Best of 2013

Rating: 9/10 (2 November 2013)

Watched "Gravity" tonight, directed by Alfons Cuaron, and will admit I loved the movie. I am on the whole a harsh critic on movies, having watched so many, and am happy to report this movie assumes my vote for best in-theater watch visually since "Avatar". Also on sheer entertainment value it also beats out "Mud" this year for best picture. The visuals are so well done that you could've put in amateur actors in the movie and it still would've been good, however, Bullock and Clooney certainly enhance the experience, and are excellent. (major spoilers) Perhaps most enjoyable for me was Bullock's characters hallucination or vision sequence that clearly took some of audience for a ride. Momentous visuals, and gives a feeling of the vastness of space and the insignificance of earth's size compared to space. Lastly, just great, simple suspense and superb music. 9/10