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[sdifox]

No it isn’t, but that’s how I watched it.

That is the ratio he wanted and it was shot that way, so what is the issue?

 

[Muadib]

That is the ratio he wanted and it was shot that way, so what is the issue?

I saw the first one in the movies. How in sam hill are you not using a similar ratio for it's replacement?

 

[sdifox]

I saw the first one in the movies. How in sam hill are you not using a similar ratio for it's replacement?

You mean the one with Whedon? Remember the Snyder Cut was meant for IMAX.

Zack Snyder's Justice League aspect ratio explained: Why the Snyder Cut is not in widescreen on HBO Max

Explaining why the Snyder Cut has a different aspect ratio

www.gamesradar.com

 

[Muadib]

You mean the one with Whedon?

Yes, that was the original, because Zack had to leave.

 

[DigDog]

tbh widescreen ratios are only useful if you know how to frame them so maybe Zack Snyder using 4:3 was a blessing in disguise.

 

[zinfamous]

You mean the one with Whedon? Remember the Snyder Cut was meant for IMAX.

Zack Snyder's Justice League aspect ratio explained: Why the Snyder Cut is not in widescreen on HBO Max

Explaining why the Snyder Cut has a different aspect ratio

www.gamesradar.com

yeah, but his IMAX ratio, which will also be released, is like, 5:4 or some other weirdness, lol.

There is something oddball going on here. But what DigDog^ said is correct: as long as the framing is appropriate for the image, it could be not just fine, but epic. Problem for most of us, is that we are "peasants" with these cursed "16:9, 60" PoS that can't adequately mask the image (anyone with a decent projector & screen, 100"+, & masking should be able to understand how this works as intended).

lol, and to think: we all grew up on VHS and 4:3 screens where...well, 19" was MASSIVE when I was small, then 27" was kinda brilliant (there were those giant "room-standing" ~flatscreens of their day, then, but the idea never made sense to me?). Then Sony 32" XBR.....man, imagine how dropping up to $2k on one of those at the time was absolutely justified!

And yet we complain.

 

[DigDog]

on a side note, i have lifted the veil.

my shop was selling Mature Cheddar, and for the same price, Extra Mature Cheddar.

You would obviously thing that "mature" was a bonus on cheddar, so any sane man would go for Extra-Mature over just Mature.
But me, being an anarchist, i bought a bar of the Mature one and am now enjoying a truly tasty cheddar.

On the downside, the Azathoth has opened the gates of madness and i am now trapped in a swirling mist of insanity.


I have watched, for some weird reason, Jesus Christ Superstar - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070239/

idk, i was on youtube, i looked back at my history, and i had a big argument over a video 7 years ago. Basically Neely (Jesus) being shit in a broadway performance, argument went on for 2 years. God i miss being able to yell at people on youtube.
So i went and watched the whole thing again.

First thing of notice is how dreadful the music is. The band they got for the film can't even keep time, they are so shit it's unreal.
Another thing i got a problem with is the minimalist costume design. Surely it's not too difficult to dress up a bunch of hippies in rags, no? The romans in shiny helmets and wifebeaters look particularly awful. Oh well, the charm of the 70s.

Aside from the success it had, i think JCS could have done so much better with just a tiny teensy little more effort. Despite this, for historical importance: 7/10


oh yeah and it's the story of Jesus.

 

[DigDog]

i have watched a meh film - Chaos Walking - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2076822/

In the future humans have colonized other planets, but clumsily. In one particular planet, the colonists have gotten into war with a local species who have overrun their colony and murdered all the women.
Also for no reason at all, all the men have developed The Noise - a cloud of visible, audible thoughts around their head. As if you were speaking out loud everything they think.
.. and this has practically zero relevance on the plot.

Then a blonde Daisey Ridley in the worst haircut even crashlands on the planet.
basically they she's a colonist from the very same colonization plan but the other colonists treat her like shit. For NO reason.

The Protagonist(tm) wants to bone blonde daisey ridley.
Mads Mikkelsen plays cowboy.

Not a lot happens, and while the film isn't terrible, it lacks substance. There's a few very harmless action scenes - a horses-chasing-motorcycles scene, a falling-off-waterfall scene, etc the staples of the "young adult adventure" film.
I would liken this to Maze Runner 1, except maze runner was good (the maze bits, at least).

Also Daisey Ridley IS A TERRIBLE ACTRESS. She was a good typecast for Rey but by god she cannot deliver any lines convincingly if there's more than 3 words. Daisey Ridley telling you her parents were burned alive and then raped with the same inflection when she tells you what a nice garden she had growing up.
Please stop casting Daisey Ridley.

Not totally horribad: 6/10

 

[Captante]

I recently watched Lord of the Rings: two Towers. I enjoy epic films very much and usually head in that area.

9/10 but I didn't read the books so some maybe a little more disappointed in the movies.

Why did you watch Two Towers without watching the Fellowship of the Ring first?

Must have taken away one heck of a lot from the story not seeing the first third of it!

 

[Captante]

No it isn’t, but that’s how I watched it.

When I got my first HDTV 20 years ago give or take I used to stretch 4:3 images a lot... then I learned how to WORK said HDTV and I stopped.

 

[MrSquished]

When I got my first HDTV 20 years ago give or take I used to stretch 4:3 images a lot... then I learned how to WORK said HDTV and I stopped.

Even on a 65" I couldn't take the 4:3 - I flipped between that and zoom/stretch a bunch of times and ultimately I found one that was acceptable. That's how I watched Justice League. Decent movie. I haven't watched any DC movies except Joker really.

 

[Muadib]

When I got my first HDTV 20 years ago give or take I used to stretch 4:3 images a lot... then I learned how to WORK said HDTV and I stopped.

I had an OTA antenna when I got my first HDTV, The NYC stations were just getting HD, and they were awesome! I should say when they had HD content they were awesome. Now they split the signal 3-5 times, so the picture is not as good. It beats 4:3 though.

 

[Muadib]

Even on a 65" I couldn't take the 4:3 - I flipped between that and zoom/stretch a bunch of times and ultimately I found one that was acceptable. That's how I watched Justice League. Decent movie. I haven't watched any DC movies except Joker really.

If you missed the Christian Bale Batman trilogy, then you have some viewing to do.

 

[MrSquished]

If you missed the Christian Bale Batman trilogy, then you have some viewing to do.

Oh yeah. I saw those too. Feels so long ago. Batman Begins was the best, the first half origin story was intense. But probably between those three movies, nothing until the Joker, then this. Haven't seen any of the Superman movies or Ben Affleck Batman stuff. Saw parts of the first Wonder Woman but didn't finish. Can't think of another.

 

[JujuFish]

If you missed the Christian Bale Batman trilogy, then you have some viewing to do.

Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are the only midnight showings I've ever gone to, and they were both worth it. Two of my favorite superhero movies.

 

[Muadib]

Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are the only midnight showings I've ever gone to, and they were both worth it. Two of my favorite superhero movies.

What about The Dark Knight Rises? How could you not see that???

 

[Captante]

I had an OTA antenna when I got my first HDTV, The NYC stations were just getting HD, and they were awesome! I should say when they had HD content they were awesome. Now they split the signal 3-5 times, so the picture is not as good. It beats 4:3 though.

Good friend of mine had one of the original 4:3 SONY XBR HDTV's and it had a fantastic picture ... as you mentioned though finding HD sources back then was like 4k is now!

And IDK how you guys can stand the distortion re-sizing a 4:3 picture inevitably causes.

 

[deustroop]

Nobody

I saw the cam so the intimate details of cinematography may have escaped me. Well surely they did but the pugilist fun here was still clear. I think very few or no nerds will watch this through, not liking much the grisly humour ( On initiating a1-6 fisticuffs, the central character Bob Odenkirk says, " I hope they like hospital food") and the dark constant violence, gratuitous but not particularly graphic but still beautiful in its chaos and righteous vengeance. A Shoot'em Up fantasy comparable to John Wick only badder, less gun work and more at close quarters .
The plot is a tired one of no special note just a platform to show off the fight scenes
If one prefers sci fi films like Return of the Jedi XXI they do not have to bother checking it out.

8/10

Nobody (2021) ⭐ 7.4 | Action, Crime, Drama

1h 32m | 16

www.imdb.com

 

[zinfamous]

on a side note, i have lifted the veil.

my shop was selling Mature Cheddar, and for the same price, Extra Mature Cheddar.

You would obviously thing that "mature" was a bonus on cheddar, so any sane man would go for Extra-Mature over just Mature.
But me, being an anarchist, i bought a bar of the Mature one and am now enjoying a truly tasty cheddar.

On the downside, the Azathoth has opened the gates of madness and i am now trapped in a swirling mist of insanity.


I have watched, for some weird reason, Jesus Christ Superstar - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070239/

idk, i was on youtube, i looked back at my history, and i had a big argument over a video 7 years ago. Basically Neely (Jesus) being shit in a broadway performance, argument went on for 2 years. God i miss being able to yell at people on youtube.
So i went and watched the whole thing again.

First thing of notice is how dreadful the music is. The band they got for the film can't even keep time, they are so shit it's unreal.
Another thing i got a problem with is the minimalist costume design. Surely it's not too difficult to dress up a bunch of hippies in rags, no? The romans in shiny helmets and wifebeaters look particularly awful. Oh well, the charm of the 70s.

Aside from the success it had, i think JCS could have done so much better with just a tiny teensy little more effort. Despite this, for historical importance: 7/10


oh yeah and it's the story of Jesus.

yeah, that film is a bit..strange. But the cool thing about JCS is that the productions change dramatically from stage to stage. The Herod bit, especially, is where a lot of the creativity goes in the design. I once saw a touring version where Herod was Elvis, and his whole bit was a late 70s, fat Elvis show. With the wings and sequins and showgirls and lights. It was awesome.

That is also the "wrong" Jesus in the movie. It would have been much better if they could have gotten the proper Jesus from the original concept album (which I assume is the only contract he agreed to, heh).

Ian Gillen, from Deep Purple, being badass

Like a lot of those bizarre high concept rockoperashow albums of the time, they were concept albums that were released before any staging was planned. I think they wanted to know if the music could be a hit before investing in a big production. (the original Les Mis, which was actually recorded in French first, started that way as well).

Anyway, the movie gets the proper Judas, Ciaphas, and Herod. All the weirdness would be forgotten/more tolerated if the proper Jesus was involved. ...I guess Neely was the original stage Jesus, in London? The movie, I think, is the original cast, so it makes sense, but damn it misses out with Gillen. The album is what earworms in everyone's brain, so it's kinda jarring to jump into that movie and wonder what the hell is going on. And yeah, the music is just...eh?

The recent TV version with John Legend is really good. If you care, maybe check that one out. I mean, Alice Cooper is Herod. It's awesome.

 

[DigDog]

hueuhahauhauhe.
No, i have to say, i have not seen Alice Cooper play Herod. I missed that.

Neely fits the role well in the film - he's frail, weak. Weakened by years of strife, of pilgrimage. Of butting heads with evil people, and his Jesus is at the end of his line. Gillan is stronger, younger. But still kicks ass.
I .. *had* the record. It was buried with my best friend after he was murdered in Thailand. I'm fucking made of good memories, innit?

p.s. Deep Purple's singer is Ian Gillan. Gill-An.

 

[zinfamous]

jesus christ supergrief--do you have a memory that isn't a hail of dick punches?

 

[DigDog]

so, weird story.
I was watching a review video of Cherry 2000, a low-budget mad-max action 80s film (starring Melanie Griffith !!) and the reviewer mentioned that the film director only directed two films, that turd, and the (allegedly) vastly superior
Miracle Mile - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097889/

so i watched it.

Boy Meets Girl.
As boy prepares for a life of happiness with said girl, he casually picks up a phone call to the wrong number, warning him of an impending nuclear attack.
Boy tries to take girl and run away from certain death, and in the process of doing this, everything goes to shit.

The film is done with far less money than necessary and the acting is subpar, actually, pretty much everything production-wise stinks of 1980s, but the script is insane. Not really my kind of film, but worth a watch if you are into really weird films.

6.5/10

 

[DigDog]

Amanda - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7491144/

heart-wrenching drama about a 10yo girl whose parents are killed in a terrorist attack, and the story of her relationship with her babysitter-turned-guardian.
French language with not great subtitles, all set in Paris. Good acting and beautiful locations. Not really the kind of story i want though - lots of crying, lots of sadness, and, the main actor even gets laid at one point - pff, we all know that's a myth.

7/10 if you are into this kinda sad stuff.

 

[DigDog]

ten minutes into Mandy - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6998518/

and i literally shout out WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS !

not good. please, stop.

 

[DigDog]

oh god what do i have to do to find a decent film

Thunder Force - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10121392/

Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer in a superhero version of the Ghostbusters disaster. Same shit "comedy" now with shit "action" added.

5/10