Oh yeah Saul - Nasty shady lawyer. Aalae summa gummnunnu pudichirukaanga. He played the role very well :thumbsup:
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Oh yeah Saul - Nasty shady lawyer. Aalae summa gummnunnu pudichirukaanga. He played the role very well :thumbsup:
^except Skyler ever other role in BrBa is :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Why not a separate thread for TV series? #justsaying
But isn't the actress the right fit? Playing the bitch-type. Her son calls her exactly that & it came out well. Job well done.Quote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
I expected a bit more bitchiness in line with the role of Faye Dunaway from the movie Network :-D.. Dunaway really did get into viewer's skin in the movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by kid-glove
That was a fantastic performanceQuote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
But this woman cares for WW in ways a Dunaway-type would not.Quote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
Last season was about "Hiesenberg" rubbing off on her too. While she doesn't approve of it, she sort of identifies that there's no point of return. So might as well help WW to secure the family.
Her reactions towards end of 'crawl space' & after that. She's not sure anymore.
Fear taking over love & desire when Walter turns into Heisenberg on phone or in person. When he speaks about being the guy who would 'knock the door' to saying 'I won' in the finale, the actress portrayed complexity really well. Her eyes reflect the sort of density you'd expect from an accomplice to Heisenberg's complete takeover. It had the perplexity of a person not being prepared for it.
^She does the compassion/fear part well but struggles to show the required fortitude when dealing with Ted in the 'Salud' episode..the scene called for her to be condescending while she turns out almost remorseful. She doesn't flaunt the required certitude of being a Hiesenberg's accomplice.
Is Skyler, a right-to-heart moral person, going to behave in that manner? Outrightly? She only ever agrees to sign Ted's documents (That gets her into trouble) coz she gathered that her husband was a crystal meth dealer. :lol: As I said, a lot of it is subconciously rubbed on to her, without knowing the full implications & complications she'd run into. It'd be plain 'bitchy' if he showed these qualities. She only appears to be a 'bitch' (& she is in 'acknowledgment' of that so as to 'save' WW's image among family), but in decisive moments & gestures, she shows the real self. I dig that.Quote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
imo she doesn't bring out the dichotomy in her character..sample Pinkman in the same 'Salud' episode..his act as a chief cook at the cartel's lab was :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by kid-glove
She's not one of the A-game actors, that's for sure.
Revisited Snatch
Cousin Avi is the real hero of the movie. :clap:
That most of the old-timers speak with a desolate tone about digitalization of this process, however hackneyed it may sound, is sort of understandable; kinda the old-dog-new-tricks thingy. We hear similar rants in other fields as well, that have seen similar changes with passing of time – still photography, music, painting, to name a few. Film photography, that too in the digital age, is more of an obsessive indulgence, a narcissist, pleasure seeking ritual. It’s difficult to not be smitten in the process of seeing an image taking form on the paper, the mechanicalness of the process notwithstanding, segment after segment, layer after layer, sitting enveloped in darkness, but for a little red bulb in one corner – a selfish pleasure; you’d want to tap yourself on the back for the pride of having achieved something seemingly miraculous, an energy-to-matter conversion of sorts! A wholly romantic, self-pleasuring exercise. :razz:Quote:
Originally Posted by kid-glove
‘What’s with all the fuss? It’s about the final image at the end of it’ Mr. Practical would say, rather irate. ‘What’s life without love?’ Mr. film photographer would answer! (Krish Ashok calls it ‘Technostalgia’). Trying buying a pack of B/W 35mm film in Bangalore and you’d know why I said decaying, it’s bloody extinct I say!
That applies to photography only.
For a filmmaker, it's out of his hands as it's entirely mechanized without his involvement.
Stevie (filmmakers in general) doesn't sit around the dark room for all this. All the indulgence with 8mm negative is done in his pubescent age, nowadays he'd have digital intermediate sitting on editor's room without him noticing.
It might be decaying in retail market & photography, but lot of filmmakers, still vast majority, stick to film. And for them to cut the film, it's already in digital form. So the romanticization seems a bit preposterous.
Of course, I was referring to still photography, cos that's the one I relate to (as a novice hobbyist).
Digital is here to stay, there's no two ways about it. Heck, just the convenience aspect of it outweighs whatever benefit film has to offer. And with continuous advancement it's only going to get better. The days isn't too far when even the filmmakers, who adamantly stand by film now, will decide to use their beloved erstwhile equipments as antique showpieces to decorate their offices and homes.
^isn't Midnight in Paris the first ever Woody Allen's movie to go for a digital intermediate?
It isn't in the league of Up or Ratatouille. Easily.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Its for kids, their massive merchandise for kids, etc. And, Lasseter's personal ego. Agreed.
Absolutely have no idea why many many people on the web claim it a flop or a bad movie! And, this is what folks at Disney are capable of. I don't think they're gonna ever pass their benchmark Pixar created with the first 9.
They did a very good job with the animation.. I mean showing various parts of the world and everything. McMissile being a Bond Car (Aston Martin reference), too much of yapping from Mater, and Lasseter's self-procalamtion with Lass Tyres, etc. in the scenes and stuff were annoying. But, it was entertaining alright!
Watched several short movies (Bluray/DVD extras)
Toon Mater's Tales. (If you hate Cars 2, try re-watching Cars 2 after watching this 35 minute video). Disgrace to Pixar Studios.
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furios Five. Dreamworks could have done much better, still worth a watch.
MegaMind: Button of Doom. Quite Silly. Passable.
P.S: Can't we open a seperate thread for TV Shows? Please. A Kind request.
They never failed in animation department. But the film is so bland and making Mater as a lead just killed the film. I didn't find the film entertaining at all. Coming from Pixar's stable, that's a massive disappointment.Quote:
Originally Posted by VENKIRAJA
^LM, have you seen Pixar Short Films collection? it chronicles all their work from their inception..ethodo sapan version dvd thaen kidaika matankudhu
I don't have the entire collection, but it's on the download queue. What do you mean by Japan version :?
seems sapan ver comes with a docu on Pixar
You mean this. Will try to get it. It's there on youtube too.
^same piece..thx..leeching it from torrent :-D
Naan dhaan solrene, After watching Toon Mater's Tales (40 minutes of non-stop South US accented Mater yapping) Cars-2 felt blissful. McMissile's opening stunt sequence is the best action sequence from Pixar.
LM, I have the complete collection in 720p including The Pixar Story.
We must trade movies one day.
Adhukkaga engayachum meet podanum :mrgreen:
DI-ing is very common (very few exceptions, like TWBB & Ingloriuous Basterds, latter esp. completely photochemical.)Quote:
Originally Posted by wizzy
Re. WA, I'm assuming Maria Elena recommendation of lab-printed photography over digital to Cristina meant something. :)
Not sure about the best of Pixar. It was better than many Bond film openings 8-)Quote:
Originally Posted by VENKIRAJA
Soor :thumbsup:Quote:
LM, I have the complete collection in 720p including The Pixar Story.
We must trade movies one day.
Adhukkaga engayachum meet podanum :mrgreen:
@k-g purely on the ease of use imo the actor-directors if and when they get a chance should be migrating to digital..they should be welcoming the luxury of not acting between reloads or always be aware of whether the camera is running or not..
Absolutely.
But I could accept when it's used to make TWBB and IB. The former is a classical form of narrative storytelling with every grain of the landscape captured in all its texture by the film form & the latter, the 35mm reel is the means of 'wish fulfillment' for the filmmaker (& Shoshanna) for all practical & narrative purposes (killing Hitler, their shared ideal)!
I'd like to see filmmakers justify the form. When Lynch does 'Inland Empire', it's like the digital form governs its whole conception!
So far, I've watched a few Dreamworks flicks:
MegaMind
Despicable Me
Bee Movie
How to train your Dragon
Kung Fu Panda I & II
Wallace & Gromit: In search of the were Rabbit
Horton hears a who
Madagascar I & II
Rio
Bolt (Wait.. Is it Disney?)
Any more that is worth watching? (Any other Animation studios? Except Disney and Pixar of course)
Bolt is from Disney. Rio is a 20th Century Fox release. Check Ice Age movies too.
Didn't know Ice Age was from DW. I thought it was Disney's. Trilogy paarthachu :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
No, Ice Age is from 20th Century Fox too. In fact it's just released by them. Produced by Blue Sky studios. Their recent film is Rio.Quote:
Originally Posted by VENKIRAJA
Watched Rango - Animation was brilliant. Better than even KFP, not sure how 3D worked for people. KFP2 beats 3D visualization in any movie made thus dar.Western :\ Didn't like the idea. Was a lot boring than I expected!
I stopped watching Rango midway. Bayangara kadiya irundhudhu :|
Attention to detail (Only in PQ and Level of Image Rendering) was amazing. Never seen any gourgeous-er movie than this one. Makkal Definte Oscar contender-nraainga :rant: Wish some East Asian flick steals the show.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Watched Coraline. Creepy stuff. Strictly for <13 year olds. Expected it when I used to follow movies during 2009.. Trailer-watching and all. Good, that I didn't waste money in the theatres.
Two (totally different) animations. Saturday night, vopened the bottle when the first one started.
Batman: Year One
Told kid that I'd do a marathon on all Batman movies and animations I have on Deepavali day. But couldn't wait for this one.Thanks to Nolan/Oldman, looks like there is lot more interest in Gordon's character. Here's it's a tale of two heroes, Batman and Gordon (which should have been the title) when the latter was still a Lieutenant. Verdict: Fantastic! It's up there with some of the finest animation especially the Kevin Conroy ones (ithula voice artist is different, but you will not be distracted).
Cars 2
Well let's say as this one progressed my interest regressed (remember I opened the bottle slightly more than an hour ago), so I am to be blamed for not really into it. I liked Michael Caine's involvement, and that's about it.
The Italian Job.
இதுக்கு The Bank Job எவ்வளவோ பரவாயில்லை. இங்கிலாந்தில் பட்டைய கெளப்பிய Jason Statham-ஐ இத்தாலியில் சரியாக பயன்படுத்த தவறிவிட்டார்கள். ஆனாலும் தொழில் நுட்பம் மனதை ஈர்த்தது. குறிப்பாக ஆரம்பக் காட்சிகளில் தண்ணீரில் மிதக்கும் நகரமான வெனிஸில் நடக்கும் படகுகளின் துரத்தல், இறுதிக்காட்சியில் காரோடு சரிக்கு சரியாக எதிர்த்து நிற்கும் ஹெலிகாப்டர் காட்சி. அதுவும் எந்தவித கிராஃபிக்ஸ் துணையில்லாமல் ஹெலிகாப்டரை ஒரு கட்டிட வளாகத்தில் ஓட்டி நிறுத்தும் லாவகம். அழகு.
Venkirram, watch the original with Michael Caine, it's far more entertaining and funny. And considering it was the late 60s, you'd appreciate the car stunts a lot more.
Actually Nolan himself was inspired by 'Year One', it's the best batman comic and most essential.
Thought so, this is a useful companion piece to Batman Begins. The ending is the same (Evano oruttar Joker-Am scene).