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v. sil·vered, sil·ver·ing, sil·versCalleja said:
v.tr.
1. To cover, plate, or adorn with silver or a similar lustrous substance.
2. To give a silver color to.
3. To coat (photographic paper) with a film of silver nitrate or other silver salt.
v.intr.
To become silvery.
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Let's say an movie goer processes the film on a spectrum, ranging from an immersed, "empathetic" viewer to a studious, "detached" viewer. I'd contend that the empathetic viewers and the detached viewers have very different tastes in movies. I would say that I analyze films (particularly scripts) like you, and I'd place myself firmly on the side of the more detached viewer.Kissinger said:
don't bring aluminum into thisCajungal said:
No, no.. don't go all Charssinger on me:Allen said:
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1. coated or plated with silver.
2. coated with a silverlike substance, as quicksilver or tinfoil: a mirror of silvered glass.
3. tinted a silver color, or having silver highlights: silvered hair.
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(btw, I'm taking both "avian paparazzi" and "charssinger" from this thread and into posterity.)
oh. all right then. if you already brought it, it would be a waste to not use it.Cajungal said:
I guess I just got told.Calleja said:
oh snap
Well, yeah, it's a pretty emotional and moving movie with a lot of highly dramatic twists and events. Thanks for reminding me.SeriousJay said:Don't forget theCharlie Dont Surf said:
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5 PAGES?!? I wasn't gone that long!
Lock it up and BURN IT WITH FIRE!!!!
Yes you were, Ed, yes you were :waah:Edrondol said:
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But, see, if a movie is good, I don't consider myself to be detached even as I'm analyzing it. Though I will admit that my analysis of a movie as it's playing is not nearly as in-depth as it is when I'm reflecting on the experience. Film does keep charging forward, after all, and doesn't wait for me to come up with a pithy remark.MindDetective said:
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The Warriors is a really good movie. I saw it for the first time earlier this year and really enjoyed it.
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The Warriors is a motherfucking masterpiece. I hear that they're making a sucky remake though. :waah:
- Philosopher B., who can't dig it.
- Philosopher B., who can't dig it.
I disagree somewhat, I believe at the core most people are passive audience members, but that our experiences in film have made us see things often differently, so much that we forget what it is like to just be a guy walking into the theater to see a show. We put to much emphasis on the craft, and less on the entertainment, that entertainment that is making the family next to us cheer in excitement when we complain about how jumbled the narrative is.Kissinger said:
When I went to film school I noticed myself analyzing movies more then I did when I was younger. Every shot, every queue, every motif, I was following the narrative structure to a degree that I realized I was not watching a movie anymore, I was dissecting a movie.
This goes back to what I said earlier. When I go into a movie, I go trying to get the mindset of someone in the audience. Yes, I don't get the experience of taking apart the flaws, or reveling in the perfections, of certain scenes depending on the movie. But, I go in to experience the movie as it was made, for myself and an audience of my peers to enjoy. I act like I was some guy off the street walking in without any knowledge in film. You probably think that is silly of me, knowing the craft so well and yet throwing out all those notions, but I actually find myself enjoying movies more because of it. I go see and have fun with more movies then I used to.
The Dark Knight is a good example of a movie I went in and forgot I was in the audience. I found myself dissecting it down to such a level from shot to shot, scene to scene, character to character, that I realized I ruined a lot of the experience because I could not look past them anymore.
Listen, I may have come off strong in the other thread, but I felt a bit insulted, like my own experiences mattered little. I don't think my own experience in film gives me a right to tell people what they should enjoy when they walk into that theater, and I feel the same in regard to other people implying what I should enjoy. I don't want to stop good, thoughtful movies from being created, and they always will, because as long as people have a vision, we will always have good stories to watch. However, sometimes it's nice to just watch a cartoon.
Well, the torturous and unfunny length simulates Revenge of the Fallen nicely.ThatNickGuy said:
I've heard about it. They'll be changing the setting from New York to Los Angeles and Tony Scott is directing.Philosopher B. said:
This is a great movie. Any movie with a street gang that dresses like mimes (not the Furies, the actual mime gang) and one that wears roller skates, overalls and feathered hair has to rock. And it has the most quotable lines of any movie I've seen. Particular favorites are any scene with Ajax, The Orphans or the Thin Lizzies.ElJuski said:
And the absolute best part of the movie was the plot. After being chased to Coney they finally confront the man who killed Cyrus. "Why'd you do it? Why'd you shoot Cyrus?" The whole plot of the movie comes down to this. "No reason, I just like doing things like that!"
When I was in high school my friends and I watched this movie at least twice a month. It's one of the few movies I never get tired of.
Regarding the remake
Unless Michael Bay directs it.
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Reported for trollingSteve said:
I was gonna post a new thread but fuck it, I will just use this thread as my movie playground.
I think the lamenting and gnashing of teeth regarding remakes is dumb and there have been quite a few that added a new perspective, twist, or other something that made it worthwhile. And the idea that it "ruins" the previous work is absurd. A remake of The Warriors could be awesome and have more crazy action that the other couldn't really pull off in the low budget original.
I think the lamenting and gnashing of teeth regarding remakes is dumb and there have been quite a few that added a new perspective, twist, or other something that made it worthwhile. And the idea that it "ruins" the previous work is absurd. A remake of The Warriors could be awesome and have more crazy action that the other couldn't really pull off in the low budget original.
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According to IMDB: A Los Angeles gang is framed for killing the boss of the city's top gang during a time of peace, sending them on a dangerous cross-city mission to get back to their home turf alive.
Ugh. Part of the appeal of the first movie was the era and the city. And the only gun was the one used to kill Cyrus. I shudder to think how Hollywood will treat the remake. Over the top explosions, automatic weapons, I'm sure at least one rocket launcher. I don't know how they could top the subway scene when they are trying to catch the first train back to Coney and the Turnbull AC's are patrolling the area. Dang, I am going to have to dig through my collection and watch it again.
Charlie, your comment shocks me. I would think you out of anyone else on this board would be against any type of remake.
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