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Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

Cacator posted:

Under the Skin is vastly different from the book but I love them both.

what were the main differences here?

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# ? May 28, 2024 15:47

Mierenneuker: Apr 28, 2010; We're all going to experience changes in our life but only the best of us will qualify for front row seats.

EL BROMANCE posted:

I don't think it was ever gonna be big, but Netflix somewhere hosed up and put Hitmans Bodyguard online so there's been a clean copy going around for a week. Can't help takings.

A loss for the studio, a boon for meme enthusiasts. It's a very gifable movie.

# ? Sep 4, 2017 10:07

muscles like this!: Jan 17, 2005

Olympic Mathlete posted:

what were the main differences here?

The book goes into greater detail about what the aliens are doing and there's a whole colony of them operating out of a farm. Also the whole "looking like a human" is done completely different.

# ? Sep 4, 2017 12:57

got any sevens: Feb 9, 2013; by Cyrano4747

EL BROMANCE posted:

I don't think it was ever gonna be big, but Netflix somewhere hosed up and put Hitmans Bodyguard online so there's been a clean copy going around for a week. Can't help takings.

Ironic, considering the director had an extra 30 second video before the movie thanking us for seeing it in theaters

# ? Sep 4, 2017 13:02

Rick: Feb 23, 2004; When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

Vegetable posted:

You guys are overstating the difference between Blu-ray and digital. I worked as a film programmer for a year. We always tried to get digital. But most of our audience genuinely couldn't tell the difference when we did play Blu-ray.

Also, Blu-ray is cheaper to produce and ship than digital. This is a big deal to indie distributors barely making ends meet.

A pixelated picture is probably just a problem with the projection. I recently sat through a screening whose colors were unusually dark and muted. It took me a while to realize it was a problem with the projector's lamp. I was at a major theater chain. This kind of problem is just gonna happen though -- most chains don't have a guy sitting in the projection room anymore.

Yeah that professor I talked about said that there were a few times where she just had no choice but to show the Bluray (the theater she programs is a one screener that only has films certain nights of the week) and that no one complained, although she could tell the difference which is why it made her mad.

I don't think I'd be able to spot the bluray to be honest, I never can tell the differences between formats unless it's as stark as SD to HD. The one thing that I do always notice though is a bad screen.

# ? Sep 4, 2017 15:28

feedmyleg: Dec 25, 2004

The Prestige book is pretty wildly different.

# ? Sep 4, 2017 15:34

Air Skwirl: May 13, 2007; Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed shitposting.

Memento is technically based on a short story by Chris Nolan's brother, but really only shares the core concept, I'm not sure if they share more than one scene together.

# ? Sep 4, 2017 15:38

muscles like this!: Jan 17, 2005

feedmyleg posted:

The Prestige book is pretty wildly different.

Yeah, there's this whole modern day thing going on and also the New Transported Man works completely different. Instead of making an actual living duplicate it makes a copy that is more like a mannequin.

# ? Sep 4, 2017 16:07

Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

muscles like this! posted:

The book goes into greater detail about what the aliens are doing and there's a whole colony of them operating out of a farm. Also the whole "looking like a human" is done completely different.

Ah, cool. I quite liked how the movie was a bit vague and mysterious about it all.

# ? Sep 4, 2017 16:13

feedmyleg: Dec 25, 2004

muscles like this! posted:

Yeah, there's this whole modern day thing going on and also the New Transported Man works completely different. Instead of making an actual living duplicate it makes a copy that is more like a mannequin.

Plus it's only vaguely implied that two people are writing diary entries to each other and never explicitly states that they're twins.

# ? Sep 4, 2017 16:21

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD: Sep 14, 2007; everything is yours

SuperMechagodzilla posted:

Wait - that's Suicide Squad.

Good movie y'all.

# ? Sep 4, 2017 19:28

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD: Sep 14, 2007; everything is yours

Olympic Mathlete posted:

what were the main differences here?

The main difference is that you have access to Isserly's interiority, something that the film deliberately separates you form.

# ? Sep 4, 2017 19:29

joylessdivision: Jun 15, 2013

Tars Tarkas posted:

This weekend is now the official worst Labor Day weekend since 2000 and had no major releases, though several films improved from last weekend. Next weekend has It, the Reese Witherspoon rents out her house to sexy young studs and her ex-husband gets mad movie Home Again, and the 9/11 movie with Charlie Sheen that looks like a joke but will be in 500 theaters

I do what I want, son

I legit thought I had hallucinated that 9/11 trailer.

# ? Sep 4, 2017 23:49

Rageaholic: May 31, 2005; Old Town Road to EGOT

joylessdivision posted:

I legit thought I had hallucinated that 9/11 trailer.

I wish I had

# ? Sep 5, 2017 00:02

well why not: Feb 10, 2009

I know people have said similar, but it truly does look like a fake/SNL trailer. Like, if this was back in the Hot-Shots era Sheen we'd think it was hilarious.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 09:11

Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:

The main difference is that you have access to Isserly's interiority, something that the film deliberately separates you form.

Just doing a bit of reading up on this, seems like I missed out on the book entirely. Cheers.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 10:38

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD: Sep 14, 2007; everything is yours

Olympic Mathlete posted:

Just doing a bit of reading up on this, seems like I missed out on the book entirely. Cheers.

The book's really good, I'm of a mind to call it quirky.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 13:53

joylessdivision: Jun 15, 2013

well why not posted:

I know people have said similar, but it truly does look like a fake/SNL trailer. Like, if this was back in the Hot-Shots era Sheen we'd think it was hilarious.

Maybe, but it's played so straight and seems so completely tone deaf.

I've never seen the other 9/11 movies but at least with the one Nic Cage (loving lol) was, the trailers at least got across clearly "Tragic Hero Story" and was directed by Oliver Stone, so even if it did spin out into conspiracy madness, at least it would be well made.

I'm just so confused who asked for this movie? I figured we were done with movies about 9/11 after the first batch of which all seemed to come out around 05/06.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 17:21

Lobok: Jul 13, 2006; Say Watt?

joylessdivision posted:

I'm just so confused who asked for this movie? I figured we were done with movies about 9/11 after the first batch of which all seemed to come out around 05/06.

We all thought the first batch of movies was maybe just a horrific accident.

But then the second batch hit.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 21:24

Timby: Dec 23, 2006; Your mother!

joylessdivision posted:

I'm just so confused who asked for this movie?

Given all of Sheen's batshit insane stances, I figure he just lined up the financing during a massive cocaine binge.

Edit: I'll be stunned if the movie doesn't end with a title card of the towers on fire, with text along the lines of, "In memory of the victims, and in dedication to the truth being told," or something similarly gross.

Timby fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Sep 5, 2017

# ? Sep 5, 2017 21:57

Casimir Radon: Aug 2, 2008

I'm disappointed that Whoopi is apparently a little nuts too. Sheen on the other hand is a disgusting drug fueled lich and I couldn't be less impressed with him.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 22:29

muscles like this!: Jan 17, 2005

Casimir Radon posted:

I'm disappointed that Whoopi is apparently a little nuts too. Sheen on the other hand is a disgusting drug fueled lich and I couldn't be less impressed with him.

Whoopi has been completely bonko for years.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 22:29

kalel: Jun 19, 2012

Lobok posted:

We all thought the first batch of movies was maybe just a horrific accident.

But then the second batch hit.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 22:43

Dark_Tzitzimine: Oct 9, 2012; by R. Guyovich

Collin Tevorrow drops as director for Episode IX
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/colin-trevorrow-as-director-star-wars-episode-ix-1035463

# ? Sep 5, 2017 22:58

John Wick of Dogs: Mar 4, 2017; A real hellraiser

New director Zack Snyder announced

# ? Sep 5, 2017 23:09

MonsieurChoc: Oct 12, 2013; Every species can smell its own extinction.

Come on, Jodorowsky!

# ? Sep 5, 2017 23:10

Enos Cabell: Nov 3, 2004

Al Borland Corp. posted:

New director ~~Zack Snyder~~ Clint Eastwood announced

# ? Sep 5, 2017 23:11

Sir Kodiak: May 14, 2007

Dark_Tzitzimine posted:

Collin Tevorrow drops as director for Episode IX
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/colin-trevorrow-as-director-star-wars-episode-ix-1035463

Great news.

Al Borland Corp. posted:

New director Zack Snyder announced

I might actually stroke out if this were announced, not that there's any chance of it.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 23:14

John Wick of Dogs: Mar 4, 2017; A real hellraiser

Director David Wain announced, fired after shooting 95% when Disney is surprised it looks a lot like a comedy. Film finished by George Lucas

# ? Sep 5, 2017 23:15

LesterGroans: Jun 9, 2009; It's funny...

You were so scary at night.

Al Borland Corp. posted:

Director David Wain announced, fired after shooting 95% when Disney is surprised it looks a lot like a comedy. Film finished by George Lucas

Brett Ratner*

# ? Sep 5, 2017 23:19

well why not: Feb 10, 2009

yet again I'm compelled to suggest Shane Carruth take over and scrap the entire thing and build it back from the ground up.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 23:20

John Wick of Dogs: Mar 4, 2017; A real hellraiser

No they'd go with someone old hat and respectable, like a Carl Reiner.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 23:21

well why not: Feb 10, 2009

just pop him in the bacta tanks I guess.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 23:24

Time Cowboy: Nov 4, 2007; But Tarzan... The strangest thing has happened! I'm as bare... as the day I was born!

Disney could hire a woman directahahahaha

# ? Sep 5, 2017 23:26

LesterGroans: Jun 9, 2009; It's funny...

You were so scary at night.

I actually think someone like Matthew Vaughan or Martin Campbell will take over. People with some amount of studio confidence without an overwhelming personal style.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 23:27

Gonz: Dec 22, 2009; "Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

David Lynch was supposed to direct ROTJ.

I say let him do Episode IX. I mean, Laura Dern is already playing a character in this universe, right? Everything fits right in.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 23:30

MonsieurChoc: Oct 12, 2013; Every species can smell its own extinction.

Gonz posted:

David Lynch was supposed to direct ROTJ.

I say let him do Episode IX. I mean, Laura Dern is already playing a character in this universe, right? Everything fits right in.

Looks like that film series you like is coming back in style.

# ? Sep 5, 2017 23:36