Terrierbyassociation
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Re: New/Rented Movies: Now In Smell-O-Rama!
We're really comparing A Scanner Darkly and Avatar?
We're really comparing A Scanner Darkly and Avatar?
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New/Rented Movies: Now In Smell-O-Rama!
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Kepler
Cornell Big Red
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Sure, though I enjoyed A Scanner Darkly a lot more. At least it was funny.
Sure, though I enjoyed A Scanner Darkly a lot more. At least it was funny.
state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
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Like the article said, it is probably just a live-action trailer for another game. If it does turn into a movie, it would likely suck. Looks better than the other attempts anyway though. I am biased however, Scorpion was my favorite.
Like the article said, it is probably just a live-action trailer for another game. If it does turn into a movie, it would likely suck. Looks better than the other attempts anyway though. I am biased however, Scorpion was my favorite.
ScoobyDoo
NPC
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There's plenty that isn't and quite frankly if not it's hard to tell. That's the advancement.
There's plenty that isn't and quite frankly if not it's hard to tell. That's the advancement.
moose97
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I was getting ready to post something similar - that Avitar was the thing to see, and Brent is getting all arrogant, saying that he won't see it just because he wants to be that guy that sits back and is too cool to go see it...
I was getting ready to post something similar - that Avitar was the thing to see, and Brent is getting all arrogant, saying that he won't see it just because he wants to be that guy that sits back and is too cool to go see it...
bigblue_dl
Armed
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I'd agree with this. I saw it because I was just curious about how good it would be, and I was pleasantly surprised. Like was said earlier, not too long into the movie you don't even realize that half of it is CGI and the other half is live action, it just blends together and isn't even noticable. In my opinion, that is why it is so well done.
Handyman
Hug someone you care about...
Handyman
Hug someone you care about...
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Always has been? Sorry I know the current incarnation of Cameron is cheese with lots of effects but Terminator and Aliens beg to differ with you. It wasn't until The Abyss that he lost his balls
Always has been? Sorry I know the current incarnation of Cameron is cheese with lots of effects but Terminator and Aliens beg to differ with you. It wasn't until The Abyss that he lost his balls
Handyman
Hug someone you care about...
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Citizen Kane is a visually stunning film that changed the face of movies...guess what I hated it because it was friggin boring! I am not 16 years old just seeing cool effects and stuff blowing up isnt usually going to be enough. (sometimes it is, but usually not) Especially not at $10 a movie.
I am glad you changed your mind when you saw and I am glad you thoroughly enjoyed it...that doesn't mean I will or that I should be clamoring to see it. The movie looked and looks stupid in my eyes so guess what, I am not going to see it
Citizen Kane is a visually stunning film that changed the face of movies...guess what I hated it because it was friggin boring! I am not 16 years old just seeing cool effects and stuff blowing up isnt usually going to be enough. (sometimes it is, but usually not) Especially not at $10 a movie.
I am glad you changed your mind when you saw and I am glad you thoroughly enjoyed it...that doesn't mean I will or that I should be clamoring to see it. The movie looked and looks stupid in my eyes so guess what, I am not going to see it
thecomicbookguy
Nobody.
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Again, my point is that the movie is better than it looks in the trailers, and people who are claiming they never want to see it probably shouldn't make assumptions about it.
I am not 16 years old just seeing cool effects and stuff blowing up isnt usually going to be enough. (sometimes it is, but usually not) Especially not at $10 a movie.
I am glad you changed your mind when you saw and I am glad you thoroughly enjoyed it...that doesn't mean I will or that I should be clamoring to see it. The movie looked and looks stupid in my eyes so guess what, I am not going to see it
Again, my point is that the movie is better than it looks in the trailers, and people who are claiming they never want to see it probably shouldn't make assumptions about it.
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Handyman
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But we should just go see it because you tell us it is good? The movie doesn't interest me...it didnt when I first read about it, it didnt when the first trailer came out, it didnt when the subsequent trailers came out and it didnt after my friends saw it and gave me their wide ranging opinions on it.
I am sorry, but if I dont want to see a movie I am not going to. I find it a bit arrogant that you think you know what I should see and what I will enjoy. Criticize my opinion on a flick all you like, that is fun and I always welcome that. I am not choosing to not see it because I want to be "that guy who withstood the hype" I dont care about the hype. If I was going to do that I would have avoided Iron Man 2 which was ridiculously overhyped. The visual effects, even if they are the greatest ever, are not enough to make me want to go see the movie. Plain and simple.
I am all for a good popcorn flick (though never at full price
) but they have to offer something...nostalgia or well anything. No one I know who has seen the movie (most of whom loved it FWIW) have convinced me that I am missing out because I never saw it. Get it?
But we should just go see it because you tell us it is good? The movie doesn't interest me...it didnt when I first read about it, it didnt when the first trailer came out, it didnt when the subsequent trailers came out and it didnt after my friends saw it and gave me their wide ranging opinions on it.
I am sorry, but if I dont want to see a movie I am not going to. I find it a bit arrogant that you think you know what I should see and what I will enjoy. Criticize my opinion on a flick all you like, that is fun and I always welcome that.
I am not choosing to not see it because I want to be "that guy who withstood the hype" I dont care about the hype. If I was going to do that I would have avoided Iron Man 2 which was ridiculously overhyped. The visual effects, even if they are the greatest ever, are not enough to make me want to go see the movie. Plain and simple. I am all for a good popcorn flick (though never at full price
) but they have to offer something...nostalgia or well anything. No one I know who has seen the movie (most of whom loved it FWIW) have convinced me that I am missing out because I never saw it. Get it?Terrierbyassociation
Fight Cancer, Wherever You Find It
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Maybe you and Brenthoven can see it at your wedding reception.
Maybe you and Brenthoven can see it at your wedding reception.
Handyman
Hug someone you care about...
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Wow...that made...zero sense? Is it possible to make negative sense?
Wow...that made...zero sense? Is it possible to make negative sense?
Terrierbyassociation
Fight Cancer, Wherever You Find It
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Two men who are so strongly against something should find out if they have anything else in common.
Two men who are so strongly against something should find out if they have anything else in common.
johnnypohlfan
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Handyman
Hug someone you care about...
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The defense rests your honor!
Makes perfect sense to me!
The defense rests your honor!
thecomicbookguy
Nobody.
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Ok, so you're not one to avoid a movie due to hype...then maybe this conversation isn't about you. See the movie or not, I don't care (it's not like I get anything out of you seeing it), I'm just tired of people acting like they know anything about the movie without having seen it (and yes, I do believe it's possible for someone to dislike a movie, but still appreciate that it is good; I don't like war movies, so I didn't really care for "Saving Private Ryan", but I will fully acknowledge that it was a fantastically well-done movie).
On top of that, I find some people's justifications for refusing to see it - not yours, in this case, as, again, you were not part of the original discussion - specious, and I hoped to get people to approach the movie with a more open mind. Apparently, I failed. Let's move on.
But we should just go see it because you tell us it is good? The movie doesn't interest me...it didnt when I first read about it, it didnt when the first trailer came out, it didnt when the subsequent trailers came out and it didnt after my friends saw it and gave me their wide ranging opinions on it.
I am sorry, but if I dont want to see a movie I am not going to. I find it a bit arrogant that you think you know what I should see and what I will enjoy. Criticize my opinion on a flick all you like, that is fun and I always welcome that.
I am all for a good popcorn flick (though never at full price
Ok, so you're not one to avoid a movie due to hype...then maybe this conversation isn't about you. See the movie or not, I don't care (it's not like I get anything out of you seeing it), I'm just tired of people acting like they know anything about the movie without having seen it (and yes, I do believe it's possible for someone to dislike a movie, but still appreciate that it is good; I don't like war movies, so I didn't really care for "Saving Private Ryan", but I will fully acknowledge that it was a fantastically well-done movie).
On top of that, I find some people's justifications for refusing to see it - not yours, in this case, as, again, you were not part of the original discussion - specious, and I hoped to get people to approach the movie with a more open mind. Apparently, I failed. Let's move on.
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Actually, it was Oscar worthy. It won 7 Oscars..and was nominated for Best Picture (Annie Hall won).
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Technological advances in film have made average films better and above average amazing since...film.
The Jazz Singer...boring. But the first movie with sound instead of a full orchestra
Citzen Kane still might be the best shot movie
Star Wars
Pixar and making cartoons from computers and not single slides.
blue screen
green screen
There are so many examples of movies using technology (and was considered gimmicky at the time)
Charlie Chaplin thought that talkies were going to be a passing fad
THERE ARE RETARDS ON THIS BOARD WHO WON'T WATCH BLACK AND WHITE FILMS
To discredit a movie because it's technologically good (and supposedly no other reason) is horribly short-sided.
3d was gimmicky. Now studios are making tons 3d TVs and shows. Now they're making 3d movies. It will be the norm.
Just like computer graphics.
Just like color.
Sound.
MOVING PICTURES.
Actually, it was Oscar worthy. It won 7 Oscars..and was nominated for Best Picture (Annie Hall won).
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Technological advances in film have made average films better and above average amazing since...film.
The Jazz Singer...boring. But the first movie with sound instead of a full orchestra
Citzen Kane still might be the best shot movie
Star Wars
Pixar and making cartoons from computers and not single slides.
blue screen
green screen
There are so many examples of movies using technology (and was considered gimmicky at the time)
Charlie Chaplin thought that talkies were going to be a passing fad
THERE ARE RETARDS ON THIS BOARD WHO WON'T WATCH BLACK AND WHITE FILMS
To discredit a movie because it's technologically good (and supposedly no other reason) is horribly short-sided.
3d was gimmicky. Now studios are making tons 3d TVs and shows. Now they're making 3d movies. It will be the norm.
Just like computer graphics.
Just like color.
Sound.
MOVING PICTURES.
thecomicbookguy
Nobody.
Re: New/Rented Movies: Now In Smell-O-Rama!
Anyway, in non-Avatar-related news, I recently starting watching the non-Goodfellas movies in the Scorsese Collection I got for Christmas, starting with After Hours (1985), starring Griffin Dunne (some may recognize him from "Johnny Dangerously", or one of the 50 or so bit parts he's had), and featuring lots of familiar faces (Linda Fiorentino, Rosanna Arquette, Cheech & Chong, and others). It's pretty much a "trying to get home" comedy, but supposedly inspired by Franz Kafka's novel The Trial (one scene is directly from it). Consequently, some of the situations in which Dunne finds himself are positively surreal as every attempt he makes to get home either fails (at best) or utterly backfires (at worst).
It was enojyable. I'd give it about a 7 (out of 10), and I'll probably watch it again.
Bah! Moving pictures will never catch on. That'd be like women voting!
Anyway, in non-Avatar-related news, I recently starting watching the non-Goodfellas movies in the Scorsese Collection I got for Christmas, starting with After Hours (1985), starring Griffin Dunne (some may recognize him from "Johnny Dangerously", or one of the 50 or so bit parts he's had), and featuring lots of familiar faces (Linda Fiorentino, Rosanna Arquette, Cheech & Chong, and others). It's pretty much a "trying to get home" comedy, but supposedly inspired by Franz Kafka's novel The Trial (one scene is directly from it). Consequently, some of the situations in which Dunne finds himself are positively surreal as every attempt he makes to get home either fails (at best) or utterly backfires (at worst).
It was enojyable. I'd give it about a 7 (out of 10), and I'll probably watch it again.
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