What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
April 22nd, 2018 at 9:34:08 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | The third man. Vienna. Stark, winter, bare-trees, cemeteries, long solitary walks, fingers thru the sewer grating. Trevor Howard. (Later quoted as "I've been playing Number 2 for Donkeys Years). |
April 22nd, 2018 at 10:48:19 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
We're still in the 'one camera era'. Movies, and even some TV shows, are shot with one camera. Why do you think it takes so long to make a film. For every camera angle in a scene, they have to shoot the whole scene again. All the actors have to do it the same way again and again. It's why they make the big bucks, the ability to express emotion the same way again and again and make it look real. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
April 22nd, 2018 at 2:29:16 PM permalink | |
Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 | We saw A Quiet Place today. Good if you don't think about plot holes. Very stylish, excellent performances. More intense than scary. Too many shock attacks. Still worth seeing, if only for its skillful handling of an unusual premise. |
April 22nd, 2018 at 5:18:34 PM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
I wrote favorably about it earlier. I'm normally one to be very bothered by mistakes and plot holes but this wasn't an issue with me in this case. Looking back there are unanswered questions and some things that don't quite make sense, but less than the average science fiction movie. One thing I wonder is whether the sign language they used was ASL or they improvised one on their own. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
April 22nd, 2018 at 5:32:07 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | Saw a POS movie on Nflix called Security. I watched because it had Banderos and Ben Kingsley in it. What a low life piece of smelly garbage. Why do successful actors let themselves get into a financial position that they have to take crap roles just to pay the bills. Like Johnny Depp and Nic Cage do. This was a like a low budget made for TV movie, only far worse. 5 unarmed mall security guards take on an army of armed to the teeth bad guys, and the mall cops win! They all turn from airheads into Macgyver in a NY second. Building bombs, shooting arrows, setting booby traps. It was just sad.. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
April 22nd, 2018 at 5:39:30 PM permalink | |
Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 |
My daughter knows ASL, I recognized some signs. But I couldn’t tell you if it was all ASL or just some. I think the idea was that the family is doing well because with the deaf daughter the parents knew ASL already. |
April 22nd, 2018 at 5:45:40 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
I read that it was ASL, and the entire cast had to learn the whole script in ASL. It is recommended (not required) that you know how to say these four phrases in ASL before watching the movie. Stop I love you Loud Rocket The movie has now grossed $207 million worldwide in 17 days on a $17 million production budget. "A Quiet Place" is outperforming "Get Out" so far, and it may even surpass Emily Blunt's previous largest grossing film was Edge of Tomorrow which grossed $370 million worldwide on a production budget of $178 million (despite the foreign appeal of Tom Cruise that brought in $25 million in China alone). A Quiet Place Domestic: $132,358,711 (as of day 17) + Foreign: $74,800,000 Get Out Domestic: $176,040,665 ($110,725,285 as of day 17) + Foreign: $78,976,664 |
April 22nd, 2018 at 8:28:41 PM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
Well, that explains some things I didn't understand. I'm going to shut up now. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
April 26th, 2018 at 7:08:39 PM permalink | |
ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12422 | Avengers: Infinity War This movie is C-R-A-Z-Y. The audience lost their minds as the end credits rolled. I don't want to spoil anything. I'll just say I enjoyed it. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
April 26th, 2018 at 8:21:40 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Supposedly the budget is about the same as for DC comics, Justice League which earned Domestic: $229,024,295 + Foreign: $428,900,000= Worldwide: $657,924,295 Predictions are that Infinity Wars will out earn that by the fourth day |