Argh!!! Why are so many CGI action sequences shown in low light?!

[SS316SRV]

Originally Posted by Mouse

It makes me mad when they are either A) Too close to the actors or B) The camera is too shaky to see what is going on. The whole point of watching a movie is to actually SEE what is going on. I think the people making films need to stop trying to be so Artsy or Stylistic and just make a good movie that people can watch.

I bet you think that the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre was lame because we never saw Leatherface actually chainsaw anybody. The Blair Witch Project was lame (I didn't like the movie) because it looked like a bunch of kids went into the woods and made the movie with a camcorder. Sometimes the idea is to not see what is happening and let you imagine (scary!!!) what is happening. The hand camera in the Bourne movies was supposed to reflect the general sense that there was nothing steady about Jason Bourne.

[jadedeath]

Because for the scene in the Hulk, noone would be attracted to the nudie bar in the backround if they showed it during the day.

Logan

[Mouse]

Originally Posted by SS316SRV

I bet you think that the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre was lame because we never saw Leatherface actually chainsaw anybody. The Blair Witch Project was lame (I didn't like the movie) because it looked like a bunch of kids went into the woods and made the movie with a camcorder. Sometimes the idea is to not see what is happening and let you imagine (scary!!!) what is happening. The hand camera in the Bourne movies was supposed to reflect the general sense that there was nothing steady about Jason Bourne.

I never watched the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre... but I have driven past the place where they filmed part of it in Tehuacana(sp?), Texas. My father lives about 10 minutes from the old building. Anyway, leaving things up to peoples imagination no longer works for my generation. So many other movies have started showing the monsters/bad guys and all the gory/bloody parts that not seeing it is just a big let down. Now I'm not saying every movie should be showing peoples heads getting ripped off or anything just that my generation has come to expect to see the action not an elbow here or a foot there and everything is so blurry you can't tell who's the good guy and who's the bad guy. That's just poor film making.

[SS316SRV]

Originally Posted by Mouse

I never watched the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre... but I have driven past the place where they filmed part of it in Tehuacana(sp?), Texas. My father lives about 10 minutes from the old building. Anyway, leaving things up to peoples imagination no longer works for my generation. So many other movies have started showing the monsters/bad guys and all the gory/bloody parts that not seeing it is just a big let down. Now I'm not saying every movie should be showing peoples heads getting ripped off or anything just that my generation has come to expect to see the action not an elbow here or a foot there and everything is so blurry you can't tell who's the good guy and who's the bad guy. That's just poor film making.

I bet yours and my generations are not far off, I'm 24. This is a personal choice. I don't wonder what needs to be changed in order to make a scene/movie work. I try to interpret what the director did and see if I enjoyed it. The Bourne Trilogy would not have worked out if it was a steady cam. Texas Chainsaw Massacre would have been just a shlock slasher flick if they would have shown Leatherface butchering the bodies.

[J6P]

Originally Posted by Mouse

I never watched the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre... but I have driven past the place where they filmed part of it in Tehuacana(sp?), Texas. My father lives about 10 minutes from the old building. Anyway, leaving things up to peoples imagination no longer works for my generation. So many other movies have started showing the monsters/bad guys and all the gory/bloody parts that not seeing it is just a big let down. Now I'm not saying every movie should be showing peoples heads getting ripped off or anything just that my generation has come to expect to see the action not an elbow here or a foot there and everything is so blurry you can't tell who's the good guy and who's the bad guy. That's just poor film making.

This is why your generation is not in charge of the film industry yet.

You'll grow into it.

[ThePhantomOak]

CGI almost always looks like shit.

It should only be used when it absolutly must. Big action movies have become nothing but CGI. I would LOVE to see a movie that has a majority of action using practical effects.

CGI always looks a computer game to me.

[Blu Titan]

The first CGI scene in the Hulk war really dark, but the last scene against Abomination was "incredibly" detailed. A great job!

[Mouse]

Originally Posted by SS316SRV

I bet yours and my generations are not far off, I'm 24. This is a personal choice. I don't wonder what needs to be changed in order to make a scene/movie work. I try to interpret what the director did and see if I enjoyed it. The Bourne Trilogy would not have worked out if it was a steady cam. Texas Chainsaw Massacre would have been just a shlock slasher flick if they would have shown Leatherface butchering the bodies.

Oddly enough I am also 24. haha I don't care to try an interpret what directors do and "try" to enjoy it... I'd rather just sit back and enjoy the movie without having to worry about any extra. If a movie is supposed to be a slasher flick and they don't show any of the slashing... what was the point of calling it a slasher flick? The same is true for Action movies. If you are making an Action movie then SHOW the Action... that's all I ask.

Originally Posted by J6P

This is why your generation is not in charge of the film industry yet.

You'll grow into it.

Oh yeah... it'll be a LONG time before my generation becomes studio execs and producers. I'm not worried about my generation being "in charge" of anything tho... the people currently running things tend to go a decent job. It's just these few instances where they want to be "artsy" or whatever that really just hurts the movie more than helps it.

As for growing into it... I doubt it. I'm very stubborn and set in my ways.