tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post630019784820869727..comments2023-11-02T06:50:17.503-07:00Comments on <ul>Fantasy & SciFi Lovin' Reviews</ul>: Killing Me With CGISQThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-14433121696365225472009-11-27T22:24:59.112-08:002009-11-27T22:24:59.112-08:00Carl
I couldn't agree more.Carl<br /><br />I couldn't agree more.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-26131497983921970702009-11-27T10:43:06.047-08:002009-11-27T10:43:06.047-08:00I have a lot of mixed feelings about this movie. ...I have a lot of mixed feelings about this movie. It does seem very CGI heavy, with effects that seem very CGI-ish, if that makes any sense. I think the trailers make the movie look heavy-handed and preachy as well. I hope that is more because of the way the trailer was cut together and not the reality. I don't need yet another movie to push war, environmentalism, etc. viewpoints down my throat.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-78495780673780351362009-11-23T13:41:45.945-08:002009-11-23T13:41:45.945-08:00The best CGI is the stuff you don't notice. B...The best CGI is the stuff you don't notice. By cleanly splitting the CGI from the live action (which is what seems to be going on in most of the trailers) Cameron has given us a vehicle that will allow us to slip from one to the other without as much jarring as you get when CGI meshed with live action goes bad (a-la GI-Joe, Godzilla, etc.) <br /><br />The bits I've seen thus far have been supremely handled, but we know from harsh experience that trailers often show the best of the best and the other 1hr 40min can simply suxxor. I'll go see it, there have been just enough instances where the story has transcended the technology where I'm willing to give Cameron a chance at my $15, but I'm not expecting something other than a visual extravaganza at this point (which, to be honest, would be worth the $$ to me personally).Kimberly Ungerhttp://www.ungerink.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-69487412500868963932009-11-23T03:15:49.407-08:002009-11-23T03:15:49.407-08:00I wasn't to sure but now I'm really lookin...I wasn't to sure but now I'm really looking forward to this. Fingers crossed its more the just CGI.<br /><br />btw death by special effects - 2012ShadowFalconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705530281109481071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-56213633243815758552009-11-22T23:50:16.734-08:002009-11-22T23:50:16.734-08:00"Twilight" is a swear word if every I he..."Twilight" is a swear word if every I heard one...SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-12521215241052585692009-11-22T08:10:18.144-08:002009-11-22T08:10:18.144-08:00So I said to my friend MOFO, "You know in 198...So I said to my friend MOFO, "You know in 1980, we would have seen this trailer and drooled. We would have collapsed on the floor and had seizures, and then we would have quit our jobs, packed our bags, and set up a tent outside the local theater to wait two months until the premiere. Now? Now we're blase about such spectacle. Maybe we're not teenage girls anymore. Maybe we need to rediscover our magic in the 'Twighlight' series."<br /><br />Mofo fixed a steely eye on me. "That's why I need to kick your ass, Mofo."<br /><br />Mofo and I share a common nickname.<br /><br />"I'm sorry, Mofo."<br /><br />I stopped and thought about it. "Maybe the problem is that we don't have a reference point in Avatar. The entire thing is CGI, it's like a cartoon, but too real. Combining live action and animation is always a gamble."<br /><br />Mofo nodded. "No reference point."<br /><br />"Of course, we won't know how immersive the experience is until we're in a theater. If we are constantly trying to critique the animation and ignore the story and the character development, then Cameron has failed."<br /><br />"Like with Titanic."<br /><br />"Don't swear around me, Mofo."Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-29546565323408226252009-11-19T07:57:36.332-08:002009-11-19T07:57:36.332-08:00Charles, whether I see this one will really depend...Charles, whether I see this one will really depend on the reviews. I didn't waste theater money on Terminator Salvation or G.I. Joe thanks to early reviews. It'll be interesting to see how this one does. <br /><br />Nick, they do look kind of smurf-like don't they? Hellboy looked more convincing to me. But I guess we'll see.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-15120057230852116302009-11-19T07:15:31.763-08:002009-11-19T07:15:31.763-08:00I think, if there's a problem with Avatar, it ...I think, if there's a problem with Avatar, it won't JUSt be the overuse of CGI effects, it will be the poor design of the aliens. Giant blue smurfs is the running joke. I'll hold judgment until I see the full movie, but can't Hollywood design believable alien lifeforms? Just look at the diversity of animal life on planet Earth for inspiration. How many flourescent blue creatures do we see running around?Nick Leshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735641810049227247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-74538268524921160452009-11-19T05:57:24.653-08:002009-11-19T05:57:24.653-08:00I will probably watch it. I remember the Final fa...I will probably watch it. I remember the Final fantasy movie, which I guess was mostly CGI. I thought it was interesting although not a great movie. Avatar does look there is a story there, although it's an old chestnut transplanted to an SF setting. <br /><br />Movies and video games come ever closer together.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com