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Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
Camera Shaking Badly Thru Entire Film
The camera was shaking so badly. I couldn't watch it. Poor hand-held camera work throughout the entire film. No stabilization at all. It's really hard to get into a film when the image is shaking around violently. Too bad. The cinematography looked pretty good, except for all the unnecessary movement. A little hand-held camera work for the intense one-on-one battles is a good effect to bolster the moment. But the whole film shot shaky hand-held? I've seen hand-held videos on Youtube with less camera shake. A good camera operator can shoot hand-held and get some nice smooth footage. But to just wildly shake the camera around constantly to try to generate excitement just doesn't work. At least in my book.
Quarantine (2008)
Terrible Cinematography
***SPOILER ALERT***
The story line was quite interesting and would make for a great horror tale. That being said. . .
This is one of the worst films I've seen. The cinematography is some of the worst I've ever seen.
It was as if the camera man went way, way, way out of his way to make as many wild, fast, and jerky camera moves as he could. I've seen clips on youtube made by kids that are not as jerky and wild moving as this film. (At least on youtube, the compression codec introduces motion blur and smooths out the wild pans, trucks, and tilts and at least makes it watchable.)
This is just unbelievable. A major motion picture that has no director of photography. They just wildly move the camera around.
A major motion picture that has no lighting crew. Most of the film is in darkness (and along with the wild camera moves, makes it almost impossible to see anything.) Be sure and take your motion sickness pills before watching.
It's just unbelievable that a major motion picture would have no focus puller as many of the shots were out-of-focus.
If this film were submitted as a project for film school, it would receive a failing grade.
Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)
One of the funniest movies ever!
This is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. I really enjoyed it! The action is non stop with plenty of twists and turns; you never know what's going to happen next. The brilliantly written story line, the outrageously funny Larry Miller (who played the principal Mr. Jindraike), and the super talented Alex D. Linz were an absolute winning combination. I laughed all the way thru the film. (I liked it as much as my kids did!)
A superbly directed film by Tim Hill. His unique style brings to life a very interesting story about three friends just starting junior high school. His fast moving telling of the story grabbed me at the beginning and held me all the way to the end, roaring with laughter.
What made this a most excellent film, was the great interaction between the three main characters: Max (Alex D. Linz), Megan (Zena Grey), and Robe (Josh Peck). They blended together flawlessly. Super, super talented actors that were just plain fun to watch!
This movie reminds you that no matter what happens, friends are one of the most important qualities of life.
A cool, light hearted comedy for the whole family!
The Boy Cried Murder (1966)
Classic 1960's Saturday late show movie
This is a classic example of what 1960's Saturday late show movies were all about! Very well done with an impressive performance by young Fraser (Fiz) MacIntosh. (He is only credited with one other movie, Vojnik, which is too bad because he is tremendously talented and has incredible stage presence!) The movie was filmed in 1965 off the beautiful Adriatic Coast of Montenegro at an exotic vacation resort (with some of the local people used as "extras"). This movie wasn't produced by a major U.S. studio, and wasn't a major release. Its fame came from being distributed to local television stations in "film package" deals. Out of print and never released on VHS, makes it very hard to come by. It does tends to be a little "slow" at times and the musical score leaves something to be desired. But the superb acting talents of MacIntosh along with the excellent interplay between his mother (Veronica Hurst) and stepfather (Phil Brown from "Star Wars") make it worth your while to locate a copy. This a must see movie!
Jonno (Fraser MacIntosh) is a mischievous 12 year old who is having trouble accepting his new stepfather (Phil Brown) and is prone to tell a "tall tale" from time to time. On vacation with his mother and stepfather in Budvah, Jonno secretly witnesses the disposal of a dead woman's bloody corpse. Because he has "cried wolf" so many times in the past, nobody believes his story. Nobody except the killer himself, who vows to track young Jonno down and silence the only person who can put him behind bars. Very tense and dramatic ending. (Basically a remake of the 1949 motion picture "The Window".)