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    FIRST MAN | 10.12.18 | Universal | Damien Chazelle | Ryan Gosling | Neil Armstrong biopic

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    8 minutes ago, antovolk said:

    Also to note on how much IMAX is in the film, IMAX are saying "special sequence shot with IMAX cameras" and the trailer says "select scenes". Looks like, from what I hear

     

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    the opening scene (the test flight we see) and - I think - the *entire* mission itself will be IMAX. I know for sure they had IMAX cameras out when shooting on Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center.

     

    Need to download the ProRes version to see which shots here are IMAX.

    Also, Spielberg is exec producing.

    Neat. I do hope that the sequences shot in IMAX are fully shot in IMAX. I hate it when films use IMAX in a scene but have the shots split up among shots of a different ratio.

     

    Like in The Dark Knight or Dunkirk, where the screen edges keep changing every few seconds, because they mix in shots from IMAX and regular. I may be in the minority but I find it very jarring and pretty distracting when the borders keep moving.

     

    It would not be so bad if entire segments of the film were IMAX, only switching back and forth a few times.

    A24's HEREDITARY

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    3 minutes ago, tonytr87 said:

     

    Why are horror movie auds so predictably dumb/close-minded? 

    It's not their fault, it's the dumb and close-minded blockbuster horror films that are pumped out at lightspeed for casual audiences to consume. I'm talking about the 'Truth or Dare's, the 'Satanic's or the Insidious 32 or whatever we are at now.

     

    When you see enough of the same thing, anything different becomes too foreign to accept, therefore you see causal audiences rejecting a lot of the more art-house, indie, or just plain different horror films.

     

    I used to be a casual viewer. Eventually I expanded out but i'll admit it is hard to watch some different films. You become so used to seeing one particular style or tone, that when something that is on the other end of the spectrum comes along, you don't really know what to do with it.. and for most people that means dismissing it without giving it any though - so the cycle beings.

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    A24's HEREDITARY

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    35 minutes ago, Blaze Heatnix said:

    So, has anybody watched it already?

     

    Are general audiences enjoying it? I'm curious.

    I've seen it. Personally I LOVED it - best horror film in years (will join the ranks alongside It Comes at Night, It Follows and The Witch for me). Most of the crowd around me? Not so much.

     

    For the first third, people seemed to get pretty bored quickly. I'll admit it is a slow burn drama for the first section, something that I loved, but I could sense others getting restless (crinkling food wrappers, phone lights, whispering). The film really picked up in the final third, and it seemed people were mostly into it. I think the last part of the film is what people thought the whole movie was going to be. The first part is what makes the last parts so great, but I don't think general audiences either A), anticipated the pace being slow for most of the movie; or B), knew that this would be more of a physiological drama first and supernatural horror second.

     

    My friend went to a showing today and he said that two couples left the cinema; one at the half way point, and one about 20mins before the credits (the last couple seemed disgusted by what they saw). Nobody left in my showing, and I think most were pulled in by the end, but I can not see this getting anything more than a B- on CS.

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    Annihilation | Paramount | Feb 23 2018 | Alex Garland | Natalie Portman | Reviews Embargoed till day of release

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    Do Paramount still have the home video release rights for international markets? Or will this be another "sorry you can only watch this on Netflix forever" type deals?

     

    I heard that Paramount still have home media release rights to Cloverfield Paradox but this is a different scenario. 

     

    I'm betting that i'll love this film and i'll be double pissed (on top of not being able to see it in theaters) if I can't own physical media of it without importing. 

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    American Made | 9/29/2017

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    I actually really enjoyed this movie. It was a lot of fun. It was very well made and superbly written and thoroughly entertaining. It didn't take itself too seriously which was refreshing and was very witty in the way it delivered it's story. 

     

    The cinematography was very 'documentary' style which surprised me but I really dig it. It was very in your face and fast which fit the story well. It worked well for the comedic moments to.

     

    I'm not usually a big fan of Cruise but I thought he was perfect for this role and was spot on with his comedic deliveries. 

     

    I'm honestly surprised I liked it so much. Definitely go see it!

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    BABY DRIVER | Sony | From Director Edgar Wright | On Digital HD 9/12, DVD and Blu-Ray 10/10

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    15 minutes ago, iJackSparrow said:

    The fact that this will only open here in July 27th with a ridiculous translation (Em Ritmo de Fuga, something like The Getaway Rythm) pisses me off to no fucking end. 

    July 20th for me - it's killing me. It's my most anticipated film this year and everyone else is talking about it :(

     

    I have to stay away from reading about it too much too because spoilers.

    BABY DRIVER | Sony | From Director Edgar Wright | On Digital HD 9/12, DVD and Blu-Ray 10/10

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    4 minutes ago, Mojoguy said:

    I feel for the guy, but he had his chance with a blockbuster with Ant-Man but he skipped town. Bad form.

    He also destroyed Michael Cera's career with Scott Pilgrim. What career you say? I hate Cera, so I guess this was a good thing.

    Now back to Baby Driver, what's the appeal here? Which audience is this movie going for? Will people show up JUST because it is a Edgar Wright film, which has never helped him much in the past much, or does it look appealing on it's own?

    I have a lot of casual movie-going friends that refer to this as 'that cool lookin' car chase movie' and they all want to check it out purely because they saw a trailer for it in-front of Transformers. 

     

    These same people didn't know the name 'Edgar Wright' when I mentioned his filmography.

     

    People are aware of it. Just because people aren't profusely talking about this film or worshiping it's director doesn't mean they won't go see it. 

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