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I'm not just an insane old crank! Other people see what I see and agree with me! Hurrah!
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You have made me genuinely happy by posting this, KingRiceFan!!!
I'm not just an insane old crank! Other people see what I see and agree with me! Hurrah!
We shall henceforth be known as The Fast Cutting Club!!!! Only similar minds need apply! Initiation dues are $1,000,000 for newbies. Each month newbies must procure a brand new unread ARC of a Stephen King book to place at the founding members feet. All rules, bylaws and such shall only be written and/or augmented by the original founding members (that's you and me, honey!!!). All newbies must carry a picture of us on their person AT ALL TIMES! We should see tons of applications quite soon.....You have made me genuinely happy by posting this, KingRiceFan!!!
I'm not just an insane old crank! Other people see what I see and agree with me! Hurrah!
We shall henceforth be known as The Fast Cutting Club!!!! Only similar minds need apply! Initiation dues are $1,000,000 for newbies. Each month newbies must procure a brand new unread ARC of a Stephen King book to place at the founding members feet. All rules, bylaws and such shall only be written and/or augmented by the original founding members (that's you and me, honey!!!). All newbies must carry a picture of us on their person AT ALL TIMES! We should see tons of applications quite soon.....
Jittercam and fast cutting are both valid film-making techniques, used very effectively in the first Bourne film. The problem is that, as with certain other techniques (desaturated colour palette, "realistic" [ie. excessive] ambient background sound etc) they become fashionable, and get used in circumstances where they are not appropriate and/or just plain not used very well (case in point: the opening sequence in Quantum Of Solace, where jittercam/quick cutting failed to deliver any sense of the geography of the sequence - contrast Bourne 1 - as a consequence of which you had no idea of who was who and where they were in relation to anyone else, and the sequence was just a jumbled mess.Shaky cam is well-known, and there are plenty of people who loathe it as much as I do. Fast cutting, on the other hand, does not come in for the same amount of criticism, and yet I feel that it is just as harmful towards a film as any amount of handheld shaky camerawork. In watching the old Bonds (and any film made before 2000 or so), shots were established and then held for a reasonable amount of time before the director felt the need to flick to a different angle. Nowadays the camera flips back and forth between multiple viewpoints every second or two, even when there is absolutely no need to do so. Personally, I have always felt that the old rule of "less is more" applies very well to writing, filmmaking, music, or any artwork. Stillness and silence draw the viewer in and build up incredible tension.
To get back to the original subject - the old Bonds feel like well-constructed classics, and watching them back-to-back with the new ones really shows up the inadequacy of modern directorial trends. Jumpy cameras, held by people with the shakes... Is anyone else annoyed by these things, or am I just showing my age?
I have no problem with either technique when used well in appropriate circumstances, which conspicuously excludes just because it's fashionable/trendy.
I also hate films being so dark and/or colourless, and the inclusion of profanity just because we can. This stuff should all be in service to the story.
We shall henceforth be known as The Fast Cutting Club!!!! Only similar minds need apply! Initiation dues are $1,000,000 for newbies. Each month newbies must procure a brand new unread ARC of a Stephen King book to place at the founding members feet. All rules, bylaws and such shall only be written and/or augmented by the original founding members (that's you and me, honey!!!). All newbies must carry a picture of us on their person AT ALL TIMES! We should see tons of applications quite soon.....
That sounds eminently sensible! My only concern is that you may have set the membership fees a bit too low - but hey, we're not doing it for the money, right?
Kong: Skull Island - wonderful eye candy but you don't really care
Viceroy's House - account of British leaving India - very worthy, a bit dull
Fist Fight - I could forgive it being completely unbelievable, but I would have quite liked it to be funny, especially as it's supposed to be a comedy
Viceroy's House - account of British leaving India - very worthy, a bit dull
Fist Fight - I could forgive it being completely unbelievable, but I would have quite liked it to be funny, especially as it's supposed to be a comedy
That's another thing that I was going to mention! I can't remember when I first noticed it, but some time in the early-mid 2000s I started getting irritated that so many new films seemed to be shot in a sort of drab, depressing grey/brown colour scheme. I mentioned it to a few people, but none of them knew what I was talking about so I shut up about it and even doubted whether I was "really" seeing it. I had no idea that there was a name for this phenomenon and that other people disliked it too!
Well, perhaps the world isn't so bad after all!
Deadpool....again. This movie has the ability to make me laugh no matter how bad of a day I'm having...
A little film called My Name Is Emily. It's the brainchild of an Irish writer, Simon Fitzmaurice who has ALS and directed the film using eye-recognition software. It stars Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood of the Harry Potter films) and a young man named George Webster who reminds me of a young Johnny Depp. The third co-star is Ireland. The cinematography is gorgeous and shows the country beautifully. It could be referred to as a "chick flick" but B was the one who suggested it, so... Definitely recommended if you can watch 94 minutes without explosions or car chases I give it an 8/10, 2 stars off for needing a wee bit of editing.
I give it an 8/10, 2 stars off for needing a wee bit of editing.
Neesy
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Magic Beyond Words - the JK Rowling Story
Was it just me or did this movie move slowly? I kind of got into it at the end but overall it seemed stilted
It's too bad, as her life story is very good - she started writing quite young (just like Stephen King)
Was it just me or did this movie move slowly? I kind of got into it at the end but overall it seemed stilted
It's too bad, as her life story is very good - she started writing quite young (just like Stephen King)
Zathura. Again. My son loves this one. I considered it a half-assed Jumanji rip off (which it really can't be, since both books were written by the same author. Can an author rip off him/her self?), but this time I liked it more than the last two or three times (even with Kristin Stewart, whom I can't stand). Now I think it's better than Jumanji. A leaner story, less flash, but more realistic kids and more heart. And Dax Shepherd doesn't chew scenery like Robin Williams.
The Shallows
Crap. Waste of time. If I was a shark I'd be offended by how I was portrayed!!
Crap. Waste of time. If I was a shark I'd be offended by how I was portrayed!!
Agreed. Even gratuitous footage of Blake Lively in a bikini couldn't save this one....yawn...
Indignation (2016) Logan Lerman
Great movie and a great performance from Logan Lerman (and the rest of the cast). This is based on a novel by Phillip Roth. I'm not familiar with the novel so I don't know how good of an adaptation it is but I loved the film. This is a drama set in 1951 with the Korean War as a backdrop. Logan Lerman plays a young Jewish guy (Marcus) from Newark that leaves his familiar surroundings to go to college in Ohio. Marcus is a brilliant student but struggles with his new more conservative surroundings and deals with antisemitism. Complicating matters some is that Marcus is also an atheist and the school he goes to requires him to attend chapel services that he has no desire to go to making a bit of a difficult situation with the dean. The heart of the movie is a kind of messy relationship that Marcus has with a girl he meets at school. The movie is about assimilation and though it is set in 1951, the story is relevant today. I didn't give this movie justice with that description but trust me, it's good.
Great movie and a great performance from Logan Lerman (and the rest of the cast). This is based on a novel by Phillip Roth. I'm not familiar with the novel so I don't know how good of an adaptation it is but I loved the film. This is a drama set in 1951 with the Korean War as a backdrop. Logan Lerman plays a young Jewish guy (Marcus) from Newark that leaves his familiar surroundings to go to college in Ohio. Marcus is a brilliant student but struggles with his new more conservative surroundings and deals with antisemitism. Complicating matters some is that Marcus is also an atheist and the school he goes to requires him to attend chapel services that he has no desire to go to making a bit of a difficult situation with the dean. The heart of the movie is a kind of messy relationship that Marcus has with a girl he meets at school. The movie is about assimilation and though it is set in 1951, the story is relevant today. I didn't give this movie justice with that description but trust me, it's good.
Just saw the movie "Hacksaw Ridge" and it is just damn phenomenal and was robbed at the Oscars. La La Land sucks for even daring to be placed in contention with it. As an ex medic you would assume I would say that but it really is excellent. There are points you think this damn movie is trying to jerk a tear but then you remember it is a true story as you wipe that bug out of your eye that flew in it at a totally coincidental time. I had heard the story of pvt. Doss when I was in the service but you figure it to be myth to spur you to greatness. Nobody could do what he did. The odds against it are too crazy. But then you hear his prayer after each man he saves and you know it is. "Just one more. Please God, just one more." That rings true as crystal. I was never the dirt under that mans fingernail but I recognize that pure decency and sacrifice, even self serving hedonist that I am, it brings to mind why I picked medic as my field.
Lifetime Movie Network is showing 'A Good Marriage' tonite at 10
Watched "Sausage Party" on Netflix last night. Animated adult comedy with the Seth Rogen crowd doing most of the voices. Although I'll give them props for getting in the maximum uses of the "F" word and all manner of other swears, it was overall pretty boring. A few funny scenes here and there but overall, a swing and a miss.
I watched this last week and feel much the same as you. I just kept thinking they could have made it really funny but kept missing their chances. At first, it was funny that the cute li'l cartoon foods were so brash and vulgar, but that wore off quickly.
I did like that they challenged the unchecked belief in god(s) and closing our minds to the possibility that there are truths that might change how we live our lives to their fullest.
Yep, they had a good premise I think as far as the plot, but it just seemed to fall flat. It sure wasn't for lack of cursing...lol