even hollywood is getting depressed...

sun rat · Post by **sun rat** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:40 pm

went to see harry potter today and these trailers were back to back:

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ninemileskid · Post by **ninemileskid** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:31 pm

In that second one, at about 35 seconds in, that canvas creature's schlong is hanging out. What's it rated?

sun rat · Post by **sun rat** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:42 pm

ninemileskid wrote:In that second one, at about 35 seconds in, that canvas creature's schlong is hanging out. What's it rated?

it's a zipper.

ninemileskid · Post by **ninemileskid** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:01 pm

So it's not a schlong but it's zipper's down?

piccini9 · Post by **piccini9** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:05 pm

Post by **DerGolgo** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 3:04 am

So, it's basically the Matrix without the whole metaphysical what-is-real-and-what-isn't stuff but with puppets. Okay...

roadmissile · Post by **roadmissile** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:13 pm

9 actually looks cool, at the very least on a visual level, 2012 just looks flat out retarded.

/RM

Whiskeywrist · Post by **Whiskeywrist** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:54 pm

I remember seeing 9 in it's prototype form in an animation festival several years ago- I think there was no dialog...

Anyone else remember this?

roadmissile · Post by **roadmissile** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:01 pm

I do, it was good, but only a short film version.

/RM

xtian · Post by **xtian** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:45 pm

roadmissile wrote:9 actually looks cool, at the very least on a visual level, 2012 just looks flat out retarded.

/RM

exactly. judeao-christian mishmash and american family value with cheap cgi effects versus creativity

sun rat · Post by **sun rat** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:49 am

to be honest, the cgi effects for 2012 were astonishingly well-done as viewed on the wide screen.
seriously.

in fact, if it weren't for the opening scenes in harry potter i would say that harry was upstaged by those two trailers.

incidentally, who remembers the black and white(could have been color, but my folks had a b&w TV) film ages ago with an end of the world scenario and a rocket ship into space? i think 2012 may be a remake of that.

roadmissile · Post by **roadmissile** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:58 am

sun rat wrote:to be honest, the cgi effects for 2012 were astonishingly well-done as viewed on the wide screen.
seriously.

My issue is that the effects people put up big flashy explosions and people looooove it, but underlying it is a combined element of spectacle for spectacle sake and intense laziness. For someone that doesn't know how buildings work that shot in Rome of a toppled dome practically skiing across a plaza over people might be impressive, but it made me want to walk out of the trailer.

That and disaster films are just done to fucking death.

/RM

Bigshankhank · Post by **Bigshankhank** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:12 am

roadmissile wrote:
My issue is that the effects people put up big flashy explosions and people looooove it, but underlying it is a combined element of spectacle for spectacle sake and intense laziness. For someone that doesn't know how buildings work that shot in Rome of a toppled dome practically skiing across a plaza over people might be impressive, but it made me want to walk out of the trailer.
/RM

Physics? Physics is teh ghey, don't worry about them.
Honestly I cannot deal with people that get on my case for not enjoying a "popcorn" movie, "Hey man, its not suposed to be real, its supposed to be fun." Fuck that, they can make it look real if they want to, and it would make for an overall better film. See Xfmrs 2 as a perfect example of missing the mark in favor of flash.

roadmissile · Post by **roadmissile** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:25 am

Bigshankhank wrote:See Xfmrs 2 as a perfect example of missing the mark in favor of flash.

Good god, I saw it free on the internets and still want my money back.

/RM

sun rat · Post by **sun rat** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:42 pm

i understand your issues with the physics, or rather, lack thereof.

i have the same type of issues with lots of other stuff in movies for sure.

SidVicious · Post by **SidVicious** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:01 am

sun rat wrote: incidentally, who remembers the black and white(could have been color, but my folks had a b&w TV) film ages ago with an end of the world scenario and a rocket ship into space? i think 2012 may be a remake of that.

could it perhaps be this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Worlds_Collide_(film)

twas good movie.

sun rat · Post by **sun rat** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:56 am

SidVicious wrote:
sun rat wrote: incidentally, who remembers the black and white(could have been color, but my folks had a b&w TV) film ages ago with an end of the world scenario and a rocket ship into space? i think 2012 may be a remake of that.
could it perhaps be this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Worlds_Collide_(film)

twas good movie.

yep. that's it. thanks.

SidVicious · Post by **SidVicious** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:17 pm

sun rat wrote:
SidVicious wrote:
sun rat wrote: incidentally, who remembers the black and white(could have been color, but my folks had a b&w TV) film ages ago with an end of the world scenario and a rocket ship into space? i think 2012 may be a remake of that.
could it perhaps be this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Worlds_Collide_(film)

twas good movie.
yep. that's it. thanks.

np. and for the record it was in glorious color.

i'm waiting the sequel. want to read the book.

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even hollywood is getting depressed...

even hollywood is getting depressed...