What film did you watch last night?
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It's not enough for a cgi person to be very good, they have to be perfect. We're so used to looking at people and faces that anything even slightly off is glaringly obvious and you're straight into the uncanny valley.
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Great Wall. A perfect example of style over substance. Such a poor film with what on paper is a fantastic cast.
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When you are watching a dodgy pirate at home it most likely looks better than on the big screen
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When you are watching a dodgy pirate at home it most likely looks better than on the big screen
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Even though the fellas been dead for over twenty years
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Thought the effects were great. Obviously not perfect and exceedingly hard to do but worked for me. 
Yeah I know, but it was good enough not question it was CGI.Even though the fellas been dead for over twenty years
When you are watching a dodgy pirate at home it most likely looks better than on the big screen
I LOLed.
For the record, I watched the movie in glorious 1080p on a lovely big screen. I don't waste my time on dodgy rips.
Finally got round to watching Rogue One after seeing so many glowing reviews of it and I can honestly say I was massively underwhelmed!
Putting aside the fact that it has no storyline connection to the last "new" film, I didn't find the main plot even remotely interesting due to the fact that anyone who has seen A New hope, which let's face it, is everyone who has any interest in seeing this film, knows precisely how it was going to end!
As a standalone spectacle it was passable I guess but making films out of sequence will always be predictable!
Putting aside the fact that it has no storyline connection to the last "new" film, I didn't find the main plot even remotely interesting due to the fact that anyone who has seen A New hope, which let's face it, is everyone who has any interest in seeing this film, knows precisely how it was going to end!
As a standalone spectacle it was passable I guess but making films out of sequence will always be predictable!
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I LOLed.
For the record, I watched the movie in glorious 1080p on a lovely big screen. I don't waste my time on dodgy rips.
Made me laugh too.
1080p/DTS-HD MA. Looks and sounds great on my 65" oled with my high end surround sound.
No point going to the cinema!
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pMhfbLRoGEwMade me laugh too.
1080p/DTS-HD MA. Looks and sounds great on my 65" oled with my high end surround sound.
No point going to the cinema!
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Why would it have a storyline connection to Episode VII? A prequel of any sorts will always be a bit predictable to some extent as you kinda know how it ends. The how and the why of the story was well done and filled in the blanks of the beginning of A New Hope.
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Life (2016)
Horror thriller about an alien and what could happen if we discover life.
Plenty of tense moment, actually logical decision from the crew and a good ending! The acting was good from the entire cast and the CGI was terrific, the alien is all CGI CGI but it has good texture, shading and even weight when it called for it. The only down side is the characters are a little one dimensional, nobody was given more than a 2 line background of who they are and what are their motivator and roles. Just enough I guess to service the role, it's a minor gripe as too much of this will slow the movie down.
Overall, I give it a 8/10.
Horror thriller about an alien and what could happen if we discover life.
Plenty of tense moment, actually logical decision from the crew and a good ending! The acting was good from the entire cast and the CGI was terrific, the alien is all CGI CGI but it has good texture, shading and even weight when it called for it. The only down side is the characters are a little one dimensional, nobody was given more than a 2 line background of who they are and what are their motivator and roles. Just enough I guess to service the role, it's a minor gripe as too much of this will slow the movie down.
Overall, I give it a 8/10.
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Wolf of Wall Street - 3/5
Very well written and some amazing performances (Jonah Hill being the standout for me) but an overly long and ultimately boring film.
Very well written and some amazing performances (Jonah Hill being the standout for me) but an overly long and ultimately boring film.