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CloakedDragon97

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#1437899
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The Unpopular Film, TV, Music, Art, Books, Comics, Games, & Technology Opinion Thread (for all you contrarians!)
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In my personal opinion, Hannibal is a lot better than people say it is. Both critics and audiences gave the film mixed reviews as they said it wasn’t as creepy as its predecessors. Personally I thought it was great. I thought that it was just as creepy as Silence of the Lambs. I just don’t understand the hate behind the film.

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Thoughts on Extended Editions
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In my personal opinion, every time a movie is released in an extended version, usually the scenes added are usually completely pointless. Occasionally there is a movie that has an extended version or directors cut that is better than the original version. For example, the extended editions of the LOTR movies I consider to be a lot better than the theatrical versions. However, there are movies that have completely pointless scenes added in. The first two Harry Potter films are an example of this. I remember seeing those movies in theaters so the theatrical versions are the first ones that I saw. Then when they aired on ABC they had the deleted scenes put back in. At least the inclusion of those scenes make sense in the TV versions. But when the entire series was released on Blu-ray they were the extended versions. Fortunately the theatrical versions were released in 4K and to this day that is how I prefer to watch the first two movies. The Phantom Menace is another example. I also saw the movie in theaters and on VHS. I was disappointed when the DVD added in the extended podrace scene. That’s part of the reason I wanted to recreate this version as seen here https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/The-Phantom-Menace-The-Theatrical-Version-a-WIP/id/86042. However this is all my opinion and I would like to hear from other people their opinions on the subject.

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#1436766
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Help: Looking for Avisynth alternatives
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For years I’ve heard about Avisynth. With it, you can video edit, color correct, upscale, degrain and more. I finally decided to get in to using it. Unfortunately, Avisynth is only available on Windows but I run MacOS instead. So I would like to find an alternative that is comparable to the actual thing but can actually run on my computer. Any help would be appreciated.

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#1433396
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The Unpopular Film, TV, Music, Art, Books, Comics, Games, & Technology Opinion Thread (for all you contrarians!)
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In my personal opinion, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a very overrated movie. So many people say it is a masterpiece of a film. I personally think it’s just okay. The cinematography and especially the visual effects are very ahead of its time. But the movie has one big flaw. It is so slow. For some reason it doesn’t bother me when the LOTR movies have similar pacing though. Also, I think that the best Kubrick film is a tie between A Clockwork Orange and Eyes Wide Shut.