yup. there's a scene of two people in a room and the only light is from a small projector and there's blue streaks smeared across their faces. in shots from different angles. and when they are standing between the projector and the camera.
and the power in the house is off so there's no chance of saying it was a hall light or some such.
Yogi Bear
3/10 pic-a-nic baskets. Balls.
Still not clean...
DuracellEnergizer said:
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). It gets a 5/10 for nice imagery, being hard to follow, and for almost boring me to sleep.
Yeah, Netflix really wanted me to watch that. I quit 10 minutes in and watched troll 2 again.
I enjoyed the new X-Men tonight on my date with the missus. Really good characters and such, though like others, I'm not too certain about the casting. Magneto, Prof X, and Beast were pretty good, IMHO, but the others in the first class seemed out of place or lacking the necessary "charisma" for a comic book movie. Kevin Bacon, whom I consider a good actor, never really felt the part to me. I would've liked to see Christoph Waltz in that part, he would have been spectacular.
Overall, I enjoyed the movie and will probably watch it again. Though, I dunno if it has the repeatability of the original X-Men movie.
BTW, X-Men was just pure awesomeness, X-Men II was fairly good to me, and X-Men: Last Stand was pure utter garbage and I want to scoop out with a fork the part of my brain that remembers that atrocity.
Super 8.
It was great. The child actors in it did an amazing job.
8/10 just for the acting alone.
"You only live Twice"
9 balls out of 4/5
I deeply love Bond films.
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greenpenguino said:
I deeply love Bond films.
Balls deep?
TV's Frink said:
greenpenguino said:
I deeply love Bond films.
Balls deep?
DAMN RIGHT
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Johnny Ringo said:
throughout the movie a group of friends are making a super 8 film to enter into a contest. stick around during the end credits to see this film - i'm sure it had a name but i can't recall.
The Case. ;-)
And yes, stay for it because it's a riot. Just got back a little while ago.
Most fun I've had at the movies in a long time. Really enjoyed it. I'll not get near any spoilers, so feel free to read on.
Great story and great atmosphere. No two ways about it, the film has Spielberg's fingerprints all over it. Absolutely fantastic acting from the young cast. The female lead steals the show.
Side note; The story takes place in 1979. For you twenty-somethings on the board, it is an exact capture of what 1979 was like, the year I was a senior in high school. This takes place during that year and it feels like it. To the point of transporting you there without mocking and embellishing untruthfully. Those were our cars, our clothes, our hair styles, our language, and our music.
Speaking of which - love the use of ELO, one of my favorite bands, particularly back then. I even had an ELO belt buckle throughout my high school years. But I digress.
I'll go see it one more time. Definite DVD purchase.
My only criticism: The lens flares.
Fuuuuck!!!, JJ, give it a damn rest. We get it. It's your thing. Your calling card. You think it creates excitement. Enough already. They seem like such a weird thing for a director to be so hung up on.
They weren't nearly as distracting as Star Trek, but to me they were unnecessary. Some scenes would have had even more emotion if they had been naturally lit, particularly some of the night scenes when the power was out.
I give it 5\5 cassettes.
X-Men
X2: X-Men United
X-Men: The Last Stand
Got the blu-ray box set at great price used, so did the trilogy back to back tonight with my roommate.
Part 3 was such a let down. It had good moments, but... Oh forget it!
It was utter crap. That was the mutant vs. human war? And what was with the sudden day to night time change thing in the final act? Was something major cut? Why the heck did they kill all the great characters off (or take away their power) before the final battle??? The end could have been filled with such great emotion, but it was pissed away. We got a lame final battle with a bunch of B-class mutants that we have no emotional connection to at all. Juggernaut's helmet looked so fake and plastic. The actor was weak. The first scene of the X-men fighting the sentinel had such promises, but disappointed quickly with the reveal that it was just a Star Trek holodeck rip off simulation. The casting of Beast was the only thing done with any shred of creative thinking, and or any shred of respect in keeping faithful with the original source material.
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
FanFiltration said:
X-Men
X2: X-Men United
X-Men: The Last Stand
Got the blu-ray box set at great price used, so did the trilogy back to back tonight with my roommate.
Part 3 was such a let down. It had good moments, but... Oh forget it!
It was utter crap. That was the mutant vs. human war? And what was with the sudden day to night time change thing in the final act? Was something major cut? Why the heck did they kill all the great characters off (or take away their power) before the final battle??? The end could have been filled with such great emotion, but it was pissed away. We got a lame final battle with a bunch of B-class mutants that we have no emotional connection to at all. Juggernaut's helmet looked so fake and plastic. The actor was weak. The first scene of the X-men fighting the sentinel had such promises, but disappointed quickly with the reveal that it was just a Star Trek holodeck rip off simulation. The casting of Beast was the only thing done with any shred of creative thinking, and or any shred of respect in keeping faithful with the original source material.
I agree with everything you said. It is truly amazing how much taking out one person (Bryan Singer) can do to a whole franchise. I hated how they killed off all the characters I liked the best and whom I felt had the most compelling plots. Prof X has always been my favorite, going as far back as the cartoons. Which is one of the reasons I really enjoyed First Class, I got to see Prof X in his younger days and I really enjoyed that. I hope that Singer follows up with another one.
EDIT: Also, Kelsey Grammer as Beast was a perfect casting decision the only diamond in the rough in that horrible atrocity of a movie. I wish that he had been cast way earlier in the franchise, I would have liked to see more of him. I also hated they "wrote out" Nightcrawler, he was awesome in X2.
That was one thing X3 did better, Beast's make-up. Thought I was looking at the damn Wolfman the whole time in First Class.
Also, I can't confirm this but supposedly Professor X is a giant dickwad in the comics. Erasing people's memories, altering them so they'll join the X-Men (Wolverine) etc... a manipulative person. Jerk probably fakes his paralysis too.
A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em
bkev said:
Jerk probably fakes his paralysis too.
So what? Your mom fakes her-- Oh sorry, you're not Fink. Nevermind.
I see all new films as soon as they hit DVD. So no i have not seen X-men First Class or, Thor, won't see them til they hit DVD.
In fact i have not seen a film in a theater in a long time and i miss it for nothing. Its not like they are making films like they used to.
They made more films like the original star wars trilogy, or lord of the rings and i may go to see them on the big screen.
I think i'll see The Hobbit in 2-D, in cinema but it depends if i can get some family and friends to go to see it. Otherwise I'll rent the DVD.
“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.
skyjedi2005 said:
I see all new films as soon as they hit DVD. So no i have not seen X-men First Class or, Thor, won't see them til they hit DVD.
In fact i have not seen a film in a theater in a long time and i miss it for nothing. Its not like they are making films like they used to.
They made more films like the original star wars trilogy, or lord of the rings and i may go to see them on the big screen.
I think i'll see The Hobbit in 2-D, in cinema but it depends if i can get some family and friends to go to see it. Otherwise I'll rent the DVD.
DVD? it is time to move on to Blu-ray LOL.
My computer is too old for blu ray.
“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.
skyjedi2005 said:
I see all new films as soon as they hit DVD. So no i have not seen X-men First Class or, Thor, won't see them til they hit DVD.
In fact i have not seen a film in a theater in a long time and i miss it for nothing. Its not like they are making films like they used to.
They made more films like the original star wars trilogy, or lord of the rings and i may go to see them on the big screen.
I think i'll see The Hobbit in 2-D, in cinema but it depends if i can get some family and friends to go to see it. Otherwise I'll rent the DVD.
Seeing films in the theater tend to make them seem better than they actually are.
(See Avatar)
doubleofive said:
So the excuse that things were constantly happening off screen in Star Trek was an asspull, since Super 8 is hardly a busy starship? ;-)Johnny Ringo said:
What I disliked -
the lens flares. oh god. the lens flares.
He now admits he overdid the lens flares on Trek and promises not to do it in the next one. I don't believe him in the slightest but we shall see.
At least he is not shooting on Video, or in 3-D video.
So far its supposed to be shot on film. If Paramount wants 3-D they will have to either fire him and hire another director or post convert.
“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.
CP3S said:
bkev said:
Jerk probably fakes his paralysis too.
So what? Your mom fakes her-- Oh sorry, you're not Fink. Nevermind.
She only fakes with you, buddy...only with you.
Barry Lyndon.
Every frame looks like a magnificent painting.
10/10
TV's Frink said:
She only fakes with you, buddy...only with you.
That may very well have been the perfect response to my comment. Nice!
Ziggy Stardust said:
Barry Lyndon.
Every frame looks like a magnificent painting.
10/10
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greenpenguino said:
Ziggy Stardust said:
Barry Lyndon.
Every frame looks like a magnificent painting.
10/10
lol
no.
