One of the big new stories coming out of E3 this year was Microsoft’s announcement of Project Natal; a stereoscopic camera input system for the Xbox 360 that provides gamers complete 1-to-1 full-body control over their in game characters. This past weekend, Lionsgate brought us the Film Gamer; a science fiction film set in a future where a game called Slayers gives it’s players control of another human being in full scale combat. Being that the film version of the game is control through gesticulation, it would be perfect for Project Natal.
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If you’ve been to a theater in the last week or so, or if you pay attention to any of the chatter surrounding the film industry, you’ve probably heard about the James Cameron Sci-Fi epic, Avatar. This film has been promising to be the greatest demonstration of both CGI and 3D technology in any film ever and if you read any of the reports from people who have been lucky enough to see footage, it’s going to deliver on that promise. This weekend, however, I got my first glance of the trailer in 3D (attached to The Final Destination 3D) and I have some concerns about the quality of what Cameron will be bringing to the table.
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If you happened to catch episode 26 of The Spoiler Warning Podcast, then you heard my review of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. You heard me rant, get upset, and voice how terrible I thought it was. But that was nothing compared to how pissed I am now, having seen one of the latest tv spots for the film. This 17 second spot proves that the studio knows Revenge of the Fallen is terrible and doesn’t even give a transforming [expletive deleted].
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This afternoon Apple posted the new HD trailer for Roland Emmerich’s new Film 2012, an “epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors”. It amazes me how terrible the effects look in this thing. It’s so bad in fact, that I’ve come up with a new theory. Whenever you attempt a realistic effect, i.e. recreate something that we could actually see in real life, it cannot and will not ever look believable.
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If you’ve ever been excited about a film, only to have major plot elements ruined for you by some jerk, then you know that spoilers are one of the worst things you can possibly experience as a filmgoer. While a film may be worth repeat viewings, you’ll never be able to recreate that first time experience. Lately, however, I’ve been finding that my favorite filmgoing experiences are for films that I already have an intimate familiarity with.
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