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by Ogre 4632 days ago
Phil Plait's (Bad Astronomer) review(1) on Slate is based on the actual movie rather than the trailer. The summary is that despite some big problems with the science, it's a fantastic movie and you should go see it. I agree with him, I saw it yesterday and loved every minute of it. I'm able to both recognize that it's not scientifically accurate and still enjoy the hell out of an otherwise well written, acted, directed, and beautiful film.

(1) http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/10/04/ba_movie...

1 comments

Entirely agree. Hater's gonna hate and all that applies more than ever here. I saw it with my GF in IMAX 3d last night and we both loved it - though it was touch and go at the beginning with her as the motion was making her feel a tad ill!
I loved it. The only part that actually annoyed me for impossibility was the:

SPOILERS BELOW:

The pivotal moment between Clooney and Bullock. They were both moving at 0 velocity relative to each other, yet somehow he's 'pulling' her away? Definitely not physically accurate how it's portrayed. A simple pull of any sort should have brought him her way. Was annoying to me that such a key moment was brought on by a physics inaccuracy.