pro" - 8.2/10 from 295,292 users is not bad at all - I'll not see it at the cinema, but I'll watch it at home where I can get a drink, or take a call of nature without missing anything.
Sadly, I suspect that Ms Bullock does not indulge in bumping uglies: if nothing else, the spacesuit would get in the way... 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Gravity was amazing to watch on the big screen. Definitely worth the money.
From a plot perspective, there's definitely a reality to a cascade effect causing all sorts of havoc. Some of the details of the plot, well, those were a bit silly, but it's sci-fi, what do you expect?
The other thing that was interesting about the movie is that the entire movie is filmed from with just two actors. It's hard to pull that off well, and I think they succeed. That other recent movie (the Tom Cruise one) is similar, and I enjoyed that one as well.
My main complaint with Gravity was the line about how incredible the silence of being in space is. Well, from what I've read, being on the ISS is nearly deafening with all the pumps, blowers, fans, equipment, making noise.
Marc
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Gravity was one of two and a half movies I watched on a flight from Auckland to Santiago before the airplane screen died.
If you are looking for a movie that:
- respects the laws of physics,
- has interesting characters, who evolve through the movie,
- presents an insightful/interesting point of view on its subject matter,
- has well written dialog,
- and manages to avoid the cliches
then find something else to watch.
If you can tolerate all the above, it's actually not too bad. It's certainly preferable to not being able to watch anything for the last hours of the flight because the damned screen died.
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I too watched it on a long haul flight but my screen worked to the end. I wish I had seen it on a big 3D screen with decent audio. Forget the technical errors. It is an entertaining movie.
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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Good luck to all the talent in filmic worlds. However, I had to stop watching the BAFTAs when 'Rush' didn't get a look in.
A gritty, yet glamorous, straight adventure, honestly told, and all true, was excluded because it was too 'Eurocentric'.
Never mind the superb acting, the excitement, the portrayal of heroism that was not just some expensively cheap Hollywood wet dream.
It won't even get a smell of an Oscar.
Bloody political correctness and inbred dues-paying.
Even Sandra Bullock did a better film than Gravity last year, the one with the big girl that does stand up comedy, the buddy-buddy cop movie. I forget what the title was but it was honestly funny.
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Simon O'Riordan from UK wrote: Sandra Bullock did a better film than Gravity last year, the one with the big girl that does stand up comedy,
The Heat - Melissa McCarthy
That is a funny movie.
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That's the one! I was roaring. Loved the scene where Melissa caught the guy picking up a tart and told his wife.
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Now that you reminded me of it I will have to watch it again soon. 
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Published another one! Started life as an answer to a question in the forums, and it still took 5 days to get it right as an article, despite being mostly the same material with some additions - I admit that fighting the article submission wizard took a goodly chunk of that - but it's a relief to get it out.
Is it just me, or is getting the words right a lot, lot harder than the code?
Anyone else find that?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I experienced that talking about code is hard - I'm so familiar with my own code that sometime it's hard to say anything about it...
That's the point when I understand that it's ain't an article really, but some code-tip...
However 5 days for an article is good...I'm going to see it...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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I doubt you will learn anything new!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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See my post there - not that is new to me...but it's so true. Unfortunately...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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It is, unfortunately - the info is all there, but by heck you have to work at getting it out in a useful form sometimes!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I do a lot of research for most of my articles and that takes time, clean up the code, etc. but when it comes to the writing I stumble. I usually spend most of my time proof reading and rewriting and then have to settle for what I think is not perfect but gets the point across.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Is it just me, or is getting the words right a lot, lot harder than the code?
Absolutely, and what makes a person a professional developer (in my opinion, but it's also widely cited in the community) is the ability to put the code into words. So congrats!
[rant]What really amazes me though is how little people give credit to that skill -- if you've never tried writing an article, you really have no basis for understanding. It's something I find amazing in how glossed over the article/book publishing skill is when interviewing at a company.[/rant]
Marc
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Thanks! 
I think that's why it annoys me when we get people who assume it's ok to copy anything from a paragraph to a page from somewhere and post it as their own article. It does matter that someone else wrote it: that paragraph may have taken them an hour to get exactly like that! You probably didn't spend that long on the damn code you are adding to it...
Sorry, sorry - don't know what came over me there...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Marc Clifton wrote: What really amazes me though is how little people give credit to that skil ... I find amazing in how glossed over the article/book publishing skill is when interviewing at a company.[
That is all very nice but maybe they want you to write code. 
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JimmyRopes wrote: That is all very nice but maybe they want you to write code.
If you can't communicate, the code you write is at best worthless.
At a gig that I just landed, documentation is severely lacking. It's taken days just to get a computer to run the entire code base (which ironically is quite small, but there's lots of configuration nuances) locally, without the need for direct connection to the production servers. Lots of man-hours wasted, but fortunately the people higher up on the food chain amazingly recognize the need for good documentation so that waste of time doesn't have to be repeated by future people that the company brings on board for the project.
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: Lots of man-hours wasted, but fortunately the people higher up on the food chain amazingly recognize the need for good documentation so that waste of time doesn't have to be repeated by future people that the company brings on board for the project.
Good on ya. At least you have a place that likes that you can write.
Not something I have been able to get lately. Usually they just want me to crank out the code and let others, like yourself, document the process.
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You have such an interesting attitude. Why is that?
Frankly, I often find that if I do some up-front documentation / design, not only does it make it clearer what needs to be coded, but I can also provide better estimates. It also often highlights sometimes significant problems that end up causing re-thinks of major sections of the code.
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: You have such an interesting attitude. Why is that?
Because I have been around for 40 years.
Oh yes I am jaded. I used to think like you but the reality is that they want you to crank out code.
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JimmyRopes wrote: Because I have been around for 40 years.
In the industry, or total years of life? I'm 51, been programming since I was 12. What I hear is a lot of bitterness. Yes, working in this industry has left me rather jaded, but there are definitely some gems that I have enjoyed, but people and jobs.
Marc
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