Old Action Movies Look Better Than New Ones
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2012 is only 6 years ago.
80's-90's movies are "old." Even 2000-2008 movies are "old." Not something from 6 years ago.
Anyway I agree with the OP. Compare "The Thing" to anything from today, "The Thing" looks better.
I think a lot of it has to do with actually using physical spaces and models instead of this cgi garbage.
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I watched it and it's great but it isn't typical of action movies these days.
I prefer the look of classic movies as well, with a huge soft spot for the 60's and 70's in general. With that being said, it's not fair to use The Avengers to represent how modern films look. It's always looked bland and there are still great looking movies being made.
From a purely technical stand point, Ready Player One was a feast for the eyes with how well done the CGI is.
Thor Ragnarok looked phenomenal especially when looking back on The Avengers.
Avengers Infinity War should be something else as well, as long as you can deal with Thanos not coming across super terrifying.
Thor Ragnarok looked phenomenal especially when looking back on The Avengers.
Avengers Infinity War should be something else as well, as long as you can deal with Thanos not coming across super terrifying.
Its a new action movie. Its not like the films in the OP were all that common. Theyre looked back on and fondly remembered because they were great and withstood the test of time. There were plenty of less then stellar action films back in the 80s and 90s, but theyre not talked about to this day for being just that:
Yes, Joss Whedon's films look like shit. We know that.
But Dredd, The Raid 1 & 2 and Fury Road can proudly stand next to the other examples.
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I forgot John Wick.
And anything by Del Toro.
But Dredd, The Raid 1 & 2 and Fury Road can proudly stand next to the other examples.
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I forgot John Wick.
And anything by Del Toro.
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Yep. This is what it all comes down to. Well, not ALL of it. But that is what the biggest difference. CG heroes fighting CG villains also really sucks.
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It's so off-putting when you know a scene in a movie is just basically video game models fighting each other.
So you pick very select films from two decades that in themselves were exceptional in their time and put them against a pretty good movie that no one ever claims was a decent action movie?
Good job?
The 80s and 90s didn't produce Predator and Terminator 2 by the millions. Those are standaouts of their genre. Most action movies back then sucked ass too.
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The 80s and 90s didn't produce Predator and Terminator 2 by the millions. Those are standaouts of their genre. Most action movies back then sucked ass too.
this is why i will always have time for nolan... if he can build it and film it, he will
one of the very last bastions of a dying art
one of the very last bastions of a dying art
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In addition to the practical vs CGI argument, another problem with films of the last 20 years is disgusting color grading
Kong Skull Island and BvS look like shit.
Kong Skull Island and BvS look like shit.
This was so fucking bad and everyone gives it a pass lol
Cant get over how much bad CG crops up in the MCU.
Uhhh get BvS and Kong off that list. And Godzilla barely gets to stay (same for Atomic Blonde).
effects wise it still mostly looks great
as a movie its barely aged a day imo
I came here to say this.
Classics are classic for a reason. For every Super Mario Bros there were dozens of E.T.
Probably because they didn't watch it a million times on a loop as a low res 2 second gif.
Raimi's work from a decade ago still looks better than most modern comic flicks
Uh the visuals in all those films are top notch
It looked terrible in the theater too!
Cant get over how much bad CG crops up in the MCU.
The incredibly bad green screen lighting in most Marvel films, too
Oh, that entire fight took me right out of the movie in the theater. All the CGI is so weightless and looks so unnatural.
It doesn't take but a split second to laugh at it though. It's that bad.
I mean Kong sure (haven't seen Atomic Blonde) but the action in BvS was quite good. By far the most brutal and true to the source material live action Batman we've gotten thus far in terms of action and physicality which is a feat all on its own. The rest is hit or miss.
Especially if youre going to argue that Godzilla gets to stay
Yep. Most MCU films suffer from this. This is why I love Winter Soldier so much. It's action is a real breath of fresh air in the MCU.
To us. Not everyone is out there looking for bad cg. Shit, some people literally can't even see it.
I guess that's why Marvel or anyone else doesn't bother.