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The movie recommendations thread, son (pg. 30)
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| WittyHandle |
| quote: | Originally posted by paulandrews
Gamer is one of those underrated gems that will get proper recognition later. Kinda like Speed Racer. |
I want to put Speed Racer in a video editor and chop out everything except the action scenes. The effects in that movie are so amazing. |
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| paulandrews |
| quote: | Originally posted by WittyHandle
I want to put Speed Racer in a video editor and chop out everything except the action scenes. The effects in that movie are so amazing. |
I agree that all those races are highlights (end of Grand Prix is phenomenal), but those cool "effects" are present throughout the whole movie. I just realized that when I watched it again recently; Wachowski made even that "family building a race car" scene look fantastic. Also, the way they narrated the whole story (first 15 minutes!) is worth a mention as somewhat groundbreaking. I seriously think this is what films for kids will look like 20 years from now.
It's probably one of my favourite movies ever. |
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| wotyzoid |
| quote: | Originally posted by paulandrews
Gamer is one of those underrated gems that will get proper recognition later. Kinda like Speed Racer. |
:stongue: Please off. |
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| leph555 |
| quote: | Originally posted by paulandrews
(I understand any of this won't change anyone's mind, but it is a good read.) |
please set this as your signature |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by paulandrews
Gamer can be hard to watch for a conservative viewer, especially for its frenetically shot action which is very true to the FPS game aesthetics (death is reduced to a mere frag). So far, action movies usually highlighted its most dramatic moments via slow motion, thus giving the audience the opportunity to elevate these scenes to a cult status. Gamer is a big -off to all this, and takes an innovative approach.
The ideas it presents are interesting, too. Here's a great analysis of it.
(I understand any of this won't change anyone's mind, but it is a good read.) |
No, it won't change anyone's mind becuase they are epically films. I'd prefer to watch avatar in black and white 2d (so the one reason to see it is voided) than subject myself to those films again (in fairness both got ejected before they got anywhere. Micheal C hall was THE ONLY slightly decent thing about Gamer and even he was in it.
put the pipe down, and go play out doors for a while. Might give you some better perspective. |
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| woscar |
This is just...WOW. One of the best films/documentaries I have ever seen. The cinematography is unbelievable. |
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| idoru |
| Compare it to Planet Earth. |
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| WittyHandle |
| The trailer shots I saw looked like they were taken directly from Planet Earth, and I never got the difference between the two. |
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| woscar |
Imagine the whole series condensed into an hour and a half (the scenes are taken from the series). I know, that sounds like crap but it really isn't. The premise of the film is to follow animals throughout the course of a year and how the seasons affect them and in this, lies the main difference: it tells a story.
If you love the series, you'll definitely love this. |
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| WittyHandle |
Anyone know any sites where you can enter movie titles you like and it will generate recommendations based on them? There are several for music, so I figured there must be at least a couple for flicks too.
I'm interested in using it to find more British movies, as they seem to be great at capturing that bleak feeling I get from winter (Red Road, Dead Man's Shoes, London to Brixton, etc). |
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| leph555 |
| There is a continuation to Planet Earth, it's called Life, and there is even more of the unbelievable cinematography |
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| beersANDblunts |
| Watch Battle Royale or Tokyo Gore Police if you are into wierd ass Japanese Gore Horrors |
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