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Wider shots would require so much more CGI work. Many movies these days are simply a formula that as a middle aged person I've seen so many times I just can't

Wider shots would require so much more CGI work. Many movies these days are simply a formula that as a middle aged person I've seen so many times I just can't watch action or superhero movies, I have zero interest. I am not the target audience though. Even movies aimed at my demographic are laden with tropes, little interesting or creative storyline. Long form TV is generally much more creative story based and does not reboot old TV so much (Bell Air is more of an exception than a rule).

nottorp 5y ago
> Long form TV is generally much more creative story based Agree with the rest, but I'm afraid that i find 99.95% of the current TV series as boring as superhero movies. At least a movie finishes in (up to) 3 hours...
pjc50 5y ago
Early in the pandemic my wife and I started a small virtual film club with a remit of "old, bad, B, or unheard-of films". It's been hugely entertaining, far more so than the modern repetitiveness of superhero movies. And a lot of them make great use of colour, such as the Hammer/Amicus horror movies. Those tend to do fun things with red/green lighting, side or underlighting, or splashes of light across the eyes of an otherwise in darkness character. Re: Bel Air reboot, "dark reboot of light comedy series" is such a ridiculous cliche that I can't believe they've actually done it. Very 2020s.
- smnscu 5y ago
  Enjoy :) https://www.redlettermedia.com/best-of-the-worst https://www.redlettermedia.com/best-of-the-worst
- Khaine 5y ago
  Do you have any film recommendations?
  - pjc50 5y ago
    My wife has an entire blog of them: https://lockdowntransmissions.wordpress.com/2022/01/03/the-covideo-awards-2021/ https://lockdowntransmissions.wordpress.com/2022/01/03/the-c... ; my faves of that list are The Silencers (Dean Martin does a Bond spoof), and Robo-Vampire (low budget knockoff Robocop fights Chinese vampires, incredible nonsense ensues) I'd add Theater of Blood (Vincent Price thespian camp horror with a large number of cameos from British character actors of the 1970s), Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up And Scald Myself With Tea (Soviet time-travel twin-swap comedy), and White Sun Of The Desert, which is traditionally watched by astronauts in their last night of pre-launch quarantine at Baikonur. https://24htech.asia/i-was-bored-so-i-watched-the-movie-that-astronauts-must-view-before-launch-s425563.html https://24htech.asia/i-was-bored-so-i-watched-the-movie-that... ; that has some legitimately great shots in it. To the original question, if you like technicolor you owe it to yourself to see Singin' In The Rain, not just for the title dance sequence but several other big numbers.

nottorp 5y ago

> Long form TV is generally much more creative story based Agree with the rest, but I'm afraid that i find 99.95% of the current TV series as boring as superhero movies. At least a movie finishes in (up to) 3 hours...

pjc50 5y ago

Early in the pandemic my wife and I started a small virtual film club with a remit of "old, bad, B, or unheard-of films". It's been hugely entertaining, far more so than the modern repetitiveness of superhero movies. And a lot of them make great use of colour, such as the Hammer/Amicus horror movies. Those tend to do fun things with red/green lighting, side or underlighting, or splashes of light across the eyes of an otherwise in darkness character. Re: Bel Air reboot, "dark reboot of light comedy series" is such a ridiculous cliche that I can't believe they've actually done it. Very 2020s.

smnscu 5y ago
Enjoy :) https://www.redlettermedia.com/best-of-the-worst https://www.redlettermedia.com/best-of-the-worst
Khaine 5y ago
Do you have any film recommendations?
- pjc50 5y ago
  My wife has an entire blog of them: https://lockdowntransmissions.wordpress.com/2022/01/03/the-covideo-awards-2021/ https://lockdowntransmissions.wordpress.com/2022/01/03/the-c... ; my faves of that list are The Silencers (Dean Martin does a Bond spoof), and Robo-Vampire (low budget knockoff Robocop fights Chinese vampires, incredible nonsense ensues) I'd add Theater of Blood (Vincent Price thespian camp horror with a large number of cameos from British character actors of the 1970s), Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up And Scald Myself With Tea (Soviet time-travel twin-swap comedy), and White Sun Of The Desert, which is traditionally watched by astronauts in their last night of pre-launch quarantine at Baikonur. https://24htech.asia/i-was-bored-so-i-watched-the-movie-that-astronauts-must-view-before-launch-s425563.html https://24htech.asia/i-was-bored-so-i-watched-the-movie-that... ; that has some legitimately great shots in it. To the original question, if you like technicolor you owe it to yourself to see Singin' In The Rain, not just for the title dance sequence but several other big numbers.