I saw Interstellar and will now become an astronaut

"Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig" (AndySheehan-StreetsideStig)
11/07/2014 at 09:51 • Filed to: Spacelopnik

Actually, that last bit isn't true, since I'm 30 and have a bachelor's degree in video production, but I DID see Interstellar last night, and it was breathtaking. This is our generation's 2001 , sans acid. Few storytellers can bend the heart and the mind so completely and in such equal measure as Christopher Nolan.

See it, guys. Shell out for the IMAX or 4K. It's worth it.

DISCUSSION (21)

ACESandEIGHTS > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
11/07/2014 at 09:57

I'll see this joint. It's been more-or-less universally praised as "awesome, yet slightly corny in a good way."

Alfalfa > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
11/07/2014 at 09:58

I'm not sure that calling it our generation's 2001 will make people want to see it.

mcseanerson > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
11/07/2014 at 09:59

I wanted to see it in IMAX 70mm but the closest theater to me that's showing it is in Indianapolis and I live in Ohio.

MountainCommand > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
11/07/2014 at 10:00

Hmmm. This is a potential movie for my weekend. It really is worth it? I was worried because everyone on IMDB started reviewing the movie like a week before the release, and usually thats suspicious...

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Alfalfa
11/07/2014 at 10:01

Excellent point. Correcting to "This is our generation's 2001 , sans acid."

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > mcseanerson
11/07/2014 at 10:03

That's a great theater, (I saw The Dark Knight there the day I graduated from college) but quite the trek. I saw it in generic 4K and it was still incredible.

mcseanerson > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
11/07/2014 at 10:04

I saw Dark Knight in a film Imax theater back in Tampa on opening night and it was epic. Sadly all the new theaters are terrible by comparison.

ACESandEIGHTS > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
11/07/2014 at 10:04

Oh, just saw that you're going to become an astronaut. Cool, I wish you the best of luck. Unfortunately the world is heading ass-backwards, we no longer have supersonic jetliners, the United States doesn't have a space program and the peak of human achievement is apparently being a metro, buying a McMansion or BMW or both, and morphing into some sort of hipster Gordon Gecko a-hole.

So being an astronaut is an excellent aspiration.

cazzyodo > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
11/07/2014 at 10:11

You're an Opponaut...that's like, halfway there. Right?

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > cazzyodo
11/07/2014 at 10:24

AT LEAST!

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > ACESandEIGHTS
11/07/2014 at 10:25

The US does have a space program. It's just not part of the government. Actually, the privitization of space travel may actually give me a shot at becoming an astronaut before I die.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > mcseanerson
11/07/2014 at 10:26

Yeah. We need more real IMAX theaters.

f86sabre > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
11/07/2014 at 10:27

I saw it in 35mm while traveling in LA and it was still awesome.

cazzyodo > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
11/07/2014 at 10:40

Let's not forget the sticker bonus as well.

Rock Bottom > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
11/07/2014 at 10:48

Um... the National Aeronautics and Space Administration does have a human space program. A big one. You might want to brush up on current events (and Google "Orion Spacecraft").

http://spaceflightnow.com/2014/11/06/del…

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/…

http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/sy…

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > MountainCommand
11/07/2014 at 10:49

Definitely worth it. There are probably some holes in the science, but like I said, I only have a BA.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > f86sabre
11/07/2014 at 10:50

I wanted to see it on film, but no one in my area was playing it.

Bad Idea Hat > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
11/07/2014 at 11:26

Actually, I've been reading that it's somewhat more hole-free than most "sci-fi" movies.

Sally O'Broder > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
11/07/2014 at 11:43

Well, crap. Now I need to convince my not-girlfriend into taking me, considering my stupid financial straits x_x. I was hoping all of this would blow over before the movie came out, or that it wouldn't be an IMAX-worthy film!! Oh, well...

MountainCommand > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
11/07/2014 at 11:49

Cool. Well, we are watching a movie, not a science documentary. So as long as you'd say the acting, writing, and that interesting hook factor are good, then im willing to forgive slight holes in the facts of science.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > MountainCommand
11/07/2014 at 11:53

Yeah, the writing and delivery are exactly as excellent as you'd expect from Nolan.