Movies you never bothered to finish watching...

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Public Enemies could have been sooo much better. I think the major issue I have with it is that it was filmed on digital cameras and not on actual film. It makes the movie look shallow and there's just no depth to the picture at all everything looks very flat and humdrum, very bland.

Michael Mann does that alot for some reason.

Ali
Collateral
Miami Vice

All not filmed in traditional 35mm.

He's produced films and let other Directors do whatever they wanted but seems like whenever he's been the Director (this side of the 21st century), his preference has been to shoot in HD.





To be honest, I haven't seen Public Enimies but I do like the gritty feel that his films give off.
They seem less... American... And thus less Hollywood.
Both drastic stereotypes I agree but (for example) my eyes are trained to view NTSC as more fantasia than PAL () therefore I'm inclined to be drawn to the humble, less self assuming aura that Michael Mann films give off.
Which actually is a very good thing if your watching a film about one of the most broadcast/ discussed/ famous sports personalities on the planet!