OT: The Movie/TV/Streaming Thread

[Magua]

Some of the CGI in Dr. Strange Multiverse of Madness are just laughably bad.

I think Marvel CGI is cartoonish in general and one of the worst offenders.

Listen, practical effects is a lost art. I always think about the brilliance of LoTR in that front, compared to The Hobbit CGI f***fest that looks worse with better tech. And we’re two decades and a decade removed respectively.

Godzilla: Year One showed it’s not strictly a money excuse. You can go back 15 years and see that in District 9. Dune (Nolan too) shows a visionary director can get the breathtaking CGI they desire. It’s all a choice.

Saw Gladiator II. The CGI is distractingly bad, particularly the animals. It just feels rushed as all hell.

I read the DP shitting on Ridley, saying he rushes production these days and lazily films with multiple cameras, so the lighting is just very bland.

 

[Rebels57]

Saw Gladiator II. The CGI is distractingly bad, particularly the animals. It just feels rushed as all hell.

Yep...it was ridiculously bad. Especially when you compare those animals to something recent like the Apes trilogy.

 

[Lord Defect]

practical will always be better than cgi for things that can be achieved practically.

 

[TCTC]

practical will always be better than cgi for things that can be achieved practically.

There's a reason The Thing, a movie from the early 80's, still holds up today, while lots of the stuff created two or three decades later with lots of CGI in it has aged really badly.

And they even used matte paintings in The Thing. Obviously you don't need it anymore today, but the people who created those were true artists.

 

[Lord Defect]

There's a reason The Thing, a movie from the early 80's, still holds up today, while lots of the stuff created two or three decades later with lots of CGI in it has aged really badly.

And they even used matte paintings in The Thing. Obviously you don't need it anymore today, but the people who created those were true artists.

Same with blade runner. What they did was astounding

 

[Jack Straw]

Speaking of painted backgrounds, special effects, etc… I just watched this the other night. I think I liked it even more than when I was a kid. I love this story (Pamela Travers wrote the book)

Mary Poppins premiered on August 27, 1964, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.[37][45] The film's poster was painted by artist Paul Wenzel.[1][2] Travers was not extended an invitation to the event, but managed to obtain one from a Disney executive. It was at the after-party that Richard Sherman recalled her walking up to Disney and loudly announcing that the animated sequence had to go. Disney responded, "Pamela, the ship has sailed" and walked away.[20]

 

[Jack Straw]

Just finished season 1 of Silo. Wow. Awesome show. Heat tape FTW.

 

[BigToe]

Just finished season 1 of Silo. Wow. Awesome show. Heat tape FTW.

I'm on ep 5 of season 2 right now. Love it.

 

[Jack Straw]

I'm on ep 5 of season 2 right now. Love it.

I’m watching episode 3 right now. Juliette just met the guy, “do I look bad?” Lol

 

[Jack Straw]

I'm on ep 5 of season 2 right now. Love it.

Wait. How are you on episode 5? It’s not out yet. What’s going on here?

 

[BigToe]

Wait. How are you on episode 5? It’s not out yet. What’s going on here?

I've already seen 4. Waiting for 5.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I have not seen season 2 yet. Be quiet

 

[mja]

Caught the first episode of Skeleton Crew and found it rather enjoyable.

I'm watching Dune: Prophecy because my wife is basically making me, but I find that one tedious. But then I also find the films tedious. I'm just not a Dune guy, I guess.

 

[Jack Straw]

Caught the first episode of Skeleton Crew and found it rather enjoyable.

I'm watching Dune: Prophecy because my wife is basically making me, but I find that one tedious. But then I also find the films tedious. I'm just not a Dune guy, I guess.

I just watched the first episode of Skeleton Crew. Liked it. I have the EXACT same food containers for my breakfast cereal. $51.95 for a set of three at Amazon:

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I just watched the first episode of Skeleton Crew. Liked it. I have the EXACT same food containers for my breakfast cereal:

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I love spotting props that I recognize. In Phantom Menace, Anakin had a ‘tool’ that was a toy that I owned several years later and recognized on a rewatch.

 

[Lord Defect]

Caught the first episode of Skeleton Crew and found it rather enjoyable.

I'm watching Dune: Prophecy because my wife is basically making me, but I find that one tedious. But then I also find the films tedious. I'm just not a Dune guy, I guess.

Is it a kids show that adults can enjoy or an adult show starring children?

 

[Jack Straw]

Is it a kids show that adults can enjoy or an adult show starring children?

After watching the first two episodes I would say the former. But George Lucas always said that Star Wars was for kids so ymmv.

 

[mja]

Is it a kids show that adults can enjoy or an adult show starring children?

It’s maybe somewhere in-between, aimed at both, wearing its classic Lucas and Spielberg influences on its sleeve.

 

[Rebels57]

It’s maybe somewhere in-between, aimed at both, wearing its classic Lucas and Spielberg influences on its sleeve.

Agree with this. It feels like Goonies in Space at times.

 

[BigToe]

The 28 Years Later trailer is wild

 

[Lord Defect]

The 28 Years Later trailer is wild

Post it!

 

[BigToe]

Post it!

 

[Magua]

The 28 Years Later trailer is wild

All you need is a little Teletubbies and you’re instantly intrigued.

 

[Lord Defect]

That looks awesome. Wonder how they’re going about canceling out then dying off with starvation in the first one. I know they had a sequel but can’t remember if they touched on it.
What was with the audio?

 

[BigToe]

All you need is a little Teletubbies and you’re instantly intrigued.

Fell down the stairs with my Po teddy when I was little. She was there when I needed her most.