Things you're tired of seeing in movies

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

That actually was quite common in the European theater. It was also common for officers to have a large diagonal white stripe on the back (so those behind him could tell he was an officer) and NCOs a horizontal one.
Tom Hanks' helmet markings are very accurate for the Rangers who came ashore at Omaha beach on 6-6-44...

Yeah I know about the back of the helmet, but everything I've read said if they did have markings, they would smear mud or whatever to get rid of them. I remember in Band of Brothers Winters said he did that, hid his map case inside his jacket, and then carried a M1 instead of a carbine so he didn't look like an officer. In Saving Private Ryan they acknowledged that they probably wouldn't want that prominent of Captains bars on his helmet or he would have probably covered it somehow. They needed the audience to know it was Tom Hanks though.

 

[dascoyne]

Wormholes

 

[Riceball]

If with guns, bombs, of course yes, but if only with chainsaw, knife, golf bat, baseball bat... I don't think so.

I'd think all of those genocides in Africa where machetes were a commonly used implement of murder would suggest otherwise.

 

[Captain Dunsel]

I have grown really tired of the recent trend in fight choreography in which a participant executes a “devastating” thrust or blow to their opponent, with a sword, spear, club, or knife, and freezes at the end of their swing to strike a sort of “dramatic pose”....as if they are posing for a photograph that no one ever took. Of course their opponent fully accommodates them and does not attack them while they are holding their dramatic pose.

Once you see it, you will notice it every time. It’s overly dramatic, it’s ridiculous, and it may have been taken from the sword play seen in samurai films.

Here are examples from Troy...

The “I stabbed at you and drove you backward dramatic freeze/pose”..,

The “I just executed a devastating downward jab with my sword dramatic pose / freeze...”

And from the recent 1/2 day long Justice League, the “I just sliced your head off dramatic pose / freeze”...

“Yeeeeeaaargh!! Feel the devastating slice of my sword as I pose for dramatic effect...”

 

[HMSwolfe]

Tired of action scenes that are super dark and hard to see, or are filmed with crazy shaky cam like a Bourne film, or utilize a thousand VFX when a simple stunt would have done the trick much better. Action is spectacle. If I can’t see it, it’s no good.

 

[Schlegel]

I have grown really tired of the recent trend in fight choreography in which a participant executes a “devastating” thrust or blow to their opponent, with a sword, spear, club, or knife, and freezes at the end of their swing to strike a sort of “dramatic pose”....as if they are posing for a photograph that no one ever took. Of course their opponent fully accommodates them and does not attack them while they are holding their dramatic pose.

Once you see it, you will notice it every time. It’s overly dramatic, it’s ridiculous, and it may have been taken from the sword play seen in samurai films.

Here are examples from Troy...

The “I stabbed at you and drove you backward dramatic freeze/pose”..,

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The “I just executed a devastating downward jab with my sword dramatic pose / freeze...”

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And from the recent 1/2 day long Justice League, the “I just sliced your head off dramatic pose / freeze”...

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“Yeeeeeaaargh!! Feel the devastating slice of my sword as I pose for dramatic effect...”

I feel like this is a holdover from Japanese Samurai movies. At least on finishing blows. Shows up pretty early in Karate and Kung Fu flicks too.

 

[HMSwolfe]

This isn’t even something I’m necessarily seeing a lot of, it’s just so bad that even seeing it a little already has me exhausted.

“Experimental” films that attempt to buck the standards of cinema. You know, like goofy aspect ratios. Nothing shot in this century should be presented in 4:3. There is no justification for 4:3. Or fiddling with the frames per second. There’s this big weird push to make video and film in higher frame rates because it’s “more realistic”. More motion-sick, I say. I saw a clip from Gemini Man that was apparently presented in 60 fps in select locations and it was just awful. Film should be in widescreen at 24 frames per second. Movies are not video games, nor are they Instagram videos.

 

[Ron]

I'm tired of the artificial look modern movies have. I don't mean cgi. I mean unnatural color grading. If that wasn't bad enough, it's now infecting reissues of classic movies.

 

[HMSwolfe]

I'm tired of the artificial look modern movies have. I don't mean cgi. I mean unnatural color grading. If that wasn't bad enough, it's now infecting reissues of classic movies.

I almost ordered the 4K Blu-ray of T2, but luckily I decided to check out the reviews on the listing. Big, big problems with the new color grade and a heavy-handed DNR pass told me the higher resolution wasn’t worth it for the time being. I ended up going with the Skynet version? I think? And I was happy with it.

 

[Ron]

I almost ordered the 4K Blu-ray of T2, but luckily I decided to check out the reviews on the listing. Big, big problems with the new color grade and a heavy-handed DNR pass told me the higher resolution wasn’t worth it for the time being. I ended up going with the Skynet version? I think? And I was happy with it.

Yeah, T2 last I checked was going for like $5 retail. Nobody wants it.

With me it was the Batman 89 4k. It's pushed heavily blue and not only that, they replaced the original sound effects. Easy pass for me which is unfortunate because the picture is much sharper.

Same thing going on now with Lord of the Rings 4k. It's over saturated in some scenes and desaturated in others. I've read comments that say it's because it requires a HDR capable monitor to bring out the color but I'm suspicious of that being the case. There's also an over use of DNR with it as well.

I don't know why they keep fiddling around with these reissues. Well, I do know. They think most people like watching movies that look this way. Sadly, they're right.

 

[HMSwolfe]

Yeah, T2 last I checked was going for like $5 retail. Nobody wants it.

With me it was the Batman 89 4k. It's pushed heavily blue and not only that, they replaced the original sound effects. Easy pass for me which is unfortunate because the picture is much sharper.

Same thing going on now with Lord of the Rings 4k. It's over saturated in some scenes and desaturated in others. I've read comments that say it's because it requires a HDR capable monitor to bring out the color but I'm suspicious of that being the case. There's also an over use of DNR with it as well.

I don't know why they keep fiddling around with these reissues. Well, I do know. They think most people like watching movies that look this way. Sadly, they're right.

Yikes

 

[somerset fox]

When I see a modern person using an anachronistic, old fashioned piece of equipment, as if it makes them somehow deeper, or more a person of substance. Such as shaving. The hero is using a shaving brush to apply shaving cream to his face before shaving with a cut throat razor, or using one which needs a detachable razor blade. Where the *bleep* do you find a shaving brush these days? Or a buy actual razor blades! For once, let the hero use a disposable bic and we know the Hollywood hunk would be using an aloe enriched, sensitive skin shaving gel anyway.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

I downloaded a bunch of 4K SW screenshots from starwarsscreencaps.com, the Prequels, OT, and Rogue One, and they all seem really washed out. I don't know if that's how they did those or if the person's PC was that way. They just look way off. I still have an older TV so I never bothered with those versions yet.

 

[Lightning]

The hero is using a shaving brush to apply shaving cream to his face before shaving with a cut throat razor, or using one which needs a detachable razor blade. Where the *bleep* do you find a shaving brush these days? Or a buy actual razor blades!

Straight razors may be a niche hobby, but safety razors and brush soap have made a major resurgence in the last few years. I use one myself (1964 Gillette Adjustable). If you don't go down the collector rabbit hole it's the cheapest way to shave. You can still buy razor blades at the drugstore or grocery store, though there is better selection online.

 

[Ron]

When I see a modern person using an anachronistic, old fashioned piece of equipment, as if it makes them somehow deeper, or more a person of substance. Such as shaving. The hero is using a shaving brush to apply shaving cream to his face before shaving with a cut throat razor, or using one which needs a detachable razor blade. Where the *bleep* do you find a shaving brush these days? Or a buy actual razor blades! For once, let the hero use a disposable bic and we know the Hollywood hunk would be using an aloe enriched, sensitive skin shaving gel anyway.

Straight razors may be a niche hobby, but safety razors and brush soap have made a major resurgence in the last few years. I use one myself (1964 Gillette Adjustable). If you don't go down the collector rabbit hole it's the cheapest way to shave. You can still buy razor blades at the drugstore or grocery store, though there is better selection online.

Same here. Edwin Jagger safety razor and brush. After years of overspending on gimmicky multiblade razors, I got into the old fashioned shaving game. Much more economical. And the brush & cream/soap doesn't dry out your skin like the gels do. It seems like a hassle compared to modern shaving but it's really not. It's actually kind of therapeutic and isn't much more time consuming.

 

[Lightning]

It seems like a hassle compared to modern shaving but it's really not

I switched specifically because I didn't shave everyday, so when I did shave the multiblade would clog up before I finished and was a huge pain to rinse. Safety razors don't clog as quickly and if it does I can just open the razor and rinse the blade in the middle of the shave if I need to.

 

[ScourgiousJinx]

Sometimes older equipment functions much effectively than the modern equivalent and quite often is actually made to last. I can relate to choosing older quality over newer disposable. There are things that work the other way though obviously.

 

[Laspector]

What about for manscaping? Surely you're not putting a blade to your nuts? LOL

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Same here. Edwin Jagger safety razor and brush. After years of overspending on gimmicky multiblade razors, I got into the old fashioned shaving game. Much more economical. And the brush & cream/soap doesn't dry out your skin like the gels do. It seems like a hassle compared to modern shaving but it's really not. It's actually kind of therapeutic and isn't much more time consuming.

I, too, converted to the use of brush-on shaving cream, etc. a few years ago.

For me, the reasons are the same as above; but I also have more self-centered reasons in that it makes me feel a bit hipper and gives me yet another item in my tool belt to bring out whenever I want to tell my friends about parts of my lifestyle that allow me to slightly stick my nose up in the air when I tell them about it. Truth be told, I am a very shallow man at my core.

“I would NEVER accept shaving cream on my face that comes out from a can. Puleeze...” (and be sure to sniff at the end of the sentence to accentuate the point).

The Art of Shaving is a great place to start, if you also would like to add this lifestyle item to your tool belt.

Experience The Perfect Shave | The Art of Shaving

 

[Lightning]

The Art of Shaving is a great place to start, if you also would like to add this lifestyle item to your tool belt.

Owned by Procter and Gamble and deliberately overpriced to try and turn people off switching and keep them on cartridges, in my humble opinion.


I buy all my stuff from from the Stirling Soap Company.

Stirling Soap Company - Home

Well, I didn't buy my razor there. Vintage gives a much better price/quality ratio.

Remember what I said about going down the collector rabbit hole?