I dunno, dude. I dunno. I'll watch it. But I dunno.
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Tue April 23, 2013 9:14 pm
by Self
Haha
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Tue April 23, 2013 9:27 pm
by @SkitchP
theplatypus wrote:I dunno, dude. I dunno. I'll watch it. But I dunno.
Man, you just summed up the entire Avengers universe outside of Iron Man 1, and The Avengers.
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Tue April 23, 2013 9:28 pm
by nyquillyn
@SkitchP wrote:
theplatypus wrote:I dunno, dude. I dunno. I'll watch it. But I dunno.
Man, you just summed up the entire Avengers universe outside of Iron Man 1, and The Avengers.
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Tue April 23, 2013 9:28 pm
by McParadigm
And why is "novice's first experience with Daz3D" such a hot trend in CGI work?
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Tue April 23, 2013 9:29 pm
by @SkitchP
turned2black wrote:
@SkitchP wrote:
theplatypus wrote:I dunno, dude. I dunno. I'll watch it. But I dunno.
Man, you just summed up the entire Avengers universe outside of Iron Man 1, and The Avengers.
I get to see basically one damned movie a year. I generally like to act like i enjoyed it more than I maybe did. Please dont take that away from me.
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Tue April 23, 2013 9:30 pm
by Jorge
"The Avengers" was a fantastic movie.
I REALLY ENJOYED "THE AVENGERS"
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Tue April 23, 2013 9:43 pm
by epilogue
I liked the first Thor movie. It's uneven as hell, but it was much better than I expected. I'll see this. But just like the first one, I'll probably wait until it's on Netflix.
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Tue April 23, 2013 9:59 pm
by BurtReynolds
i have a feeling Portman is gonna get the axe.
I thought Thor 1 would be shit, but it was suprisingly fun.
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Wed April 24, 2013 2:18 am
by red calzolaio
durdencommatyler wrote:I liked the first Thor movie. It's uneven as hell, but it was much better than I expected. I'll see this. But just like the first one, I'll probably wait until it's on Netflix.
exactly.
btw, any movie not named Green Lantern is going to be awesome.
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Wed April 24, 2013 2:30 am
by Mecca
theplatypus wrote:"The Avengers" was a fantastic movie.
I REALLY ENJOYED "THE AVENGERS"
that's just like your opinion, man
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Wed April 24, 2013 2:33 pm
by darth_vedder
durdencommatyler wrote:I liked the first Thor movie. It's uneven as hell, but it was much better than I expected. I'll see this. But just like the first one, I'll probably wait until it's on Netflix.
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Wed April 24, 2013 3:38 pm
by McParadigm
McParadigm wrote:And why is "novice's first experience with Daz3D" such a hot trend in CGI work?
Still wondering. I realize that, as a comic book partyball about a dude with a red cape and a hammer (with a number two after the title, no less), this movie isn't exactly pulling a crowd heavy with thoughts like "Shit, I hope this looks real." And I'm on record as loving the first one, by the way.
But stylization, which is admittedly a thing, still doesn't fully explain this trend to me. CGI is the top-billed actor of the summer, every summer. Why do 90% of directors sit down and go, "Okay, we need this to look ridiculous as shit, you guys. Here's your CGI budget...it's huge, I know, but try to make it look like we only spent half as much money as we actually did. We've chosen you, over all the others, because you are the best car ad photoshoppers and Phineas and Ferb storyboard developers money can buy. Show us that we've chosen well."
I'm not talking about adding grit, or even realism. And I don't think mediocre CGI "ruins" a movie like Thor 2, or the first Star Trek, or even Avatar or whatever (being Avatar pretty much ruined Avatar, so). But I don't think it enhances them much, either. It just makes those scenes stand out as "yup, that's a CGI moment." Instead of special effects that help sell the setting, or the action or the characters, it's now about the special effect that hits you over the head with the fact that it's a special effect. And don't make it look too good, now...or people might get caught up in the movie.
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Wed April 24, 2013 5:52 pm
by Whitey McTeeth
I hear this is being released on a Thorsday.
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Wed April 24, 2013 6:05 pm
by BurtReynolds
McParadigm wrote:
McParadigm wrote:And why is "novice's first experience with Daz3D" such a hot trend in CGI work?
Still wondering. I realize that, as a comic book partyball about a dude with a red cape and a hammer (with a number two after the title, no less), this movie isn't exactly pulling a crowd heavy with thoughts like "Shit, I hope this looks real." And I'm on record as loving the first one, by the way.
But stylization, which is admittedly a thing, still doesn't fully explain this trend to me. CGI is the top-billed actor of the summer, every summer. Why do 90% of directors sit down and go, "Okay, we need this to look ridiculous as shit, you guys. Here's your CGI budget...it's huge, I know, but try to make it look like we only spent half as much money as we actually did. We've chosen you, over all the others, because you are the best car ad photoshoppers and Phineas and Ferb storyboard developers money can buy. Show us that we've chosen well."
I'm not talking about adding grit, or even realism. And I don't think mediocre CGI "ruins" a movie like Thor 2, or the first Star Trek, or even Avatar or whatever (being Avatar pretty much ruined Avatar, so). But I don't think it enhances them much, either. It just makes those scenes stand out as "yup, that's a CGI moment." Instead of special effects that help sell the setting, or the action or the characters, it's now about the special effect that hits you over the head with the fact that it's a special effect. And don't make it look too good, now...or people might get caught up in the movie.
I don't think they are purposely trying to make FX look fake. Despite the huge budgets, FX houses don't make any money on movies. Individual artists and whole studios do better in TV and video games. Then there is outsourcing. Over the last couple of years practically the entire CG industry in the US has ceased to exist. I doubt some poor slave in India really gives a shit that Thor's cape looks fake.
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Wed April 24, 2013 6:28 pm
by Monkey_Driven
I thought the first one was probably the best Marvel movie outside of Iron Man. I'll see this.
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Wed April 24, 2013 6:40 pm
by nyquillyn
I thought the trailer for the first Thor was terrible and I have very little interest in superheroes anymore, but I just found out that Idris Elba is in this, so I'll check it out.
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Wed April 24, 2013 7:20 pm
by intodeep
My expectations are low, but i'll see this.
Re: Thor: The Dark World
Posted: Wed April 24, 2013 7:59 pm
by @SkitchP
Whitey McTeeth wrote:I hear this is being released on a Thorsday.