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Forum: General Movie Discussion 14 hours ago
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CGI is apparently a dying art
Posted By skizzerflake
Yeah. I'd bet that programmers, right now, are...

Yeah. I'd bet that programmers, right now, are working on algorithms that introduce enough errors and inaccuracies that the animation looks "human" rather than robotic. It's going to need human...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 21 hours ago
Replies: 67
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By skizzerflake
It's a good illustration of the whole...

It's a good illustration of the whole sentiment/sentimentality/emotion thing. It can be used, abused, manipulated and whether it works depends on the plot, the shooting and, in the case of the lamp,...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 21 hours ago
Replies: 3
CGI is apparently a dying art
Posted By skizzerflake
Re: CGI is apparently a dying art

CG is not going away any time soon. Aside from conventional, old-school, cartoon-like animation, CG us used so many places in live action movies and TV that doing away with it would be like doing...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 67
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By skizzerflake
Like all of these definitions of sentimentality,...

Like all of these definitions of sentimentality, it depends on what hits your particular nerve. Same thing with "fightin' words".
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 86,520
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By skizzerflake
I'd go with the carefree and senseless, but lots...

I'd go with the carefree and senseless, but lots of fun? I was too busy rolling my eyes and looking for bloopers.
Forum: Games and Tabs 4 days ago
Replies: 3,401
Have you watched it?
Posted By skizzerflake
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago
Replies: 67
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By skizzerflake
Even that "depends". Based on personal...

Even that "depends". Based on personal experience with demonstrative families, I've seen plenty of "sentiments" that go way past the coolness of a lot of movies. Those folks didn't care whether it...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago
Replies: 67
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By skizzerflake
As I recall the term originated from particularly...

As I recall the term originated from particularly large non-nuclear bombs dropped by specially equipped aircraft on cities during WW II. Somehow that became a word for big. In the movie context,...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago
Replies: 67
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By skizzerflake
Re: What's wrong with sentimentalism?

In this thread, it seems as though the title prejudices the conclusion. "Sentimentality" is a loaded term, one that suggests that the emotions portrayed are fake, cheap, or manipulative. How do we...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 5 days ago
Replies: 81
I'm in a New York state of Cinema
Posted By skizzerflake
Re: I'm in a New York state of Cinema

I'd have to toss in Annie Hall, as well as a lot of Woody Allen movies, since he never seemed to get out of NYC, even when he WAS somewhere else.

My other all time favorite New York movie is...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 5 days ago
Replies: 86,520
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By skizzerflake
If somebody else sees this, let me know if you...

If somebody else sees this, let me know if you see some glaring plot holes and discontinuities. I kept having that feeling, but I'd have to see it again to verify that it was that and not just my...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 5 days ago
Replies: 86,520
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By skizzerflake
Novocaine - I won't have THOSE hours back soon. ...

Novocaine - I won't have THOSE hours back soon. So....."Nathan" is mainly unremarkable and likable but for the fact that he doesn't feel pain....any pain. His odd problem brings him into all kinds...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 6 days ago
Replies: 37,447
Movie You're Watching Tonight
Posted By skizzerflake
Re: Movie You're Watching Tonight

Black Bag - Sort of a throwback to the 1960's, British agent Katherine St Jean (Cate Blanchett) is married to George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbinder).

"When intelligence agent Kathryn St. Jean is...
Forum: Games and Tabs 6 days ago
Replies: 3,880
Like or dislike?
Posted By skizzerflake
Re: Like or dislike?

Dislike! Intensely.

Mall Food Courts
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 6 days ago
Replies: 5
Starship Troopers reboot - Neill Blomkamp writing and directing
Posted By skizzerflake
Re: Starship Troopers reboot - Neill Blomkamp writing and directing

Wowwee Zowwee! Kill more bugs! I wonder if they will also have some new nude scenes.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 80
Goodfellas: Best Movie Ever
Posted By skizzerflake
Personally, can't see much benefit to seeing more...

Personally, can't see much benefit to seeing more gangster movies, especially Italian mob movies; GOK why I would do that. They're all iterations on the same plot. Westerns got to the same place...
Replies: 8,302
What was the last DVD you bought and why?
Posted By skizzerflake
Re: What was the last DVD you bought and why?

Found in a close-out bin, Curse of the Demon, AKA Night of the Demon, a British movie from 1957, a fairly quiet, verbose British "horror" movie, that builds to a good climax. You only actually see...
Forum: Games and Tabs 1 week ago
Replies: 3,880
Like or dislike?
Posted By skizzerflake
Re: Like or dislike?

Dislike

Kimchee
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,040
Vampires, Assassins, and Romantic Angst by the Seaside: Takoma Reviews
Posted By skizzerflake
I need to check back on that one. I saw it long...

I need to check back on that one. I saw it long ago in a movie series, recall that it was really great, not the usual church-y pomp that comes with the story, which, after all, is a human story as...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 80
Goodfellas: Best Movie Ever
Posted By skizzerflake
If they'd started industrializing it at...

If they'd started industrializing it at McDonald's and Burger King, probably yes, even though I do like Italian food. In my life, we've been in the MacDonald's of Mafia movies. Between franchises,...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 23
Does anyone buy tickets at the theater anymore?
Posted By skizzerflake
Yeah, I have several of them in my town. In one...

Yeah, I have several of them in my town. In one case, the owner used to walk to the front of the room and give a lecture on NOT using phones during the movie. We don't get the lecture any more, but...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 23
Does anyone buy tickets at the theater anymore?
Posted By skizzerflake
Re: Does anyone buy tickets at the theater anymore?

It's been a long time since I bought them on line or in advance. So far, since the beginning of the plague era, no movie I've wanted to see was close to a sold out theater (I do go to the theater),...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 80
Goodfellas: Best Movie Ever
Posted By skizzerflake
Yeah....it is. Especially for me. It's not...

Yeah....it is. Especially for me. It's not unique to movies about Italian gangsters. The bottom line for all movies the plot's expiration date for viewers. There was a point in time, for TV...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 80
Goodfellas: Best Movie Ever
Posted By skizzerflake
I guess various kinds of sales will always be...

I guess various kinds of sales will always be what determines "used up" from a marketing perspective, but, at least for me, we need some sort of new variation on gangster movies. I had to look up...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 80
Goodfellas: Best Movie Ever
Posted By skizzerflake
My suspicion is that, for me, Italian gangster...

My suspicion is that, for me, Italian gangster movies are just "used up", kinda like the 15th vanilla milkshake in the same week. I know the plot 5 minutes in, and part of me just wants to tell them...

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