Oh, I know quite well what damage can be done, as I live, quite literally, down the street from RedHat. We have seen quite a few storms come through here, 120 miles inland. My only point was to respond to this:
Re:WebCam! (Score:-1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 15, @09:15AM EDT (#17)
be their own fault for setting up shop close to the ocean, morons
And inform this person that they aren't that close to the ocean.
(My previous comment makes no sense without the Troll's original comment.)
How old are you? Not to attack age or anything, I am genuinely curious to see if it is to a difference in the quality of effects that were used - none as compared to modern movies, or if it is something more cultural, as in, do you watch art movies to begin with?
First off, the movie was showing in 3 of about 10 major theaters in my area. All 3 were sold out for 7, 9 and 11 or midnight showings on Friday night. So, I saw it in the middle of the day Saturday, in a very croweded theater, with it being 105 degrees outside. Even after having seen all the trailers - I got the chills during several scenes. Especially that last scene. I must concur with the general idea that it was haunting.
But, I also must say, the only reason that they could pull this production off is that it is a low budget film. No special effects, just classic Hitchcock style directing.
Also, it was familiar. There were no famous people, and the stars weren't necessarily extraordinary. They were ordinary college students that you would see in the local grocery store. The woods were familiar - the same woods you take a hike in on a weekend afternoon. Their reactions were real, human emotions, similar to the reactions most people would have. It felt real and it was that realism that made it good. It's a realism that could not be achieved with lots of money spent on special effects or famous actors.
All in all, I have a very high opinion of this movie, but the amount of hype somewhat diminished its appeal.
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Oh, I know quite well what damage can be done, as I live, quite literally, down the street from RedHat. We have seen quite a few storms come through here, 120 miles inland. My only point was to respond to this:
Re:WebCam! (Score:-1, Troll)
by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 15, @09:15AM EDT (#17)
be their own fault for setting up shop close to the ocean, morons
And inform this person that they aren't that close to the ocean.
(My previous comment makes no sense without the Troll's original comment.)
Would you risk that much equipment in 90+ MPH winds?
You IDIOT!!! They are 120 miles INLAND!!!
How old are you? Not to attack age or anything, I am genuinely curious to see if it is to a difference in the quality of effects that were used - none as compared to modern movies, or if it is something more cultural, as in, do you watch art movies to begin with?
First off, the movie was showing in 3 of about 10 major theaters in my area. All 3 were sold out for 7, 9 and 11 or midnight showings on Friday night. So, I saw it in the middle of the day Saturday, in a very croweded theater, with it being 105 degrees outside. Even after having seen all the trailers - I got the chills during several scenes. Especially that last scene. I must concur with the general idea that it was haunting.
But, I also must say, the only reason that they could pull this production off is that it is a low budget film. No special effects, just classic Hitchcock style directing.
Also, it was familiar. There were no famous people, and the stars weren't necessarily extraordinary. They were ordinary college students that you would see in the local grocery store. The woods were familiar - the same woods you take a hike in on a weekend afternoon. Their reactions were real, human emotions, similar to the reactions most people would have. It felt real and it was that realism that made it good. It's a realism that could not be achieved with lots of money spent on special effects or famous actors.
All in all, I have a very high opinion of this movie, but the amount of hype somewhat diminished its appeal.
Why not burn them to CD?!?! Is this too obvious of a suggestion? Or did I miss something?
On cassette tapes?