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#1001 BloodBoal

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Posted 09 May 2012 - 09:31 AM

Doesn't "quiet" means "it drags and nothing happens" in this day and age (in these fast internet times where information must be delivered fast and nonstop)?


I agree with Cremers. We don't need quiet moments. We need to have noise at every moment in the film, and every shot should last no longer than one second, else, you're gonna end up with a bored audience. Oh, and explosions! You need to follow the rule "One explosion for each line of dialogue" (also know as the "Michael Bay Equation": One word spoken = one mini explosion, or One sentence = one big explosion).

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Posted 09 May 2012 - 10:26 AM


Doesn't "quiet" means "it drags and nothing happens" in this day and age (in these fast internet times where information must be delivered fast and nonstop)?


I agree with Cremers. We don't need quiet moments. We need to have noise at every moment in the film, and every shot should last no longer than one second, else, you're gonna end up with a bored audience. Oh, and explosions! You need to follow the rule "One explosion for each line of dialogue" (also know as the "Michael Bay Equation": One word spoken = one mini explosion, or One sentence = one big explosion).


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Posted 09 May 2012 - 10:27 AM

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 10:33 PM

All I know is the quiet scenes in Alien are the best. Ripley and Ash in the infirmary is like quintessential science fiction.
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Posted 11 May 2012 - 10:12 AM

My favourite part is when they're on the planet.

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 02:32 PM

My least favorite part is when the ship is in self-destruct mode, mainly because there's not much to see anymore. Every other part is my favorite part.


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Posted 11 May 2012 - 02:40 PM

Fanboy!

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 02:42 PM

I still much prefer Aliens. Mind you, that may change when I finally get around to watching the blurays, though I doubt it.

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 02:46 PM

All I know is the quiet scenes in Alien are the best. Ripley and Ash in the infirmary is like quintessential science fiction.


I agree with you, the quiet scenes are fantastic. My siblings would call them "boring" but if you're really watching the film, you get really sucked into those moments, quite tense moments too. Fantastic film, Alien.

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 02:51 PM

Fanboy!


You have no idea! Watching Alien on Blu-ray was a religious experience which only true art can realize. ;)


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Posted 11 May 2012 - 02:54 PM

I haven't seen it in Blu-ray but I like it a bit in that way as well.

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 02:55 PM

A bit in that way?
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Posted 11 May 2012 - 02:58 PM

I must admit I'm expecting GREATNESS from it.

It's the only reason I bought the blu set if I'm honest.

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 02:58 PM

I enjoy watching Alien and Aliens as a duo on a lazy afternoon.

perhaps I will end up watching Alien-1(prometheus), Alien, and Aliens as a trio.
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Posted 11 May 2012 - 02:59 PM

It's one of my favourite films.

I would never call my experience with it "religious", though. I'm too much of a nitpicker.


I enjoy watching Alien and Aliens as a duo on a lazy afternoon.

perhaps I will end up watching Alien-1(prometheus), Alien, and Aliens as a trio.


I want Prometheus to be great so I can have a trilogy...

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 03:01 PM

Like Jason L. I'm purposely not watching or reading about the film.

4 weeks,

28 days

672 hours

40320 minutes

2419200 seconds.


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Posted 11 May 2012 - 03:06 PM

I literally know fuck all about it, other than it's a prequel to Alien.

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 03:09 PM

Like Jason L. I'm purposely not watching or reading about the film.

4 weeks,

28 days

672 hours

40320 minutes

2419200 seconds.

I hate you. I'll have to see it in SEPTEMBER.

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 03:27 PM

Shit! I don't want to wait until September :(
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Posted 11 May 2012 - 03:34 PM

No no Ro, it's released on August. Aun así, lo de esperar hasta agosto es una mierda.

I 'll have to wait to September to go see it in English. And if it's no longer shown in English (they take down these copies quickly) then I won't see at the cinema.

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 03:44 PM

Aun así, lo de esperar hasta agosto es una mierda.


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Posted 11 May 2012 - 04:10 PM


Aun así, lo de esperar hasta agosto es una mierda.


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Mierda: pronouce mee-ER-da, with trilled r. It's the best word ever.

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 04:14 PM

No no Ro, it's released on August. Aun así, lo de esperar hasta agosto es una mierda.

I 'll have to wait to September to go see it in English. And if it's no longer shown in English (they take down these copies quickly) then I won't see at the cinema.


Thanks, Chaac. I had forgotten it. I'd like to see the film in English but where I live I can't see films in original version.
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Posted 11 May 2012 - 04:18 PM

Thanks, Chaac. I had forgotten it. I'd like to see the film in English but where I live I can't see films in original version.


Neither can't I, that's why I'll try wait until I'm back in the civilized world. I know I'm lucky though. The whole situation with films here sucks.

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 04:24 PM

Spain is different!, Chaac ;)
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Posted 11 May 2012 - 05:56 PM

Well, it's 20 days, 4 hours and about 4 minutes for us here in England (a full week before US premiere). i'm definitely thinking of going to midnight showing, because I know there is going to be one and I'm off on the next day anyway. :)

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 11:08 PM

I saw the trailer before Avengers

It made me very excited about seeing the film

Apart from that I try to stay away from Internet pics and spoilers

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 11:26 PM

My least favorite part is when the ship is in self-destruct mode, mainly because there's not much to see anymore. Every other part is my favorite part.


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That's right. For me, the first hour of the movie is the best.
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Posted 12 May 2012 - 05:16 AM

Well, it's 20 days, 4 hours and about 4 minutes for us here in England (a full week before US premiere). i'm definitely thinking of going to midnight showing, because I know there is going to be one and I'm off on the next day anyway. :)


You know you must watch with 3D specs on your face, right?
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Posted 12 May 2012 - 05:29 AM

You didn't have to remind me!

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From a storytelling point of view, from a directing point of view, there is one thing I associate with what he does, which is calm. There is such an inherent calm and inherent trust of the one powerful image, that he makes me embarrassed with my own work, in terms of how many different shots, how many different sound effects, how many different things we’ll throw at an audience to make an impression. But with Kubrick, there is such a great trust of the one correct image to calmly explain something to audience. There can be some slowness to the editing. There’s nothing frenetic about it. It’s very simple. There’s a trust in simple storytelling and simple image making that actually takes massive confidence to try and emulate. - Christopher Nolan

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Posted 15 May 2012 - 08:43 PM

The soundtrack is available for download from iTunes :o)

Nice to hear Goldsmith's theme get at least one lengthy performance (that I've heard so far)

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 07:37 AM

First official clip (or so they say, but I'm not watching it):

http://scifimafia.co...eus-has-landed/
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 09:27 AM

The endless tv spots here have already ruined 10% of the movie for me.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 09:42 AM

First official clip (or so they say, but I'm not watching it):

http://scifimafia.co...eus-has-landed/


Now that was awesome!

I hate trailers.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 09:44 AM

Do you recognise this?



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From a storytelling point of view, from a directing point of view, there is one thing I associate with what he does, which is calm. There is such an inherent calm and inherent trust of the one powerful image, that he makes me embarrassed with my own work, in terms of how many different shots, how many different sound effects, how many different things we’ll throw at an audience to make an impression. But with Kubrick, there is such a great trust of the one correct image to calmly explain something to audience. There can be some slowness to the editing. There’s nothing frenetic about it. It’s very simple. There’s a trust in simple storytelling and simple image making that actually takes massive confidence to try and emulate. - Christopher Nolan

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 09:50 AM

The most beautiful theme of Jerry.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 09:53 AM

The most beautiful theme of Jerry.


You mean Chinatown? :P
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 10:06 AM

Nice. Streitenfeld at least acknowledged Goldsmith's classic, even if for an instant on one track. I somehow think the space jockey creature from Alien might make appearance while that music plays. Just a hunch.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 10:15 AM

It's a nice homage :)
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 02:47 PM

I wonder where it would fit in the film. That theme has a certain romance to it, I can't see it working in any of the scenes I've seen in the Prometheus trailer. Maybe there's a space jockey love scene.

I love that theme though. Alien is my favorite Goldsmith score. I'm biased of course, because I love the movie. I hope Ridley doesn't replace that theme with some music from Freud!
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