[Movies] Talk about the last movie you saw 2: Electric Threadaloo
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there isn't one extraneous frame of Wolf of Wall Street imo
I agree. It was long but to me never felt long and nothing that was shown was without meaning or intent.
I loved every minute of it. There is definitely a point where you realize you've been there for as long as you have but not because it drags on, rather because people are getting up constantly now to head to the washroom.
Nah, I definitely had that I've been here a long God damn time feeling at the 2 hour mark and started to wish they'd begin wrapping things up sooner. I'm usually pretty immune to movie length (I own Das Boot's director's cut for fuck sakes) too.
The movie was every bit as self indulgent (well, not quite that much) as the characters it was portraying.
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Saw Hobbit 1 yesterday. Hobbit 2 tonight. Looking forward to it, but....The first one was very very good in some ways, and pretty terrible in others, and just okay in quite a lot.
And I don't know which scenes were added in the Extended Edition of the Hobbit 1, but....You know, I really think there'd be a market for a recut version that's an hour shorter. While the LotR films made me feel that most of the time was well spent
, I think it really, really shows that this is a story they're stretching too thin.
Also, while a song or two is nice, having....errr.6 songs? 7? Made me wonder if I hadn't accidentally walked into a Disney musical. I mean, the recent discussion about songs and such in Frozen? Totally applicable to this movie.
I don't get how they manage to make the eagles look less realistic in this one than in RotK.
And I don't know which scenes were added in the Extended Edition of the Hobbit 1, but....You know, I really think there'd be a market for a recut version that's an hour shorter. While the LotR films made me feel that most of the time was well spent
(not the hourlong "ending" of RotK 
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)Also, while a song or two is nice, having....errr.6 songs? 7? Made me wonder if I hadn't accidentally walked into a Disney musical. I mean, the recent discussion about songs and such in Frozen? Totally applicable to this movie.
I only remember two songs, the dwarves singing while cleaning up and the Misty mountains song, am I forgetting 4 or 5 songs later on?
EDIT: Oh wait, the Goblin King has a little verse/chant he does after capturing the dwarves, and Gollum might have something similar. Not enough for me to really compare it to a musical, and they actually really cut down on the songs from the book.
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60 FPS makes VFX look worse. Less motion blur to hide in.
Also, the delays in financing (that also caused Del Toro to leave) and shooting forced some rushed work there from what I've heard.
I disliked DiCapprio for a VERY long time, then he just started doing solid film after solid film: Catch Me If You Can, Blood Diamond, The Departed, Shutter Island, Inception, Django.
To me, he really redeemed himself. Shia LeButtretard though. He's got no chance.
Pretty much this. Leo started out typecast as nothing but a pretty face in pretty terrible movies, but has since proven that he has the chops to be a damn fine actor.
figmentPez
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That should be a rule for even non-visual media. It's much better to have scenes showing how two people are the best of friends, rather than "And, truly, they were the best of friends." It doesn't matter if it's a movie, a novel, a radio drama, a webcomic, or anything. Show the concept you're talking about, don't just state it.
figmentPez
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I just finished watching Attack the Block, which I've been meaning to watch for a while now. I saw it was up on Crackle for free streaming, so I figured now was a good time. It's a really enjoyable film. I thought it was a nice take on the alien invasion genre.
Arrested Development.
it's true, martin scorcese makes movies for babies
Voice over only works if it's Ron Howard or Richard Dreyfuss.
According to THIS GUY voice over is bad.
Making a declarative statement "X is for babies" just means that whether done well or poorly, X's presence will be found annoying. It doesn't take into account any possible difference or deviation and ignores that storytelling and art in general aren't clear-cut black and white.[DOUBLEPOST=1390062087,1390061990][/DOUBLEPOST]
That is such a great fucking movie--oh wait, it uses voiceover, fuck it, it's for babies.[DOUBLEPOST=1390062222][/DOUBLEPOST]Now, all that said, voice-over should not be used as a crutch or to explain things, but if it's part of how the story is told, then that's how the story works.
Read all the posts maybe? I presented a more nuanced view later in the discussion. Also, mantras aren't rules.
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I missed this the first time - but do you think this was an accident?
also - scorcese has an editor, and she's won three oscars - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0774817/
Watched The Great Gatsby last night. It's was all right. Very Luhrmann-y without being as frenetic as, say Romeo + Juliet or Moulin Rouge. But the same thing bothers me about the movie that did when I read the book in high school: why is everyone so hung up on Daisy? She is such a useless b****.
Yeah, I thought it was ok. Nothing to get excited about, but didn't feel like I wasted 2 hours.
Her
Definitely worth seeing, though be forewarned: it's surprisingly a lot more sexual than one may have expected. Nothing gratuitous, just very heavily implied. It's also a surprisingly deep look into relationships from beginning to end (in different kinds of relationships). It's definitely deserving of all the accolades and praise.
Though I really, REALLY don't recommend seeing it if you're feeling as lonely as I am these days. Christ, it just made me feel more lonely.
Definitely worth seeing, though be forewarned: it's surprisingly a lot more sexual than one may have expected. Nothing gratuitous, just very heavily implied. It's also a surprisingly deep look into relationships from beginning to end (in different kinds of relationships). It's definitely deserving of all the accolades and praise.
Though I really, REALLY don't recommend seeing it if you're feeling as lonely as I am these days. Christ, it just made me feel more lonely.
Siri is only a long press away!
I'd probably find that funny if I didn't feel like I wished a car had just hit me on the walk home and put me out of my misery.
Paranorman: Damn good film, great mix of cg and classic stop motion. Like all good films I wish it were longer, but the third act just freaking brings it straight on home.
The climax is some of the best animation, not just stop motion animation, I've ever seen.
I know, my eyes were practically glued to it!