Essay21 2,385 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I wouldnt say 1000 times better, but it is much better. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,757 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 I thought I was being too generous to Interstellar with that estimate. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 You just didnt get it. Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 68 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 So I saw Birdman awhile ago. Â Yeah. Wow. Â I watched the Oscars so I knew a little about the movie but didn't know too much, and had managed not to hear that it's a motherfucking ONE HUNDRED MINUTE LONG SHOT WITH NO CUTS or whatever the length was until it finally cuts. That was honestly what blew me away the most. Hitchcock's Rope was a movie I saw as a kid and was probably the first time I thought about cuts and how movies are put together. He had to cut every ten minutes or so cuz that was as much film as a camera could hold, but they're nearly all hidden cuts. They're pretty obvious when you're looking for them but it's still great. Â The shooting in Birdman blew my mind. I'm sure there's behind the scenes documentary features and detailed explanations/good guesses at where all the hidden cuts are but I haven't looked any of that up. There were a small handful of obvious hidden cuts, like when they enter and leave the bar, when they go up to the roof -- basically I can think of maybe 4 times the screen goes black for a quarter-second because the characters are in darkness -- but most of them had to be digital and I really couldn't tell whether a shot was actually a 20-minute shot or if there had been 2 or 3 or 10 digital cuts in there when the camera did a quick pan or whatever. There were definitely some long-ass shots though. Â I feel like the opening shot of the film was legit, no cuts, for 15 minutes or longer until Keaton brain-slams a vase into the wall and the camera does a really quick pan and it seemed a relatively easy spot for a digital-stitch. But it didn't look like it cut, I just thought 'oh they could sneak a cut here', and I have no idea if they did. And all the floating and flying shit was brilliantly done, and there were a couple things that were so good they were funny. Like when the cameraman passes behind Keaton as he's sitting in front of a big mirror (this happens multiple times) and you can see the full reflection and everything but the camera and cameraman are invisible. Â I wasn't expecting the long shot(s) so I didn't pick up on it at first, that it was seriously all one shot and not just some very long shots. And I kept waiting for it. Like they can't go an hour without a cut, this is ridiculous. Â And the Raymond Carver production could have been over-the-top terrible but instead it was perfect. Like his play was soooooooooooo bad and misguided but it was very believably bad, which made it hilarious. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,354 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 God, I wish I'd not known that about Birdman. The Cutless nature of it, was the only thing I knew about it ( and made me want to see it). It's just spectacular, Isn't it? It doesn't seem gimmicky at all, but adds to the frantic tension and insanity of the movie 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 God, I wish I'd not known that about Birdman. The Cutless nature of it, was the only thing I knew about it ( and made me want to see it). It's just spectacular, Isn't it? It doesn't seem gimmicky at all, but adds to the frantic tension and insanity of the movie  I thought it took away from the movie. It was distracting how hard they tried to be so cool. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,354 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 #Tanner2.0 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,723 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 you know i'm right. only interesting thing about that movie is the one long shot thing and that was distracting after a while. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,354 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 It was at no point distracting, it was spectacular and it added to the tension and emotional depth of the movie. I swear to god if you move these hot takes from sports, to cinema, you'll be dead to me. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Id argue, but i cant risk losing you too. Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 #Tanner2.0  I said I loved Birdman, moron. My movie opinions are impeccable. Deal with it.  You 2 should **** off and just text each other all day. Nobody outside of you 2 care about the bs you both post  Oh mygerd I'm so mean Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,723 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 what makes you think we aren't texting each other too? Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,354 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I said I loved Birdman, moron. Â I'm not sure you grasp the meaning of #Tanner2.0 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Mcgee, did you get my text about how tanner doesnt understand whats going on? Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Haha I don't even remember posting that  (Edit) 1:09am... that explains it Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 tony's are for gays. oscars are for closeted gays. Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 This is not the week for gay bashing! Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,354 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Haha I don't even remember posting that  (Edit) 1:09am... that explains it  if you black out drunk post, that would explain a lot, and make me re-evaluate your status as a terrible poster, given the extenuating circumstances.  tony's are for gays. oscars are for closeted gays.   What are you talking about, the Oscars are the gay superbowl. Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I wasn't blackout drunk. Just drunk and forgot posting it, I remember posting it once I saw it and I'm fine with what I said. Even though it's a dopey post I could care less because you two really are losers who pretty much just like each other's posts all day in a forum where nobody is really hanging out 24/7 except you two. I don't give a shit what either of you think Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,354 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 As someone who gets black out drunk and posts here, and then can't even admit that they were black out drunk, I'd be real careful about throwing the "loser" stone around, if I were you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Forgetting a post = blackout drunk. Ok. I'm sure I'd be able to post a paragraph if I was blackout drunk Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,723 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 i wish you'd blackout and walk off a cliff. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 i wish you'd blackout and walk off a cliff. I wonder if bigd is going to like your post Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,723 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 hold on, let me log into the big d account and like it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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