Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel - Page 94

Kevy Baby · 05-30-2011, 08:08 PM

The wedding dress that Fleur is wearing is freaking GORGEOUS!!!

flippyshark · 05-30-2011, 08:41 PM

I just watched HP and the DH Part I a few nights ago and enjoyed it. (I fell into a deep slumber when I tried to watch it at the theater last year.) I rented it through the iTunes store, and I was struck by how very dim the image was throughout. The colors were muted and washed out in all but a few scenes, I presume on purpose. This is how the last few HP movies have looked to me at the theater as well - dark and dim. I was thinking this was due to bad projection at the local cinema, but it looks as though it's often a conscious choice to make films so murky I begin to worry about my eyesight. (By immediate contrast, the iTunes menu screens and trailers for other movies looked vivid and bright on the very same monitor just moments before and after I began streaming HP. I checked because I was so shocked at the dimness of the HP image.)

Given that 3D cinema showings leach even more light from movies, I am most definitely going to attend the final HP film in 2D!

Moonliner · 05-31-2011, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

Given that 3D cinema showings leach even more light from movies, I am most definitely going to attend the final HP film in 2D!

Be sure to keep an weather eye out for 2D shown via 3D lenses.

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moviegoers in the Boston area are being left in the dark thanks to the regular misuse of the lenses on new digital projection equipment at many of the region’s major theater chains. But almost no one at the theaters or their corporate headquarters is willing to talk about it.

innerSpaceman · 05-31-2011, 11:46 AM

Breaking up the 30-page The Hobbit into two movies. Milk, milk, milk the stupid cow.

flippyshark · 05-31-2011, 11:55 AM

Heck, I don't think the last Harry Potter book needed to be two movies, and it was a big fat 1800 page monster. The Hobbit is indeed a slender volume, and I bet neither film will clock in at less than 2 hours and 55 minutes. Heck, maybe they'll just throw in Tom Bombadil to kill time.

Moonliner · 05-31-2011, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

Heck, I don't think the last Harry Potter book needed to be two movies, and it was a big fat 1800 page monster. The Hobbit is indeed a slender volume, and I bet neither film will clock in at less than 2 hours and 55 minutes. Heck, maybe they'll just throw in Tom Bombadil to kill time.

I did a bit of checking, my impression is "The Hobbit" is the first movie, and the second one is something else.

innerSpaceman · 05-31-2011, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

I did a bit of checking, my impression is "The Hobbit" is the first movie, and the second one is something else.

And what exactly gives you that impression?

Moonliner · 05-31-2011, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

And what exactly gives you that impression?

Primarily because they are bringing back Orlando Bloom who's character does not appear in the Hobbit.

CoasterMatt · 05-31-2011, 12:49 PM

Hey Moonliner, I've got a couple of DVDs you should check out...

Moonliner · 05-31-2011, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

Hey Moonliner, I've got a couple of DVDs you should check out...

I don't know if I should be excited or scared.

05-30-2011, 08:08 PM	#1
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05-30-2011, 08:41 PM	#2
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	I just watched HP and the DH Part I a few nights ago and enjoyed it. (I fell into a deep slumber when I tried to watch it at the theater last year.) I rented it through the iTunes store, and I was struck by how very dim the image was throughout. The colors were muted and washed out in all but a few scenes, I presume on purpose. This is how the last few HP movies have looked to me at the theater as well - dark and dim. I was thinking this was due to bad projection at the local cinema, but it looks as though it's often a conscious choice to make films so murky I begin to worry about my eyesight. (By immediate contrast, the iTunes menu screens and trailers for other movies looked vivid and bright on the very same monitor just moments before and after I began streaming HP. I checked because I was so shocked at the dimness of the HP image.) Given that 3D cinema showings leach even more light from movies, I am most definitely going to attend the final HP film in 2D!
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05-31-2011, 11:46 AM	#4
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Breaking up the 30-page The Hobbit into two movies. Milk, milk, milk the stupid cow.
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05-31-2011, 11:55 AM	#5
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Heck, I don't think the last Harry Potter book needed to be two movies, and it was a big fat 1800 page monster. The Hobbit is indeed a slender volume, and I bet neither film will clock in at less than 2 hours and 55 minutes. Heck, maybe they'll just throw in Tom Bombadil to kill time.
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