Eye candy movies - jbmcb - Films/DVD Asylum

Eye candy movies

Posted by jbmcb (A) on April 8, 2005 at 12:37:33

In Reply to: Have to disagree here posted by Jack G on April 8, 2005 at 11:27:33:

> Good FX are not a substitute for a good story-The Day after Tommorrow is a perfect example of FX in desperate need of a story-another waste of FX.

Eyecandy movies have their place, I find they are actually better with little to no plot instead of a bad plot. Sky Captain, to paraphrase the great Joe Bob Brigs, had "... no plot to get in the way of the story."
If I feel like watching a mindless movie, I'd rather there be lots of really nice scenery with minimal talking/plot mucking up the pretty pictures. Star Wars Episode I is an excellent example of a crappy plot and bad acting getting in the way of amazingly good visuals.

2001 is the ultimate example of the semi-plotless movie. It looks amazing, but doesn't have a plot in the conventional sense of the word. I've heard theories that the plot is actually based on music, with a first, second and third "movement" pretty well delineated (Dawn of man / 2001 / Beyond the infinite) The music in the movie progresses in the same fashion (no music/noise -> classical -> avantgarde, Philip Glass-esque opera)

/*Music is subjective. Sound is not.*/

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a very pleasant surprise - tunenut 18:42:28 04/09/05 (1)

Re: a very pleasant surprise - EdM 07:40:21 04/10/05 (0)

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Re: Sin City is a damn good movie! - Eldragon 04:00:08 04/08/05 (0)

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Have to disagree here - Jack G 11:27:33 04/08/05 (4)

Eye candy movies - jbmcb 12:37:33 04/08/05 (3)

Jesus, you're bringing 2001 into a discussion of Captain? - tinear 14:47:43 04/08/05 (1)

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You have a point - Jack G 14:17:22 04/08/05 (0)

"[Steamboy's] current, chopped theatrical release." Hmm... - clarkjohnsen 09:50:55 04/08/05 (1)

Steamboy - jbmcb 12:27:41 04/08/05 (0)

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Eye candy movies - jbmcb 12:37:33 04/08/05 (3)

Jesus, you're bringing 2001 into a discussion of Captain? - tinear 14:47:43 04/08/05 (1)

Connections & Circles - jbmcb 21:14:03 04/08/05 (0)

You have a point - Jack G 14:17:22 04/08/05 (0)

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