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A classic thriller & psychological horror film
A fantastic watch
I really enjoyed this show
First Watch, First Thoughts
Season 3 Thoughts?
Predictable, but Enjoyable
A refreshing watch nowadays?
One movie that actually needs a remake?
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This series doesn't really take a stance on the US being heroes and the Nazis being bad.
Sadly, this is due to quite a few reasons which really need to be addressed by the industry.
Nolan and his team, at least as of late, seem to do pretty poor audio mixes. Tenet is the worst offender by far with this audio mix. I'm not sure if it was due to the release being during COVID so it was pushed to HBO without much extra effort by the studio? Possibly also because Nolan is a 'purist' and wants movies to be seen in the theater, which just so happen to have speaker size and decibels that help outweigh any clarity issue. Although I saw comments that this had poor dialogue even in theaters.
Also, most major releases are really poorly optimized for home release now anyways. Soundbars are by large the choice for most home audio and they will tend to have weaker output compared to a more dedicated speaker setup. Even with that said, a full speaker setup may not fix the poor mixing done on the film, even with a dialogue boost or great center channel. Most mixes I've seen on streaming still show 5.1 and I don't see a soundbar outputting that kind of power and still leaving room for heavy lifting a dedicated center channel could work.
The way audio is recorded for films now is different than previous decades where it was much clearer and could easily be heard on a stereo setup or even with TV speakers. Studios need to really consider a 'streaming' mix or soundbar mix that might muddy some of the intent of the film but makes the dialogue understand. I've met people who only watch things with CC due to poor audio on a lot of TV/movies now.
Worst offender of all was that apparently Nolan wanted this film to have some conversations/bits where it was intentionally obscure and to leave you wondering what was said. The problem is when a lion's share of the dialogue is already indecipherable, then how is anyone to know that one particular conversation was deliberately made to be unheard and the rest weren't? It was a poor choice on his part.
<blockquote>Jesus Christ, <b>I wanted to see a movie all about the Manhattan Project,</b> and <b>not</b> all that extra family and relationship fluff, as well as all that boring shit <b>about</b> whether <b>Oppenheimer</b> was a Communist!</blockquote>
I think you should have adjusted your expectations. You went and saw a film titled Oppenheimer, not The Manhattan Project. The title indicates the main focus of the film.
How has the money been squandered?
It's interesting how many comments I have seen that said the same thing - all saw it when they were really young.
You're in luck for a repeat viewing - A quick search and the Internet Archive has it up to stream!
https://archive.org/details/fantastic-planet-1973-full-movie-french-with-english-subs-dir-rene-laloux-aka-la-planete-sauvage
It looks like there are also DVDs on ebay and Amazon which would probably be a lot higher quality.
<blockquote>A corollary: in the 60s and 70s, with blockbuster movies on fewer screens, sometimes it took a long time to SEE the movie. You had to buy advance tickets for "roadshows." And/or you had to wait for WEEKS for the lines to get down where you wanted to get in them. Or you DID get in a line and you had to wait HOURS to get into the theater. This is how it was when I saw The Godfather, and I must admit, when I was FINALLY in my seat, and the CURTAIN finally went up(do they have curtains anymore) and the music came on and the movie started and the man said "I believe in America" -- it had been a long, hard JOURNEY to be at that moment, and seeing the movie was a very exciting "event" moment in one's life.</blockquote>
Thank you for sharing this memory. I completely get this experience and how you lived it. As you said, entertainment wise, that's hard to beat. A true thrill. I think you've opened my eyes a bit on our love with films. There's a joy in " just going to the movies this weekend" and all the fun that brings, and then there is this step higher where you can say you went to the cinema and experienced something that impacted you deeply and left its mark as a piece of art. Very very cool.
As a follow-up to earlier comments in this thread regarding DVD by mail: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/04/so-long-red-envelopes-dvds-in-the-mail-version-of-netflix-ends-in-september/
Netflix DVD will be going away. You can see a lot of nostalgia in the comments section of that article. I don't even use the service anymore and I know it is a loss.
Who knows - vinyl is having its resurgence now - maybe one day DVD will have its time back in the spotlight.
I'm glad you found my post helpful!
I think your collection sounds fantastic. Very unique way of collecting and keeping a top list from each year to preserve and re-watch. Really a fantastic way to browse the years, made even better that you can have visitors to browse it in an "order" and see where they pick up in the timeline.
I will definitely reiterate my suggestion on making digital backups. There is plenty of information out there. Like most things, you can go as simple a solution or complex/deep as you want.
<blockquote>"Discuss or read about it." We used to call that "movies going away." You got to see a movie during release -- maybe two or three times and then..."it went away."</blockquote>
Very good point here. I think it illustrates how far media has come now into the digital age. Before, if you missed it...you missed it. You would be lucky to get a re-showing. Now, <i>"let's just wait for it on rental"</i> has turned to <i>"see it the same day on streaming."</i> With things moving so fast, and now the ability to actually buy a physical or digital copy, I feel there is an allure to keeping and preserving a given media versus just going off memories. I can imagine now walking by your collection and having memories stirred up just from seeing the title of the film on the spine of the DVD.
<blockquote>There is also that service -- I have used it -- where you can BUY a DVD of a favorite movie direct from the studio(Warner Brothers for instance) and then press you a copy and send it to you. (I did this with Warner Brothers' 1967 Hotel, which I love but others don't even know about.)</blockquote>
Can you tell me the name of that website? I haven't heard of that and it sounds like a great service to have.
Digital backup methods are very easy. Disk space/storage is now VERY cheap and can hold a lot of DVD and blu-ray movies. You can probably get a stand-alone external DVD drive to use to rip your discs to a hard drive so you have a copy and not have to worry about disc damages.
Following up on the point of streaming risks...
I think it's important we preserve all the media, good and bad, beautiful and ugly. Regarding Gone with the wind & the TV shows I listed - they were pulled due to racist imagery. I think pulling them does more harm than good. In the case of streaming giants making these decisions, we can end up in a world where we lose a dialogue or conversation regarding what is right or wrong. I think understanding context of times is important. This gets to a bigger point where we end up with only things that are deemed appropriate for all to watch.
To draw a similarity to your comments on NXNW, we can also end up in a sort of copyright/ownership hell, where Company X owns the title, but Y signed a contract for distribution rights, and Z had ownership of streaming and no one will compromise on who can release the title. I can't remember exactly what film, but I believe this situation has occurred exactly so that the film sits in a kind of no man's land. I believe this might be the case for some of the early Godzilla films with various subs/dubs/release. I think it's unfortunate this situation could arise and we may only have a few still images of a film or show that is locked away because some entity can't or won't release it and we're left to discuss or read about it.
In these cases, physical storage allows people to still access media that is basically now only a part of history.
Was just reading your other thread about NXNW removal from HBO before stumbling on this update. I'll reply here to some of the points since this is the newer thread.
Notably, Netflix still runs its DVD rental service (NXNW is available). More importantly, the DVD rental often has movies you cannot find streaming. Sadly, because of how popular streaming has become the rental service is a fraction of what it once was and I don't think they're replacing damaged or lost copies. So if a user in Fairbanks, AK wants to hold onto the last remaining copy for a while, then you're waiting on their time table.
Some worthwhile examples I can think of regarding streaming:
- HBO pulls Westworld to avoid paying residuals to cast/crew
- HBO previously pulled Gone With the Wind until a preface was added
- Netflix & Hulu pulled episodes of Community & It's Always Sunny due to episodes labeled offensive
- 2021 lawsuits against Apple for content and user access removal. Here apple said no reasonable person would expect when they click 'buy' that it means they have indefinite access to it.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/apple-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-its-definition-of-the-word-buy/
Point being that with streaming, you are at their whim in terms of content you can access.
Reading your concerns in the other thread about playing movies on DVD and risk scratches, I would highly recommend you look into digital copy of your movies. Physical storage still has its place, particularly as another medium of preserving films or other media, but having a digital backup lets that film persevere in the unfortunate case of the disc getting lost, breaking, scratches, or wear/tear damage over the years.
<blockquote>By the end, the film depicts the failings of this project and of morality, as Vincent similarly cradles Neil against the backdrop of a desolate tarmac, symbolizing the final, closed form of the American Frontier: isolate, inured, and denuded of meaning; as the crestfallen Vincent looks to the departing planes while he stands by Neil, his final victory is bereft of triumph or purpose, for in this failed world, death bears no promise, and work no spiritual reward. </blockquote>
Great take, well written there.
I like the visual comparison of Jesus/Mary and Neil/Vincent, start and finish. Never picked up on at that in any viewings.
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