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Saw Chronicle a few days ago
dre-w:
BHD had just about as much a storyline as Chronicle.. BHD = war, something goes wrong, story becomes get the F out alive. Chronicle = kids find some powers (not explained) and don't know wtf to do with it. Which I had no problems with either, enjoyed both very much actually.
This may be going way off topic here but oh well, unfortunately the PS1 game Shadow of Colossus is confirmed for a movie by the same --cream-filled twinkie-- who penned SF Legend of ChunLi.. (Justin Marks?) But yeh I see what you mean about BHD just being "series of events unfolding" but I think that would fit perfect for SOC movie. Doesn't need to follow a epic storyline, supporting characters, or even any dialogue if any.. (ie Cast Away). But I have very little faith in whatevr Hollywood does with this adaptation, wish they would just leave it alone
shmokes:
Except that Chronicle had a little thing called character development, of which Black Hawk Down was entirely devoid. Frankly, I'm not sure I know what you're talking about. Chronicle is full of narrative. Every movie is a series of events unfolding. I don't think Rando meant for anyone to run quite so far with that comment.
dre-w:
Point is.. You said you didn't like BHD bc it "had no story".. Which it did. The story was to go in there (for whatever reason) but it all went to hell when the BHD'd.. Which at that point just turned into a war-horror/survival movie. If you wana see a movie with absolutely no story, try to sit through Eraserhead.. so bizarre
wp34:
--- Quote from: shmokes on May 08, 2012, 05:35:35 pm ---Really good "Superhero" movie about three kids who stumble across some weird thing that imbues them all with very powerful telekinesis. It's a superhero film more along the Unbreakable vein, i.e., much more of a realistic take on it than spandex and diabolical, cackling villains.
Unfortunately the filmmakers went for the whole "found footage" docudrama gimmick. WTF? I hate that. It "worked" for Blair Witch because it hadn't ever been done before. It was a novelty. It's not anymore. We've all seen Blair Witch. We've seen Cloverfield. We've seen Paranormal Activity. It's retarded. There is absolutely nothing about Chronicle that makes it a good fit for the home-video style. It's utter nonsense and it makes for some incredibly idiotic scenes where you're like, "Um . . . why the ---fudgesicle--- doesn't this moron drop the camera so he/she can run faster and see where he/she is going and maybe not get killed by that incredibly dangerous thing chasing him/her?" Cloverfield had the exact same problem.
The film is so well written and acted, though, that it somehow manages to transcend all the camera idiocy. It's really good. If you like comic book movies, don't miss it.
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I just saw this last night and have to agree. Great movie and great acting. The found footage was a little odd and seemed there as a gimmick. It also seemed like a way to keep the budget down as some things happened while the camera was off.
I did like how the characters were able to levitate the camera so that everyone could be in a scene. It was a little convenient that two of the main characters coincidentally carried cameras around with them at all times.
saint:
--- Quote from: shmokes on May 08, 2012, 05:35:35 pm ---We've all seen Blair Witch. We've seen Cloverfield. We've seen Paranormal Activity. It's retarded. There is absolutely nothing about Chronicle that makes it a good fit for the home-video style.
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Not true - I saw 5 seconds, literally about 5 seconds of Blair Witch, and almost threw up. Can't watch movies with that kind of camera work (see my rant elsewhere about some other movie recently) as I get nastily motion sick for hours. Didn't see Cloverfield because I was warned, or Paranormal Activity, and now Chronicle goes in that pile. Sucks.
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