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The rave reviews and building intrigue got to me. I went to go see Gravity . I wasn’t really sure what to expect. No bad reviews? That’s a gamble. After all, when people rave about movies, there’s a safe bet they won’t be good. Half of the movies that earn Academy Awards each year are more boring than entertaining. Meanwhile, how was a 90-minute moving going to be able to capture my attention when the focus is on an astronaut being stranded in space? Well, the reviews were right and the movie had my attention from the get go. So if you see any headlines that say, ‘ Gravity soared,’ ‘ Gravity was out of this world!,’ ‘Get pulled in by Gravity ’ or any other cheesy puns, you can probably believe them. It wasn’t the best movie ever. It was groundbreaking in a way though. It’s essentially just two actors – Sandra Bullock and George Clooney – in a weightless, soundless environment. I’m not sure how accurate their depiction of space was (moreso than Star Trek and Star ...

Thor: The Dark World was the last movie on my 2013 'must-see' list. Gravity owned the box office this weekend though. It grossed $55.6 million, making it the highest grossing opening weekend film for Sandra Bullock or George Clooney 's careers according to CNN . I've seen Facebook post upon Facebook post and tweet upon tweet, recommending that people go watch the movie. In fact, I haven't seen one negative review for it. I’m intrigued by the movie. I was ever since I saw the first preview . This movie, unlike so many others, seems to have done it right. The trailer didn't give away the entire film. In fact, it only gave away a small portion of it -- Sandra Bullock's character seemingly getting hurled into the dark abyss that is outer space. I want to know how in the world (or out of this world...) Alfonso Cuarón made an interesting movie that lasts 91 minutes and is about an astronaut being lost in space. It's not like Armageddon , where...