movies

[Transmogrified Tiger]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1540133/

[MrSaigon]

In Bruge's writer/director has a new movie today (around here anyway). Reviews are glowing. I'm excited.

Feel like sharing what it's called?

The Guard. Apparently I'm wrong though. It's In Bruges' guy's brother.

[clevername]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes wasn't half bad. It's been beat into the ground I think, but the mo cap/CG work on the apes really is incredible. And Caesar is actually a compelling main character. The humans in the film, on the other hand, are not.

[The Third Man]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes wasn't half bad. It's been beat into the ground I think, but the mo cap/CG work on the apes really is incredible. And Caesar is actually a compelling main character. The humans in the film, on the other hand, are not.

This was my take. Surprisingly thoughtful for a movie about, you know, apes rising. How about that [expletive] orangutan? That thing looked unbelievably real. Sometimes the apes looked fakey for a brief moment, but if that orangutan ever looked less than 100% I'll be damned.

[clevername]

every once in a while I could detect it, but there were some parts where I wasn't sure if they used real ape stand ins or did complete digital. Could have been because I did actually get drawn into the film and wasn't necessarily actively looking for the seams.

[Cole Burns]

I haven't watched Rise yet, but the premise seems odd: We know the Apes are going to take over the world and subject us humans to slavery. So, why would we root for them?

[Maclowery]

To me, it's the perfect movie for a dollar theater visit. Only there apparently aren't dollar theaters anymore. At least here, or back in the metro east. Not cool.

[TheoSqua]

To me, it's the perfect movie for a dollar theater visit. Only there apparently aren't dollar theaters anymore. At least here, or back in the metro east. Not cool.

St. Andrews in St. Charles is still open

[Maclowery]

Well damnitall, thank you very much. I'll just drive four hours south to go there, then. ( I keed , I keed , wish I could try it out)

Even growing up, I seem to recall that the Metro East didn't really have a legitimate dollar theater. The Lincoln in downtown Belleville had cheap stuff, if I remember right, but I feel like it never got the cool stuff that teenagers wanted, instead showing non-blockbusters. I definitely only went there only a couple times ever, despite it being only like 15 minutes from my place. My first college town had an excellent one (cost $1.50, but close enough, but it usually had appealing choices), and I hardly ever went to a real theater for those four years.

[clevername]

I haven't watched Rise yet, but the premise seems odd: We know the Apes are going to take over the world and subject us humans to slavery. So, why would we root for them?

I had similar concerns when the trailers first showed up, but they lay it out well in the film. And I'm not sure if this is simply a prequel or a reboot to the old series. It could work as either, but the door is open for the apes not to necessarily revolt and enslave humanity, more humanity's downfall is more at their own hands.