Fri March 30, 2018 2:52 pm
durdencommatyler wrote:LoathedVermin72 wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:I really don't think Kung Fury is making fun of anything. I firmly believe it is the very heart of passion and respect for genre that you're talking about, LV. To me, it's as genuine and real and passionate as Rambo or Rocky.
Hell no. I mean, I wrote a pretty long essay dissecting why that’s not true.
It sure seems to me, if you listen to the director, it is true. I'm probably going to take his word over yours on this one. No offense.
Fri March 30, 2018 3:02 pm
Fri March 30, 2018 3:06 pm
theplatypus wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:Also, film might be worse than it's ever been but a large part of that is that TV is better than it's ever been.
I don't think either of these statements is true at all
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Fri March 30, 2018 3:30 pm
durdencommatyler wrote:I think I can probably guess the answer to this, but, Verm, have you seen Van Sant's "Elephant?" And what are your thoughts on that film as they regard your points about Linklater and "Boyhood?"
Fri March 30, 2018 3:31 pm
LoathedVermin72 wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:I think I can probably guess the answer to this, but, Verm, have you seen Van Sant's "Elephant?" And what are your thoughts on that film as they regard your points about Linklater and "Boyhood?"
I’ve seen it. It’s okay. Alan Clarke’s Elephant is better. And Gerry is the movie that matters from that Van Sant period.
Fri March 30, 2018 3:33 pm
LoathedVermin72 wrote:VinylGuy wrote:I dont think Transformers is a good example of an artist making a very good crafted movie and giving it all...They basically use a lot of the same shots in their movies. The first one might be alright maybe? Just too fucking long.
I like Bay well enough, but that franchise is the worst thing he did by far.
I had a lot of issues with the series at first, but now I think it’s one of his greatest accomplishments. His action really can’t be viewed as “action” in the McTiernan sense, IMO; it’s avant-garde poetry. No one cuts and frames like he does. The combat sequences in 13 Hours are some transcendent, ethereal shit.
Fri March 30, 2018 3:33 pm
Fri March 30, 2018 3:34 pm
durdencommatyler wrote:There is so much content. There are so many choices. And I think that's a good thing.
Fri March 30, 2018 3:35 pm
Fri March 30, 2018 3:36 pm
durdencommatyler wrote:Also, film might be worse than it's ever been but a large part of that is that TV is better than it's ever been.
Fri March 30, 2018 3:36 pm
durdencommatyler wrote:LoathedVermin72 wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:I think I can probably guess the answer to this, but, Verm, have you seen Van Sant's "Elephant?" And what are your thoughts on that film as they regard your points about Linklater and "Boyhood?"
I’ve seen it. It’s okay. Alan Clarke’s Elephant is better. And Gerry is the movie that matters from that Van Sant period.
Do you think Van Sant was able to capture the stillness and quiet and magnitude of small moments more effectively than Linklater did in "Boyhood," though?
Fri March 30, 2018 3:38 pm
VinylGuy wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:There is so much content. There are so many choices. And I think that's a good thing.
ugh joe.
Fri March 30, 2018 3:40 pm
LoathedVermin72 wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:LoathedVermin72 wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:I think I can probably guess the answer to this, but, Verm, have you seen Van Sant's "Elephant?" And what are your thoughts on that film as they regard your points about Linklater and "Boyhood?"
I’ve seen it. It’s okay. Alan Clarke’s Elephant is better. And Gerry is the movie that matters from that Van Sant period.
Do you think Van Sant was able to capture the stillness and quiet and magnitude of small moments more effectively than Linklater did in "Boyhood," though?
Oh, without question. Van Sant is a much better director than Linklater.
Fri March 30, 2018 3:42 pm
durdencommatyler wrote:VinylGuy wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:There is so much content. There are so many choices. And I think that's a good thing.
ugh joe.
Ultimately, I do think it's a good thing. Even when it means more shitty content. So far, I think the biggest issue with so many choices -- apart from access (some people have Hulu, some don't, etc. -- is that it creates sides. But this culture seems to be veering that way regardless. I can't pin that on content choices alone.
Fri March 30, 2018 3:54 pm
VinylGuy wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:VinylGuy wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:There is so much content. There are so many choices. And I think that's a good thing.
ugh joe.
Ultimately, I do think it's a good thing. Even when it means more shitty content. So far, I think the biggest issue with so many choices -- apart from access (some people have Hulu, some don't, etc. -- is that it creates sides. But this culture seems to be veering that way regardless. I can't pin that on content choices alone.
I think is actually destroying the way people approach to culture too.