Gravity (DVD REVIEW)
Gravity
DVD
Review by Kam Williams
Oscar-Winning Outer Space Adventure Arrives on DVD
Matt Kowalski (George Clooney) is
set to retire following a distinguished career as a NASA astronaut. The veteran
captain is currently in command of his final flight of the Space Shuttle
Explorer with a primary mission to replace solar panels on the Hubble
Telescope.
Upon rendezvousing, the spacewalk
proceeds so routinely that devastatingly-handsome bachelor is comfortable
engaging in flirtatious chitchat with attractive Dr. Ryan Stone
(Sandra Bullock), a medical engineer on her maiden voyage. But then Mission
Control urgently orders them back into the capsule because the debris field
from a damaged Russian satellite is headed in their direction at the speed of a
bullet.
However, it
causes catastrophic damage to the shuttle before they have a chance to reenter
it, killing all their crewmates and destroying the vehicle beyond repair.
Suddenly, Kowalski and Stone find themselves floating in space, no longer in
radio contact with Houston,
and with a very limited amount of oxygen left in their tanks.
This is the
intriguing premise established practically at the point of departure of
Gravity, seven-time Academy Award-winner including Best Director for Alfonso
Cuaron. What ensues is a desperate race against time in which the unflappable
Kowalski does his best to keep the frightened rookie calm while trying to
survive more by his wits than by the book.
The
impromptu plan involves using their thrusters to reach the International Space
Station 100 kilometers away before the shrapnel returns upon completing another
orbit of Earth. This is just the first of many challenges to be faced
successfully if the protagonists are ever to feel solid ground under their feet
again.
Rather than
ruin the plot’s unpredictable developments for you one iota, permit me to heap
praise on a pair of nonpareil performances by George Clooney and Sandra
Bullock. Of equal note are the picture’s breathtaking cinematography and the
magical way in which weightlessness is convincingly created onscreen.
Buckle up
for a relentlessly-riveting, roller coaster ride through a deceptively-realistic
outer space you can virtually reach out and touch!
Excellent
(4 stars)
Rated PG-13
for intense peril, disturbing images and brief strong profanity
Running time: 90
minutes
Distributor: Warner
Home Entertainment Group
Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack Extras: Collision Point: The Race to
Clean Up Space; Aningaaq – a short film by Jonas Cuaron; Gravity Mission
control; Shot Breakdown; and Sandra’s Surprise!
To order a copy of the Gravity Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack,
visit: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00H83EUL2/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20
3 comments:
While the movie is very heavy on special effects and dazzling visuals, the part of it that impressed me most was the very personal emotional journey of Stone (Bullock).
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I didn't like gravity like a lot. It was too slow, too predictable for me. All the movie was built on the face expression of main heroes. Well, they did really great job, but when I watch the movie I want to have a good time during it, not just thinking about acting. I think you should read more of 7dollaressay reviews to understand what I'm talking about.
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