Movie Reviews 2.0
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Avatar has just been scaled up from the 2K digital version to the IMAX one, just think about it, where would the extra data come from if it's been filmed with a (stereo) 2K digital camera?
So it's definitely nowhere near the 4K resolution of images recorded with the proper IMAX cameras.
It's advantage for Avatar is that it uses separate projectors for the left and right eyes, so there's no flickering and the brightness is better as well.
Then again, if Ink has some specific kind of problem with his sight (20-30% of the population does, according to some research) then he won't really be able to fully see the 3D. Even qualifying for a driver's license does not test against such problems, so with most people it goes unnoticed.
So it's definitely nowhere near the 4K resolution of images recorded with the proper IMAX cameras.
It's advantage for Avatar is that it uses separate projectors for the left and right eyes, so there's no flickering and the brightness is better as well.
Then again, if Ink has some specific kind of problem with his sight (20-30% of the population does, according to some research) then he won't really be able to fully see the 3D. Even qualifying for a driver's license does not test against such problems, so with most people it goes unnoticed.
(Sympathy for) Lady Vengeance and Memories of Murder: 8/10, each. Both are really well made, dark and violent (with incidental humor), and Korean. Lady Vengeance was good enough to make me look for Oldboy, which was a huge mistake: take out any humor and you're left with just a punishing movie with no real redeeming qualities.
But I'm still psyched for more Korean films, so I'm going to try my luck with Mr Vengeance. Anyone see The Chaser? Is it any good? I just missed it on the Sundance Channel (which is where I saw the three above), and it's not out on DVD in the US.
Oh, and Year One: 6/10. Juvenile and disjointed, yeah, but there were enough funny bits (Cross and Cera) to make it worth seeing. Fair warning: Rotten Tomatoes has it at 15%.
But I'm still psyched for more Korean films, so I'm going to try my luck with Mr Vengeance. Anyone see The Chaser? Is it any good? I just missed it on the Sundance Channel (which is where I saw the three above), and it's not out on DVD in the US.
Oh, and Year One: 6/10. Juvenile and disjointed, yeah, but there were enough funny bits (Cross and Cera) to make it worth seeing. Fair warning: Rotten Tomatoes has it at 15%.
I think that was a bit of a missed opportunity actually. It could have been a lot funnier than it turned out to be - it certainly had the premise and the cast to be.
sympathy for mr vengence http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310775/
is the worse of the trilogy
a couple of decent recent korean films
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365376/ a tale of two sisters
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468492/ the host
is the worse of the trilogy
a couple of decent recent korean films
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365376/ a tale of two sisters
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468492/ the host
That was surprising - I actually really, really liked Oldboy! One of, and perhaps even my most favorite of the Koreans.
I think the ending was what turned me off completely, because the movie up to there was superbly made: direction, acting, story-telling. So I guess it has a ton of redeeming qualities, but the ending puts it in negative infinity territory. At least I have the polar opposite of The Sound of Music on the scale of superbly-crafted movies. 
I'm still going to try Senor Vengeance, because I dig the dark style. It's the first in the trilogy, so I can see it being not as polished as the other two, but I'm hoping it's not as effed up as Oldboy.
And, yeah, I'm being generous with Year One. It was sloppy, but I lol'ed.
Edit: zed, it seems you're right ("repugnant"). I'll give it a pass. Arwin, I'm not sure I'd call the story compelling overall, b/c it started repelling me toward the end. I liked the story-telling, but ended up hating the story itself. Lady Vengeance is as stylistically excellent as Oldboy, but with a story I can swallow.
I'm still going to try Senor Vengeance, because I dig the dark style. It's the first in the trilogy, so I can see it being not as polished as the other two, but I'm hoping it's not as effed up as Oldboy.
And, yeah, I'm being generous with Year One. It was sloppy, but I lol'ed.
Edit: zed, it seems you're right ("repugnant"). I'll give it a pass. Arwin, I'm not sure I'd call the story compelling overall, b/c it started repelling me toward the end. I liked the story-telling, but ended up hating the story itself.
Lady Vengeance is as stylistically excellent as Oldboy, but with a story I can swallow.
Fair enough. I liked the ending myself, so that could be all the difference. Also, if a movie has good acting, a compelling story, and is totally unpredictable, that gives a lot of extra points for me.
But I'm actually (for a change) in the majority here - most people do like Oldboy a lot. It's often ranked in people's top three Korean movies, and on IMDB it ranks 8.3/10.
Also, if a movie has good acting, a compelling story, and is totally unpredictable, that gives a lot of extra points for me. But I'm actually (for a change) in the majority here - most people do like Oldboy a lot. It's often ranked in people's top three Korean movies, and on IMDB it ranks 8.3/10.
I just saw Avatar(3D) for the first time in Beijing. Had a free night. I found the movie quite entertaining if totally hokey. Definitely the "Dances with Wolves" category as others have pointed out. As a movie I'd give it 7/10 easily.
Now, as for the 3D, I found it a complete waste. It was impressive occasionally, annoying occasionally and, overall, made a vibrant movie dingy and flat (irony). I would like to see it again without 3D but I'll wait for a blu-ray rental.
Now, as for the 3D, I found it a complete waste. It was impressive occasionally, annoying occasionally and, overall, made a vibrant movie dingy and flat (irony). I would like to see it again without 3D but I'll wait for a blu-ray rental.
Having seen both recently I'd have a hard time putting GI Joe over Holmes unless some of the tail were to get more undressed as it were. Then again I'm biased toward Downey as we went to school together...but GI Joe SUCKED.
WTF? The Hangover deserves at least a 9/10. Personally I'd give it 9.5/10. Your sense of humor is irreparably broken.
Shaky cam ftl! Hated that f'n movie.
Compared to Very Bad Things, The Hangover is stupid.
I didn't even notice shaky cam...maybe cuz I watched it on an iPod at 37,000 ft over the pacific
Anyone seen Antichrist? I've got it on Bluray (rented) and just wondering if it's as bad as people have been saying, before wasting 2 hours of my life...
What 3D technology (screen and glasses), if you know? Because the quality varies quite a bit! I saw a brand new and high quality Dolby3D implementation with polarized glasses (phase shift type of technology) on a special, bright edge curved screen with a very good projector. Then I saw my next 3D movie on an old screen that hadn't been updated for 3D, with old heavy glasses that took out a lot of color and light by themselves, and the experience although still pretty good, was incomparable with the Dolby 3D experience.
It's this system I think that I've got the best experience with so far:
http://www.dolby.com/professional/solutions/cinema/3d-digital-cinema.html
But apparently RealD can be good as well, there are probably older and more recent implementations (that I got to experience), but in practice I'm hearing good things about both (e.g. here http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1085037&page=3 ).
A lot depends on the screen and actual projectors being used.
the glasses looked like these:
http://www.xpandcinema.com/products/glasses/X102-home/
http://www.xpandcinema.com/products/glasses/X102-home/
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