DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) 36 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: Green is generally used as symbolism for hope, change, rebirth, which are themes that obviously apply to this story, not to mention go along with the swampy environment. Washing out the scenes with the same hue also adds to the harsh feel of the life they were trying to portray. They talk a little about it here: https://www.distractify.com/p/is-emancipation-movie-in-black-and-white I guess I'd rather have them fill the screen with those colors organically rather than alter it after the fact. The final product was just too dull to look at for me. For comparison, the movie Rescue Dawn comes to mind. Story of a Vietnam pilot escaping prison and being pursued while battling the jungle elements. They filled the scenes with green. that is pretty wild. I actually googled and found the same site you did. this stood out to me here: "The color-graded hues sit somewhere between black, white and gray, but why wasn’t the full color spectrum utilized? Probably to protect the audience from the nonstop blood and gore projected on screen throughout its 2-hour, 12-minute runtime," Deadline's Valerie Complex wrote in her review of the film. also this: Variety noted that crimson hues are prominent in Emancipation's final battle scene, specifically present in the Confederate flag, the Union banner, and, naturally, in blood. This type of symbolism can be compared to the little girl in the red coat in the otherwise black-and-white 1993 film Schindler's List. Edited December 17, 2022 by DaBillsFanSince1973 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: I guess I'd rather have them fill the screen with those colors organically rather than alter it after the fact. when I was watching I was like is the hue/tint my media player? I was using windows "movies & tv" player so I switched to Gom Player and no change so just took it as how the film was made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said: that is pretty wid. I actually googled and found the same site you did. this stood out to me here: "The color-graded hues sit somewhere between black, white and gray, but why wasn’t the full color spectrum utilized? Probably to protect the audience from the nonstop blood and gore projected on screen throughout its 2-hour, 12-minute runtime," Deadline's Valerie Complex wrote in her review of the film. also this: Variety noted that crimson hues are prominent in Emancipation's final battle scene, specifically present in the Confederate flag, the Union banner, and, naturally, in blood. This type of symbolism can be compared to the little girl in the red coat in the otherwise black-and-white 1993 film Schindler's List. I don't think they were trying to protect the audience, I think it was definitely a symbolic thing, like the red it mentions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 15 hours ago, Tierlifer said: I think the 2nd season has been effin amazing! I also love you can’t binge it. Makes it more enjoyable and the anticipation is fun for the next episode. I also think the 2nd season has been much better than the 1st and you don’t even have to watch the first and can jump right to season 2. I am seriously considering a trip to Sicily after watching this, it looks freeking amazing . I have now seen all of Season 2 (loved season 1 as well) and I have been following all of the things they do in the show on the internet. Specifically, I am going to google maps and then choosing satellite view, and then zooming in to find the places they are at. I have found their hotel, the ancient Greek theatre (that is actually right near the hotel), many of the buildings they showed closeups of in Noto, including the church with the huge giant run of steps in front of it, and tons of other things. Their hotel is in Taormina, on the NE coast of Sicily. It's called the San Domenico Palace. It's $800 a night. You could totally rent a car or some scooters and see almost everything on the show in a fun 7 day trip to Sicily. The only thing that would be tough is when they get on the boat and sail to the Englishman's private palazzo. That's in Palermo, which is in the NW corner of Sicily, in a totally different part of the island. Most of the show has them going up and down the east coast and going a bit inland to the house from "The Godfather". It would be a really cool trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 On 11/28/2022 at 6:19 PM, Logic said: If anyone has Amazon Prime, I recommend The Wilds. Plane crashes on an uninhabited island. Plane full of teenage girls has to co-exist and survive. Two seasons are available, but very captivating. Sounds good, but how derivative of "Lord of the Flies" is it? That's my concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 31 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: Sounds good, but how derivative of "Lord of the Flies" is it? That's my concern. The second season features a plane full of boys on another part of the island. That one is a little closer to LOTF. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) So last night we caught "The Watcher" on Netflix. This is a 7 part series that I believe terminates at the end of the 7 parts. No season 2. It was good enough to hook us and we burned through parts 1-6. Tonight is the finale. I'm curious if anyone else has seen this and if you liked it. Edited December 26, 2022 by Nextmanup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 4 hours ago, Nextmanup said: So last night we caught "The Watcher" on Netflix. This is a 7 part series that I believe terminates at the end of the 7 parts. No season 2. It was good enough to hook us and we burned through parts 1-6. Tonight is the finale. I'm curious if anyone else has seen this and if you liked it. Weird that we watched it and liked it, but I don’t remember much about it 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Season two of Vikings: Valhalla set to premiere on January 12 on Netflix. Enjoyed season 1, so looking forward to it. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 2 hours ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said: Weird that we watched it and liked it, but I don’t remember much about it 😂 The show is kind of stupid when you boil it down, but it's done well enough moment to moment to be a fun "page turner" of sorts. Kind of a "whodunnit" where every single person in the show is intentionally designed to be highly suspicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Glass Onion (Knives out 2.0) on Netflix is a heater. Edward Norton Jr and Daniel Craig kill it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 On 12/26/2022 at 11:19 AM, Nextmanup said: So last night we caught "The Watcher" on Netflix. This is a 7 part series that I believe terminates at the end of the 7 parts. No season 2. It was good enough to hook us and we burned through parts 1-6. Tonight is the finale. I'm curious if anyone else has seen this and if you liked it. We've been watching this over the past couple weeks and are up to Episode 6. I love me a good whodunit and this is a great one! Great acting, too. I'll come back and chime in when we finish it up, which should be by the end of the weekend. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Just started Sprung on Amazon/FreeVee, made by the same guy that did My Name Is Earl. A bunch of inmates are released when Covid hits, so they use the skills they learned from other inmates in jail to do more crime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Gugny said: We've been watching this over the past couple weeks and are up to Episode 6. I love me a good whodunit and this is a great one! Great acting, too. I'll come back and chime in when we finish it up, which should be by the end of the weekend. We finished it but I won't say a thing at this time! I did enjoy it though and wish it would somehow continue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Usually, I would not post a list made by someone else, but so many of the shows at this link are ones I've enjoyed... Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Eureka Jericho Suburgatory News Radio Galavant Trial & Error https://www.buzzfeed.com/fabianabuontempo/severely-underrated-tv-shows-most-people-havent-seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Just finished White Lotus S2 last night. It was very good, but the storyline about the two couples became sort of tedious and annoying. Loved how things ended for Tanya and Portia. The young British kid, Dillon, was a really interesting (and sort of dark) character. Also, the twist at the end with the 2 prostitutes was well done. I think I enjoyed S1 more, but still an excellent season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 19 hours ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: Just finished White Lotus S2 last night. It was very good, but the storyline about the two couples became sort of tedious and annoying. Loved how things ended for Tanya and Portia. The young British kid, Dillon, was a really interesting (and sort of dark) character. Also, the twist at the end with the 2 prostitutes was well done. I think I enjoyed S1 more, but still an excellent season. The prostitutes won the season. Ones got a pile of cash and the other has a sweet job as Piano player. I wonder if they will decide to roll any of these folks into the next season. I’d like to see the grandpa, son, and grandson run it back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 22 hours ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: Just finished White Lotus S2 last night. It was very good, but the storyline about the two couples became sort of tedious and annoying. Loved how things ended for Tanya and Portia. The young British kid, Dillon, was a really interesting (and sort of dark) character. Also, the twist at the end with the 2 prostitutes was well done. I think I enjoyed S1 more, but still an excellent season. I actually think I enjoyed Season 1 more as well, but probably because the concept of the show was new and fresh at the time, not necessarily because it was a better story. Though it may have been! I fell in love with all the cinematography of season 2 and in fact have been following their locations on Google maps. The show was very accurate and authentic; when they said "let's go to the old Greek theatre" it all made sense. It's right there not very far from the hotel they filmed at. I was a little disappointed that Tanya's character ended the way she did, but then again she was not particularly likable. The two actors/actresses I would like to see more of in the future are Sabbrina Impacciatore (hotel manager) and Simona Tabasco (Lucia the prostitute). I thought both of those actresses were fantastic. Hell, I even enjoyed F. Murray Abraham's character quite a bit! When I first saw him I was like "they are dragging this guy out of nowhere for the show?" but he was excellent. Least favorite character on the show: Albie Di Grasso. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Kaleidoscope, watch in any order but save "White" for last. About a heist 25 years in the making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Let the right one in was pretty good, and definitely set up for a good season two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 On 9/13/2022 at 2:12 PM, Jauronimo said: I've found it entertaining. But I'm not some Tolkien nerd or someone who is losing their ***** about black hobbits and elves which seems to be where most of the criticism is coming from. I'm a Tolkien fan. The backlash you are referring to from people who actually read the books isn't the racial component, it comes from the fact that they completed changed the timelines of a well-established universe and just made up new events using the names of characters, which is something Tolkien was pretty severely opposed to. Tolkien went out of his way to establish a painstaking timeline for his universe, he took it very seriously as his life's work and was famous for doing things like rejecting the Beatles' attempt, at the height of their fame, to buy the movie rights for the books because he didn't want his work bastardized. The criticism is valid. The criticism about race is a small minority of just racist non-book fans that the showrunners have attempted to generalize as all of their detractors so as to avoid criticism by just calling everyone who doesn't like the show bigots. Pretty common tactic Hollywood uses to deal with critics. Long story short - Hobbits and wizards didn't exist during the timeline of the show and Galadriel was never a warrior who led armies, but a powerful magic user. Amazon did the same thing to the Wheel of Time, just arbitrarily changing huge things and mostly for the worse. As someone who read all 15 books of that series, it sucks to have something you invested time in and enjoy trampled on and just made crappy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 1 minute ago, ndirish1978 said: I'm a Tolkien fan. The backlash you are referring to from people who actually read the books isn't the racial component, it comes from the fact that they completed changed the timelines of a well-established universe and just made up new events using the names of characters, which is something Tolkien was pretty severely opposed to. Tolkien went out of his way to establish a painstaking timeline for his universe, he took it very seriously as his life's work and was famous for doing things like rejecting the Beatles' attempt, at the height of their fame, to buy the movie rights for the books because he didn't want his work bastardized. The criticism is valid. The criticism about race is a small minority of just racist non-book fans that the showrunners have attempted to generalize as all of their detractors so as to avoid criticism by just calling everyone who doesn't like the show bigots. Pretty common tactic Hollywood uses to deal with critics. Long story short - Hobbits and wizards didn't exist during the timeline of the show and Galadriel was never a warrior who led armies, but a powerful magic user. Amazon did the same thing to the Wheel of Time, just arbitrarily changing huge things and mostly for the worse. As someone who read all 15 books of that series, it sucks to have something you invested time in and enjoy trampled on and just made crappy. Dude, the backlash about black hobbits and elves was literally about black hobbits and elves not the timeline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, Jauronimo said: Dude, the backlash about black hobbits and elves was literally about black hobbits and elves not the timeline. Right, you're saying that was the main portion of people criticizing the show, I'm telling you it's not and offered some reasons why the show kind of stinks for tolkien nerds. The people who are complaining about race are not tolkien nerds, they are morons who like to whine about anything. Edited January 4, 2023 by ndirish1978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, ndirish1978 said: Right, you're saying that was the main portion of people criticizing the show, I'm telling you it's not and offered some reasons why the show kind of stinks for tolkien nerds. The people who are complaining about race are not tolkien nerds, they are morons who like to whine about anything. When the show was fresh, I saw almost no criticism of timelines and outrage about the race of casted actors. Yes, they are loud and aggressive morons and they dominated early criticism of the show when the post you quoted was made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Anyone watching 1923? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Johnny Hammersticks Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Our Flag Means Death on HBO Max. I’ve watched 2 episodes and I’m hooked. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Wednesday on Netflix 🤌🏼🤌🏼 Luis Guzman rules and this nothing else matters on violin is a heater. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 57 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said: Wednesday on Netflix 🤌🏼🤌🏼 Luis Guzman rules and this nothing else matters on violin is a heater. Awesome show 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/4/2023 at 11:40 AM, Jauronimo said: Dude, the backlash about black hobbits and elves was literally about black hobbits and elves not the timeline. Nope, it's because it's just not good. They could not replicate the aesthetic of the LOTR. Despite its budget, it felt like a cheap knock-off, poor script, weak characters and not worth the time. I wanted to like but just thought it was a waste of money. I feel the same about the new Games of Thrones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, Max Fischer said: Nope, it's because it's just not good. They could not replicate the aesthetic of the LOTR. Despite its budget, it felt like a cheap knock-off, poor script, weak characters and not worth the time. I wanted to like but just thought it was a waste of money. I feel the same about the new Games of Thrones. Are you really telling me there was no criticism of casting decisions based solely on race in LOTR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Jauronimo said: Are you really telling me there was no criticism of casting decisions based solely on race in LOTR? Yes, bothered people who seem to think that elves and hobbits are a certain color. You know, racists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 My wife and I just finished watching The Rings of Power and both though it was a major dud. We love the LoTR trilogy and had high hopes for the Rings of Power, but felt the storyline and acting was totally flat. Great visuals and special effects, but at the end, a big waste of time. Both Galadriel and Elrond were poorly cast and were difficult to like. On other note... F Amazon for moving the filming location and production from New Zealand to the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Bad Things said: My wife and I just finished watching The Rings of Power and both though it was a major dud. We love the LoTR trilogy and had high hopes for the Rings of Power, but felt the storyline and acting was totally flat. The series is supposed to be set a thousand years before LoTR, yet, both have the exact same technologies. They're still lighting with torches and fighting with broadswords. I guess Middle Earth is full of Luddites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 So, basically Rings of Power was awesome for anyone who isn’t a complete dork. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Wednesday > Stranger Things ? Was way way better than I was expecting. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I've been watching the Shaq docuseries on HBO Max. Halfway through. The first episode was decent but kinda slow but the 2nd episode was excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Just started watching Tulsa King on Paramount+. I’m hooked. Super entertaining so far 4 episodes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) On 12/29/2022 at 10:28 AM, Teddy KGB said: Glass Onion (Knives out 2.0) on Netflix is a heater. Edward Norton Jr and Daniel Craig kill it. I didn't like Knives Out but thought give Glass Onion a shot, that movie was horrible. Slow pace and no characters that were remotely likable so I quit about a third of the way through. If you like documentaries, I recommend American Animals. Interesting tale on a bunch of college kids trying to steal art from their college library. Edited January 29, 2023 by The Jokeman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) 47 minutes ago, The Jokeman said: I didn't like Knives Out but thought give Glass Onion a shot, that movie was horrible. Slow pace and no characters that were remotely likable so I quite about a third of the way through. If you like documentaries, I recommend American Animals. Interesting tale on a bunch of college kids trying to steal art from their college library. 93 % liked it. 7% didn’t. guess you’re a 7 % er Fun movie for me, gotta rate on a scale as they don’t make good movies anymore 😂 Edited January 10, 2023 by Teddy KGB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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