Incanus 5,784 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 It's a great belter of a song!Some people take things way to seriouslyActually it is not so much about how great or bad My Heart Will Go On is, it is about over exposure and being all tired and burned out by it. Also I find it somewhat cloying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,751 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 It's a good theme, but I can't stand Dion's voice with it.Titanic is a good film. A very good film at its better moments. The script is uneven, with the love story somewhat meandering between pulled off rather well and overly cheesy. I understand that having it was necessary to give the second half the emotional impact it required, and it fully succeeds at that. I also like how its used to give a panorama of early 20th century society in the first half of the film. A couple of the specific scenes, as I recall, are too cheesy in an ultra Hollywood way. And I'll never get used to the painfully cheese dripping framing story, which wouldn't have been necessary for the film to work in the slightest, and at least for me completely ruins the ending. At its best moments in its second half, the film, without taking you out of the story, feels like watching a documentary. And *that's* pretty impressive.Horner's score in the second half works very well and does a lot for the film. I don't get all that much out of it on CD, but it's certainly fine. The main moments in the first half, on the other hand, are mostly based on that synth choir pseudo Enya stuff. They should have just hired Enya. I like Book of Days, which was clearly what Horner was trying to copy. But his version of it sounds like a three year old sitting in front of a children's synth keyboard for the first time in his life and trying to play the Enya song. It seriously hurts several of the film's bigger scenes for me and may easily be the reason why many people find the film cheesier than it is and, not being as aware of film music as we are, go after the script instead.By the way, I absolutely wanted to see it in 3D, but they only had evening showings of the undubbed version for one week here. Very annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 And given Horner's reluctance to serve the fake choir aesthetic again on his usually very eclectic menu seems to confirm that he was cornered by Cameron into doing it...and Cameron got what he deserved: a very simplistic synth syncopation sounding cheap and underwritten. But in hindsight i think his instincts were right: he wanted to avoid a full-blown 'anachronistic' Hollywood score á la FAR AND AWAY because it would rob the movie of youth appeal, but the final execution just didn't get it completely right.Given the crass RCP-leanings of AVATAR's score, we still got lucky with TITANIC. It may copy Enya badly, but at least it's a Horner original not soundung like warmed-over Bruckheimer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,304 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Some parts of the Avatar score are great but it's overall too cold and distant for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Did Bryan Adams ruin Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves for you as well? Karolthat song is just terrible. but then it's bryan adams....gag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 No, I think the song is rather good. I don't really care that the Canadian government has apologized for Bryan Adams on several occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 The song is an outstanding composition, brilliantly performed by Adams. Is it syrupy? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Saw Mission Impossible IV and Donnie Darko. Really enjoyed them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,311 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Lol at Merkel call the script vulgar without an ounce of reasoning behind his comment.in other words be specific.Cardboard characters, cliche situations, lousy dialogue, black and white roles. The movie could be without dialogue and it would still work, That's a statement of great directing. But the screenplay doesn't elevate the movie in the any way. Cameron has always been a lousy writer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Lol at Merkel call the script vulgar without an ounce of reasoning behind his comment.in other words be specific.Cardboard characters, cliche situations, lousy dialogue, black and white roles. The movie could be without dialogue and it would still work, That's a statement of great directing. But the screenplay doesn't elevate the movie in the any way. Cameron has always been a lousy writeryou're just repeating what someone else repeated from someone else without an ounce of originalty or personal thought. How weak. You fail to make one point stick. If anything is vulgar it's your baseless criticism without the backing a single statement with actual points.come on Merkel you can do better. Here let me helpZane was a cad with little dimension.The dialogue was too modern,No one flipped the bird in 1912.The acting was stilted, no one stood out.Of course none of the 4 statements are accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 No one flipped the bird in 1912....Of course none of the 4 statements are accurate.Indeed.1886, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,311 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Lol at Merkel call the script vulgar without an ounce of reasoning behind his comment.in other words be specific.Cardboard characters, cliche situations, lousy dialogue, black and white roles. The movie could be without dialogue and it would still work, That's a statement of great directing. But the screenplay doesn't elevate the movie in the any way. Cameron has always been a lousy writeryou're just repeating what someone else repeated from someone else without an ounce of originalty or personal thought. How weak. You fail to make one point stick. If anything is vulgar it's your baseless criticism without the backing a single statement with actual points.come on Merkel you can do better. Here let me helpZane was a cad with little dimension.The dialogue was too modern,No one flipped the bird in 1912.The acting was stilted, no one stood out.Of course none of the 4 statements are accurate.I'm sorry, Joe, I'm a lousy critic and can do little else besides repeating critiscism clichés (and I really mean that). I as cliched a writer as Cameron himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Cameron has always been a lousy writerI was fine with everything else you said, it's your opinion, but the last part irked me, as it always does. That's because it's fucking bullshit.Seriously, Cameron co-wrote three of the greatest and most important sci-fi movies of the twentieth century and some little cretin on the internet claims he's a lousy writer? Get out of it! To this day, Aliens alone remains one of the - if not THE most quotable movie ever made; and you call its writer lousy. Yeah, right. What - you think a bunch of marines swearing at each other and waving dicks about doesn't constitute good, memorable writing? It's not sofisticated enough? You think that's all there is to it? You're wrong. That script is one of the wittiest, sharpest and thoroughly gripping war yarns ever. An utterly authentic boys own adventure set in space, worded with panache and an absolute hunger to entertain. Almost every single line is pure gold, indeed: that script is an outright icon of the genre and here you are calling its writer lousy. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,304 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 The Terminator is one of my very favourite love stories. And The Abyss is one of my very favourite adventures in film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,311 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I entitled to have wrong opinions, I do it far too often, but I don't think being called a cretin was called for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I apologise for that. But I just tire of internet injustices which are so often chucked about with little regard or thought, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,311 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I'm not criticizing the movies themselves, I still think they are, for the most part, endlessly entertaining. Nor was I criticizing the plot constrution. But I still don't think Cameron writes good dialogue. It does not make a single character stand out, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I entitled to have wrong opinions, I do it far too often, but I don't think being called a cretin was called for...I don't mind you having that opinion, I just wanted you to back it up. We all have opinions we can't I know that but with Titanic I know you well enough over the years with your posting that you could be more precise.but after Quint's last couple of post all I can say about this subject is GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER.btw I must say that in Titanic I love the line "I'd rather be his whore than your wife". Man don't you know when you've been insulted and you've struggled for a great retort and none is forthcoming only to have several hours pass before you come up with one but the moments passed, well all I can say is good for you Rose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Are you finished? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,311 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Well, I'll refrain from posting in this topic, since I don't think I can add anything relevant to this discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,359 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I think whether Cameron is a good or bad writer is irrelevant. It's the spectacle and showmanship that makes his movies. He's good in that, probably better than anybody else at the moment. Definitely.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Depends on how you define spectacle. Avatar is no better than Transformers to me. It has action and special effects galore, but it lacks everything else necessary to make a good film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 No, I disagree, Karol. In the cases of The Terminator, Aliens and Terminator 2, the writing is every bit as important as what is physically on screen. T1 in particular was pretty much entirely reliant on its high-concept grim sci-fi verbosity and peculiarly naturalistic penmanship. That, and Arnie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,359 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I didn't say script doesn't play a role. But it's very simple most of the time, stripped to its core almost.Depends on how you define spectacle. Avatar is no better than Transformers to me. It has action and special effects galore, but it lacks everything else necessary to make a good film.Oh I don't know, for me there is a big difference between those. I don't like either of them, but at least Cameron knows how to orchestrate a big blockbuster.That's the analogy there: he's not a great composer, but terrific orchestrator.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I didn't say script doesn't play a role. But it's very simple most of the time, stripped to its core almost.KarolDeceptively simple, yes. Supremely economical and comprehensively efficient is what they are. These are thrillers, after all. Maybe this is why I find Cameron the perfect antidote to someone like Chris Nolan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,359 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I knew you'd say that! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 You can always bet on my consistency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 if I found myself in a Chris Nolan film I'd hope that I'd dream in James Cameron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Inception. Ugh. What a drag of a movie that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 but Quint we are supposed to love it. LOVE IT.but I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,359 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 In the end, you'll bow before Nolan!Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 His Batman movies are excellent, I gladly admit that. Much better than The Avengers and its like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,359 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 What did you think about The Prestige, Quint?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 The only other Nolan I've seen is Insomnia. I remember really wanting to see Memento back in the day, but Blockbuster refused to stock it at the time and so that ship eventually sailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,359 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Watch them, they're worth it. Memento in particular is a very film. The Prestige, on the other, hand may be my favourite.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 In the end, you'll bow before Nolan!Karolno, dislike memento, the prestige, insomnia and batman begins, did I leave anything out. I loved TDK.I think Nolan leaves much to be desired when it come to action, but he's a decent visual storyteller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Memento is his best film, followed by Insomnia and The Prestige.Nolan is best when he's doing his own thing, although Insomnia is a remake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 In the last week:The Cabin in the Woods- I'm not a horror aficionado, but I am a huge Joss Whedon fanboy, and I was thoroughly satisfied. Big congrats to Whedon/JJ Abrams protoge Drew Goddard, who actually directed it, for nailing his first feature.Mission Impossibe IV- Eh. Kick ass Giacchino score. The movie was in parts engaging, in parts tedious. The whole Kremlin sequence was good, and the double impersonation meetings in the Dubai hotel was extremely well done. Simon Pegg remains one of the most entertaining men in the world, no matter what he's doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,359 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 You forgot about Following. A iterally no-budget black & white 70-minute film noir, shot on weekends with amateur group of friends (who all worked full time as well) over a year, I think. They didn't get enough film to shoot second takes so everything was rehearsed to death. It has already all the elements of his style and as such is very impressive.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 You forgot about Following. A iterally no-budget black & white 70-minute film noir, shot on weekends with amateur group of friends (who all worked full time as well) over a year, I think. They didn't get enough film to shoot second takes so everything was rehearsed to death. It has already all the elements of his style and as such is very impressive.KarolI forgot about that; haven't seen it. Robert Rodriguez's early TV movie Roadracers just got released on Blu, maybe this isn't too far off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,166 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Star Trek VI is on. How awesome are the scenes on Rura Penthe? The mines instantly remind me of Temple of Doom. I dig how this one is shot. The cinematography is really dynamic. It is perhaps visually the most entertaining of Star Treks I-X. Even the more modern TNG movies had relatively "boring" photography compared to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,360 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Well, I'll refrain from posting in this topic, since I don't think I can add anything relevant to this discussionThats no way to rack up a postcount!I guess that the closest i can come to describing the flaws in the script is that Cameron writes in the same way that he directs.Meaning he writes as a director, not a screenwriter.It does work though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,503 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I think Nolan leaves much to be desired when it come to action, but he's a decent visual storytellerWhat do you mean? Isn't 'action' all about visual storytelling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,207 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 NO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,503 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,207 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Well I could define "visual storytelling"= Blade Runner but there is hardly no action. Someone could say it's boring. Not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,503 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Visual storytelling is basically saying things or conveying information by visual media. It's telling a story, a mood, an action scene ... through the use of images and not with words as in literature. With most action scenes, however, the information is presented almost exclusively visually (instead of verbally). A good visual storyteller should be capable of holding the attention of his audience solely by using images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,407 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 For me one of the greatest examples of action orientated storytelling is the Desert Chase in Raiders. The way that think unwinds is crazy clever, helped of course in no small measure by Williams' superbly taught score. The quick cutting as Indy scrambles for a hold on the truck radiator is absolutely balls-to-the-wall gripping, the visual momentum paired with the building music is just so fucking perfectly crafted, it blows me away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Star Trek VI is on. How awesome are the scenes on Rura Penthe? The mines instantly remind me of Temple of Doom. I dig how this one is shot. The cinematography is really dynamic. It is perhaps visually the most entertaining of Star Treks I-X. Even the more modern TNG movies had relatively "boring" photography compared to this one."VI" is a film that has crept up on me. At first, I didn't like it, prefering "V" (I still do, as a matter of fact). As the years have gone by, "VI" has proved itself to be a rollicking good movie, perfectly emcompassing the Star Trek world in less than 2 hours. The photography, however, is not IMO the best of the series. Matthew Leonetti's look of "FC" is spectacular, Andrew Laszlo's work on "V" is brilliant, and Richard Kline's work on "ST:TMP" has a pastel quality that I admire. I just wish that there weren't so many effects shots cut out of "VI". It could do with about 10 more FX shots. The extended DVD version is far better than the theractrical version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I could have done without the faces in the mind meld scene in the extended cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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