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04-26-2017 , 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by biggerboat
Got a new TV. Everything (movies, etc.) looks like it is shot on home video. Am I imagining this?
That's your frame rate settings, you likely have the smooth/higher fps on.
04-26-2017 , 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by biggerboat
Got a new TV. Everything (movies, etc.) looks like it is shot on home video. Am I imagining this?
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Originally Posted by Malice's Attorney
That's your frame rate settings, you likely have the smooth/higher fps on.
Yea, there is usually something with a hi-tech sounding name like "MotionPlus Smooth" that is the culprit, turn it off.

I'd also do a search for "TV calibration" for your exact model. There are sites that will tell you what your brightness should be, contrast, etc., for the correct picture. Most people have their TVs way too bright.
04-26-2017 , 01:02 PM
I've watched some shows at people's houses like that and it's tough to not just change the settings for them.
04-26-2017 , 01:54 PM
What if you like soap opera mode
04-26-2017 , 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by riverboatking
literally not a single word in any of them backs up anything your saying or contradicts a single thing in my post.

but pls show a single quote from any of your links that contradicts anything I said.
Sure, no problem!


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Originally Posted by riverboatking
at the time M night was total unknown and it was going to be his 1st film he was directing
A Companion Guide to Indie Film:

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However, the background and independence of wunder-kind writer-director M. Night Shyamalan gave The Sixth Sense a distinctive indie stature
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Shyamalan was a brash NYU film school grad who signed a three-picture deal with Miramax in 1995 and battled Harvey Weinstein on his first feature, Wide Awake

rbk, you are wrong yet again.

wroooooooooooooooooooooong

wrong, wrong, wrooooooong!


Wide Awake was a $6m budget Miramax film which Shyamalan directed. Before directing The Sixth Sense. TSS was decidedly not the first film that Shyamalan directed. It was the third film he directed if you go by his wiki filmography or his IMDB page. People already knew who he was, to the point that Miramax gave him a $6m budget and the director's chair for Wide Awake.


Here's a bonus one for you:

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Originally Posted by riverboatking
I even stated his agent tried to get M night replaced as director (but it was his agent NOT Willis
From A Companion to Indie Film:

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Willis urged Hollywood Pictures head David Vogel to bring in a more experienced director, but Vogel stuck by the agreement to let Shyamalan direct

wrong again! wroooooooooooooong!

In fact, if you look at the part of Disney Wars that discusses this, it specifically states:

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The next day Rifkind called Vogel. Willis wanted to play the role of Malcolm Crowe, the child psychologist. "The script is good, but Night's not directing," he said.

Vogel realized the star treatment was starting. "He has a pay-and-play commitment," Vogel explained.
If you still think that Rifkind unilaterally made the decision to try and cut Shyamalan, you are even more lolrbk than I thought! He was just the messenger, as your own source (and only source you've "cited") shows. Willis was infamous for throwing his weight around like this, and doing so was the entire reason Broadway Brawler went sideways in the first place.


I could keep going, but you are literally like a dog with a bone when stuff like this, and you just can't ever let something go, no matter how wrong you are. I originally cited five different sources and provided direct links to them, and your only source has been "I read Disney Wars once and think I remember part of it" which I then directly cited to show you how you are wrong yet again.

I'm done with this because I know that no amount of directly quoted facts and citations will ever stop you from letting the bone go now that you've gone full rbk, but enjoy being wrong, I guess.



in summary:

lolrbk




Spoiler:
wroooooong!
04-26-2017 , 06:38 PM
Yeah, bigger boat, it's the auto smoothing thing or whatever it's called, for some reason it's on by default.
04-26-2017 , 07:00 PM
lol chopstick.
I would say more but I think ur posts speak for themselves.

but do pls tell us more about how u know the intimate details of willis' relationship with his agent, the nature of their private conversations and also how u know the real truth of what goes on inside willis' head when it comes to his desires and motivations.

also LOLOLOLOL at u trying to present Night as an established director and not some total unknown before 6th sense cuz he made some tiny indy film no one ever heard of.
04-26-2017 , 07:30 PM
u know what's funny chop?

this all started cuz u came n and stated with authority that Willis had no interest whatsoever in doing the sixth sense, was forced to do it and totally phoned in his performance.

now despite none of that being supported by any evidence whatsoever you attack me personally and act like a petulant child.

I know u mostly post in OOT and in that forum admitting you might be wrong is tantamount to heresy but it's OK in here, we won't judge u bro.
04-26-2017 , 11:42 PM
RIP Jonathan Demme. Silence of the Lambs is pretty much a perfect movie. He always seemed like such a decent guy in interviews.
04-27-2017 , 01:49 AM
I thought about quitting War Dogs about 5 times during, should have.. No idea it was a Todd Phillips joint until the end, now you tell me.
04-27-2017 , 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Clovis8
Interstellar is a D- overall with an F- ending.
Arrival is an A
You're still foreveralone.jpg with this sizzling hot take.
04-27-2017 , 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by HH
You're still foreveralone.jpg with this sizzling hot take.
Interstellar has a much lower imdb, rotten tomatoes and metacriric score than Arrival.

#foreveralone.
04-27-2017 , 09:54 AM
the plot of interstellar was so ****ing hilariously riddled with holes it is impossible to take it seriously.

for the life of me I don't understand how ppl love it and think it's deep.
04-27-2017 , 12:31 PM
I have Interstellar out on Blu-Ray from DVD.com (Netflix), only watching it because of a Faustian bargain I've mentioned a bunch of times.

It's quite a throwback having those red Netflix envelopes again. I've enjoyed many Netflix disc "free trials" in my life thanks to having lived in a bunch of different places; this may finally be the last one.

(FWIW, I would have paid this time but I think they consider the newer DVD.com as a separate service that no longer has my info in the system - couldn't pay if I tried.)
04-27-2017 , 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by riverboatking
the plot of interstellar was so ****ing hilariously riddled with holes it is impossible to take it seriously.

for the life of me I don't understand how ppl love it and think it's deep.
If you can remember the plot holes I would like to hear them.
04-27-2017 , 04:35 PM
Immortal Beloved - rewatch of one of my top 5 movies of all time. It's been a few years, and this was the first time I've watched in HD. Introduced it to some friends and family who all enjoyed it. HD was a step down from SD imo, just looked too hyperrealistic for my tastes.

Gary Oldman (one of all time favorite actors - don't put him on the list, ITT!) is Ludwig van Beethoven and the movie looks at certain aspects of his life. Lots of music of course, but the focus of the movie is more on his interactions with people and the progression of his life.

If you liked Amadeus, there are lots of similarities in the narrative and storytelling approach, and you'll probably like this as well. Best to go in without knowing anything else and definitely don't read any kind of plot description.
04-27-2017 , 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by HH
You're still foreveralone.jpg with this sizzling hot take.
No, he's not. Arrival was what I wanted Interstellar to be.
04-27-2017 , 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by riverboatking
the plot of interstellar was so ****ing hilariously riddled with holes it is impossible to take it seriously.

for the life of me I don't understand how ppl love it and think it's deep.
Be fair. That isn't the only reason it's bad. It's also full of terrible acting and legitimately the worst soundtrack/sound editing of a film I have ever seen.

It was almost laugh out loud bad but it was too busy assaulting your ears for you to actually laugh.
04-27-2017 , 07:25 PM
Haven't seen Arrival yet but Interstellar was steaming pile of dog doo.
04-27-2017 , 08:07 PM
Hara-Kiri (1962) -- A+ one of the best samurai films I've seen, and I've seen quite a few samurai movies. Beautiful shots, great acting, great commentary on honor and the ending of the samurai era.

04-27-2017 , 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mrbaseball
Haven't seen Arrival yet but Interstellar was steaming pile of dog doo.


From my impression of your tastes you probably won't like Arrival either, not that I mean that as a jab. I didn't particularly hate interstellar but I agree with the spirit of Clovis's post.

It's too bad Ebert isn't still around, he had a way sometimes of articulating things that you know are right there but are hard to put your finger on. I would have loved to read his thoughts on Arrival.
04-27-2017 , 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by HH
If you can remember the plot holes I would like to hear them.
I'm not going to list them all but there is a great YouTube video if ur actually interested.

but how about the fact he stumbles upon the top secret space program that is almost ready to launch but hey guess what THEY DON'T HAVE A PILOT and they desperately need him to join the project!!!

ya hey guys let's just devote all this time and energy in this project to save humanity but no need to find and train a key position we'll just hope some random dude who's totally qualified wonders into our unguarded but top secret site a few days before we need to launch!

I mean just so much stupid **** it's mind boggling.
u can search "everything wrong with interstellar" on YouTube if you want some good LOLs.

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Originally Posted by Ra_Z_Boy
Be fair. That isn't the only reason it's bad. It's also full of terrible acting and legitimately the worst soundtrack/sound editing of a film I have ever seen.

It was almost laugh out loud bad but it was too busy assaulting your ears for you to actually laugh.
haha true.
04-27-2017 , 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by riverboatking
I'm not going to list them all but there is a great YouTube video if ur actually interested.

but how about the fact he stumbles upon the top secret space program that is almost ready to launch but hey guess what THEY DON'T HAVE A PILOT and they desperately need him to join the project!!!

ya hey guys let's just devote all this time and energy in this project to save humanity but no need to find and train a key position we'll just hope some random dude who's totally qualified wonders into our unguarded but top secret site a few days before we need to launch!

I mean just so much stupid **** it's mind boggling.
u can search "everything wrong with interstellar" on YouTube if you want some good LOLs.



haha true.
Let's not forget the entire point of the movie is to get him to his daughter which he does on her death bed. He spends like 30 seconds and says "see ya I gotta go hang with this chick I barely know and have shown no interest in thus far in the movie cause...you know...reasons".
04-27-2017 , 09:20 PM
I mean Nolan's movies are all emotionally sterile wastelands. Combine that with his complete lack of cinematic eye and you've just got a disaster every single time he makes a movie.

Like, sure, there are plot holes in Interstellar, but that's not what's wrong with the movie. Plot holes are fine, who cares. It's everything else that is wrong that is the disaster.
04-27-2017 , 09:26 PM
the prestige was pretty cool

      
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