AvP Movie PG-13?! - Page 3

Wolfeh · 2004-07-15, 03:13 PM

I'll accept nothing less than gun ho marines kicking arse with pulse rifles, if it doesn't have that it sucks.

Gigabein · 2004-07-15, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by Electrofreak

Yeah, I don't like the idea of watching AvP and have the camera cut to a "shadow scene" every time a Predator rips someone's head off or a facehugger jumps on them.

On the other hand implied gore and brutality, often has a stronger effect than actually showing it. Watch Jeepers Creepers and you'll see what I mean.

Spee · 2004-07-15, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by TheN00b

Collateral looks good.

I really liked Bourne Identity. The idea of filming actions speeds speeded up rather than in slo-mo form is damn cool, and looks great. My favorite scenes were the scene were he fights the sniper, and when he fights the assasin with the AK and boot-knife.

I havnt seen the flcik, but are you talking camera speeds, or perception?

Slow Camera Speed = Faster, choppier looking action (watch "Gladiator"'s battle scenes for a good example)
Fast Camera Speed = Slower (Scene where Morpheus is running out opf the building to the chopper, was something at like 5000 frames/second

On another note, has ANYONE noticed Hollywood's FLAGRANT abuse of the Static filter for films, lately?

TheN00b · 2004-07-15, 03:22 PM

I mean perception, but your description is odd, because the fighting in BI is anything but choppy. It's just incredibly fast martial arts/pen-fighting. For those who don't know, the main dude fights an assassin with a boot-knife using a pen. Kewl b34ns.

Spee · 2004-07-15, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by TheN00b

I mean perception, but your description is odd, because the fighting in BI is anything but choppy. It's just incredibly fast martial arts/pen-fighting. For those who don't know, the main dude fights an assassin with a boot-knife using a pen. Kewl b34ns.

perhaps youre misinterpreting what I mean by "Choppy"

Im not speaking of "Choppy" as in 1/2 frames a second, where an arm is one place, then, in the next frame, another place. Thats icky.

what i meant was they run it at about 20 FPS, maybe 15, instead of the normal/smooth 30 FPS. What results is "faster" feeling action.

Yay for a Theatre Major.

Edit: Generally, when this tactic is being used, the cameraman is not on a lifter or anything, hes on his feet, and sways the camera around a bit, helping adding to the chaotic feel of the action.

TheN00b · 2004-07-15, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by Spee

perhaps youre misinterpreting what I mean by "Choppy"

Im not speaking of "Choppy" as in 1/2 frames a second, where an arm is one place, then, in the next frame, another place. Thats icky.

what i meant was they run it at about 20 FPS, maybe 15, instead of the normal/smooth 30 FPS. What results is "faster" feeling action.

Yay for a Theatre Major.

Edit: Generally, when this tactic is being used, the cameraman is not on a lifter or anything, hes on his feet, and sways the camera around a bit, helping adding to the chaotic feel of the action.

Yeah, 's'like that. Is Theatre a good major (As in fun, good for career, etc...)?

Spee · 2004-07-15, 04:17 PM

Im in theatre, right now, and, as per career, if you're thinking of going into theatre for a living, god help you.

90% of theatre people never make livings for themselves, and turn into starving artists. The other 10% manage to make millions upon millions doing musicals for broadway and whatnot.

Im in it, just so I can get roadcasting experience. I intend to be a journalist, and while I dont intend on broadcasting, I want the flexibility to do so.

Edit: Its great fun.

Everay · 2004-07-15, 04:41 PM

now, you all say books dont turn into good movies, which is true, ever see Battlefield Earth? now the book was good, the movie, omgsux

at least Starship Troopers the book and movie ended on a similar note, Battlefield Earth the movie ends half way through the book.

oddfish · 2004-07-15, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Lonehunter

Jesus oddifsh you PMS'in or somethin? Nothing but hate. I think AvP won't be too bad, even though some of you may think Resident Evil sucked it was a succesful movie, not much you can do about that. Considering no Alien or Predator movies have been out recently AvP will most likely be succesfull as well. But everybody has their own opinion.

Lonehunter.. you're just a poopy doopy head.

Anyways. I am PMSing, which sucks because i'm a guy and i didn't see this coming so there's blood all over my pants and i'm cramming Brawny paper towels in a hole i never knew i had.

In the erstwhile.

AvP will be a BAD movie.
It's going to be a: Look what I can do with my COMPUTER!!! kind of movie.
I don't give two shits about gore. What i give two shits about is that it's going to suck because it's just going to suck.

Now, if it comes out and it's the greatest thing since statutory panda rape, welllllll, i'll admit i was wrong and shell out money to go see it.

otherwise, it's going to suck, and i'm going to go watch that panda rape that 14 year old boy again. man, that shit's gotta hurt. who'd have thought such a calm animal could be so ravenous and violent.... ? *shrug*

Lonehunter · 2004-07-15, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by oddfish

Lonehunter.. you're just a poopy doopy head.

That's possible

Originally Posted by oddfish

Anyways. I am PMSing, which sucks because i'm a guy and i didn't see this coming so there's blood all over my pants and i'm cramming Brawny paper towels in a hole i never knew i had.

Originally Posted by oddfish

AvP will be a BAD movie.
It's going to be a: Look what I can do with my COMPUTER!!! kind of movie.
I don't give two shits about gore. What i give two shits about is that it's going to suck because it's just going to suck.

See I wish you would give more reasoning as to why you think it will suck

oddfish · 2004-07-15, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Lonehunter187

See I wish you would give more reasoning as to why you think it will suck

what more reason do you need than that the story, acting, script, and concept is retarded and the people working on it are going to try to doll up a shit movie with visuals just so that it's a viable big budget shit extravaganza?

if you need any more reason than that, then you clearly like shit movies. i bet you watch caddyshack 2 a lot, don't you...

SandTrout · 2004-07-16, 03:43 AM

actualy, a lot of the effects of the Aliens and Predators are done with hydrolics and electronics. Check some of the featurs on the home site. They have a fully hydrolic alien that takes a dozen+people to operate.

Sputty · 2004-07-16, 04:21 AM

Originally Posted by Infernus

Indeed it is, cause my mom is afraid of the alien...

Yeah, that suit can be menacing when seen in real life, the guy needs someone to direct him like he's blind. SCARY

The CONCEPT of AVP isn't retarded. See the games. Hell, in Predator 2 there's a cameo of an alien skull. The concept isn't the problem
If they can fill the dumb parts with GOOD action then the movie could be funny and good(in a godzilla way[the original and the godzilla vs. whatever moves. NOT SON OF GODZILLA! THAT MOVIE WAS THE WORST POS EVER and of course not the american one, and Godzilla 2000 wasn't that good either])

VivaLaNuBc4k3 · 2004-07-16, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by SandTrout

It's heresay, but the not yet rated buggs me the more I think about it. I would think that there would be no indecission this close to release about the rateing. It should have been R at least 3 months before release.

Farenheit 9/11 didn't have a rating until it came out.

oddfish · 2004-07-16, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by VivaLaNuBc4k3

Farenheit 9/11 didn't have a rating until it came out.

that's because the MPAA didn't know what to do with that piece of shit.