One more reason I'm against remakes/reboots. They're inherently aimed at the Boomer audience, and the producers often presume that the history of the story is known to the viewers before they walk into the theater.
On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Mr. Worf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I was a little surprised by the number of kids that were there. > > I got the feeling that they sacrificed some of the background stories for > pacing. Which seems to be the norm nowadays. > > On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 3:57 AM, Martin Baxter <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> Sign me up, Mr Worf. I was sick of it the second time I saw it used. >> >> As for "Clash of the Titans", I've seen it through... alternative means. >> Meh. Didn't care much for the original, but I'll still take it, given the >> choice between the two. >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 5:37 AM, Mr. Worf <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> I think its time to start a petition to stop the shaky camera technique. >>> >>> Tonight I went to the mall with a few friends to check out Clash of the >>> Titans. I was promptly reminded why I hate watching movies in the theater vs >>> the large screen and privacy at home. Behind me someone's kid was >>> chitchatting through half of the movie, and the guy next to me decided he >>> needed to try to have a phone call over the deafening THX sound. >>> >>> That was just the atmosphere. During the movie in several key scenes the >>> camera was moved on its axis left to right to the point that it was blurry. >>> Good thing the version of the movie that we were watching was not in 3d! I >>> probably would have tossed my lunch! It was ridiculous! Years of playing >>> video games and I still couldn't keep up with what was going on the screen. >>> This has to stop. Its just a silly, lazy practice by hack directors. >>> >>> Can we start the petition? >>> >>> The movie: >>> >>> The movie had even less depth than the original movie. They didn't >>> explain the relationship between Zeus and Hades and why he was banished to >>> the underworld. Nor why mankind was upset with the gods, except that the >>> gods treated them wrong. They didn't explain what a titan was or who zeus >>> fought to gain power. >>> >>> The effects were ok in 2d, but you really could tell that somethings were >>> purposely done to wow the audience in 3d. Wow may be too strong of a word >>> here. >>> >>> Overall it is typical matinee fair. Watch it for the action if you can >>> stomach the shaking camera. >>> >>> 1st draft of the petition: >>> >>> We are tired of trying to follow mediocre fight scenes that have been >>> hyped up by unimaginative directors by simply shaking or wiggling the >>> camera! This practice must stop now! >>> >>> Your Name: >>> >>> >>> What do you think? >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell >> wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
