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Post by vup on Mar 23, 2019 23:46:00 GMT -5
When Portman won the Oscar, there was some outrage because she only did a small fraction of the ballet scenes. They just digitally "pasted" Portman's face onto the real dancer's body in the medium to long shots. I remember this happening back then and reading a couple articles about it. Yeah I remember that I think it's because they campaigned it by saying she did most of the dance which she didn't so I totally understand the point of view of the real dancer. She won for her acting though which was brilliant. It was perfect.
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Mar 24, 2019 10:56:19 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2019 10:56:19 GMT -5
Best short.
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Mar 24, 2019 11:37:19 GMT -5
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Post by mikegarrison on Mar 24, 2019 11:37:19 GMT -5
I watched Free Solo last night. As someone somewhat afraid of heights, boggles my mind how anyone could do stuff like this. My son got a virtual reality thing (not sure of the correct name) with his new phone. One of the programs had this guy with a camera strapped to him while he did this climb. I coildnt watch more than 30 seconds. Got nauseous. I finally watched it yesterday. Very good movie. When I first got into climbing, one of the things they did in our basic climbing class was to bring in a search and rescue expert to talk about climbing hazards. He warned us that if we start climbing, we will experience people we know dying in the mountains. (It took a while, but it's true. I remember the day when I heard my friend Lee had died in a fall on Mount Rainier. I was at work. I went in to my boss's office, told them I couldn't work for a while because of what I had just heard, went outside and walked around for a few hours while I was processing. I returned to work later that day.) There is a book by climber Joe Simpson called This Game Of Ghosts. He writes about what it's like to participate in an activity that kills so many people. Anyway, for me this was the most resonant part of that film. Not the climbing bits, but the knowledge that all of his friends had about how this could be the day when they watch helplessly as he falls past them to his death. And the subplot about Alex and his girlfriend Sanni also really resonated. One time I was taking a weekend mountaineering first responder class and over dinner was chatting with one of the instructors. She told me she was a little preoccupied during the weekend because her boyfriend was making a dangerous climb that weekend. She talked about what it was like to be involved with a climber, even if you are a climber yourself, because you never really know if they are going to come home again. She said her non climbing friends would try to comprehend, saying things like, "I know, it's the same for me. Every weekend I'm a golf widow." Except the difference is "golf widows" don't worry about becoming real widows every time their husband goes out to play a round. A lot of climbers are like me, and never push anything even remotely groundbreaking. But even so, I've been in spots where I was making the calculation about how long it would take people to find my body if I fell. I've been there where "fun and challenging" slips into "gripped terror" just that fast. I've had to evacuate out people in my party who had broken bones. I've had to walk out miles on a deeply lacerated leg. I've done what Alex did in the movie and gotten partway into a climb but then suddenly decided "not today". But just like Alex, I've also known what it is like to top out on the summit of something I was literally terrified to climb and yet did climb. It's one of the best feelings I've ever had in life. This movie was awesome for getting into the strange mental headspace of climbers and the people that care about them.
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Mar 24, 2019 19:36:37 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2019 19:36:37 GMT -5
Just watched and really liked it. I expected it to be interesting and spectacular looking, but I didn't expect to like and care about the guy. The most sympathy-inducing person in the whole thing, however, was Sanni, his girlfriend.
The climb itself was amazing, but 3 hours and 56 minutes? Unfreakingbelievable.
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Mar 24, 2019 21:12:09 GMT -5
Post by volleylearner on Mar 24, 2019 21:12:09 GMT -5
I cannot handle going to the top of the Empire State building (or anything similar). Watching the 30-second Free Solo trailer gave me an anxiety attack. I will skip that one.
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Mar 25, 2019 21:39:45 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Mar 25, 2019 21:39:45 GMT -5
American Gangster (2007)
I thought this was going to be more action and less drama, but it turned out to be the opposite. There's a lot more "detective work" scenes than I expected. This is your basic special task force cops (led by Russell Crowe's character) trying to determine and then takedown the heroin drug empire (led by Denzel Washington's character). As intended, I felt sympathetic toward the two main characters, cop Crowe and mob Washington. And I despised the dirty cops, especially that prick Josh Brolin. The detective work was much like the one in the TV show The Wire except this movie had only 2.5 hours to show it while The Wire had 13 hours, so obviously the latter was deeper and wider in scope than the movie.
Anyway, really enjoyed it. The climactic drug bust scene was out of control whack! Some great bullets through-the-torso and blood spray shots.
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Mar 26, 2019 8:53:38 GMT -5
Post by gnu2vball on Mar 26, 2019 8:53:38 GMT -5
Anyway, really enjoyed it. The climactic drug bust scene was out of control whack! Some great bullets through-the-torso and blood spray shots. It all goes back to Peckinpah's "Wild Bunch."
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Mar 26, 2019 11:29:20 GMT -5
Post by yoda on Mar 26, 2019 11:29:20 GMT -5
Saw "Us" over the weekend. Overall, it was an entertaining movie but I'm not sure that I saw the social message he was trying to convey until he put it out there in the press. I know you're supposed to suspend disbelief but I have a number of questions about the movie.
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Mar 26, 2019 13:39:32 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 13:39:32 GMT -5
I didn't much like Get Out! Is this one better?
Not a fan of scary movies. That is, movies whose sole purpose is to scare. Like an amusement ride. I would guess that this movie is not that, however.
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Mar 26, 2019 14:20:47 GMT -5
Post by azvb on Mar 26, 2019 14:20:47 GMT -5
I watched Free Solo last night. As someone somewhat afraid of heights, boggles my mind how anyone could do stuff like this. My son got a virtual reality thing (not sure of the correct name) with his new phone. One of the programs had this guy with a camera strapped to him while he did this climb. I coildnt watch more than 30 seconds. Got nauseous. I finally watched it yesterday. Very good movie. When I first got into climbing, one of the things they did in our basic climbing class was to bring in a search and rescue expert to talk about climbing hazards. He warned us that if we start climbing, we will experience people we know dying in the mountains. (It took a while, but it's true. I remember the day when I heard my friend Lee had died in a fall on Mount Rainier. I was at work. I went in to my boss's office, told them I couldn't work for a while because of what I had just heard, went outside and walked around for a few hours while I was processing. I returned to work later that day.) There is a book by climber Joe Simpson called This Game Of Ghosts. He writes about what it's like to participate in an activity that kills so many people. Anyway, for me this was the most resonant part of that film. Not the climbing bits, but the knowledge that all of his friends had about how this could be the day when they watch helplessly as he falls past them to his death. And the subplot about Alex and his girlfriend Sanni also really resonated. One time I was taking a weekend mountaineering first responder class and over dinner was chatting with one of the instructors. She told me she was a little preoccupied during the weekend because her boyfriend was making a dangerous climb that weekend. She talked about what it was like to be involved with a climber, even if you are a climber yourself, because you never really know if they are going to come home again. She said her non climbing friends would try to comprehend, saying things like, "I know, it's the same for me. Every weekend I'm a golf widow." Except the difference is "golf widows" don't worry about becoming real widows every time their husband goes out to play a round. A lot of climbers are like me, and never push anything even remotely groundbreaking. But even so, I've been in spots where I was making the calculation about how long it would take people to find my body if I fell. I've been there where "fun and challenging" slips into "gripped terror" just that fast. I've had to evacuate out people in my party who had broken bones. I've had to walk out miles on a deeply lacerated leg. I've done what Alex did in the movie and gotten partway into a climb but then suddenly decided "not today". But just like Alex, I've also known what it is like to top out on the summit of something I was literally terrified to climb and yet did climb. It's one of the best feelings I've ever had in life. This movie was awesome for getting into the strange mental headspace of climbers and the people that care about them. So, you climb without ropes?? Yikes. “Strange mental headspace” is a perfect description. Also, the level of fitness must be off the charts.
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Mar 26, 2019 16:15:13 GMT -5
Post by yoda on Mar 26, 2019 16:15:13 GMT -5
It's better than Get Out overall. You're correct...it's sole purpose is not to scare. There is quite a bit of campy humor from the husband and his male friend. However, if you're not a fan of the genre, I would say to skip it or at least wait until cable/streaming.
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Mar 26, 2019 16:59:20 GMT -5
Post by mikegarrison on Mar 26, 2019 16:59:20 GMT -5
I finally watched it yesterday. Very good movie. When I first got into climbing, one of the things they did in our basic climbing class was to bring in a search and rescue expert to talk about climbing hazards. He warned us that if we start climbing, we will experience people we know dying in the mountains. (It took a while, but it's true. I remember the day when I heard my friend Lee had died in a fall on Mount Rainier. I was at work. I went in to my boss's office, told them I couldn't work for a while because of what I had just heard, went outside and walked around for a few hours while I was processing. I returned to work later that day.) There is a book by climber Joe Simpson called This Game Of Ghosts. He writes about what it's like to participate in an activity that kills so many people. Anyway, for me this was the most resonant part of that film. Not the climbing bits, but the knowledge that all of his friends had about how this could be the day when they watch helplessly as he falls past them to his death. And the subplot about Alex and his girlfriend Sanni also really resonated. One time I was taking a weekend mountaineering first responder class and over dinner was chatting with one of the instructors. She told me she was a little preoccupied during the weekend because her boyfriend was making a dangerous climb that weekend. She talked about what it was like to be involved with a climber, even if you are a climber yourself, because you never really know if they are going to come home again. She said her non climbing friends would try to comprehend, saying things like, "I know, it's the same for me. Every weekend I'm a golf widow." Except the difference is "golf widows" don't worry about becoming real widows every time their husband goes out to play a round. A lot of climbers are like me, and never push anything even remotely groundbreaking. But even so, I've been in spots where I was making the calculation about how long it would take people to find my body if I fell. I've been there where "fun and challenging" slips into "gripped terror" just that fast. I've had to evacuate out people in my party who had broken bones. I've had to walk out miles on a deeply lacerated leg. I've done what Alex did in the movie and gotten partway into a climb but then suddenly decided "not today". But just like Alex, I've also known what it is like to top out on the summit of something I was literally terrified to climb and yet did climb. It's one of the best feelings I've ever had in life. This movie was awesome for getting into the strange mental headspace of climbers and the people that care about them. So, you climb without ropes?? Yikes. “Strange mental headspace” is a perfect description. Also, the level of fitness must be off the charts. You climb without ropes when you walk up stairs. The question is how difficult the climb is before you decide you won't do it without a rope. El Capitan can easily be climbed without a rope -- if you walk up the trail. The "Yosemite Decimal System" of rating climbs runs from Class 1 to Class 5. Class 1 is basically a sidewalk. Class 2 is a little more difficult trail. Class 3 is where you are using your hands and feet for climbing and if you fall you will likely be injured. Class 4 is ill-defined but generally means it's the same kind of climbing as class 3 except if you fall you will likely die. Class 5 is traditionally where "most climbers want a rope", but a really good climber will treat easy class 5 as is it is class 3. Class 6 is where it considered impossible to climb the rock unaided, and so you actually climb the rope after you have attached it to the rock. Most of my climbing has been class 3. However, it can still be life-threatening, particularly if you are far from easy rescue. If you break your leg in downtown Phoenix, this is generally not life threatening. If you have the same injury 10 miles into the wilderness with no one around and no phone coverage, it can easily be fatal.
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Mar 26, 2019 17:13:55 GMT -5
Post by azvb on Mar 26, 2019 17:13:55 GMT -5
mikegarrison unless you break your leg in Phoenix, in July, land on the asphalt, and receive 3rd degree burns.
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Mar 26, 2019 17:50:09 GMT -5
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 26, 2019 17:50:09 GMT -5
I think mikegarrison has a good raincoat given that he lives in the Pacific Northwest. I also think he’s going to die soon from a climbing accident. Therefore, dibs on his raincoat.
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Mar 26, 2019 22:38:02 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Mar 26, 2019 22:38:02 GMT -5
The Brothers Grimsby (2016)
A Sacha Baron Cohen movie. Only halfway through. It's not as outrageous as his three previous major efforts: Borat, Bruno, and The Dictator. I have to admit, I was not an instant fan of Cohen. Borat had many cringe-worthy scenes because, as you may know, Cohen specializes in making his audiences uncomfortable. But he grew on me.
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