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Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 09:45:01 AMFEAR (1996):
Second viewing of this big ball of cheese because Madame wanted to watch it for some reason. I puzzled over which section to post this in. It isn't a Good Movie but it isn't incompetent either and it is pretty fun Bad Movie to howl at and make fun of, from time to time, but on the other hand if you've seen it once, it takes a loooooooong time to get where it's going and really tried my patience for about an hour.
When I met and spent time w/ director James Foley, he said he was proud of two things about FEAR - one, that he got a decent performance out of Marky Mark, and two, he was proud of the rollercoaster scene and generally happy w/ the frisson between Marky Mark and Reese Witherspoon. I'm glad he felt good about that stuff. I do wish he had a better screenplay to work with - this ain't Mamet, that's for sure! However I also have to hang some of the blame for what fails to work in FEAR on Foley's shoulders. The final 25 minutes becomes a home invasion thriller and replays many familiar beats from STRAW DOGS and even the most famous moment from the Coens' BLOOD SIMPLE. This final act should have been the best part of FEAR - and it probably is, only by virtue of the first three-quarters being so rote. But the finale never fully picks up steam and although FEAR is Rated R, the climactic violence still lacks the bloody gruesomeness that would've delivered a big payoff.*
Witherspoon, legit 80s star William Peterson, and Amy Brenneman all seem to know that FEAR is pure cheese and never really invest more than what is required of the material. Alyssa Milano, on the other hand, must have thought FEAR was her shot at an Oscar or something and swings wildly for the fences. Wahlberg, though, really is the film's strongest asset - electrifying and totally convincing as a completely conscienceless, reprehensible, inhuman piece of trash. Was he acting?
James Foley thought he was acting, and took a lot of the credit for getting the performance out of Marky - who Foley claimed was an annoying idiot but not a bad person (though Wahlberg's own criminal history and public rhetoric may suggest otherwise).
2.5/5 * The bloodiest part of the movie, unfortunately. is what Wahlberg does to the family dog. If you're a pet-lover, you can safely skip FEAR altogether.
Second viewing of this big ball of cheese because Madame wanted to watch it for some reason. I puzzled over which section to post this in. It isn't a Good Movie but it isn't incompetent either and it is pretty fun Bad Movie to howl at and make fun of, from time to time, but on the other hand if you've seen it once, it takes a loooooooong time to get where it's going and really tried my patience for about an hour.
When I met and spent time w/ director James Foley, he said he was proud of two things about FEAR - one, that he got a decent performance out of Marky Mark, and two, he was proud of the rollercoaster scene and generally happy w/ the frisson between Marky Mark and Reese Witherspoon. I'm glad he felt good about that stuff. I do wish he had a better screenplay to work with - this ain't Mamet, that's for sure! However I also have to hang some of the blame for what fails to work in FEAR on Foley's shoulders. The final 25 minutes becomes a home invasion thriller and replays many familiar beats from STRAW DOGS and even the most famous moment from the Coens' BLOOD SIMPLE. This final act should have been the best part of FEAR - and it probably is, only by virtue of the first three-quarters being so rote. But the finale never fully picks up steam and although FEAR is Rated R, the climactic violence still lacks the bloody gruesomeness that would've delivered a big payoff.*
Witherspoon, legit 80s star William Peterson, and Amy Brenneman all seem to know that FEAR is pure cheese and never really invest more than what is required of the material. Alyssa Milano, on the other hand, must have thought FEAR was her shot at an Oscar or something and swings wildly for the fences. Wahlberg, though, really is the film's strongest asset - electrifying and totally convincing as a completely conscienceless, reprehensible, inhuman piece of trash. Was he acting?
James Foley thought he was acting, and took a lot of the credit for getting the performance out of Marky - who Foley claimed was an annoying idiot but not a bad person (though Wahlberg's own criminal history and public rhetoric may suggest otherwise). 2.5/5 * The bloodiest part of the movie, unfortunately. is what Wahlberg does to the family dog. If you're a pet-lover, you can safely skip FEAR altogether.
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Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 09:28:08 AM
Frankie is more what I thought Carly Rae Jepsen was.
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Bad Movies / Re: 100 Movie Doctors
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 09:03:12 AMI was thinking of including "Young Doctors in Love," so yeah.
38. Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
38. Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
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Games / Re: Answer the question with a...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 08:14:42 AM
Why did you quit dancing?
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Pros & Novices / Re: Best material for a green ...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 08:03:38 AMQuote from: mirha760 on Today at 06:52:00 AMFor a simple green-screen setup, I agree that using a plain, consistent shade of green is probably more important than choosing an expensive setup. Even lighting also seems important because shadows can make the editing and background removal more difficult. For people working on video projects and adding text or graphics later, having useful design resources such as [spam link removed]cool symbols in Urdu[/spam] can also help when creating titles, captions, or other visual elements.
Banned.
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Good Movies / Re: Spoil a movie
Last post by Trevor - Today at 07:57:29 AMQuote from: M.10rda on Today at 06:54:26 AMCASABLANCA: The best gal for Bogie is the little moustachioed Frenchman.
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 07:09:29 AMDREAMS OF THE RAREBIT FIEND: THE PET (1921):
This might be the original kaiju movie! Director Winsor McKay was the author of the "Little Nemo In Slumberland" comic strip and also the strip that shares its title w/ this short - apparently the title character loves eating "rarebit" (rabbit?) but it always gives him nocturnal indigestion and wacky dreams. In this 11-minute episode, he dreams that his wife adopts what at first looks like a tiny stray kitty cat, then starts to grow into something more doglike, then gradually more like a mini- (then full-size) rhino, and finally into a giant monster, which proceeds to do what all giant monsters tend to do - rampage and destroy the city. Obviously the air force must respond!
McKay made this cartoon 7 years after the primitive GERTIE THE DINOSAUR - and the evolution of both animation technology and McKay's own craft is remarkable. There's clear similarity to Miyazaki and Otomo, w/ stylized yet detailed backgrounds and then smartly strategic, convincing character movement against those backgrounds. THE PET would still look sturdy if it premiered today in an indie animation screening. McKay apparently made at least one other RAREBIT FIEND short, though it seems to have been lost.
Too bad! 4/5
This might be the original kaiju movie! Director Winsor McKay was the author of the "Little Nemo In Slumberland" comic strip and also the strip that shares its title w/ this short - apparently the title character loves eating "rarebit" (rabbit?) but it always gives him nocturnal indigestion and wacky dreams. In this 11-minute episode, he dreams that his wife adopts what at first looks like a tiny stray kitty cat, then starts to grow into something more doglike, then gradually more like a mini- (then full-size) rhino, and finally into a giant monster, which proceeds to do what all giant monsters tend to do - rampage and destroy the city. Obviously the air force must respond!
McKay made this cartoon 7 years after the primitive GERTIE THE DINOSAUR - and the evolution of both animation technology and McKay's own craft is remarkable. There's clear similarity to Miyazaki and Otomo, w/ stylized yet detailed backgrounds and then smartly strategic, convincing character movement against those backgrounds. THE PET would still look sturdy if it premiered today in an indie animation screening. McKay apparently made at least one other RAREBIT FIEND short, though it seems to have been lost.
Too bad! 4/5 #9
Good Movies / Re: Spoil a movie
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 06:54:26 AMCASABLANCA: The best gal for Bogie is the little moustachioed Frenchman.
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Pros & Novices / Re: Best material for a green ...
Last post by mirha760 - Today at 06:52:00 AMFor a simple green-screen setup, I agree that using a plain, consistent shade of green is probably more important than choosing an expensive setup. Even lighting also seems important because shadows can make the editing and background removal more difficult. For people working on video projects and adding text or graphics later, having useful design resources such as [spam link removed]cool symbols in Urdu[/spam] can also help when creating titles, captions, or other visual elements.