Matt Reeves to direct "War for the Planet of the Apes"

[Grommers]

Yeah I stopped using rottentomatoes their anecdotal evidence for that reason isn't reliable in telling me if a movie is good bad or watchable.

What it is good for though is finding a reviewer to follow that has a similar taste that you do.

 

[scarlet-witch]

Poor Rotten Tomatoes can't catch a break

Not that anyone gives a damn but I think Revelations answered my previous question on who that other female ape is, and it's probably Lake.

 

[StormC]

Who the ef cares.

We do, obviously.

 

[Osiris-Rex]

Oh hey, I didn't notice this got another Rotten on the Tomatometer. Too bad, that 96 was looking awful nice.

Wonder if it will still end higher than Dawn.

The general trend is as more reviews come in the percent goes down. Wonder Woman and Spider-Man were at 100% when the very first reviews came in and now they are down to 92%. WftPotA will probably settle at around 92% too.

 

[Broseph44]

Who the ef cares.

I don't at all, I can't be bothered with critics or RT scores. I know what I am into for the most part and if I see something I think I'll enjoy I go and watch it. If I like it I like it, if I don't I don't. Easy and simple

 

[presidentsaad]

Giacchino's score for the film is on Spotify now (and I'm assuming other music streaming / downloading sites) if people want to take a listen! It's one of the highlights that I've been reading in every review so far.

 

[scarlet-witch]

EW has one of their songs up for those (like me) that don't have Spotify. Hopefully it makes it to youtube shortly.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Marvolo]

Y'all know how this will go with the Academy. If they deign to allow Andy Serkis to be nominated for a Lead Actor Oscar there is no way they will give it to him. Being nominated will probably be as far as they will bend this year.

Just something to keep in mind if he is nominated.

 

[Filmfan93]

1 week left for me! Hype is increasing each day.

And to think that 1 month ago I didn't care much about this franchise (even having seen them prior)...

 

[scarlet-witch]

A nomination alone would be fine. I think Serkis would be fine for it too.

Fox is getting to Eddie Redmayne levels of Oscar Thirst for Serkis this year.

 

[terry78]

I heard someone say it would be a slippery slope if Serkis got a nod. Then they'd start doing it for every CG character.

 

[Marvolo]

I heard someone say it would be a slippery slope if Serkis got a nod. Then they'd start doing it for every CG character.

Well, that someone needs to think more with their brain and less with their ass. Reminds me of the "logic" from the homophobes: "If we let men marry each other people will be marrying their dogs next!"

The academy will only nominate the actors for the performances they deem worthy. If they deem a bunch of actors' worthy because of mocap roles they should nominate them. Even if one year every nominated actor is nominated because of mocap roles. At the end of the day, the best actors should be nominated whether they are acting for a cgi character or a live action character.

 

[titansupes]

Can't they just create a "Best Performance by a Motion Capture Artist" Oscar or something? And then when they read the nominees, announce it like "Andy Serkis and WETA Digital for_____"?

 

[Marvolo]

Can't they just create a "Best Performance by a Motion Capture Artist" Oscar or something? And then when they read the nominees, announce it like "Andy Serkis and WETA Digital for_____"?

Animators already get nominated and awarded for their vfx work. They shouldn't be nominated for an actor's work. In the case of modern mocap, take away the animation, and the performances and acting is still there. Anyone that doesn't believe that should just watch that recent clip of Serkis acting as Caesar. His acting is 100% him. Caesar isn't 100% him, but Serkis's acting, the thing actors are nominated for, is 100% his own work. The cgi placed over a modern mocap actor, especially Serkis, is essentially advanced complex computer generated makeup and prosthetics. Should make up artists and costume designers be nominated and awarded for an actor's performance?

Keep the animation awards separate from the acting awards.

I do however think that Best VFX is way too broad and no longer adequately represents some of what modern animation is and what modern animators do. Best VFX sounds like an award for the guys that designs the pyrotechnics, stunts, and the cgi explosions etc. It doesn't sound like an award animators should get for animating characters. Perhaps an award such as Best Animated Character or Best Animoation for a CGI character should be given to animators. That way the animators are recognized for the hard work they did on a particular character.

 

[titansupes]

Animators already get nominated and awarded for their vfx work. They shouldn't be nominated for an actor's work. In the case of modern mocap, take away the animation and the performances and acting is still there. Anyone that doesn't believe that should just watch that recent clip of Serkis acting as Caesar. His acting is 100% him. Caesar isn't 100% him, but Serkis's acting, the thing actors are nominated for, is 100% his own work. The cgi placed over a modern mocap actor, especially Serkis, is essentially advanced complex computer generated makeup and prosthetics. Should make up artists and costume designers be nominated and awarded for an actor's performance?

Keep the animation awards separate from the acting awards.

Okay, so take out the WETA bit from that post. What's the problem with creating a Mocap specific Oscar?

 

[Marvolo]

Okay, so take out the WETA bit from that post. What's the problem with creating a Mocap specific Oscar?

You mean give animators and Mocap crew an award for Best Motion Capture work. I would be 100% for that. No doubt that the crew that captures the mocap performance and the animators that build the cgi character around the actor deserve recognition. An award like that would give those people the recognition they deserve.

 

[StormC]

I think at this point, mocap is still too much of a novelty and infrequent for the Academy to acknowledge it. Plus half of the mocap roles in Hollywood are Serkis anyway.

 

[lime]

My.Dear.God...that soundtrack was amazing!

 

[Marvolo]

I think at this point, mocap is still too much of a novelty and infrequent for the Academy to acknowledge it. Plus half of the mocap roles in Hollywood are Serkis anyway.

The Academy should just create the Andy Serkis Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

[scarlet-witch]

There isn't enough mocap performances out there to warrant a separate category and as Serkis himself has said thousands of times, acting is acting. Even he doesn't want a separate category. He just wants people in mocap suits to be eligible for regular acting Oscars as it should be.

To be honest, if the Academy did go out of there way and nominate Serkis, I can't see them nominating any other actors for mocap for years to come. He's essentially the gold standard.

 

[Drizzle]

To be honest, if the Academy did go out of there way and nominate Serkis, I can't see them nominating any other actors for mocap for years to come. He's essentially the gold standard.

Don't forget about this guy:

 

[scarlet-witch]

Don't forget about this guy:

You've been cancelled.

 

[scarlet-witch]

Another rotten review because bleak.

 

[Boom]

It's an understandable complaint. There haven't been any uplifting movies released this year at all.