Adam Portrais
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16 years ago @ /Film - VOTD: 100 Best Movie L... · 0 replies · +1 points
17 years ago @ /Film - Pixar's Up Finall... · 0 replies · 0 points
Is Up perfect or the best Pixar film yet? I don't think so but I think a lot of folks will enjoy it despite it's formulaic tendencies and sappiness. Call me a pussy but I enjoy any film that can make me cry when things are sad and when noticing how beautiful some things in life can be. Enjoying the spectrum of emotions is what makes life worth living
17 years ago @ /Film - Pixar's Up Finall... · 1 reply · 0 points
Yep, a grown man cryin' in a crowd of strangers. Pixar does with silence what few others can- tell an awesome story (as is also evident in their much loved shorts- the one preceding UP included).
17 years ago @ /Film - How Can IMAX Save Thei... · 2 replies · +2 points
But I think we're missing what we really should be talking about and it's a topic that I think this whole Imax debacle should be bringing up instead of the "it's not real Imax" that everyone is focusing on- the piss-poor presentation in movie theaters in general.
I paid $15 to see Star Trek in Imax (digital)....twice. Yes, twice. Apart from the movie being as good as it was I dropped 15 bones twice for what I believe to be the best viewing choice I have within a two and a half hour driving distance (I've got a THX theater that far away).
Picture as good as a 4K? Nope, I saw I a few flaws throughout the presentation (I'm pretty particular though, I doubt most would see what I saw). But is it better then a worn out, scratched to hell, reel changing mess? Big time.
The other big thing for me was the sound. I know big picture is the most of the kick with Imax but tell me, when was the last time you saw a movie at a "regular theater" and the sound made you say, "Holy shit, that was awesome!" Doubt it happens very often, if at all. The Transformers 2 trailer made me say that in the "Imax" format (yesterday I saw Angles and Demons which also had the Transformers 2 trailer- sounded like a neutered dog).
I bring this up to illustrate how very un-special going to the movies has become. With shitty picture and usually shittier sound that is presented to me for my $8-$10 by people who just don't give a flying fuck about Joe Movie Goer or take pride in what they do why is it that I'm willing to pay $15 to have only a slightly better experience- which in my opinion is what going to the movies should be- an experience.
Hopefully with more and more digital screens rolling out to theaters some of this will be alleviated but with ticket prices constantly rising and people who care falls...who knows? Something is wrong with this situation.
17 years ago @ /Film - Tom Cruise and His Man... · 0 replies · +5 points
17 years ago @ /Film - Discussion: Has Lost J... · 0 replies · +1 points
17 years ago @ /Film - The Special Effects Se... · 0 replies · +1 points
This is what we refer to as a good movie- when you don't notice these things. I thought Button was a decent film (not great, just decent) but the FX were astounding. If this thing doesn't take hope all the FX Oscars it'll be a crime. Speaking of crime, there is no way that Taraji P. Henson shouldn't at least get a Best Supporting Actress Nom, she was outstanding.
17 years ago @ /Film - LOL: Bolt's React... · 4 replies · -1 points
17 years ago @ /Film - Mickey Rourke Cast in ... · 0 replies · +1 points
17 years ago @ /Film - Another 2008 Tribute V... · 1 reply · 0 points