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Neesy

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Dana Jean said:
45 Years

I have watched this movie about 5 times. Something about it just draws me back to watch the performances again.

This style is not for everyone. It is a very slow, quiet movie with so much to say underneath.

Charlotte Rampling is absolutely fantastic and her expressive eyes and face just say so much.
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Just read an on-line review by Roger Ebert - looks like a good movie to check out!
 
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fljoe0

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I saw a good oldie on netflix.

The Third Man (1949) Joseph Cotton, Orson Welles

This movie is set in post WWII Vienna. About 15 minutes in, you think you know where the movie is headed but you don't.

There are 3 or 4 Orson Welles movie on netflix right now. He didn't make very many. I think he fought the Citizen Kane backlash his entire movie making career and none of the movies were easy.
 
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Top Gun commentary with Tony Scott, Bruckheimer and the screenwriters. Scott said they sacked him three times while making the movie. He wanted to make a movie with Rock and Roll musicians flying jets. It has definitely got a music video look about it. I never really liked it when it came out and I don't particulary like it. I couldn't remember the last time I saw it but I couldn't remember Michael Ironside being in it. Who are you more like: Maverick, Goose, or Iceman?
 
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Wayoftheredpanda

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Gerald said:
I saw it too when it came out and while overall I thought the dinosaurs looked real and believable enough, I never liked even then that first scene that shows one:


It is too fake looking. I wonder why they chose that as the first scene to show them. The problem is that the dinosaur seems to lack a certain sharpness, it seems softer in focus than the rest. And the actors are so obviously standing in front of it just from one side, that it's so clear it's not really there. It's the very first, famous big CGI shot, I suppose, but it already shows all the problems people always complain about saying CGI looks unreal. It has gotten much better since then of course, but I wasn't really convinced even then. What sold the film in the end, is that there was also a lot of use of practical effects.
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Gerald said:
I saw it too when it came out and while overall I thought the dinosaurs looked real and believable enough, I never liked even then that first scene that shows one:


It is too fake looking. I wonder why they chose that as the first scene to show them. The problem is that the dinosaur seems to lack a certain sharpness, it seems softer in focus than the rest. And the actors are so obviously standing in front of it just from one side, that it's so clear it's not really there. It's the very first, famous big CGI shot, I suppose, but it already shows all the problems people always complain about saying CGI looks unreal. It has gotten much better since then of course, but I wasn't really convinced even then. What sold the film in the end, is that there was also a lot of use of practical effects.
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In all seriousness though, interesting you say that. I thought the Dinosaurs in the scene looked pretty real (at least based on how humans perceive what Dinosaurs may have looked like). I think they chose the scene as it showed off some big and majestic Dino’s right away, complimented with the awesome theme in the background. It was an easy way for the audience 25 years ago to feel the same wonder the characters were feeling, as it was like the audience was seeing a real life Dinosaur for the first time. Interesting opinion, it’s cool you feel that way. I just think it’s really the best scene they could’ve chosen to introduce the Dinosaurs (not counting the mostly unseen raptor at the beginning).
 
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Wayoftheredpanda said:
In all seriousness though, interesting you say that. I thought the Dinosaurs in the scene looked pretty real (at least based on how humans perceive what Dinosaurs may have looked like). I think they chose the scene as it showed off some big and majestic Dino’s right away, complimented with the awesome theme in the background. It was an easy way for the audience 25 years ago to feel the same wonder the characters were feeling, as it was like the audience was seeing a real life Dinosaur for the first time. Interesting opinion, it’s cool you feel that way. I just think it’s really the best scene they could’ve chosen to introduce the Dinosaurs (not counting the mostly unseen raptor at the beginning).
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It's just that one scene, it doesn't bother me in the rest of the movie. I have no problem with the particular dinosaur, just that I never thought it looked all that real. Of course you have no reference material as obviously there is no real footage of people with dinosaurs. I just wasn't as blown away by it as most people were. If you see that shot of the other dinosaurs in the distance, it has a same kind of soft focus, while the actors look much sharper in focus.

You'd also think there would be much more shadow on the grass from such a large animal. Look from 1 minute 25 seconds on, as the dinosaur sits up on its back legs to eat from the tree: there is very little shadow around him.
 
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Live Free Or Die Hard (2007) Bruce Willis, Justin Long

I had never seen this one because I avoid many sequels but this turned out to be a dandy action movie, especially the first half of it. The last half of it strays into ridiculous territory but it's a lot of fun. There is a great chemistry between Bruce Willis and Justin Long and there are some very funny moments between the two. The movie goes South some when the Kevin Smith character is introduced. I wasn't expecting to like this one as much as I did.
 
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DiO'Bolic

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A very good Christmas movie...

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Gerald said:
It's just that one scene, it doesn't bother me in the rest of the movie. I have no problem with the particular dinosaur, just that I never thought it looked all that real. Of course you have no reference material as obviously there is no real footage of people with dinosaurs. I just wasn't as blown away by it as most people were. If you see that shot of the other dinosaurs in the distance, it has a same kind of soft focus, while the actors look much sharper in focus.

You'd also think there would be much more shadow on the grass from such a large animal. Look from 1 minute 25 seconds on, as the dinosaur sits up on its back legs to eat from the tree: there is very little shadow around him.
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And why does it have to sit up on its back legs to reach the leaves on the trees? In an earlier shot you see it can reach those without having to. When it sits up, it actually sits up quite a distance from the tree and has to stretch its neck even more.
And with a size and neck like that it shouldn't have to stretch extra, how high are those trees anyway?

It also seems to be done to make it look cute. It's so big, but it sits up like people always like animals to do!
 
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Mary Poppins Returns (2018)- I had low expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised. As a fan of the original, I thought this one did alright as a sequel. There was this one scene where the CGI absolutely sucked, but it made up for it with one big part where the special effects were really nice.

Plot- The boy from the original now has kids of his own, and they have a bit of a predicament on their hands, the bank wants to repossess their house. Mary Poppins comes back and aims to fix that, Mary Poppinisms ensue.

Dick Van Dyke makes a great cameo.

There’s also a kid named Georgie who chases things of his blown away by storms. And likes balloons.
 
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