DussyMob Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 There are many great films that used color effectively like Sin City, Schindler's List, Double Jeopardy, Pleasantville, etc. But what are some films that used color and received the opposite reception from viewers and critics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 The Twilight Films? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Beezy Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Speed Racer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DussyMob Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 What about Tron and Transformers 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egoplant Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 How was Transformers 2 ineffective? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Because the film was an obnoxious assault of orange and blue contrast. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsc1312 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 What about Tron and Transformers 2?Transformers: YESTron: NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egoplant Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Because the film was an obnoxious assault of orange and blue contrast.It wasn't obnoxious, it appeals to the masses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 It wasn't obnoxious, it appeals to the masses.Right, because if a lot of peope see something, it means that the film is doing it right. :rolleyes:Look up the epidemic of Orange/Blue Contrast in Modern Cinematography. Transformers 2 is one of the worst, if not the worst offender of its use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatebox Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Haywire had really drab, soporific colours. Which is odd since Soderberg is normally one for good looking films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Yeah, the Orange/Teal color-timing is waaay overdone, and pretty much every major film decides to go that route. In the future, you'll be able to peg a movie from the 2000s just from the damn color timing. Ironic that we now have tools that give filmmakers complete and precise control over every aspect of color, and the end result is a color palette reduced to two general tones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) I think Hot Tub Time Machine takes the cake: OTOH Chevy Chase blends in well with the curtains. Edited February 14, 2012 by C00k13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pieman Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 South Pacific (1958) is the classic example of color gone wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinocchio Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 What about all those color filter blockbuster movies from the last decade, like The Matrix, Batman and so on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egoplant Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 There's a lot of color used in 90s films, that today just look really dated. Batman Forever and Batman & Robin come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsc1312 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I'd like to add one to using color EFFECTIVELY and that is A Single Man. Such a beautiful movie when it changes tints/colors to convey conflicting tones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertron Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Tron: Legacy and Transformers 2. Tron tried to be all glow-in-the-dark and shizz, but it just failed. It was always too dark and they just needed to go out and play in the sun - felt so sorry for the characters - Shoulda gone to Specsavers And TF2, well Transformers:Revenge of the Orange much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
