Re: DRE: CTS community mail

  • From: Di Lhong <geosaurus8@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:27:07 +0200

Elysium was ok. Nothing too mind blowing.

District 9 sequel needs to happen too. But after Alien sequel lolz

On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Manase Zote <bmlzote@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> @Di
> Neill is godlike and I loved District 9, maybe a sequel?
> How did you find Elyisium?
> I was a little disappointed by it.
> On 11 Feb 2015 12:01, "Di Lhong" <geosaurus8@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Neill Blomkamp may direct Alien sequal with Ripley? Yes please! this
>> needs to happen.
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Di Lhong <geosaurus8@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah. I tend to go to movies without reading reviews or pay too much on
>>> trailers nowadays. That way i go in with 0 expectation and i can fully
>>> review it without being sceptic by rottentomatoes or other reviews.
>>>
>>> Like Cabin in the Woods. I had no idea what that movie was suppose to
>>> be. Thought it was another slasher flick. Was happy it was a whole new
>>> level of movie.
>>>
>>> But movies that push A LOT of CGI and trailers makes me doubt
>>> sometimes...cough cough* Hobbit...
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Wynand-Ben <paashaasggx@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Never buy into the "hype" that surrounds blockbuster movies.
>>>>
>>>> It only leads to disappointment
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:41:12 +0200
>>>> Subject: RE: DRE: CTS community mail
>>>> From: nicmuir@xxxxxxxxx
>>>> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I was expecting better and was sorely dissapointed.
>>>> On 11 Feb 2015 11:38, "Wynand-Ben" <paashaasggx@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Gravity is pretty indeed.  Thing looks great.
>>>>
>>>> The plot and stuff is decent but wont blow anybody away.  Was expecting
>>>> worse and liked it in the end.
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> From: alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: RE: DRE: CTS community mail
>>>> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:34:18 +0000
>>>>
>>>>  I’ve got Enter the Void lying around, but haven’t got around to
>>>> watching it. Same with Under the Skin. No idea who Tarkovksy is. Just
>>>> checked IMDB. Nope. Are his films worth watching? I mean from a
>>>> non-technical perspective.
>>>>
>>>> First time I saw the Massive Attack video, I didn’t realise that it was
>>>> all one shot. I just assumed they’d cut it. I forget what the song was
>>>> called, but it was more than 5min long.
>>>> Snake Eyes was an okay film. It wasn’t bad or good… actually can’t
>>>> remember much about the film.
>>>>
>>>> I don’t know if I can be arsed to watch Gravity. Maybe I’ll put it on
>>>> sometime while I’m reading. The only thing that I’ve heard about Gravity is
>>>> that it is a very pretty film. No one seems to care about the story or
>>>> script. That seems like a bit of a fail to me.
>>>>
>>>> *From:* cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
>>>> cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Ilitirit Sama
>>>> *Sent:* 11 February 2015 11:15 AM
>>>> *To:* cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> *Subject:* Re: DRE: CTS community mail
>>>>
>>>>  I haven't seen either, but last year there was Gravity which had a 17
>>>> minute opening shot.  Under the Skin had shots the seem to be influenced by
>>>> filmmakers like Tarkovksy.  The Protector has a 4 minute long shot (the
>>>> stair case fight scene).  Enter the Void is composed of long shots (about 1
>>>> to 2 minutes in length), joined together by psychedelic visuals.
>>>>  In The Sacrifice, Tarkovsky's crew built a special house meant to be
>>>> burned down in a 6 minute long shot.  Toward the end of the shot the camera
>>>> jammed and the film was ruined.  It took them two weeks to refilm it.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr5cYiRPf3E
>>>>
>>>>  On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Donaldson, Alasdair <
>>>> alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  It opened at Cinema Nouveau up here.
>>>> Long scenes are cool. Barring Massive Attack, nothing comes to mind
>>>> though. Oh, wasn’t the first 10min of Snake Eyes a single shot?
>>>>
>>>> *From:* cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
>>>> cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Ilitirit Sama
>>>> *Sent:* 11 February 2015 10:46 AM
>>>>
>>>> *To:* cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> *Subject:* Re: DRE: CTS community mail
>>>>
>>>>  Low budget?  Yes.  And it only opened in 4 cinemas, raking in less
>>>> than $500k.  But it's probably best considered Arthouse, not B movie.
>>>>  You can't not notice the camera work in Birdman.  The entire movie,
>>>> barring 1 or 2 scenes in the beginning is shot in one long continuous
>>>> sequence.  It's obviously an illusion but it's still great to watch.  There
>>>> are scenes where they film in front of a mirror and you can't see the
>>>> camera.  There's a seen where the camera follows Michael Keaton through a
>>>> busy square in NYC.  And a great scene where the camera glides from the
>>>> theatre rafters to the stage below.
>>>>
>>>>  On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 7:32 AM, lindsey kiviets <
>>>> lindseyak@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  for best gimmick in a film
>>>>
>>>> soim guessing if birdman was shot in 30 days , that would make it a low
>>>> budget B movie?
>>>>
>>>>  ------------------------------
>>>>  From: alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: RE: DRE: CTS community mail
>>>> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 05:29:06 +0000
>>>>
>>>>  Then I suppose they’d be guaranteed the Oscar.
>>>>
>>>>  *From:* cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
>>>> cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *lindsey kiviets
>>>> *Sent:* 11 February 2015 7:24 AM
>>>> *To:* cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> *Subject:* RE: DRE: CTS community mail
>>>>
>>>>  boyhood - what if the kid died during that 12 years?
>>>>
>>>> "rock is overpowered, paper is fine" - scissors
>>>>
>>>>  ------------------------------
>>>>  From: alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: RE: DRE: CTS community mail
>>>> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 05:09:25 +0000
>>>>  I tend to figure that the camera work is only something you notice if
>>>> it’s done badly. I can’t recall when last I noticed good camera work in a
>>>> film.
>>>> Same with most of the things, I guess. It’s only when the music is
>>>> jarring and detracts from the scene that I actually notice it.
>>>>
>>>> *From:* cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [
>>>> mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] *On
>>>> Behalf Of *Ilitirit Sama
>>>> *Sent:* 11 February 2015 12:50 AM
>>>> *To:* cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> *Subject:* Re: DRE: CTS community mail
>>>>
>>>>  Sheesh... apparently the movie was shot in only 30 days.
>>>>
>>>>  On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 12:48 AM, Ilitirit Sama <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Birdman's camera work is amazing.  I haven't been that technically
>>>> impressed by a movie in a long itme.  All the while I kept thinking "I
>>>> can't imagine how hard it must have been to film this".  Fantastic
>>>> cinematography.
>>>>
>>>>
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