It Starts Cooking When They Get Into Space, Then...

Rating: Null/10 (28 November 2016)

People travel through a wormhole.
There is a view that any science fiction fan who does not like this film is just too thick to get it. Well, I have spent endless hours enjoying every episode of Star Trek (TOS, TNG, DS9) and 2001 so I don't think that puts me in the "too thick" basket. And I am not saying I don't like Interstellar, I just think it is a very over-rated flick and the first 60 or 90 minutes of it will put you to sleep.
However, once they get into space, the film starts cooking, for a while, then it all gets too confusing for words.
Interstellar is not helped by the fact that the characters (with the exception of the oddly shaped robot) just do not appeal to the viewer. Yes, I know the 2001 characters were not that thrilling, and many will say it is all about the story, but I just think they could have found a more interesting bunch of characters to fill this l-o-n-g movie with.
Perhaps the problem is not with the film but rather with me, I am very retro in my science fiction tastes. I would have been more happy if the above mentioned robot spent the whole flick saying: "Danger! Danger! That does not compute!"(Lost In Space-style).
See Interstellar for the film's second half and DVD picture search the first half.