The second season ended about six months ago but the whole series can be easily downloaded if you're into torrents.
OT: Let's talk about movies (and TV shows)... Part X
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The second season ended about six months ago but the whole series can be easily downloaded if you're into torrents.
- Feb 23, 2006
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Yeah, I know, but I didn't refer to illegal activities in my previous post. I was speaking of legitimate on-demand streaming services as opposed to cable/satellite.
P.S. I will only look into the "grey area" when a said TV series is not available to me legally.
OnTheRun
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They have a visual style to respect/follow with Warcraft, putting a guy a in orc suit would have resulted in some serious nerdrage within their target audience.
And since they started by adapting Orcs and Humans they are obviously gunning for a few sequels, so at the very least CGI will allows them to keep consistency with the world and non-human characters.
DangerDave
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I would have preferred going full CGI then as the visuals clash quite a bit from what is seen in the trailer. Humans look real but the Orcs all look expressionless and fake. I know why they did that, I just don't think it looks very good. It can be done better that's for sure. Just look at planet of the apes.
FerrisRox
"Wanna go, Prettyboy?"
Prince of Persia is total garbage and Love & Other Drugs is a mess of a movie.
FerrisRox
"Wanna go, Prettyboy?"
A hundred million dollar budget in 2003 was hardly not a high budget. Those were big, expensive movies.
DangerDave
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Yeah but they are 4 hours long each. One hobbit movie cost almost as much as all 3 LOTR films and it's shorter and a CGI fest. LOTR was expensive but considering the run time and scale of the movie, I would say it's not that bad. I mean, many animated kids movies are way more expensive than that. CGI is not as cheap as everyone believes it is. Motion capture is even more expensive.
Also, I looked it up and Warcraft is way over the 100 million mark and it's not even done yet. I'm sure money was not an issue.
Watched Martian, liked it. Kind of wish the ending was a little different and it did steal some ideas and actors from Interstellar but nothing major.
I think tv stations should pay people who watch their channels to have to watch their ads.
Not only are people are paying for a service, but they force them to endure hours upon hours of advertisement. If one day I decide to own a tv subscription (which will never happen) I would try to convince whatever distributor to pay me 75$ a month for it.
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I forgot about PoP, probably because I wish that thing was never made in the first place. Didn't see Love & Other Drugs... now I'm curious.
FerrisRox
"Wanna go, Prettyboy?"
It's definitely better than Prince of Persia and Gyllenhaal is not the problem. He has good chemistry with Anne Hathaway and plays his part with a lot of charisma, but the movie never figures out what it wants to be so instead it ends up covering a few different genres, depending on the scene, and tackles them poorly. It can't decide if it wants to be a romantic comedy or a sappy after school special about illness or a satire of the pharmaceutical industry or what. It ends up being likeable enough, but it always seems a bit unsure of itself so it never really gets off the ground and while both leads are good, in the end, I didn't really care much about them, which sinks the whole project, IMO.
MasterDecoy
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why is that CGI keeps getting worst and worst and worst every time i see a movie full of it?
warcraft almost making the hoobit look good
warcraft almost making the hoobit look good
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why is that CGI keeps getting worst and worst and worst every time i see a movie full of it?
warcraft almost making the hoobit look good
This.
I'm getting sick and tired of the CGI filled movies. Real stuff always looks better on camera, period. I also noticed that a few CGI scenes in 20 years old movies looks as good as today's one. Something's wrong.
A lot of filmmakers now just stand in front of a computer screen all day during pre- and post-production. IIRC, guys like Chris Nolan and Tarantino talked about the importance of actually going to the movies and look a it on the big screen in order to better appreciate these subtelties.
Because I totally agree that in a lot of blockbusters, there's way too much CGI and bad one at that.
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Having watched 6 episodes of the current season I don't think there's a better TV show on right now than Homeland. It has definitely sneaked up on me, but with both Fargo & The Affair under-delivering (relatively speaking of course, both are still great), Homeland's fifth season stands on its own at the very top of the pyramid. I feel like a crack addict shivering from withdrawal and shaking in anticipation from one episode to the next. Must see TV IMO.
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DangerDave
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why is that CGI keeps getting worst and worst and worst every time i see a movie full of it?
warcraft almost making the hoobit look good
It can look great when it's not the only thing on the screen. Look at MadMax. You know the CGI is there (obviously) but they blend it in so well that it looks seamless. I just wish it wasn't relied upon as much as it is. Practical effects, stunts and great costumes and makeup will always look better
Can't wait to watch that. I rewatched Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness just for this show. Heard it was really good.
Oh yes, that's obvious, I agree. There's some well done CGI, especially when it's complementary to nice shots on film. We tend to notice what's all CGI and way too over the top. It makes the whole scenes look unrealistic.
groovejuice
Without deviation progress is not possible
groovejuice
Without deviation progress is not possible
Totally forgot about Homeland starting again. Thank you sir for reminding me
Im off to binge watch the first 6 eps of the fifth season.
Deebs
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I'm just about done with The Affair. I enjoyed the first season and thought it started off the series well. This second year is just blah and I'm losing interest real fast. Hope it picks up sometime soon.
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