Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Actually looks like one of the shittest films ever made.-AC
Yeeeeah...,my thoughts exactly.
I know John Cusack isn't a stranger to big Blockbusters but this...,this is just to much. I can't say i lost respect for John after seeing this trailer because i never had any for him but i am a bit disappointed 😂 I may end up eating my words and if this movie turns out to be gold i will record myself eating an economy sized jar of hot mayonnaise and post it here on KMC.
If you, as a director, make the kind of film that needs the audience to "switch off" in order to enjoy it or for it to seem good, then you're doing a horrible job.
"Switch off" is just another term for "Ignore the fact that it's shit, just enjoy the effects.".
I can't do that. If a film is shit, it's shit. I am not gonna pay (Time OR money) to watch a movie that I have to dumb myself down for.
-AC
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
If you, as a director, make the kind of film that needs the audience to "switch off" in order to enjoy it or for it to seem good, then you're doing a horrible job."Switch off" is just another term for "Ignore the fact that it's shit, just enjoy the effects.".
I can't do that. If a film is shit, it's shit. I am not gonna pay (Time OR money) to watch a movie that I have to dumb myself down for.
-AC
i disagree, tbh. not every movie has to have a great story or great acting so that it can be enjoyable. there will always be a difference between the audiences attracted by different movies. the same people who enjoy wolverine origins aren't necessarily going to enjoy the dark knight, and vice versa.
just because one person doesn't enjoy a movie doesn't mean it doesn't hold some value to someone else.
oh, and when i said switch off, i meant switch off. nothing else.
Originally posted by -Pr-
i disagree, tbh. not every movie has to have a great story or great acting so that it can be enjoyable. there will always be a difference between the audiences attracted by different movies. the same people who enjoy wolverine origins aren't necessarily going to enjoy the dark knight, and vice versa.just because one person doesn't enjoy a movie doesn't mean it doesn't hold some value to someone else.
oh, and when i said switch off, i meant switch off. nothing else.
What does "switch off" mean to you, then?
Because that term is generally said to mean "turn your brain off".
If you have to do that, it's obviously shit. If you switch your brain off you can enjoy anything.
-AC
I don't mind spending money on a film when I have the effects to watch, I admire how they make such wonderful things come alive on the screen, I'm more than happy to watch a whole movie of it. To me, it's not a waste of money or time to watch such a thing. I paid to watch two actors walk through a badlands type scenary for a whole film(there was one scene where it must have been 20 minutes of the camera just following the two characters walking slowly... I can sit through anything lol. I got through it because I was concentrating on the cinematography).
But then I didn't spend any money on The Day After Tomorrow...
Originally posted by MildPossessionI'm a Dennis Quaid fan haermm
I don't mind spending money on a film when I have the effects to watch, I admire how they make such wonderful things come alive on the screen, I'm more than happy to watch a whole movie of it. To me, it's not a waste of money or time to watch such a thing. I paid to watch two actors walk through a badlands type scenary for a whole film(there was one scene where it must have been 20 minutes of the camera just following the two characters walking slowly... I can sit through anything lol. I got through it because I was concentrating on the cinematography).But then I didn't spend any money on The Day After Tomorrow...
I dodged a bullet when I decided to wait and DVD "Knowing."
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
If you, as a director, make the kind of film that needs the audience to "switch off" in order to enjoy it or for it to seem good, then you're doing a horrible job."Switch off" is just another term for "Ignore the fact that it's shit, just enjoy the effects.".
I can't do that. If a film is shit, it's shit. I am not gonna pay (Time OR money) to watch a movie that I have to dumb myself down for.
-AC
Why should the visuals in a film not be considered entertainment or art unto themselves. A basic plot and average acting can just be a vessel for showing a visually stunning piece of film?
Odd that some films are considered classics for their visuals without having anything else particularly standout (Hero for example) but others which are just as visually stunning, albeit in a different way) are considered crap because they don't have a complex plot or Oscar worthy acting.
I'm as sceptical as you are about this film. I don't think the plot will be up to much at all, especially if the line "CALIFORNIA IS GOING DOWN" is anything to go buy.
It won't be considered a classic but it will be visually amazing.
Originally posted by jaden101
Why should the visuals in a film not be considered entertainment or art unto themselves. A basic plot and average acting can just be a vessel for showing a visually stunning piece of film?Odd that some films are considered classics for their visuals without having anything else particularly standout (Hero for example) but others which are just as visually stunning, albeit in a different way) are considered crap because they don't have a complex plot or Oscar worthy acting.
I'm as sceptical as you are about this film. I don't think the plot will be up to much at all, especially if the line "CALIFORNIA IS GOING DOWN" is anything to go buy.
It won't be considered a classic but it will be visually amazing.
Because that's not why I go to see movies.
When you consider that I have to dedicate money and an hour or more of my irretrievable time to this, I want to come out thinking it was worth it, and I'm way past being impressed solely by things that go bang and look nice.
I'm just...not impressed by visuals like that being the selling point of a movie. If a movie has amazing visuals as a bonus, swell.
-AC
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Because that's not why I go to see movies.When you consider that I have to dedicate money and an hour or more of my irretrievable time to this, I want to come out thinking it was worth it, and I'm way past being impressed solely by things that go bang and look nice.
I'm just...not impressed by visuals like that being the selling point of a movie. If a movie has amazing visuals as a bonus, swell.
-AC
It may well surprise us both. I think to immediately jump to the conclusion that it's going to be shit and so not go and see it is a bit of a narrow viewpoint though.
Past being impressed by things that look nice? Bit of an strange thing to say given that many mediums in art rely solely on looking nice. Movies can be made by that same principle and everything else is the bonus. Plot, acting etc.