Subject: Re: NOCTURNE (no spoilers)
On 2/8/2018 9:33 AM, Obveeus wrote:
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> On 2/7/2018 10:11 PM, moviePig wrote:
>> On 2/7/2018 8:37 PM, Obveeus wrote:
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>>> On 2/7/2018 12:31 PM, moviePig wrote:
>>>> On 2/7/2018 10:41 AM, Obveeus wrote:
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>>>>> On 2/7/2018 9:18 AM, moviePig wrote:
>>>>>> On 2/6/2018 10:59 PM, Obveeus wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2/6/2018 6:25 PM, moviePig wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 2/6/2018 5:47 PM, Obveeus wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> On 2/6/2018 5:33 PM, moviePig wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>> Six high-school seniors gather for an evening of partying and
>>>>>>>>>> spooky soul-searching. For the first half of its 90 minutes,
>>>>>>>>>> NOCTURNE promises a somewhat stylish and above-average
>>>>>>>>>> horror-flick. Then the second-half goes off the rails like a
>>>>>>>>>> bent bicycle. Minimally recommended.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> NOCTURNE a film that really does look like a direct to DVD
>>>>>>>>> offering with a 4.7 IMDB score and yet you watched this while
>>>>>>>>> forgoing the 6.0 THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I go into each movie pursuing a glimmer of hope. But a movie
>>>>>>>> being blatantly painted over to ride another's coattails snuffs
>>>>>>>> that out.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> By 'painted over', I guess you me rewrite draft of a script?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Side note: the last CLOVERFIELD film (10 CLOVERFIELD LANE) was
>>>>>>> also a rewrite of a different spec film script (THE CELLAR).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If tCP was merely a rewrite, i.e., was "Cloverfield"ed before the
>>>>>> cameras ever rolled, that'd make a difference to me. But I
>>>>>> thought it was filmed, shelved, and then re-titled with extreme
>>>>>> prejudice.
>>>>>
>>>>> From wiki:
>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cloverfield_Paradox
>>>>>
>>>>> QUOTE:
>>>>> The film was shot in Los Angeles, California, where it received tax
>>>>> credits under the state's film incentive program.[19] While filming
>>>>> in Los Angeles, the project was shot under the titles of God
>>>>> Particle and Clean Pass.[20] Filming began on June 10, 2016 and
>>>>> wrapped on September 23, 2016.[17] According to Uziel, it was
>>>>> during production that he came to learn that the film was being
>>>>> connected to Cloverfield, requiring him to rewrite a few scenes and
>>>>> added addition shooting.[9] Uziel speculated that the decision to
>>>>> connect to Cloverfield was due to the difficulty in marketing a
>>>>> stand-alone science-fiction film at the time, and felt the
>>>>> connection between the films was more of an anthology series
>>>>> similar to The Twilight Zone, with each movie dealing with how
>>>>> people with complex relations deal with a other-worldly dilemma.[9]
>>>>> :UNQUOTE
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> That paragraph would appear to me to indicate that the rewriting
>>>>> and filming of CLOVERFIELD tie-in stuff occurred during the
>>>>> original filming of the project. there is other stuff at the link
>>>>> that hints that the script sat around for a few years before any
>>>>> filming began (probably because most scripts do and because of
>>>>> studio/ownership changes). Also, after filming, the link explains
>>>>> some delay in release as they worked on an ARG video game tie-in
>>>>> and wrung their hands about how the high cost of the film would
>>>>> prevent it from becoming a theatrical success.
>>>>
>>>> So he did the re-writes "during" shooting, a sort-of hybrid status.
>>>> Then, however, they judged the result unworthy of theaters. A year
>>>> later, the Netflix deal materialized.
>>>>
>>>> Afaics, the most favorable indicator therein is the Netflix badge --
>>>> better than, say, a Showtime premiere, but not as auspicious as a
>>>> 2,000 theater Friday.
>>>
>>> What if it was a 2,000 theater opening in February?
>>> We are in the month when garbage is traditionally dumped to the big
>>> screens.
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>> Without researching, my sense is that, over the past 10 or 15 years,
>> the wee months have seen more respectable thriller/horrors than
>> previously.
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> Respectable horrors...like military intelligence? Horror is the genre
> most associated with schlock.
Well, yes. As much as I seek out horror, my cinematic standards for it
are... umm... lower. They have to be...
>> And remember, this is a February *streaming* release. Still, of
>> course, I'll welcome any firsthand reports that I'm wrong...
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> An article addressing the last couple of CLOVERFIELD films as rewrites
> of unrelated stand alone scripts as well as some other films like
> DIEHARD WITH A VENGENCE, SAW II, EVAN ALMIGHTY and (almost) SOLACE:
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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/08/the-sequel-paradox-when...
Pretty good. And of course I saw most of those, with nary a suspicion.
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