tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.comments2023-09-29T14:29:03.614+01:00A Pretty FaceKittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392246065595673491noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-64190476511246540662012-08-10T10:33:11.902+01:002012-08-10T10:33:11.902+01:00Hi, Nice post thanks for sharing. Would you please...Hi, Nice post thanks for sharing. Would you please consider adding a link to my website on your page. Please email me back. <br /> <br />Thanks!<br /><br />Joel<br />JHouston791@gmail.comJoelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366427989777183086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-18978632004187959022011-07-13T23:46:05.618+01:002011-07-13T23:46:05.618+01:00I"m wondering if it's so they can show sh...I"m wondering if it's so they can show she has pierced nipples and is therefore a bit 'edgy'. No need though and quite disappointing from a director of Fincher's calibre.Concert Secretaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653143763958984894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-89975484922498259652011-02-22T21:40:04.374+00:002011-02-22T21:40:04.374+00:00Saranga - Thank you for your comments. You're ...Saranga - Thank you for your comments. You're probably right that I was being a bit strong. I was quite disappointed in the show, especially as Joss Whedon calls himself a feminist. I may have overreacted slightly, although I stand by my sentiments.<br /><br />Ian - I'm afraid I wrote a measured reply correcting your many erroneous assumptions but I lost it all in a browser crash. Probably for the best, as you shouldn't really engage a troll. All I'll say is maybe you have something more important to do than commenting on old blog posts about a cancelled TV show telling the person who wrote it that THEY need to find something better to do? Just a thought.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392246065595673491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-33512324992721647302011-02-22T17:15:19.769+00:002011-02-22T17:15:19.769+00:00Oh look, a derailing troll. Haven't seen one o...Oh look, a derailing troll. Haven't seen one of those in a while.Sarangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545162612237984546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-71403053033305063292011-02-22T16:26:58.251+00:002011-02-22T16:26:58.251+00:00We live in a world where, like it or not, sex sell...We live in a world where, like it or not, sex sells. It is indicated in many episodes that the characters in question voluntarily entered the positions they're in. But I digress... This forum is unbelievable. There are so many important things to worry about that don't involve Eliza Dushku's exposed buttocks. Our country is being run into the ground... People are trying to bring Sharia law to the USA... How about concerning yourself with something that actually matters? If you don't like it, don't watch it. And if you don't want your kid(s) watching it, be a parent and turn it off.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168524771297461241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-24661765462599546372010-10-25T13:37:23.515+01:002010-10-25T13:37:23.515+01:00Hi Robert! Thanks for your comments- made perfect ...Hi Robert! Thanks for your comments- made perfect sense and you offer an interested POV. I have noticed the difference in quality between post production 3D and stuff filmed using 3D cameras and it is markedly better with the latter, but I still find the technology gimmicky and ultimately distracting rather than immersive. It's been pointed out to me that it might be as simple as the difference between things popping out and depth on screen which sways me! <br /><br />Tommy- I'm sad I missed Piranha too! I have to say my fave use of 3D so far was in My Bloody Valentine- in any other film I just want to watch the film, but there I wanted the gore-flung-at-your-face experience! So far not successful in a serious action/adventure setting though. Shoddy horror, maybe (the Human Centipede 3D, anyone?) xKittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392246065595673491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-53914106527998643312010-10-25T13:10:00.309+01:002010-10-25T13:10:00.309+01:00Signs you spend too long on facebook: Looking for ...Signs you spend too long on facebook: Looking for a "like" button.<br /><br />Oddly, since 3D has become big, I've been watching more old flicks people have recorded from dodgy VHS tapes they found lying around; the kind that are in fact so awful that nobody would bother making a DVD of it just so the bargain bin at blockbuster looks like it has something there that isn't a B-Movie.<br /><br />I remember reading an article by Cameron about how he was proud of his work with Avatar, but if this is the kind of crap people come to expect from 3D then it's going to die a painful death. It's a shame really, because that "fun" potential in horror and action films is tremendous. I'm actually saddened I missed out on the 3D Piranha remake because flying piranha's coming out at the screen? How could that not be fun?T. Bawdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736194828480238817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-33870440953606419132010-10-08T18:28:10.565+01:002010-10-08T18:28:10.565+01:00Great Post. I work in the post production business...Great Post. I work in the post production business and a friend of mine was a compositor on Clash of the Titans which used conversion 3D and hes begun the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie which is being shot with 3d cameras. The scenes that he said work best in the post conversion process are the fully CG scenes as they are easier to render as two separate images(left and right eye). The 3d loses all of its depth when actual footage is converted and looks off, like people suddenly grow an extra Head. Alice in wonderland kind of worked because most of the environment was CG but again its hit and miss. 3D films should basically just be shot in 3D then i think it works in a cinematic context. The post conversion is a fraud. Sorry, this made no sense and i had a geekgasm at your article. Sorry. xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-59989228472605712702010-03-08T15:29:28.940+00:002010-03-08T15:29:28.940+00:00You say light plot? I didn't spot a plot in th...You say light plot? I didn't spot a plot in the entire thing. It is beautifully shot and it is sweet but it just doesn't leave a lasting impression at all. Until you posted this I had forgotten I saw it only last week.James Blakemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14761663387805353565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-76472997759768718532010-03-04T22:55:04.932+00:002010-03-04T22:55:04.932+00:00With some friends and a few beers it'd probabl...With some friends and a few beers it'd probably be quite a laugh.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392246065595673491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-44826987609632501182010-03-02T02:37:34.383+00:002010-03-02T02:37:34.383+00:00Yeah to me it looks like Clash of The Titans jr. I...Yeah to me it looks like Clash of The Titans jr. I'll probably give it a shot, on DVD.Copyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00339752422561039109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-31590111080773756022010-01-02T23:15:49.083+00:002010-01-02T23:15:49.083+00:00I just this second now finished watching Dollhouse...I just this second now finished watching Dollhouse season 1, so feel I can *finally* join in the discussion. I was sort of aware of the feminist critiques of it before I saw it, so was watching with a (slightly) critical mind.<br />The Dominatrix outfit scenes were really bad and I can't see how they were included other than to allow viewers to perve. They just didn't work well as meta commentary for me.<br /><br />As for the rest of it, I think the show was half successful in the meta commentary, but maybe only to those who are already aware of this stuff? It wasn't explicit enough about it I mean.<br /><br />Right now I feel that "It's a fetish about strong women made weak and abused" may be a bit strong, but I may change my mind after more viewings.<br /><br />Thank you for this post its always good to see feminist commentary on these things!Sarangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545162612237984546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-70732816423887995062009-11-24T13:57:28.343+00:002009-11-24T13:57:28.343+00:00I think we may have had a very similar conversatio...I think we may have had a very similar conversation about Death Proof and how conflicted we felt about the repetition of damaging stereotypes, supposedly in order to undermine them, but perhaps actually in order to enjoy them without having to feel guilty about it.<br /><br />Obviously repeating a stereotype to undermine it is a very important way of dealing with and critiquing certain things and it works well in comedy, but in a work with a more serious tone it is open to misinterpretation. You cannot control your audience, as you say, and you cannot control why they enjoy your work. My problem with things like Dollhouse and Death Proof is that I can see very little evidence of the apparently intended critique, and instead I think we are being invited to enjoy the damaging situations/images but with a get out clause for the creator who cannot be seen to just be promoting violence against women.<br /><br />Which is also just agreeing with and repeating what you said! You're right though, it's something I stuggle with a lot and something I'm sure most sci-fi fans do.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392246065595673491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-42437806922988631662009-11-24T08:47:39.319+00:002009-11-24T08:47:39.319+00:00I haven't seen enough to discuss Dollhouse spe...I haven't seen enough to discuss Dollhouse specifically, but I just wanted to say I've been thinking about this whole "fine line" thing a lot. Often we'll defend a show, sometimes I think very legitimately, because it depicts things in a way that is clearly inviting critique of the wider use of such imagery in other shows/films. But at the same time its still indulging unhealthy or damaging uses of this imagery. We DON'T have to go down the smart route, and there's no way the film maker can make you, and if he or she was being so obvious, we probably wouldn't watch. Sure for lots of us there's a kind of discomfort in a kind of dual pleasure/guilt thing, and its an interesting and valuable experience. Eliza has a nice arse, so whilst I'm grossed out by the way its presented to me, I'm still liking it! BUT- what if I just like it? I think this is what you're saying here, that Joss hasn't flagged up the problems enough. And I'm sure the marketing is pretty much ass and little feminist critique of the prostitution of it. <br /><br />Eli Roth tells us Hostel is a response to the Iraq war. First of all I really question if this was really his motives, but more importantly I'm very doubtful the 14 year old boys who watch it on repeat aren't picking up on this and aren't interested in questioning why they love seeing what they are being shown. And I'm sure there's hoardes of 14 year old boys jerking off over freeze frames of Eliza, not thinking once about this pretty actress being a piece o' meat just like her onscreen character is, that there's a meta-prostitution going on. And perhaps rather than questioning anything, Joss is actually supporting the abuse of the female body. <br /><br />Ok I'm sure I just repeated a lot of what you said, but I just wanted to ramble out loud as you kinda touched on a perrenial problem of mine, one I'm sure lots of engaged sci-fi and horror fans have.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753657763422964032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-27690154856103245872009-10-08T00:02:44.952+01:002009-10-08T00:02:44.952+01:00I'm totals jealous about your excursion.I'm totals jealous about your excursion.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790397987141854684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147724505615505439.post-24040338279255667052009-02-18T02:31:00.000+00:002009-02-18T02:31:00.000+00:00I answered no to the first question, so didnt read...I answered no to the first question, so didnt read the rest. I'm sure it was lovely though.LaWeez Hyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645866862877329559noreply@blogger.com