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I still say the greatest one-take shot is Hard Boiled, with the assault on the hospital ^_^
(oh and, even better, the elevator conversation is a disguise to give the film crew chance to reset the set and make it look like they actually changed floors )
Hard Boiled has one of the best for sure, another great one is the side-scrolling pan from Oldboy, the fight to the elevator
Or the one from Tom Yum Goong:
Long takes have been a part of asian action cinema since the 80s, that's why I was always a sucker for HK movies as a kid, especially anything with Chow Yun Fat, Jackie Chan or anything directed by John Woo before his US debut ( ).
Just look at most of american 80s movie fight scenes, there are like 2 cuts per second, it's so lazy
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Bad Boys for Life - 6/10
It's better than I expect. Not great, not terrible, pretty bloody and the script tried. The action is hit and miss, mostly miss with last showdown being terrible (sorry for spoilers but that was just bad). Fat Martin Lawrence really makes you disjointed from the movie, making you think is he fat or he isn't. Is his head had been shopped on body double?
Lethal Weapon 4 did it better and now I have to rewatch it.
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Ford vs. Ferrari - The bloody door won't close!/10
Now that was more like it. A rock-solid movie made with care where everyone involved played his part well, from the absolutely godlike Ken Bale to Matt Shelbydemon, Tracy Letts and so on, and where Mangold's talent once again had the chance to shine.
Despite some (inevitable) minor romanticizations as per Hollytradition, it felt like a genuine and pretty accurate portrayal of what really happened, all surrounded by quality visuals and beastly sounds that almost let you smell the burning oil-y fumes coming from the mighty GT40. They nailed the typical Italian muretto/paddock as well and hysterical mannerisms when things don't go as planned, which Ferrari still provides aplenty on a yearly basis in F1. Americans may have gotten only one proper racing car right in their whole history, but they really did it with style and knocked it out of the park*. 8,5/10
*I'm looking forward to the spiritual sequel called Plymouth vs Pontiac, showcasing one of the most thrilling and iconic seasons in the NASCAR Monster Racing championship xD
Can't say I liked the film that much, I guess its a decent one for most folk. But it was a bit laughable that Ferrari wasn't much in it (would give more weight to Ford's accomplishment) in a film called Ford vs Ferrari
All the other drivers were just background noise which downplays the achievement of Ken Miles. I mean Bruce Mclaren, Phill Hill, Bandini, a sentence that mentioned Surtees...
How they hardly mentioned the first Le Mans entry which was a disaster but a good one since it made that deathtrap of a car better (it was indeed a fast deathtrap though ).
And well the usualy cliché's stereotypes that I forgive the movie since its a film after all. The racing wasn't done all that impressive though. Expected a bit more from that.
Poor Ferrari being beaten by reliability (pushing because that Ford was fast though)... euh, I mean the little underdog that was Ford, the small family firm. :>
In a nutshell: dumbed down what could have been a great movie.
I think my low expectations (as per usual ) made me enjoy it more than I should have. Was already mentally prepared for a relatively Ford-fuckyea-centric movie with tenso hollybits and choreographic details tweaked ad hoc to maximize simple drama and individual performances, so the movie's adjustments didn't particularly annoy me. It would have been nice indeed though to have more complexity overall and details about the actual rivals (also more background on Shelby, more room for the '64/'65 Ford's V8 failures etc.), but this is probably the best that we can achieve with Hollyboo's involvement these days.
Frant wrote:
And the irony is that the cars were built in England based off the Lola Mk6 and then driven by an Englishman.
I still say the greatest one-take shot is Hard Boiled, with the assault on the hospital ^_^
Spoiler:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bozxgVQ9m0
(oh and, even better, the elevator conversation is a disguise to give the film crew chance to reset the set and make it look like they actually changed floors )
The_Zeel wrote:
Hard Boiled has one of the best for sure, another great one is the side-scrolling pan from Oldboy, the fight to the elevator
Spoiler:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwIIDzrVVdc
Or the one from Tom Yum Goong:
Spoiler:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbO1FBaj5rA
Long takes have been a part of asian action cinema since the 80s, that's why I was always a sucker for HK movies as a kid, especially anything with Chow Yun Fat, Jackie Chan or anything directed by John Woo before his US debut ( ).
Just look at most of american 80s movie fight scenes, there are like 2 cuts per second, it's so lazy
I still say the greatest one-take shot is Hard Boiled, with the assault on the hospital ^_^
Spoiler:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bozxgVQ9m0
(oh and, even better, the elevator conversation is a disguise to give the film crew chance to reset the set and make it look like they actually changed floors )
The_Zeel wrote:
Hard Boiled has one of the best for sure, another great one is the side-scrolling pan from Oldboy, the fight to the elevator
Spoiler:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwIIDzrVVdc
Or the one from Tom Yum Goong:
Spoiler:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbO1FBaj5rA
Long takes have been a part of asian action cinema since the 80s, that's why I was always a sucker for HK movies as a kid, especially anything with Chow Yun Fat, Jackie Chan or anything directed by John Woo before his US debut ( ).
Just look at most of american 80s movie fight scenes, there are like 2 cuts per second, it's so lazy
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It's good. Very well acted, the drama is there, for the most part. I feel like some characters where turned into caricatures for comedy/drama sake. Unfortunately, the racing is where this lacked somewhat for me. It suffers from that silly "let me shift one more gear, get turbo out the ass" type of Hollywood nonsense that all modern racers do. These vehicles had 4/5-gear gearboxes at the time. They tried to make it look as if all it takes is for Batman to concentrate hard enough, yell at himself, and the car will just cower and go faster. It's just ridiculous. After watching Grand Prix, this just felt flat. Pretty but flat.
Now that this is finally out, I can't but wonder how the previous permutations of this would have turned out to be. Remember, this was to be a Michal Mann film at some point of time. Mann, with his hyperrealistic style, I think, would have done the racing much more justice. I'm also not sure this story in particular would have been in the Mann script.
As an impression after viewing it - yes, totally agree. Just take a look at that rig with actors having to duck at right moments for the camera to pass inside:
But techincally Russian Ark trumps everything with a true 100 min single take involving 2000 actors. It actually inspired Mendes most of all:
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Border (2018) - 9/10
Fantastic (in more ways than one) swedish film. Gripping, unpredictable and raw. Recommended!
Color Out Of Space - 8/10
I didn't care about the Cage overacting. I mean, the whole movie (and the last third specially) was
over The TOP
in all the really good sci-fi cosmic trippy ways
Ford v Ferrari - 7/10
Well done, engaging but sugar-coated. I don't know why I keep fooling myself thinking about a Hollyflick made with the right amount of tone.
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