tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post6301102589872294693..comments2023-11-27T02:17:22.859-06:00Comments on The LawDog Files: The Bourne SyndromeLawDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-32408221447152702372018-06-05T22:06:28.670-05:002018-06-05T22:06:28.670-05:00If I may offer an opinion from the future, the rel...If I may offer an opinion from the future, the relatively new John Wick movies do not suffer from this malady.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-38239565056126954642008-12-03T11:39:00.000-06:002008-12-03T11:39:00.000-06:00You've hot on one of my pet peeves, there. Too man...You've hot on one of my pet peeves, there. Too many modern movies have been screwed up by this jumpy-camera cinema-verité nonsense, especially when it makes no sense to the storyline or even to the specific action.<BR/><BR/>I suggest a re-watching of Frankenheimer's <I>Ronin</I> to steady the queasiness, and for a lesson in how fast-moving action <I>should</I> be filmed.Kim du Toithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157567080411432375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-39424952555579507662008-11-30T20:55:00.000-06:002008-11-30T20:55:00.000-06:00That's the reason I can watch "Last of the Mohican...That's the reason I can watch "Last of the Mohicans" over and over - there is an art to the violence, a purpose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-35780810825277524972008-11-25T00:45:00.000-06:002008-11-25T00:45:00.000-06:00totally agree with you - i do however want to watc...totally agree with you - i do however want to watch it again - on DVD with the remote handy ... so i can stop it, slow it down, and rewind - oh, and i paid $16.50 for my ticket!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506274310934059070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-17671462339502914022008-11-24T21:48:00.000-06:002008-11-24T21:48:00.000-06:00My wife has actually been given cause to spew over...My wife has actually been given cause to spew over the current rage for hand-held cameras apparently inspired by "The Blair Witch Project." It's gotten to the point that we don't know if a film is going to be "safe" for her to watch anymore.<BR/><BR/>And at $9 a ticket, that means we pass on a lot of movies we might otherwise have seen.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324035824298948422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-63901701969049101792008-11-24T12:40:00.000-06:002008-11-24T12:40:00.000-06:00Here may be a reason..."Dan Bradley was hired as t...Here may be a reason...<BR/><BR/>"Dan Bradley was hired as the film's second unit director on the basis of his work on the Jason Bourne trilogy, so the film would continue the contemporary gritty action style begun in Casino Royale (2006)."Joe Merchant24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07339086169062396440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-21565566424536697062008-11-23T19:52:00.000-06:002008-11-23T19:52:00.000-06:00I study Kali myself. Are you familiar with Bobbe E...I study Kali myself. Are you familiar with Bobbe Edmonds over at the Thick as Thieves blog? <BR/><BR/>http://currythief.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>He's an incredible instructor of Kali and Pencak Silat. His YouTube channel is here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/user/PendekarBobbeTom Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18291404904437933272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-6036949059209890502008-11-23T19:49:00.000-06:002008-11-23T19:49:00.000-06:00While I also find the constant cutting style of fi...While I also find the constant cutting style of film editing rather annoying don't put it on the MTV generation. <BR/>Paul Greengass (iirc) is definately not a 'MTV' ad director or whatever. His first film 'Sunday, Bloody Sunday' is damn good. Bourne 2 was highly enjoyable (and frankly I rather enjoyed Bourne 3 as well) and United 93 was supposdly a good piece of film-making, even if I personally have no interest in seeing the film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-618375133039786622008-11-23T18:53:00.000-06:002008-11-23T18:53:00.000-06:00See, it's all a conspiracy. They have to chop the ...See, it's all a conspiracy. They have to chop the scene up so the younger crowd can't learn how to fight. (Because nothing's better for fight training than a Hollywood movie, right? Right.) As the older generation dies off, the transformation of the populace to defenseless sheeple will be complete -- even if they WANT to fight back, all they'll be able to do is flail about like Matt Damon....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-22558296546372274762008-11-22T13:53:00.000-06:002008-11-22T13:53:00.000-06:00I agree.The style of filming and editing you descr...I agree.<BR/><BR/>The style of filming and editing you describe is really annoying.<BR/><BR/>Your analysis is dead accurate.<BR/><BR/>I'll wait for the DVD.<BR/><BR/>The movie makers probably do not realize that they are losing ticket sales because of the way they shoot and cut the fight scenes.<BR/><BR/>Someone needs to explain to them that shooting and editing the fights scenes in this "B.S." style is about as appealing to the audience as it would be if a sex scene was shot and cut that way.<BR/><BR/>For those of us who relish a good fight scene, watching these choppy, oddly cut and badly filmed scenes takes the fun out of the whole movie for us.<BR/><BR/>NO SALE.<BR/><BR/>:(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-51504325356361935912008-11-22T03:53:00.000-06:002008-11-22T03:53:00.000-06:00This is the BEST Bourne Movie EVER!http://www.yout...This is the BEST Bourne Movie EVER!<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGXr4uOnBrwTheBronzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636056122240966943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-84478108964301965172008-11-21T23:33:00.000-06:002008-11-21T23:33:00.000-06:00http://iaimtomisbehave.blogspot.com/2008/11/more-m...http://iaimtomisbehave.blogspot.com/2008/11/more-meme.html<BR/><BR/>Tagged you with a book meme sir, hope you don't mind.Captain Tightpantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13776345884480352979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-51393795438912852322008-11-21T20:11:00.000-06:002008-11-21T20:11:00.000-06:00It reminded me of the god damn Blair witch project...It reminded me of the god damn Blair witch project--with a 100 million dollar budget. Atleast the blair witch project had an excuse!Medic(three)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05471564201376620622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-47126196510234973902008-11-20T19:00:00.000-06:002008-11-20T19:00:00.000-06:00Lawdog,I practice Pekiti-Tirsia Kali. I have a go...Lawdog,<BR/><BR/>I practice Pekiti-Tirsia Kali. I have a good video clip of some knifework in my last post:<BR/>http://thepanday.blogspot.com/2008/11/gu-rambit-this-is-kerambit-which-i-made.htmlPandayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103853686978003169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-46308474536053228532008-11-20T06:55:00.000-06:002008-11-20T06:55:00.000-06:00I mirror your comments almost word-for-word, LD, i...I mirror your comments almost word-for-word, LD, including my feelings about Ludlum's books. But I have to say that I felt this way watching the very first<I>Bourne</I> movie. The fight scenes all include rapidly-changing camera views with lots of camera movement and even zoom, to attempt to give the viewer a bewilderment and perception of how <I>fast</I> things are going. But it reminds me of how Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers complained in their later movies that the director had the camera zoom in on their faces, so that the viewers couldn't see their feet. <BR/><BR/>Wanna <I>see</I>. Can't? <BR/><BR/>Well then, I won't see any of it. Bah.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-25028873691361724652008-11-20T02:54:00.000-06:002008-11-20T02:54:00.000-06:00I completely, totally, wholeheartedly agree with y...I completely, totally, wholeheartedly agree with you LawDog.ibexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226871117035630057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-36062506892348250612008-11-19T22:43:00.000-06:002008-11-19T22:43:00.000-06:00Can't stand the rapid cut, nanosecond framing of t...Can't stand the rapid cut, nanosecond framing of the current action scene school of thought. As LawMom mentioned, once it's hip, slick, and cool, everyone does it. Much like the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" slo-mo-while-flying meme.<BR/>And here I'd thought (a LONG time ago) "it's already been done" was something to avoid in Hollywood.<BR/><BR/>The last time I was made nauseous in a theater was watching the final Coliseum scene in "Gladiator". Someone on the CGI team made one clean spot in the back row of the crowd, and decided to carry it throughout that back row...and there just ain't that degree of focus for that depth of field.X_LA_Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10401969699494572168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-75263304677087046942008-11-19T19:45:00.000-06:002008-11-19T19:45:00.000-06:00I'm totally with 'Dog on this one. I have a fairl...I'm totally with 'Dog on this one. I have a fairly extreme reaction to the non-steady cams; I actually get a little queasy just watching a long, fast pan. I rented Cloverfield for my son but I literally could not watch it myself.<BR/><BR/>I think the next time I go to the movies and encounter the non-steadicam in a feature I paid eight bucks to see, I'm going to leave and ask for a refund. Like the man said, I don't pay good money to get seasick in a theatre.Berthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14994714675647456594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-64293699405087790652008-11-19T16:39:00.000-06:002008-11-19T16:39:00.000-06:00I inadvertently walked in about five minutes into ...I inadvertently walked in about five minutes into this film and thought I was watching a trailer. Straight money. I watched for a few minutes and made a note to see the film because of the excellent locations, and left.<BR/><BR/>I saw the film and just ignored what ever plot was supposed to be there. The locations and scenery are excellent, but that's it.<BR/><BR/>If anyone has read the books by Ian Fleming, they will know what is wrong with the films. If not, the balance of my comments won't mean a thing.<BR/><BR/>My complaints begin with the portrayal of Bond's boss, M. M. was a man. Bond lived in a man's world, as did Ian Fleming. I suppose my long list would finish with the notion that some group of people can go around tearing everything up, destroying property left, right and centre whilst throwing more lead than Winchester can make and not attract a SWAT team or a nationwide man hunt.Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-66208630632824377222008-11-19T16:06:00.000-06:002008-11-19T16:06:00.000-06:00Actually greybeard, since I don't like Daniel Crai...Actually greybeard, since I don't like Daniel Craig, the idea of his barfing behind the scenes all during the filming of the movie is rather satisfactory.<BR/>LawMomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-11717730610024203862008-11-19T14:08:00.000-06:002008-11-19T14:08:00.000-06:00Doesn't it bother anyone to note the Mr. Craig pub...Doesn't it bother anyone to note the Mr. Craig publicly stated the it make's him physically ill to pick up a gun? Even a prop gun?<BR/>I notice that when paid enough, he is able to overcome his tummy ache.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-84385975206623150992008-11-19T12:06:00.000-06:002008-11-19T12:06:00.000-06:00Said something close after I saw the movie: http:/...Said something close after I saw the movie: http://www.fromwhereisit.org/?p=4249<BR/><BR/>Just looks like bad editing to me.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15820148729023510413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-83548092101208556282008-11-19T11:28:00.001-06:002008-11-19T11:28:00.001-06:00Oh, and John Woo.Oh, and John Woo.Rorschachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848860674369931761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-42688690210650150132008-11-19T11:28:00.000-06:002008-11-19T11:28:00.000-06:00You can all blame Bruckheimer, he started the whol...You can all blame Bruckheimer, he started the whole mess.Rorschachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848860674369931761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-79358153703325142562008-11-19T10:03:00.000-06:002008-11-19T10:03:00.000-06:00So, are we supposed to be feeling "panic and inten...So, are we supposed to be feeling "panic and intensity" watching the time-consuming zooms and snips of buildings and general landscaping in such programs as Boston Legal, CSI Miami, etc.? I totally appreciate the reappearance of color tints in the CSI series; that's a nice, unobtrusive mood-inducing technique, but this 3-second overlay crap is as bad as the media's focus on peoples' hands when interviewing.<BR/>Idiotic, but someone did it, and it was touted as the mod thing, so now, boringly, everyone does it.<BR/>It probably wasn't boring when Alfred Eisenstadt did it, but him these people aren't.<BR/>Someone ought to tell them that not only is the lack of originality boring, repetition is monotonous, and what's worse, so far as these techniques go, they aren't good at it.<BR/>LawMomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com