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Topic: Has anyone seen Birdman?  (Read 1580 times)

Offline swagmaster420x

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Has anyone seen Birdman?
on: December 27, 2014, 12:12:26 PM
That movie was so good. I think the cast should get at least three oscar nominations. Did anyone else watch it? I have something written about it on a journal I started.

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Re: Has anyone seen Birdman?
Reply #1 on: December 30, 2014, 03:51:28 AM
those damn drums made me crazy. the filming was pretty freaking incredible though. I liked it and hated it
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Re: Has anyone seen Birdman?
Reply #2 on: December 30, 2014, 04:06:52 AM
those damn drums made me crazy. the filming was pretty freaking incredible though. I liked it and hated it

Nice man!! I'm interested in what part of the movie you hated haha. Was it just the drums?

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Re: Has anyone seen Birdman?
Reply #3 on: January 01, 2015, 09:48:47 PM
I'm amazed why they didn't advertise this movie.  I had to YT and IMDB it to see that it's really highly rated.  The cinematography is highly unique and I can already see the appeal.

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Reply #4 on: January 01, 2015, 10:47:41 PM
I'm amazed why they didn't advertise this movie.  I had to YT and IMDB it to see that it's really highly rated.  The cinematography is highly unique and I can already see the appeal.
it looks like the movie hancock. I don't understand where the appeal is. on the surface it looks like a cheap action movie with stilted dialogue. I am confused..

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Re: Has anyone seen Birdman?
Reply #5 on: January 01, 2015, 11:03:01 PM

This guy thinks roddick cAn play tennis rofl

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Re: Has anyone seen Birdman?
Reply #6 on: January 02, 2015, 08:53:43 AM
This guy thinks roddick cAn play tennis rofl
what moite! i rek ya hard cunt!!

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Re: Has anyone seen Birdman?
Reply #7 on: January 09, 2015, 10:31:41 PM
Watching Birdman (2014) right now.  Will update with review and rating when done.

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Reply #8 on: January 10, 2015, 12:37:09 AM
I really was expecting a Birdman superhero movie but instead, was hit with a drama about a used-up actor trying to reclaim his fame.  I fail to see why this was so highly rated.  People really need to stop being so mesmerized by novel camera techniques.  However, the camera technique added a new dimension to filmmaking so it gets points for that.  But, I was feeling nauseas halfway through. I also feel asleep.

And yeah, the drums were annoying.  It was just improv (and not even good improv [rhythm was not steady so the drummer needs to take music and drumming lessons]), not carefully composed to fit the mood.  So instead of enhancing mood, it actually trivialized the scenes which felt like tossing away used toilet paper.

However, by the end, I didn't feel like flushing so it wasn't that bad.
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Reply #9 on: January 12, 2015, 06:41:39 AM
And yeah, the drums were annoying.  It was just improv (and not even good improv [rhythm was not steady so the drummer needs to take music and drumming lessons]), not carefully composed to fit the mood.  So instead of enhancing mood, it actually trivialized the scenes which felt like tossing away used toilet paper.

I'm afraid Brad Mehldau, Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Michael Brecker didn't get the memo or they would have hired a different drummer.

I thought the movie was great, but I could have lived without the last 30 minutes; that goes for my bladder as well. 
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