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Time slowed for everything except me and Fang, raindrops slowing in the air, then freezing, motionless, like a wire-fu bullet-time moment from a huge effects movie, plus fur and fangs.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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The technology involved in making this film will influence filmmakers (for better or ill, much like The Matrix's bullet-time feature) for years to come.
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Time slowed for everything except me and Fang, raindrops slowing in the air, then freezing, motionless, like a wire-fu bullet-time moment from a huge effects movie, plus fur and fangs.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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Using his slow-motion ‘bullet-time’ ability, wiping out multiple foes with stylistic sweeps of high-velocity projectiles.
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Using his slow-motion ‘bullet-time’ ability, wiping out multiple foes with stylistic sweeps of high-velocity projectiles.
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However …. that slow-mo bullet-time stuff may look fantastic in these little 2-second bursts, but I'm wondering how it's going to play out in extended action sequences.
Must Watch: First International Trailer for Max Payne « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Even if IMAX filming were to become the standard for filmakers (as opposed to film-goers) that just leaves it open to the same lazy, incessant imitation as the MATRIX and "bullet-time."
The Dark Knight: An Extraordinary Cinematic Revolution « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Certainly the demons play no "real" role, for no gamer could suspend their disbelief in a bullet-time film for angels and demons.
Must Watch: First International Trailer for Max Payne « FirstShowing.net 2008
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The need for bullet-time was to express the speed that had been seen in other ways throughout the film.
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Enemy AI is fairly robust, leading to some interesting and balletic shoot-outs, especially when combined with bullet-time.
F.E.A.R. Adam Whitehead 2009
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