Anyone agree the Digital Camera Killed this movie?
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jacarec — 15 years ago(September 12, 2010 09:47 PM)
I think the movie would have been way better in maybe an old style, or similar to the camera's used for say Mobsters. Mann's digital Camera style worked well for Collateral and dare I say itMiami Vice..but this one..not so muchSorry Mann. but hey, your still uhhhh "the man".
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Antoine_Bugleboy — 15 years ago(December 26, 2010 10:01 PM)
"Old style is cliched style. "<<
That is so played. You Mann ass-kissing fanboys need to come up with a better line of horsezhit.
There are many ways this could have looked natural and better on 35mm. The only way Mann shoots anymore is to make it look like a SyFy TV movie. That is hack, THAT is cliche.
The goal was "hyper realism". Fine, whatever. The result was a major distraction that took you out of the movie and made you hyper conscious you were watching a movie, and an ugly movie at that. -
msaiu78 — 9 years ago(April 06, 2016 10:14 PM)
There are many ways this could have looked natural and better on 35mm. The only way Mann shoots anymore is to make it look like a SyFy TV movie. That is hack, THAT is cliche.
The goal was "hyper realism". Fine, whatever. The result was a major distraction that took you out of the movie and made you hyper conscious you were watching a movie, and an ugly movie at that.
Perfectly said.
I wanted to see cinema, as in 'cinema-tography', but instead I got camcorder made-for-TV crapola. -
Blitzerg — 15 years ago(October 13, 2010 01:05 PM)
i saw this movie in theaters and i loved it. not a 10 but its pretty damn good i thought. i actually didnt even notice the camera while i was watching it and i havnt seen it since so i dunno.
last film viewed The Social Network 10/10 -
mbullvaster — 15 years ago(October 30, 2010 02:28 PM)
Using a less than state of the art camera is nothing but a cheap gimick that mann tried to use to attract people to his movie. What he should have thought out was it was a Depp movie featuring Bale he didn't need to pull some artsy facade as an attraction. The script was brilliant, the acting superb. When it's all said and done when I go a movie I want to just enjoy the movie, not constantly try and filter through a directors BAD camera work to catch some of the actors brilliance.
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MrXAnderson — 15 years ago(November 05, 2010 12:44 PM)
I thought it looked good, very immersive choice than the usual celluloid period piece.
I'm sure it fits a certain crowd, however try to appreciate what Michael Mann's doing for immersing the audience. Especially since his rumored Medieval movie will most likely be shot in High Definition.