Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 57 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: Nope! And no Kat Dennings either! That's a shame. I like her tits but they covered her up too much in those movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,843 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 March of the Penguins (2005) (original French version with first-person narration and alternate soundtrack) I usually don't watch documentaries but I loved this and i was moved at times! The only drawback I found was the music. Especially the songs, I found them too distracting and I rarely say that for a music score. I jsut saw some extracts of the american version and there the music is and works better, BUT i see there's more narration (by Morgan Freeman) that doesn't leave more scenes silent that I loved in the original one. So, the ideal for me would be the american score with the french narration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 In The Loop - Eh it was alright. Good satire, but I didn't laugh too much though, I'll admit. 6 / 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 11 hours ago, Fancyarcher said: In The Loop - Eh it was alright. Good satire, but I didn't laugh too much though, I'll admit. 6 / 10 Brilliant satire! 10/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I'd give it 4 out of 5. It was just novel to see Malcom Tucker share the screen with Tony Soprano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 that was an excellent scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Morgan Wonder if this is set in the same universe as Blade Runner? The "company" has created human/bionic hybrids and is testing their resilience - could be a Tyrell rival? Movie's not bad, but most of the characters are really, really dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,532 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Alien - Second viewing, Director's cut this time. I definitely prefer the theatrical, but it still comes across that this is a goddamn masterpiece. What I noticed this time is how surprisingly not dated it is compared to many other popular greats from that rough era - Close Encounters is 100% 70's, but it's meant to be, Star Wars has those funky hairdos and sometimes cheap-looking sets, E.T. is pretty early 80s (which is in right now, so it holds up surprisingly well), whereas Alien has this universal and realistic look. The only two things that date it slightly are the computer terminals (keyboards, screens and fonts) and those godawful Nostromo explosions at the end. Aliens - Second viewing, Special Edition this time. The added scenes, with the exception of Ripley's daughter, some crew banter and the additional Newt dialogue, didn't do much for me, but overall it's probably a bit better than the theatrical. The score's started to grow on me, this time I kinda liked it, next time I'll probably love it! So you can put your pitchforks away now. Now onto the dark territories... Theatrical 3 and 4, then (if I'm strong enough) Prometheus and Covenant... maybe even the alternate editions of 3 and 4 next week if I really want to get suicidal the week before uni continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Someone will mention Paul Reiser's hair shortly. It's as if they believe some movies do not become dated (Psst, they all do). I prefer the theatrical cut too, it's far superior IMO. Edit - just noticed I completely read you wrong somehow. Nm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 14 hours ago, Denise Bryson said: That's a shame. I like her tits but they covered her up too much in those movies. #showyertitsgirl 1 hour ago, Denise Bryson said: Morgan Wonder if this is set in the same universe as Blade Runner? The "company" has created human/bionic hybrids and is testing their resilience - could be a Tyrell rival? Movie's not bad, but most of the characters are really, really dumb. Oh. Jerry, I thought you meant the superb psychological comedy/drama MORGAN: A SUITABLE CASE FOR TREATMENT. 52 minutes ago, Holko said: The score's started to grow on me, this time I kinda liked it, next time I'll probably love it! So you can put your pitchforks away now. Since you are still only 20 years of age, we won't feed you to the wolves...yet 47 minutes ago, Quintus said: Someone will mention Paul Reiser's hair shortly. What about Paul Reiser's hair? It's ok, in a mid-80s, semi-perm, businessman's kind of way. I love the turned-up collars. 52 minutes ago, Holko said: Alien - Second viewing, Director's cut this time. I definitely prefer the theatrical, but it still comes across that this is a goddamn masterpiece. What I noticed this time is how surprisingly not dated it is compared to many other popular greats from that rough era - Close Encounters is 100% 70's, but it's meant to be, Star Wars has those funky hairdos and sometimes cheap-looking sets, E.T. is pretty early 80s (which is in right now, so it holds up surprisingly well), whereas Alien has this universal and realistic look. The only two things that date it slightly are the computer terminals (keyboards, screens and fonts) and those godawful Nostromo explosions at the end. Aliens - Second viewing, Special Edition this time. The added scenes, with the exception of Ripley's daughter, some crew banter and the additional Newt dialogue, didn't do much for me, but overall it's probably a bit better than the theatrical. The score's started to grow on me, this time I kinda liked it, next time I'll probably love it! So you can put your pitchforks away now. Now onto the dark territories... Theatrical 3 and 4, then (if I'm strong enough) Prometheus and Covenant... maybe even the alternate editions of 3 and 4 next week if I really want to get suicidal the week before uni continues. Do alternate 3 and 4. They're both better films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,532 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 11 minutes ago, Richard said: Since you are still only 16 years of age, we won't feed you to the wolves...yet You must've mistaken me for some of the other younglings, I'll turn 21 in little more than a month. Although (based on the consensus of my "friends") I look 14, and sometimes I feel and act like 16, so you're not that horribly off. The mental age test in that old thread that was reshared recently says I'm 57, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Of course. Corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Stefancos said: Brilliant satire! 10/10 It's a good film and satire, I just didn't find it funny. Maybe it's a regional thing. The cast was all really good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,376 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Carol? Happy ending? It's more ambiguous then outright happy, I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 The future envisioned for Alien featured CRT TVs in the corridors. It was popular in that era to have clunky analog television sets populating sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,347 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 It's an alternative universe where flat screens aren't invented. Also, they look more raw & gritty than those streamlined sissy panels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Cameron made the TV screens 16:9. And that was in 1986 before they were commercially available! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 The thing they used to track Robocop looked like a smartphone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 He's in the steel mill. Let's go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Were those Sony Trinitrons broadcasting Dick Jones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,532 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 In 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bowman and the other dude watch themselves on the news on tablets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 What's that now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,532 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Never saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Great movie! Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Star Trek Insurrection It had a decent execution of the main ideas, but there were too many parts that didn't make sense. Why were Riker and Troi being all lovey dovey? The humor was a bit... off at parts. It was alright though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 The Baku planet's regenerative effects made them more youthful and horny. The real question is why didn't Picard's hair grow back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 He was always bald! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 No he wasn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 The Lego Movie - 8 / 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,365 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Another good question about Insurrection is whether the official line is to be believed (the blue interior here was a design choice) or is the rumour (that unfinished bluescreen effects shots somehow made it into the finished movie) true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Great blue-screen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Green screen was more in at that time, so who knows. That looks like a waste of blue screen for what would have been presumably simple space effects they'd been doing for decades with simple tricks. It's telling that the effects guys duplicated the "blue screen" as though it was a deliberate creative decision. The real question is, did George Lucas rip off the design of that ship for the thing Count Dooku flies in Attack of the Clones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Havent seen the film in a few years, but I don't recall the Collector having essentially a completely open structure. I would apply a grain of salt at least to this story. Blue screen was more popular than green screen in the 90's though. TNG and DS9 (which was still going at the time) used blue-screen IIRC. 3 hours ago, Philippe Roaché said: The real question is, did George Lucas rip off the design of that ship for the thing Count Dooku flies in Attack of the Clones? Could be, though of course the general design was seen in DS9 before it was used in Insurrection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 11 hours ago, Jay said: Carol? Happy ending? It's more ambiguous then outright happy, I'd say. I saw this for the first time the other day as well. Ending definitely wasn’t happy. There’s actually very little joy in this film, but I thoroughly enjoyed the technical aspects. Cinematography, production design, art direction, and score were all fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,347 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 15 hours ago, Jay said: Carol? Happy ending? It's more ambiguous then outright happy, I'd say. 4 hours ago, Koray Savas said: Ending definitely wasn’t happy. There’s actually very little joy in this film, Except for the ending. "It ends with possibility, which is all any love affair can begin with: possibility." - Cate Blanchett Hope this helps Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Thank you for your infinite wisdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 I'm not sure I really understood what the hell was going on. There was so much happening all at once, it was making me nauseous. Just a load of jokes, sight gags and mind-numbing action and escape scenes. Not to mention a wafer thin story - I'm not sure there is one. It's like it was designed from scratch to exist soley as a meme and gif generator. This might be the worst Marvel movie I've ever seen, and I still haven't seen Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor Ragnarok. KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 18 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: Another good question about Insurrection is whether the official line is to be believed (the blue interior here was a design choice) or is the rumour (that unfinished bluescreen effects shots somehow made it into the finished movie) true? I would assume that, if it was a design choice, then the blue of the collector would be seen in exterior shots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 That's assuming you can see the inside from the outside. I think it's just supposed to be the walls and they went with a color that looks like blue screen. I mean, as long as the effects guys were duplicating the blue, they could have easily replaced it with the chroma key process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 There's so much blue in space, they didn't think anyone would really notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 You think there's a connection between this Ruafo character and the...blue screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Can the Enterprise reach Warp 9.9? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,347 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Denise Bryson said: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 This might be the worst Marvel movie I've ever seen, If you want to see the worst Marvel movie, check out Doctor Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Alexcremers said: If you want to see the worst Marvel movie, check out Doctor Strange. I've seen it. It was okay, but not the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,347 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Okay ... The Incredible Hulk might be even worse ... The problem with GOTG Vol.2 is that it tried too hard. A lot of it felt forced. James Gunn couldn't handle the pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Worse than Thor 2? idril 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,347 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 That wasn't good either. James Gunn, The Russo brothers .... All false prophets. Soon we must conclude that Snyder is a god after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,532 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Alien 3 - Assembly cut That wasn't half bad, I dare say I enjoyed it for what it was. Not exactly on par with the previous two, but still good. I'll be curious to find out what the theatrical cut was, and how bad could it be.the real interesting story is how the hell this happened. Did Fox forget Alien and Aliens were helmed by 3 relative newcomers of heavy character(Dan O'Bannon, Ridley Scott and James Cameron), the latter two being largely in creative control - and they were both immense successes? Why did they have to rush this through 20 script iterations, multiple directors, money already wasted on sets, and also take control away from another relative newcomer Fincher? Idiots. Picking up and finishing from the "ideal" ending of Aliens couldn't have been an easy task, it wasn't really correctly done here, but I'm sure with enough time and a young visionary attached, it still could've been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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