Ghost Rider

[Dodge_Sniper]

Pretty good movie. Long story short, amazing graphics, the fire on the bike and skull looked amazingly real, and not fake at all. The characters had some flat moments(Such as Nicolas Cage's interview later in the film, he stutters and stalls a bit), and Nicolas did look a bit old in this film, but all in all, I give this movie 15 out of 10 skulls(stars).

 

[NicAuf]

OMG this movie was horrible. Nicholas Cage was horribly mis-cast in this role. Also the special effects were not that great. Yeah they were great for a shitty comic book movie which is exactly what this movie is, shitty. I can't believe you gave it a 15 out of 10 stars. Guess I should expect that though from a 16 year old.

 

[Homer]

if you didn't like the movie thats fine but why do you have to insult him , you'll never learn, why don't you try acting your age shit he acts alot more mature then you.:confused

 

[Dodge_Sniper]

Ok, dude, what rock are you living under? For one, like Homer said, slow your roll and act your age. Second, the special effects were out of control. Most CGI fire these days is pretty fake, not too good. The scenes where the Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider used the Pennance Stare, the fire in his eyes was amazing, and the eyes turning to black/fire was insane. These have to be some of the best CGI I've ever seen, and I'm not a big fan of CGI to be honest. Nicolas Cage was perfect for the role of Johnny Blaze. If you wanna think twice, Johnny Depp was orginally planned to play Johnny Blaze. That would have been a mistake.

Nicolas cage has a great career, and he knows how to bring humor and light to serious roles. Gone In 60 Seconds, The Wicker Man, all his movies, they were amazing. This is definately on my top 10 list of movies. Top 5 even!

And hell, I haven't even read the comics yet!

 

[Charmer]

As far as I can read, if NicAuf likes a movie, Dodge_Sniper doesn't; if Dodge_Sniper likes a movie, NicAuf doesn't. So you two are canceling each other out.

That said, I haven't seen Ghost Rider yet. Pro: the trailer looks great; the special effects look great. Con: Nicolas Cage is in the movie; I don't get Nicolas Cage...maybe it's the eyes and the voice...he just seems to not fit in any movie correctly...

 

[andcuriouser]

I don't know.

Maybe it's just me, but I usually see movies with different expectations than "great CGI". I sort of expect things more along the lines of "character development", "use of lighting", "plot", "meaning". I have a feeling you and I wouldn't really like the same movies. My favourite movement has definitely been the Dogme 95 movement: filmed mostly with handheld cameras, props and music done on set... it's beautiful and emotional because it forces the director to really think about how the lighting affects the mood, or how important a certain tone in the actor's voice is. I'm not impressed by great CGI. It's cool and neato that we can make all these realistic flames and whatnot, but it's usually at the cost of something else. I'd rather see great acting, great set design, great scripts.

I'm not attacking your choice of movies. I disagree with you, but everyone has their thing, I suppose.

 

[Homer]

I don't know.

Maybe it's just me, but I usually see movies with different expectations than "great CGI". I sort of expect things more along the lines of "character development", "use of lighting", "plot", "meaning". I have a feeling you and I wouldn't really like the same movies. My favourite movement has definitely been the Dogme 95 movement: filmed mostly with handheld cameras, props and music done on set... it's beautiful and emotional because it forces the director to really think about how the lighting affects the mood, or how important a certain tone in the actor's voice is. I'm not impressed by great CGI. It's cool and neato that we can make all these realistic flames and whatnot, but it's usually at the cost of something else. I'd rather see great acting, great set design, great scripts.

I'm not attacking your choice of movies. I disagree with you, but everyone has their thing, I suppose.

NisAuf could learn from reading this.

 

[Boomer]

Grab up those comics man. They pretty tight.

 

[Dodge_Sniper]

I don't know.

Maybe it's just me, but I usually see movies with different expectations than "great CGI". I sort of expect things more along the lines of "character development", "use of lighting", "plot", "meaning". I have a feeling you and I wouldn't really like the same movies. My favourite movement has definitely been the Dogme 95 movement: filmed mostly with handheld cameras, props and music done on set... it's beautiful and emotional because it forces the director to really think about how the lighting affects the mood, or how important a certain tone in the actor's voice is. I'm not impressed by great CGI. It's cool and neato that we can make all these realistic flames and whatnot, but it's usually at the cost of something else. I'd rather see great acting, great set design, great scripts.

I'm not attacking your choice of movies. I disagree with you, but everyone has their thing, I suppose.

I understand you're not attacking me. I don't usually go expecting great CGI, I just didn't think it would be that good. From the commercials, the effects looked less than great, and I walked in and was blown away by the visual effects of the Johnny Blaze and Carter Slade Ghost Rider, and the sound effects for the Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider voice.

One thing though, what is the "dogme 95" movement? Is that like Blair Witch/documentary style filming? If so, I love that type of filming. It makes the events seem more realistic.

 

[andcuriouser]

One thing though, what is the "dogme 95" movement? Is that like Blair Witch/documentary style filming? If so, I love that type of filming. It makes the events seem more realistic.

No, no. Nothing like Blair Witch.

Dogme 95 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There's the wikipedia article for it. Harmony Korine's Julien Donkey Boy is my favourite Dogme film, even though it did break several of the rules. It's still accepted as a Dogme 95 film, though.

 

[Nightflight]

I saw it, and had expected more from the CGI, although there was lots odf depth in p[arts I thought they'd have skimmed over, so all in all, a very enjoyable movie - and I agree Nicholas Cage was well cast in it.

 

[Dodge_Sniper]

No, no. Nothing like Blair Witch.

Dogme 95 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There's the wikipedia article for it. Harmony Korine's Julien Donkey Boy is my favourite Dogme film, even though it did break several of the rules. It's still accepted as a Dogme 95 film, though.

Oh, I get it now. I was gonna say SAW(The first one) could be considered as a Dogme 95, but according to the rules, it's not. It mainly breaks #6 and #10, along with a few other rules.

 

[Homer]

i haven't seen it yet but i'm sure i will i like Cage .