Quintus 5,399 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I dunno, this whole thing here of criticising other people's tastes to make some sort of jokey point is a bore to me. I haven't seen Birdman, and I couldn't care less if anyone here thinks it's shit or the best thing since sliced bread. Either way, the snide pigeon holing thing that goes on you can shove it up your arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,379 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I dunno, this whole thing here of criticising other people's tastes to make some sort of jokey point is a bore to me. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Yet Lee sniggers at the thought of KK having watched 50 Shades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Let's make fun of Quintus' taste so that he doesn't feel excluded! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 No, this is a movie for the publicists of the world. It's high-octane, very talkative (actors verbally fighting all the time) and it comments (it satires) on the state of the movie industry.Yeah, seems like a wise business move to make movies for people who have almost a zero postcount in JWFan's 'What is the last film you watched' thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Strange, I think I only know you from the film threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 You are senile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,379 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Pub has ~600 posts in the Older thread, and ~40 posts in the Newer thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 And probably 41 have nothing to do with movie reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 600 posts in the old movie thread? Pubs' senility is proven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 What? It's 10 years old and you have 5x as much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 True but I'm a film fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,379 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 What? It's 10 years old and you have 5x as much!Nah, that thread was started in August 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Rubbish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 OMG! Senility isn't a strong enough word any more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Yet Lee sniggers at the thought of KK having watched 50 Shades.It was obvious that KK hadn't really gone to watch that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,379 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Stefan (and Joey) like to beat jokes to the ground even if they didn't work the first time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 OMG! Senility isn't a strong enough word any more!I don't know how i can spell it more clearly: i hardly watch movies, i hardly post about them here (at least in relation to you and others), whatever you may think you have seen that suggests otherwise is just wrong - Jay's silly statistics aside, they only prove i sometimes interact here without necessarily talking about the movie. It's a FILM MUSIC messageboard, old man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,020 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I dunno, this whole thing here of criticising other people's tastes to make some sort of jokey point is a bore to me. I haven't seen Birdman, and I couldn't care less if anyone here thinks it's shit or the best thing since sliced bread. Either way, the snide pigeon holing thing that goes on you can shove it up your arse.I don't enjoy films much. But people's opinions on them I just find fascinating. Now, that gives me an idea for a website. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Strange, I think I only know you from the film threads.That's because those are really the only ones you visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 OMG! Senility isn't a strong enough word any more! I don't know how i can spell it more clearly: i hardly watch movies, i hardly post about them here (at least in relation to you and others), whatever you may think you have seen that suggests otherwise is just wrong - Jay's silly statistics aside, they only prove i sometimes interact here without necessarily talking about the movie. It's a FILM MUSIC messageboard, old man! Okay, but you were wrong about your so-called zero post count. I hope you were just lying because senility isn't a laughing matter. Strange, I think I only know you from the film threads. That's because those are really the only ones you visit. Perhaps Jay must straighten you out as well? It's a FILM MUSIC messageboard, old man! Actually, it's a forum about John Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Okay, but you were wrong about your so-called zero post count. I hope you were just lying because senility isn't a laughing matter.I was wrongly informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,212 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 So you and Jason didn't really care for it? Who was this made for??? Me! No, me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Has King Mark seen this yet? Jupiter Ascending...I saw it today. I was expecting to like it better than the critics but it was terrible . The special effects were uninteresting and I could barely hear half the dialogue lines properly (everyone seemed to whisper or have some weird accent) Also something was wrong with the mixing of the score..it seemed mixed at very low volume. Anyways Gia made zero impression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,379 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Wow I had the opposite experience in my theater I could hear everything - dialogue and music - just fine, in fact the music was mixed very loudly in some key spots. You're right though, the main bad guy, and even Jupiter to some degree, delivered their lines in a weird, whispering way too often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 I think the theater was shit and not well calibrated sound wiseI had the impression the music was from the front only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,020 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Must have been an issue with the cinema setup. I thought the sound was mixed fine and music could be heard very well.Karol - who watched/heard it in Atmos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,379 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 KM did you at least stay through the end credits to listen to Gia's score there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Also something was wrong with the mixing of the score..it seemed mixed at very low volume. Anyways Gia made zero impressionStrange. I think there must have been a problem with your cinema. Giacchino's music had one of the most prominent mixes in years for me (aside from Zimmer's Interstellar). The choir had a real presence, far more than it did on album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 KM did you at least stay through the end credits to listen to Gia's score there? yes, the credits weren't loud enough. Definitely something with the theater now that I think about it. The whole sound mix seemed offI still like Mila Kunis. I hopes she lands in better movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,379 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Yea, I also noticed the choir more when watching the film than on the album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 He's just like any soldier.I'm not defending this movie but couldn't this be exactly the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,379 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 So why has the film made $330 Million in the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Because it's a movie about an "American hero"? Had this movie been called Canadian Sniper and told the same story, I'm not sure it would have been as successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I agree. Seems if you slap the title "American" on it it will sell like hotcakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Pretty much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 American Burger would sell like burgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 American Kendal Mint Cake would be a huge hit there. As would American Terry's Chocolate Orange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 American Potter would probably break the mould. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 It draws in veterans of the recent Bush wars who haven't been able to talk to their families about their experiences and ordeal. This doctored story is for them. If it more accurately told the story without the inventions and hand holding, I would have seen it too. But I live far from a theater and I'm not going to advocate a war movie as a hot date night. Rental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Also, it was aided by the curiosity surrounding his death, and the ongoing trial which coincided with the release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Illuminati plot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 American Sniper vs Predator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 WhiplashPretty good flick. It's fairly over-the-top, but it's a movie and it adds a great dramatic air to everything. The editing could have been really solid, especially for a film wholly about music, and even more especially about rhythmic music. It only makes sense to cut in time with the drums, but there were times where the visuals and audio didn't sync and it took me out of the building suspense. I also thought its message was a bit mixed, bringing up the ethics of pushing someone beyond obsession and all rational thought. At first I thought it was going to swing back and side with friends and family and happiness over being the absolute best, but then it didn't. The climax was fantastic, but the lack of a denouement was another thing that took me out of it a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I liked that it ended as it did. I think it's nicely balanced out by the refreshingly unconventional resolution to the girl subplot. He fucks up his chances, and that's it. There's no happy reunion where all is forgiven. You can get great in this way, but there's a price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 We didn't see enough of her for that to even matter either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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