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 Posted:   Feb 21, 2017 - 6:38 AM   
 By:   OnyaBirri   (Member)

He's never actually seen any films made after 1976. Or so he said, once.

Can you find the quote? Others have made that claim about me; it's not true. I've said that my interest in soundtracks in general starts to trail off around mid-70s, but that is by no means exclusive.

Oh, and there is no E at the end of my last name, Mr. Watte. wink

 
 
 Posted:   Feb 21, 2017 - 7:17 AM   
 By:   Graham Watt   (Member)

He's never actually seen any films made after 1976. Or so he said, once.

Can you find the quote? Others have made that claim about me; it's not true. I've said that my interest in soundtracks in general starts to trail off around mid-70s, but that is by no means exclusive.

Oh, and there is no E at the end of my last name, Mr. Watte. wink


No, Onya. There is no quote. I lied in order to give the piece more bite.

Regarding your surname - I used the adjective "Birryesque" in another thread, because I thought that "Birriesque" didn't look right. Then when I was pondering all that, I forgot what your real surname was. It's a strange name. Are you from foreign climes?

Finally, the thread in which I mentioned you is on the other side. It's about Basil Kirchin, a composer you MUST like. And I say "must", not as a logical deduction, but rather as an obligation. You will like Basil Kirchin. I mean, you WILL like Basil Kirchin.

Back to "fixing slow films". That Andy War-Hole photo of the rubbish tip that you're supposed to look at for three days could do with a bit of trimming around the edges, and have Jason Statham sit atop it into the bargain.

I actually really do hate those modern action scenes. They're so stressful. What's the eye supposed to be looking at now? And those fights that happen in mid-air. I'm getting stressed just thinking about it.

 
 Posted:   Feb 21, 2017 - 7:58 AM   
 By:   RoryR   (Member)

Since this movie is a 1968 film, let's talk another "slow" '68 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Too slow for some here?

 
 
 Posted:   Feb 21, 2017 - 8:23 AM   
 By:   Thor   (Member)

Thor, sometimes you remind me of Mr Spock. I think that you fail to grasp the deadpan humour behind the character of Mr Onya Birrie.

I think you're right. I have no sense of humour.

 
 
 Posted:   Feb 21, 2017 - 8:24 AM   
 By:   Thor   (Member)

Since this movie is a 1968 film, let's talk another "slow" '68 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Too slow for some here?

2001 comes off as a Michael Bay movie compared to some of the real proponents of 'slow cinema' (like the movies of the directors I mentioned earlier). But yeah -- within Hollywood, it definitely qualifies. Which is one of the reasons why I love it, actually (I guess one of the very few things we agree upon, Rory).

 
 Posted:   Feb 21, 2017 - 9:38 AM   
 By:   RoryR   (Member)

One of the main reasons I'm as negative as I am about modern films of a certain catagory is this issue of faster editing for the low attention span crowd. I prefer more traditional, old-fashioned filmmaking.

And, it used to be in a movie you had an establishing shot intercut with medium shots and closeups. Now, it's closeups and medium shots with occasional establishing shots. It's awful.

 
 Posted:   Feb 21, 2017 - 11:01 AM   
 By:   Solium   (Member)

One of the main reasons I'm as negative as I am about modern films of a certain catagory is this issue of faster editing for the low attention span crowd. I prefer more traditional, old-fashioned filmmaking.

And, it used to be in a movie you had an establishing shot intercut with medium shots and closeups. Now, it's closeups and medium shots with occasional establishing shots. It's awful.


Yep, pretty much my beef too. We used to say in the 80's, MTV videos ruined the film industry. Now it's true.

As far as films being to slow or to fast- for me it depends on the film and how well it captures my attention. A slow film can be just as compelling as a fast film, and vice versa.

 
 Posted:   Feb 21, 2017 - 12:09 PM   
 By:   Octoberman   (Member)

I adore slow-moving films. With a capital A.
But to this day I've never been able to get through "L'Avventura" in one sitting.
Why that one in particular, I have no idea.

 
 
 Posted:   Feb 21, 2017 - 12:40 PM   
 By:   Thor   (Member)

I adore slow-moving films. With a capital A.
But to this day I've never been able to get through "L'Avventura" in one sitting.
Why that one in particular, I have no idea.


I absolutely adore L'AVVENTURA. L'ECLISSE, I have more issues with -- not necessarily because of the tempo, but because of the complexity in story and dialogue. Antonioni had a very Resnais thing going on with that.

 
 Posted:   Feb 21, 2017 - 12:53 PM   
 By:   Solium   (Member)

I love slow moving films as long as the nipple make an appearance.

 
 Posted:   Feb 21, 2017 - 1:17 PM   
 By:   Bill Carson, Earl of Poncey   (Member)

Thor, sometimes you remind me of Mr Spock. I think that you fail to grasp the deadpan humour behind the character of Mr Onya Birrie.

I think you're right. I have no sense of humour.


thor that really should be in Norwegian and on a tee shirt!!

 
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