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Tobar said:

You guys are operating under the assumption that Marvel digitally replaces their heads.

The process is actually more like a moving photoshop job where they’re manipulating the actor’s actual faces instead of creating digital doubles.

Here’s an example.

This process just wasn’t possible for Rogue One because the key actor is deceased. As for Carrie, how to put this delicately, she would not have been able to double for her 19 year old self.

Actors with the same build and facial structure?

CG Tarkin was great in the first viewing. CG Leia worked but a little distracting. In the second viewing they were both a bit distracting.

TV’s Frink said:

The worst part is at the end when Schindler has to reveal to his son that it’s not all just a game.

Um, that one is Life is Beautiful. Also a great movie.

Alderaan said:

TV’s Frink said:

The worst part is at the end when Schindler has to reveal to his son that it’s not all just a game.

Um, that one is Life is Beautiful.

http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/The-Missed-the-Joke-Thread/id/49650

Saw Alien Covenant last night.

As with Prometheus the characters were intensely stupid. David and the White Toothy Things are the only things good about this movie.
My expectations were so low that it didn’t annoy me as much this time.
It’s very much like watching Attack of the Clones only with slightly less annoying dialogue and more sexy showers.

Balls

Equilibrium (2002)

THE GOOD

• Acting
• Locations

THE BAD

• Bale’s plot armour
• Literally laughable fight choreography

THE UGLY

• Characters who are supposed to be emotionless clearly exhibiting emotion (fear, bloodlust, etc.)
• Derivative plot

6/10

Alderaan said:

TV’s Frink said:

The worst part is at the end when Schindler has to reveal to his son that it’s not all just a game.

Um, that one is Life is Beautiful. Also a great movie.

Actually, darthrush, you should watch this one too. I haven’t seen it in a long time. I will probably watch it this weekend.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Equilibrium (2002)

THE GOOD

• Acting
• Locations

THE BAD

• Bale’s plot armour
• Literally laughable fight choreography

THE UGLY

• Characters who are supposed to be emotionless clearly exhibiting emotion (fear, bloodlust, etc.)
• Derivative plot

6/10

I loved the fight choreography the first time I saw this.

Life is Beautiful:

I hadn’t seen this in a long time and watched it again tonight. Very good movie, if not necessarily perfect. Roberto Benigni and his real life wife Nicoletta Braschi are a very loving and memorable on-screen couple. The first half of the movie is as romantic as films get. The comedy – at times full of wit, and at other times a mix of gags and even the bizarre – is the kind that provokes constant warm smiles, mixed in with occasional chuckles and laughs. Above all, this is an uplifting and endearing film, carried by the presence of Benigni, its lead actor and director, who commands the screen in a unique way that few others have ever achieved.

The only problem with this movie, I’m afraid, is the lack of levity when it comes to Guido’s character, particularly in the concentration camp scenes during the last half of the movie. Every time there is a down note in this film, the camera is always on someone else…usually his wife. The film really needed a moment here or there where the spirit of the main character was tested to the limit. I think the film would have been far greater had there been a scene or two where Guido nearly breaks down, shows some doubt or psychological strain, something. Benigni’s idol, Charlie Chaplin, was capable of eliciting those heartbreaking tears at the same time he filled his movies with fun and joy, but here Benigni’s character Guido just doesn’t have that same dynamic range.

I really do like and enjoy this movie though, and I give it 3.5 / 4 stars. It just seems like the film could have been more. What if there had been one more scene near the beginning that more strongly established the fascist setting and background tone? What if Guido and his friend had discussed something more philosophical, like fate, when they were lying in bed and talking about willpower? Emphasizing fate a little more strongly could have quashed any stalker vibes given off during a couple of the romantic scenes. And what if there had been an intermission after the greenhouse scene? I think it would have benefited the film to have been broken into two halves, as the first half and the second half of the movie are so starkly different. The concentration camp scenes then could have allowed for a little more screentime, and a chance to briefly glimpse our hero’s psychological despair.

A little more pride and emphasis on Guido and his son’s Jewish identity were sorely missing as well.

I realize an epic is not the kind of film Benigni wanted to make, but I can’t help but see the potential there. Still, this is a unique and memorable film, and one that I enjoy watching very much.

Split (2016)

What a frightening, depressing, thrilling movie! I loved it! I’ve hung in there with Shyamalan, even when others abandoned him. Sure, he’s made some flops, but he really is willing to try something different. He is an ingenious storyteller. And vague spoiler alert I love that he tied this one in with one of my previous favorites of his. With that, I hope he can tie the divergent storylines together in a final sequel.

Bottom line: I loved this movie!

Heh. I recently read an article about Bloomkamp and the Halo movie that never was.

Would have loved to see that one.

Alien - 8.5/10 (Theatrical Cut)

Enjoyed this quite a bit more the second time around and a lot of that had to do with the fact that it wasn’t the Director’s Cut. I’m definitely never watching that version again.

Alien Covenant - 7.5/10

So much to say but I’ll just give semi spoilery bullet points:

Lord Haseo said:

• Felt like an Alien film much more than Prometheus did
• Characters acted like idiotic horror movie characters but I definitely liked a few of them
• David is even more interesting than he was in Prometheus and is now one of my favorite villains though I shouldn’t really call him that considering I’m not privy to what his long term machinations are.
• A lot of questions have yet to be answered and it’s starting to really frustrate me
• The horror elements of Alien and the philosophical aspects of Prometheus were somewhat lacking in my opinion; the former being the least shown element of the three present in the film
• The philosophical elements that are present are executed far more efficiently than Prometheus and since my viewing last night I can’t stop pondering about the esoteric nature of intelligent life and how literal perfection could be crafted and how that would effect the environment these beings would inhabit
  EDIT:
  Another thing that has crossed my mind since I watched Covenant is the question of who is worthy of life. Most people certainly aren’t in the context of Earth but on a cosmic level where would we rank in terms of intelligent beings? I very much doubt humans who are blinded by emotions, morality and a self destructive nature would be close to what the apex of life is like beyond our small corner of the universe. That’s not even factoring in the short life spans and frail bodies we have.

I’m not working on Thursday so I’ll probably go see it again if I’m feeling up it.

^

I concur. Much better than the “amazing” reboot from a few years ago. Totally don’t get the hate for toby as Peter Parker. I thought both of those movies were very well done.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Equilibrium (2002)

THE GOOD

• Acting
• Locations

THE BAD

• Bale’s plot armour
• Literally laughable fight choreography
• Characters who are supposed to be emotionless clearly exhibiting emotion (fear, bloodlust, etc.)

THE UGLY

• Derivative plot

5/10

FTFM

Iron Man (2008)

I first watched this movie in 2009; I thought it was mediocre. I rewatched it last night; this time I found I liked it. It’s still nothing transcendent, but it’s no Inedible Hulk, either.

7/10

Dek Rollins said:

darthrush said:

Possessed said:

^

I concur. Much better than the “amazing” reboot from a few years ago. Totally don’t get the hate for toby as Peter Parker. I thought both of those movies were very well done.

I disagree. Garfield was far better than Toby for me. The first of the Amazing reboots was quite good. The only one from the Raimi trilogy that impressed me all that much was the second. Never understand the mass amount of love for the first one. I still think it is a pretty mediocre flick.

Well, first off, you’re just plain wrong. 😛

But really, the first two Raimi films are what I consider masterpieces of modern cinema, and they are among the most perfect comic book films ever made.

Not only is Raimi an amazing director, but he was pretty much the perfect director they could’ve gotten. He’s a fan of the comics, he enjoys and understands the characters, and he’s just plain fun. Everything he brought to those films blows Marc Webb out of the water. Who wants a “dark and gritty” Spider-Man film? I’d rather have some comic book optimism.

And the hate for Tobey Maguire as Peter has no legs to stand on. He was perfectly cast (along with everyone else, actually). People seem to complain about a few things in general; he makes weird faces at times/is just goofy looking, he cries too much (understandable and well performed every time save for the third film), and he’s supposedly not “transformed” enough under the mask. None of these complaints that I’ve read/heard make any sense. Andrew Garfield is just awful as Peter IMO. He’s not a genius nerd who gets picked on by bullies, he’s a genius hot guy who protects those who are bullied and he’s just kind of a jerk sometimes, and his performances are just bad most of the time.

J.K. Simmons is J. Jonah Jameson.

Cliff Robertson is Uncle Ben.

Rosemary Harris is Aunt May.

Willem Dafoe is Norman Osborn.

The only complaint about those films that I understand is that Maryjane is underdeveloped. This is somewhat valid, but even this I don’t feel is really that valid either, because she is developed as much as she needs to be, and though she may be a primary character, the films aren’t really about her. I’m fine with what they did, because she does have a developed character, despite being weaker than some others. And Kirsten Dunst does a great job with her.

If you’re interested in wasting an hour of your life, this shows a lot about why people love the first two Raimi films:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD3h_bT0Mfg

Also this, this and this.

Yep