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The best cinematography ever in an action movie?


It has to be up there.

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It was excellent and way up there on the list
That forest really looked dark, cold and vast
Well shot movie for sure!
Do you consider The Revenant or Master and Commander to be actioners or dramas
Both were fine examples of killer action cinematography too imo
Band of Brothers and The Pacific too for that matter...

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I always thought the same way. Good observation.

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yeah! it was like a tourist video for Oregon

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Especially since the film was shot entirely in Canada. ;-)

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haha I forgot that - even though i watched these videos on youtube of a guy doing a tour of the filming locations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc7pMuaku1o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1YtClq1-T0
Quite clever how he merges clips of the film into his film ...

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I like those location tours!

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It is beautifully shot!

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Just watched the Blu-Ray again tonight listening to Stallone’s excellent commentary.
(Very articulate and insightful.)
He actually mentions the many unusual shots, many involving minimal natural light (in one case an entire cave lit by two matches tied together). Many shots are quite dark, partly due to the very short daylight hours of the Canadian winter (sunsets occur at 2:30 P.M., and all day is gloomy). The forest scenes have a particularly subdued hue that adds to the atmosphere. In one brilliant scene, all six of the policemen chasing Rambo wear white hats which really stand out in contrast. Without them, the actors would be hard to follow in the gloom.

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