Hmm, sure viewing a film on a phone or any pocket media player isn't going to equal a theater - but then again everyone knows that. When I watch things on my Creative Zen I don't expect a cinematic experience, heck I don't even expect a TV experience, or even my 15" laptop experience (my main viewing device, not by choice but by what I happen to have and what I can afford) and come to think of it I don't think many people do. Viewing something on a 2-4" screen is, for me, about killing time on a commute, be it a bus or an airport, not about having a fantastic cinematic moment.
A theater is always the best way. But I don't hear Mr. Lynch calling out for people to abandon their TVs and DVD collections in the name of theatrical purity (maybe he has and I just haven't heard about it...)
I guess my question is... if an iPhone screen doesn't cut it, what's the cutoff? How small is too small in Mr. Lynch's opinion?
So sure, small screens aren't the way to go, I wouldn't want watch anything on one unless I'd already seen it or unless I could honestly care less about it other than entertainment value. So I agree with the sentiment that a dinky screen doesn't make for ideal viewing, but honestly, did we need David Lynch and this little video to tell us that? To me this all smacks a bit of Captain Obvious...
Looking around the world I find myself in, people are a bit dim, to be polite about it. Obvious doesn't cut it. We need it explicitly spelled out for us. And by "we", I mean "most people, present company excluded". Forward it to twenty dim-witted acquaintances.
I don't know who is that guy, but he is right. I don't watch movies neither on phones, nor on other pocket media players. I also don't like to watch movies on laptop, computer. Even home theater is not the same as the original one.
That's the single best thing I've seen so far in 2008, and I'm not some crazy Lynch devotee who thinks the sun shines out his *beep*, so spot on with that comment though. I think it shows an integrity to his art that he's sat telling people its not the way to view movies, than being given bucket loads by apple to tell people it's OK to watch films on stamp sized screens.
The sequel that the original deserved, Men in Black 3 is not exactly fresh, but it is an honest journeyman's effort by director Barry Sonnenfeld, and features a peachy-fine performance by Josh Brolin, who easily outshines putative star Will Smith. That in itself is something of an accomplishment; Smith has been so hell-bent on creating and maintaining a bad-ass...
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Welcome to a long overdue new series from Twitch's Video Home Invasion!I have no really good reason for taking so long between columns. I will only tell you that between reviewing home video releases almost every day, keeping up with Indian film festivals all over the world, and my regular home life, it can be a bit tough to...
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Today is Chow Yun Fat's birthday, and as the Hong Kong superstar turns 57, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to look back over the actor's career and highlight a few of his favourites. Since starting out in the mid-1970s, Chow has featured in over 100 films and TV series, and worked with many of the industry's most...
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Cannes kicks off tomorrow and Twitch will be on the scene for the very latest on what films are not to be missed and who is calling who a Nazi this year (even odds on Vinterberg). Yesterday we brought you our Palme d'Or Competition Preview and today we take you on a quick tour of the other sections. This...
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Now that the Razzie Awards for the worst films of the year have devolved into cheap shots at easy targets, perhaps it's time for their foreign equivalents to carry on the torch. Consider France's Gérard Awards, which, at the very least, have a lot more fun with the titles of their prizes. They also manage to put a few awards-darlings...
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yipyop commented on
IRON SKY Director's Next Is I KILLED ADOLF HITLER
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...Forgot to mention the book's plot and tone remind me of the Czech film Tomorrow I'll Wake Up And Scald Myself With Tea, which I've also long hoped ...
The Bourne Ultimatum
Too Right.
Hilarious-ness! Love everything that man does, from his crazy furniture to his conferences on metaphysics to, of course, his films. Nice find.
ha ha ha ha! Fucking right.
I heart Mr. Lynch. Preach it.
completely agree.
Ha ha.. saw this elsewhere. He speaketh the truth..
Amen to that.
Seriously!!
Whats it about? Im on my iPhone right now and cant see the embeded flash...
Hmm, sure viewing a film on a phone or any pocket media player isn't going to equal a theater - but then again everyone knows that. When I watch things on my Creative Zen I don't expect a cinematic experience, heck I don't even expect a TV experience, or even my 15" laptop experience (my main viewing device, not by choice but by what I happen to have and what I can afford) and come to think of it I don't think many people do. Viewing something on a 2-4" screen is, for me, about killing time on a commute, be it a bus or an airport, not about having a fantastic cinematic moment.
A theater is always the best way. But I don't hear Mr. Lynch calling out for people to abandon their TVs and DVD collections in the name of theatrical purity (maybe he has and I just haven't heard about it...)
I guess my question is... if an iPhone screen doesn't cut it, what's the cutoff? How small is too small in Mr. Lynch's opinion?
So sure, small screens aren't the way to go, I wouldn't want watch anything on one unless I'd already seen it or unless I could honestly care less about it other than entertainment value. So I agree with the sentiment that a dinky screen doesn't make for ideal viewing, but honestly, did we need David Lynch and this little video to tell us that? To me this all smacks a bit of Captain Obvious...
da main be speakin' TRUTH! !!
Sure it's obvious.
Looking around the world I find myself in, people are a bit dim, to be polite about it. Obvious doesn't cut it. We need it explicitly spelled out for us. And by "we", I mean "most people, present company excluded". Forward it to twenty dim-witted acquaintances.
I don't know who is that guy, but he is right. I don't watch movies neither on phones, nor on other pocket media players. I also don't like to watch movies on laptop, computer. Even home theater is not the same as the original one.
did vladimir just blow my mind into a million tiny pieces?
That's the single best thing I've seen so far in 2008, and I'm not some crazy Lynch devotee who thinks the sun shines out his *beep*, so spot on with that comment though. I think it shows an integrity to his art that he's sat telling people its not the way to view movies, than being given bucket loads by apple to tell people it's OK to watch films on stamp sized screens.