lol a friend of mine did some of the CGI shots for Zodiac (specifically the Transamerica pyramid going up + the aerial shot that goes over the ferry building) - easily the best thing he was ever involved in, nice to see that work get some love
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
actually i guess out of the silent planet would have been called ELWIN RANSOM, which sounds like an ealing heist.
― the "intenterface" (difficult listening hour), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
Shakey - Mr Veg lived in SF for abt 15 years through college etc, late 80's-late 90's, and he STILL talks about the Transamerica sequence and the aerial shots in Zodiac. I think those sequences were almost 100% of why he loved the movie! Well, those and the SF TV station/Melvyn Belli footage, he said it looked exactly the way he remembered it. Pretty sure your friend contributed to the adoring nostalgia of a lot of 40-something & older San Franciscans :)
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
david denby review in the new yorker is ugh. he is so ugh. he says that nobody could possibly understand what is going on in the movie. actually, i'll quote the line cuz i can't find the whole thing online:
"I wouldn't trust the sanity of any critic who claimed to understand what goes on in this movie."
i also think this line is actually racist somehow:
"The Therns, the Tharks, Dejah Thoris? You can't speak the names aloud without sounding like Daffy Duck."
David Denby is an interplanetary racist. There, I said it.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 22:27 (twelve years ago) link
they're all color-coded!
― stay in school if you want to kiw (Gukbe), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 22:39 (twelve years ago) link
yeah the civil war parallels are REALLY hard to pick up on. wtf.
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 22:42 (twelve years ago) link
i hope he never has to review a bollywood movie. those CRAZY character names! how do they come up with them? american movie critic in stupid-ass stupid face shocker.
(sorry i hate that guy. not like i wish him harm or anything many blessings to him and his just his writing and his thoughts. and his stupid-ass stupid faceness.)
― scott seward, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 22:47 (twelve years ago) link
no, no, it's good. denby's sole purpose at the new yorker afaict is to make all the other writers look good by comparison. he's like the dero of movie writers.
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 22:51 (twelve years ago) link
I would fight denby tbh
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 22:54 (twelve years ago) link
he's like the derpy of movie writers
http://images.wikia.com/mlp/images/7/73/Derpy_id.png
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 23:05 (twelve years ago) link
this movie was very easy to understand, btw
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
There's CGI in Zodiac? Must watch it again.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 23:42 (twelve years ago) link
Once again, tried to see John Carter tonight, and the showtimes were totally inhospitable. Like, 6:20 or 9:40. Fuck that noise. It's almost like they're trying to bury this cat turd. Oh well. Saw "21 Jump Street" instead. Was funny.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 02:45 (twelve years ago) link
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, March 20, 2012 6:42 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
every shot in fincher's recent movies is like a composite of several takes, using CGI. it's insane.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 09:59 (twelve years ago) link
AV Club loved it, though they point out that a fully faithful version would have to be made by Paul Verhoeven and unreleasable in the US.
Vulture has an interesting story about how it was massively mishandled partly because the director made Finding Nemo and Wall-E and was basically made of gold to Disney.
Also read somewhere that Disney's films department is now making a loss for the fourth year in a row after betting bad on Mars Needs Moms, The Sorceror's Apprentice, and Prince of Persia.
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 11:06 (twelve years ago) link
Also what's really really weird is that the 'logo' for the film has a very visible J C and M - it looks like they took 'of Mars' recently - except that it's been called John Carter for as long as I've been aware of it.
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 11:08 (twelve years ago) link
A lot riding on The Avengers then
― Number None, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 11:15 (twelve years ago) link
I'm finally seeing this today! 11am, y'all! Set expectations on ... low.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 12:59 (twelve years ago) link
How dare you insult derpy like that, at least she is funny and cute.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 14:14 (twelve years ago) link
In comparison to denby, anyway.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 14:15 (twelve years ago) link
Mars Needs Moms, The Sorceror's Apprentice, and Prince of Persiaman I can't believe they lost money on these. National Treasure 3, The Search For Revenue set for release Summer 2013.
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
I tried to watch Sorceror's. First 15 minutes were too painful to bear. Seemed like some committee's idea of what kids want to watch.
― Axolotl with an Atlatl (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe it was just the version I saw but the very end had JOHN CARTER OF MARS before the credits. (Just 'JOHN CARTER' at the start)
― kinder, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 17:31 (twelve years ago) link
"wait a minute, that was all taking place on Mars?"
― Number None, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 17:39 (twelve years ago) link
haha
― kinder, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
Put that at the end of Jerry Maguire and see how it plays...
― Axolotl with an Atlatl (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 17:43 (twelve years ago) link
Mildred Pierce OF MARS
Michael Clayton OF MARS
― bring back the dream of buzz bin (Phil D.), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 17:44 (twelve years ago) link
Nixon OF MARS
wait that might make more sense
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
Carter's of mars, Nixon's of Venus
― Axolotl with an Atlatl (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
John, Carter of Mars
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
Of Mice and Men of Mars
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
Anne of Green Gables of Mars
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:09 (twelve years ago) link
Mars Needs Moms of Mars
― Number None, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
The Rise of the Planet (Mars) of the Apes
― Axolotl with an Atlatl (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:14 (twelve years ago) link
Disney Needs Money of Mars
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:16 (twelve years ago) link
I Don't Know How She Does It On Mars
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
Sex and The City On Mars
Mars Attacks On Mars
― kinder, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars On Mars
― Aunt Acid and the Gaviscons (aldo), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
Mask of Mars
― goole, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:41 (twelve years ago) link
Star Wars Of Mars
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
Delta of Venus of Mars
― bring back the dream of buzz bin (Phil D.), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
To Live and Die in L.A. of Mars
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
Freddy vs. Jason of Mars
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
The Passion of the Christ of Mars
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil of Mars
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
Holes of Mars
― goole, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
A Trip to the Moon of Mars
― bring back the dream of buzz bin (Phil D.), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:04 (twelve years ago) link
Schindler's List of Mars
― scott seward, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:05 (twelve years ago) link