What are some period movies that seem dated to you?
09-30-17, 10:05 PM
#27
DVD Talk Legend
Re: What are some period movies that seem dated to you?
When I watched The Sting a couple of years ago, it was a disappointment. I thought it was flatly lit, the acting was hammy, that Scott Joplin theme hadn't aged well, and they used the same grinding-gears sound effect for every single car. But the underlying scam is still great.
01-22-18, 02:12 PM
#29
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: What are some period movies that seem dated to you?
The use of Queen's "We Will Rock You" was used quite awkwardly in the medieval timeframe of "A Knight's Tale" - especially when the characters thump their feet to the beat of the music.
01-22-18, 02:53 PM
#30
DVD Talk Legend
Re: What are some period movies that seem dated to you?
I agree about the Untouchables stairs scene... it's pretty horrible.
It starts off good with a nice sense of peace and calm hiding a feeling of impending conflict, but they it starts to get annoying - and then once the actual breaks out it gets worse.
From the mother who's making the task of of dragging the carriage up the stairs look much harder than it actually is, to the many many continuity errors and the horrible score that's playing.
It starts off good with a nice sense of peace and calm hiding a feeling of impending conflict, but they it starts to get annoying - and then once the actual breaks out it gets worse.
From the mother who's making the task of of dragging the carriage up the stairs look much harder than it actually is, to the many many continuity errors and the horrible score that's playing.
01-22-18, 04:39 PM
#31
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: What are some period movies that seem dated to you?
I agree about the Untouchables stairs scene... it's pretty horrible.
It starts off good with a nice sense of peace and calm hiding a feeling of impending conflict, but they it starts to get annoying - and then once the actual breaks out it gets worse.
From the mother who's making the task of of dragging the carriage up the stairs look much harder than it actually is, to the many many continuity errors and the horrible score that's playing.
It starts off good with a nice sense of peace and calm hiding a feeling of impending conflict, but they it starts to get annoying - and then once the actual breaks out it gets worse.
From the mother who's making the task of of dragging the carriage up the stairs look much harder than it actually is, to the many many continuity errors and the horrible score that's playing.
01-22-18, 04:42 PM
#32
DVD Talk Hero
Re: What are some period movies that seem dated to you?
I agree about the Untouchables stairs scene... it's pretty horrible.
It starts off good with a nice sense of peace and calm hiding a feeling of impending conflict, but they it starts to get annoying - and then once the actual breaks out it gets worse.
From the mother who's making the task of of dragging the carriage up the stairs look much harder than it actually is, to the many many continuity errors and the horrible score that's playing.
It starts off good with a nice sense of peace and calm hiding a feeling of impending conflict, but they it starts to get annoying - and then once the actual breaks out it gets worse.
From the mother who's making the task of of dragging the carriage up the stairs look much harder than it actually is, to the many many continuity errors and the horrible score that's playing.
Horrible score? That's a Morricone score. Nothing horrible about it.
01-23-18, 05:38 PM
#33
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Re: What are some period movies that seem dated to you?
Both of the Robert Downey Sherlock Homes movies are perfect examples.
Loved them, but they are awfully anachronistic... and being about a fictional person doesn't exempt them.
Loved them, but they are awfully anachronistic... and being about a fictional person doesn't exempt them.
01-24-18, 08:08 AM
#34
DVD Talk Hero
Re: What are some period movies that seem dated to you?
Bluegrass was invented in the 1930s, and it was a brilliant, cutting-edge innovation. If you watch a live performance, you can see that part of the sound is created by using the distance from the microphone. They invented the fade! The microphone, amplification, and radio were new technologies in the 1930s, and bluegrass musicians figured out how to get new sounds out of them.
01-24-18, 08:38 AM
#35
DVD Talk Legend
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