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Post #354210

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Anchorhead
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Abrams is Destroying Star Trek like Lucas has Destroyed Star Wars
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Date created
13-Apr-2009, 10:07 AM
Hunter6 said:


TrekMovie.com Review of JJ Abrams’ ‘Star Trek’
http://trekmovie.com/2009/04/12/trekmoviecom-review-of-jj-abrams-star-trek/#comment-1719880

 

 

Too bad the guy didn't go into a little more detail.  

 

 

Interesting review.

This quote worries me;

 "The camera is constantly in motion... the editing is rapid-fire...."

 

The only thing I can say for sure I will have a problem with (and it's been alluded to before with Trek09)  is the current trend for two-images-a-second editing and shaky-cam.  I hate that shit.  It's the reason Bourne 2 & 3 were once-only viewings, as was Quantum Of Solace. It's also the reason I don't own DVDs of those films either.  Interesting stories, but entirely too much work to watch them.

I'm not part of the short-attention-span generation.  Hold the fucking camera still if you want me to give a damn about the story, go see it more than once, or buy the DVD. Leave the documentary style camera work to actual documentaries.

I won't chase the image all over the screen or attempt to refocus on it every second.  As I did with Bourne 2 & 3, as well as Quantum - if it gets ridiculously shaky, I'll spend a few moments looking at the exit signs, surround speakers, or the carpet on the walls - but I won't work for the product I already paid for.

Because Abrams has a history of using this style of cinematography, I have to say - I've been very concerned that this will also be a once-only viewing for me.

 

See, and you guys thought I couldn't have a pre-viewing go-off.