Sicario (2015) D: Villeneuve S: Blunt, Del Toro
10-05-15, 12:36 PM
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Re: Sicario (2015) D: Villeneuve S: Blunt, Del Toro
Nice. Yeah. Every word that man said? You paid attention and you tried to read his every action. And then when you find out what he is and what drives him? Makes him even better. Such a great character.
10-05-15, 07:51 PM
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If Villeneuve truly is the man in charge of the new Blade Runner, my hopes just raised a whole level. While I don't know if it will fit, it would be awesome if they got Benicio to play someone who might be in the vain of Edward James Olmos' Gaff in the original. Possibly a protege or offspring.
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10-07-15, 06:51 AM
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Fuck. I forgot they were in that movie together. Flawed but I really enjoyed the director's/extended cut of that.
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10-07-15, 09:54 AM
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I didn't mind the Wolfman. Benicio was perfect for the role, but it looks like the behind the scenes took a lot away from what this movie could have been. I remember seeing some of the practical work they were doing and it looked incredible, only for them to then switch CGI, which looked pretty awful in the finished movie.
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Yeah. That one had issues before production started. I also think some characterizations and plots tied to those characters could have been better. Hopkins was phoning it in too, that whole character could have worked but not the way it was scripted or played.
They should have let Baker's work was awesome but also somtimes hidden by elements that could have been done by him much better. Not to say he could have done it all in the speed the film presented it but some that CGI didn't really work well for it at times. And then.... the final battle. That one was all kinds of fucked up CGI.
They should have let Baker's work was awesome but also somtimes hidden by elements that could have been done by him much better. Not to say he could have done it all in the speed the film presented it but some that CGI didn't really work well for it at times. And then.... the final battle. That one was all kinds of fucked up CGI.
10-07-15, 06:52 PM
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Just saw this today. Thought it was very good, thoroughly watchable and engrossing. Oscar #2 for del Toro seems in play and maybe finally one for Roger Deakins.
Man the Border Crossing scene was intense and well shot. I was squirm in out of my seat.
Man the Border Crossing scene was intense and well shot. I was squirm in out of my seat.
10-08-15, 09:23 AM
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I was a little surprised by that as well. I assume he expected it was going to be a quick payoff that he was willing to pay and quickly get going.
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Re: Sicario (2015) D: Villeneuve S: Blunt, Del Toro
I'm amazed at how much there was of CGI here. Fincher level type of CGI subtlety here. Juarez looked legit.
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10-08-15, 12:37 PM
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That is pretty crazy. I kinda wish I didn't watch that. We really can't shoot aerial shots of cars anymore? Seems a bit lazy.
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Re: Sicario (2015) D: Villeneuve S: Blunt, Del Toro
You can think of it like that but also think how small the production is, it doesn't look like it's a $30 million dollar film. Shit can get pretty tight when the scope they're going for is on budget like that. Especially w/ the limitations they may have had on what was allowed in the locations. Sure as hell didn't look it was film budgeted at that level.
10-08-15, 01:29 PM
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Didn't realize it was so small.
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Nor did I. It REALLY REALLY stretched that budget. Add in that Deakins can't make a crappy looking film even if he tried. Seriously... that man is owed an Oscar by now. Not that it matters cuz he's making the history books no matter what but still...
I guessed it was around $50-60 million just by looking at it and how big and detailed it looked at times. I guess it was a really precisely planned film.
I guessed it was around $50-60 million just by looking at it and how big and detailed it looked at times. I guess it was a really precisely planned film.
10-08-15, 03:02 PM
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I'm amazed at how much there was of CGI here. Fincher level type of CGI subtlety here. Juarez looked legit.
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Re: Sicario (2015) D: Villeneuve S: Blunt, Del Toro
From the subtle ones, the one I know for sure was CGI was the shot where they're passing the copters and the the big jet. The former looked soft enough w/ a sheen to it that it could tell but stuff like the bodies? Totally thought those were dummies.