Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Strangler Lewis]

I was okay with Blair Witch, but I nearly puked watching Unzipped from the second row.

[wendybeth]

Shaky cam was annoying, but it settles down as the movie revs up- 'documentary cam' doesn't follow the main characters around as the main storyline gets going. It's primarily a device to use epilogue as a prologue, etc. The rest of the movie is shot like 'Saving Private Ryan', etc- some erratic camera movements when things are going to hell, but for the most part not too nauseating. That's how I remember it, anyway- but I did spend most of the time trying to cover Tori's eyes.

Great movie. I felt like I'd had the shyt beat out of me by movie's end, but it really was incredible.

[Gemini Cricket]

I like shaky cam actually. If it's used right, it can give a film a certain feel, a documentary-type feel that I like. I usually sit as far away from the screen as I can, tho.
Cloverfield was the most use of shaky cam that I can remember, Blair Witch, too.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I like shaky cam actually. If it's used right, it can give a film a certain feel, a documentary-type feel that I like. I usually sit as far away from the screen as I can, tho.
Cloverfield was the most use of shaky cam that I can remember, Blair Witch, too.

I understand the creative reason to use it, it just disqualifies me from being able to watch the film.

I am particularly sensitive to it, no matter the screen size or how far I am from it. If the opening sequence of Strange Days had been much longer I would have had to bail. For the same reasons, I can't play 1st person shooter video games.

I somehow managed to make it through Blair Witch with dramamine, but even with the dramamine and a lot of time closing my eyes and taking deep breaths, it was not exactly pleasant and not something I'd want to repeat. Thus I skipped Cloverfield alltogether.

I was really enjoying District 9 (well, as much as one can be said to be "enjoying" that), so I'm bummed. I don't recall Saving Private Ryan being a problem, so perhaps when it hits DVD I'll try again, skipping what we already saw and taking viewing breaks if need be.

The theater was nice enough to give us passes to come back another day, so some time soon we'll be seeing Inglorious Basterds. That is assuming we don't learn that IT'S full of shaky-cam too.

[CoasterMatt]

I wish I could say I skipped Cloverfield.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I didn't notice the shakycam whatsoever. How close were you guys sitting to the screen? If you went to a megatheater (like the Chinese or the Dome) I doubt it would even register. It'll be fine on DVD.

[Ghoulish Delight]

No, I know myself, it won't be fine on DVD.

[Gemini Cricket]

GD ~ Did you have the same problem with Waking Life? I did. I moved back and still threw up. Not shaky cam necessarily but the constant moving of the background etc.

[Ghoulish Delight]

No, Waking Life didn't bother me.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

To vouch for GD - we weren't very close to the screen at all.