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Bay vs Snyder: Who's the King of Slow-Mo?

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Old 03-21-21 | 12:32 PM
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Bay vs Snyder: Who's the King of Slow-Mo?

I have to give them credit, they both use this technique to the point that's it's almost their trademark. That being said, who do you think makes better use of it?
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Re: Bay vs Snyder: Who's the King of Slow-Mo?

ZS does, because he's classier about it. Bay uses it to oogle tits and ass on his various films.
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Re: Bay vs Snyder: Who's the King of Slow-Mo?

Maybe it’s because I just watched 4 hours of slo-mo but I’ll give the honors to Snyder. Hell, virtually the entire Themyscira sequence was slow motion. And that scene went on for like 15 minutes.

For me anyway, Bay is more notorious for the 360° camera sweep than slow motion.
Old 03-21-21 | 01:37 PM
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Re: Bay vs Snyder: Who's the King of Slow-Mo?

Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ
Maybe it’s because I just watched 4 hours of slo-mo but I’ll give the honors to Snyder. Hell, virtually the entire Themyscira sequence was slow motion. And that scene went on for like 15 minutes.

For me anyway, Bay is more notorious for the 360° camera sweep than slow motion.
But open shirt Will Smith 360° slo-mo might be the coolest scene in cinema history. I love this foot chase scene in Bad Boys so much.
Old 03-21-21 | 02:18 PM
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Re: Bay vs Snyder: Who's the King of Slow-Mo?

Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ
Maybe it’s because I just watched 4 hours of slo-mo but I’ll give the honors to Snyder. Hell, virtually the entire Themyscira sequence was slow motion. And that scene went on for like 15 minutes.

For me anyway, Bay is more notorious for the 360° camera sweep than slow motion.
Yeah, I totally agree with all of this.
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Re: Bay vs Snyder: Who's the King of Slow-Mo?

Neither. The guy who did American History X is my pick. My god, that movie must have a trillion slow-mo shots.
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Re: Bay vs Snyder: Who's the King of Slow-Mo?

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Neither. The guy who did American History X is my pick. My god, that movie must have a trillion slow-mo shots.
Wasn't that move hijacked by Ed Norton?

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Re: Bay vs Snyder: Who's the King of Slow-Mo?

Originally Posted by Runaway
Wasn't that move hijacked bei Ed Norton?
I'm not sure, but I've never seen a movie with so many gratuitous slow-mo shots in my life.

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