|
|
Post by The Doctor on Jul 9, 2017 9:01:25 GMT
Please don't text during a film,
The light drives others minds infirm.
Hold steady until the end,
Even if it drives you round the bend.
-Ralph
|
|
|
|
Post by Baron B of Triple B on Jul 9, 2017 9:24:30 GMT
It was even worse than texting at the cinema, a mate sent me a link to watch it through Kodi. Not something I would normally do but after AOE I was apprehensive about going to the cinema to watch it and id probably be struggling to find someone to go with. (My best mate that I normally chat all things Transformers with and go to see the movies with now lives in Newcastle)
I couldn't make it to the end. I will go back and finish it but I might have to make it into a mini-series and watch it in 3 parts because it's tough going.
The main plot has just been revealed, I won't spoil it too much for anyone who hasn't seen it, and its a bit of a mess. Just every promising idea from TF thrown together and churned out in 3 minutes.
The final straw was Hot Rods accent which made me want to be violently sick.
|
|
|
|
Post by Baron B of Triple B on Jul 9, 2017 22:08:19 GMT
Most of the last hour isn't that bad, held back by the usual Bay gubbins. A lot of the bots are indistinct and shot far too close up to make sense if what's happening. The forced human love story and the instant TRF redemption when they decide the Autobots actually aren't bad at all.
Cogman is funny. It only took Bay a decade and a million failed attempts to get it right.
I love the first movie but let's be honest, it needs most of what Bays done wiped out with a relaunch in the next 5 years. I know thats Bay supposed to be done with it but the end just screamed sequel.
|
|
|
|
Post by Toph on Jul 10, 2017 1:49:40 GMT
I won't believe Bay is not directing the next one until it's actually in theaters.
He's played this little game for four movies, now.
|
|
|
|
Post by Shockprowl on Jul 18, 2017 17:24:08 GMT
REBOOT
|
|
|
|
Post by The Doctor on Jul 18, 2017 20:42:04 GMT
Valiant efforts, chaps, but I remain clueless. *aspect ratio constantly flips about* -Ralph I did see another film recently called 'It Comes at Night' which also had a fluctuating aspect ratio throughout. The difference there was that it was being done for deliberate effect for a narrative purpose rather than the utter contempt for audiences the pointless dicking about with screen size was in 'The Last Knight'. As an aside, I thought 'It Comes at Night' was an interesting failure rather than the masterpiece reputation it appears to be garnering. -Ralph |
|
|
|
Post by blueshift on Jul 18, 2017 20:47:46 GMT
Why on Earth would a film have a constantly changing aspect ratio???
|
|
|
|
Post by The Doctor on Jul 18, 2017 21:03:49 GMT
Well in 'It Comes at Night' it does serve a story purpose and the audience are meant to notice it but to say why that effect is done would spoil the story. It's a 2D film so it's not an effect for 3d.
With 'The Last Knight', that film was shot on 3D and also on IMAX cameras. Many films shot on 3D will have the aspect ratio changing at times. It's part of what makes the effect work and is not noticeable to audiences watching in 3D. What usually happens for the 2d print is that the framing of the film is standardised. An example was 'War of the Titans' in which the 2d version aspect ratio was smaller than the screen but stayed that way throughout (in the theatrical release).
Now for films shot partially in IMAX the screen size will open up when watched on such a screen for scenes and shots done on those cameras. These are noticeable but when done well not jarring. An example is 'The Dark Knight' where some establishing shots and scenes had the larger screen size but such shots and scenes were sustained so there was less of a 'jolt' when the aspect ratio stayed. For standard screens and home video versions the framing was standardised throughout.
'The Last Knight' 2D version is a pigs ear as the larger frame IMAX shots appear to be completely random, an example of which is when Wade is walking across the screen shortly after meeting the young girl in Chicago. The screen size is constantly jumping around during the scene for no apparent rhyme nor reason relating to either IMAX shot choice or what would probably be 3D effects. It's a mess and amateurish beyond belief. I do hope the home video 2d release has a standardised aspect ratio as it will look even worse on small screens! I am a bit of a film buff and try to catch a wide variety of films in various formats and I have rarely seen such a badly edited film. I couldn't believe what I was watching, especially from an experienced director and editors. Sorting out your aspect ratio is a basic skill of film making!
-Ralph
|
|
|
|
Post by Pinwig on Jul 18, 2017 21:15:39 GMT
The aspect ratio was the same throughout when I saw it, but I did note that it was shown in 16:9, which I thought was odd for a cinema feature. What you say explains that though; it must have been cropped.
|
|
|
|
Post by The Doctor on Jul 18, 2017 21:42:44 GMT
That is interesting! Does that cinema have a projectionist?
I should point out that I wanted to like The Last Knight. I took a day off work so I could get to the first 2d screening! Oh well.
-Ralph
|
|
|
|
Post by Pinwig on Jul 18, 2017 21:53:01 GMT
I doubt it, it was a massive multiscreen Vue. It really did strike me as odd that I was watching TV ratio in a cinema, but if they were cutting the edges off to stop the annoyance you experienced I see why.
I reckon 3D would have died by now if cinemas hadn't had to pay so much to upgrade their equipment. Load of nonsense.
|
|
|
|
Post by Baron B of Triple B on Jul 18, 2017 22:37:41 GMT
3D very rarely adds anything to the experience other than the odd gimmicky moment thrown in just for 3D. The only time I've felt it added something to a movie was the start of DOTM, when the camera pans across the Cybertron landscape it added motion sickness.
|
|
primenova
Fusilateral Quintro Combiner
Posts: 6,057
|
Post by primenova on Jul 24, 2017 18:48:37 GMT
What happen the TF5? Guardians of the galaxy 2 was in the cinema for ages while 3 weeks & TF5 is only on 1 screen at 2200 on a sunday. Most cinema have taken it off because they need 8 screens for Spider-man.
|
|
|
|
Post by Fortmax2020 on Jul 25, 2017 22:59:30 GMT
Barely lasted 2 weeks at my local. Two many new releases squeezed it out.
|
|
primenova
Fusilateral Quintro Combiner
Posts: 6,057
|
Post by primenova on Jul 26, 2017 6:17:46 GMT
Cineworld only show once a day at weekends at 2015 & we wonder why its down at place 7 now. War for the planet of the apes ( or "the last 3 apes films redone again where nothing happens" to give it it's correct title) that came out wasn't that before TF5 is still on.
|
|
|
|
Post by The Doctor on Jul 26, 2017 7:40:01 GMT
TLK was off after a couple of weeks locally. Wonder Woman (release 22 days earlier) is still playing!
-Ralph
|
|
|
|
Post by The Doctor on Jul 26, 2017 7:40:51 GMT
Cineworld only show once a day at weekends at 2015 & we wonder why its down at place 7 now. War for the planet of the apes ( or "the last 3 apes films redone again where nothing happens" to give it it's correct title) that came out wasn't that before TF5 is still on. War for the Planet of the Apes was released on July 11th. TLK was released on June 22nd. -Ralph |
|
primenova
Fusilateral Quintro Combiner
Posts: 6,057
|
Post by primenova on Jul 26, 2017 11:21:33 GMT
I'd expected it had come out before with all the features on TV being for that one
|
|
|
|
Post by Pinwig on Jul 27, 2017 15:49:01 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by The Doctor on Jul 27, 2017 18:42:54 GMT
It's for the best that Primal was not included. Going by the calibre of the current writers he would probably have been flinging shit everywhere while sticking bananas up people's bums.
-Ralph
|
|
|
|
Post by Pinwig on Jul 27, 2017 20:34:29 GMT
That would have been... Interesting.
I imagine a single shot of him looking majestic in a broad jungle setting doing something to support the local wildlife in the prehistoric past.
Like shaking a collecting tin.
Probably dropped because it wasn't worth creating the model for one shot.
|
|
|
|
Post by Pinwig on Aug 10, 2017 16:00:52 GMT
Pinwig is on location this afternoon. Sadly no giant robots guarding the entrance but they have updated the signs.  |
|
|
|
Post by Pinwig on Aug 27, 2017 22:29:48 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by Shockprowl on Sept 7, 2017 18:48:55 GMT
I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
-DARK SHOCKPROWL
|
|
Dezzeh
Thunderjet
Wait, what?
Posts: 4,888
|
Post by Dezzeh on Sept 8, 2017 9:32:43 GMT
Me neither
|
|
|
|
Post by Benn on Sept 8, 2017 10:21:03 GMT
Nor I!
|
|
|
|
Post by The Doctor on Sept 8, 2017 18:33:00 GMT
You have all been put on The List.
-Ralph
|
|
|
|
Post by Shockprowl on Sept 8, 2017 19:48:07 GMT
A list of Darkness? A list of lies? A list of shattered hope and broken nostalgic dreams?
-Dark Shockprowl
|
|
|
|
Post by The Doctor on Sept 8, 2017 19:50:52 GMT
THE LIST.
-Ralph
|
|
Dezzeh
Thunderjet
Wait, what?
Posts: 4,888
|
Post by Dezzeh on Sept 13, 2017 9:27:02 GMT
I watched it last night. Wow. That was certainly a feature length motion picture. I have nothing else to say about it.
|
|
