Last Film You Watched

[Rita_Poon]

Well........no. Not really.

It had a TON of practical effects that still can't be beaten today. Like a stunt man running from a small pickup onto the hood of a semi at 60mph. Like them flying a helicopter UNDER a freeway bridge. Those aren't CGI. Real humans performed those.

Also, the Abyss was essentially the testbed movie for the T1000 effects. It refined those effects, yet still blended them with practical effects, IMO to just about perfection.

'Young Sherlock Holmes' was the first film to feature CGI. Little known fact.

 

[Dylan]

They all sort of evolved very quickly - the Abyss for Terminator 2 which made Spielberg see the potential for Jurassic Park which in turn allowed Lucas to put his vision for Star Wars prequels on screen.

That is true, but I just refuse the notion that one film is to blame. The technology is there, its just badly implemented by poor and lazy filmmakers/studios looking to maximize profit.

 

[Dylan]

'Young Sherlock Holmes' was the first film to feature CGI. Little known fact.

Not a fact. It was the first to use CGI for a character. CGI had been used in various forms going back all the way to the 1950's

Early CGI in film

• Vertigo: The opening sequence of Vertigo used abstract computer graphics by John Whitney.
  
  
• Westworld: The first feature film to use CGI with live action, including a robot cowboy played by Yul Brynner.
  
  
• Star Wars: (1977) Used wire-frame models.
  
  
• Alien: (1979) Used wire-frame models.
  
  
• The Black Hole: (1979) Used wire-frame models.

CGI in the 1980s

• Tron: (1982) Used CGI.
• The Last Starfighter: (1984) Used CGI.
• Young Sherlock Holmes: (1985) Used CGI for the first CGI character, a stained-glass knight.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Not a fact. It was the first to use CGI for a character. CGI had been used in various forms going back all the way to the 1950's

Well, at least we know I dredged it from my memory - so it was close to being almost right. Anyway, I like Harryhausen and Henson.

 

[Dylan]

Well, at least we know I dredged it from my memory - so it was close to being almost right. Anyway, I like Harryhausen and Henson.

I remember that CGI stained glass knight. The whole 2D into 3D aspect was particularly good. Just the animation needed a tiny bit of work!

 

[SuperTimCahill]

Morgenrøde (Eng. title: 'Dawn', 2014)

Not sure what to say about this 70 minute long (and it felt very long at times) film.

I guess I could call it artsy. Most of the movie is just a dude (and sometimes two dudes) walking through a barren post-apocalyptic landscape. It's very well made though, and quite atmospheric in all it's desolation. If you're after entertainment, this is not it. There's not much here when it comes to dialogue either, and I guess I'm just not smart enough to understand the plot, or if there's supposed to be some meaning to this.

Gotta give props to the director of the film, as he did more or less everything of the behind-the-camera work here - except costume design, the music (ambient noise, more like) and catering. He wrote the film, he directed the film, he filmed the film, he produced the film. He even did the subtitles himself. A true passion project, I guess, from a guy who before this had only done shorts. And like I said, it's very well made, especially given it's very low budget (I assume, though it doesn't look like it).

I have no idea what to rate it. Let's say 5/10.

The directors 2019 film is called "Devonian Fever Trip". In that one he even did the music. I'm sure it's a blast!

 

[perth_blue]

That is true, but I just refuse the notion that one film is to blame. The technology is there, its just badly implemented by poor and lazy filmmakers/studios looking to maximize profit.

100%
Nolan is very much a fan of practical effects over CGI where possible.

 

[Cels]

So you're telling me that it's just a bang average action movie that's full of insipid, uninspired clichés, and that it has absolutely nothing to do with Stoicism? The school of philosophical thought that emerged in Ancient Greece, or it's founding philosopher, Zeno of Citium?!?

Well F' me then, it's already a major disappointment straight off the bat!

Well yes, pretty much m... wait a minute... are you being sarcastic?

 

[overkill]

Seen 4 films at cinemas this year

nosferatu
Flight risk
Wolfman
Presence

Thought all of them were meh, iffy start to cinema this year

 

[Daz1878]

Saw The Brutalist earlier today - I really liked it on the whole, but the first half is definitely the stronger part of the film. After the intermission it becomes a bit less focused.

 

[SuperTimCahill]

The Far Country (1954)
Certainly one of the better westerns I've watched lately. James Stewart great as usual. 7/10

 

[Nymzee]

The Gorge out on Apple tomorrow. Looks interesting but I kinda ruined it watching the last trailer which removed the mystery element.

 

[davep]

Saw The Brutalist earlier today - I really liked it on the whole, but the first half is definitely the stronger part of the film. After the intermission it becomes a bit less focused.

Intermission??

 

[COYBL25]

The Gorge out on Apple tomorrow. Looks interesting but I kinda ruined it watching the last trailer which removed the mystery element.

With Anna Taylor Joy in it, I think you can almost guarantee that it`s going to be decent.

She doesn`t tend to do bad stuff and so far to date, most of Apples films seem to be decent too.

 

[Daz1878]

Intermission??

There's a 15-minute break that splits it into two parts of roughly 100 mins each. It's built into the film, with a countdown on the screen.