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Real beats FX bullshit EVERY time. That's why "2001" makes a mockery of "Star Wars."

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tinear

In Reply to: RE: Waterloo Redux posted by mr grits on September 07, 2009 at 16:10:44

And why "Gladheateher" is ridiculous. And pretty much all war films with massed armies for the past twenty years or so. What wrecked a great scene in "Private Ryan" was the obviously false "armada."

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RE: Real beats FX bullshit EVERY time. That's why "2001" makes a mockery of "Star Wars." - Cosmic Closet 18:34:28 09/15/09 (0)
Hundreds (or thousands) of extras add a weight to a scene no digital anything can touch. Because even if you know nothing about filmmaking, you ultimately know what reality looks like. And you react to it.

"War and Peace" (The Russian original) has this in spades. It is not the greatest film ever made, but the battle scenes have rarely, if ever, been equalled, simply because they used uncountable numbers of Russian soldiers as extras, and the images of them stretched to the horizon, doing battle will never be mistaken for someone cloning people at a computer.

CC.
RE: On that we agree on a 100%--- - patrickU 00:42:58 09/08/09 (0)
FX makes every film look ridiculous after five years time past.
Private Ryan is trash, from first second to the last... nothing could have saved that cow - Victor Khomenko 19:57:28 09/07/09 (9)
I don't think it belongs in the discussion of **serious** war films... he-he...

I love the Waterloo for the atmosphere, thick as old road tar, and general historic accuracy in all its aspects, including the troops, equipment, etc. Wellington sucked, but he was not the center of the film, so his effect on the whole was minimal.

Many have criticized Steiger, but to me he gave us the best Napoleon in cinema - and yes, I generally love that actor.
- RE: Stiff Mr. Steiger- Did he had a fart blocked in is guts-- - patrickU 00:42:02 09/08/09 (8)
  When he did overplayed his part as Napoleone?
  - So how did you like Bonaparte in War and Peace? - Victor Khomenko 14:19:25 09/08/09 (1)
    Too refined?
    - RE: So how did you like Bonaparte in War and Peace? - patrickU 04:34:15 09/09/09 (0)
      I am still at it....
  - He brought a "maniacal" tone to Napolean for which a small man would need to lead. * - mr grits 14:05:24 09/08/09 (0)
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    NO GRITS NO GLORY
  - Rod Steiger overplayed EVERY role. You can see the method in all his madness. He was so overweight - tinear 07:52:58 09/08/09 (4)
    from all that scenery digestion.
    - RE: Rod Steiger overplayed EVERY role. You can see the method in all his madness. He was so overweight - patrickU 08:15:46 09/08/09 (3)
      100%
      - True, but he did get the Oskie for "Heat of the Night" . . . - mr grits 14:08:40 09/08/09 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Rod Steiger overplayed EVERY role. You can see the method in all his madness. He was so overweight posted by patrickU on September 08, 2009 at 08:15:46
        
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        NO GRITS NO GLORY
        
        You could have done it better. nt - tinear 16:59:57 09/08/09 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: True, but he did get the Oskie for "Heat of the Night" . . . posted by mr grits on September 08, 2009 at 14:08:40
        
        dfsa
        
        Nah, Pappy did it best. * - mr grits 18:22:30 09/08/09 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: You could have done it better. nt posted by tinear on September 08, 2009 at 16:59:57
        
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        NO GRITS NO GLORY

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