The Motion Picture Arts Thread

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Post by Dantes » Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:38 pm

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Post by Dantes » Fri Aug 24, 2018 4:03 am

Hey Doug, I ran across something a bit interesting I thought I'd share. You remember your complaints about the Shining in Ready Player One? Apparently they originally wanted to use Bladerunner, but couldn't get the rights.

Spielberg used the Shining sequence as a tribute to Kubrick, who was a very good friend.
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Post by rianalnn » Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:20 am

I just watched that last night, what a pile. I forget which part, but there was a moment that caned my nostalgia bone, but then I was whipped right back to, jeeze what a cash grab movie about dodging lamer cashgrabbers.

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Post by Doug » Fri Aug 24, 2018 12:38 pm

Dantes wrote: Fri Aug 24, 2018 4:03 am Hey Doug, I ran across something a bit interesting I thought I'd share. You remember your complaints about the Shining in Ready Player One? Apparently they originally wanted to use Bladerunner, but couldn't get the rights.

Spielberg used the Shining sequence as a tribute to Kubrick, who was a very good friend.
Yeah I had assumed that Spielberg was determined to have a Kubrick homage. After all, this is the guy who finished an unfinished Kubrick film (A.I.)

Blade Runner would have been better probably, sure

I would have used Casablanca
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Post by Doug » Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:33 pm

Everyone in Ex Machina is a reckless fool
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Post by Rylinks » Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:48 pm

that’s like 30% of all movies

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Post by Fry Guy » Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:56 pm

Doug wrote: Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:33 pm Everyone in Ex Machina is a reckless fool
I don't think Ava is. Though her behavior is entirely based on the designs of another character, so I guess by the transitive property, she is?

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Post by Doug » Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:59 pm

Fry Guy wrote: Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:56 pm
Doug wrote: Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:33 pm Everyone in Ex Machina is a reckless fool
I don't think Ava is. Though her behavior is entirely based on the designs of another character, so I guess by the transitive property, she is?
Oh sorry I meant the humans
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Post by rianalnn » Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:49 am

Hm, trying to troll up a discussion about sentience, D? XD

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Post by Dantes » Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:09 am

Doug wrote: Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:33 pm Everyone in Ex Machina is a reckless fool
Strongly disagree.

Nathan was a reckless fool.
Caleb was a feckless tool.
Ava was a checkless jewel
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Post by Doug » Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:20 pm

Emergency Awesome says the short list for potential Guardians of the Galaxy 3 directors is:

Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok)

Danny Boyle (Trainspotting)

Bradley Cooper (actor, this would be his first directed film, or possibly the second as he is set to direct a remake of A Star is Born)

However, other unknown persons may be under consideration
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Post by Doug » Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:23 pm

rianalnn wrote: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:49 am Hm, trying to troll up a discussion about sentience, D? XD
lol no more about AI safety

That movie was made with zero concepts of AI safety

If you were examining a robot, and the robot said it needed your help getting out of a room or something, you should destroy it instantly
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Post by rianalnn » Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:47 pm

Yep. People love to anthropomorphize & attribute human motivations to AI constructs, while Skynet chuckles softly...

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Post by Fry Guy » Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:27 pm

Doug wrote: Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:20 pm Emergency Awesome says the short list for potential Guardians of the Galaxy 3 directors is:

Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok)

Danny Boyle (Trainspotting)

Bradley Cooper (actor, this would be his first directed film, or possibly the second as he is set to direct a remake of A Star is Born)

However, other unknown persons may be under consideration
It sounded like they weren't looking and had just shelved the thing for now.

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Post by Doug » Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:32 pm

Fry Guy wrote: Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:27 pm
Doug wrote: Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:20 pm Emergency Awesome says the short list for potential Guardians of the Galaxy 3 directors is:

Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok)

Danny Boyle (Trainspotting)

Bradley Cooper (actor, this would be his first directed film, or possibly the second as he is set to direct a remake of A Star is Born)

However, other unknown persons may be under consideration
It sounded like they weren't looking and had just shelved the thing for now.
I don't know what you mean

They have suspended production because they can't do any more without a director, but they have not canceled the film
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Post by Fry Guy » Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:55 pm

Doug wrote: Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:32 pm
Fry Guy wrote: Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:27 pm
Doug wrote: Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:20 pm Emergency Awesome says the short list for potential Guardians of the Galaxy 3 directors is:

Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok)

Danny Boyle (Trainspotting)

Bradley Cooper (actor, this would be his first directed film, or possibly the second as he is set to direct a remake of A Star is Born)

However, other unknown persons may be under consideration
It sounded like they weren't looking and had just shelved the thing for now.
I don't know what you mean

They have suspended production because they can't do any more without a director, but they have not canceled the film
Right but having it delayed indefinitely indicates they don't have a short list of directors they're going to get going on shortly.

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Post by Doug » Mon Aug 27, 2018 3:02 pm

Are you saying they have a long list instead
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Post by Dantes » Mon Aug 27, 2018 3:03 pm

Fry Guy wrote: Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:27 pm
Doug wrote: Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:20 pm Emergency Awesome says the short list for potential Guardians of the Galaxy 3 directors is:

Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok)

Danny Boyle (Trainspotting)

Bradley Cooper (actor, this would be his first directed film, or possibly the second as he is set to direct a remake of A Star is Born)

However, other unknown persons may be under consideration
It sounded like they weren't looking and had just shelved the thing for now.
No way. Guardians 3 was the launchpad for Phase 4.
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Post by Faceless » Mon Aug 27, 2018 4:17 pm

Doug wrote: Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:20 pm Emergency Awesome says the short list for potential Guardians of the Galaxy 3 directors is:

Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok)

Danny Boyle (Trainspotting)

Bradley Cooper (actor, this would be his first directed film, or possibly the second as he is set to direct a remake of A Star is Born)

However, other unknown persons may be under consideration
I could really go for a Waititi GOTG, I reckon.
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Post by Fry Guy » Mon Aug 27, 2018 4:45 pm

Doug wrote: Mon Aug 27, 2018 3:02 pm Are you saying they have a long list instead
They have dozens of lists, and no one knows which one is which

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Post by Doug » Mon Aug 27, 2018 4:45 pm

lolol
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Post by kouharti » Mon Aug 27, 2018 7:08 pm

rianalnn wrote: Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:47 pm Yep. People love to anthropomorphize & attribute human motivations to AI constructs, while Skynet chuckles softly...

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Post by rianalnn » Tue Aug 28, 2018 12:05 am

I was expecting to like it in a throwaway capacity & was pleasantly surprised repeatedly at its offerings of actual depth.

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Post by Doug » Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:07 am

This thread is acting weird
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Post by Rylinks » Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:10 am

how so

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Post by mindwarped » Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:19 am

when you approached it while it was hanging out with a group of other threads, it acted like it didn't know you very well

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Post by Juri » Sat Sep 01, 2018 4:06 am

mindwarped wrote: Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:19 am when you approached it while it was hanging out with a group of other threads, it acted like it didn't know you very well
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Post by rianalnn » Sat Sep 01, 2018 5:56 am

Finally saw the new Bladerunner. I've been sandbagging it for a while, not wanting to deal with the letdown of cashgrab sequalitis... but it was great. I'm on a good AI film thread, need to find the next fix @__@

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Post by kouharti » Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:16 pm

might i recommend ... ai

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Post by Rylinks » Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:22 pm

yeah i did that yesterday

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