Malkavian Raven

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  1. Posted · Edited by CosmicRedPanda · Report post

    Those single takes are one of the things that I adore about that movie. The planning and execution is mind-boggling

     

    The longer the take, it seems the more you get drawn into what is happening.  When movies change angles frequently, something happens in my brain that says, "OK, reset.  Where were we again?"  Not with this movie, completely enveloped by it.

     

    Alfonso Cuaron (the director) won me over big time with this movie, and as much as I knew I wasn't going to like Gravity, I gave it a chance just because it was him who directed it.  Gravity, had it's moments, but nowhere near Children of Men.

     

    Also, may want to catch his series "Believe" he's making.

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  2. Posted · Edited by CosmicRedPanda · Report post

    Snowpiercer is the best sci-fi movie since Children of Men, it's fantastic.

     

    And no I don't wait for official release dates.

     

     

    I love love LOVE Children Of Men

     

    And here I thought I was the only person in the world who actually loved that movie.  Saw it in theatres, out of the four people that saw it, I was the only one that stayed awake through the whole thing.

     

    Really love the single-take camera shots, especially when they're escaping the refugee prison, that one take was something like 7-minutes long, from the time they exited the apartment building she gave birth in to the apartment building they stole the baby back.

     

    One of the few movies I have on my top shelf that I can watch a million times and never get sick of it.

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    When it was released, Minority Report would have fallen under that decade mark, and I think that's a really underrated movie.  That's definitely one of Tom Cruise's best.

     

    Minority Report was innovative to say the least.  Not the biggest Cruise or Farrell fan, but they managed to pull me into the theater seat (mainly by physical threat).

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    Absolutely, although I still think it's a good movie.  I saw potential, but it all felt a little sloppy to me and there were so little details given that it bothered me.  The fact that some people consider it the greatest sci-fi movie of the past decade is upsetting, especially depending on how you classify sci-fi.

     

    I agree with that.  The beginning jumped around too much and the ending just seemed to slow way down.

     

    Then again, I'm the same guy who has "Children Of Men" in his Top-10 All-Time Favorites.

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    I thought the same, everyone thinks I'm crazy when I say I didn't think District 9 was that great haha

     

    I liked the concept of District 9, making humanity seem like the bad guy for a change in an alien movie was a breath of fresh air... but after seeing how the story went, I can see why the aliens are the bad guys.  Not a fan of District 9.

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    Omg. I love that movie.

    Dr, Dr, Dr, Dr, Dr, Dr, Dr, aaaaannnndd Dr.

     

    That is a running joke where I work.  Every Monday when people show up through the door and walk by the cubicles, "Doctor." "Doctor." etc.  When you finally hear someone say, "Annnnd Doctor", we know everyone has shown up in the office. :D

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    Baltimore wanted to film some COPS episodes in our city but the powers that be at COPS refused for the safety of their camera crews.

     

     

    Or so I have herd.....

    What a bunch of whiners. Even the host of Cheaters got stabbed once. You telling me he has more gusto than COPS.

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