Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
This is probably the most visually impressive movie I have ever seen, both CGI and videography wise.
It suffers from issues of an unusually flippant and disheveled plot, but the set pieces, costumes, and special effects are unimaginably good. From my memory, the performances are solid and pacing is acceptable. I frequently see people describe various games, movies, etc. as "photo-realistic", but I'd say this is the closest I've seen something get to earning that title. The fact that this…
One of the better examples of the "found footage" genre, Cloverfield does an excellent job of capturing the horrific - and large scale - destruction of New York from a street-level view. The symbolism to 9/11 is obvious and well done in my eyes, though I can see how some might find the use of this symbolism cheap or distasteful. Convincing performances, impressive special effects, and solid pacing are all present here; my only criticism (which I admit is a…