I've been looking forward to Beowulf ever since I heard of the project, but I found myself doing a double take at this and still thinking 'What the hell? Wasnt it supposed to be a cartoon?'





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This post has been edited by BurgaFlippinMan: Jul 28 2007, 12:22 AM

Its a fully CG animated movie. Angelina Jolie looks like...Angelina Jolie...

it has a Silvestri score. I think Silvestri doing an action fantasy score is good enough reason to catch it at least once. He doesnt get much such work these days. what with producers seemingly preferring the by-the-numbers Zimmer and company sound

This post has been edited by BurgaFlippinMan: Aug 1 2007, 01:59 PM

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Added on August 1, 2007, 11:12 pmWell they have to move step by step. In the mean time I guess things like this pay for further development in some ways. It is already a significant step forward from the Polar Express for one. The thing about CGI is, they look great when they are released, but they age fast. For example, the CG F-18s in ID4 may have looked awesome in 1997, but now they have dated worse than the post-Return of the Jedi model effects of Star Trek III. As for CG humans, its a fact that the closer they get to the real thing, the more we tend to nitpick.

This post has been edited by BurgaFlippinMan: Aug 1 2007, 11:14 PM

Its warmly received on RT.com so far. Plus, vgm cutscenes dont come anywhere close. Plus, Zemeckis is a good filmmaker any way you cut it. Plus, its got a freaking Silvestri action score for pete's sake!!!

Burga - who wonders when Zemeckis will work with live action again, considering his next movie post Beowulf is yet another CG fest

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Added on November 16, 2007, 5:28 pmI saw them in 300.

This post has been edited by BurgaFlippinMan: Nov 16 2007, 05:28 PM

The way I look at it. Its nothing wrong trying to push visual effects into new grounds. The thing is, how long do you wait till you show it? Wait till its perfect? The money spent has to be recouped somehow. This looks far better than the Polar Express, which looked great in its time or the digital humans in the Matrix sequels. Its the same as everything else. Attack of the Clones was a breakthrough with its digital world, looked pretty darn good at its time but naturally, being the pioneer, has aged a little quicker than usual. But without AOTC, would we have gotten stuff like Sky Captain, Sin City or even 300? The same goes for early CG, or even the motion control of Star Wars.

Plus like I said, a big Silvestri fantasy action score should be worth the price of admission alone. He's not getting these kinds of assignments much anymore, with the field being dominated by the sounds of Zimmer and his army of clones, and with Poledouris and Goldsmith dead. If this sounds anything like Van Helsing, a score which teaches MV how it should be done (and from preview clips, it does), its a good listen to me.

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Added on November 17, 2007, 2:09 pmRubbish. This went into production around 2005

This post has been edited by BurgaFlippinMan: Nov 17 2007, 02:14 PM

This is a movie forum. TSW isnt all that uncommon an abbreviation, tho not up there with TMP, TWOK, RoTLA, JP, the various SWs....

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Added on November 19, 2007, 1:36 pmTo be fair, the closer they get, the more critical people are. We are just so used to the nuances of human movement its an overwhelming task for the animators to get right.

This post has been edited by BurgaFlippinMan: Nov 19 2007, 01:36 PM

TMP is 'The Motion Picture', which in turn is short for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. you got the other one right, tho admittedly simply using Raiders is even more popular.

why is it that when something finally comes around which is probably worth an IMAX 3D viewing, the 3D version never comes to Malaysia? We missed out on Superman Returns, and now this. Grrr