Quote from: Whos_Nick on May 06, 2017, 05:44:08 AM
Once they land on the planet, the movie overall moves really fast
I rewatched '
Aliens', for the first time in a few years, the other evening. If you haven't done so in a while, the pacing really stands out: It's not the action which refuses to let up. It's the oppressive
atmosphere. Cameron handles the mixture of action and gradual ticking time-bomb really well. There's a whole lot of down-time, but he uses it wisely. The character development is interspersed well enough that it never feels like it's focusing on those moments to the detriment of progressing ths situation.
The closest you ever get to that is Gateway Station and that's broken up by the dream sequence and Ripley's hearing, where she's so passionate and convincing in her outburst, that Weaver's performance forever makes it every bit as compelling to watch as the later action sequences.
I can't judge this film before watching it, obviously, but if it is just one long constant action sequence, then it's missed out on learning some lessons on how '
Aliens' provided balance in pacing.
Quote from: salomonj on May 06, 2017, 02:21:17 PM
This just made me happy. Fury Road is one of my favorites.
Not sure what to make of that. I never really understood the hype for '
Fury Road' after I'd seen it. Never felt particularly intense.