Is there still magic in movies?

Posted by Man With Cool Hat from net24-164-114-191.neo.rr.com (24.164.114.191) on Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at 11:46pm :

I had a chance to see Star Wars 2 this evening and came away undecided. It was better than Phantom, yet had many negatives that I couldn't get past. After a while, what bothered me about it became very clear. There was no magic. Bare with me as I will pertain this to Indy very quickly.

Star Wars and Empire gave us something that most action movies today can't. The "How did they do that" is, I'm afraid, long gone. Models and miniture sets have been replaced by digital layouts. Instead of enhancing scenes, CGI has become the scene. It's sad. I don't have to go to a theatre to watch a cartoon, I can get that on cable.

As for Indy 4, I just hope that technology is used to enhance not replace. I loved the first 3 and felt CGI was used to almost perfection without taking anything away. It is my hope that Indy 4 will hold true to the same.

Thanks for reading.

M.W.C.H.

Follow Ups:

Nope, we're all disillusioned - Forrestal 6:57pm 06/12/2002

Exactly! (NM) - Man With Cool Hat 11:38am 06/13/2002

I beg to differ one thing... - IndyCoil 5:03am 06/12/2002

Re: I beg to differ one thing... - Man With Cool Hat 9:35am 06/12/2002

I really hope - Masterfulks 0:47am 06/12/2002

Hmm... - Indys Girl 1:39am 06/12/2002

And whats worse.... - Masterfulks 6:27pm 06/12/2002

Or... - Indiana Texas girl 11:35pm 06/12/2002

Re: Or... - Baldwyn 1:54pm 06/13/2002

Exactly! - Masterfulks 11:45pm 06/12/2002

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: I had a chance to see Star Wars 2 this evening and came away undecided. It was better than Phantom, yet had many negatives that I couldn't get past. After a while, what bothered me about it became very clear. There was no magic. Bare with me as I will pertain this to Indy very quickly. : Star Wars and Empire gave us something that most action movies today can't. The "How did they do that" is, I'm afraid, long gone. Models and miniture sets have been replaced by digital layouts. Instead of enhancing scenes, CGI has become the scene. It's sad. I don't have to go to a theatre to watch a cartoon, I can get that on cable. : As for Indy 4, I just hope that technology is used to enhance not replace. I loved the first 3 and felt CGI was used to almost perfection without taking anything away. It is my hope that Indy 4 will hold true to the same. : Thanks for reading. : M.W.C.H.

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