Sci-Fi Interstellar - Part 10

[redhawk23]

It is. A 15 dollar plastic rectangle. I appreciated the gag and the novelty but the price was always too damn high.

 

[Supernova]

If neca charges more then $10 each then there robbing people worse then congress.

 

[ban768]

If anybody is going to be in London on March 30th:

Interstellar Live

2014's ground-breaking sci-fi epic Interstellar will be brought to life by a live orchestra in a special gala screening at the Royal Albert Hall.
Interstellar Live will see the Christopher Nolan film shown on the big screen, whilst composer Hans Zimmer leads a 60-piece orchestra and the Hall's Grand Organ in a simultaneous performance of the movie's Academy Award and BAFTA nominated score.

The evening will be introduced by Sir Michael Caine, who played Professor John Brand in the film, and will also see a pre-performance conversation between executive producer and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne and director Christopher Nolan on the art, music and science behind Interstellar.

Interstellar, also starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Matt Damon, tells the story of a team of astronauts who travel through a wormhole in search of a new home for humanity. It was one of the biggest films of 2014, breaking box office records upon opening, and has been nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Original Score.

http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/interstellar/default.aspx

 

[Faora]

If anybody is going to be in London on March 30th:



http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/interstellar/default.aspx

Wow.

 

[Snow Queen]

I completely missed the Nolan thread. Oops.

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[georgec]

 

[The Joker]

Congrats to Interstellar for winning the SFX Oscar.

 

[The Shape]

I think it was well-deserved. There were some really unique, seamless effects in this film.

 

[Octoberist]

Good for Interstellar

 

[titansupes]

Well deserved indeed, it looked incredible.

 

[AnneFan]

Congrats to Interstellar for winning the SFX Oscar.

 

[drunkhomer]

I'm really hoping Hans Zimmer wins

 

[redhawk23]

http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/s...ter-doing-behind-paul-franklin-at-the-oscars/

Effects award winner Ian Hunter checked off an LA times Oscar Bingo card while accepting his award haha.

 

[Enriquespy]

Now I have to watch Whiplash, if it beat interstellar in sound stuff it must be spectacular.

 

[hafizbat]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/20/this-is-how-interstellar-originally-ended

I think I like the ending they went with better. It was more emotionally rewarding.

 

[Marvolo]

Now I have to watch Whiplash, if it beat interstellar in sound stuff it must be spectacular.

Whiplash's score is certainly more balanced. Interstellars only redeeming factor was the fantastic LFE. Which was truly spectacular. The rest was a borderline mess with the score drowning out the dialogue in sections. I could barely enjoy the redocking scene because of the damn score. Finally I had to put my fingers in my ears. And it wasn't a problem with the theater setup because they had spent the night before the premiere calibrating the audio setup to the specifications that were sent out for the film. Nolan just went over board with Interstellar's sound mix. It was too damn loud and overbearing.

 

[DA_Champion]

Why do so many movies have the score drowning out the dialogue?

Noah, Inherent Vice, etc

 

[JaD]

Whiplash's score is certainly more balanced. Interstellars only redeeming factor was the fantastic LFE. Which was truly spectacular. The rest was a borderline mess with the score drowning out the dialogue in sections. I could barely enjoy the redocking scene because of the damn score. Finally I had to put my fingers in my ears. And it wasn't a problem with the theater setup because they had spent the night before the premiere calibrating the audio setup to the specifications that were sent out for the film. Nolan just went over board with Interstellar's sound mix. It was too damn loud and overbearing.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that had this issue. While I was born with a hearing loss it's not that bad and so rewatching the movie recently during dialogue scenes I have to turn the volume up to full blast almost and during action scenes I have to quickly turn it down since it's about to blow out my soundbar or something

 

[AnneFan]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/20/this-is-how-interstellar-originally-ended

I think I like the ending they went with better. It was more emotionally rewarding.

I agree. I think the movie deserved that kind of payoff considering what Cooper went through. I think missing out on the majority of his children's lives was torture enough. I want to give Brand a big hug at the end, but I know it's going to be ok for her. The last scene has a good mix of isolation and hope.

 

[JackWhite]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/20/this-is-how-interstellar-originally-ended

I think I like the ending they went with better. It was more emotionally rewarding.

My biggest problem with the film was the ending. I've only seen it once, so I want to see it again before condemning the ending, but at this time I might have preferred the original ending more, despite it's bleak nature.

 

[kvz5]

The change in the ending just confirms that for all the complains about Chris being grim and all that, he's still such a sucker for happy endings (logic be damned).

 

[Kane52630]

A few of my people didn't see Interstellar so I had to see it again. My views haven't changed. The sound mix and aspect ratio problems still exist the 2nd time around and the ending is pretty weak.

 

[Warhammer]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/20/this-is-how-interstellar-originally-ended

I think I like the ending they went with better. It was more emotionally rewarding.

That original ending would have been lame as s***. The theatrical ending wasn't the strongest but it's better than that. Seriously, I would have felt cheated if we had to watch all of that only for it to amount to nothing. Even bleak and depressing endings have some kind of meaning or motivation behind it in relation to the plot. This would have simply been "life sucks and then you die".

 

[weezerspider]

Why do so many movies have the score drowning out the dialogue?

Noah, Inherent Vice, etc

Probably seven to eight times out of ten it is the theater's problem. The "surround sound" in most theaters is really unbalanced and half the time essentially re-mixes the film in a mumbo jumbo mess. When I used to work at a theater in high school, I'd go see movies late Monday night when no one was there and I'd go up to the projection booth and play around with the settings to my liking. My old roommate is still the GM at the theater and has told me time and time again that this is still a common problem. I think one reason why it is getting more obvious is because aside from IMAX, most theater "surround sound" systems are worse than what people have in their homes now. Theaters are too cheap to upgrade...which is one of the many reasons they are a dying industry haha.