foureyedmonsters

Re: Watching movies on YouTube: maybe it doesn't suck after all

HarmlessAndroid — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:10:27 GMT

In a lot of ways, isn't that what FEM plays into though. It is about art, life, the internet, a-d-d... It seems like FEM is at home in the myspace/you tube world. The way the movie rolls back into itself by the end and concludes as almost an add for the podcasts which most of us have already watched. It is all very intriguing to me. I feel like they have really captured what it is to exist right now. Confusing, fast paced, disconnected, yet everyone is right there. Allowing everyone to watch it within the form that birthed it just makes sense. /confusing ramble over.

Re: Watching movies on YouTube: maybe it doesn't suck after all

PovertyJetSet — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:41:05 GMT

Watching FEM in the theater was like other films... it was an experience. Watching it at home on YouTube is more like watching anything else on YouTube. You stand up, get coffee, IM your buddies about the weekend, write blog posts, check Twitter... it's too damn distracting. I say, films should be watched. Like really watched. In a dark room. With friends and strangers. I mean, see, Karina? You even wrote this post 30 minutes into watching. Damn multi-tasking!

Re: Watching movies on YouTube: maybe it doesn't suck after all

paul — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:11:38 GMT

You know, I actually think it's better on YouTube. When a movie is shot on DV on a shoestring and then projected on a giant screen, it kind of reveals all sorts of blemishes the filmmaker couldn't afford to cover up.

Of course, there's somehing to be said about how luscious the animation looks all blown up. But, yeah, overall I think the experience is quite nice. Minus the instant messages.

Watching movies on YouTube: maybe it doesn't suck after all

Karina — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:21:52 GMT

I'm watching the movie right now on YouTube, and I'm really surprised by how not-annoying the experience is. I've always been one of those people who's been all snotty about watching stuff on my computer, like "Well, that little window is okay for trailers or shorts, but a REAL movie needs to be seen on a REAL screen."

30 minutes into watching FEM on YouTube, I'm starting to think that's all bullshit. First of all, the picture and sound quality are totally not at all as bad as I thought they would be. I think I actually forgot that I was watching a movie on my computer until I got an instant message in the middle of it.

For those of you who have seen Four Eyed Monsters in a theater, how does the experience compare to watching it on YouTube?