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    A24 got a reaction from Fabulin in Avatar 2, 3 and 4 or how James Cameron stopped worrying and pulled The Hobbit on us   
    This takes out the fun of being a director, doesn't it? You no longer capture the atmosphere, the mood, the light and interaction the characters have with the set. It's all done afterwards by computer wizards.
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    A24 got a reaction from Jurassic Shark in What is the last Television series you watched?   
    I wasn't familiar with the TV show at the time and so the only thing that confused me is that internet peeps called it the best sci-fi movie ever made. Later I learned that these peeps were mainly avid Firefly fanatics. I wasn't impressed with Serenity but I did like it better after I watched the TV show.
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    A24 got a reaction from Chewy in What is the point of film scores anyway?   
    I once read or heard that film music is there to remind us that what we are seeing is just make-believe and it's precisely because of this awareness that we find it more pleasurable, even comfortable. So no matter how dramatic or gruesome it gets, we always realize it's still entertainment. 
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    A24 got a reaction from Naïve Old Fart in What is the point of film scores anyway?   
    I once read or heard that film music is there to remind us that what we are seeing is just make-believe and it's precisely because of this awareness that we find it more pleasurable, even comfortable. So no matter how dramatic or gruesome it gets, we always realize it's still entertainment. 
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    A24 got a reaction from TSMefford in What is the point of film scores anyway?   
    I once read or heard that film music is there to remind us that what we are seeing is just make-believe and it's precisely because of this awareness that we find it more pleasurable, even comfortable. So no matter how dramatic or gruesome it gets, we always realize it's still entertainment. 
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    A24 reacted to KK in What are your favorite shots in a movie?   
    All the meandering chormaticisms certainly don't help...
     
     
    It's definitely a big talking movie. But I think it's brilliant. Though I might prefer Hiroshima, the way Marienbad collapses time and memory in its dream-like fashion sits with you days after the credits have started rolling. Transformative cinema at its finest.
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    A24 got a reaction from KK in What Is The Last Film You Watched? (Older Films)   
    Goddammit! Why does everyone see it as the highlight of the movie?! To me, it felt like early Shyamalan, the one that pats himself on the back, directed the basement sequence. There is something very self-conscious about it (and self-conscious in a way that I don't like).
     
    Anyway, I'm not a fan of the movie, I only like the beginning, before all hell breaks loose. 
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    A24 reacted to Romão in What Is The Last Film You Watched? (Older Films)   
    For all the technological tools he had at his disposal, I found Cameron's world building fairly boring and unimaginative. It's basically a rain forest on steroids. 
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    A24 got a reaction from Naïve Old Fart in What is the last Television series you watched?   
    All I'm saying is that GOT has its likeable, righteous characters. Those aren't always the most interesting or colourful ones but they are necessary to bring some moral balance to the world of GOT. And as you'll find out, even the despicable are human. 
     
     
     
    I watched two episodes of the docu series Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
     

     
     
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    A24 reacted to Koray Savas in What Is The Last Film You Watched? (Older Films)   
    Slow West
     
    Really bad, in almost all respects. The only point of relief was that it was 80 minutes long.
     
    Poor writing, acting, cinematography, editing... just, baffling in its student level of quality. 
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    A24 got a reaction from gkgyver in What Is The Last Film You Watched? (Older Films)   
    The thing that does get old is Quint's sinking ship story. It's good when you hear it for the first time, but it was no longer interesting when I last saw the movie. I admit, I've never been a fan of movie characters telling stories to each other. It's something you often see in bad TV shows to give so-called depth to the characters. Yes, it's not the same here, but still, to me it's like a friend telling the same story each time you meat him. 
     
    JWFan in chorus: "But it's the best part of the movie!"
    Alexcremers: "Sigh ..."
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    A24 got a reaction from Naïve Old Fart in The Official Pop and Rock Music thread   
    Nicely remastered so that all the dynamics are gone!
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    A24 got a reaction from Naïve Old Fart in Anyone here succumbed to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray?   
    Humans have HDR vision, technology is merely catching up.
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    A24 got a reaction from Naïve Old Fart in What is the last Television series you watched?   
    Very good. I bought every season separately when they were released. 
     
     
     
     
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    A24 got a reaction from Naïve Old Fart in What is the last Television series you watched?   
    I think they used different cameras from S2 onward. 
     
     

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    A24 got a reaction from Naïve Old Fart in What is the last Television series you watched?   
    Game Of Thrones  (Episode 1 of Season 1)
     
    Now that was fun! Just to see the characters when they were younger and before they developed or evolved into different personalities. The only character who looks and acts exactly the same as in the last season is Jon Snow. I guess he merely needed to portray an archetype of the Fantasy hero. 
     

    But, as you can see, everything does look a little BBC video like in the first season. 
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    A24 got a reaction from crocodile in Anyone here succumbed to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray?   
    Haven't seen it or even heard that much about it. What makes it so remarkable?
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    A24 got a reaction from crocodile in The DCU - DC Universe   
    Yes, and I still have my Matchbox cars. The ones made in the '70s, which are the best and fastest Matchbox ever made. 
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    A24 got a reaction from Jurassic Shark in Anyone here succumbed to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray?   
    Haven't seen it or even heard that much about it. What makes it so remarkable?
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    A24 reacted to Koray Savas in Tarantino Says The Best Movie Of The Decade Is ...   
    His last two projects, Gone Girl and Mindhunter, are about serial killers. 
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    A24 got a reaction from Fabulin in Tarantino Says The Best Movie Of The Decade Is ...   
    "It crushes all the competition." - Quentin Tarantino
     
     
    Second best movie is:
     

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    It's no joke, Fabulin!
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    A24 got a reaction from bollemanneke in Recently purchased movies / tv series   
    I thought that audio of Blu-ray was supposed to be noticeably better than that of DVD?
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    A24 reacted to Naïve Old Fart in Recently purchased movies / tv series   
    I happen to have a Blu Ray player, and quite a sizeable telly. Where I live, it's only available on D.V.D...and I got the last one.
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    A24 got a reaction from Edmilson in What Is The Last Film You Watched? (Older Films)   
    Gandalf the White?!
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