Film!
Motherfuckin' film! It solves everything. The first viewing of this movie left me cold and wondering what was going on. A few things actually. 1) I hate sitting next to kids in theaters. Seriously, they are awful human beings 2) I saw it digital and it looked cheap. Like REALLY cheap. And the sound was bad. This was at a Laemmle theater where they show arthouse (more like outhouse) movies. And throw in blockbusters to save their theaters.
Okay, second time around. AMAZING. Just...beautiful from the first frame to last. It is exactly why you shoot film. To watch it on film. The images, though gone through a digital intermediate still retained a nice translation. Still not completely photo-chemical but still is better than digital projection. The crisp black glossy look is all there. Even in Dolby Atmos theater which brags a high dynamic range level of video...and a jet black black, it still has an odd crispness that still cannot surpass film. No bullshit. I will say however, the flickering corners of the frame (if not calibrated properly) is distracting. Still...every frame is a painting. An absolutely gorgeous stunning image that when projected gets every tiny detail right. In the digital projection, it looked washed out and...bland. This movie POPPED on film. The texture was there. The gloss. Every reason why you shoot film.
So sad the general public has abandoned it. People are sadly missing out when they did complete film to film prints. It's so close.
As for the story...it's still has some corny moments. But this time...I felt the nostalgia, and hell...I just have a massive crush on Gal Gadot now. So there you have it. GO SEE IT ON FILM!
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