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nirannianNov 21, 2014

I am not a science fiction fan, but out of all the science fiction films that i've watched. This is my favorite. Christopher Nolan took this film to the other level. The way he portrayed each character is amazing. However, i feel that theI am not a science fiction fan, but out of all the science fiction films that i've watched. This is my favorite. Christopher Nolan took this film to the other level. The way he portrayed each character is amazing. However, i feel that the ending could've been better.… Expand

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Katahdin1Sep 9, 2015

This movie is ridiculous from the point of view of science and also regarding human relationships. Matthew M is terrible, completely unconvincing, sort of a hillbilly scientist. and the father-daughter relationship was sentimental andThis movie is ridiculous from the point of view of science and also regarding human relationships. Matthew M is terrible, completely unconvincing, sort of a hillbilly scientist. and the father-daughter relationship was sentimental and absurd. really worrisome that top critics bought this - shows how bad movies are in general that this one was promoted.… Expand

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AesterilJun 26, 2015

Shame this film turned such a good concept (space exploration) into such bogus! Clearly a concept that went way over the director and writers heads. This film isn't realistic, it explores made up concepts, and the plot is so simple yet theShame this film turned such a good concept (space exploration) into such bogus! Clearly a concept that went way over the director and writers heads. This film isn't realistic, it explores made up concepts, and the plot is so simple yet the movie is tediously long.… Expand

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Rsternb1Sep 28, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a sci-fi but just couldn't buy much if any of the story line or science in this film. Why did time fly by so fast on the water planet but apparently not so fast on the ice planet or on the ship while traveling out there? From what I understand of the theory is that time passes by relatively slower when traveling faster than the speed of light. And why faster while on a planet surface than on the ship. How was the ship not demolished by the tidal wave? How did Murph get to be such an educated physicist in a school that denied the existence of the Apollo missions? Ejecting yourself in a black hole across the galaxy has you winding up at a doorway in time behind the bookshelf of your daughter's bedroom and how did he even get back after that? Some have commented that folks that complained that the movie was convoluted or overly complex are just not smart enough to understand the movie. I would counter that merely throwing out complex concepts applied inconsistently in a random fashion does not constitute a great "thought provoking" film, especially with all the gaping holes in the plot itself. The only thought it provoked in me after about an hour or so was how I could apply the science in the movie to speed up time to get this movie over with?… Expand

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nanohulkDec 8, 2019

Total **** It's boring, i couldn't understand it i'm kidding this Movie is Good but i think they are better Movies than this one that have lower grades

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ZeroNovaFeb 7, 2020

It sounded like a good movie on paper, but the actual movie was just long, boring and predictable. I'm also surprised by some of the errors throughout the movie, that were at times blatantly obvious. It had its moments, but unfortunately theyIt sounded like a good movie on paper, but the actual movie was just long, boring and predictable. I'm also surprised by some of the errors throughout the movie, that were at times blatantly obvious. It had its moments, but unfortunately they were few and far between.… Expand

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sammurphy66Nov 6, 2014

Interstellar does boast some fantastic performances and stunning visual effects, but its choppy story line and disjointed plot leave a lot to be desired.

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UnderheaderOct 8, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I finally got to watch this movie now that it hit Netflix. This movie was hyped to high heavens to me by few people I sometimes play and talk on the internet, and couple of IRL friends. Some of them even said it was "life changing" and that they'd want "something like in Interstellar" from their lifes.

So, what did I think of Interstellar? disappointment. It was cheesy, slow, dumb piece of film. It was clearly aimed towards audience that has never properly watched multiple scifi shows. It was clearly aimed to get people into astronomy. Welp, it seems it did just that. It is a scifi movie, but dumb one. It has a NASA pilot that does cheesy "tell me what wormholes were again?" just for the audience... RETIRED NASA PILOT. Same guy that hacked (old?) military drone apparently with advanced AI earlier from the sky to land, while driving, on laptop. Oh and they did that going through corn field, in a starving world in which that corn is needed.

... Now that I've got myself going, how about I tell you about the ending of the movie? ...

Our main guy the NASA pilot saved humanity in the end by going into the super massive blackhole (without any kind of spaghetification effect... what wasted opportunity!), to learn what was inside of blackhole, so we could figure out some kind of space manipulation magic technology, only hey 10-20 minutes into inside of an blackhole, we learn that they did not end up in a blackhole, they ended up inside "tesseract", "4th dimension" in which time can be traversed like going to next room, which is then told to be construct of future humanity to quide their past self into their future glorious space manipulation magic technology, (so it really is not blackhole, its not even 4th dimension!) so hey that guy was at no point actually inside of an blackhole learning what it was like inside one, what actually happens at singularity, since he was transported into this magical "tesseract" structure by the future mankind, so how the f did they even learn what it was like inside blackhole to develope this magical space manipulation technology, dont ask me, because conveniently his robot buddy box bot just happens to have this magical technology that gathers this "quantum data" from inside a black hole without actually being inside one.

Man, this movie is so dumb. So cheesy. It's like Doctor Who episode that outstayed it's welcome with slow, overdramatic scenes. It's got so much cheesy stuff even Doctor will fly down to "tesseract" with his Tardis to ask for some of that cheese.

It's got so much soap opera in it even folks at Stargate Universe want some of that soap!

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I dislike this movie. With passion. I expected something worth of all this fuss. Something ground breaking. What I got was Doctor Who without The Doctor.… Expand

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ramcamNov 15, 2014

I was so excited to see Interstellar because the movie had such great reviews. The movie was such a disappointment. It was 3 hours of scientific hogwash that dragged an hour and a half longer than it needed to be. The space scenes were soI was so excited to see Interstellar because the movie had such great reviews. The movie was such a disappointment. It was 3 hours of scientific hogwash that dragged an hour and a half longer than it needed to be. The space scenes were so unrealistic. They were weightless in space but their hair was in perfect style!!! The relationship between the father and daughter was touching and heartwarming, but that was the only highlight of the movie. This movie may have received good ratings from someone, but the people walking out after the movie all had the same comments. "The movie was way too long and strange".… Expand

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BringitbackNov 16, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There was 30 minutes of this movie that was worth watching. After that, there were the story lines (oh, so many of them), the sound management or lack there of (allowing the score to be louder than the actors is still wrong. We want to hear what they are saying....or use subtitles please), the dangling plots (hmm, there were a lot of them too), the useless need to stack actors in a movie for no reason (hmmm, why was Matt really there?), the misuse of time travel(guess some writer just wanted to add that to the mix since the butterfly effect had just been used recently), the addition of a love story gone wrong in space (Poor Ann), and why didn't NASA go out and find their No. 1 man? Thank goodness Mathew looked down on the floor, or the movie would have gone on a lot longer. Say, what did happen to that drone in the beginning of the movie? Why was that even put in the mix of the plot? Remove sections of this movie and would it still "fly". It took four major production companies to finance this "ship", they should have Michael Cane's character's lines and follow them.... "...it was all a scam". Over an hour too long, too many separate directions of plots, useless adding of characters, and to top it all off...making the father step out of the room to allow dying daughter to be with her family instead of her long lost father...yes, please dig the knife in deeper please. Great work, were any of these writers contracted to ruin recent television story lines in the past or present too (like Flash Forward or Resurrection)? Stanley Kubrick would be (okay, nicely...) very upset if he were in this audience watching this movie (that is, unless he helped produced it too). Six people of various ages walked out an hour before the movie ended. Glad the actors and crew were paid. For those who don't see the movie... you saved three hours of your life!
P.S. Reason for allowing 2 to this score... the robots and their concept use and the one planet with the ocean. The idea was the best.… Expand

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nancylorNov 13, 2014

This film is not only preposterous, which is OK for a sci-fi, it is all around BAD! Bad plot, bad acting, bad direction, bad science. Most characters seem to go into hysteria every few minutes I suppose to add emotion - not emotional,This film is not only preposterous, which is OK for a sci-fi, it is all around BAD! Bad plot, bad acting, bad direction, bad science. Most characters seem to go into hysteria every few minutes I suppose to add emotion - not emotional, stupid. The science is so bad it's not worth commenting on. It would appear that Mr Nolan has seen Kubrick's 2001 and not having any ideas of his own decided to make a sequel, but lacking the genius of Kubrick Nolan created this pos. If you have an IQ under 90, you'll love this film.… Expand

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Scott7Nov 10, 2014

Star trek meets Titanic ?
Pretty ugly in all respects; trivial dialog, minimal sp effects, unconvincing arguments, and action that is. at times hard to follow or figure out. at the end of the day ------- who cares ? The big fiasco ofStar trek meets Titanic ?
Pretty ugly in all respects; trivial dialog, minimal sp effects, unconvincing arguments, and action that is. at times hard to follow or figure out. at the end of the day ------- who cares ? The big fiasco of this year - after paying $ 40 for Imax tickets and the ? is Why ? As big a blunder as I think it is - too bad really , as it did have such potential. If they had mixed Hubble photos in and explained the mission in terms of real engineering and astronomy - it could have been an amazing experience. Really too bad ...… Expand

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EdeltraudApr 18, 2015

What a pile of overwrought, sentimental, manipulative folderol. It's hard to imagine anyone could tolerate this mess much less praise it.
Acting? McCounaughey is the new Nick Cage, practically a parody of himself.
Michael Caine couldn'tWhat a pile of overwrought, sentimental, manipulative folderol. It's hard to imagine anyone could tolerate this mess much less praise it.
Acting? McCounaughey is the new Nick Cage, practically a parody of himself.
Michael Caine couldn't save it! Goodbye cruel world, boohoohooo....
The movie really lost me when they took this high tech craft, landed on an ocean and then didn't have the technology to know how big the waves are and how close these are? After that, the movie was on, but I found other things to pass the time.
I love sci fi and can watch a lot of crap, but this didn't even come close to anything but a tearjerker in a time warp.… Expand

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MrShiftyNov 5, 2014

Best comparison is to the movie Signs by M. Night Shayamalan. (Full disclosure: I hated Signs with white-hot hatred.) Both movies have a single father living in the middle of a corn field who tidily resolves a dilemma concerning destiny withBest comparison is to the movie Signs by M. Night Shayamalan. (Full disclosure: I hated Signs with white-hot hatred.) Both movies have a single father living in the middle of a corn field who tidily resolves a dilemma concerning destiny with appropriate amounts of woo. Interstellar is laudably not religious in the least, but you can't credibly slap a 'science' label on woo and have anything but mislabeled woo.… Expand

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goodterlingNov 22, 2014

I'm embarrassed for the human race that this is getting good reviews. This movie presents itself as "hard" science fiction in the vein of 2001, but wimps out and goes all SyFy Channel the second it becomes convenient.

Suddenly there'sI'm embarrassed for the human race that this is getting good reviews. This movie presents itself as "hard" science fiction in the vein of 2001, but wimps out and goes all SyFy Channel the second it becomes convenient.

Suddenly there's massive time dilation just by landing on a slightly higher gravity planet? Huh? And NOTHING can escape a black hole...so CALL ME ON YOU RADIO when you fall into one. Oh, and forget the ACTUAL (and infinite) time dilation that would occur while you're in there. The Stupid is strong with this one. It's infuriating that the whole movie acts like it's toeing the line on physics (no warp drive, no sound in space, use of orbital mechanics, etc), but then slaps you across the face with complete scientific ignorance. Five minutes of Googling would've disproved the central concepts of this project, but I guess that was too much work. Nolan reveals himself as a fool who's absorbed just enough Science(y) Fiction to be dangerous, and sadly that's appealing to a bunch of people who share his ignorance. A thousand face palms and increased pessimism for the longevity of our species.… Expand

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norseJun 7, 2015

Wow - I am impressed. Nolan could not have made this worse if he tried. I never thought I'd see any SF movie worse than Prometheus, but this takes the cake. Your typical 11 year old (well, at least in my country, where we take educationWow - I am impressed. Nolan could not have made this worse if he tried. I never thought I'd see any SF movie worse than Prometheus, but this takes the cake. Your typical 11 year old (well, at least in my country, where we take education seriously) could point out the major flaws in the attempts at "science" in this movie, but even the drama suffers from implausible and inconsistent "deus ex machina" style constructs. I hope anyone who gave this more than a 0 got a hefty payoff from the publishers, otherwise I fear for the future of mankind.… Expand

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gromitNov 15, 2014

About an hour too long, the movie was pretty and well put together but completely spoilt by a script with so many plot holes as to make it cringeworthy, especially the last 40 minutes which dragged the movie from being average to subpar.

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Whiston532Dec 8, 2014

As a movie it's pretty good. Acting is solid and matthew mcconaughey is really good. Supporting cast was solid to really good. Music is great, it does a great job of capturing the scale Of e visuals and the ideas. The script is solid. NothingAs a movie it's pretty good. Acting is solid and matthew mcconaughey is really good. Supporting cast was solid to really good. Music is great, it does a great job of capturing the scale Of e visuals and the ideas. The script is solid. Nothing particularly amazing about the dialog, but it's far from weak.

Visuals are phenomenal, I didn't see it in IMAX and even then it looked impressive.

Now, here's the downside I feel. Throughout the movie there's a certain underlining mystery developing. Questions get asked and built up to a reveal. Now, admitidley I predicted the main surprise pretty early on, I don't feel like its all hat hard. But even then, how we get there should be the fun. And at first it does REALLY well. Then we get to the part where everything begins to reveal itself and... Yea.

I respect that this movie deals with theoretical science and things like that. But I feel like the ending was just a bunch of convoluted ideas patched together around a decent core plot line over the last 15 minutes or so. I know everyone has different tastes, but like 2001, I honestly think its just a bunch of random ideas strewn together and were ment to look at it and go "wow. It's so deep man" and because the director is (deservedly) one of the most respected directors of the time.

TLDR: It's a new 2001 A Space Odyssey. If you found some sort of deep meaning to it then you'll love this. If you didn't like it because it just seemed like a jumbled confusing and almost pretentious in a way ending. Then this won't change your mind.… Expand

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gfnyNov 23, 2014

This is a stream of consciousness movie which made me think the writer was insane. A mismosh of thoughts and ideas with no connection to each other. The sound of the dialogue was difficult to hear and the news is the movie was made thatThis is a stream of consciousness movie which made me think the writer was insane. A mismosh of thoughts and ideas with no connection to each other. The sound of the dialogue was difficult to hear and the news is the movie was made that way. Similar to the movie Gravity but much more of a jumble of ideas and thoughts. It tried to get it point across in a grueling 2 1/2 showing but I don't think any amount of time could save it.. If you liked the style of Gravity you may like it, if you didn't -- run. For me it was a waste of popcorn.… Expand

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FaceTheSlayerNov 10, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not a good movie. First of all it is too long, you could cut 1 hour of slow and meaningless conversations and still get basically the same movie. Then you have huge plot holes and scientific inaccuracies. Main character is an ex NASA pilot and he lives few hours oh driving from NASA headquarters without knowing it? And he is a farmer?
He travels through wormhole to other galaxy and still receives clips from his family. Taking off from earth is realistic, but then later they take off from other planets in a very small ship without rockets.
They are loosing precious time on that planet near black hole and talk gibberish for ten minutes that translates to years on earth. Main character travels to black hole, gets hit by some rocks, ejects himself and becomes a ghost powered by love. Too much? Not for Nolan. He can change his past by not sending coordinates, but he still sent them. And he somehow lives after traveling straight into black hole without explanation. Total nonsense. After watching this movie one could say that its message is about power of love, but you'll be better with some romantic comedy if you want that kind of a movie.… Expand

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colin_jackNov 29, 2014

I was expecting to enjoy this film but found it a massive letdown. The characters, other than the robots were dull and annoying, the script was terrible, and the soppy nonsense and preposterous oh so convenient and heart warming endingI was expecting to enjoy this film but found it a massive letdown. The characters, other than the robots were dull and annoying, the script was terrible, and the soppy nonsense and preposterous oh so convenient and heart warming ending detracted from everything that came before.… Expand

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iTheViewerNov 14, 2014

Unterstellar is an appropriate description of this movie. I could barely stay awake through substantial portions of it. Crying...docking...crying...docking. Yes, scene after scene of people crying - everyone gets a turn - I am totallyUnterstellar is an appropriate description of this movie. I could barely stay awake through substantial portions of it. Crying...docking...crying...docking. Yes, scene after scene of people crying - everyone gets a turn - I am totally serious. That adds up to about half an hour.

Then scene after scene of spacecraft docking - another half hour. Why? We're still watching docking scenes of plastic models in 2014? We have robots with AI strolling around in the movie, but to dock we need both Matthew M and Anne H using their little joysticks to dock? Really sad.

Then another half hour of joyless, dull Matt Damon clunking through the story - with no point to it whatsoever in the overall scheme of the movie. Was he a paid product placement? I don't get it.

It picked up at the end, but it's a very large meatball. Oh, I was at least hoping for some cutting edge visuals - nada.… Expand

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swingJan 13, 2015

Beyond belief and we are supposed to believe this. Nice performances, but it makes no sense, even for a sci fi fable. I had to leave 2/3 through. Yuck. The scenery was great and the images done well, but the story just was not believable..

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jayman69Nov 12, 2014

Too much time crunching and some very unbelievable events...I love space movies but sometimes less is best. 6.5 would be my score......metacritic should allow scores out of 100.

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lee020Nov 10, 2014

The general idea of the film is good, with the earth dying man needs to find a new home. However for me the director lost direction, in deciding what he wanted to do and ended up with a bit of a mess. The general story is there but the wayThe general idea of the film is good, with the earth dying man needs to find a new home. However for me the director lost direction, in deciding what he wanted to do and ended up with a bit of a mess. The general story is there but the way it is conveyed is a mess. It's almost like the first half of the film is a physics lesson, then the second half is an attempt to move it into a emotional drama. This would have been ok he he had remembered to stay within the realms of basic physics instead of introducing an unexplained paradox, and totally ignoring the theory of relativity in the final scenes that were so dominant at the start of the film.… Expand

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jkprince1283Nov 10, 2014

Interstellar had everything you needed to make a great movie. An interesting premise, exceptional production, and good acting. Unfortunately, the storyline really fell apart early for me.

For anyone who has ever seen "Terminator," there isInterstellar had everything you needed to make a great movie. An interesting premise, exceptional production, and good acting. Unfortunately, the storyline really fell apart early for me.

For anyone who has ever seen "Terminator," there is a time paradox in Interstellar that is similar to the one posed by Terminator. If you take into consideration the entirety of the "science" (the science as a whole seemed like somebody spent a little bit of time studying a few scientific principles behind wormholes, singularities, and possibly a bit of string theory and then embellished based on how the movie was meant to turn out), the time paradox is magnified a thousand-fold. Additionally, the writers/producers couldn't seem to make up their mind about whether the movie was about the power of science or the power of love.
There were certainly some interesting themes that were scientifically accurate (in theory), such as the relativity of time near a singularity. On the other hand, the filmmakers appear to have forgotten that the sheer force of gravity would crush a human or a ship long before they ever reached the event horizon of a singularity. Either that or the fact was conveniently ignored to add a measure of suspense in the end of the movie. I can't really go into any more detail about my problems with this film without creating an immense list of spoilers, so I'm just going to have to leave it there.… Expand

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keylockeDec 27, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. my first review on metacritic. yay. too bad it's on the negative side of things.. i mean to start, even though i'm a total scifi-nut, the general plot of the movie seemed nonsensical to me. first off : the dustbowl blight calamity seemed adoptable, even via today's technology, like adopting aquaponics and vertical urban farming systems on a massive scale to boost production and genetically engineer crops to be more blight resistant.

which is why the movie's main hook for selling us the "we aren't supposed to save this world, we're supposed to leave it" propaganda falls a bit flat. coz i think they should've chosen the "we leave this planet to explore space via our own choice, not because we have no other choice left" approach. which feels more apt. (or at the very least, cook up a more plausible earth-destroying calamity than crop blight.. lol)

then there's the wormholes left by seemingly benevolent aliens which gave humans this russian roulette-like options for survival instead of just pointing us at the right direction in the first place, as well as the gravitational relativistic time message sent by space dad inside a room in the blackhole prepped by aliens, were blatant examples of deus ex machina, which is just another lame way of saying "we ran out of plausible ideas, so here's some metaphysical/supernatural crap so we can just dumb it down to an emotional level"

besides, benevolent highly intelligent aliens going through all that round-about trouble seemed highly inefficient to me. if the nolan brothers were so adamant to put benevolent aliens in their plot, the very least they could've done is made them efficient. the problem is that benevolent highly intelligent aliens would probably just drop down on earth, learn basic human language, then write.. "build more aquaponic systems to solve your dustbowl crop blight problems.. stupid. here, take these blight resistant seeds and start planting.. adieu".. problem solved.

interstellar is like the recent equivalent of the movie "Contact", and stumbling upon the same lame metaphysical plot-hole of space dads. so it's kinda hard to recommend this movie other than for the "scientifically accurate" visual effects which the scientific community seems to be applauding it for..

anyways, is it so much to ask for a scifi movie where a "problem" is actually solved by plausible "solutions"?
i mean, it's scifi for chrissakes, a good chunk of the target audience tend to get quite cerebral on their tech musings, so if the problem-solution aspect isn't very interesting in the first place, then that should've given the nolan brothers the clue to rewrite it from a different angle.

so to top things off, after watching interstellar, the only wormhole that' was actually of great import was the flimsy connection between plot point A to plot point B.. it's like a whole new inception level of mind-numbing madness.… Expand

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TBallDec 22, 2015

Available on Amazon Prime, I'm glad I didn't pay to see this in the theater. Expecting great visuals, we instead get long shaky cam scenes that might as well have been Star Trek TV episodes of anonymous, red shirted crewmen bouncing off ofAvailable on Amazon Prime, I'm glad I didn't pay to see this in the theater. Expecting great visuals, we instead get long shaky cam scenes that might as well have been Star Trek TV episodes of anonymous, red shirted crewmen bouncing off of walls, space shots that we've all seen before and a very confused script. Any attempt to create tension was forced and tedious. My butt hurts. Totally boring mess of a film.… Expand

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egoBorderMar 26, 2019

It's hard to believe that Nolan could turn out such drivel. I think all the success went to his head, and clearly no one is challenging him. But this movie, despite a couple of inspired moments, will challenge the audience's suspension ofIt's hard to believe that Nolan could turn out such drivel. I think all the success went to his head, and clearly no one is challenging him. But this movie, despite a couple of inspired moments, will challenge the audience's suspension of disbelief. Not in terms of science, unfortunately, but as far as character motivations. Skip it.… Expand

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MovieViewMar 19, 2015

I don't know which film was the worse I seen. "Interstellar" or "Fifty Shades Of Gray". "Interstellar" was a long boring movie that delt with ....???? I defy anyone to explain this absolutely b.s. story line. And don't start with my IQ beingI don't know which film was the worse I seen. "Interstellar" or "Fifty Shades Of Gray". "Interstellar" was a long boring movie that delt with ....???? I defy anyone to explain this absolutely b.s. story line. And don't start with my IQ being so low. This movie was an insult to my IQ as I sat thru the entire movie constantly looking at my watch. Why I didn't walk out on this piece of crap is still a mystery to me. And what really is amazing is that the movie took in over $600 million dollars!!! Which means more of the same to come. The story line was completely over the top. Especially the "book case" scene near the end of the movie. I can't believe the high ratings this movie got. Walking to my car there were three woman and a guy going in the same direction. One of the woman asked me what I thought of it. I told them I though it was a piece of sh....! All three woman yelled "Yes!!!" and started in on the poor guy that was with them. A waste of three hours was one of the comments. I would never ever watch this movie again on dvd or add it to my dvd collection. Horrible, horrible movie.… Expand

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ahnehnoisNov 10, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's certainly a spectacle, and it's certainly complex, but being complex doesn't make it smart. The film's payoff is just stupid. Sure, the many errors in plausibility can be written off; science fiction has taken dramatic license before. But whatever is inside a black hole, a father sending gravity-based messages through time to his daughter is not it. Not literally, and not metaphorically, either. The real lesson to be learned from space travel is that humanity is a speck in the cosmos, not that emotional bonds between people can defy the laws of physics.

Beyond this central thematic failure, Interstellar is unsatisfying. The level of coincidence involved in Coop finding and being recruited into the mission defies logic. His motivations are never well developed, and the pithy observations of him and other characters are never earned. The other characters are even sketchier; and the bizarre Matt Damon cameo is ham-handed. And like his betrayal and the identity of the "ghost", important plot twists were telegraphed.

The obvious comparisons to Interstellar are Gravity (space-driven IMAX spectacle), Sunshine (astronauts rush to save the world), and Inception (weird mind-bendy pseudoscience). Interstellar fails to connect the audience to a character or create a coherent narrative the way Gravity does; in these regards, Nolan's reach exceeds his grasp. Compared to Sunshine, Interstellar fails to create a sense of tension or desperation, and fails to differentiate characters or explore their motivations. As much as I liked Interstellar's soaring moments, it has nothing to match Sunshine's death scenes. It's more comparable to Inception, but not quite as good as that. Like Inception, Interstellar is an example of trying to break the mold and tell a really earth-shattering story and failing, but Inception was at least more coherent as an action movie.

But I still gave Interstellar a 7, and I'd still rather see it than much of what Hollywood puts out. In the early going of its 3 hour runtime, it's exciting when you still don't know what's about to happen. I liked Hans Zimmer's fascinatingly off-beat score, and when swells in the music met cool visuals, I was able to set aside the nonsensical plot for a minute. The score gets repetitive, and so do Michael Caine's admonitions about going gentle into the night, but I still find them moving.

And I think that's my final verdict on this movie, with its moving images and nonsensical message, I'd say it's a very bad story, but a pretty good audiovisual poem.… Expand

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DOUGKNov 19, 2014

Nothing in this movie makes any sense even on the level of science fiction. It is a complete waste of time. If they had advisers with scientific knowledge, who were they?

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lancekozNov 22, 2014

Hey kids! Let's make a movie... I have a famous director and several top 'pretty' actors, and a few aging actors of good reputation. I have millions to spend on loud, visually explosive effects. Oh, wait.... oh never mind, who needs a writerHey kids! Let's make a movie... I have a famous director and several top 'pretty' actors, and a few aging actors of good reputation. I have millions to spend on loud, visually explosive effects. Oh, wait.... oh never mind, who needs a writer when you have all this cool stuff?

This was long, dreary, disjointed, non-sensical... trying to jerk every string without any real emotional weight. It blatantly stole from every major sci-fi movie, from Forbidden Planet thru 2001 to Contact and synthesized nothing much original (and a nod to a PBS doc about the Dust Bowl thrown in for some reason). Instead of developing any real passion, it used disturbingly tight camera-work, loud noise, crying and breathlessly whispered voices to try and make us feel for the surprisingly wooden acting. I'll give it a 2 just for having some decent rocket-launch footage (borrowed from NASA).… Expand

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kubrickianNov 16, 2014

I knew this movie would crash and burn with the Kubrickian fanboy-ism of Nolan with the diametrically worst of dude actors that should've been quarantined in the 20th century actors McConahay-hay hay. Honestly I walked out 3/4ths of the wayI knew this movie would crash and burn with the Kubrickian fanboy-ism of Nolan with the diametrically worst of dude actors that should've been quarantined in the 20th century actors McConahay-hay hay. Honestly I walked out 3/4ths of the way through. Yes I've read the best Sci-fi books like Forever War, Childhood's End, etc. but in reality Nolan would be better suited for a Space Opera like Battlefield Earth. Show us what giant blue gorillas look like instead of a Travolta inspired 80's hair band version.

And Nolan, it's really time to dump your stable of non-likable actors and get some fresh faces.… Expand

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silveradoNov 30, 2014

I thought Interstellar was the 2014 answer to Stanley Cubrick's 2001, A Space Odyssey, but it was a far cry from it. Interstellar is not the existential journey of mankind to a new habitat, instead its a Hollywoodian tearjerker based uponI thought Interstellar was the 2014 answer to Stanley Cubrick's 2001, A Space Odyssey, but it was a far cry from it. Interstellar is not the existential journey of mankind to a new habitat, instead its a Hollywoodian tearjerker based upon fake sentiments with just outer space as scenery.… Expand

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emirbudMar 17, 2015

Run away! This is bad. It is so bad, it almost overflowed and became the best movie ever made. I'll never look at my bookshelf the same way again, knowing there's a black hole behind it. So, the people in this movie traveled to far galaxies,Run away! This is bad. It is so bad, it almost overflowed and became the best movie ever made. I'll never look at my bookshelf the same way again, knowing there's a black hole behind it. So, the people in this movie traveled to far galaxies, mastered gravity, time, and space, but still had to leave the Earth because of wheat cold, which the corn started to catch. That robot is the only thing about this movie I liked. Everything else is pure garbage. The plot, the sci fi, the length, the screenplay, special effects, all of it sucked way more than a super massive black hole. I need some protection, and hereby I'm trying to provide protection to whoever is reading. Do not watch!!!… Expand

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sharks1947Nov 7, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When ever a director makes some good independent movies they give him unlimited funds to make whatever he wants. Nolan has reached that point where they would green light pretentious junk that he writes. Over long at 169 min should lose the studio a large chunk of change.… Expand

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BenardenNov 14, 2014

Boring / Tedious " walk - Out" material

- Lacks plot, directing, editing/ /script/ sound;
Michael Cane, MCconnely et all are wasted in this long,tedious mess.
Absolute "Walk-Out " material
Save your $$ of something worthwhile.

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zeyadDec 4, 2014

a colossal disappointment .... stick to memento-like stuff, Nolan..or quit...the whole vision of the movie is childish and unimaginative....so many plot holes...

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Wesp5Nov 11, 2014

This movie was a big dissappointment! A ridiculous setting and a ridiculous solution, both not explained enough to be taken as seriously as the movie takes itself. Inbetween a boring waste of time with dozends of plotholes, but at least aThis movie was a big dissappointment! A ridiculous setting and a ridiculous solution, both not explained enough to be taken as seriously as the movie takes itself. Inbetween a boring waste of time with dozends of plotholes, but at least a cool little twist near the ending. The Nolans are trying so hard to do their 2001 that the only explanation I can think of for the stupid robot design is that it should remind us of the monolith!… Expand

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klogdApr 4, 2015

I thought the movie would be somewhat Hard Science Fiction, and the first half of the movie is definitely done that way. But then a little over halfway through all of that goes out the window as one completely ridiculous scene after anotherI thought the movie would be somewhat Hard Science Fiction, and the first half of the movie is definitely done that way. But then a little over halfway through all of that goes out the window as one completely ridiculous scene after another unfolds itself. And what started as a believable story now has anyone with even a basic knowledge/interest in physics/astronomy cringe like their life depended on it.

Even so.. Despite thinking this was going to be hard science fiction.. I don't mind fantasy being unrealistic, over the top or outright silly. After all I'm a huge Doctor Who fan. Disregarding the bad physics, the movie is still ruined by the plot holes, slow and ultimately nonsensical story progression.… Expand

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jimjim44Nov 17, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. there is nothing ground breaking about this movie that Star Trek didnt do first and better. the music is so load that you can not hear the actors 1/3 of the time. there is to many things that just happen thats not very realistic. example cooper is the only man for this mission but no one even bothered to look for him even though he lived a few miles away. its not like the human race is at stake or anything. the move is only average at best.… Expand

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kalyanaramanNov 9, 2014

Useless movie, the people who had recently gone thro the movie gravity would have a similar expectation, which could have totally failed. In fact the first half of the movie is so boring, we are unable to sit in the chairs to watch it. TheUseless movie, the people who had recently gone thro the movie gravity would have a similar expectation, which could have totally failed. In fact the first half of the movie is so boring, we are unable to sit in the chairs to watch it. The second half of the movie is so confusion with graphics that viewer is brought to a condition of viewing a science documentary. The fiction is boring with lot of loose ends, Direction is very poor, you can compare a telugu movie of yester years.
Indian audiance is so bored to see masala movies, with the taste of some good english science fiction movie in the recent time, this movie had completely failed its expecatation. Interstallar is a complete failure.… Expand

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dougaussieDec 10, 2014

The first 50 minutes of this movie was boring, I could have missed it, I kept waiting for the movie to start, then when it started it limped. Ocean planet cool, Frozen planet cool, then we get the black hole time vortex stuff and then that'sThe first 50 minutes of this movie was boring, I could have missed it, I kept waiting for the movie to start, then when it started it limped. Ocean planet cool, Frozen planet cool, then we get the black hole time vortex stuff and then that's it. They spend an hour boring you at the start and then the end its: oh your daughter is about to die but we built this superspaceship thing, then cut to lonely girl on planet and you don't even see him land in his ship. What were Caines last words I couldn't even hear some of the jibberish above the music. Sorry guys this movie sucks.… Expand

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sabrinamousaMay 11, 2017

this is the worst movie i have ever seen in my life. i downloaded it for free but i am still pissed off that i wasted 2 hours of my time. i want to go to the director and spit in his face as many times as i can until i die of dehydration.

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henriquertOct 8, 2018

Worst audio mixing in the history of movies. I gave up instantly and didn't even watch the movie. It could be a great movie, who knows, but this "bold and adventurous" move ruined it for me.

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pittuDec 13, 2014

Interstellar promised well, but ended up being a confused pile of concepts that the author clearly couldn't handle. Simpy put, it did NOT deliver.
The movie tries to capture the watchers and get them emotional by adding to the mix elementsInterstellar promised well, but ended up being a confused pile of concepts that the author clearly couldn't handle. Simpy put, it did NOT deliver.
The movie tries to capture the watchers and get them emotional by adding to the mix elements like love, family and humanity.
Basically, once again, it's the usual American movie where someone - American of course - will save the world.… Expand

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SchroederRockMar 24, 2015

Few movies can match both the intelligence and imagination brought forth by Interstellar, which I found has everything I could ever want in a movie. Not a moment goes by that feels overly bland or useless - quite the feat given the 2 hrs. 50Few movies can match both the intelligence and imagination brought forth by Interstellar, which I found has everything I could ever want in a movie. Not a moment goes by that feels overly bland or useless - quite the feat given the 2 hrs. 50 minutes total runtime. Interstellar does carry a lot of science and theories that are used throughout the film to make sense of what is happening. This gives a lot of creative license to Christopher Nolan, who progresses the story through creativity without ejecting audiences uncontrollably. The great thing about Nolan's approach in Interstellar is that we can't really say for sure he's right or wrong, because the movie operates on existing facts and theories in regards to space and time. But what really anchors this movie is the sentiment of relationships - of how love is an immeasurable force that has yet to be quantified or measured in any meaningful way. And, without using dialogue or narration, the "5th dimension" experience later in the movie is somewhat explained by the final seconds of the film (not a spoiler) - something I think people could have missed on a first pass. If you loved Gravity, you're like to praise Interstellar ten-fold.… Expand

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BarnyMar 26, 2021

How to make a non-sense movie, step 1: the first premise of your movie is that people only grow corn in a world dried up with frequent dust storms... step 2: solar cells powering up an entire barn, and hacking wirelessly a military droneHow to make a non-sense movie, step 1: the first premise of your movie is that people only grow corn in a world dried up with frequent dust storms... step 2: solar cells powering up an entire barn, and hacking wirelessly a military drone which stayed 10 years in the air to fly it with a track pad... going through the rest of the movie without cringing is an exercise in self inflicted pain given the frequency of plot-holes and non-sense. I truly think those who liked this movie don't really understand that sci-fi doesn't mean fantasy.… Expand

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OrmanDec 14, 2014

You have to have good hearing to watch this movie. Even with my hearing aids in, I missed 70% of the conversations, which was 90% of the movie. In my view, the editor really screwed up! So I pretty much watched it as a silent movie. That isYou have to have good hearing to watch this movie. Even with my hearing aids in, I missed 70% of the conversations, which was 90% of the movie. In my view, the editor really screwed up! So I pretty much watched it as a silent movie. That is my justification for the low score.… Expand

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TheQuietGamerApr 9, 2015

The most compelling sci-fi movie in years. The emotional resonance is astounding. I cared about what was going one. I felt the pain the characters felt. I saw the underlying current of hope throughout the entire thing. It's an incredible featThe most compelling sci-fi movie in years. The emotional resonance is astounding. I cared about what was going one. I felt the pain the characters felt. I saw the underlying current of hope throughout the entire thing. It's an incredible feat to keep viewers completely hooked, interested, and entertained for almost 3 hours regardless of the form of entertainment. "Interstellar" does just that.

By far the greatest strength the movie has is that it plays with so many complicated scientific theories at once, while simultaneously making it simple and easy to comprehend for viewers. Time-travel, black holes, worm holes, 5th dimensions, and more. The movie uses just about everything and yet outside of some particularly grand ideas right at the end I never felt even the slightest bit confused about what Nolan was getting at. This is coming from someone who has never read into any of these topics.

While these scientific theories are presented in an easy to understand manner they do not lose any of their depth. That is a monumental achievement. Nolan shows us just how talented he is. He also creates one of the most gripping films I've ever seen.

I give "Interstellar" a 9.9/10.… Expand

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codayopMar 5, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I would like to start by saying I have done nothing but blow smoke up this films backside from day one. It seemed like an eternity from the first online Nolan rumblings to the cinema release, which is ironic because time doesn't actually exist! :/
The wait was more than worth it thus I continue to blow smoke up this films backside.

Aside from an ageing, dithering Michael Caine, the cast were, er, cast perfectly. Matthew McConaughey plays a blinder. He has kind of fallen into being typecast a little, his characters seem to be all based on late 20th Century Texan cowboys, kind of "yee haw" -ing and such. Not a bad thing, just saying. The emotions he projects were stunning and I fail to see why some reviews have ripped him apart for this.
I understand why some reviewers don't agree with how good this film is, as its a kind of Marmite film. To some this was over the top ridiculousness that made no sense.
To me it was the complete opposite. Why? - I'm yet to be able to explain it without sounding like a hippy that had been left in the desert to go mad! Fundamentally, the way it explains time and dimension hit a chord with me. I get where the film wants us to go.
I have read a few articles on how the black hole Gargantua defies all current theories and that the time scales depicted when going back and forth simply do not add up - so what, its a movie, its not supposed to rewrite the four laws of thermodynamics or try to win a Nobel Prize in physics - the best it could hope for is an Oscar. And it did, just one, which makes me happy as, if it cleared up, like the hideous Gravity did, it fear it would have fallen into the commercial cheapness of film history.
Thankfully, it didn't break box office records, it upset a lot of critics and it confused the **** out of most who watched it, result in my book!
A grower that will have fanboys creaming themselves for years.

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StarmanDXAug 13, 2016

Solid sci-fi film, but I didn't think it as mind-blowing as many reviews say. The drama felt a bit forced, and personally the robots were my favorite characters. Great soundtrack.

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drlowdonDec 4, 2014

Set in the near future with the last remnants of the human race living on a dying Earth a select team are sent on a dangerous mission to find a habitable planet before it's too late.

I've always been a fan of Nolan's work and this isSet in the near future with the last remnants of the human race living on a dying Earth a select team are sent on a dangerous mission to find a habitable planet before it's too late.

I've always been a fan of Nolan's work and this is arguably his most ambitious and epic (close to 3 hours) work to date. A number of the scenes are certainly spectacular and there are plenty of clever ideas but in the end it just doesn't quite all come together like his best films, such as Memento, The Dark Knight or Inception. A good watch but not Nolan has made better movies.… Expand

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erikmc12Jun 5, 2015

Dear Nolan, we understood it very well: you love Gnosticism, you love Gnosticism, you love Gnosticism, you love Gnosticism, you love Gnosticism......:P

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jeanphiltOct 18, 2016

It's a good a father/daughter relationship movie but a poor sci-fi movie.
As a father of 2 girls, I was quite moved but the story failed to respect science.
This movie reminded me of Contact with Jodie Foster, a film that marked my childhood.

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PontificatorJan 31, 2015

A fine film filled with heavy drama and great acting, then accented with killer special effects, there isn’t too that can be said about it that isn’t positive. It takes you on a journey not only into space, but into our own humanity as well…A fine film filled with heavy drama and great acting, then accented with killer special effects, there isn’t too that can be said about it that isn’t positive. It takes you on a journey not only into space, but into our own humanity as well… and delivers eight (8) busted blocks just in time to save us all.… Expand

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kevtheobaldApr 30, 2015

Interstellar is movie just for science fiction fans. I think to your average movie viewer this is going to be kind dull. It is a pretty movie, good actors, but the pacing is sluggish at times and the story kind of goes off the rails for most people.

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MetaVinceApr 2, 2015

This movie was amazing. I didn't see it in the movies, would have been even better. I think Nolan blended the science and actually made it simple to understand (despite its complexity). One of my favorite movies ever.

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BasilZeroMay 2, 2015

Interstellar is an amazing Sci-Fi movie. Aside from its slow start - the movie ends up in space most of the storyline. An amazing cast of characters and storyline moments with a fantastic sound track from Hans Zimmer himself - this makes oneInterstellar is an amazing Sci-Fi movie. Aside from its slow start - the movie ends up in space most of the storyline. An amazing cast of characters and storyline moments with a fantastic sound track from Hans Zimmer himself - this makes one of the best movies Nolan has made. Like the Inception the feels and the plot really makes a audience member connect with the characters.… Expand

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chugheadNov 24, 2014

Dr Who has a makeover! Hollywood Science has certainly been twisted by going religious about the supernatural making Paradise in space exists like heaven. This was more like a 'Gravity' ripoff pt 2 extended version, but with a lot moreDr Who has a makeover! Hollywood Science has certainly been twisted by going religious about the supernatural making Paradise in space exists like heaven. This was more like a 'Gravity' ripoff pt 2 extended version, but with a lot more thinking involved to try and blow your mind and make you intelligent, failed attempt which makes you go, huh!.… Expand

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SephetDec 8, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is ridiculous. I was hoping to see a serious, decent movie about space and interstellar travels, not some bad written fantasy crap. This movie is the perfect example of a terrible script backed by money. The main plot is that the Earth is becoming inhabitable and humans are forced to find another planet to call their home. But what exactly is happening to Earth? There's no explanation anywhere in the movie, it's like "hey there's some plagues attacking our crops and dust storms so we're leaving the planet", that's all. Interstellar is full of plot holes. First, the only reason the protagonist goes to space is because some "poltergeist" haunting his house gave him the coordinates to NASA's facilities. By the end of the movie you'll find that the poltergeist is he in the future, in another dimension. So the whole sequence of events only happen because after it happened he could make it happen.That's nonsense. The hero enters a black hole, goes to another dimension where he could contact the past luring his old self into the space trip, and then appears near Jupiter floating all by himself and gets rescued by other humans.. A black hole is a colossal ammount of mass bound together by gravity, so strong that not even light can escape it. Anything that goes near it will be utterly destroyed. But scew science. Secondly, three people went to space, then suddenly another astronaut appears on the mission from nowhere just to die a few minutes later. Seriously, I don't understand this movie's mostly positive reviews.… Expand

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RickAucoinJan 31, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First, just to get it out of the way, yes, the science is really rather bad. Both the "big" science (things like wormholes and black holes) and the "small" science (things like inertia and other basic physics in space). The rest of the movie isn't bad, but it also isn't that great. The worst part is the audio. The movie suffers from the same problem most current movies have: far too loud music, far too quiet dialogue.
When the big reveal finally happens, the BIG plot twist comes out, the dialogue is so garbled between a dying Michael Caine and a weeping Adult Murph you'll be lucky to understand one word out of 10. And this is the most critical scene in the entire movie? Nolan couldn't manage to get the audio people to make it understandable?
When you're wishing for subtitles just so you can understand what people are saying you know the movie did a crap job on audio.
They also did a terrible job on general exposition. One third of the way through the movie and I'm having to go to Wikipedia to read up on the general plot summary so my wife and I could understand that "Gargantua" (really, "Gargantua"?? Is that really what you want to name the black hole? Is that your final answer, Nolan??) was a black hole and not the wormhole.
The movie probably looked awesome in IMAX. But... big deal.… Expand

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Jack97May 5, 2016

The premise of Interstellar is very interesting. The simple fact that we where promised astronauts travelling through a wormhole to another galaxy fascinated me with it's possibilities and it delivered big time on that front. The visualThe premise of Interstellar is very interesting. The simple fact that we where promised astronauts travelling through a wormhole to another galaxy fascinated me with it's possibilities and it delivered big time on that front. The visual effects are some of the best I've ever seen in a SCI-FI movie, truly breathtaking. The sense of exploration and wonder was executed brilliantly.… Expand

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BananafishApr 17, 2021

I love 2001: A Space Odyssey and thought-provoking science fiction movies, but this is one sadly fell tremendously short. This is Hollywood A-liters spouting nonsensical scientific gibberish, while inhabiting a ridiculous and predictableI love 2001: A Space Odyssey and thought-provoking science fiction movies, but this is one sadly fell tremendously short. This is Hollywood A-liters spouting nonsensical scientific gibberish, while inhabiting a ridiculous and predictable plot, overacting, and accompanied by the worst music "score" (if you can call it that) ever created. Interstellar runs about 2 hours 45 minutes too long. If time is relative, could I have mine back, please?… Expand

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fukery3Dec 15, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Huh, I come home and I find that my watch isn't working possibly. The most logical conclusion is that trans-dimensional Matthew McConaughey is sending me data on gravitational singularities in morse code...

Also, wuv is a dimension.

And I'm not even going to go into all the scientific **** ups they managed. Although, at the end of the day, the artistic liscense taken wasn't too glaring.

This movie had a lot of missteps that ruined it for me. Matthew McConaughey came off as a registered sex offender as opposed to a loving dad. His scientist daughter reminded me of Denise Richards the nuclear scientist from "The World is Not Enough" only not nearly as attractive. Also Matt Damon. And he's a cowardly pragmatic. Because in Hollywood, all pragmatics=Hitler. AND STOP ****ING CRYING EVERYBODY ALL THE ****ING TIME, JESUS ****ING CHRIST.

This would be a god awful movie if it weren't for some awesome cinematography. The slow piano playing to the capsule over Saturn is breathtaking. The black hole's gravitational lensing effects are stunning and from what I understand fairly accurate; two scientific papers are getting written up based on the lensing portrayed.

But the soundtrack: sucked
Acting: sucked
Plot: sucked
Plot Devices (magical vegetation blight): sucked
Filler (chasing a drone?): sucked
Character development: sucked
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Bo33yAug 21, 2015

Enter Stella otherwise Murphy's Law of relativity for causing the wormhole people to save mankind and produce more corn.

What have I just wasted over two and half hours watching? This show having the most ludicrous of explanationsEnter Stella otherwise Murphy's Law of relativity for causing the wormhole people to save mankind and produce more corn.

What have I just wasted over two and half hours watching? This show having the most ludicrous of explanations concerning wormholes ever possibly imagined. Throughout there was frequent references to Gravity, however there was little gravity seen, mountains in the sky. Yep those sky mountains watching that awful CGI planet, and what about the other tsunami planet, I mean come on where is the gravity? Love an emotion that is not quanitfiable. I suppose anger, fear and the rest are also lost in other singularities. The wormhole people created a wormhole in our solar system right on top of Saturn, but that planet was still in our solar system and wormhole had multiple holes? What happened with the ejector seat, come on space debris rip his shuttle a new one, but than he ejects? No genomes were used to store any other species, like come on cows for food? No only some corny embryo's. What was up with the Indian solar drone running on solar power in flight for a decade through the dust storms, it must have nested somewhere else? The dust storms which rained down dust, near water, the river. The dust storms are spawning not next to deserts have killed all other life except for some Americans, but where are all the other insects and animals? The time remained after passing through the wormhole but departed when landing on other planets?

Absolute corniness a couple of points for the TARS robots and any space craft, the only things that were worth passing this time.… Expand

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MeritCobaSep 11, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Coopers teen daughter Murph cracks the code send by a mysterious five dimensional entity with the use of gravity to reveal the location of a secret underground base that Nasa is operating in the outback of the United States.
Unbeknownst to the locals Nasa has been launching covert interstellar missions in the shape of massive rockets through a wormhole that appeared of the starboard bow of Saturn. This answers a question Cooper has about where his taxes are going, for the US no longer maintains an army to gobble up the taxpayers money, which is what taxes are for apparently. Except maybe for the education which is denied to Coopers son. He makes an excellent farmer, just like his dad, and therefore does not need to go to college. You see, humanity is suffering from a rampant food shortage and on the brink of starvation, so farmers have become very important and they do not require advanced astrophysics to till their crops..

About fifty minutes of the movie have now been used up to make it abundantly clear that the planet has been turned into a world wide equivalent of the dust bowl and humanity is in dire straits. To make sure we will not forget the movie will get back on this time and again with scenes that are filled with massive dust clouds. Which is handy as this will certainly have saved on production costs.

Now fate has it that Nasa is one astronaut short and Cooper happens to be an excellent astronaut next to being an excellent farmer, which is very convenient, especially because he happens to arrive just in time to hitch a ride. So he is duly assigned to pilot the spacecraft that will be going through the wormhole to settle one of the twelve planets that have been discovered. Or actually one of three, for those are the ones most promising and in fact the only ones they received data from.

The tale is by now long enough as we are a freaking 90 minutes in and this is still all to set the scene, so we going to distort time and speed up things. Just like time is distorted by the massive black hole that apparently is near all these worlds.

One has humongous big waves that kills the explorer that sent the promising data that wasn't actually promising data cause it was just initial data that was repeated over and over and therefore not the data they got, but the data they did get, but didn't get in hindsight. This they discover after they land on the planet, right between the monstrous waves and totally missing them big waves during their en-route flight and only noticing them the moment they are overwhelmed by them. Touche.

Meanwhile the spacecraft have morphed themselves into the flyers from star trek, for while they needed a massive rocket to get off earth, this is no longer required to get off the other planets.. Which is handy for it is unlikely that them planets have a hidden Nasa base with the required rockets. Although I wouldn't be surprised if they did have one.

Next is an ice cold planet where Matt Damon lives, a brilliant scientist and homicidal madman who attempts to kill Cooper by having him suffocate in the not-so-benevolent atmosphere but manages only to kill the token negro by rigging his broken robot pal with explosives that are the standard equipment that Nasa sends along with their explorers(you never know what you might need to blow to smithereens). It detonates when the token negro tries to repair the bot.
Incidentally Cooper merely survives suffocation by finding back his communicator, which is the size of a dollar coin and which Mad Matt has thrown into the frozen wasteland, so Cooper can call out to Anne Hathaway to come and save him.

Matt meanwhile escapes with another spacecraft to the mother spacecraft, manages to damage it and kill himself in the process. Or actually the mothership ejects Matt and his spacecraft in a violent manner thus causing it to wreck itself. Then Cooper saves the mothership from burning up in the planets atmosphere.

Are you still there?

Cooper then misleads Anne to go the third and last planet where her love interest lives, while Cooper throws himself and his robot buddy into the black hole where the five dimensional entities have created a three dimensional construction that allows Cooper to communicate with his teen daughter Murph initially and then the adult version of his daughter later on by using gravity to send her the black hole meta data back through time that allows her to save humanity from extinction.

Cooper is saved from his predicament and, after having taken leave from his now granny daughter Murph, steps in a spacecraft
that might or might not be on it's way to join Anne, who is on that other planet where her love interest has just died, so she is now available for Cooper to breed with.

I expected at every moment that it would be revealed that it was all the dream of a drunken drugcrazed schizoid maniac.

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owen445xApr 6, 2015

Good movie, pretty long and in-depth and I liked the science that was used with how the space ships were docking and space travel was conducted. Graphics were great and the planets were very intuitive.

Don't read past this, spoiler. IGood movie, pretty long and in-depth and I liked the science that was used with how the space ships were docking and space travel was conducted. Graphics were great and the planets were very intuitive.

Don't read past this, spoiler.

I believe if you just let the story happen then it's great, but to me I just had a hard time with the timelines. He was telling himself how to start his journey while being in the future to alter his past. Well his original timeline would never have been affected by him since they would never of had found the NASA building to begin with. I could understand if they received some kind of message from (them) and started this journey that took to long for him to be with his family, and he then altered his past in the timeline to create a new timeline that he altered since he already achieved getting to the black hole.

But, like I stated earlier, if you just watch it for being a movie.. it's pretty good.… Expand

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davidpiksiMar 21, 2015

One of the best movies I have ever seen. The music, the special effects, the story, the characters and the acting is all really, really good. And it is all based on real science. If you pay attention during the movie, you will most likelyOne of the best movies I have ever seen. The music, the special effects, the story, the characters and the acting is all really, really good. And it is all based on real science. If you pay attention during the movie, you will most likely understand it.… Expand

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peterbDec 9, 2014

The film sounds interesting, but don’t be fooled: it is boring, disappointing, and very long. Such a bad cast of actors, and such a bad script! Some sort of dodgy unconvincing quantum physics documentary meets half-baked family drama.

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jdotjdot7Dec 22, 2014

I went to see this movie after all the hype... It was pretty bad. First off, let's just ignore all the **** science and plot holes and just go straight into the awful music. The music is always present in the movie, it's largely always theI went to see this movie after all the hype... It was pretty bad. First off, let's just ignore all the **** science and plot holes and just go straight into the awful music. The music is always present in the movie, it's largely always the same track, and many times it is so loud that you can't even hear what the people are saying. The story is made up of a bunch of sub-stories that are fairly fragmented, predictable, and boring. This is also an extremely long movie, it seems like every aspect is drawn out for no reason at all and you'll find yourself asking, "When does it END!?"

Now, lets get into this ridiculous movie. (SPOILERS AHEAD! BUT, if you want the just of it, the science in the movie is about as realistic as Star Wars)

Avoiding the "fifth dimensional beings thing" here is a list of ridiculousness that I noticed:

1. It requires a gigantic amount of thrust to propel the initial space craft into orbit, yet, the first planet they go to has 130% of Earth's Gravity and they take off from it with no problem at all.

2. The planets they are searching for have no star. They have a black hole and a neutron star, both of which are not really able to emit the light necessary for human survival.

3. How in the world can it be easier to colonize an entirely new planet completely starting from scratch than to figure out a way to fix the problems on Earth? They obviously had water and gas, plenty of resources, they had ridiculously advanced robots, and yet the entire human race is brought to its knees and somehow our technology is capable of colonizing a new planet rather than fixing the few issues on the current one.

4. Yeah... they are sitting directly outside the event horizon of a black hole. Just because you are outside of the event horizon doesn't make you safe. The event horizon is where LIGHT can not escape anymore, if this little space craft needed a three stage rocket to escape Earth's gravity there is no way that that little space craft could resist the extremely gigantic pull of the black hole.

5. They completely "sci-fi fantasied" the black hole. Apparently, the black hole is a portal to a pocket of space in which an infinite amount of realities exist laid out in order relative to time (simulating how it would be if we could experience time as a physical dimension). Obviously, this is a very old trope in sci-fi movies that a black hole is a portal to an alternate dimension... Boring as well as ridiculous

6. In the alternate part of the story, apparently the protagonist comes up with a way to defy gravity. Yup.

Overall, I went into the movie being led to believe it was a semi-realistic space film and ended up with a ridiculous sci-fi fantasy film with awful audio and a boring plot.… Expand

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AijixeSep 27, 2015

Interstellar is a science fiction epic that challenges even 2001 with its scope and ambition; never before have I seen a film so intelligent yet dramatic to the point where I'm on the verge of tears at its conclusion.

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RobbyPNov 14, 2014

Doesn't make a whole lot of sense when you actually start to think about it. Numerous plot holes, bloated, and self important. I'd give it less of a rating but the visuals are great and the acting is great, so they didn't get everythingDoesn't make a whole lot of sense when you actually start to think about it. Numerous plot holes, bloated, and self important. I'd give it less of a rating but the visuals are great and the acting is great, so they didn't get everything wrong. But people fall all over themselves to praise anything Nolan touches so it has a good score. I usually like his films, but this was nothing spectacular.

And by the way, anyone who says the "science" is remotely believable is wrong. If you've taken any sort of quantum physics you will know that, as Nolan said, he may have consulted scientists regarding the film, but he sure as hell didn't listen to them. I could have let that slide because that wasn't one of the main reasons I wasn't impressed with this film, but people keep going on about how plausible the science in this movie is. Wrong.… Expand

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GetReelNov 8, 2014

I'll make this as clear as possible: The movie was very slow and the plot had many holes (not to mention convoluted). This film was not nearly as good as many reviewers are claiming. Compare a film like this to great films like Gladiator,I'll make this as clear as possible: The movie was very slow and the plot had many holes (not to mention convoluted). This film was not nearly as good as many reviewers are claiming. Compare a film like this to great films like Gladiator, Good Fellas or even something closer like the recent Gravity... and it doesn't really hold a candle. Obviously the graphics (cgi) were good when they were on the screen, but take it from me, it's not worth 3 hours of your precious time.… Expand

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Dragon_FlyApr 1, 2015

This is an incredible movie that can be rated above 10. The way it displays the ongoing battle with the Left vs. Right Paradigm is stunning and how Men continue to undermine the intuition of Women and their role in facilitating andThis is an incredible movie that can be rated above 10. The way it displays the ongoing battle with the Left vs. Right Paradigm is stunning and how Men continue to undermine the intuition of Women and their role in facilitating and sustaining life. It also emphasizes that men have a role in focusing on the physical hard work of life and they have a responsibility to defend and/or rescue the people and things that they cherish at all costs.

This movie is the Rosetta Stone to all people who have yet to understand the meaning of love and compassion for everyone.… Expand

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k3shJan 18, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, I'm not really sure why people are getting over-excited about this movie - is it because of Nolan or in-depth sci-fi element in the plot. Some even say the movie is complicated which not many people can understand.

From what I can gather and putting aside the sci-fi wow effect, it's all about human's survival of the fittest nature shown through each characters. That's the main drive force of the movie.

Nolan put a lot of effort in making every scene count and important thus explains why the length -trust me it's still interesting though. However, the film's actual excitement is only kicking off when Cooper's journey into the black hole.

Talking about Coop, Matthew's performance was top-notch.

I have seen people praise on how beautiful the outer-space portrayal, I think they never seen the movie Gravity before.

In the end, it's probably an almost realistic portrayal of outer-space exploration from to end to end along with some space/time theory explanation. The time relativity scene (HUGE tsunami scene) was a bomb though.… Expand

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qwerty8883Feb 20, 2015

I understand quantum physics, astronomy and particle physics. I didnt want to leave my knowledge behind when i watched this film but something made me. The film is very compelling from start to finish just like 2001. People criticise thisI understand quantum physics, astronomy and particle physics. I didnt want to leave my knowledge behind when i watched this film but something made me. The film is very compelling from start to finish just like 2001. People criticise this film for its unrealistic content and yet they watch a film like 2001 and think its a classic. This Film will end up in 30 years time being regarded as the same sort of film that broke all the rules. The one thing i would say is that the mumbling annoyed me at first but the more i watched the more i cared less about it. Again parallels between 2001s lack of speech and this movies "mumbling" can be made. Baring The Dark Knight (and this is disputable) this film is by far the best film the director has made!… Expand

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ScribeHardDec 2, 2014

To dive into the flaws of the film is to dive headfirst down a slippery slope. There are plot/story/writing issues – holes, if you must – throughout the film. It isn’t the details of those issues that concern me so much as it is what theyTo dive into the flaws of the film is to dive headfirst down a slippery slope. There are plot/story/writing issues – holes, if you must – throughout the film. It isn’t the details of those issues that concern me so much as it is what they represent: an abandonment of, even a disregard for, solid storytelling in the name of stunning visuals and deafening sound (at times loud enough to drown out dialogue). Most disappointing is that the film demands you respect its intellectualism, yet treats you as stupid at the same time.

There is enough impressive stuff in Interstellar to make it worth watching. But at three flawed hours, one trip into this deep space is enough.… Expand

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jeanrenoir13Dec 24, 2014

Preposterously overrated movie. 2001 was a work of genius, because Kubrick himself was an authentic artistic genius. Christopher Nolan is merely a creator of dumb, empty spectacle. Comparing Interstellar to 2001 is like comparing Stephen KingPreposterously overrated movie. 2001 was a work of genius, because Kubrick himself was an authentic artistic genius. Christopher Nolan is merely a creator of dumb, empty spectacle. Comparing Interstellar to 2001 is like comparing Stephen King to Dostoevsky. The characters are shallow and vapid. The script is a collection of dumb cliches about family and love guaranteed to rope in the multiplex crowd. The score is strident and bombastic. Etc. Interstellar is the exact OPPOSITE of 2001 in every way, on every level--a stupid Hollywood crowd pleaser appealing to both shallow sci-fi and video game brains, instead of a profound mockery of the pretensions of sci-fi and scientific rationalism itself in the face of the unknowable chaos of the universe in 2001. Kubrick merely used Arthur C. Clarke in order to make fun of his kind of enthusiasm for and overconfidence in human rational understanding. Interstellar is right down on Arthur C. Clarke's level. No wonder it will be a much bigger hit than 2001 was, since 2001 naturally truly baffled people when it came out, whereas Intstellar provides a sort of momentary sense of disorientation while ending Hollywood style in a dumb "explanation" of it all, not to mention ending with the idiotic combo of the hero completing his "quest" AND fulfilling the inevitable Hollywood "love" theme, all in one dumb gesture. Contrast that ending with Kubrick's deliberate total subversion of Hollywood, not just in 2001 but in every film he ever made. There was a reason Kubrick lived in London.… Expand

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TelimakarMar 13, 2015

This is one of the best movies I have ever seen, and is even better once you watch it a second time round.
Do yourself a favor and watch it more than once.

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CharlemagneJan 23, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Half good, half American - good ol' American farmboy is all things to all people and saves the world, an excess of American flags flying in far away galaxies, American myths propagated (like the claim that broad altruism hasn't yet evolved, then displaying it to show how 'transcendent' they are), and American tropes abused (wise cracking robot sidekick - does everything have to be comedy?). Reminded me vaguely of the first season of Farscape (which was pretty good). There was another good hour or two left in the story that I would have liked to see, maybe they'll make a few sequels.

They left out an explanation of the blight... because no explanation could make sense and tie together the narratives they are selling. "6 billion people consumed too much" can't explain every last person dying or the mysterious plant contagion. Humanity would eat bacteria grown under nuclear light if it came to it. And what's with the coughing? - dust masks are cheap. It's cinematic hand-waving trying to show general malaise because they chose not to provide a coherent back story. And I was annoyed by our supposedly smart hero asking, what should be for him, stupid questions to give the movie an excuse to explain things to the lay-viewer, surely that could have been done less conspicuously.

As much as I liked this movie, sadly it's more "American spirit conquers science" than science fiction. I was going to call it "love conquers science" but you don't even really feel the love like in Frequency (another good "love conquers reality" kind of movie).

I'm sad that Hollywood has made yet another supernatural action-comedy masquerading as science fiction.

And shouldn't I have been surprised by the father being the 'ghost'? Isn't that how this kind of thing is suppose to work? Or do they foreshadow the twists so the viewer feels smart when they figure it out? And a happy ending was never in doubt... right from the beginning you knew they are going to 'deus ex machina' their way to victory... barely any tension at all.

Really the only good parts were the parts where you thought the movie was about to get interesting (but never did) - when it was offer false anticipation of being a good movie, like the ending.

And yet grading it on a curve, I give it 8/10.… Expand

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tybyrd93Mar 30, 2015

Not Nolan's best movie, but it's a great journey. The story and ideas are pretty sophisticated as usual, but I didn't find them too far-fetched or too hard to follow. The visuals are incredible, its easy to see why this got the OscarNot Nolan's best movie, but it's a great journey. The story and ideas are pretty sophisticated as usual, but I didn't find them too far-fetched or too hard to follow. The visuals are incredible, its easy to see why this got the Oscar nomination for visual effects. It's one of those movies that needs to be seen twice since you'll leave the theater the first time with some questions. The main focus of this movie is ambition, both behind the camera and on the screen, and it pays off.… Expand

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tvhandyNov 11, 2014

Sit back, grab a coke and some popcorn, because you're not going anywhere for three hours. Is Interstellar a prefect film? no, and for three hours I wished it developed certain relationships out more, but it finds a way to keep you interestSit back, grab a coke and some popcorn, because you're not going anywhere for three hours. Is Interstellar a prefect film? no, and for three hours I wished it developed certain relationships out more, but it finds a way to keep you interest long enough to get you through to the big reveal that comes at you unexpectedly like a shot of fireball to the face, leaving you wanting a little bit more, but it's 2AM and the bar's cut you off.… Expand

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DarkShamanDec 15, 2014

Excellent sci-fi movie, but the science isn't as great as most think. It has many flaws, but the movie shines especially in the emotional part and the dramatic plot.

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tommyboy247Feb 4, 2015

Interstellar is cinematic masterpiece, Christopher Nolen proves time and time again why he is a cinematic god from epic films like Dark Knight Trilogy and this film I'm reviewing today because of its strong story of family, concurring theInterstellar is cinematic masterpiece, Christopher Nolen proves time and time again why he is a cinematic god from epic films like Dark Knight Trilogy and this film I'm reviewing today because of its strong story of family, concurring the impossible and a jaw dropping adventure, and you know what, the film looks and sounds awesome, not joking this film is one of the best films I've seen in 2014 and space the rockets look so good and the sounds in this film are so natural because if you imagine a rocket taking off or a storm erupting, your going to be BLOWN AWAY because that how you would imagine it would sound like.

The films story is set in a futuristic Earth, and our main protagonist is Copper, a former space pilot, now farmer and family man has to deal with the hardship of how Earth is becoming unstable to live in and he has to be sent to space to find a new home to save the excising humanity on a dying planet, but with that in mind he has to leave his family on Earth, especially his daughter Murph who since she's the youngest she is getting all emotional about her dad leaving, but what so awesome about this film is how Cooper s racing against time to get back to his kids because time will slow down for him while in space and there is a horror him missing his kids lives and they'll be getting older while he's still in space.

Casting was done really well and Matthew McConaughey is brilliant as Copper, he delivers in every single way for his role, and Jessica Chastain is amazing, I can just watch her and her alone in a film and I'd still be entertained, but there were a few characters I didn't have any interest in but even they had their moments. Christopher Nolen definitely has changed cinematic history with the amazing visuals, it's absolutely amazing of how far we can go in film making.

Interstellar is defiantly a must see film, if it's gone from your local cinema I'd defiantly recommend it on Blu-Ray because it's so good and I most certainly will, however it is a 3hr film but it's well worth it. If you go to see Interstellar, be prepared to not only see a great film but experience an awesome adventure.… Expand

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pypesFeb 5, 2016

A story of despair in an age of hope, told through the medium of mumbled dialog and extremely poor decision making.

The plot after the first act makes absolutely no sense and is content to meander aimlessly for the thick end on 3 hours.A story of despair in an age of hope, told through the medium of mumbled dialog and extremely poor decision making.

The plot after the first act makes absolutely no sense and is content to meander aimlessly for the thick end on 3 hours. The science is very very poor, the visuals are good but never impressive, and the only redeeming features are a pair of sarcastic black-veneered robotic TV stands.… Expand

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DartboardMar 11, 2015

A film that viciously defends the art of filmmaking, and embraces it wholeheartedly. Brings wonder and adventure back to cinema. The experience itself is genuinely moving, and the film is as thoughtful, potent, and visually stunning asA film that viciously defends the art of filmmaking, and embraces it wholeheartedly. Brings wonder and adventure back to cinema. The experience itself is genuinely moving, and the film is as thoughtful, potent, and visually stunning as anything Nolan has ever made. Perhaps more so.… Expand

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alireza_abc111Mar 26, 2015

Nolan forced me to write my opinion here by "Interstellar" ..
I can say it was Wonderful .. & so Amazing ..
I am in awe and amazement yet .. "Interstellar" was so perfect !! it has everything .. tear , smile , Hopelessness , hope , fear ,Nolan forced me to write my opinion here by "Interstellar" ..
I can say it was Wonderful .. & so Amazing ..
I am in awe and amazement yet ..
"Interstellar" was so perfect !!
it has everything .. tear , smile , Hopelessness , hope , fear , love , Faith , . . . and science flowed across the film ...… Expand

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wiktorpolakNov 13, 2014

All right , 1st of all .. Creators were like " We know science , we're gonna show you everything about that!!!" and then they are like "Let's make everything scientifically inaccurate LOL.." Then you still give them a chance and they are likeAll right , 1st of all .. Creators were like " We know science , we're gonna show you everything about that!!!" and then they are like "Let's make everything scientifically inaccurate LOL.." Then you still give them a chance and they are like " Yay ! Now that we **** up everything about science , let's make the movie to be some kind of hidden deep meaning between the line kind of" , it's as much crap as you can get in 3 hours.. not worth it..… Expand

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root_Nov 26, 2014

If its your first sci-fi film and surely its an outstanding film with a great concept and if its your first Christopher Nolan movie then you will call go all crazy about the Nolan making him a guy from another universe!

But lets make theIf its your first sci-fi film and surely its an outstanding film with a great concept and if its your first Christopher Nolan movie then you will call go all crazy about the Nolan making him a guy from another universe!

But lets make the facts right :
1. Steven Spielberg is the best modern-age sci-fi director
2.Music was too loud unlike Zimmer
3. scientific facts were wrong most of the time which was the key element as what he promised
4. For me execution was perfect as the budget goes it should be .
5. same style of filming again and again

Ok. Memento , The Dark Knight and Inception are the only three great movies from Christopher Nolan's team not INTERSTELLAR… Expand

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HellaSasquatchNov 15, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm not entirely sure what movie all the people who gave good reviews watched but it certainly wasn't the Interstellar I saw. This is the advice I gave my friends about it:

Please friends, whatever you do this year take $12 and go see Interstellar....it's worth that much money to see what is probably the biggest, longest, most expensive, piece of **** science fiction movie ever made at this point in history.
The story while initially intriguing has such poor structure, dialog, lack of character and relationship development coupled with so much nonchalant coincidence and plot holes bigger than the miraculous black hole the hero falls into that by the end I was hoping all of the characters would fail and humanity would come to it's richly deserved end. I will not boor you with the details (if you want boring just go see the ponderous thing) and just say that the 2 hours and 55 minutes of Interstellar was the biggest waste of time of my year so far. What a tremendous waste of time, energy, resources and acting talent.… Expand

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RlCHARDNov 15, 2014

I was extremely disappointed by this movie. I felt it was pretentious, imitative, overlong, and predicated on meaningless pseudoscientific gibberish. Matthew McConaughey delivers most of his lines in an almost inaudible near-whisper for noI was extremely disappointed by this movie. I felt it was pretentious, imitative, overlong, and predicated on meaningless pseudoscientific gibberish. Matthew McConaughey delivers most of his lines in an almost inaudible near-whisper for no apparent reason.

Some movies pay respectful homage to their predecessors, but this movie seems to have consciously set as its goal to out-2001 "2001, A Space Odyssey", as well as several other sci-fi goodies. Unfortunately, 2001 was based on a loftier artistic concept than merely trying to outdo a predecessor and so has a huge advantage out of the starting gate.

The soundtrack I found especially annoying due to extreme overuse of the "hey folks, this is the awesome moment of grandeur you've been waiting for" emotion which it attempted to invoke about every three minutes and as a result made it impossible to detect when, if ever, a moment of true grandeur and awe might actually have occurred. Numerous moments in the movie were clearly designed to extract that emotion from gullible moviegoers but for me they were unconvincing.

Special effects are for the most part very good and there were some enjoyable and exciting moments when I wasn't thinking about the silly context they took place in. Certainly not worth the three hour time and money investment.… Expand

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KTCopelandNov 15, 2014

Decent, epic movie, but not a masterpiece. For the most part, the science is okay: there are stretches made for the sake of drama that could leave those with a strong background in physics disappointed. That being said, there is a goodDecent, epic movie, but not a masterpiece. For the most part, the science is okay: there are stretches made for the sake of drama that could leave those with a strong background in physics disappointed. That being said, there is a good mixture of drama, humor and action that will make it worth your while to suspend disbelief. Like Hedonia's elixir in Flash Gordon, doing so will not make you forget, but you won't mind remembering... much.

There are clear demarcations that culminate in "wow" moments which are extremely rewarding. The path taken to bring viewers to those points is littered with details that should have either been expanded or left out entirely. I suspect that is the reason for so many mixed reviews. This is a good film, that could have been marvelous. Ultimately, it took a parade of accomplished actors unceremoniously drowned in loud special effects to keep this from being the, "Ishtar of Space." I liked it more than I hated it. Your mileage may vary.… Expand

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ronnie25Nov 17, 2014

the plot and subject is great but nolan lost the plot somehwere midaway nd focusses the movie on things
great plot whcih could hav been made a good movie

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TPaKToP-TK3CNov 21, 2014

So much talent being wasted on making an excellent movie appealing to the general public. Don't get me wrong, this is very much a movie worth seeing. Please go and see the movie.

The crew that made it had everything necessary to make aSo much talent being wasted on making an excellent movie appealing to the general public. Don't get me wrong, this is very much a movie worth seeing. Please go and see the movie.

The crew that made it had everything necessary to make a masterpiece. What stopped them however, was the urge to make it profitable and appealing to the general public. The problem with general public is that it can't handle the "coldness" of space. As a result the excellent Sci-Fi material had to be mixed with an unhealthy amount romantic nonsense. Such a pity :(… Expand

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zaftgunJul 12, 2016

This is as close to perfection as its going to get for a sci-fi. Excellent ideas and inspiration combined with good plot and characters. They may not be new and unheard of but they were good and put together well.

The round colony designThis is as close to perfection as its going to get for a sci-fi. Excellent ideas and inspiration combined with good plot and characters. They may not be new and unheard of but they were good and put together well.

The round colony design concept was seen in the japanese anime series Gundam starting more than 10 years ago.

All in all the best Sci-fi film I have ever seen. There are too few sci-fi these days let alone decent ones.… Expand

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AmaarupDec 1, 2014

No, it was not overly complicated. No, it was not amazing. It just had nothing to communicate. It was like inception; it had some ideas, that looked promising on the surface, but they was just a sweet coating for... Yes, nothing. A thin storyNo, it was not overly complicated. No, it was not amazing. It just had nothing to communicate. It was like inception; it had some ideas, that looked promising on the surface, but they was just a sweet coating for... Yes, nothing. A thin story about love, transcending time and space, as sweet as any Hollywood blockbuster, but nothing real. I had high expectations, I do not know why. That Nolan just keeps disappointing.… Expand

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hirak99Dec 12, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why the hell does every goddamn Christopher Nolan movie create so much hype?

This movie was okay, albeit slightly below average for a decent science fiction.

The plot was simple. With numerous examples of bad execution.

A far advanced civilization stemming from humanity, communicates with the past to save humanity. There is a chosen person who is guided to discover the theory which will save us all. Sounds cliched right?

Sometimes simple plots like this can make powerful impact... if told well.

This movie however, makes you wonder what was the point of such an elaborate manipulation scheme - involving wormholes pointing towards 12 potentially habitable worlds etc... - if the objective was just to deliver a scientific theory to humans. Surely if a technology can create wormholes, and create constructs inside a black hole to reach little girl's bookshelf (haha), and teleport a man from within a black hole to a space station - they will have the means to just communicate the theory? (The entire communication being so small that a person can manually type it in morse code??) Apparently not.

The movie also appeared very low budget. The robot looked pathetically B-Grade... as if from an old 1960's movie. I am not kidding - it is voiced by a human - without any attempt to mechanize it in either dialog or tone. One would think robots are so far advanced, that speechwise they are absolutely indistinguishable from an average human being.
But, the sophistication convenitnetly ends there - the robot is such a clumsy hulk that you ponder if it can even walk properly. Let alone carry out sophisticated space-ship robot business. Cheap. 1960's.

Other flaws - you find a planet where there's water everywhere - and waves are gargantuan (pun intended if you see the movie), and the water is only ankle deep??? Very convenient eh?
In another earth-like planet - you have frozen solid clouds hovering in the air. Typical Nolan, just making whatever came to his mind. And in not a very satisfying way.

The best scene of the movie (according to me) is the one with the gargantuan wave. Unfortunately that too was quite underwhelming. You don't get to see what really happened as the wave passes... some turmoil within the ship, and then camera rolls outside with the wave safely passed and everything is calm. Either the directors didn't have the imagination or the budget to film it the way it should have been done.

It did have a few nice moments though - which made me chuckle, the dialog on customization of a robot for example -
Robot: Any other customization?
Cooper: Yes, set humor to 75%.
Robot: Auto destruct in T minus 10, 9, 8,...
Cooper: Alright. 60%.

Anyway. I can name a number of science fiction movies with better plot and scientific accuracy than this.

Speaking of scientific accuracy - the only plot point that's even worth mentioning was that time slows down under stress of gravity... and wormhole. Neither is new. Eemployed already in hundreds of movies and television series.

Some more inaccuracies -
1. While falling in a "gentle" black hole, Cooper's transmission would not simply break into static, it should gradually become further and further stretched like a sound played in slow motion.
2. A planet orbiting a supermassive black hole will be dark - unless the black hole is part of a binary system and the other star is still alive. The black hole in the movie was illuminated by a disk which cannot exist. It looked more like an artist's (inaccurate) imagination than how a black hole should really be like - black.
3. While traveling in the wormhole, the wall won't wobble, which you can touch. If it came to a wobble - that means gravitational stress is already so high that it's bending light - much earlier than that your space-ship will be crushed and you'd be dead.
4. The moment you escape gravitational pull of a planet _stably_ orbiting a black hole, you wouldn't be in immediate danger of getting sucked into the black hole. Even light should take hours (if not months and years) to fall into the black hole.
Boy... for a movie where nothing really happens in the entire first half - things are really sped up in wrong times. The grandeur and of space sacrificed, realism be damned, astronomical distance of space be damned, to instead offer the thrill of "OMG we escaped the planet but we are now falling into a black hole!"
5. Construction inside a black hole that allows you to access a girl's bookshelf. Hahahaha At this point you cannot take the movie seriously anymore Looks like the plot is just as B-Grade as certain things in the movie.

I feel obligated to point out inaccuracies since this is being hyped as scientifically accurate. I am not even including incaccuracies in spoken dialog by science professionals in the movie.

Even "Gravity" had far fewer inaccuracies - and is by the way, it is an excellent movie to watch.

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Le__XenomorphJan 13, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I saw Interstellar with really high expectations because 2 of my friends said it was amazing. They were right! The movie opens up with a segment about earth. It has basically turned to s*** and there are dust storms frequently. Not to mention the lack of crops and wildlife. Basically, as said by Michael Caine, "Your daughter's generation will be the last on earth." Not a good sign. So Michael Caine's character asks Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) to take a long and dangerous journey into space in the hopes of saving the human race. The original plan was to bring everyone off of Earth and repopulate on another world. But that plan, as revealed in the movie, is not possible. So they are forced to go with plan B, which was to abandon everyone on earth and start a new colony with their frozen human embryos on their ship. But before that part of the story, they visit two planets. A water planet and an ice planet. The water planet is made entirely of shallow water and occasionally has cloud-high waves that sweep the planet and eliminate any life that may be in that area. So... Not the best place to setup a human colony because the original scientist who landed there was most likely hit by one of those waves as well as Cooper's third crew member. The second planet they visit is entirely made of ice and is very visually appealing to the eye. There, they meet another scientist who seemed so grateful to be freed. But, he turns out to be a selfish man because he abandons Cooper's crew and attempts to dock on their spaceship. He failed however, and wrecked their ship in the process. But Cooper manages to escape the planted with Anne Hathaway and manages to dock on the wrecked spaceship. But seeing that all hope is lost, he decides to take a chance and uses the black hole's force to propel her from the ship, but only her. He proceeds to enter the black hole and enters the time dimension where time is instead physical instead of figurative. From there he manages to send a message on his daughter's watch and they figure it out. He then escapes the time dimension and is luckily found by a team of searchers by Saturn. He then finds himself at Cooper station (named after his daughter) which orbits Saturn. He then gets a chance to see his daughter one last time, who is now at least 40 years older than him. Interstellar does have a very sad ending which made me tear up I have to admit. But overall, Interstellar is a compelling Sci-Fi movie with great performances, especially by Matthew McConaughey. 9/10 (Awesome)… Expand

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