What films would look better in b/w, and vice versa?
06-25-03, 11:50 PM
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What films would look better in b/w, and vice versa?
I've always wanted to see what other people thought about this, so here we go. What films do you feel would look/feel better in b/w and vice versa? I'm just tossing it out there for discussion, I'll post a few of my choices shortly.
06-26-03, 12:01 PM
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Originally posted by DonnachaOne
There's some people who only watch Pulp Fiction with the colour turned down. Don't ask me why.
There's some people who only watch Pulp Fiction with the colour turned down. Don't ask me why.
06-26-03, 12:55 PM
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Originally posted by DonnachaOne
There's some people who only watch Pulp Fiction with the colour turned down. Don't ask me why.
There's some people who only watch Pulp Fiction with the colour turned down. Don't ask me why.
Also... anyone listen to their stereo albums in MONO?
06-26-03, 01:36 PM
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I honestly don't know how anyone could answer this question since, at best, one would be responding to how they imagined a movie might look. Both color and B&W can be used effectively, poorly, or all points in between.
That said, there are some movies that use color so effectively (e.g. Three Colors, Run Lola Run, Three Kings, The Matrix, Heaven, Blue Velvet, etc.) that I can not even envision them in B&W. Likewise there are any number of beautifully shot B&W flicks (e.g. Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Fail Safe, Double Indemnity, Citizen Kane, Manhattan, Man Who Wasn't There, etc.) for which color seems totally inappropriate.
That said, there are some movies that use color so effectively (e.g. Three Colors, Run Lola Run, Three Kings, The Matrix, Heaven, Blue Velvet, etc.) that I can not even envision them in B&W. Likewise there are any number of beautifully shot B&W flicks (e.g. Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Fail Safe, Double Indemnity, Citizen Kane, Manhattan, Man Who Wasn't There, etc.) for which color seems totally inappropriate.
06-26-03, 02:59 PM
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Originally posted by audrey
...there are any number of beautifully shot B&W flicks (e.g. Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Fail Safe, Double Indemnity, Citizen Kane, Manhattan, Man Who Wasn't There, etc.) for which color seems totally inappropriate.
...there are any number of beautifully shot B&W flicks (e.g. Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Fail Safe, Double Indemnity, Citizen Kane, Manhattan, Man Who Wasn't There, etc.) for which color seems totally inappropriate.
What is the point of this insane thread!?
