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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rentaghost#RemakesRentaghost was pretty good
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rentaghost#RemakesRentaghost was pretty good
The 3D in Life of Pi isn't that great. No more so than Avatar. For those that didn't like or see Avatar in 3D Life of Pi will be the greatest 3D film they have seen. Life of Pi is a good film though and worth watching or reading the book. Life of Pi also serves a function for the anti-Tolkien brigade as the film everyone should see instead.
The Hobbit is awesome, don't let people convince you otherwise. Not 100% sure on the 48FPS second resolution it's been filmed in as it does make it look a bit funny but perhaps that's because we're not used to it. Love the way the original Hobbit story has been fleshed out with bits from the appendices of the other books. Looking forward to seeing it in 2D to see if it looks any different and experience again.
I said it was one of the three truly great 3D films, not greatest films of all time. The other two would be Avatar and Hugo. Neither of which are Citizen Kane.
The Hobbit is a steaming bag of shite and looks like shit. I liked Lord of the Rings.
Here's some stuff on 48fps http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2012...a-reaffirmation-of-what-makes-cinema-magical/
but he's still making excuses for the technology instead of criticizing a paltry script, laughable acting and the worst art direction in the history of picking up cameras.
i saw ghostbusters for the first time in years. it was half better than i thought it would be now that i am an adult, but also not nearly as good as i wanted to be now that i am an adult. ditto trading places. the FX in ghostbusters are actually still pretty amazing though - slimer and the marshmallow man looked brilliant, the librarian ghost even more so.
You never mentioned a specific number.
Not heard of Hugo. I don't have 3D at home (is home 3D the same as in the cinema?) but now want to see it after a quick read of it's background on Wikipedia.
Personally I think you are being a little harsh in your description of the Hobbit's failings. Was there nothing you enjoyed about it? Have you read the book?
The article you link to about 48fps fleshes out a lot of the discussion around the technology. I think the final sentence is key though; "And I do wonder if we’ll be eating our own words and initial experiences come a few years from now… only time will tell."
Did you not even like the battle sequences, the glimpses of Smaug and the evil white Orc?
argo. its pretty lightweight. some good tension, but its more of a farce, and the pro-american bias grated, esp when people in the audience started clapping at the end. ben affleck started off well as a director but the town was a load of boston hardnut cliches, and this is just a patriotic love letter to hollywood.
Shame. I thought that this sounded interesting - although hard going which is why I haven't got round to it yet."Dreams of a Life - just heart-rendingly terrible, emotionally cheap and exploitative. Rarely have I felt so angry towards a filmmaker."
I agree, was talking to my brother about the nonsensical lameness of the plot in this and Skyfall and how they just cover up the gaps with explosions/chases etc We sort of said "Oh well, they're blockbusters, what do you expect?" but then we thought "No, they spent hundreds of millions of pounds on these things, it's inexcusable that they can't be bothered to at least look at the plots"."The Dark Knight Rises - has that been named in this thread? Terrible in every way."
Shame. I thought that this sounded interesting - although hard going which is why I haven't got round to it yet.
hmm i didnt think it was a well made documentary, but i thought the story was powerful. that none of her supposed friends really knew her i thought was actually what gave it its power. it made the whole theme of isolation despite appearing to have a good social life and 'nice friends' hit home. it also gave it a kind of element of surprise as if the friends didnt act as if they were all great to her and reminiscing on good old times then the ending wouldnt have had half as much of an impact. the ending is what makes you call their sincerity into question, even though yeah, the boyfriend at the end did seem to be crying crocodile tears. i also wondered why none of her family were in there (apart from them not wanting the embarassment or other personal reasons). why did you think it was exploitative?