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Post by OldAussie on May 22, 2019 2:43:14 GMT
wow
what a terrible bunch of movies.
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Post by jakesully on May 22, 2019 3:05:43 GMT
Most big budget films are bad. Having a big budget just means it has stars and special effects.
I rarely go to the movies anymore because all they show is mega budget movies and I just am not interested. There's still good character driven movies being made but more and more they're going straight to Netflix or streaming after a small release.
There's an art house theater near me but even it shows mostly bigger budget studio movies. The last movie I saw there was Trainspotting 2. Which isn't exactly what I would consider an indie movie.
That's kind of ironic because Netflix is making its own $200 million film called 'The Irishman' and I have no idea why THAT needs so much money to make. Scorsese's Irishman is doing a TON of de-aging for the lead actors (like Benjamin Button but much more). It could work or it could backfire big time for the studio but we shalll see.
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Post by blockbusted on May 22, 2019 15:36:26 GMT
That's kind of ironic because Netflix is making its own $200 million film called 'The Irishman' and I have no idea why THAT needs so much money to make. Scorsese's Irishman is doing a TON of de-aging for the lead actors (like Benjamin Button but much more). It could work or it could backfire big time for the studio but we shalll see. I know that de-aging costs a lot but does a crime drama needs THAT much? At least The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has a brief war sequence.
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Post by jimanchower on May 23, 2019 16:23:55 GMT
Most big budget films are bad. Having a big budget just means it has stars and special effects.
I rarely go to the movies anymore because all they show is mega budget movies and I just am not interested. There's still good character driven movies being made but more and more they're going straight to Netflix or streaming after a small release.
There's an art house theater near me but even it shows mostly bigger budget studio movies. The last movie I saw there was Trainspotting 2. Which isn't exactly what I would consider an indie movie.
That's kind of ironic because Netflix is making its own $200 million film called 'The Irishman' and I have no idea why THAT needs so much money to make. From what I gather because of the scale, cast, and the fact that everyone is being digitally de-aged.
I said most big budget films are bad. Or just explosions and noise. I still haven't seen the new Avengers movie and I didn't go see the last few Star Wars movies because I'm just over special effects and explosions.
There are some good big budget movies, Marvel's movies have been pretty good but I'm just burnt out. It will take some real doing to get me to go to a theater to see another super hero movie.
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Post by miike80 on May 23, 2019 16:59:59 GMT
As bad as many are at least they put in the effort for good CGI. Justice League is bad and it has atrociously bad CGI
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Post by jimanchower on May 23, 2019 17:35:15 GMT
Actually, I saw "Titanic" in the theater as a kid (taking out the little cousins). I'm indifferent to it, but I doubt I'd love it today. Many times I like re-watching movies I haven't seen in years, but this movie isn't one of them. I like the spectacle and sinking ship parts. The love story isn't my cup of tea. I imagine if you're over 30 you saw Titanic in the theater.
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Post by jimanchower on May 23, 2019 17:39:27 GMT
X-Men The Last Stand
Where was the money spent? It wasn't on the screen.
But haven't you heard? That film used practical effects and real stunts, which is why it's so much better than 'Avengers: Endgame'!  Practical effects aren't always the best but even if they don't always look "realistic" they look real.
For my money the space fight in Return Of the Jedi is still the best in the whole series. The newer movies are like watching video game cut scenes. And if I see one more cgi'ed out superhero movie I'll fart. I really will.
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Post by blockbusted on May 24, 2019 3:50:47 GMT
But haven't you heard? That film used practical effects and real stunts, which is why it's so much better than 'Avengers: Endgame'! Practical effects aren't always the best but even if they don't always look "realistic" they look real.
For my money the space fight in Return Of the Jedi is still the best in the whole series. The newer movies are like watching video game cut scenes. And if I see one more cgi'ed out superhero movie I'll fart. I really will.
But still, how can anyone put 'X-Men: The Last Stand' and 'Avengers: Endgame' side by side and think that the latter is worse? 
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