I'm only going to speak in animated gifs in this thread. ;)

Bill_Dungsroman · 2011-06-29T23:35:40.000Z

Come on, now!

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BlueJackalope · 2011-06-30T07:51:44.000Z

Lizard_King · 2011-06-30T08:15:17.000Z

Bill Dungsroman:

Come on, now!

A pox on your house, Dungs-roman.

BlueJackalope · 2011-06-30T08:41:04.000Z

TranquilityBase · 2011-06-30T08:46:30.000Z

Anti-Bunny · 2011-07-03T01:17:02.000Z

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Calistas · 2011-07-03T02:43:10.000Z

WTF, why so blatant a copy? Same van and car even?

HeavenlyInsane · 2011-07-03T03:22:39.000Z

Calistas:

WTF, why so blatant a copy? Same van and car even?

It’s not a copy, it’s the same footage. Bay reused footage from one of his older films.

Harkonis · 2011-07-03T05:59:13.000Z

HeavenlyInsane:

It’s not a copy, it’s the same footage. Bay reused footage from one of his older films.

and TONS of movies do this, sometimes it’s just harder to spot than this one.

BlueJackalope · 2011-07-03T10:34:31.000Z

Harkonis:

and TONS of movies do this, sometimes it’s just harder to spot than this one.

Yuppers.

Jason_Townsend · 2011-07-03T10:50:40.000Z

I wouldn’t compare Bay’s copypasta there to the Wilhelm scream, which was more of a stock sound effect / homage thing at different times. Maybe the Bay type thing is done by others but it strikes me as very shoddy, particularly since he seems to even be recycling the CGI of the car demolition, not just, eg, the “background scene.”

ChristienMurawski · 2011-07-03T14:17:42.000Z

It’s called being a hack.

-xtien

ChristienMurawski · 2011-07-03T14:18:08.000Z

Oops! I was supposed to post a gif there. Wait a sec…

-xtien

triggercut · 2011-07-03T14:24:26.000Z

BlueJackalope:

Yuppers.

Yeah, not seeing the comparison of filmmakers using stock sound as an homage to that hackery by Bay.

Jasper_Phillips · 2011-07-03T15:05:08.000Z

What film is that from Christien? It looks familiar, but I can’t place it.

tomchick · 2011-07-03T15:20:48.000Z

Jasper Phillips:

What film is that from Christien? It looks familiar, but I can’t place it.

I’m pretty sure it’s the original Funny Games. Which Dingus shouldn’t be posting gifs from, since he didn’t get it.

-Tom

Jasper_Phillips · 2011-07-03T15:39:28.000Z

Yeah, looks like you’re right. I’ve never seen that though, so must have been thinking of something else.

Calistas · 2011-07-04T04:00:51.000Z

HeavenlyInsane:

It’s not a copy, it’s the same footage. Bay reused footage from one of his older films.

Oh, ok! Never knew that! Ta.

delirium · 2011-07-04T07:36:56.000Z

Christien Murawski:

Oops! I was supposed to post a gif there. Wait a sec…

-xtien

This movie…christ almighty.

peterb · 2011-07-05T07:56:36.000Z

Jason Townsend:

I wouldn’t compare Bay’s copypasta there to the Wilhelm scream, which was more of a stock sound effect / homage thing at different times. Maybe the Bay type thing is done by others but it strikes me as very shoddy, particularly since he seems to even be recycling the CGI of the car demolition, not just, eg, the “background scene.”

I hate Michael Bay movies, but this actually seems like a brilliant way of economizing, to me. Is it really gonna ruin your enjoyment of the film if a car explosion is the same as some other car explosion?

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