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Even if he is better at it than anyone else, it can still be as annoying as hell. I'm old-school I guess. Give me real-time action, with minimal cuts. 30 years later, with all of its comparatively low-tech effects and complete lack of ADD editing, Raiders of the Lost Ark still blows most current action movies away. Slow-motion and rapid-cut editing is the mark of either a lazy, and/or overly self-important film-maker. Most of what I see in both areas is that it is just a lazy way to cover-up the fact that the director has no clue how to shoot an action sequence. Both techniques obscure the fact that the action in front of the camera is boring. Sometimes, as in the case with the 2nd and 3rd Bourne movies, and Quantum of Solace, the trickery detracts from the movie rather then enhance what appear to be otherwise very well executed action sequences.
When used judiciously, a slow-motion effect can highlight something and be useful, such as in Superman Returns when the bank-robber is starting to fire up the gatling gun and Superman swoops in to block the bullets, it is effective because it highlights Superman's incredible speed. But if every action sequence in a Superman movie was in slow motion, it would be boring as all get-out, which is one of my many fears for Snyder's Man of Steel.
The reliance of slow-mo in Watchmen is no different for me unfortunately. It's a stand-up, look-at-me trick which fails to enhance the story, action or pacing so any opportunity to minimize that or reverse it would be huge for me.
I look forward to seeing how much you've been able to restore what made the original GN so endearing!
When used judiciously, a slow-motion effect can highlight something and be useful, such as in Superman Returns when the bank-robber is starting to fire up the gatling gun and Superman swoops in to block the bullets, it is effective because it highlights Superman's incredible speed. But if every action sequence in a Superman movie was in slow motion, it would be boring as all get-out, which is one of my many fears for Snyder's Man of Steel.
The reliance of slow-mo in Watchmen is no different for me unfortunately. It's a stand-up, look-at-me trick which fails to enhance the story, action or pacing so any opportunity to minimize that or reverse it would be huge for me.
I look forward to seeing how much you've been able to restore what made the original GN so endearing!