Walter Kittel
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Well, there we disagree. They should strive to do both (more especially when the genre and tone of the film calls for a degree of realism.)
- Walter.
- Walter.
Yes, we do disagree as the filmmaker should strive to entertain his audience first and foremost. If he has to bend the rules of science to enhance the storyline or film going experience then so be it.Walter Kittel said:Well, there we disagree. They should strive to do both (more especially when the genre and tone of the film calls for a degree of realism.)
- Walter.
Walter Kittel said:Well, there we disagree. They should strive to do both (more especially when the genre and tone of the film calls for a degree of realism.)- Walter.
Tino said:SPOILERTo me the last shot of the film was simply......*******
But it did, so there are no what if's.Wayne_j said:I vote for Adventure/Drama. It is too close to current technology for it to actually be sci-fi. If it didn't take place in space nobody would be calling it sci-fi.
Robert Crawford said:Most films are made to entertain people and not to be 100% accurate as far as the laws of science are concern.
The last scenes in the movie were pretty clear that it wasRobert Crawford said:I disagree, the filmmakers should be focused on making an entertaining film. If they do that then to hell with the nitpicking about scientific accuracy as only a small minority would care about such accuracy.
I love that movie.Chuck Mayer said:Battle Beyond The Stars was both.
Me too. Great James Horner score. And visual effects. And Sybil Danning..etc..Brett_M said:I love that movie.
I'm one to often get nauseous at shaky-cam films - anything from Paul Greengrass, "Blair Witch", "Battle: LA" all did me in! - but I had no problem with "Gravity". Saw it 3D on a big Regal "RPX" screen and didn't experience any motion sickness issues, thankfully!Tino said:I don't know about " shaky cam" but there is a lot of vertigo inducing visual effects in the film. My wife said she was a bit queasy in the beginning but got used to it.YMMV
Yup - that's where I saw it!Chuck Mayer said:The Kingstowne Regal (RPX) also has Atmos in the NoVA area.
I thought it was... okay. Not as great as most but well-done and interesting enough...Tino said:ColinWhat did you think of the film?
One word of possible warning: bring earplugs! I saw "Good Day to Die Hard" at the Tysons Atmos screen and it was the loudest movie I'd ever heard. That might've been an anomaly - or they might always keep it cranked up like that!DaveF said:Thanks. Regal Tysons is pretty close (I'm in Ashbburn, five minutes from the Alamo). I'm trying for a second viewing with a former coworker; I'll see if he wants to do Tysons instead of Alamo.
Agreed whole heartedly. Accuracy and great film making can be mutually exclusive. I consider Inglorious Basterds great, entertaining film making, but I'm pretty sure that Hitler and his goons weren't assasinated by Aldo Raine and company.Robert Crawford said:Yes, we do disagree as the filmmaker should strive to entertain his audience first and foremost. If he has to bend the rules of science to enhance the storyline or film going experience then so be it.