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Post by MartinT on Dec 29, 2021 15:14:20 GMT
I never thought of the white rooms as a hotel, more of a parallel time-shifted set of bedrooms.
Christopher Nolan? Yes, he would have done a good job of the remaster.
I saw a 70mm viewing at the Odeon Leicester Square back in the 1980s. It's the one and only time I've ever seen a standing ovation for a film at the end. Mesmerising doesn't even get close.
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Post by petea on Dec 29, 2021 15:20:11 GMT
I hired a cinema here in Babelsberg to show 2001 for my 60th which coincided with the 50th anniversary. However, I went for the original release as I'd never seen it in the cinema and still haven't seen the 'restored version' aside from a 15 minute section that Andy, at Winchester HiFi, put on when I was there just before my birthday. I must rectify that.
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Post by petea on Dec 29, 2021 15:21:34 GMT
I never thought of the white rooms as a hotel, more of a parallel time-shifted set of bedrooms. Christopher Nolan? Yes, he would have done a good job of the remaster. I saw a 70mm viewing at the Odeon Leicester Square back in the 1980s. It's the one and only time I've ever seen a standing ovation for a film at the end. Mesmerising doesn't even get close. I had planned to be there for that, but was ill. Thwarted in 1968 and again then! Grrr. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 29, 2021 15:27:39 GMT
Had to read the book to understand the end
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Post by MartinT on Dec 29, 2021 15:57:43 GMT
Had to read the book to understand the end The short story The Sentinel was expanded by Arthur C. Clarke to match the film. |
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Post by petea on Dec 29, 2021 18:55:11 GMT
Kubrick bought rights to all of Clarke's books and then sold the ones he didn't use back for a nominal fee as I recall. There are also elements from "Childhood's End" in 2001 and although Clarke was responsible for the screenplay it seems much more a collaboration plus some of the 'hardware' seems to have drawn inspiration from "The Exploration of Space". I have quite a number of books on the making of the film etc and recently bought 2 large portfolios about the design of the sets and models and it is interesting to see the various iterations of The Discovery for example. I bought the large Mobius Models Discovery kit plus some of the 'modding' add-ons from a modeller in the Czech Republic as a 'lock-down' distraction. However, it was in the UK and I was here in Germany and I was too busy to even think about it. I brought it back from my trip back to the UK in November and hope to make a start on it in the New Year.  |
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Post by petea on Dec 29, 2021 19:04:26 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Dec 29, 2021 20:54:56 GMT
Can we count you as a " bit of a fan," then, Pete?  |
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Post by MartinT on Dec 29, 2021 22:05:58 GMT
I think you'll have 10 identical 'sub-builds' in that kit!
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Post by petea on Dec 30, 2021 8:18:27 GMT
You may well be right and I fancy creating one of the EVA scenes - maybe the first AE-35 swap-out! And then there's lighting...
At least here I can display the final model as it's over 1m long: it would have been a struggle in the cottage! It will will fit in the studio.
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Post by rfan8312 on Dec 30, 2021 19:42:17 GMT
Could anyone state what were their favorite films that were released this year? I'd love to know. I've seen many films at the theater this year but these I saw 2 or 3 times each.
In The Earth
Candyman
Don't Breathe 2
Resident Evil
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Post by MartinT on Dec 30, 2021 22:19:59 GMT
Dune.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 30, 2021 23:09:56 GMT
I rewatched Vanilla Sky just on a whim and came to the same conclusion as before. There is no doubt that Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz both light up the screen with their presence and Tom Cruise does a good job as the privileged playboy living the dream until it all goes horribly wrong.
My conclusion? The original, 'Open your Eyes', did it even better.
Is there another original and remake where the same actor played the same character in both, as with Penelope Cruz here?
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 9, 2022 2:06:08 GMT
Perhaps not "remarkable" but as a very good example of the haunted house genre (I do like my horror films) I'd recommend The Conjuring. It was directed by James Wan, who also directed Saw, but it's much more of a psychological horror, NOT a slasher pic. An excellent film Paul! A real homage to 70's horror films and well crafted. I suspect I'll be watching the next two installments. |
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Post by Slinger on Jan 9, 2022 13:59:45 GMT
Good Lord, that's going back, Jules. It was just over 7 years ago I posted that. You really must learn to keep up with my posts. Sometimes they actually (apparently?) make sense. |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 9, 2022 16:05:30 GMT
People can, I don't know, change their minds in all that time  |
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 9, 2022 16:24:46 GMT
Good Lord, that's going back, Jules. It was just over 7 years ago I posted that. You really must learn to keep up with my posts. Sometimes they actually (apparently?) make sense.  Can you recommend some films for 2030?? |
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Post by Mr Whippy on Jan 9, 2022 22:21:38 GMT
Classic. Watching it (again) right now. Thought it quite novel the first time I saw it on TV years ago. Like the street scenes. Edmond O'Brien always a favourite:
And there's the musical score by Dimitri Tiomkin, which lends quite a bit of impact to the visuals.
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 10, 2022 15:27:09 GMT
The Conjuring 2 is not a remarkable film. Some very unconvincing British actors and dodgy Norf London accents make it not a patch on the original. Bafflingly, despite it being set in the 70's again, the director makes this one much more tricked out with VFX, camera moves and faster pacing. This loses much of the atmosphere and tension of the classic 70's horror film homage of the original that made it stand out from today's run of the mill.
But what is remarkable is the story on which it is based, the Enfield poltergeist. This captured the imagination of the public and press alike, with numerous paranormal investigations into the supposed demonic possession of a child in the house. This gives the film an edge that kept me interested at least.
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Post by Slinger on Jan 10, 2022 15:51:24 GMT
The Conjuring 2 is not a remarkable film. Some very unconvincing British actors and dodgy Norf London accents make it not a patch on the original. Bafflingly, despite it being set in the 70's again, the director makes this one much more tricked out with VFX, camera moves and faster pacing. This loses much of the atmosphere and tension of the classic 70's horror film homage of the original that made it stand out from today's run of the mill. But what is remarkable is the story on which it is based, the Enfield poltergeist. This captured the imagination of the public and press alike, with numerous paranormal investigations into the supposed demonic possession of a child in the house. This gives the film an edge that kept me interested at least. See if you can track this one down, Jules. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enfield_Haunting I bought it on DVD, and enjoyed it. |
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