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This is a link post nicely done "cg isn't ruining films" ramble

(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 20:31, Reply)
This is a normal post Wotevs

(I helped save b3ta! Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 20:38, Reply)
This is a normal post Seen any films that weren't pish recently?
edit:
Watch list is as follows:

Cold In July (2014)
Ex Machina (2015)
Mad Max (2015)
Birdman (2014)
Strings (2015)
Nightcrawler (2014)
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014)
Inside out (2105)
Paddington (2014)
The Duke of Burgundy (2014)
Whiplash (2014)
Big Hero 6 (2014)
John Wick (2014)
Anal explosions 12 (2018)

I know that imdb dates are not the same as uk dates, but last year looks like it was pretty good.
 (I helped save b3ta! gaijintendo Regular Member, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 20:55, Reply)
This is a normal post Cold In July
www.imdb.com/title/tt1179031/
Starts as a standard US movie, then, well, then it becomes good.
 (smellysamlyingcable Seaman on, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:02, Reply)
This is a normal post Never heard of it before you mentioned it...
I just watched the trailer and it looks like a watch... I'll watch it right now infact! Thanks for the recommendation.
 (felixcoen, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 22:14, Reply)
This is a normal post Tell us about it when you are done

(smellysamlyingcable Seaman on, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 23:23, Reply)
This is a normal post this year, I have liked Mad Max
A girl walked down a street alone, Inside out, Paddington, The Duke of Burghundy and Ex Machina
 (I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:03, Reply)
This is a normal post There's been lots of good films lately
You've just been watching the wrong ones.

This year so far I've really enjoyed Birdman, Whiplash, Big Hero 6 and John Wick and I haven't even been making much of an effort to see stuff.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:07, Reply)
This is a normal post I thought they were last year
Birdman and Big Hero were tops, not got round to the other two yet
 (I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:31, Reply)
This is a normal post I had to check the UK release dates
but it appears I saw them in January.

John Wick is great if you want a good old-fashioned revenge flick.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:39, Reply)
This is a normal post man has puppy killed goes on revenge trip killing about 60 people that was the basic gist right?

(Scienti read a strong opinion on the internet on, Wed 5 Aug 2015, 8:03, Reply)
This is a normal post speaking of last year:
Nightcrawler
 (I helped save b3ta! Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:50, Reply)
This is a normal post ^ Oh very much this

(I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:55, Reply)
This is a normal post Whiplash is superb

(I helped save b3ta! --- ---, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:58, Reply)
This is a normal post Anal explosions 12 is brill

(I helped save b3ta! Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:28, Reply)
This is a normal post Birdman, Whiplash and Mad Max

(I helped save b3ta! nocturne72, Wed 5 Aug 2015, 0:10, Reply)
This is a normal post Strings.

(I helped save b3ta! joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Wed 5 Aug 2015, 12:23, Reply)
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(I helped save b3ta! zacherynuk @echo off, Wed 5 Aug 2015, 19:53, Reply)
This is a normal post and talkies are ruining the great beauty of silence

(I helped save b3ta! Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:00, Reply)
This is a normal post Thought provoking.

(pissflaps. FSPW, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:01, Reply)
This is a normal post CG doesn't ruin films
Directors who don't understand its strengths and more importantly its limitations do.

I'm not sure I've heard anyone seriously decry CGI as a bad thing in and of itself for about five years now.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:02, Reply)
This is a normal post I still hear it remarkably often
especially when people are going on about how the new star wars is all practical effects - it isn't by a long shot
 (I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:04, Reply)
This is a normal post People who argue that are mental
Because I'm sure I'd have heard if they'd managed to build a Millennium Falcon that actually flew.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:15, Reply)
This is a normal post no, but clearly plastic and small model kits are so much more like an imaginary intergalactic space craft

(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:20, Reply)
This is a normal post He makes his point well.
Though, I'd argue limitation has always been an important aspect of creativity. CG allowing people to show more-or-less anything probably stops people searching for more interesting visual solutions.
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:11, Reply)
This is a normal post there are plenty of limitations in cg to keep fighting against
I get what you're saying about finding interesting work arounds, but the ability to fly a camera through a solid pane of glass to continue a dialogue unbroken is ace.
 (I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 21:18, Reply)
This is a normal post Yes, but...
...that just redefines the practice of good film-making slightly. Limitation is still an important part of the creativity because if a director chooses to use CG to create "more-or-less anything", and does it badly/unconvincingly, he has failed in many beholding eyes. Learning how to use it wisely and combining it with practical effects & in-frame reference material introduces a new set of creative limitations for a talented director.
 (I helped save b3ta! spacehog, Thu 6 Aug 2015, 0:35, Reply)
This is a normal post aaaaaah!
in essence yes, but 1- green screen isn't really the same a cgi and 2- this guy's examples of "good" cgi are pretty poor examples at times.
 (sithemong, Tue 4 Aug 2015, 23:03, Reply)
This is a normal post yup

(Roxon, Thu 6 Aug 2015, 11:27, Reply)