I normally avoid the cinema like the plague, arguing that no-one's making anything worth watching these days and that anything I really want to see will come out on DVD within 6 weeks and I can get it on NetFlix. However, last night I went to see a film called Waltz With Bashir and can strongly recommend it. The animation is very much in the Manga style as opposed to Disney/WB. What makes the film particularly good is that the real people are depicted, as opposed to fictional characters - to be honest, had animation not been used to portray the events the film would have had far less impact than it did. Only in the last couple of minutes of is film footage used, and the impact is incredible.
It's playing on fairly limited release in the US (I think just in LA and New York), but if it comes to an art-house cinema near you it's definitely worth the price of admission.
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I'm a Cinema Nazi
- everyone is too noisy
Mobile phones become part of the film
why the f**k do they serve nachos?
I'm tall but there is a taller prick in front of me
the sweets cost more than the tickets
the tickets are expensive
the bus home is a pain
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Cinema is indeed a pain in the arse, that's why I use to watch movies and tv shows at home with my video projector and 5.1 speaker setup. No crowd, no commercial and you can easily pause every movie if you need to visit the fridge or ceramic department^^
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Which is largely why I don't go to the movies either On the upside, I went to see Frost/Nixon on Christmas day, the cinema was practically empty, and no-one talked. It seems that noisy people only go to see popular movies. That being said, the theatre last night was packed, and no-one said a word throughout the entire film - maybe it's a testament to the sophistication of the audience, or the impact of the film.weebleswobble wrote:I'm a Cinema Nazijust don't enjoy it anymore, glad you were stoked though
- everyone is too noisy
Mobile phones become part of the film
why the f**k do they serve nachos?
I'm tall but there is a taller prick in front of me
the sweets cost more than the tickets
the tickets are expensive
the bus home is a pain
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And yet your avatar is from that god-awful Watchmen movie which should never have been made.weebleswobble wrote:I'm a Cinema Nazijust don't enjoy it anymore, glad you were stoked though
- everyone is too noisy
Mobile phones become part of the film
why the f**k do they serve nachos?
I'm tall but there is a taller prick in front of me
the sweets cost more than the tickets
the tickets are expensive
the bus home is a pain
I had a face on the mirror
I had a hand on the gun
I had a place in the sun and a ticket to Syria
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not even out yet mate, glad to see you've already reviewed itsilentNate wrote:And yet your avatar is from that god-awful Watchmen movie which should never have been made.weebleswobble wrote:I'm a Cinema Nazijust don't enjoy it anymore, glad you were stoked though
- everyone is too noisy
Mobile phones become part of the film
why the f**k do they serve nachos?
I'm tall but there is a taller prick in front of me
the sweets cost more than the tickets
the tickets are expensive
the bus home is a pain
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weebs, why the f**k you go out then?weebleswobble wrote:I'm a Cinema Nazijust don't enjoy it anymore, glad you were stoked though
- everyone is too noisy
Mobile phones become part of the film
why the f**k do they serve nachos?
I'm tall but there is a taller prick in front of me
the sweets cost more than the tickets
the tickets are expensive
the bus home is a pain
thanks...my Lord...i'm unbeliver
tear up your pants for psicho...and jump on him
tear up your pants for psicho...and jump on him
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-made without Alan Moores' permissionweebleswobble wrote:not even out yet mate, glad to see you've already reviewed itsilentNate wrote:And yet your avatar is from that god-awful Watchmen movie which should never have been made.weebleswobble wrote:I'm a Cinema Nazijust don't enjoy it anymore, glad you were stoked though
- everyone is too noisy
Mobile phones become part of the film
why the f**k do they serve nachos?
I'm tall but there is a taller prick in front of me
the sweets cost more than the tickets
the tickets are expensive
the bus home is a pain
-skips the pirate backstory
-look at V for Vendetta FFS...
-blood falls in wrong place on the smiley button
-the nuclear incident doesn't look as 'pretty'
-It's Hollywood- you really expect genius?
Sorry, books over movies every day of the week.
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- f**k Alan Moore, precious moaner
the pirates were shyte, but will be in the extended DVD
It's not Vendetta
Smiley button? What about not enough arse as The Comedian goes through the window?
Giant Squid anyone?
Hollywood: Jaws, Godfather, Dark Knight...
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Nice that you think the author is a "precious moaner" :rolleyes:
Jaws anf the Godfather are over-rated shyte, not seen Dark Knight and though it is probably good I can't see it matching (pseudo-facist) Frank Millers' original.
You'd probably be the first to moan if tripe like the Pussycat Dolls did a version of Lucretia but you have no respect for authors like Alan Moore. Shame on you...
Looking forward to taking the wife to see this though
Jaws anf the Godfather are over-rated shyte, not seen Dark Knight and though it is probably good I can't see it matching (pseudo-facist) Frank Millers' original.
You'd probably be the first to moan if tripe like the Pussycat Dolls did a version of Lucretia but you have no respect for authors like Alan Moore. Shame on you...
Looking forward to taking the wife to see this though
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No shame here sunshine, none at all. Now away and have a drink or something.....
EDIT: you don't happen to have that pussydollls cover do you?
EDIT: you don't happen to have that pussydollls cover do you?
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weebleswobble wrote:EDIT: you don't happen to have that pussydollls cover do you?
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Now - if anyone is going talk about Alan Moore it will be me.
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Let's at least give the movie a chance.
Alan hasn't liked 'From Hell' or 'V' and rightly so or LOEG,
hence him not wanting anything to do with anymore adaptations
of his work.
However, with regards to Watchmen Dave Gibbons (who let's not forget had a lot of valuable input) did work on the movie.
He supervised set design and that should go some way to help with
authenticity.
Also Zac Snyder is a real fan and has tried his best to be faithful so as I say, let's at least give him a chance.
As for going to the cinema, you're obviously going to the wrong cinemas or at the wrong times. If you go to 11 a.m. showings during the week they're normally empty.
And I can't wait to see Waltz With Bashir - it looks amazing.
There's plenty of promising films on the horizon if you think there's nothing worth seeing.....Milk, The Wrestler, The Reader, Slumdog Millionare.
Cinema rocks.
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Let's at least give the movie a chance.
Alan hasn't liked 'From Hell' or 'V' and rightly so or LOEG,
hence him not wanting anything to do with anymore adaptations
of his work.
However, with regards to Watchmen Dave Gibbons (who let's not forget had a lot of valuable input) did work on the movie.
He supervised set design and that should go some way to help with
authenticity.
Also Zac Snyder is a real fan and has tried his best to be faithful so as I say, let's at least give him a chance.
As for going to the cinema, you're obviously going to the wrong cinemas or at the wrong times. If you go to 11 a.m. showings during the week they're normally empty.
And I can't wait to see Waltz With Bashir - it looks amazing.
There's plenty of promising films on the horizon if you think there's nothing worth seeing.....Milk, The Wrestler, The Reader, Slumdog Millionare.
Cinema rocks.
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As the day is long.
As the day is long.
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I tend to agree. I actually just read Watchmen for the first time a couple months ago and loved it, and the trailers I've seen for the movie look fantastic. I've watched some short "making of" type videos on Youtube and they've said that the makers of the movie felt that movies based on a comic should not only take the story but the look and visuals as well. Based on the trailers it looks like they did a great job of that, it looks like they actually used the comic as a storyboard, everything and everyone is in the right place. The only part I have reservations about is that I've heard they changed the ending, possibly due to having removed the pirate comic back story since it ties into the end and how it all plays out. I'm also not sure they should make it any shorter - last I heard they were trying to edit it down to under two hours. Why, I'm not sure - Dark Knight was about two and a half hours long and people still went to see it. I'll still be there on opening weekend and I almost never go see movies when they first come out.Hom_Corleone wrote: Let's at least give the movie a chance.
Alan hasn't liked 'From Hell' or 'V' and rightly so or LOEG,
hence him not wanting anything to do with anymore adaptations
of his work.
However, with regards to Watchmen Dave Gibbons (who let's not forget had a lot of valuable input) did work on the movie.
He supervised set design and that should go some way to help with
authenticity.
Also Zac Snyder is a real fan and has tried his best to be faithful so as I say, let's at least give him a chance.
I'm also glad someone like Snyder is making this movie - from what I've read about past attempts to get a movie made (move the time from the 80s to present day, other attempted changes) his movie will be better than anyone else could have done. He knows if he screws it up too badly then there will be a horde of long-time fans ready to lynch him.
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Correct. Terry Gilliam couldn't get it together to make it.
Tales Of The Black Freighter will be available on the DVD I understand with Gerard Butler playing the part. Hopefully done in Rotascope.
It should be at least 2 and half hours - and I wasn't aware of the ending being changed.
Now go and read V For Vendetta.
Tales Of The Black Freighter will be available on the DVD I understand with Gerard Butler playing the part. Hopefully done in Rotascope.
It should be at least 2 and half hours - and I wasn't aware of the ending being changed.
Now go and read V For Vendetta.
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It's not an alien - it's a squid.weebleswobble wrote:f**k the Giant Alien!-daft idea then, daft idea now...
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It's on my reading list. Sad to say Watchmen was the first (and only, so far) Alan Moore I've read up to this point...Hom_Corleone wrote: Now go and read V For Vendetta.
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Oooo, don't be sad - you've got a treasure trove of things waiting for you! I always kind of envy someone who's just 'discovered' (or finally got round to) someone/thing and can have a veritable orgy of reading/listening/viewing/whatever...Nicole wrote:Sad to say Watchmen was the first (and only, so far) Alan Moore I've read up to this point...
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V for Vendetta is great- most of the rest of his work is a comparable disappointmentNicole wrote:It's on my reading list. Sad to say Watchmen was the first (and only, so far) Alan Moore I've read up to this point...Hom_Corleone wrote: Now go and read V For Vendetta.
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Well that's a much better way of looking at it. In my case it was definitely "finally got around to it" - I got sucked into the Sandman series about 4 or 5 years ago and always meant to venture further into the world of comics and graphic novels and have just gotten around to it. I have quite a bit of Alan Moore stuff on my reading list now!7anthea7 wrote:Oooo, don't be sad - you've got a treasure trove of things waiting for you! I always kind of envy someone who's just 'discovered' (or finally got round to) someone/thing and can have a veritable orgy of reading/listening/viewing/whatever...Nicole wrote:Sad to say Watchmen was the first (and only, so far) Alan Moore I've read up to this point...
I know exactly what you mean about envying those who have just discovered something (especially something I myself love) and can see/read/hear these things with fresh new eyes and ears. A kid I've befriended at work (who's just 19 - 19!?!?) is a great case of this - we've become friends over shared tastes in music (some, anyways, but not all) and horror and silent films, he figured out pretty quick that I was a huge Sisters fan and wanted to check them out, so I gave him First and Last and Always and he liked it. Working on getting him to listen to more.
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Ah, corrupting the young - a fine old traditionNicole wrote:A kid I've befriended at work (who's just 19 - 19!?!?) is a great case of this...I gave him First and Last and Always and he liked it. Working on getting him to listen to more.
I've been meaning to ask - did you ever get that DVD of Wake? If so, how'd you like it?
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http://www.filminfocus.com/focusfeature ... ion=videos -looking good
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