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Re: Adam and Matty should review "Teeth".
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2008, 06:11:41 PM »
I saw it, and it's really bad.

but you have the anti-freaky taste, so no surprise here :)

it's just a poorly made film.

You mean you don't like its aesthetic ;)
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Re: Adam and Matty should review "Teeth".
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2008, 09:37:40 AM »
I saw it, and it's really bad.

but you have the anti-freaky taste, so no surprise here :)

it's just a poorly made film.

You mean you don't like its aesthetic ;)

I believe the trendy term is "artfully artless."
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Re: Adam and Matty should review "Teeth".
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2008, 09:41:56 AM »
No, some movies are actually just poorly made. Maybe I can work up a guide with some criteria for you, RT. :)
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Re: Adam and Matty should review "Teeth".
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2008, 08:08:39 PM »
I think an artfully artless film is something like Hot Fuzz or Death Proof that's in on its crassness, and is using it for satire more than anything else, but a plain artless movie is something like Hostel that has nothing going for it except whatever its exploiting.  I'm sure someone could come up with a better explanation though, because I'm definitely not the most articulate poster on this board.

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Re: Adam and Matty should review "Teeth".
« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2008, 08:11:41 PM »
Artfully artless... the way I mean it... is like The Blair Witch Project. Shaky camera, bad acting, looks like something a 7th grader could make... all by design.
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Re: Adam and Matty should review "Teeth".
« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2008, 02:55:47 PM »
Artfully artless... the way I mean it... is like The Blair Witch Project. Shaky camera, bad acting, looks like something a 7th grader could make... all by design.

Exactly.  There's a huge difference between something that appears rough because that's the aesthetic you're aiming for, and having it look that way because you're just not very good or don't know what you're doing.  It's the same with all other art as well.  Generally the deliberately "bad" (for want of a better term) pieces are still completely consistent with slick looking artwork in terms of structure, tonal values, technique, etc. — they still play by the rules, but also subvert those rules at the same time and the result is generally something that both challenges and draws you in.  On the surface it looks like your kid could make it, but if they tried, they'd likely just end up with a badly made facsimile that has none of the depth or "beauty" of the original.  Am I making sense, or am I just rambling?  This is one of the issues that I tend to do that on...

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Re: Adam and Matty should review "Teeth".
« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2008, 08:57:24 PM »
Artfully artless... the way I mean it... is like The Blair Witch Project. Shaky camera, bad acting, looks like something a 7th grader could make... all by design.

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Re: Adam and Matty should review "Teeth".
« Reply #17 on: January 24, 2008, 11:10:56 AM »
Saw this Tuesday and you should definitely review it.  This should've been part 1 of grindhouse instead of Planet Terror.  Yes, it is poorly made but that is part of the rediculous charm.  It feels like low budge 70's horror but in a hillarious way... there will be blood (and close ups of it).

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Re: Adam and Matty should review "Teeth".
« Reply #18 on: January 24, 2008, 11:14:12 AM »
Yes, it is poorly made but that is part of the rediculous charm.  I

I think this qualifies as the artfully artless aesthetic.
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Re: Adam and Matty should review "Teeth".
« Reply #19 on: January 24, 2008, 11:19:41 AM »
Saw this Tuesday and you should definitely review it.  This should've been part 1 of grindhouse instead of Planet Terror.  Yes, it is poorly made but that is part of the rediculous charm.  It feels like low budge 70's horror but in a hillarious way... there will be blood (and close ups of it).

You should do this!  I quite enjoyed Planet Terror.
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