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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2017 18:45:06 GMT
9½ Weeks (1986)
A very unusual film, highly charged and sexual.
Decent 7.5/10.
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Post by BigBunny on Jul 21, 2017 12:38:43 GMT
WETA are great with CGI and motion capture. I really liked 'Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes'. I thought I wouldn't as was never interested in the original movies and thought Tim Burton's effort was pretty meh.
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Post by SicJes on Jul 21, 2017 14:21:22 GMT
CGI, when done tastefully, can yield amazing results. Jurassic Park is still a perfect example of mixing live action "puppets" with some CGI, and that movie is like 25 years old.
The best CGI is the kind you wouldn't even suspect as being CGI, like crowds being added to a scene later, or extra forest layers added for dimension.
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Post by lightning master on Jul 21, 2017 14:24:16 GMT
I think both Rise and Dawn are great. They are both 4/5 for me. War is a strong 3/5.
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Post by Awake on Jul 21, 2017 14:48:16 GMT
CGI, when done tastefully, can yield amazing results. Jurassic Park is still a perfect example of mixing live action "puppets" with some CGI, and that movie is like 25 years old. The best CGI is the kind you wouldn't even suspect as being CGI, like crowds being added to a scene later, or extra forest layers added for dimension. Best CGI I've ever seen is Jungle Book. Watch it with your kids. Might be on the netflix.
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Post by BigBunny on Jul 21, 2017 15:00:50 GMT
CGI, when done tastefully, can yield amazing results. Jurassic Park is still a perfect example of mixing live action "puppets" with some CGI, and that movie is like 25 years old. The best CGI is the kind you wouldn't even suspect as being CGI, like crowds being added to a scene later, or extra forest layers added for dimension. Gollum/Smeagol from LOTR and my fav. LOTR character Treebeard.
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Post by Guest on Jul 21, 2017 15:16:54 GMT
CGI, when done tastefully, can yield amazing results. Jurassic Park is still a perfect example of mixing live action "puppets" with some CGI, and that movie is like 25 years old. The best CGI is the kind you wouldn't even suspect as being CGI, like crowds being added to a scene later, or extra forest layers added for dimension. Did you know alot of the scenery in Brokeback Mountain was CGI? All those cows and rolling green hills were added in after the fact. Still a beautiful movie though because it was done tastefully. I don't think anyone would have noticed it was CGI without being told.
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Post by theglassprisoner on Jul 21, 2017 16:39:43 GMT
Dunkirk - absolutely brilliant ! It felt more like a survival horror movie rather than a war movie. It was tense the whole time and the acting was great, Tom Hardy once again proves that he can carry his own by acting with his eyeballs
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Post by inaudiblewhisper on Jul 22, 2017 16:01:32 GMT
Nobody notices CGI 90% of the time, because it's stuff that computers are really good at simulating (buildings, materials, landscapes, vehicles etc). It's mostly a thankless, unnoticed job. Complaining about movies looking like computer games nowadays is just dumb; you're only acknowledging obvious bad CGI without even realising all the totally realistic stuff you've missed.
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Post by Guest on Jul 22, 2017 17:04:48 GMT
I think CGI can really only work if it's done in a subtle, unobtrusive way. When a main character or prominent structure is CGI'd....no matter how well it's done, it just looks tacky.
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Post by inaudiblewhisper on Jul 22, 2017 21:20:33 GMT
I think CGI can really only work if it's done in a subtle, unobtrusive way. When a main character or prominent structure is CGI'd....no matter how well it's done, it just looks tacky. But it only looks tacky when you notice it. Otherwise it just looks like real life, and you don't know it's CGI. And that applies to incredibly unsubtle things like giant crowds, entire cities and dozens of vehicles. Almost all of the exterior shots in Zodiac are CGI and filmed with actors in a studio with greenscreen. From shots of the whole CGI city, to a character walking down a CGI street and interacting with another actor who was never there... and nobody has a clue. It doesn't look remotely CG. New York is CGI in the final Avengers battle. Not just the aliens, or Iron Man's suit or the Hulk, the actual city of New York. You can look at Iron Man flying through it and think "he's clearly CGI" without even realising he's literally surrounded by CGI skyscrapers, but it's only the one obvious thing taking up 20% of the screen that stands out. The impressive stuff is invisible. Plus bad practical effects look incredibly tacky too.
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Post by metman18 on Jul 23, 2017 17:45:31 GMT
I think the best CGI I've seen was in District 9. It was even more impressive since that movie was made at a fraction of the cost of other CGI movies. I thought the aliens looked convincingly seamless with their real life surroundings.
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Post by Awake on Jul 23, 2017 19:25:37 GMT
I think the best CGI I've seen was in District 9. It was even more impressive since that movie was made at a fraction of the cost of other CGI movies. I thought the aliens looked convincingly seamless with their real life surroundings. You mean they weren't real? What a ripp-off
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Post by metman18 on Jul 24, 2017 0:55:56 GMT
I think the best CGI I've seen was in District 9. It was even more impressive since that movie was made at a fraction of the cost of other CGI movies. I thought the aliens looked convincingly seamless with their real life surroundings. You mean they weren't real? What a ripp-off See? It was that good.
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Post by Kimbo on Jul 24, 2017 5:37:27 GMT
I love alien movies but somehow I found that movie quite disturbing and I haven't felt like seeing it again since. I have no idea why since it was quite alright.
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Post by General Smithers on Jul 24, 2017 9:19:35 GMT
The best part of that movie is when he gets home and tells his wife that he thinks he crapped his pants as his surprise birthday party begins.
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Post by Alan-P on Jul 24, 2017 9:28:32 GMT
It didn't really do much for me, if I'm honest.
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Post by BigBunny on Jul 24, 2017 9:55:08 GMT
I think the best CGI I've seen was in District 9. It was even more impressive since that movie was made at a fraction of the cost of other CGI movies. I thought the aliens looked convincingly seamless with their real life surroundings. pretty sure that was WETA as well. Elysium has great CGI from them, same director.
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Post by SicJes on Jul 27, 2017 5:11:56 GMT
Speaking of CGI, I finally got around to watching Rogue One tonight. The old guy that was CGI'd was great but still looked video gamey at times, but damn, Princess L. at the end looked fantastic.
Movie was awesome. Love the happy ending lol.
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Post by waunakonor on Jul 28, 2017 1:34:54 GMT
Yeah Grand Moff Tarkin was really distracting to me. The CG looks very impressive but we're just not quite at the point where it looks essentially flawless. I would have greatly preferred for them to get a guy who looks similar to Peter Cushing. It would have been better to have a guy who looks a bit different from the original GMT than to have a video game character in a room full of real people.
Leia worked since she was on screen for like five seconds, but with Tarkin having a significant role they should have just used a real person.
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Post by Kimbo on Jul 31, 2017 20:01:47 GMT
Kong. Shit movie, as expected. Chick is sweet though
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Post by Awake on Jul 31, 2017 22:21:07 GMT
Kong. Shit movie, as expected. Chick is sweet though What's so shit about it? I haven't watched it yet but it looks fun.
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Post by General Smithers on Aug 1, 2017 12:31:59 GMT
Kong was cool.
War for the Planet of the Apes. Wasn't really impressed by this, think it's a bit overrated.
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Post by metman18 on Aug 1, 2017 13:25:06 GMT
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Post by SicJes on Aug 1, 2017 13:34:53 GMT
Oh my, Yes! Yes! Yes!
I saw T2 in cinema when it came out. I had no idea what is was about, never heard of or saw the first one at the time. I was 9, went with my dad solely on the fact that it was a new action/Arnie movie. It changed everything for me. Watching that movie was a definitive turning point in my life, nothing felt the same afterwards. I have been watching out for those atomic flashes on the horizon with paranoia ever since.
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Post by BigBunny on Aug 1, 2017 14:32:16 GMT
Speaking of CGI, I finally got around to watching Rogue One tonight. The old guy that was CGI'd was great but still looked video gamey at times, but damn, Princess L. at the end looked fantastic. Movie was awesome. Love the happy ending lol. I didn't like Rogue One, the computer game Tarkin looked meh imo I didn't care for any of the characters except the bad guy Ben Mendelson played... and you're suppose to like the good guys.
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Post by SicJes on Aug 1, 2017 17:43:38 GMT
I found it was the best Star wars movie out of all of them. No cheesy acting, not silly campy stuff. A great fresh take on the franchise IMO.
The OG trilogy is great, but after a million watches and the inevitable out datedness of it (and questionable updates), its a bit hard to watch.
Episode 1+2+3 were sort of fun seeing in theaters with the hype train. I can rewatch them, but we all know how much they suck.
I really enjoyed the novel version of Phantom Menace. There was no shit acting, and it delved a little deeper with the Force and stuff like that. Made the story a lot cooler.
7 was OK, but felt thrown together and a bit uninspired. Still fun though.
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Post by Engel on Aug 1, 2017 20:52:43 GMT
Dunkirk - absolutely brilliant ! It felt more like a survival horror movie rather than a war movie. It was tense the whole time and the acting was great, Tom Hardy once again proves that he can carry his own by acting with his eyeballs It was a brilliant movie! My one peeve - should have had a whole load more extras on the beach
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Post by Alan-P on Aug 2, 2017 6:10:10 GMT
Speaking of CGI, I finally got around to watching Rogue One tonight. The old guy that was CGI'd was great but still looked video gamey at times, but damn, Princess L. at the end looked fantastic. Movie was awesome. Love the happy ending lol. I didn't like Rogue One, the computer game Tarkin looked meh imo I didn't care for any of the characters except the bad guy Ben Mendelson played... and you're suppose to like the good guys. The problem with RO was the stupid "street urchin turns hero" bollocks. This was originally peddled as a straight out war film. "get those death star plans at any cost" that's all it had to be. A la original reveal poster at the press conference. Clearly something changed. The second half of the movie was great though, well I say half, maybe more the last 25 minutes. Seeing Red Leader gave me a chub and the my beloved Leia... In conclusion.. Wtf happened there?
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Post by BigBunny on Aug 2, 2017 9:40:54 GMT
I found it was the best Star wars movie out of all of them. No cheesy acting, not silly campy stuff. A great fresh take on the franchise IMO. The OG trilogy is great, but after a million watches and the inevitable out datedness of it (and questionable updates), its a bit hard to watch. Episode 1+2+3 were sort of fun seeing in theaters with the hype train. I can rewatch them, but we all know how much they suck. I really enjoyed the novel version of Phantom Menace. There was no shit acting, and it delved a little deeper with the Force and stuff like that. Made the story a lot cooler. 7 was OK, but felt thrown together and a bit uninspired. Still fun though.
I think the uninspired part is that, it's another Death Star only this one is really f*cking big!!! HISHE really hit it out of the park. but the new characters, Rey, Fin & Poe are great and it didn't take me long to care about there well being. whilst the characters in Rogue One, I honestly didn't care about and I should care about them. Daisy Ridley is the stand out in Force Awakens, the scene of her with Kylo Ren, fighting back with the force. great stuff Dunkirk - absolutely brilliant ! It felt more like a survival horror movie rather than a war movie. It was tense the whole time and the acting was great, Tom Hardy once again proves that he can carry his own by acting with his eyeballs It was a brilliant movie! My one peeve - should have had a whole load more extras on the beachmy Mum said the exact same thing. it looks like there are less than 50,000 soldiers. the whole beach should've been covered with men. still a good film, I was expecting alot from it after reading glowing reviews. Hans Zimmer's score was great.
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