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Posted by Miguel Angel Martorell (Member # 1110) on 03-06-2002, 07:01 PM:

I´ve just built up the movie today and in the reel 4 it seems that more than a half of the footage seems to be shooted with a green filter. Is part of the movie or is a laboratory failure?.
I think is part of the movie but I told it to my manager and he has said that tomorrow after the last show I have to stay and watch the movie.

With your help I hope to be in home at 1 a.m not at 3a.m.
Thanks y un saludo.

Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 03-06-2002, 07:07 PM:

Yes this is part of the movie, It involves a road chase and the whole sequence is shot to make it looke like night vision.

Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 03-06-2002, 07:20 PM:

Oh yeah, it's supposed to be that way. It might be the dumbest night-scene effect ever.

Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 03-06-2002, 07:56 PM:

Yes, it's supposed to be that way. It just doesn't make much sense because it seems like the view through a light amplifying (night vision) lens but it's never explained who is supposed to be looking through one.

Posted by Miguel Angel Martorell (Member # 1110) on 03-06-2002, 08:56 PM:

Thanks everybody. Un saludo

Posted by James R. Hammonds, Jr (Member # 673) on 03-07-2002, 12:50 AM:

Actually this is a part of a larger problem that seems to be on all prints.
It's called "This Movie Sucks Syndrome"
If you replace the print, you will get another one just as bad.
I suggest burning the print and saving everyone alot of trouble.

Posted by Miguel Angel Martorell (Member # 1110) on 03-07-2002, 06:17 AM:

Yes, I was thinking that "this movie sucks syndrome" maybe was present on this print. That´s why I didn´t want to stay and watch the whole movie. I have better things to do.
For instance, see "Summer of ´42" that it has arrived me on dvd.
That´s cinema, not the f###### Rollerball.
I hope somebody find a cure for this syndrome but it´s gonna take years I think...

Un saludo