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Post by NDX on Mar 18, 2012 19:56:05 GMT -5
...two faced creature to the original... SPOILERS, DANGIT! Remember, I haven't watched this yet. Oh, I never cared about spoilers (unless it's for Avengers this May).
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Post by endo on Mar 18, 2012 20:53:03 GMT -5
If you've seen the 82 version you've already seen it. But, OK. I get ya.
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Post by gorepolice on Mar 18, 2012 22:02:10 GMT -5
Spoiler alert: The film is a complete piece of ish.
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Post by endo on Mar 19, 2012 15:03:33 GMT -5
My wife and I liked it for what it was. Doesn't compare to the 1982 version, but I wasn't expecting it to.
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Post by gorepolice on Mar 19, 2012 20:39:30 GMT -5
I couldn't get into it at all. The characters weren't interesting, the cgi was painfully obvious, and unlike the 82 version, the thing was just plain stupid.
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Post by endo on Mar 19, 2012 21:17:15 GMT -5
I agree about the CGI, but I also understand that that's the deal nowadays. No one wants to take the time to do it right anymore. It isn't just this movie, it's everything in horror anymore. Sucks, but it is what it is.
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Post by gorepolice on Mar 20, 2012 10:32:10 GMT -5
I can deal with CGI in action films to a degree (it's cheaper than squibs, even if I don't like it), but in horror and Sci-Fi movies it totally kills the mood. I understand if it's on a television show or a low budget film, but a multi-million dollar Hollywood project?
CGI just makes everything feel so fake and ruins the fantasy world you're trying to let yourself be drawn into. This is why I stick with mostly old horror films. Yeah, the effects might look cheesy at times, but at least you can tell effort was put into it.
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Post by NDX on Mar 20, 2012 10:41:09 GMT -5
Not always the case, when it comes to squibs. Pan's Labyrinth was recorded in Spain, and the civil war scene was recorded in an area where they were banned from using squibs and fake blood, so they had to add them in post to be able to use that location.
Just throwing that out there.
Also, I hope you're just saying CGI ruins horror/sci-fi, because you can't argue with how beautiful Thor looked or how gritty and epic Captain America looked. Couldn't do that with practical effects.
But I agree, in horror/sci-fi CGI usually takes away than adds. Practical makeup effects are the best in the end. But for the most part it feels like it's a lost art.
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Post by gorepolice on Mar 20, 2012 10:50:49 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I forgot to put in the fact that some places are banned from using them.
I did mean just for Sci-Fi and horror. Those 2 things are meant for the imagination, and practical effects are key parts of helping that feeling of realness.
The only time I don't mind the CGI is in movies that know they're not supposed to be taken too seriously, especially those silly action and gore heavy Asian films. Those are just plain fun and funny.
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Post by NDX on Mar 20, 2012 10:52:25 GMT -5
Yeah, practical Hulk in Avengers won't cut it. Lou Ferigno is the ish, but he's no longer the Hulk.
Well, we can't say all of Sci-Fi should be practical. Star Wars, Star Trek, while cool in the past, don't really hold up these days (except for Yoda and Jabba the Hutt, greatest puppets ever not to be called a Muppet). Look at Prometheus, it looks gorgeous, but you know it's going to be a CGI cluster@#$%. But there, being the epic of it's magnitude, it seems appropriate. But I did read on IMDB's trivia section that a good portion will be practical because Ridley Scott goes by the belief if you can do it practically, do it practically.
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Post by gorepolice on Mar 20, 2012 10:54:09 GMT -5
Practical Hulk would be hilarious, but obviously that won't cut it in a modern day Avengers movie.
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Post by NDX on Mar 20, 2012 10:56:25 GMT -5
Since you missed the edit, NEW POST! Well, we can't say all of Sci-Fi should be practical. Star Wars, Star Trek, while cool in the past, don't really hold up these days (except for Yoda and Jabba the Hutt, greatest puppets ever not to be called a Muppet). Look at Prometheus, it looks gorgeous, but you know it's going to be a CGI cluster@#$%. But there, being the epic of it's magnitude, it seems appropriate. But I did read on IMDB's trivia section that a good portion will be practical because Ridley Scott goes by the belief if you can do it practically, do it practically. Read more: horrorsonline.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=originalremakes&thread=416&page=4#ixzz1pfnBLJpr
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Post by endo on Mar 20, 2012 18:46:32 GMT -5
Your link takes you right back here. I'd fix it for you, but I don't know what you were linking to.
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Post by NDX on Mar 20, 2012 21:35:23 GMT -5
I... forgot what I was linking there.
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Post by endo on Mar 24, 2012 19:03:24 GMT -5
And, what's a squib? Too lazy to Google.
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