What if the ‘Gravity’ trailer were more honest? (VIDEO)

Director Alfonso Cuaron’s Oscar-nominated film “Gravity” is about as close as moviegoers get to a perfect cinematic experience. The white-knuckle space thriller has two compelling leads (Sandra Bullock and George Clooney), it has drama, it has action, it has spectacle, and basically every other element that audiences want when they go to the movies.

That said, “Gravity” is not without its flaws, as the latest Honest Trailer from the folks at Screen Junkies aptly demonstrates (see above). Whether it’s the film’s at-times stilted dialogue, its somewhat repetitive structure, or the seemingly uplifting but ultimately very bleak ending, the truthful fake trailer takes just about everything wrong with “Gravity” to task. (Except of course the movie’s incredible and lengthy opening shot. No one can argue with how awesome that was.)

In other “Gravity” news this week, we’re finally getting a better idea of why actor Robert Downey Jr. left the project early on. Downey was originally attached to star in “Gravity,” but was replaced by George Clooney in December 2010 for reasons that were until now unknown. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, director Cuaron revealed that Downey’s exit was largely due to the technology they had developed for the film. It simply wasn't compatible with the actor’s famous off-the-cuff acting style.

"It became very clear that, as we started to nail the technology, or narrow the technology, that was going to be a big obstacle for his performance,” Cuaron said. “I think Robert is fantastic if you give him the freedom to completely breathe and improvise and change stuff. [But] we tried one of these technologies and it was not compatible. And, after that, we [had a] week that we pretended as if nothing was happening and then we talked and said, ‘This is not going to work. This is tough.’"

It’s safe to say that “Gravity” would have been a very different movie with Downey in the role of astronaut Matt Kowalski. Clooney quite memorably made the part his own (even using his directorial expertise to help Cuaron and Bullock work through a particularly problematic scene in the film) and his chemistry with real-life friend Sandra Bullock really shone through. Can you even imagine Downey as Kowalski at this point?

"Gravity" hits Blu-ray and DVD on Feb. 25, though why you would want to watch the movie on a small TV screen is beyond us.