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Old 09-20-2018, 11:59 AM   #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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Old 09-20-2018, 12:01 PM   #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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I'm not trying to be a contrarian, but I just can't see what Villeneuve really has going for him as a director. Give him a lot of money and the movie is of course gonna look like it cost a lot of money, but I don't really see the artist's tocuh. That eye for cinema. He's very bland to me. Arrival (the only Villeneuve film I've liked so far) felt like it survived on a fairly interesting script and good actors. The direction was working against the movie, if anything.
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Old 09-20-2018, 12:05 PM   #22084 (permalink)
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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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It's accurate. I often have contrary opinions, but I'm not forcing them. It's not my fault I see things so differently when it comes to movies, games and music. It's just how it goes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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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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Old 09-20-2018, 07:50 PM   #22087 (permalink)
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I last saw THE OUT OF TOWNERS (1970) on VHS
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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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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.
Ya Jason is excellent in CELLULAR (2004) - I have it on VHS
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