Gravity

A must-watch in 3D as only then do you experience the effects of space. First saw it in the cinema and this DVD was equally enjoyable

Recensito in Italia il 6 aprile 2024

Ottimo grazie

Recensito in Italia il 1 marzo 2014

Un film ai limiti tra scienza e fantascienza ambientato nello spazio. Immagini davvero spettacolari. Nonostante il ritmo non sia proprio da cardiopalma, scorre via molto velocemente, con una tensione narrativa costante ed equilibrata. Vincitore di ben 7 Oscar!!

DVD Qualità video molto buona, audio non eccelso (Dolby Digital 5.1), ma visto che comunque il film è basato sul parlato, alla fine non è un grosso problema. Disponibili le tracce in Italiano, Francese, Tedesco, Inglese.
Sottotitoli: Italiano, Inglese, Tedesco, Francese, Olandese

Contenuti speciali: mini documentario sui detriti spaziali e un cortometraggio sull’emozionante scena che vede la Dott.ssa Stone dialogare con Aningaaq

Casting limitato a due due persone e mezza (uno scompare nei primi minuti del film) più un paio di voci esterne senza corpo (centro missione di Houston ed il cinese Aningaaq), e ambientazione al 99% nello spazio, lo rendono per certi versi simile a "2001 Odissea nello Spazio", anche se qui la tensione ed il ritmo sono ben altra cosa.

George Clooney compare in maniera abbastanza limitata ma riesce a dare credibilità e spessore al suo personaggio.
Sandra Bullock appare in splendida forma fisica, ma non vedendola da un po' ho fatto fatica a riconoscerne il viso... Il suo personaggio è il principale della storia ed è interpretato davvero molto bene.

La Dott.ssa Stone (Sandra Bullock) e Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) sono parte della squadra inviata con uno Shuttle per riparare il telescopio spaziale Hubble. Durante la riparazione, vengono travolti da un flusso di detriti spaziali causati dalla distruzione di un salite russo. I detriti devastano lo Shuttle e ne causano la morte dell'equipaggio. Comicia così l'avventura per trovare un modo per tornare sulla Terra sfruttando la navicella di emergenza della stazione spaziale... Al viaggio fisico, si accompagna quello interiore della Dott.ssa Stone, in un'intensa analogia tra la fluttazione fisica data dall'assenza di gravità e quella spirituale tra il non senso della vita per via della morte prematura della figlioletta e la voglia di ricominciare a vivere, reso ancor più evidente dalle inquadrature che spesso danzano anch'esse come fossero davvero in un ambiente senza gravità.

E' un film da vedere, non è un film d'azione, ma introspettivo, non è pieno di effetti speciali evidenti (lo sarebbe tutto il film), ma è spettacolare. Ha vinto 7 Oscar, scusate se è poco.

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Cinzia Liberatori

Ottimo film!.

Recensito in Italia il 5 novembre 2023

Ottimo film, appassionante e con trama credibile!.

Domenico Cosentino

Spazio e tanta tensione

Recensito in Italia il 7 ottobre 2021

Se amate lo spazio vedete questo film, io sono stato invogliato dal trailer che trasmette apprensione e pathos, già a partire da mezz'ora dall'inizio del film e per tutta la durata! Un film che mi ha sorpreso per la fedeltà dei dettagli e delle scene in assenza di gravità e aria, molto belle le immagini della terra vista dallo spazio!Un film che ti tiene incollato al divano! Lo potete vedere anche con bambini di 10 anni anche se consigliato a un pubblico di 16 almeno, non spaventa mette solo un po' di tensione ma stimola molta curiosità e tanti "perché" nel bambino.

Recensito in Italia il 7 gennaio 2023

Carino ma senza finale e breve

Deimos7777

Il miglior 3D mai visto

Recensito in Italia il 9 marzo 2015

Ho preso questo titolo in promozione. Un acquisto quanto mai azzeccato. Capisco che ognuno di noi abbia il diritto di esprimere un parere sull'acquisto. Ma se non avete una catena video di alto livello che senso ha dire che il 3D è pessimo o nella media. E' semplicemente il miglior film 3D mai visto, senza la presenza del minimo cenno di CT ( oppo 103D+ panasonic PT-AT5000). ottima profondità ed effetti pop-out ben realizzati. Insomma da 10. L'audio invece non ha avuto lo stesso trattamento...un misero dolby 448kbps. le voci iniziali le ho trovate impastate tanto che ho dovuto alzare di molto il volume ( onkyo 5009 ) per poterle percepire.

Non è concepibile l'atteggiamento della warner. Dovremmo quasi iniziare in massa a non comprare piu titoli warner finchè non ci degneranno di tracce HD anche in lingua Italiana. C'è una petizione a riguardo su AVmagazine.

Per quanto riguarda la trama, be è sicuramente semplice e basata sui due singoli attori. ma la tensione costante vi terrà incollati per tutta la durata del film. Film da vedere assolutamente il 3D.

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Sognatori e amanti dello Spazio - Il massimo

Decio

Recensito in Italia il 5 giugno 2014

Prendete un regista e due attori che sulla carta sembravano destinati a fallire, buttateli in un film che sembrava dover essere un sacrilegio ... e otterrete un cocktail che rimarrà nella storia del cinema.
Gravity è un viaggio nello spazio, con Gravity siamo tutti astronauti: dimenticate di sgranocchiare i popcorn, staccate i cellulari, mettete un buon paio di cuffie, un maxi schermo, meglio se 3D e con Gravity sarete nello spazio.
Vi potranno parlare di imperfezioni tecniche, di banalità della storia, di copia e incolla da altri film ... va bene ... ma Gravity resta unico: ora so cosa vede ed in parte prova, un astronauta nello Spazio.
Ovviamente Gravity va visto al Cinema, e rigorosamente in 3D (è il film che ha dato finalmente un senso al banale e ridicolo 3D).
A casa è consigliato un assetto buono (maxi schermo, cuffie, dedizione ...), altrimenti il film rischia di perdere il 50% del suo valore.
Se avete un proiettore o 50' almeno, meglio se 3D, un ottimo impianto sonoro/cuffie e amate lo spazio, allora Gravity non avrà eguali

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J C

Just what I wanted.

Recensito in Canada il 20 ottobre 2023

Came in great shape.

David Fontana

Entertaining, Thrilling, Terrifying

Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 21 marzo 2014

I have never done a review of a film quite like "Gravity." It would be hard to place it into any one recognized film genre. This is a story of survival that may be similar to those you have heard of, such as Aron Ralston's story in the film "127 Hours." But this is placed way above our own familiar environment, in a setting usually reserved for aliens and futuristic galaxy travel: the vast emptiness of space. Words cannot fully justify the extent of this experience, though I will try my best. But this is really something you have to see for yourself.

Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a medical engineer, currently on her first mission in space aboard the space shuttle Explorer. Matt Kowalski (George Clooney), a longtime astronaut, is her commander. While attempting to fix a telescope, they are suddenly warned by Houston of an impending crisis: a Russian satellite was blown up, and its debris has spread into other surrounding satellites, all of which is now heading in their direction. No sooner do we hear their warning when, like a speeding bullet, the crew and ship is suddenly torn into by an intense hurricane of smashing satellite-parts, from which only Stone and Kowalski emerge unscathed. And, to make matters worse, the satellite connecting the astronauts to Earth has also been destroyed, leaving them alone in the dark. Think of "Apollo 13," but with no Houston to guide them home.

As the film's opening lines state: in space, there is no sound, no light, and no gravity. If separated from your spacecraft, as Stone soon is, you will continue to drift endlessly, unless something manages to stop you. So, after being knocked out of reach from the ship, Stone continues to spin out of control. And director Alfonso Cuarón, with no regard for nausea-induced audience members, takes us right along with her. On one side, we see nothing but desperately empty blackness; on the other, an illumination of the bright orb of our own blue planet, which is now drifting farther and farther away.

Throughout the length of "Gravity," there is really no single moment (maybe one) that the camera remains stationary. We either drift along with our two principle cast members, see POV shots through their space helmets, or travel in circling arcs, perceiving them as tiny dots in the distance. In Cuarón's last project "Children of Men," there is a long tracking shot towards the end of the film, in which we see the characters wander through a hectic war-zone. In "Gravity," the extended camera shots are used to similar effect, though, as mentioned, the atmosphere is soundless here. So, as the giant arm of a satellite swings around and smashes into the side of a space shuttle, there are no explosive bangs or crashes. The intensity of these moments comes only through the reactions from Kowalski or Stone: heavy breathing, upset voices, or the labored screams of a person desperately fighting for their life. And, at all times, it is intensified by the electronic spirals of Steven Price's form-fitting musical score.

Not since "Life of Pi" or "Avatar" has digital technology so seamlessly fit a movie. Yet unlike these two previous films, the CGI in "Gravity" is not meant to create an alien or dream-like effect. Instead, it serves to create as realistic a world as possible. A tiny droplet of water seeps from Stone's eye, and sails gently out in front of her. A pen floats gracefully around her head, as pieces of satellites soar through the air outside the space module, reflecting on the glinting sun, which has just started to peak its face from around the corner. As harrowing as much of this movie is, this is also, at times, a poetic experience.

"Gravity" is, essentially, an allegory of the many cycles of human life. There is birth, struggle, companionship, loss, and, through it all, the will to survive. At one moment, Stone is shown floating in a fetal position when first coming inside a space module, her arms wrapped around her legs, as if still inside the mother's womb. This one shot shows Stone's renewed strength of survival after the start of her ordeal. She will soon emerge from this experience, reborn and ready to fight for her life rather than lay down and accept this as the end. It is the influence of Kowalski's calm confidence at the start that finally convinces Stone that she must survive, and that she must take control, despite her losses in her life back on Earth. With the exception of the first twenty minutes with Clooney, this really is a one-man (woman) show, and Bullock manages to carry the full weight of "Gravity." This is the type of performance that deserves Academy recognition, which would make it the second nomination for Bullock in only the last couple of years.

At once a virtual roller-coaster simulator ride, "Gravity" is also the most visually splendid film of 2013. And it's unlikely that another film will come close. It is a dizzying, entertaining, terrifying adventure.

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Gravity - Limited Edition Steelbook review

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 12 marzo 2014

While I saw Gravity in theaters during its initial run, I've now had the opportunity to re-watch it on Blu-ray. This review is for the 2D version of the movie as I do not currently own or have a 3D-capable HDTV at my convenience.

The movie:
Gravity is Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón's latest feature (for which he received the Academy Award for Best Director), and what a ride it is! An emotional rollercoaster as well as a triumphant display of technical wizardry at its absolute best, Gravity is a true cinematic and sensory experience that is best experienced on the silver screen for the first time. It boasts a story that might seem barebones to some, but in actuality it benefits from this very aspect. NASA astronauts on a seemingly routine spacewalk to install a new component to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) are imperiled when calamity strikes in the shape of satellite debris, destroying their Space Shuttle, and leaving the surviving astronauts adrift in the dark void. Thence on, with what little hope (and delta-V) they have in reserve, they attempt to make their way to the International Space Station (ISS) to use one of its Soyuz craft as a means of escape back to Earth.
As mentioned above, the story's premise is simple enough: Stay alive, and try to get back home safely. What it lacks in complexity (which this type of story does not require) it abounds with in depth, as the struggle for survival becomes a personal journey of choosing life over mere survival; to live life because it is worth living, to move on from past tragedies which have embedded themselves onto, and dominated one's will to go on. All this as opposed to just drifting through life on auto-pilot, existing but not really living. For this, Sandra Bullock plays rookie astronaut - chiefly medical engineer - Ryan Stone, on her first Space Shuttle flight as Mission Specialist, and this is unquestionably the actress's finest performance. A role that could've been overplayed to death is instead handled with realism in Bullock's hands, and her emotional cues are the heart of the movie. But the performance is just as much a physical one as it is an emotionally cathartic one, as she has to move about acrobatically in the most limited way possible (check out the extras for more details). It's no wonder she received an Academy Award nomination, and although she did not win it, she clearly proved herself worthy of it. George Clooney's veteran astronaut Commander Matt Kowalski provides some levity in some of the movie's bleaker moments and is occasionally joking about so as to calm Stone after their initial encounter with the debris. Charming as ever, Clooney is perfect for the part, and comes off as confident and focused despite the circumstances.
But the other star of the movie - which makes the movie possible in the first place, is the visual effects (least surprising Oscar win ever). British VFX company Framestore's artists should pat their shoulders for their impeccable work on Gravity which can be described with a plethora of positive adjectives, but most fittingly as 'The Best Effects Work In Any Movie. Ever.' 'Convincing' hardly does them justice, but the important thing to remember is that they never upstage the movie or assume the spotlight, so to speak. They are there in order for the story to be told, and to be told well, and yet never are they overdone. Everything, the tech on display (the HST, the Space Shuttle, The ISS, the astronauts' suits), and every visible nut and bolt, fully immerse you into the outer space setting, with the Earth - so close and yet so far away - looming beautifully in practically every shot. And let's not forget the way things move in a micro-gravity environment. In short, Gravity is awe-inspiring to look at, for which I must also give brief mention of the immense contribution of the virtual cinematography by Mexican cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki (Again, Oscar win for Best Cinematography).
Gravity attempts to emulate the silence of space, but not without employing a few neat tricks. Sound is heard, but it is the sound coming from inside the astronauts' suits; the voices and breathing, the beeping alarms, the thuds felt as they come into contact with one thing or other. As such, the sound design is creative and very useful in establishing the claustrophobic interior of the suits contrasting with the endless - and soundless - vastness outside.
Last, but not least, is the amazing soundtrack by British composer Steven Price (also Oscar for Best Original Score), which plays throughout almost the entire movie and doesn't sound like any typical score I've heard, either. Since sound is used mainly for the interior of suits, the soundtrack is allowed to compensate for e.g. when debris impacts with a spacecraft, and the bass is prominent at such moments. Everything from mysterious and ambient, dark and terrifying, to outright inspiring is covered in what must be the best soundtrack in years (I've listened to it several times since the movie's theatrical run).

Video quality:
The Blu-ray's video transfer is fantastic, and so is the audio. Colour seems accurate, and the picture appears crisp and clean with the exception of a few instances where a mild level of grain or noise crops up a bit more than it does throughout the rest of the movie. It's not an issue, and only the hardiest of videophiles will have second thoughts about this purchase.

Audio quality:
The Blu-ray is very heavy on bass, so be sure to try it out with a good audio system. As for some details, NASA communication and 'radio noise' in the background is audible, and the thuds of the space suits' interiors are particularly prominent throughout. All in all, it sounds great

Extras:
Without going into the features in detail, Gravity has over two - maybe upwards of three - hours of special features from behind the scenes. I think there could have been some trailers and TV spots included, and maybe some concept art as well, but what is provided is interesting nonetheless.

A few thoughts first:
Some have complained about Gravity's scientific accuracy. But fret not as the filmmakers knew of some of the "mistakes" they would make beforehand. It all comes down to telling a story coherently, and thus some realism had to be sacrificed for the sake of drama. That's what movies are. I'm sure they could've handled it differently, but, as a result, the movie might've turned out too slow or focused on technical exposition to be suspenseful. Either way, it's not as big of an issue as some have suggested, as I, at least, found it hard not to get immersed. But that's just me.
And then there's the relatively "low" rating on Amazon, which I don't quite understand, but, suffice it to say, that despite people being entitled to their own opinions, you need not consider the 1- or 2-star ratings some user reviews seem to suggest the movie being worth. Whether or not one likes the movie, some admiration for the stellar craftsmanship invested into making Gravity must surely warrant a higher rating than that. Anyway...

Verdict:
Gravity is my favourite movie from 2013, and the best movie set in space in a long, long time. About time, I say. Boasting an inspiring tale of survival against impossible odds, Gravity is a mesmerizing suspense-thriller and an emotional rollercoaster from the first beat to the last. Oh, and need I say it... that looong take in the opening scene. Downright incredible. Gravity is a masterpiece and will surely, given enough time, be considered a classic down the road.

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Allan

Boring

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 2 marzo 2024

Give this a miss

Martin Reinhard

Einfach NICHTS ist einfach gut! 👍

Recensito in Germania il 9 luglio 2023

Impossibile caricare il contenuto multimediale.

Eine Frage, die ich mir (und wahrscheinlich viele andere auch) schon oft gestellt habe:
"Was steht eigentlich im Handbuch eines Astronauten, wenn er bei einem Weltraumspaziergang über Bord geht und im schwarzen NICHTS verschwindet?"
Einfach ein furchtbarer Gedanke! Ganz alleine mit dem Wissen irgendwo im NICHTS entweder zuerst zu ersticken oder langsam zu erfrieren.
Die Story sind ausschließlich die gewaltigen Bilder!!!
Eigentlich ein MUSS für einen sehr großen Bildschirm oder Breitwand. Wie hier schon in Rezensionen erwähnt, glaube ich, das ein Beamer nicht geeignet ist, da etliche Takes bewusst sehr dunkel gehalten wurden.
Die Story dieses Films von 2013 ist schnell erzählt. Nachdem Russland aus Versehen einen eigenen Satelliten mit einer Rakete abgeschossen hatte, lösen dessen Trümmerteile eine Kettenreaktion aus, da sie weitere internationale Satelliten auf der selben Umlaufbahn zerstören. Auch die verlassene ISS und die Chinesische Weltraumstation werden nicht verschont.
Die Astronauten Dr. Ryan Stone und Matt Kowalski werden bei einem Ausseneinsatz am Hubble Teleskop von diesem Ereignis überrascht. Ihr Shuttle zerstört!
Der Film kommt mit zwei Darstellern aus. Eigentlich unwichtig, dass diese keine geringeren als Sandra Bullock und Georges Clooney sind. Wobei Clooney nur die kleinere Nebenrolle hat. Sandra rockt den Film quasi fast ganz alleine! Alleine landet sie zum Schluss auch wieder auf der Erde und ertrinkt dabei fast noch.
Ständiger Begleiter durch den ganzen Film ist im Hintergrund unsere wunderschöne Erde 🌎 mit ihrer leuchtenden Atmosphäre. Immer im Kontrast zum schwarzen NICHTS!
Das ganze wird noch authentischer und lebendiger, da etliche Kammeraeinstellungen aus dem Astronautenhelm heraus gefilmt wurden.
90 rasante, durchgehend spannende Minuten. Wie eine Fahrt im Roller Coaster.
Schnell! Ruppig! Adrenalin!