And does anyone else find it only slightly irritating that The Auteurs limits creativity in the following ways:
You cannot update a ‘style’ that you have come up with (These options are for college student douche bags_ no offense to you college student douche bags_ but come on: Fashionable Alienation?! Wiz Zip Kaboom or whatever? OTHER WORLDY?! Excuse me but, whomever came up with these needs to fashionably alienate themselves to another world, for their own good)
You can’t update a banner you’ve created on your own (The ones provided are made simply and quickly in photoshop with the paper cut out filter or posterize and frankly I can do shite loads better, shite loads)
My profile pic can’t be an animated GIF file ( an issue that I’ve hounded Facebook about as well)
You can’t ITALICIZE words in this text box (another twitter/facebook situation that breaks down all and any emphasis and virtual inflection without having to downgrade to childish techniques such as USING ALL CAPITALS or using the exclamation mark which screams more “I’m an annoying 12 y/o jonas brothers fan” than urgency to your comments)
And unless the above issues are easily resolved and I just don’t know about it, my last issue is that the site doesn’t have a blog detailing WHEN exactly they plan to release their films in my respective area. I’m tired of getting the crap end of the stick just b/c I don’t live in the city.
This site is still amazing, but just because the suit looks clean doesn’t mean I can’t complain about the hidden poop stains on the inseam. Theres always a little room for improvement. (the word ‘little’ should be italicized for comedic effect but as you already know I CAN"T DO THAT!!!!!!!)
Just some constructive complaining I hope, i mean thats the whole point of open sourced networks, isn’t it?
“This sounds like a troll to be honest.” So, how do you know what trolls sound like? And more importantly why?
GREY DAISIES thank you for actually being informative and BULL thanks for having a sense of humor, DUSHANE I think you misunderstood my question: I know what films are available in my area, I would just like to know when other films (like 2001 a space odessy) will become available without having to constantly check back to that page, kind of like an app that you can upload from the site with a countdown timer, ETA or just some kind of general estimate as to when it’s coming to my neck of the woods. I thought it was a cool idea. as for you other guys: CRAP MONSTER you are the epitome of why these sites are avoided by actual intellectuals. To be honest I can’t take anything you say seriously because youv’e decided to dub yourself Crap Monster, If you decide to insult someone, don’t compare me to some beast that sits under a bridge because all that this mythological reference that brings to mind are those little hasbro dolls with multicolored hair from the 80’s. Thanks for your constructive criticism and for attempting enhancing the site in any way D bag (That was sarcasm in case you missed b/c you where taking a crap or something). Dog boy you’re apparently sniffing CRAP MONSTERS crap. Who told you I’ve been on the site for five minutes? Did you materialize by my side and check? The only hounding I’ve done is complain with friends about it (but I can see how you got turned around by how I wrote it so I’ll apologize for that) Sure I could have clicked around in the help section, but it’s like getting a new toy or tool, I didn’t want to read the instructions, why not just pose the question, make some friends see how quickly people respond to a post and so on and learn that way. It was way late at night and I felt like actually starting to use the site. NATHAN where the hell do people like you even come from? I’m not trying to define myself by shit (like CRAP MONSTER over here). This is still a social website, and the options to decorate your own personal virtual space is surprisingly limited for a site that is all about creativity. The point of the site is to have fun and enjoy the medium of film right? So the next time I post some thing and you three don’t have any insight on the matter, do humanity a favor and keep it to yourselves and while you’re at it get a sense of humor. Just sayin’
Once again DAISIES, BULL and DUSHANE I applaud you for actually contributing and teaching me something.
Wow. I entered the site during some strange times. First off, I tend to talk like a jerk, I know and I now publicly apologize for it, thats my humor (but as I was saying usually I can display my sarcasm by use of italics). Secondly, I’m not a troll for the reason I just explained. (but just my luck anyway that I pick a fight with system administrators and forum moderators right?) Third, despite my antagonizing tone, I actually really like this site from what I’ve seen, but none of the films I actually want to see are available yet (and frankly some of the forum topics scare me). I have no intention of attacking the site in any way, I was just poking fun at it. Kind of like when a friend has a stain on their shirt: I got to point it out (usually to comedic effect) and then they take care of it. I just got defensive when the word troll was thrown at me is all. Sorry for all the confusion, and now that all of thats out of the way: Hi my name is R.H. Marcellin and I’m here to wear, talk and point out shirts with stains on them. (imagine my hand reaching out into the virtual universe to shake yours) (Don’t leave me hangin’ here)
Hmmm. I agree that sean penn in no way deserved the oscar over Rourke, seeing as how The Wrestler was flawless.
THE SCIENCE IS IN FOLKS: All sean penn does is overact. I know at least twelve random people who can do a stereotypical flamboyant gay impersonation better than penn. Those same twelve people can do impeccable stereotypical retard impersonations. Those same twelve people do more convincing scream after they find out that there daughter has just been discovered in a storm drain (Mystic River reference). Other than that, the science is also in on another subject: The Dark Night was not a great movie. There where at least four different themes and what felt like three story arcs that where completely unnecessary, and one too many bad guys. Cinematography and mood where top notch, but Nolan just has to start learning when a script is too complicated, i.e. Memento. I’m tired of it being hailed as the best superhero film of all time, when it had so many flaws, but he’s on the right track.
I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE AND IT IS SOLID STATE
I plan on investing in a Red, but there are a few things that worry me. Apparently Jim Jannerd believes himself to be God, since he changes release dates and hordes info and updates his site about once a year. But it is definitely worth the wait check it out here and prepare to have your mind blown (www.red.com). Solid state’s instant memory recall cut’s waiting time into non existance, and the capability to drag and drop pre-archived video files is ideal and efficient, as opposed to having to sit and capture via firewire from a minidv tape.
But everything is always to good to be true, ENTER: pitfalls. I’ve just introduced myself to editing with such highly compressed files from a AVCHD camera (the panasonic HMC 150) which compresses their 1080p video files into a mpeg as an .mts file extension. Red cameras have their own video compression codec called Redcode, which is the equivalent of shooting in RAW on a DSLR. Sounds awesome, but when I try to edit the files in Premire CS4 or After Effects, it lags the computer and freezes and jumps and stutters and becomes a giant pain in the ass. Don’t get me wrong, the quality is amazing, but somehow the program is still working uncharacteristically hard just to play the files even though they are supported formats. What if this is the same case with a Red? I’m not even sure if Redcode runs on a PC, as far as I know only Final Cut pro 2.0 has red support.
So if anyone out there has actually made the jump to red or edits with Redcode, or is just interested in digital film making lemme kno.
Because seriously, I have a savings account with the words Scarlet FF35 written all over it.
And feel free to get technical, I’m sure everyone will benefit.
@fredo, yea i’ve herd some of the same hoop jumping that people have to do and It’s a big turn off, but as regards Red looking like video: I think If you use the right techniques you can make anything look good as long as your footage is high quality and you’ve got a good eye. i.e. Anyone seen the trailer for Mann’s Public Enemies? How distracting is that video footage?! It’s like he shot the whole thing on a consumer camcorder and threw the thing on screen. But take a look as Benjamin Button’s beutiful cinematography and you wouldn’t think that they where both shot with the same camera (viper filmstream) So, yea, i don’t trust Soderbergs predictions as much as the next guy, but if red can deliver all the resolution it promises at the price they’ve got listed, then it will probably become the camera of choice for broke independent filmmakers. Shooting on film would be nice, but I’ts just too impractical for most. Better to spend an extra hour screaming at your computer, than a month in rehab because the film developer you hired out used the wrong chemicals on your negatives and screwed you royally. (although yes I’m aware that the chances of this chemical scenario is absurd in this day and age. lol)
@ CROIX. It’s not that I can’t understand the film, it’s that the film didn’t make any sense in the first place yet he continued to thread the needle as if it did i.e. If Leonard had such a short term memory, how did he know that he would soon lose his memory and remember to get a tattoo in the first place? I just didn’t like the whole ending, though I appreciate what he was trying to do by altering what the audience and main character are aware of simply buy the order that events are revealed, but it got tiring. It was like watching Vantage Point and having to watch the same damn thing over and over from different perspectives. It’s annoying.
T that sounds goods like an awesome idea. It would be an online production house with a giant community to pull crew members from: If someone want’s to make a film they have the perfect platform to scout for DP’s and editors and writers from. Then It becomes a global cinema to showcase the exclusive work. Not only could It become a source of revenue, the standard 5.00 a film, it makes it possible to bring other things like film festivals/contests and screenings to the cloud. I’m not a plus member on vimeo yet nor a professional, yet. But within the next two years Iv’e got stuff cokkin in the oven. thanks to everyone for clearing some things up and here’s some test footage from that HMC we just got : http://vimeo.com/5306566
I am angry. As a matter of fact I am beyond angry. Michael bay is the worst. Hands down the worst. I was expecting it to at least be entertaining but Bay surprised me (in a very very bad way) You see Bay doesn’t make films, he makes 3 hour long GM/ Hasbro commercials for audiences with the IQ equivalent to that of a pet rock.Allow me to break it down:
There is absolutely no emotional connection to the characters. They are plugged in to either provide comedic relief (practically every character), sexual tension (Megan Fox and Isabel Lucas) or to continually explain the already terrible plot (the Jordanian guy from sector 7 and the old transformer with a fuckin british accent). Sorry for the language but I have to relieve this hate that has been fomenting in me and has followed me from the first movie into this one. Bay has utilized every opportunity for slapstick and comedic relief possible. We’ve got tiny deceptocons humping megan fox’s leg, we’ve got mothers eating brownies with hemp, don’t forget to pepper in robots with mouths so foul that that the woman from the orbits commercial is foaming at the mouth to jump in and clean them up. I’ll just forget about the illogical plot, it’ll take too long to complain about on my own, someone else can feel free too. But I will complain about how terrible the sound engineering was. The action sequences were so boring and unentertaining because: when a a hmmm… a 100 ton robot falls into the ground, I would expect to hear a terribly loud and rumbling crash to MATCH the stunning visuals and practical effects (the buildings collapsing and the dirt exploding and the trees falling and the tanks exploding and the houses exploding and the pyramids collapsing and all) but no. despite some high treble 5.1 surround sounds of shrapnel wizzing by, all other sound effects are just bland and lame. Optimus fires his gun and it sounds like someone squeezing some crusty mustard onto a hot dog. Bay had to explain the plot every five seconds. Every time a deceptocon opened his mechanical mouth, they would explain what they where going to do, how and why. Every time an important conversation was occurring, bay would have the camera SPIN AROUND THEM. It would just circle and circle and then switch sides and circle and circle some more. Why? Because it looks EPIC. thats all that goes through his mind: what would make this simple scene more epic? Hmmm lets throw some anamorphic lens flares in there and lets toss some arial spinning tracking shots in there and lets pepper in some shutter streaks and ummm what am I forgetting…o yeah lets not forget to blow up some friggin cars and buildings. Bay took a probably already lame script (because every time Fox and Leboeuf tried to dirty talk each other or profess their love i would cringe) and made it suck even more. And he had the nerve to say that “making an ‘art’ movie is easy”?! What does that even mean? ‘Art’ is an incredibly vague and elusive word. Is he trying to say that making a film whose sole purpose and value is correlated only to how much money it can generate is harder to make than any other type of film that tackles themes such as life, love or philosophy? How vapid is this guy? The worst thing was sitting in a theater with a bunch of morons who just ate it up like candy. The black woman sitting next to me would laugh at every aside these two autobot comic relief characters would make who where OBVIOUSLY modeled around an african american from the deep south: they had a gold tooth, had small heads, spoke like stereotypical blacks living in “the hood”, had giant monkey ears and would constantly be fighting each other. They where written into the script, by three white men ( Kruger being the only likes of which i only slightly respect) with the intent of making the blacks in the audience laugh. The same is true of the other token black guy in this movie, Tyrese Gibson’s character: every time he opened his mouth it was either the words “damn” or “we ’bout to kick some ass” or “damn, we ’bout to kick some ass” or “damn, we ’bout to get our asses kicked”/ or he would say some forced philosophical line like “if we made in God’s image, then who the hell’s image is he made in (regarding optimus prime)” I just can’t take this. This movie is a testament to what happens when you’re rich and you have unlimited resources at your disposal and you just so happen to be a moron. Case in point: John Tutturo’s character, Agent Simmons, toward the end of the film right after we get a glimpse of some deceptacon testicles, contacted the captain of a ship which had a classified weapon on it that could shoot from afar with pin point accuracy and destroy a transformer with one shot. And he gets them to fire it….once. and it destroys this giant deceptacin….with one shot. EXCUSE ME?! why introduce so powerful a human weapon so late in the story that the character had full knowledge of the entire time with the godlike power to end the entire conflict with a few shots from afar? Deus ex machina, boom. Movie O V E R. I can’t understand such a giant flaw, i just can’t understand anyone liking this movie, sorry but I can’t. Thats it. I’m spent.
LONA you just made my day. At that same exact point when those giant primes explained Leboeufs destiny to him, I turned to my friend, the only other sane person in that theater I fear, and we busted out laughing because it was so ridiculous. There are 3 cups of coffee that I’ll never get to sip because I spent the money on this crap
@ KJ I just wanted to be pleasently entertained, you know? but I couldn’t because even as a blockbuster it wasn’t good. LONA - That's why I enjoyed Star Trek so much, it was entertaining and made sense (for the most part) within the universe of the film. @ D 2- "A bad film it may be but it’s still great". you are a man of contradictions. I know what you mean b/c there are movies That are sooooo bad that they are great bc you wonder how in hell anyone could even create them ('Kibakichi 1&2', 'Total Recall', and I'm about to watch the infamous 'The Room') but this didn't make it onto that list b/c It felt like this was Bay's intent. It felt like an intentional smack to the gonads as opposed to crazy man muttering about the apocalypse shouting in your ear in passing. LONA's right again TOM; how in gods name would I have known it was gonna be thaaat bad? It's like when you poo: sometimes depending on what you ate the consistency varies. You know that you're gonna poo, but you never know exactly what your gonna get until you shit it out. FREDO- I feel your pain. @ TORRES kudos b/c that’s what I kept saying: if peter Jackson and Guillermo can do it, guess what? So can you Mr. Bay. “Trilogy of shit” indeed.
Saw the previews and the incredibly digital look of it was painful to watch. Mann was brazen and unnappologetic about Miami Vice’s video look and I can’t understand why since he’s created such good films prior to him switching over to digital. I’ll go see it, but I know the video quality is going to be very distracting. The look suited Collateral but that was only for the night scenes outside which his DP’s shot on a Cine Alta and a Viper. Afterwards he seamlessly switches back to film (Pan-Arri 435). It feels alienating to the plot and the time period, because instead of being aware of the story and events unfolding on screen, I’m aware of the look of the movie and thus aware that the whole time that there is a camera shooting the action, which kills the magic of the movie. ( at least in this case it does since this is neither new wave nor experimental)
@ MICHAEL – how do you know it was cut together using raw footage. And secondly why would someone release a trailer cut from Raw footage? If you have a link to a site I’d appreciate it (or chances are by the time you’ve responded I will have seen the film already and will have find out for myself)
@ MICHAEL – how do you know it was cut together using raw footage. And secondly why would someone release a trailer cut from Raw footage? If you have a link to a site I’d appreciate it (or chances are by the time you’ve responded I will have seen the film already and will have find out for myself)
I feel (emphasis of feel) that if you are either a decent/good/great film maker, that it is already in you. I realize the ambiguousness of this statement and understand that at the moment I have no empirical way of justifying this, nevertheless I have that feeling. Some people need film school and some do not. I am currently at the point where I have to decide whether to simply start making films (investing college money into my production) or whether to go to film school. I’ve been to many film schools sites and the student and faculty show reels are embarrasingly uninteresting and predictable. This worries me. This is a relatively short story, only it takes to long to tell, so here’s my point: Anyone who has been or currently is in a film school of any kind please state where you go, the pro’s and con’s, your favorite classical composer and your favorite modern musician. The information is greatly appreciated and I am sure anyone other than Just myself will appreciate it as well.
NOTE: the ‘favorites’ query is merely part of my system to gauge you and your individual tastes. It is bias but anyone who tells me “film schools suck man” and their favorite musician is Miley Cyrus, I will not be taking their opinion seriously.
(I’ve Posted this separately in this Garage forum because those of us here are more likely film makers than just film viewers)
I feel (emphasis of feel) that if you are either a decent/good/great film maker, that it is already in you. I realize the ambiguousness of this statement and understand that at the moment I have no empirical way of justifying this, nevertheless I have that feeling. Some people need film school and some do not. I am currently at the point where I have to decide whether to simply start making films (investing college money into my production) or whether to go to film school. I’ve been to many film schools sites and the student and faculty show reels are embarrasingly uninteresting and predictable. This worries me. This is a relatively short story, only it takes to long to tell, so here’s my point: Anyone who has been or currently is in a film school of any kind please state where you go, the pro’s and con’s, your favorite classical composer and your favorite modern musician. The information is greatly appreciated and I am sure anyone other than Just myself will appreciate it as well.
NOTE: the ‘favorites’ query is merely part of my system to gauge you and your individual tastes. It is bias but anyone who tells me “film schools suck man” and their favorite musician is Miley Cyrus, I will not be taking their opinion seriously.
SHOTZI just an example. But really this is not the place for you to defend Miley Cyrus. I don’t care. A real conversation would be nice. Have you been to filmschool or not? do you have any actual imput to this discussion? If the answer is “no” than thank you for so aplty illustrating why I don’t take your “shitty” opinion very seriously. @ MIKE, yes I’ve run into that situation with the professors at the college I currently attend- Most things I can and have already read in books. It’s like going to school to be an English major and the instructor is teaching you the ABC’s. Rather frustrating. Even Glossy big budget equipment can be learned by what proffessionals say on how to video and blogs (CML) and in books and so forth. But still Going to film school is where most film makers make their most reliable and enduring network. And I should be fun going to school with a concentration of people who all love film and film making.
but then again their would be SHOTZI in the back of the class chewing bubble gum, making lame jokes and blasting unsophisticated and technically unchallenging music with highly repetitive patterns and “embarassingly uninteresting and predictable” lyrics.
Alot of people like this film because they think they’re supposed to.
The problem with the movie was that it didn’t know who it’s audience would be, and even if it did, it didn’t know how to express it. The animatronics and puppetry where unparalleled, but the plot wasn’t clear; just a bunch of monsters and a boy talking and having fun and misunderstanding each other. From what I’ve read, that was the point: these wild things where supposed to be mumbling second guessing creatures that misunderstood each ohters feelings and thus represent what Max was going through. But who could gather that from the film? The interview with the production designer K.K. Barrett (http://www.movietome.com/news/30263/interview-with-where-the-wild-things-are-production-designer-kk-barrett) showed what they where trying to do: contrast emotionally complex characters with simple harsh environments and hence show the emotional turmoil the divorce had caused on Max. Only problem is that that subtext couldn’t be gathered from the movie. I feel that if Jonze had zeroed in on who his audience was specifically he would have been more effective at engaging the themes of divorce, confused emotions, isolation, “growing up” etc. But instead he beleives that “there is no difference between childhood and Adulthood” so the movie becomes a muddled mess: Just scary enough to repell kids and just plot less enough to distance older viewers. I’m sure the original cut, was for adults and was clear, but the production house apparently disagreed and told him to tone it down. Don’t get me wrong, I respect Jonze and his crew: it was shot beautifully and was a technical feat, the beginning was excellent (I loved him playing with his mothers toes because that’s exactly what I used to do when me mum was having a conversation with other adults) but when you look at it objectively theres no reason to love this film. It is a “joyful romp through the imagination of a boy”. Throwing, jumping ,mud wars, rolling, hitting, complaining: all kid stuff. Too much of it to get to the core of the characters problems. I’m not dismissing all of the connections to the wild things wanting a God and the emotional struggle and what not, but the emphasis felt like it was in all the wrong places. the only people who seem to love the film so far (and that where at the theater at the midnight showing) where dirty bohemians with handmade clothing and wool scarves (no disrespect to wool scarves) hipster youth and hipster adults expounding about how much they’ve been able to connect with their inner child thanks to the film ( whaaat?!) and the much wider range of people who thought this was going to be a nostalgic experience and when it ended up not being one told themselves that it was anyway. The film was for adults, through the mind an adult that wanted to make a film for adults through the mind of a kid, who thinks too much like a kid, thus leaving all the adults wondering who the film was actually for. Us or them?
Moviemakers are humans, and have to learn how to crawl before they can walk.
I don’t want to sound provocative, but why doesn’t anyone still do math with sticks and stones? Why carry around 12 encyclopedias when you can access it on the internet on your mobile device? You’re argument makes no sense MIKEL. your last two statements contradict. Thing have to change, not accepting it makes you look foolish. If you like film for aesthetics than just say so. Digital cameras are “toys” just as much as film cameras are. Chemicals occur naturally without human intervention but their power is harnessed by human ingenuity, just as information is turned into data and plugged into binary code.For example: Personally, it would be nice to learn Latin, just so that I could read ancient print and translate meaning on my own on certain texts and understand the fundamentals, only so as to better understand our current language: English is dominant and though at one time it was simpler than latin, has now become just as complex, making it decidedly more important than knowing all the semantics of Latin. So it’s all right to speak Latin, just as long as you understand that you’re not going to be the one to convince everyone else to speak it instead of English simply because its been around longer and thats what makes it better. Film would be nice if you’ve got it. But I don’t, so I can work with what I already have and create double the amount of zero budget films I aim to, and work on how to tell a better story.
Learn to tell a better story, then you can come at me with your film elitism or whatever…
1. I don’t disrespect wool scarves: they’re great and I got one too and congratulations: 3 points for owning one and not being a hipster. Trust me, you’re not. Hipsters are unable to evaluate films without using the words “facile” “transcendent” “sublime” or “unequivocal”; your response is mannered and reasonable thus: Hipster you are not.
3. Yes, there was much ass talk as I left the theater, the air stunk of their shit
4. I’m sure I’ll see it again in the future since it was honest and not pretentious
note: the whole tangent about Latin makes little sense in this context. disregard it. the entire Latin spiel. utter nonsense. note to self: don’t respond to posts at 2 in the morning when you are barely functional.
Personal top three:
Battle Field Earth- John Travolta dressed as a Rastafarian Alien with disco pumps, shoots off the legs of a cow with a laser gun to show off his impeccable marksmanship. Need I saw more?
The Room- “LISA you are tearing me apart! oh… Hi mark” “Just some really big client, so mark, how’s you sex life?” “wanna trow the ball around?” and basically every other word uttered from the lips of the terrible actors in this movie.
Kimbakichi 1 _and_2 . Just watch ‘em. And wear a helmet, ’cause it’ll blow your mind
@BAN sorry, not with you on that one. There was great character exposition that just never went anywhere. That ending was a cop out as where many of the ‘events’ in the film that occurred after the hour mark to push the ‘story’ along: the heart attack, the car accident, the Rabbi’s “help me” story. I give no credence to their cryptology. It seems to me that The Cohen’s are only good at directing films based on stories that are already in existence: Fargo (based on true events) No Country For Old Men (a Cormac McCarthy novel) everything else has been blah Burn After Reading? Get out of here. Intolerable Cruelty?_ Get out a here with that. O Brother, Where At Thou? you’re kidding right? The Man Who Wasn’t There? Did you hear that intolerable narration at the end? “I don’t know where I’m going, maybe it’s simpler there…” mm hmm, Nice screen writing boys. Even No Country was jeopardized by that foolish ending. MIKEL’s right. It’s an issue
The Creative Limitations of this Site almost 3 years ago
And does anyone else find it only slightly irritating that The Auteurs limits creativity in the following ways:
You cannot update a ‘style’ that you have come up with (These options are for college student douche bags_ no offense to you college student douche bags_ but come on: Fashionable Alienation?! Wiz Zip Kaboom or whatever? OTHER WORLDY?! Excuse me but, whomever came up with these needs to fashionably alienate themselves to another world, for their own good)
You can’t update a banner you’ve created on your own (The ones provided are made simply and quickly in photoshop with the paper cut out filter or posterize and frankly I can do shite loads better, shite loads)
My profile pic can’t be an animated GIF file ( an issue that I’ve hounded Facebook about as well)
You can’t ITALICIZE words in this text box (another twitter/facebook situation that breaks down all and any emphasis and virtual inflection without having to downgrade to childish techniques such as USING ALL CAPITALS or using the exclamation mark which screams more “I’m an annoying 12 y/o jonas brothers fan” than urgency to your comments)
And unless the above issues are easily resolved and I just don’t know about it, my last issue is that the site doesn’t have a blog detailing WHEN exactly they plan to release their films in my respective area. I’m tired of getting the crap end of the stick just b/c I don’t live in the city.
This site is still amazing, but just because the suit looks clean doesn’t mean I can’t complain about the hidden poop stains on the inseam. Theres always a little room for improvement. (the word ‘little’ should be italicized for comedic effect but as you already know I CAN"T DO THAT!!!!!!!)
Just some constructive complaining I hope, i mean thats the whole point of open sourced networks, isn’t it?
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“This sounds like a troll to be honest.” So, how do you know what trolls sound like? And more importantly why?
GREY DAISIES thank you for actually being informative and BULL thanks for having a sense of humor, DUSHANE I think you misunderstood my question: I know what films are available in my area, I would just like to know when other films (like 2001 a space odessy) will become available without having to constantly check back to that page, kind of like an app that you can upload from the site with a countdown timer, ETA or just some kind of general estimate as to when it’s coming to my neck of the woods. I thought it was a cool idea. as for you other guys: CRAP MONSTER you are the epitome of why these sites are avoided by actual intellectuals. To be honest I can’t take anything you say seriously because youv’e decided to dub yourself Crap Monster, If you decide to insult someone, don’t compare me to some beast that sits under a bridge because all that this mythological reference that brings to mind are those little hasbro dolls with multicolored hair from the 80’s. Thanks for your constructive criticism and for attempting enhancing the site in any way D bag (That was sarcasm in case you missed b/c you where taking a crap or something). Dog boy you’re apparently sniffing CRAP MONSTERS crap. Who told you I’ve been on the site for five minutes? Did you materialize by my side and check? The only hounding I’ve done is complain with friends about it (but I can see how you got turned around by how I wrote it so I’ll apologize for that) Sure I could have clicked around in the help section, but it’s like getting a new toy or tool, I didn’t want to read the instructions, why not just pose the question, make some friends see how quickly people respond to a post and so on and learn that way. It was way late at night and I felt like actually starting to use the site. NATHAN where the hell do people like you even come from? I’m not trying to define myself by shit (like CRAP MONSTER over here). This is still a social website, and the options to decorate your own personal virtual space is surprisingly limited for a site that is all about creativity. The point of the site is to have fun and enjoy the medium of film right? So the next time I post some thing and you three don’t have any insight on the matter, do humanity a favor and keep it to yourselves and while you’re at it get a sense of humor. Just sayin’
Once again DAISIES, BULL and DUSHANE I applaud you for actually contributing and teaching me something.
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The Creative Limitations of this Site almost 3 years ago
Wow. I entered the site during some strange times. First off, I tend to talk like a jerk, I know and I now publicly apologize for it, thats my humor (but as I was saying usually I can display my sarcasm by use of italics). Secondly, I’m not a troll for the reason I just explained. (but just my luck anyway that I pick a fight with system administrators and forum moderators right?) Third, despite my antagonizing tone, I actually really like this site from what I’ve seen, but none of the films I actually want to see are available yet (and frankly some of the forum topics scare me). I have no intention of attacking the site in any way, I was just poking fun at it. Kind of like when a friend has a stain on their shirt: I got to point it out (usually to comedic effect) and then they take care of it. I just got defensive when the word troll was thrown at me is all. Sorry for all the confusion, and now that all of thats out of the way: Hi my name is R.H. Marcellin and I’m here to wear, talk and point out shirts with stains on them. (imagine my hand reaching out into the virtual universe to shake yours) (Don’t leave me hangin’ here)
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The Joker VS Harvey Milk almost 3 years ago
Hmmm. I agree that sean penn in no way deserved the oscar over Rourke, seeing as how The Wrestler was flawless.
THE SCIENCE IS IN FOLKS: All sean penn does is overact. I know at least twelve random people who can do a stereotypical flamboyant gay impersonation better than penn. Those same twelve people can do impeccable stereotypical retard impersonations. Those same twelve people do more convincing scream after they find out that there daughter has just been discovered in a storm drain (Mystic River reference). Other than that, the science is also in on another subject: The Dark Night was not a great movie. There where at least four different themes and what felt like three story arcs that where completely unnecessary, and one too many bad guys. Cinematography and mood where top notch, but Nolan just has to start learning when a script is too complicated, i.e. Memento. I’m tired of it being hailed as the best superhero film of all time, when it had so many flaws, but he’s on the right track.
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Red camera and the solid state future of Cinema almost 3 years ago
I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE AND IT IS SOLID STATE
I plan on investing in a Red, but there are a few things that worry me. Apparently Jim Jannerd believes himself to be God, since he changes release dates and hordes info and updates his site about once a year. But it is definitely worth the wait check it out here and prepare to have your mind blown (www.red.com). Solid state’s instant memory recall cut’s waiting time into non existance, and the capability to drag and drop pre-archived video files is ideal and efficient, as opposed to having to sit and capture via firewire from a minidv tape.
But everything is always to good to be true, ENTER: pitfalls. I’ve just introduced myself to editing with such highly compressed files from a AVCHD camera (the panasonic HMC 150) which compresses their 1080p video files into a mpeg as an .mts file extension. Red cameras have their own video compression codec called Redcode, which is the equivalent of shooting in RAW on a DSLR. Sounds awesome, but when I try to edit the files in Premire CS4 or After Effects, it lags the computer and freezes and jumps and stutters and becomes a giant pain in the ass. Don’t get me wrong, the quality is amazing, but somehow the program is still working uncharacteristically hard just to play the files even though they are supported formats. What if this is the same case with a Red? I’m not even sure if Redcode runs on a PC, as far as I know only Final Cut pro 2.0 has red support.
So if anyone out there has actually made the jump to red or edits with Redcode, or is just interested in digital film making lemme kno.
Because seriously, I have a savings account with the words Scarlet FF35 written all over it.
And feel free to get technical, I’m sure everyone will benefit.
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Red camera and the solid state future of Cinema almost 3 years ago
@fredo, yea i’ve herd some of the same hoop jumping that people have to do and It’s a big turn off, but as regards Red looking like video: I think If you use the right techniques you can make anything look good as long as your footage is high quality and you’ve got a good eye. i.e. Anyone seen the trailer for Mann’s Public Enemies? How distracting is that video footage?! It’s like he shot the whole thing on a consumer camcorder and threw the thing on screen. But take a look as Benjamin Button’s beutiful cinematography and you wouldn’t think that they where both shot with the same camera (viper filmstream) So, yea, i don’t trust Soderbergs predictions as much as the next guy, but if red can deliver all the resolution it promises at the price they’ve got listed, then it will probably become the camera of choice for broke independent filmmakers. Shooting on film would be nice, but I’ts just too impractical for most. Better to spend an extra hour screaming at your computer, than a month in rehab because the film developer you hired out used the wrong chemicals on your negatives and screwed you royally. (although yes I’m aware that the chances of this chemical scenario is absurd in this day and age. lol)
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The Joker VS Harvey Milk almost 3 years ago
@ CROIX. It’s not that I can’t understand the film, it’s that the film didn’t make any sense in the first place yet he continued to thread the needle as if it did i.e. If Leonard had such a short term memory, how did he know that he would soon lose his memory and remember to get a tattoo in the first place? I just didn’t like the whole ending, though I appreciate what he was trying to do by altering what the audience and main character are aware of simply buy the order that events are revealed, but it got tiring. It was like watching Vantage Point and having to watch the same damn thing over and over from different perspectives. It’s annoying.
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Red camera and the solid state future of Cinema almost 3 years ago
T that sounds goods like an awesome idea. It would be an online production house with a giant community to pull crew members from: If someone want’s to make a film they have the perfect platform to scout for DP’s and editors and writers from. Then It becomes a global cinema to showcase the exclusive work. Not only could It become a source of revenue, the standard 5.00 a film, it makes it possible to bring other things like film festivals/contests and screenings to the cloud. I’m not a plus member on vimeo yet nor a professional, yet. But within the next two years Iv’e got stuff cokkin in the oven. thanks to everyone for clearing some things up and here’s some test footage from that HMC we just got : http://vimeo.com/5306566
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Transformers + Michael Bay+ sequel= Complete Crap almost 3 years ago
I am angry. As a matter of fact I am beyond angry. Michael bay is the worst. Hands down the worst. I was expecting it to at least be entertaining but Bay surprised me (in a very very bad way) You see Bay doesn’t make films, he makes 3 hour long GM/ Hasbro commercials for audiences with the IQ equivalent to that of a pet rock.Allow me to break it down:
There is absolutely no emotional connection to the characters. They are plugged in to either provide comedic relief (practically every character), sexual tension (Megan Fox and Isabel Lucas) or to continually explain the already terrible plot (the Jordanian guy from sector 7 and the old transformer with a fuckin british accent). Sorry for the language but I have to relieve this hate that has been fomenting in me and has followed me from the first movie into this one. Bay has utilized every opportunity for slapstick and comedic relief possible. We’ve got tiny deceptocons humping megan fox’s leg, we’ve got mothers eating brownies with hemp, don’t forget to pepper in robots with mouths so foul that that the woman from the orbits commercial is foaming at the mouth to jump in and clean them up. I’ll just forget about the illogical plot, it’ll take too long to complain about on my own, someone else can feel free too. But I will complain about how terrible the sound engineering was. The action sequences were so boring and unentertaining because: when a a hmmm… a 100 ton robot falls into the ground, I would expect to hear a terribly loud and rumbling crash to MATCH the stunning visuals and practical effects (the buildings collapsing and the dirt exploding and the trees falling and the tanks exploding and the houses exploding and the pyramids collapsing and all) but no. despite some high treble 5.1 surround sounds of shrapnel wizzing by, all other sound effects are just bland and lame. Optimus fires his gun and it sounds like someone squeezing some crusty mustard onto a hot dog. Bay had to explain the plot every five seconds. Every time a deceptocon opened his mechanical mouth, they would explain what they where going to do, how and why. Every time an important conversation was occurring, bay would have the camera SPIN AROUND THEM. It would just circle and circle and then switch sides and circle and circle some more. Why? Because it looks EPIC. thats all that goes through his mind: what would make this simple scene more epic? Hmmm lets throw some anamorphic lens flares in there and lets toss some arial spinning tracking shots in there and lets pepper in some shutter streaks and ummm what am I forgetting…o yeah lets not forget to blow up some friggin cars and buildings. Bay took a probably already lame script (because every time Fox and Leboeuf tried to dirty talk each other or profess their love i would cringe) and made it suck even more. And he had the nerve to say that “making an ‘art’ movie is easy”?! What does that even mean? ‘Art’ is an incredibly vague and elusive word. Is he trying to say that making a film whose sole purpose and value is correlated only to how much money it can generate is harder to make than any other type of film that tackles themes such as life, love or philosophy? How vapid is this guy? The worst thing was sitting in a theater with a bunch of morons who just ate it up like candy. The black woman sitting next to me would laugh at every aside these two autobot comic relief characters would make who where OBVIOUSLY modeled around an african american from the deep south: they had a gold tooth, had small heads, spoke like stereotypical blacks living in “the hood”, had giant monkey ears and would constantly be fighting each other. They where written into the script, by three white men ( Kruger being the only likes of which i only slightly respect) with the intent of making the blacks in the audience laugh. The same is true of the other token black guy in this movie, Tyrese Gibson’s character: every time he opened his mouth it was either the words “damn” or “we ’bout to kick some ass” or “damn, we ’bout to kick some ass” or “damn, we ’bout to get our asses kicked”/ or he would say some forced philosophical line like “if we made in God’s image, then who the hell’s image is he made in (regarding optimus prime)” I just can’t take this. This movie is a testament to what happens when you’re rich and you have unlimited resources at your disposal and you just so happen to be a moron. Case in point: John Tutturo’s character, Agent Simmons, toward the end of the film right after we get a glimpse of some deceptacon testicles, contacted the captain of a ship which had a classified weapon on it that could shoot from afar with pin point accuracy and destroy a transformer with one shot. And he gets them to fire it….once. and it destroys this giant deceptacin….with one shot. EXCUSE ME?! why introduce so powerful a human weapon so late in the story that the character had full knowledge of the entire time with the godlike power to end the entire conflict with a few shots from afar? Deus ex machina, boom. Movie O V E R. I can’t understand such a giant flaw, i just can’t understand anyone liking this movie, sorry but I can’t. Thats it. I’m spent.
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Transformers + Michael Bay+ sequel= Complete Crap almost 3 years ago
I liked Megan Fox. That’s it.
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Transformers + Michael Bay+ sequel= Complete Crap almost 3 years ago
LONA you just made my day. At that same exact point when those giant primes explained Leboeufs destiny to him, I turned to my friend, the only other sane person in that theater I fear, and we busted out laughing because it was so ridiculous. There are 3 cups of coffee that I’ll never get to sip because I spent the money on this crap
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Transformers + Michael Bay+ sequel= Complete Crap almost 3 years ago
@ KJ I just wanted to be pleasently entertained, you know? but I couldn’t because even as a blockbuster it wasn’t good.
LONA - That's why I enjoyed Star Trek so much, it was entertaining and made sense (for the most part) within the universe of the film. @ D 2- "A bad film it may be but it’s still great". you are a man of contradictions. I know what you mean b/c there are movies That are sooooo bad that they are great bc you wonder how in hell anyone could even create them ('Kibakichi 1&2', 'Total Recall', and I'm about to watch the infamous 'The Room') but this didn't make it onto that list b/c It felt like this was Bay's intent. It felt like an intentional smack to the gonads as opposed to crazy man muttering about the apocalypse shouting in your ear in passing. LONA's right again TOM; how in gods name would I have known it was gonna be thaaat bad? It's like when you poo: sometimes depending on what you ate the consistency varies. You know that you're gonna poo, but you never know exactly what your gonna get until you shit it out.FREDO- I feel your pain. @ TORRES kudos b/c that’s what I kept saying: if peter Jackson and Guillermo can do it, guess what? So can you Mr. Bay. “Trilogy of shit” indeed.Go to Comment
Public Enemies almost 3 years ago
Saw the previews and the incredibly digital look of it was painful to watch. Mann was brazen and unnappologetic about Miami Vice’s video look and I can’t understand why since he’s created such good films prior to him switching over to digital. I’ll go see it, but I know the video quality is going to be very distracting. The look suited Collateral but that was only for the night scenes outside which his DP’s shot on a Cine Alta and a Viper. Afterwards he seamlessly switches back to film (Pan-Arri 435). It feels alienating to the plot and the time period, because instead of being aware of the story and events unfolding on screen, I’m aware of the look of the movie and thus aware that the whole time that there is a camera shooting the action, which kills the magic of the movie. ( at least in this case it does since this is neither new wave nor experimental)
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Public Enemies almost 3 years ago
@ MICHAEL – how do you know it was cut together using raw footage. And secondly why would someone release a trailer cut from Raw footage? If you have a link to a site I’d appreciate it (or chances are by the time you’ve responded I will have seen the film already and will have find out for myself)
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Public Enemies almost 3 years ago
@ MICHAEL – how do you know it was cut together using raw footage. And secondly why would someone release a trailer cut from Raw footage? If you have a link to a site I’d appreciate it (or chances are by the time you’ve responded I will have seen the film already and will have find out for myself)
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Filmschool over 2 years ago
I feel (emphasis of feel) that if you are either a decent/good/great film maker, that it is already in you. I realize the ambiguousness of this statement and understand that at the moment I have no empirical way of justifying this, nevertheless I have that feeling. Some people need film school and some do not. I am currently at the point where I have to decide whether to simply start making films (investing college money into my production) or whether to go to film school. I’ve been to many film schools sites and the student and faculty show reels are embarrasingly uninteresting and predictable. This worries me. This is a relatively short story, only it takes to long to tell, so here’s my point: Anyone who has been or currently is in a film school of any kind please state where you go, the pro’s and con’s, your favorite classical composer and your favorite modern musician. The information is greatly appreciated and I am sure anyone other than Just myself will appreciate it as well.
NOTE: the ‘favorites’ query is merely part of my system to gauge you and your individual tastes. It is bias but anyone who tells me “film schools suck man” and their favorite musician is Miley Cyrus, I will not be taking their opinion seriously.
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Filmschool (Garage) over 2 years ago
(I’ve Posted this separately in this Garage forum because those of us here are more likely film makers than just film viewers)
I feel (emphasis of feel) that if you are either a decent/good/great film maker, that it is already in you. I realize the ambiguousness of this statement and understand that at the moment I have no empirical way of justifying this, nevertheless I have that feeling. Some people need film school and some do not. I am currently at the point where I have to decide whether to simply start making films (investing college money into my production) or whether to go to film school. I’ve been to many film schools sites and the student and faculty show reels are embarrasingly uninteresting and predictable. This worries me. This is a relatively short story, only it takes to long to tell, so here’s my point: Anyone who has been or currently is in a film school of any kind please state where you go, the pro’s and con’s, your favorite classical composer and your favorite modern musician. The information is greatly appreciated and I am sure anyone other than Just myself will appreciate it as well.
NOTE: the ‘favorites’ query is merely part of my system to gauge you and your individual tastes. It is bias but anyone who tells me “film schools suck man” and their favorite musician is Miley Cyrus, I will not be taking their opinion seriously.
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Filmschool (Garage) over 2 years ago
SHOTZI just an example. But really this is not the place for you to defend Miley Cyrus. I don’t care. A real conversation would be nice. Have you been to filmschool or not? do you have any actual imput to this discussion? If the answer is “no” than thank you for so aplty illustrating why I don’t take your “shitty” opinion very seriously. @ MIKE, yes I’ve run into that situation with the professors at the college I currently attend- Most things I can and have already read in books. It’s like going to school to be an English major and the instructor is teaching you the ABC’s. Rather frustrating. Even Glossy big budget equipment can be learned by what proffessionals say on how to video and blogs (CML) and in books and so forth. But still Going to film school is where most film makers make their most reliable and enduring network. And I should be fun going to school with a concentration of people who all love film and film making.
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Filmschool (Garage) over 2 years ago
accidental post…
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Filmschool over 2 years ago
Thank you Torres. Schoenberg is a personal favorite as well
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Filmschool (Garage) over 2 years ago
Thanks Glemaud. That pretty much wraps it up. Since there was an entire. thread. already.
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Filmschool (Garage) over 2 years ago
Thanks Fredo for the perspective. Much appreciated.
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Faux Hipster Trash over 2 years ago
Alot of people like this film because they think they’re supposed to.
The problem with the movie was that it didn’t know who it’s audience would be, and even if it did, it didn’t know how to express it. The animatronics and puppetry where unparalleled, but the plot wasn’t clear; just a bunch of monsters and a boy talking and having fun and misunderstanding each other. From what I’ve read, that was the point: these wild things where supposed to be mumbling second guessing creatures that misunderstood each ohters feelings and thus represent what Max was going through. But who could gather that from the film? The interview with the production designer K.K. Barrett (http://www.movietome.com/news/30263/interview-with-where-the-wild-things-are-production-designer-kk-barrett) showed what they where trying to do: contrast emotionally complex characters with simple harsh environments and hence show the emotional turmoil the divorce had caused on Max. Only problem is that that subtext couldn’t be gathered from the movie. I feel that if Jonze had zeroed in on who his audience was specifically he would have been more effective at engaging the themes of divorce, confused emotions, isolation, “growing up” etc. But instead he beleives that “there is no difference between childhood and Adulthood” so the movie becomes a muddled mess: Just scary enough to repell kids and just plot less enough to distance older viewers. I’m sure the original cut, was for adults and was clear, but the production house apparently disagreed and told him to tone it down. Don’t get me wrong, I respect Jonze and his crew: it was shot beautifully and was a technical feat, the beginning was excellent (I loved him playing with his mothers toes because that’s exactly what I used to do when me mum was having a conversation with other adults) but when you look at it objectively theres no reason to love this film. It is a “joyful romp through the imagination of a boy”. Throwing, jumping ,mud wars, rolling, hitting, complaining: all kid stuff. Too much of it to get to the core of the characters problems. I’m not dismissing all of the connections to the wild things wanting a God and the emotional struggle and what not, but the emphasis felt like it was in all the wrong places. the only people who seem to love the film so far (and that where at the theater at the midnight showing) where dirty bohemians with handmade clothing and wool scarves (no disrespect to wool scarves) hipster youth and hipster adults expounding about how much they’ve been able to connect with their inner child thanks to the film ( whaaat?!) and the much wider range of people who thought this was going to be a nostalgic experience and when it ended up not being one told themselves that it was anyway. The film was for adults, through the mind an adult that wanted to make a film for adults through the mind of a kid, who thinks too much like a kid, thus leaving all the adults wondering who the film was actually for. Us or them?
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Red camera and the solid state future of Cinema over 2 years ago
Moviemakers are humans, and have to learn how to crawl before they can walk.
I don’t want to sound provocative, but why doesn’t anyone still do math with sticks and stones? Why carry around 12 encyclopedias when you can access it on the internet on your mobile device? You’re argument makes no sense MIKEL. your last two statements contradict. Thing have to change, not accepting it makes you look foolish. If you like film for aesthetics than just say so. Digital cameras are “toys” just as much as film cameras are. Chemicals occur naturally without human intervention but their power is harnessed by human ingenuity, just as information is turned into data and plugged into binary code.For example: Personally, it would be nice to learn Latin, just so that I could read ancient print and translate meaning on my own on certain texts and understand the fundamentals, only so as to better understand our current language: English is dominant and though at one time it was simpler than latin, has now become just as complex, making it decidedly more important than knowing all the semantics of Latin. So it’s all right to speak Latin, just as long as you understand that you’re not going to be the one to convince everyone else to speak it instead of English simply because its been around longer and thats what makes it better. Film would be nice if you’ve got it. But I don’t, so I can work with what I already have and create double the amount of zero budget films I aim to, and work on how to tell a better story.
Learn to tell a better story, then you can come at me with your film elitism or whatever…
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Faux Hipster Trash over 2 years ago
1. I don’t disrespect wool scarves: they’re great and I got one too and congratulations: 3 points for owning one and not being a hipster. Trust me, you’re not. Hipsters are unable to evaluate films without using the words “facile” “transcendent” “sublime” or “unequivocal”; your response is mannered and reasonable thus: Hipster you are not.
3. Yes, there was much ass talk as I left the theater, the air stunk of their shit
4. I’m sure I’ll see it again in the future since it was honest and not pretentious
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Red camera and the solid state future of Cinema over 2 years ago
note: the whole tangent about Latin makes little sense in this context. disregard it. the entire Latin spiel. utter nonsense. note to self: don’t respond to posts at 2 in the morning when you are barely functional.
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spike jonze kayne west short over 2 years ago
One word: Confetti. Confetti? Really guys? Shame on you Spike, shame.
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The Best Worst Films of All Time over 2 years ago
Personal top three:
Battle Field Earth- John Travolta dressed as a Rastafarian Alien with disco pumps, shoots off the legs of a cow with a laser gun to show off his impeccable marksmanship. Need I saw more?
The Room- “LISA you are tearing me apart! oh… Hi mark” “Just some really big client, so mark, how’s you sex life?” “wanna trow the ball around?” and basically every other word uttered from the lips of the terrible actors in this movie.
Kimbakichi 1 _and_2 . Just watch ‘em. And wear a helmet, ’cause it’ll blow your mind
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A Serious Man ending over 2 years ago
@BAN sorry, not with you on that one. There was great character exposition that just never went anywhere. That ending was a cop out as where many of the ‘events’ in the film that occurred after the hour mark to push the ‘story’ along: the heart attack, the car accident, the Rabbi’s “help me” story. I give no credence to their cryptology. It seems to me that The Cohen’s are only good at directing films based on stories that are already in existence: Fargo (based on true events) No Country For Old Men (a Cormac McCarthy novel) everything else has been blah Burn After Reading? Get out of here. Intolerable Cruelty?_ Get out a here with that. O Brother, Where At Thou? you’re kidding right? The Man Who Wasn’t There? Did you hear that intolerable narration at the end? “I don’t know where I’m going, maybe it’s simpler there…” mm hmm, Nice screen writing boys. Even No Country was jeopardized by that foolish ending. MIKEL’s right. It’s an issue
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Invictus (2009, Clint Eastwood) Trailer over 2 years ago
Dear Clint,
Stop trying to make people cry or care, about anything. anything at all
Third pass
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