Posts by Richard Hernandez13

In case anyone is interested...

Over at The Guardian, Mike Leigh and Lynne Ramsay are chatting about their own films.

Right here

It’s almost like you’re pretending you have absolutely no clue what you actually want to major in. 😁

From what I’ve gathered, that kind of act definitely works.
I mean, once you see who’s actually running the show in those faculty offices, everything starts to make perfect sense. 😁

Hey there!

There was already an open thread about that movie, but somehow it's missing from the list.
hmm hmm

I thought it was actually quite wonderful.
It was honestly the first time I’ve seen Jack Nicholson play someone who actually looks like he belongs in his own age group, you know? Just a regular guy, not some eternal youth. 😁

Noah Harris50 said:It’s not really about being wrong, it’s more like a fundamental misunderstanding from the people who insist it’s a total masterpiece.

I guess it's pretty simple: neither side is actually incorrect.

Oh, please, it’s the same old story: people dismissing anyone who actually enjoyed the movie by calling them childish—just because they laughed at some jokes meant for a six-year-old—or labeling them pretentious if they preferred something slow and heavy, or even worse, acting like they're emotional wrecks just because they actually felt something during the sentimental parts.

Honestly, it’s nothing I haven’t seen a thousand times before on this forum. 🙄

I honestly have a feeling that the Chinese people just handled the translations themselves.

I wonder if those are actually the original quotes, or if they just got a little lost in translation during some old studio dubbing process?

Richard Hernandez13, I think this might actually be the fifth thread about Resident Evil 2 that someone has started on this subforum already.

Is it really true that there are people out there who actually sit down and watch those movies?

I really love that whole Victorian aesthetic and how perfectly the character designs fit right into it.

It isn't being filmed.

Keith Anderson10 said:This really brings to mind that script Nicolas Cage worked on for Adaptation—you know, the one involving the killer and the cop, which was actually more about a split personality.😁 😁 😁

Actually, Charlie Kaufman, the mind behind Adaptation, originally penned the first draft for A Scanner Darkly.
Once Linklater got involved in the project, that particular version was tossed aside.

...and honestly, it’s the most extreme example because, in Lord of the Rings, they just straight-up abuse the rotoscoping technique.

Standard rotoscoping is honestly such an old-school technique.
I mean, people were already using it way, way before Bakshi's era.

I just stumbled upon this really fascinating little film.
It’s an Adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story that feels more relevant today than ever.

The setting is a future version of the USA where drugs are everywhere, and the latest craze on the street is called Substance D, which basically guarantees it'll split the user's brain into two separate halves.
We follow Bob Arctor, who is both a dealer and a user of this stuff, and Fred, an undercover narcotics cop tasked with bringing Bob down.
The real kicker, though, is that both characters are actually the exact same person.

A bit of a mind-bender, right?

Even if the plot doesn't grab you, the way the movie is actually made definitely will:
It uses this gorgeous digital rotoscoping animation technique that Linklater previously mastered in Waking Life.







That's Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder pictured above, and the cast also features Woody Harrelson and Robert Downey Jr.
Given how heavy the subject matter gets, I wouldn't be surprised if Robert Downey Jr. acted as a sort of unofficial advisor on the project. 😁

You can't get enough of Dick. 😬

I actually realized things were about to go south because I caught a glimpse of the wire holding everything together, thanks to some idiot in the projection booth who clearly has no clue what they're doing. 😁

Just plain irresponsible.

I mean, what else can you really say about a movie where one of the characters says right at the start, "I think World War II just kicked off"?

🤣

It’s basically just a war movie stripped down into a total mess of pyrotechnics and cheap CGI, all wrapped up in a cheesy love triangle.

it’s just such a brilliant movie, honestly.

Slapstick Bergman, I think someone mentioned that once.
And they hit the nail right on the head.