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   Message 27,008 of 28,343   
   jack to Your Name   
   Re: Intersteler   
   17 Apr 15 06:33:43   
   
   From: jrs9jrs9@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 11:41:58 PM UTC-4, Your Name wrote:   
   > In article , RS Wood    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   > > On 2015-04-05, T987654321  wrote:   
   > > > Dull.  First and foremost this movie is dull.  Then there's the plot.   
   > > > The earth is dying, yada yada yada; oh help.  Then there's a habitable   
   > > > planet circling a black hole and other silly nonsense; except it's not   
   > > > really a black hole at all.  And then there's, oh never mind.  There   
   > > > are two very good bits to this movie; the initial trip to Saturn, and   
   > > > the O'neil colony at the end.   
   > >   
   > > Thanks for the review - still going to try to see it though.  There   
   > > hasn't been much scifi out recently.   
   >   
   > Here's what the New Zealand TV Guide's DVD reviewer said ...   
   >   
   >     Interstellar   
   >     Engrossing sci-fi drama that explores the somewhat   
   >     difficult notion of space travel and the use of   
   >     wormholes - something which in the hands of a   
   >     lesser director than Christopher Nolan could have   
   >     become a mess mired in scientific hokum. Matthew   
   >     McConaughey continues his surprising transformation   
   >     from playboy to well-rounded actor in the central   
   >     role of Cooper, a man who must choose between his   
   >     family and possibly saving the human race. Love and   
   >     sacrifice are very much at the heart of what is a   
   >     grand undertaking carried along by impressive   
   >     special effects. Sci-fi purists will poke holes,   
   >     but this is Nolan at his best.   
   >   
   >     Rating: 4 stars (out of 5) "Very Good"   
      
      
   but bring your ear plugs.  There is a lot of organ on the soundtrack and at   
   least in the theater I saw the movie it was played at a level not reached   
   since the days of Virgil Fox.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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