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#22081 (permalink) |
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Wait, no, I'm stupid. Beasts of the Southern Wild is very good but I meant Beasts of No Nation. And yes it's very good too.
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#22082 (permalink) |
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Depends on the movie for me.
Arrival had such a cool and captivating story that it didn't need overwrought acting or lots of flashy colors or cinematography. Sicario was the same but in a different way. The maintained level of suspense kept it moving along without the need for lots of visual bells and whistles. I could have done without the night vision viewpoint stuff towards the end. Bladerunner 2049 had some big shoes to step into and needed to match the atmosphere and visual styling of the original - which it did remarkably well. 10 minutes in and I thought I was watching an extended cut of the first movie. Another of my fave movies, Traffic, is great in the way that Soderbergh used filters. The scenes in Mexico are awash in yellow hues, the ones in Washington in blue, and then San Diego is vibrant without any obvious filtering. Worked great IMO.
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Oh, a Netflix film. I like the pics I'm finding, but I don't have any Netflix subscription.
The color grading gives it that hot, but oppressively humid feeling. Which I could imagine going well with the story & themes. |
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#22086 (permalink) |
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That sounds racist.
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#22088 (permalink) |
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I saw "The Meg" with Jason Statham. It honestly looks like he is trying but, on the whole, it is really bad. The Chinese actors trying to add a serious tone to the story make it even worse. My favorite actor was the dog.
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Re-watched IT with Linda (her first viewing). So, so much better than the TV adaption. Can't wait for Part II which comes out next fall. Love some of the casting for the sequel:
James McAvoy as Bill. Jessica Chastain as Beverly Bill Hader as Ritchie The Old Spice dude as Mike
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