Jump to content

CJohn

SPECTRE | 11/6/15 | Final Trailer on Page 126! | Twitter reactions coming in, STID 2.0?

By CJohn, in Box Office Discussion

Recommended Posts





Dementeleus Cinematic Universe

Dementeleus

Posted
Posted

But all modern blockbusters have thousands of VFX shots, multiple locations etc.

 

My mind simply cannot comprehend how James Bond costs almost twice as much as Jurassic World...

VFX aren't necessarily always the biggest line item. It costs a lot to film on location. It costs a lot to do big company moves to multiple countries (let along multiple continents). It costs a lot to do car chases and stunts. And so forth.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Cmasterclay Global Phenomenon

Cmasterclay

Posted
Posted

SPECTRE's shoot shut down the center of Mexico City, a city of 30 million people, for two weeks, and they hired the one guy on the planet legally certified to do barrel rolls in a helicopter over the center of the city as shit blew up on the ground. That shit ain't cheap. Tons of difficult coordination and complexity, and they have to rent very specialized crews- not to mention, again, paying to shut down the center of the western hemisphere's largest city for two weeks. It's really not too stunning that it's an expensive movie. Hell, even QOS cost 220 million in today's dollars, and I'm pretty sure that entire movie was filmed on one stretch of deserted land in Belize. 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites


kowhite Global Phenomenon

kowhite

Posted
Posted

VFX aren't necessarily always the biggest line item. It costs a lot to film on location. It costs a lot to do big company moves to multiple countries (let along multiple continents). It costs a lot to do car chases and stunts. And so forth.

Didn't the shoot take 7 months?

A major production, shooting on location in exotic locales. For 7 months? That's expensive. I feel safe saying Jurassic World didn't shoot for 7 months. Special effects are cheaper than that.

Plus I'm sure the catering was fabulous.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites




AJG Global Phenomenon

AJG

Posted
Posted

Listening up BBC Radio 2 on the drive to work this morning, they're completely focusing on the positive reviews. If you weren't a film fan, you'd think it was garnering universal acclaim here.

Mainstream British media is always up James Bonds arse. Scroll down a little bit on the Daily Mail homepage, that review was on top of the page a few hours ago. All the shit going on in the world today but it's a James Bond review that gets top space.

Link to comment
Share on other sites


Hatebox Global Phenomenon

Hatebox

Posted
Posted

I'm sure I'll enjoy it, but I can't for the life of me figure out why Mendes would've wanted to go in a slightly sillier direction after the success of Skyfall. 

 

Craig said quite a few times he wanted to recapture the lighter mood of the earlier films, so maybe that had something to do with it. But I agree, bad idea to alter tones now, if indeed it was intended and not just the product of a rushed schedule.

 

That said, the RT has held up impressively well... so far.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
















Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.


×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Guidelines. Feel free to read our Privacy Policy as well.

  I accept