Thread: A Christmas Carol: The reviews are snowing in..

I think that I could see scraps of a very poignant movie ... some astonishingly good staging, especially in Future. There were heart-ripping scenes there, like Tiny Tim (lying in state) represented only by a shadow, and Bob Cratchit looking (an invisible) Scrooge straight in the eye on the stairway, before walking right through him. Brilliant! And it could only have been done in CG. But that movie, wherever it was, was utterly ripped apart by...

Quote: Originally Posted by earlyworm A decent film, although I did come out of it wondering why I was watching it early November rather than in the few weeks leading up to Christmas. I think this has a lot to do with AVATAR. Most Cinemas in my area have just installed their first 3D screen - guess which film will be dominating that screen next month?!

Quote: There was this imbalance between some characters looking hyper real and some looking fake real and that made me feel uncomfortable watching it. thats exactly what i am talking about, and it was so noticeable Quote: Btw.. anyone else find the Jim Carrey candle to be creepy as hell and just plain strange from a "wtf?" perspective? LOL, everytime the candle did that thing that it did everyone started to laugh, LOL

Quote: Originally Posted by DuttyFoot LOL, everytime the candle did that thing that it did everyone started to laugh, LOL The first time he did it the entire theatre just had this awkward silence to it and the couple sitting beside us were muttering "is this for real? this just looks awful". The second time he had his little tick there were some chuckles but I think everyone was lost in how terrible the acting was and the...

Quote: Originally Posted by vfx I think this has a lot to do with AVATAR. Most Cinemas in my area have just installed their first 3D screen - guess which film will be dominating that screen next month?! I think that it has less to do with Avatar and more to do with maximizing profitability. I realized a while back that almost all Christmas films come out in early November which seems absolutely insane, but if you think about it from a...

I'm sure it's good, but can it possibly measure up to Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol? http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3107652377/

So saw the movie. Here are my thoughts: I am not sure why, but there was one too many fly though shots which made me a little sick watching it in 3d. There was this imbalance between some characters looking hyper real and some looking fake real and that made me feel uncomfortable watching it. I did like lighting and the effects - so congrats to the team. The story is the same so really one cannot comment on story, I did enjoy some of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by zzacmann If he shrank, wouldn't he still sound the same from his perspective? Technically, if he shrank, his skin would give off warmth quicker than his body could generate. As surface shrinks with ^2 and body mass with ^3. He would die of cold. ...But the voice is annoying .

Bob and Co. are definitely getting better at making these Mocap films. I did enjoy the film - the stereo3D, lighting and camera work all excellent, although I also liked the rendered look of Beowulf. The way the story is told also seemed rather fresh and inventive. That said, some of the characters still seem to lack that certain "something". I'm not entirely sure what that something is, but it isn't there - and...

since Jurassic park era my point of view toward cg movie might kinda biased, but here is my 0.02$ I find this movie quite entertaining, not for light hearted of course, but obviously this movie is made for younger audience. the facial animation is much better than beowulf, yet of course i dont expect photo-likeness thing. even in beowulf , i dont see them try to attempt photo-copy a real thing, but more to - illustrate the reality in their...