Affected Only By Gravity

Rating: 10/10 (5 October 2013)

Wow.
I mean, WOW.
"Gravity" is -- without a doubt -- the most mind-blowing film I've ever seen. Storywise, it's pretty simple -- a routine Hubble-servicing mission turns into a fight for survival when a destroyed satellite floods LEO with 17,000 MPH debris -- and George Clooney and especially Sandra Bullock both do a great job in their respective roles. But the real genius of this film lies in its special effects, INCREDIBLY long and complicated shots (which totally generate a "you are there" feeling), and PERFECT attention to detail. Cuarón has taken Kubrick's "2001: a space odyssey" to the next level, and then some. I dare say this puts even "Blade Runner" to shame in the "amaze your eyeballs" department (although that movie is and always will be the pinnacle of pre-CGI film). The 3D is perfectly used, especially in the spacesuit scenes.
If you can't actually GO to space, this is the absolute next best thing.
I give "Gravity" a 10+ out of 10. Go see it.