posted by kizer permanente

Big Lebowski is definitely a 10 

I don't know that I've ever been more disappointed in a movie than the big lebowski. I did not watch it when it came out but everyone seemed to think it was amazing. When I finally did get around to watching it... meh... (it definitely has some very quotable lines but it just didn't measure up to the hype in my opinion) 

posted by Laley23

As for Gone With The Wind, I feel similar to that as what I just stated. It had tracking shots, it had creative lighting, it had explosions. It legit changed the way you make movies. It had stuff directors hadn’t even imagined yet. The first tracking shot of Scarlett on the staircase is truly amazing movie making for the fucking 40s. It isn’t the greatest plot, but it’s also not terrible and holds up decent. Plus it’s set behind a war, and I’m a sucker for war movies.

I'm not into the groundbreaking tech really, but it is amazing to me how well Gone with the wind (and Casablanca) have held up. They're both pretty good even all these years later. 

posted by FatHobbit

I'm not into the groundbreaking tech really, but it is amazing to me how well Gone with the wind (and Casablanca) have held up. They're both pretty good even all these years later. 

I feel you on the tech. The two I listed where I matched for about a decade, which is the only reason I listed them. Think something has to be said for that. And with GWTW, I was more blown away by the camera work. Previously, you had static camera in one spot then another and maybe a 3rd, all edited into a single scene. Maybe some slight movement with a camera. This movie had cameras moving all over the place. It had tracking shots. It had movement with zoom and turning 90 degrees. Honestly unheard of at the time.

Similar to what The Revenant did to start the movie. Almost the entire scene without a cut. Or Creed when they went from the locker room through the first round in one single camera shot. True Detective as well in one of the episodes. Now more directors are trying this.