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This sums up my life until October 4th:
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Expendable.
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You're disappointed because you didn't know what it was about?
That's like saying I'm mad at Iron Man 3 because I thought it was a sequel to Tetsuo.
What an awful analogy. It's entirely reasonable to assume that this was going to be something more imaginative considering who the director is and because they have specifically labeled this as sci-fi.
The synopsis has been available for almost 1.5 years. The teaser does not veer away from what was described in the synopsis.
What's your point? If I had read that synopsis, I would have been just as disappointed at the time and expressed my disappointment.
So you were excited because of the director and genre but didn't take the time to discover what the film was about?
Commander Jameson
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I loved the long sequences in Children of Men and was hoping for big things when I heard about a similar shot in Gravity, but if the shot is mainly CGI (as appears it might be from the trailer), then what's the point?
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Everytime I hear Clooney's voice, I'm reminded of the South Park episode where the George Clooney smog is taking over the west coast. And Sandra Bollocks......good lord she's an awful actor and annoying to boot.
I was interested; this it the first teaser trailer and about the time when you can reasonably expect most people to start paying attention.
What the point in what? Would the central fifteen minutes of Hunger have been without worth had the prison been CG?
I guess when you hear about groundbreaking CGI and that nearly everything is CGI including the actors you expect something different.
I'm definitely less excited knowing I'm stuck in space with nobody but Sandra Bullock for two hours.
I'm definitely less excited knowing I'm stuck in space with nobody but Sandra Bullock for two hours.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Come on, people. It's not about how it was done, it's about the effect it has on you when you're watching it.
If you suddenly learned that the Copa Cabana sequence in Goodfellas was done digitally, it wouldn't change a damn thing about how the film affects you when watching it.
Commander Jameson
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No. My point is that I don't understand how people can laud a long unbroken CGI sequence. It's not like a long Steadicam shot that takes physical skill and coordination to get right. I can't imagine how many takes the Children of Men sequences took. Rendering something with CGI doesn't have the same impact.
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Not entirely sure how they intend to make an entire movie out of the synopsis which seems to be well covered in the trailer. But hey, it's Cuaron so I'm interested.
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Short movie?
equippedwithtowel
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Tell that to the dam chase in Tintin.
Expendable.
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You do know Children of Men's long takes were stitched together with CGI, right?
I didn't think that's why people cared for them. Certainly there's nothing about the practical difficulty that I think is impressive. A prolonged, unbroken shot has an effect of pulling me in to a greater degree, as much in the unbroken master conversation in Hunger, which has exactly no special effects or coordination in it, as when the concept is implemented in action films.
Commander Jameson
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Yes, I do. But they weren't created in the computer.
And I am not saying that long, uncut CG scenes can't be exciting or look gorgeous (as Gravity undoubtably does), but if the scene is created digitally, then it just doesn't resonate with me.
Seems that you're more at awe with what goes into creating those types of scenes than the final product.
Which prolonged CG shots are you referring to? Maybe they 'didn't work' for reasons other than being CG.
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I believe that cinema has the power to draw you in no matter the form or method used. Were you not somewhat thrilled by the Tintin extended chase take, even though it was 110% CG?
I can only think of Tintin, Avengers and Revenge of the Sith to be honest. I wonder if most people even noticed the one in RotS. The one in Avengers is completely silly and is so obviously digitally manipulated it's distracting, but the car chase in Tintin is fantastic.
Honestly I'm surprised most CGI animated movies don't try to do this sort of thing. Actually, they don't really try to do much of anything in terms of pushing the boundaries of cinema as a visual medium. Tintin is pretty much the only one that tries.
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The opening to Revenge of the Sith, primarily (Tin Tin didn't appeal, although I heard good things about it). I'm comparing that with things like Goodfellas and the hospital shootout from Hard Boiled, for example.
I'm sure Gravity will be spectacular. I even like Sandra Bullock and will be going to see it. I'm just a little disappointed at what might be in the opening 20 mins. Who knows though? It might all set inside the space station with lots of practical effects and actual camerawork.
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I assume they both die then.
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This makes the most sense, but I have a feeling that Cuaron will pay off dual expectations with this set-up (people want Clooney to live (even if Bullock can't), but evidence doesn't favor survival). There's a lot that can get covered with a broad, simple premise like this.
I think we shall have to see, appreciation of a technical accomplishment is possibly an aspect of the charm these things have, but I don't think it's the main draw. And RotS is an awful film, I think a competent director taking a stab at it in CG could produce a result on par with it's wholly live action counterpart.
There was an interview with del Toro, talking about the technical demand of this opening sequence, and apparently Cameron had talked about it sounding nightmarishly difficult, so maybe even on a technical level, it'll still have the wow factor.
The One and Done
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Holy Shit, Dead Space the movie.....mother of Gaia....
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I'm going to guess that this movie is going to be like 127 hours in space.
This sums up my life until October 4th:
Not sure of this has been said but that a is good bail thread gif waiting to happen.
I like you cuaron i hope its good
Reminds me of the pitch for Sanctum, which I never got around to seeing.
Saw the trailer again before the Great Gatsby. So awesome seeing it on the big screen.
That's the underwater cave one right? Was pretty mediocre.
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