Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 I can't remember the first time I saw Jaws. It was early childhood, definitely one of my first movies. My earliest memory, I think it's my earliest, is sitting in a theater ignoring Jurassic Park as I colored in a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Ha ha, thats fair enough. You have since made up for it though, BIG time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 I saw E.T. earlier today, and I have decided that the bike/take off scene is still one of the greatest scenes ever directed.Not that this statement is controversial or will recieve many challenges, just thought I should make it extra clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Eh, it's alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 I saw E.T. earlier today, and I have decided that the bike/take off scene is still one of the greatest scenes ever directed.Not that this statement is controversial or will recieve many challenges, just thought I should make it extra clear.You'll get nothing but agreement from me.Of course, I think that's true of, like, two-thirds of the scenes in the whole movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 In Temple of Doom the scene in Indy's bedroom where you see the shadows fighting, absolutely brilliant cinematography, Slocombe and Spielberg in perfect sinc.Shadows have been a visual motif in the Indy series since Raiders of the Lost Ark. I always enjoy seeing them used.but even Raiders cinematography is a step below that in TOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Yes, I would agree that Douglas Slocombe outdid himself in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Yes, I would agree that Douglas Slocombe outdid himself in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom".Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 I dunno, I kinda like the dusty look of Raiders. I think they are both perfectly shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I agree with Quint. Raiders' cinematography is just right for that film.Nevertheless, ToD certainly has a spectacular look from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I dunno, I kinda like the dusty look of Raiders. I think they are both perfectly shot.thats true, the belief that TOD has better cinematography isn't a slight on Raiders by any means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 One thing's absolutely certain; Mola Ram wouldn't have looked quite so gleefully BAD, had he been shot by Janusz Kaminski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 he would have been blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 You're 100% right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I like Herr Kaminski's work most of the time, except for his tendecy to make colors "bleed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 he would have been blueAnd glowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 So how about the Spielberg Movie Magic Scenes?I love the "City Under Ice Scene" from AIjust ice and a wordless pp choir!worst Spielberg film ever, I can't find any magic in it sadly. best I can do is the cinematography, some of Kaminski's best.The Sugarland Express, in the original viewing, to see the long string of cars was unique in films, while its not amazing by todays standards... and I love that terrible moment of realization that Clovis is mortally wounded, its a sad moment, a gory moment yet its an amazing moment of astonishment.Jaws, so many moments, the shot of the Orca through the jaws of the great white shark to name oneClose Encounters, so many moments, the shot of the screw unscrewing, as amazing and frightening as movies ever get.1941, The Jaws homage, the Ferris Wheel, the dance sequence.Raiders, so many moments, the Paramount dissolve. It was the first, not the best, but the first and it was so cool.E.T., so many moments, Elliott looking out the kitchen window as the steam builds up, its the first to come to mind in the filmTwilight Zone the movie, the yound child recounting her seeing Haley's comet in 1910, the first time.TOD, the Paramount dissolve, the bleakness of the indian villiage, and the triumphant return to the now living villageThe Mission, the pure emotion, a true tearjerker sequenceThe Color Purple, so many moments, but to be simple, the Color Purple, the flowers.Empire of the Sun, the atomic bomb sequence.Always, the aerial shotsLast Crusade, the encounter with the knight.Hook, ok I'm stumped, maybe Peter's moment of realization that Prof. McConnagal is actually WendyJurassic Park, there are many, the first view of the dinosaurs is still amazing, it holds up so well, the pelican shots at the endSchindler's List, the red coat, the shower sequence(just because its terrible doesn't mean its not amazing)Amistad, the drowning of the excess slaves, terrible but an important moment of an awful past.Lost World, dinosaurs, dinosaurs, dinosaurs, and the action sequence of the breaking glass is still terrificSPR, The opening battle sequence, Minority Report, the moment when you realize that the man Cruise is to kill is the child molester that took his son(or so you think)Catch Me If You Can, the amazing opening creditsThe Terminal, the look of the filmWar of the Worlds, so many but the first time the Walkers make the trumpent sound, its so frightening.Munich, the phone bomb sequence is intenseKindgom of the Crystal Skull, the bomb explosion, the chase through the campus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Most positive...Joe post...ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 The mention of 'The Color Purple' rings a bell; while i found the fairy tale treatment of Celie's story too much too take, the images and visual storytelling are aces. Spielberg was on a roll, then...and somehow i wished that he would've filmed his 'Peter Pan' film in 1985. By 1991, his visual imagination seemed stale and tired, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 The mention of 'The Color Purple' rings a bell; while i found the fairy tale treatment of Celie's story too much too take, the images and visual storytelling are aces. Spielberg was on a roll, then...and somehow i wished that he would've filmed his 'Peter Pan' film in 1985. By 1991, his visual imagination seemed stale and tired, sadly.The Color Purple is kinda of a musical with the musical acts kept to a minimum. It's one of my favorite Spielbergs because I can watch it again and again. The film radiates Spielberg's ambition and love for film to such an extend that it' almost palpable. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Most positive...Joe post...ever?I know. Scary, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 Catch Me If You Can, the amazing opening creditsI agree, even though not really amazing. More stylish and appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Monica on the toilet doing a poo in A.I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Monica on the toilet doing a poo in A.I.Imagine that with Slocombe TOD-like cinematography! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 The trouble with her is the noise and the smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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