Not exact matches
During an early screening
of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster flick 2012, which opens today, laughter erupted in the audience near the end
of the
film thanks to corny
dialogue and maudlin
scenes (among the biggest guffaw getters: a father tries to reconnect with his estranged son on the telephone, only to have the son's house destroyed just before he could say anything).
The script
of the
film stays the same but the director — the histone mark — can choose to eliminate, slow down or speed up certain
scenes or
dialogues, altering the
film for better — cancer cell death — or worse — cancer cell survival.»
The repetitive, insincere, and ultimately pointless
dialogue in this crucial
scene thoroughly tinges one's impression
of the whole
film.
The
film had plenty
of potential to being great, but instead it suffers from long, tired
scenes of painful
dialogue and the
film's story just lingers and goes no where and when there's something that actually is interesting that happens, it's too little too late.
One
of many interesting stylistic choices by director Irvin Kershner and cinematographer Haskell Wexler, who shot the
film in gorgeous high contrast black - and - white with the warts - and - all insouciance
of a documentary, is to present this reunion
scene sans
dialogue (which is buried by train noise)-- with Billy and Pio framed in the oval window
of the train door.
there were a few moments where just a little more
dialogue would have improved certain
scenes and the
film was not without a few
of the cliches
of this genre, but overall it stands as a personal favorite
of mine.
Likewise, offbeat choices in the
film's look and sound add edge from time to time: In a
scene set in a cramped turkey barn, a cacophony
of bird noise eerily eclipses the
dialogue, suggesting the animal chaos behind the veneer
of agrarian Americana.
A bit
of impromptu (and sloppy) cosmetic surgery was also performed on this
film by its U.S. distributor, with additional English
dialogue scenes haphazardly edited into the already confusing original.
(remix) music video by Danger Mouse and Jemini; deleted
scenes and alternative takes, five in total, including an alternative ending (9 min) with a less subtle conversation between Richard and Mark, but a haunting final image
of Richard with Anthony; images from Anjan Sarkars graphic novel animation matched to actual
dialogue from the
films soundtrack (the
scene where Herbie first sees the elephant); In Shanes Shoes (24 min) documentary featuring the premiere at the 2004 Edinburgh Film Festival, interviews with Shane Meadows about run - ins with violent gangs in his youth, and on - location clowning; Northern Soul (26 min) also made by Meadows in 2004, and starring Toby Kebbell as an aspiring wrestler with no actual wrestling experience or talent - this comic short is as amateurish as its protagonist, and serves only to show how much better Dead Mans Shoes is.
But I kept telling the studio, and I kept telling Ryan, I'm like, «No, the director's cut going to come in at like 2:12,»» Leitch explained about his rough cut
of the
film before elaborating that the extended version contains a montage
of Deadpool attempting suicide, some extra material with Domino and alternate takes
of existing
scenes with different
dialogue.
The audio track is similarly excellent, especially considering the
film's mixing
of overlapping
dialogue, raucous and noisy crowd
scenes, and incidental music — much
of which is provided by Frank Zappa and the Mothers
of Invention.
With infrequent profanities and several
scenes that involve sexual
dialogue along with some partial, painted nudity, the
film's biggest content issues are the frequent depiction
of alcohol and cigarette use.
It's all on the page in terms
of dialogue, but the deer
scene, for instance, or the
scene on the phone near the end, were the moments where I felt she's allowed to be more emotional than anywhere else in the
film.
Often during the calendar - straddling list - making frenzy
of «top ten season» a
scene or a line
of dialogue or even a whole
film will refuse to dislodge itself from any internal conversation you may have with oneself about the year.
This is an abstract making -
of alternating B - roll shot in a variety
of media, watermarked outtakes (including one from a deleted
scene between Phoenix and Amy Adams), and snatches
of dialogue from the
film that gives the impression
of a tight - knit cast and crew there to serve Spike's vision.
This is my long winded way
of saying that bad guys and good guys face one another with loads
of juicy
dialogue and even juicier action
scenes that are
filmed with absolute precision.
Indeed, Waititi previously revealed that much
of the
dialogue in the
film was improvised, and Hemsworth explains in the clip below that this
scene was originally just one line — what we see in the finished
film is all improvisation.
As in all
of Tarantino's previous
films,
scenes exist here solely for the sake
of dialogue.
Adapted from the novel by Chris Fuhrman, there's some funny
dialogue and interesting insights delivered during the course
of the
film, and had the tone stayed within the bounds set during the opening
scenes, this would have been an enjoyable slice
of life
film with humor and heart.
Its
dialogue is repetitive, its characters are underdeveloped, and there are moments in which the
film steers into the surreal only to lazily abandon this journey in favor
of a more easily presentable resolution to a
scene.
Take away the love it or hate it score (it's jarring, but in its own way, it almost feels like it's a character itself) and the long stretches
of dialogue - free footage (again, the praise for these
scenes reeks
of movie snobbery to me — five minutes is good, twenty minutes is puffed - up filler), and what you're left with is a
film that showcases the downward descent
of one man.
We see Tommy go through endless re-takes involving only a few lines
of dialogue, an awkwardly staged sex
scene, a
scene that has no significance to the rest
of the
film, and a suicide in which the actor writhes on the floor in pain after shooting himself in the head.
And sure, one could justify that choice as a metaphorical one, emphasizing the claustrophobia
of the entire situation, but this a
film that requires performances to carry what the isn't in the (endless)
scenes of dense
dialogue.
Ruzowitzky uses camera angles designed to force audience identification with the prisoners, and one
scene late in the
film follows suit with subjective audio effects — a very flat soundmix, with muffled
dialogue — to put you inside Sol's head, his senses going dull after he witnesses the death
of another inmate.
But Focus will need to make some nifty marketing moves to reach them; despite the age and appeal
of the cast, the
dialogue is often expressed in a kind
of stylized formality, while art house touches like a
scene backdropped by «Ave Maria» and an upper - crust manor setting can belie the
film's quicker, looser rhythms.
The two stars fell in love during
filming of the earlier To Have and Have Not, later marrying, and in fact new
scenes in The Big Sleep were shot with extra
dialogue between them to play up on public awareness
of their real - life romance.
Husted compares several
scenes from both versions, and notes both the musical styles
of the period, and the extra
film footage that added more character information,
dialogue exchanges, and plot minutia.
His appearances feature some
of the
film's finest
dialogue, and help energise some more sombre
scenes.
Even in his newest
film, Darkest Hour, the camera has a sense
of freedom in a movie that consists mostly
of dialogue - heavy interior
scenes.
Shot with all the expressive minimalism
of a Dardennes
film, the last quarter
of Custody, from the
dialogue - free party
scene to the violent conclusion, is gripping beyond compare, the only
film this year during which I forgot to breathe for a good portion
of its running time.
Restoring a few
of these cut -
scenes would put much - needed flesh back on this skeletal
film, though it's worth noting that many
of them still suffer from Haythe's insecure shoehorning
of subtext into the
dialogue, as in a moment where Frank tells a story to guests Shep and Millie they've obviously heard before, only to have April come right out and confirm it.
However, given the
film's nature, I can understand why 5.1 does «get the job done» with a somewhat even split
of dialogue driven
film versus
scenes that could have greater benefited.
Working with a smaller budget, it's basically a four - character
film which wouldn't suffer too much from being staged in a theatre — featuring unusually long
dialogue scenes in diners, restaurants and motel rooms, with staccato rhythms and masculine posturing borrowed from David Mamet, another
of Anderson's key, acknowledged influences.
The bulk
of these
scenes come from the second half
of the
film, and while we get more
dialogue and drama, there's really nothing new.
The
dialogue that drives the
film is crisp throughout and fittingly reflects
scenes» environments, while the rare bit
of score also resonates nicely.
He carries the
film, appearing in nearly every
scene, and he does so without a word
of dialogue.
This is one
of the most heartbreaking
scenes Wilder ever
filmed, and a perfect example
of how his subtle filmmaking style could tell so much through showing, even though he's best known for his trenchant
dialogue.
There are moments —
scenes, lines
of dialogue — where this
film comes to life.
Finding Dory: This absolutely delightful Finding Nemo followup bests its predecessor in every way imaginable, and boasts a
scene - stealing periphery character named Gerald that doesn't have a single word
of dialogue and yet is more memorable than 95 %
of film protagonists.
The
film starts off clumsily, a
scene in a music shop where Richard (Efron) meets Gretta (Zoe Kazan) features stilted
dialogue and an uncomfortably obvious telegraphing
of a romantic subplot (though it would turn out to be more
of a structural hallmark).
A couple
of their
scenes together are the best in the
film for acting and realistic
dialogue.
There is a heart - breaking
scene towards the end
of the
film that requires no
dialogue.
In these
dialogue - free opening
scenes, set to a score that buzzes like a plague
of locusts, There Will Be Blood establishes itself as a
film of Darwinian ferocity, a stark and pitiless parable
of American capitalism.
Some
of the most haunting
scenes in Preminger
films are those in which
dialogue ceases, multivoicedness dies down, and a character is left to confront his or her own enigma in silence: e.g., McPherson in Laura's apartment; Dan (Dana Andrews) with the milk bottle in Daisy Kenyon; Diana (Jean Simmons) waiting for Frank (Robert Mitchum) in the empty house in Angel Face; the brief solitudes
of Cécile (Jean Seberg) in Bonjour Tristesse (1958); Brig (Don Murray) returning to his office to commit suicide in Advise and Consent; Fermoyle in his room in Vienna in The Cardinal; Henry (Michael Caine) alone in his house in Hurry Sundown.
Shrew's Nest is a
film containing many
scenes heavy on
dialogue, many
of them going on far too long.
The tense tracking shots interspersed with static point -
of - view sets the
scene more than any line
of dialogue could - it's two years on from events
of 2014
film Dawn and the battle between humans and apes, fuelled by the traitorous Koba (Toby Kebbell), has rendered the world a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Like all Berkeley musicals, the aesthetic split between the work
of the credited director, in this case Lloyd Bacon, and the choreographer's takeover
of the dance
scenes is so vast as make the
film seem like two movies stitched together.The final 20 minutes belong to Berkeley, who takes the blunt visual comedy and racy
dialogue of the rest
of the
film and transforms it into visual poetry.
The script
of this
dialogue - rich
film sounds forced, with every second line intended as pithy high - brow banter, and many
of the set - piece
scenes are symmetrically framed to evoke the formalism
of 19th century portraiture styles.
But as with all
of these
films from Linklater, it's the candid and blunt
dialogue that drives every single
scene.
Sure, spans
of dialogue by a blind Jared Leto make for some powerful and revealing
scenes, but as I was told by a friend way smarter than me, we should be watching that anime they released online prior to the
film's release.