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Why is A Christmas Carol remade so much? I love the versions that try new stuff, like Micky's (my favorite version), Muppet (which kicked off their run of 3-4 great movies like Treasure Island), and Scrooged. But it seems every year there's a new Dtv or made for tv version that's slavishly faithful to the book. Do they actually make money? If I feel like watching a pure adaptation, the 50's version is still regarded as the best by many critics, though Patrick Stewart's is fine too (he did make a great Ahab). I'd love for someone to make a version where one of those 3 kings (or all of em) from the nativity story were Scrooge-like until that night. I just realized Groundhog Day is almost the same story too, so Bill Murray made this story twice.
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Mescal posted:So for audio clarity and editing reasons, there's often voice over or dubbing of lines in movies. (Not sure what it's called in the industry.) I almost never watch a movie without noticing this, and I can't stand it. It breaks immersion for me way more than unbelievable scenarios and unrealistic dialog. If we have the technology to make CGI so good that most people notice it, I assume we have the tech to edit audio better than this. Yeah I always notice the ADR in Star Wars, especially because the volume changes quite a bit. You'd think with all the digital fuckery Lucas has done to the visuals, he'd at least fix the volumes. One easy to spot scene is on the Falcon after they rescue the princess and she's talking to them in the cockpit.
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Mar 4, 2013 06:10
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Well he needs someone to testify, and that gives him an opportunity to show how much he respects her intelligence.
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Mar 9, 2013 15:21
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Apollo 13 and 2001 had a lot of their stories in space.
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Mar 10, 2013 00:57
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It was the Russian, in the Poisk room, with the flashlight. Check out this NASA game http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/3d_resources/station_spacewalk_game.html
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Mar 10, 2013 01:31
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Crossroads are a metaphor, man. 
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Mar 10, 2013 06:56
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I can't watch youtube, but I'm guessing that's the one used in Broken Arrow when the guy is kicked off a train, and if so its name actually is something like "Guy falling off a cliff screaming".
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Mar 11, 2013 07:30
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I'm not sure where I'd put "Daisies" 1966.
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Mar 13, 2013 04:49
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Like, if you wanna see Roman times, watch "Spartacus", and the dark ages, watch...(I don't know), etc? Never seen a chart like that, might be interesting.
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Mar 13, 2013 09:30
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Dewey decimal system.
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Mar 15, 2013 01:13
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The Shining obv. has some gore but not much. I like the Ninth Gate too, another Polanski one, for the ideas in it to think about (would you do the same as Corso? etc.).
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Mar 17, 2013 06:11
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15 Minutes had some found footage segments.
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Mar 19, 2013 01:07
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CzarChasm posted:So I was watching Batman Returns over the weekend and something about it really bothered me. In the last 20-30 minutes, Bruce and Selina are both at the same party, which is crashed, literally, by the Penguin. There is an explosion and party goers are thrown every which way. Neither Bruce nor Selina appear to be badly hurt at this point. Penguin reveals his master plan and kidnaps Max Shreck. Bruce and Selina go their separate ways.
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Apr 8, 2013 19:18
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I remember seeing a movie around 2000 or so where a guy was shot in the kneecap and it blew apart and he fell to the ground, what movie was it? Also, is that the most painful thing you can do to someone? In Django he mentioned at the end that the house "negro" hadn't mentioned it as punishment.
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Apr 29, 2013 06:15
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Power of Pecota posted:How cartoonishly did it blow apart? First thought is the guy at like 6:15 here in the origin of O-Ren part of Kill Bill Volume 1. It was with a shotgun in a live-action scene, it totally blew apart and like showed bones. I googled 'shotgun kneecap movie' and didn't find the right one, it's weird. Also I just re-watched Django Unchained, what was with the girl with the red scarf across her face. I imdb'd the movie and apparently that was a stunt actress Quentin liked, is that the only reason? Edit: found the kneecap, it was from "Once upon a time in mexico". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAZbK72VLFA Brutal. got any sevens fucked around with this message at 06:48 on Apr 29, 2013 |
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Apr 29, 2013 06:33
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echoplex posted:People watch DVDs on 40"+ TVs all the time and it drives me insane. They look like a loving watercolour, HOW IS THIS PREFERABLE?! Watercolors can look pretty. I find some movies are better crisp, and some are better a little blurry. I don't like pixelation though, that's different. My question: in Mr Holland's Opus, is the son deaf because he played music over the womb, or just random chance? Or some god's idea of punishing/testing the dad?
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Jun 14, 2013 23:13
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Hanks Lust Cafe posted:Anyone know any good films that have a distinct feeling of getting faster and faster without ever slowing down or stopping the intensity of events? Like the film equivalent of Super Hexagon. Maybe http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477080/?ref_=sr_1
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Jul 9, 2013 22:56
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Last fall was really strong for movies, too. I saw Skyfall 4 times in theaters, plus several other movies. The kkkasual viewers had a lot of options. Still thinkin about WHD. What other movies are about pre-emptive war? Dr Strangelove and Sum of all Fears come to mind.
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Jul 12, 2013 01:53
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Dissapointed Owl posted:Lots of racist movies appearing in cinemas last year? Just a joke term from wow, sorry.
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Jul 12, 2013 05:45
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scary ghost dog posted:Or they do their own stunts because they can, and it looks better on camera. Like Jackie Chan! That was always part of the appeal with his movies.
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Jul 14, 2013 00:37
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FreudianSlippers posted:Keaton was pretty much the best. I'm not that much for slapstick but something about his totally stoic deadpan expression never breaking no matter what he goes through just really cracks me up. Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter was kinda like that, not obvious enough for most americans to get the metaphor though.
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Jul 17, 2013 03:08
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bobkatt013 posted:Ford also made an amazing one - The Searchers. I liked Searchers up til the ending. It should've had the kid shoot Wayne.
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Aug 9, 2013 05:13
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SubG posted:Man, the best thing about The Searchers is the ending. It's one of the half dozen or so films with absolutely loving perfect endings. There's no way you could improve the thing, it's like some kind of optical illusion where you keep looking at it and it keeps on getting better and better, by which I mean unsettling and off-putting. The blackness of the house. The family receding into darkness toward the audience. The only light being the blasted wasteland into which Ethan wanders listlessly. The way he favours his arm. And that's not even taking into account all of the narrative poo poo. It's just a loving astonishing bit of filmmaking. It is so loving good. I was referring to the scene right before that, when Wayne is runnin after the girl and you think he might shoot her like he swore to earlier, and the boy will have to shoot Wayne to save the girl, but then Wayne doesn't shoot her because (?) forced hollywood happy ending.
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Aug 9, 2013 05:41
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How would you stabilize it in post?
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Aug 21, 2013 05:52
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:other times..... it makes it looks like the walls are melting and your dropping acid. I'd love to see an example. Also, did people manually do this way back when? Or just not bother?
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Aug 21, 2013 08:29
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dreadnought posted:I'm taking a class on Special Education this semester, and as part of the class, I need to watch and discuss 5 films about people with disabilities. These disabilities can be physical, emotional, or cognitive, but the disability/the character(s) with said disability should be the main focus of the film. I can think of a few obvious ones like Children of a Lesser God, Rain Man, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Miracle Worker, Freaks, Murderball (we're watching this in class so it's off limits), and The King's Speech, but I'm looking for some recommendations from CineD folks. My prof wants us to cover as much time as possible, so the films I choose cannot have release dates within 5 years of another film. Older films are definitely preferred, since I can mostly think of newer ones. Also, the films do NOT have to be particularly kind to or accepting of people with disabilities. The point of the assignment is to get some idea of the history of society's views toward disabled people through the lens of film, so any sort of portrayal is fine. Son of Frankenstein, Young Frankenstein. (Burgonmeister - physical, Ygor - physical, Monster - mental). Good for comparisons between the 2 as well since the base of the characters is the same, but produced ~60 years apart so they're viewed differently. There's also that Twilight Zone episode about the pig-face people being "normal". got any sevens fucked around with this message at 22:51 on Aug 30, 2013 |
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Aug 30, 2013 22:49
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echoplex posted:Can anyone recommend some films that focus on The Troubles in Northern Ireland circa 1970/80? I've got Shadow Dancer which is a bit more recent. Or anything of that period/location - could be a comedy or horror etc, so long as it looks a bit bleak and bombed out. Not sure the year The Crying Game is supposed to take place in, but I heard it involves the IRA.
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Sep 4, 2013 04:18
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Egbert Souse posted:Silentera.com has a good list: It's crazy they put Voyage dans la Lune in the 60's. I mean lists are stupid and all, but that's one of the most influential movies ever.
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Sep 30, 2013 06:06
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CapnAndy posted:I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but what the gently caress, maybe someone knows something I don't. Maybe call the theaters and ask if they have many reservations already?
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Nov 1, 2013 07:18
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Mescal posted:Ok, stupid question. I love apocalypse now but I don't understand what was going on with Kurtz's cult. What exactly was his MO and theirs as a group? It didn't seem as simple as a defection to the other side. They were still fighting the VC, just in in a dirty way.
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Dec 1, 2013 08:27
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FreudianSlippers posted:The scene in Austin Powers where they kill a random henchman and it cuts to his wife and children finding out about his death is hilarious. I don't remember that at all and I've seen AP1 and 2 a ton. Sounds funny though. Re: turtle, just keep asking yourself "why" a lot to figure out why certain movies are the way they are.
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Feb 13, 2014 08:47
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marktheando posted:Imagine if our introduction to Indiana Jones wasn't a thrilling adventure sequence where he shows off his skills and we see what kind of a guy he is but some other characters standing around chatting about what a great adventurer Indy is. Like the intro of Blade Runner?
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Mar 2, 2014 21:01
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Hbomberguy posted:In reference to what goodog said, the Redux of Apocalypse Now is really bad. The scenes they added aren't even bad in fact they're my favourite scenes, but it makes the movie go on for too long and get harder to focus on. 203 minutes is too many minutes. On the contrary, I can't stand the theatrical version anymore, I fell in love with redux. It being that long makes your mind go on a journey along with Willard, and I can't imagine any scene I'd be able to part with.
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Mar 13, 2014 09:47
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zfleeman posted:How should I watch the original Star Wars trilogy? I think the last time I saw them was on VHS, and I don't know which home movie options I should check out or avoid entirely. Grab your old vhs and stick em in.
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Mar 15, 2014 08:38
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There's also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwPTIEWTYEI
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Mar 22, 2014 09:09
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Schweinhund posted:"Z word" for non limeys Zed's dead, baby. Why is 'zed' a word for the letter 'z' anyway? That's so weird. I didn't even know about that until I was 30.
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Apr 4, 2014 06:40
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BOAT SHOWBOAT posted:People are still saying "butthurt" on the internet? Laziness. Miles/km doesn't really change much for day to day use (it's 30 miles away/it's 40 km away, whatever) except if you talk temperature, then F is a lot more usable than C. (Also why is C both "Celsius" and "Centigrade"?) And how can brits chastize Americans when they still use stones for weight?
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Apr 5, 2014 07:53
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delete.
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Apr 24, 2014 07:52
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Sirocco posted:Thank you, those were all great! There was also Christian Bale's freakout during Terminator 4 shooting. Way back in the day there were movies that killed hundreds of horses/etc during filming, dunno if they affected box office.
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How does Le Chiffre escape when Felix is going to arrest him near the end of Casino Royale? Is there a deleted scene that explains it? We never see Felix again.
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