LOL you're just mad you were #13
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You mean like exactly what Jackson had the actors do in Return Of The King when Gandalf was taking Pippin away, or when Aragon, Legolas, and Gimli were travelling to The Paths Of The Dead, or in the "bring wood & oil" scene with Denethor...?
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Not having seen any of The Lord of the Rings films since 2003, I don't remember the specific scenes you're referring to, but I still feel confident in asserting that Hawks mise en scène is more dynamic and purposeful than Jackson's, especially as the latter relies far more on cutting to guide the spectator's attention to relevant narrative information rather than staging.
Mmmhmm. Anyway......I suppose I do agree with you in general about Lumet, since I can't recall many moments in his movies that struck me as being particularly stylish, but that's never really been a problem, because I can't remember ever feeling that his movies needed any more style than they were given. Don't get me wrong, there are movies I've felt that way about before (like Hell Or High Water, for instance), but it's all on a case-by-case basis; for example, I didn't feel there was much of anything particularly "flashy" about the aesthetic of Chinatown, but it didn't hurt the movie at all, because the direction there mostly just needed to clearly convey Towne's writing, the rich period details, and the strength of the cast's performances, which it did very well, so that's all it needed to do to be a great movie.
Well I'll be darned...as the last year or twos glut of "assassin girls kick everyones asses" have mostly sucked, The Protege (on Amazon Prime) was pretty good! Micheal Keaton does NOT mail shit in, its worth checking out just for him. Samuel L is excellent as always.
The Muppet Movie was a freaking delight and I can't believe I haven't seen it before.
This will be very hard to beat this year, for first time viewings.
Fail-Safe is totally stylish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bit3IiV0FRc
Prisoners was really good. I need to make a point of seeing the rest of Villeneuve's stuff as I've yet to see a stinker from him.
Incendies is his worst film by miles and just a cliched indie drama with an absolutely ridiculous ending. Skip that one.
I thought Blade Runner 2049 was fantastic.
What did you not like about Arrival, babydoll?
Another first time viewing for me...
The Blues Brothers.
It was great.
That's one of those movies where I'm like, "yeah but how many people died making this" lol
Do more people love The Great Escape over Stalag 17 (1953)? Cause I just watched Stalag 17 and I think I prefer that one. J.J. Sefton is more relatable to me as a character and I felt that as fantastic as The Great Escape is Stalag is more realistic.