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olderthanIusedtobe Member
Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 7708 | TRs | Pics Location: Shoreline |
Another movie that was TOTALLY not what I expected, the most recent Planet of the Apes movies, wow, just not at all what I thought it was going to be. Don't want to give too much away. It was not an epic battle or series of battles between humans and apes, in spite of the title (War for the Planet of the Apes). The previous one was decent but seemed like a bit too much was going on, the movie just felt crowded. This one really took it's time to tell a story, but I found it very compelling. Andy Serkis really needs to get some kind of lifetime achievement award for all of his motion capture work in film. He's pretty much revolutionized how movies get made.
Worth noting was one of the extra features that looked at Caesar's journey thru the 3 films. Digital animation has improved incredibly during the 6 year span of the 3 films.
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Josh Journey a.k.a Josh Lewis
Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 4836 | TRs | Pics
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CarriesNineFires Member
Joined: 03 Oct 2016 Posts: 134 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
tmatlack wrote: | I never really thought about cinematography before |
Well, that's kind of the whole point of cinema, along with directing and acting and great scriptwriting. There's a rich world of beauty out there.
For a timely take on cuttthroat, power-hungry men who manipulate the media for personal gain try "The Sweet Smell of Success," 1957, with Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster. It's beautiful to look at and has a lot to say about the killer instincts that drive the famous.
Its a classic.
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Josh Journey a.k.a Josh Lewis
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NacMacFeegle Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2014 Posts: 2653 | TRs | Pics Location: United States |
I really can't stand the new Star Wars films - they aren't sequels, they're just sub-par remakes of the original trilogy. I used to be a big Star Wars fan, but these new films have just about ruined the entire franchise for me.
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MtnGoat Member
Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Posts: 11992 | TRs | Pics Location: Lyle, WA |
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Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:21 am
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I hear that. The prequels sucked under Lucas and now these new ones are just as bad. With the Force Awakens, I decided I was done.
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
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NacMacFeegle Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2014 Posts: 2653 | TRs | Pics Location: United States |
At least with the prequels there was a spark of originality - you could see that maybe with better writing and a few different casting choices they could have OK. The same can't be said of the Disney reboots, where the writing and acting isn't the problem, it's the fact that they are complete soulless cash grab remakes sucking the joy out of classic films.
The really sad thing is that Disney really didn't have to do it this way. They could have followed the plot of Timothy Zahn's excellent novelized sequels. Better yet, they could have gone way back in time to the Sith Wars and the Old Republic!
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trestle Member
Joined: 17 Aug 2008 Posts: 2093 | TRs | Pics Location: the Oly Pen |
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Tue Dec 19, 2017 8:34 pm
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Imagine a galaxy far, far away....without Jar-jar Binks.
"Life favors the prepared." - Edna Mode
"Life favors the prepared." - Edna Mode
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olderthanIusedtobe Member
Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 7708 | TRs | Pics Location: Shoreline |
I was expecting that "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" wasn't going to be as good as the first one. I was still severely disappointed by it. I didn't like anything about it. This one missed the mark by miles and miles.
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GaliWalker Have camera will use
Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 4929 | TRs | Pics Location: Pittsburgh |
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I quite enjoyed Star Wars: The Last Jedi. I would have preferred it if they'd made more of a break from the other Star Wars movies than they did, like Rogue One, but I guess that would have made some die hard fans unhappy. It was surprisingly funny in many instances, and I did not find the porg to be annoying.
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olderthanIusedtobe Member
Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 7708 | TRs | Pics Location: Shoreline |
Saw "The Last Jedi." It was uneven. Probably too long, some parts lagged. Some elements didn't work very well. I probably need to see it again, but I think it will hold up better than "The Force Awakens." The humor though...a "can you hear me now" knock off and a yo momma joke? Really? Seriously? That was BAD!
The Rey/Ren/Luke dynamics in the center of the movie made it worthwhile. Some of the peripheral stuff I could skip.
I think the new trilogy is facing a damned if you do, damned if you don't scenario. TFA was panned for being too much of a rehash of the original Star Wars film. TLJ went some different directions and I think that might have pissed off some traditionalists. So it's supposed to be like the original trilogy, but not too much like the original trilogy? And everyone is entitled to an opinion, but both of these newer films (and Rogue One, which I really enjoyed) are nowhere near as bad as the prequel trilogy.
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Alpine Pedestrian Member
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cascadetraverser Member
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on the Last Jedi; How wrong can you get Luke Skywalker, amongst all sorts of other plot holes and missed opportunities for cool plot twists. The Force Awakens was a Star Wars copy and in this one, the director just seemed to not understand the Star Wars Universe and the characters (particularly Luke) that inhabit it.
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Malachai Constant Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2002 Posts: 16092 | TRs | Pics Location: Back Again Like A Bad Penny |
I rather liked The Last Jedi it was fresh enough to not be a remake with new characters but retained enough consistency to be attractive to some of us hidebound reactionaries. It contained a good deconstruction of the mumbo jumbo of the other films. It is spiritual rather than religious reverent but not maudlin in the nature of the force. Our memories of the first trilogy are jaded with nostalgia and our own naivety when we first saw them. If you look at them now they seem neither well directed or acted. The new characters are more conflicted and unsure as necessary for our greater sophistication. The original films were a throwback to serials of the 1930's. This led to the proliferation of comic book films which squeezed out the second golden era of American films from the 1970's. I think it was the best film of the series since The Empire Strikes Back. I speak as a film critic not a fanboy.
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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olderthanIusedtobe Member
Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 7708 | TRs | Pics Location: Shoreline |
Malachai Constant wrote: | Our memories of the first trilogy are jaded with nostalgia and our own naivety when we first saw them. If you look at them now they seem neither well directed or acted. |
Not a popular notion, but spot on. The original trilogy is not nearly as good as people remember it being. Huge nostalgia boost for those. I think Episode IV will always be my favorite because it was such a part of my childhood, but rewatching Ep. V and VI recently I had a hard time getting thru them.
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