Hello there, and welcome to Thursday Movie Picks, a weekly series hosted by Wandering Through the Shelves where you share three movies to fit the theme of the week each Thursday.
This week's topic is astronauts, those lucky bastards that travel in space like there's no tomorrow. Well, actually sometimes they don't have a tomorrow because they die, but not in my three picks. Oops, sorry for the spoilers.
Gravity (2013)
Sandra Bullock and George Clooney are doing their thing in the space when a catastrophe happens and destroys their shuttle, leaving them adrift in orbit. Man, I wouldn't want to be one of those right now. Anyway, this multi-Academy Award winner is thrilling, absorbing, a little emotional and visually spectacular. And Sandra Bullock gives one of her best performances ever. Maybe her best.
Interstellar (2014)
In the near future, a team of explorers must find the human race a new home and in order to do that they travel through a wormhole. I know it's kinda dangerous, but it seems so cool, and the film is spectacular. It is entertaining and mentally stimulating, the special effects are top-notch, and Hans Zimmer's score is one of the most beautiful I've ever heard in a sci-fi film. Yes, Matthew McConaughey happens to be here, and I don't like the man, but the film is so great it makes up for him.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Kirk is quite depressed because he's on his last space mission of his career, but then the infamous Khan Noonien arrives, and Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise must stop Khan from destroying the universe. This movie is thrilling, has a strong story, good acting and is my favourite of the franchise. And I haven't told you the best part yet: you don't need to see the awful first film to enjoy this one. Isn't that great?
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