Best part of the Batman movies are probably Coogan/Brydon impressions of Caine and Hardy from the the third one, but I guess I'm not really audience for them...
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 6 August 2016 14:05 (seven years ago) link
Prestige is the best. Interstellar second best. I don't want him to do a straight war movie, though. That sounds dark and dreary and boring.
― Frederik B, Saturday, 6 August 2016 14:29 (seven years ago) link
Prestige is the best. Interstellar second best. I don't want him to do a straight war movie, though. That sounds dark and dreary and boring. --Frederik B
Maybe it'll be a musical comedy.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 6 August 2016 15:01 (seven years ago) link
it would be interesting to see him try his hand at directing some kind of comedy actually
― akm, Saturday, 6 August 2016 15:24 (seven years ago) link
godawful robot banter in interstellar tells you everything you need to know about what the nolans think "humour" is
― stop trying to make fet wappen (wins), Saturday, 6 August 2016 15:34 (seven years ago) link
or should I say "their humour circuits are set to eleven percent"
"that's gold, johnny! now can you put in the exact same joke fifty more times?"
― stop trying to make fet wappen (wins), Saturday, 6 August 2016 15:36 (seven years ago) link
Anyway, I think this "Dunkirk" thing is misdirection, and it's either a sequel to "Blair Witch" or a spin-off of "Cloverfield."
The monster attack is right there in the trailer.
― thrill of transgressin (Eazy), Saturday, 6 August 2016 16:03 (seven years ago) link
bet he's pissed he missed out on atonement
― le Histoire du Edgy Miley (difficult listening hour), Saturday, 6 August 2016 16:58 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-eMt3SrfFU
― Number None, Wednesday, 14 December 2016 23:04 (seven years ago) link
this looks boring af
― Mordy, Wednesday, 14 December 2016 23:46 (seven years ago) link
it'd be pretty funny if this had a sci-fi twist in the last half an hour
― Number None, Wednesday, 14 December 2016 23:48 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7O7BtBnsG4
gentlemen to the beach, for we leave at daybreak
― nomar, Friday, 5 May 2017 17:14 (seven years ago) link
There was a pretty decent docudrama style 3 part Dunkirk mini-series by the BBC from 2004 that I guarantee will be better than this shite.
― calzino, Friday, 5 May 2017 17:29 (seven years ago) link
It has one thing going for it -- Branagh NOT wearing his Poirot facial hair.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 5 May 2017 23:22 (seven years ago) link
In a way it fits with the optimism Nolan has when he is at his best, but on the other hand it seems dull and straightforward, and Nolan is really not visually interesting enough to pull this off easily. Cautiously optimistic...
― Frederik B, Friday, 5 May 2017 23:34 (seven years ago) link
mmhm yeah this has cautious optimism all over it.
― piscesx, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:38 (six years ago) link
As a history buff, it's a story from WWII that deserved telling. 338k soldiers rescued, essentially by every seagoing boat in S. England volunteering. 338k is 28 divisions, more than enough to have arguably turned the tide at El Alamein, and perhaps the Burma/India front. An 11 day miracle that saved the world, and few (at least in the U.S.) know about it.
I do wish this subject was tackled by David Lean, in that era, with those actors. The problem is the lack of singular heroes to wrap a narrative around.
Weird seeing a war movie without chaos. The trailer looks like some purgatory allegory, as storyboarded by Rothko.
― baby, we don't love you baby, we don't love you baby, yeah (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 10 May 2017 01:14 (six years ago) link
it's a commercial guys
― qualx, Wednesday, 10 May 2017 06:51 (six years ago) link
Rewatching Memento for the first time in years, in a decade perhaps, and even with just a faint idea about where the plot is going it's kinda boring. There's not a lot to it.
― Frederik B, Monday, 10 July 2017 21:06 (six years ago) link
coupla screens in the UK are going for the full 70mm thwack
https://lovinmanchester.com/news/manchester/manchester-one-of-the-only-imax-cinemas-in-the-uk-to-screen-dunkirk
― piscesx, Monday, 10 July 2017 21:36 (six years ago) link
Dunkirk is 106 minutes long! wonder how that happened, did he lose 3 reels?
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 July 2017 21:43 (six years ago) link
The people that escaped dying of boredom watching them, self immolated in a pile of those missing reels!
― calzino, Monday, 10 July 2017 22:02 (six years ago) link
not sure how a war movie can justify being 3 hours long if it doesn't also have grumpy batman or dream spies
― qualx, Tuesday, 11 July 2017 04:25 (six years ago) link
I'm really pretty upset that my favorite theaters in town are selling tickets to this already but won't let me buy a seat for a Thursday 7/20 showing of Valerian
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 11 July 2017 05:03 (six years ago) link
Early notices sound absolutely incredible but I still have only the slightest clue how it works. Seeing it next tuesday, and I kinda can't wait. Can't recall the last time I felt this way about a film, most films I look forward to are festival films, and I only get to see them after waves and waves of reviews, analysis, backlash, etc. This time, I only have scraps of information. It's kinda exhilarating.
― Frederik B, Friday, 14 July 2017 20:56 (six years ago) link
UK reviews coming in; 5/5 in the Guardian, 5/5 in Telegraph, 5/5 Empire.
incidental to this the usually quiet girl at the counter of our local Vue/Imax offered unprompted that it's "Awesome".
― piscesx, Monday, 17 July 2017 20:40 (six years ago) link
critic in my FB feed just posted "well, it's loud"
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Monday, 17 July 2017 20:50 (six years ago) link
saw a movie over the weekend and the trailer for this film didn't telegraph that there was anything plot-like? just an overwhelming sense of dread about war. maybe that's a good thing, but I was left with the impression it's just Nolan doing *horrible war scenes*
― mh, Monday, 17 July 2017 20:55 (six years ago) link
this time, its in the ocean
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 17 July 2017 21:00 (six years ago) link
Bradshaw's 5 star rave reviews have become so devalued over the years, he even dished out 5 to Okja last week.
― calzino, Monday, 17 July 2017 21:35 (six years ago) link
Yeah, this is really something... Looking forward to discussing this with all of you, it's probably best to see this one as cold as possible.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 09:38 (six years ago) link
I was left with the impression it's just Nolan doing *horrible war scenes*
yeah
i know virtually nothing about this either but given nolan's track record i'm certain it'll be technically accomplished but utterly empty
― bitumen: the animated series (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 18 July 2017 09:41 (six years ago) link
I really don't want to spoil anything, but 'technically accomplished' is a massive understatement.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 09:47 (six years ago) link
and 'utterly empty'? not getting much of a sense of characters from the reviews i've skimmed
― bitumen: the animated series (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 18 July 2017 09:52 (six years ago) link
There's so much stuff to think about afterwards, my head is spinning. It's not 'empty' in that sense...
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 10:01 (six years ago) link
Have vowed never to watch a Nolan again due to the same criticism as bg outlines, is there a reason to see this?
― jk rowling obituary thread (darraghmac), Tuesday, 18 July 2017 10:27 (six years ago) link
you might get to see harry styles get machinegunned by the filthy jerries?
― bitumen: the animated series (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 18 July 2017 10:28 (six years ago) link
There's that
― jk rowling obituary thread (darraghmac), Tuesday, 18 July 2017 10:29 (six years ago) link
Buddy of mine worked on this film, operating the model planes for the action and air battle stuff, and manning the drones etc. Still don't really feel like seeing it tho tbh.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 11:47 (six years ago) link
Would love to see an angry, cine verite Battle Of Algiers type movie about Britain's brutal Mau Mau counterinsurgency released r/n. Just to piss off The Telegraph hack who came out with the " heart-hammering and heroically British" quote.
― calzino, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 12:50 (six years ago) link
yes, I wouldn't say dunkirk is one of the more overlooked bits of recent history.
― ogmor, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 13:01 (six years ago) link
manning the drones
I just want to point out that I know what LBI means here but this phrase is oxymoronic and hurt my head for a bit.
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 13:35 (six years ago) link
Lol sorry
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 13:52 (six years ago) link
pedant! everyone says "drones" meaning uav. I hate it but that's where we are.
― mh, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 14:16 (six years ago) link
mh the u in uav stands for UNMANNED
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 14:22 (six years ago) link
tell that to the poor air force people guiding them and watching the video, buddy
― mh, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 14:25 (six years ago) link
maybe "manning the uav control board" is what I'm getting at
― mh, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 14:26 (six years ago) link
imo it's similar to "manning the torpedoes" which may or may not be a malapropism
― mh, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 14:27 (six years ago) link
Speaking of which, I bet Eye In The Sky is a better movie than this.
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 14:29 (six years ago) link
Human torpedoes or manned torpedoes are a type of rideable submarine used as secret naval weapons in World War II. The basic design is still in use today as a type of diver propulsion vehicle.
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 14:31 (six years ago) link
these are right-wing tabloids in britain that loved the film's alleged jingoism
― khat person (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 21 December 2017 21:22 (six years ago) link
glad to see the pure cinema minimalist Nolan doesn't need special fx, stop it lol!
― calzino, Thursday, 21 December 2017 21:33 (six years ago) link
One of my favourite war movies evokes the Western Front without casts of thousands or CGI. But this just does look like 100 actors pissing about on a beach at the best of times. Atonement isn't a particularly great movie but it's Dunkirk evacuation scenes are least evocative, CGI and all.
― calzino, Thursday, 21 December 2017 21:46 (six years ago) link
This was good twouldnt make me take the soup or anything
The bit where branagh looked through his binoculars to see already clearly visible and anticipated boats just so he could say "heaume" was shit
The rest was good
― Alderweireld Horses (darraghmac), Sunday, 28 January 2018 23:53 (six years ago) link
"This was good twouldnt make me take the soup or anything"
fucking puddle watter has more nutrients than Nolan soup.
― calzino, Monday, 29 January 2018 00:12 (six years ago) link
Ah now of all ilxors not to get a historical reference
― Alderweireld Horses (darraghmac), Monday, 29 January 2018 00:17 (six years ago) link
I'm just talking bout Nolan here, y'know. I do get BE imperialism and the famine etc..
― calzino, Monday, 29 January 2018 00:23 (six years ago) link
Nolan eh? That's not a very English name now is it?
― Video reach stereo bog (Tom D.), Monday, 29 January 2018 00:37 (six years ago) link
he's obviously a product of fucking diminished tatty watter!
― calzino, Monday, 29 January 2018 00:38 (six years ago) link
Cast also tbh
― Alderweireld Horses (darraghmac), Monday, 29 January 2018 01:26 (six years ago) link
i watched this a couple weekends ago, familiar war-movie sentiments in a gaudy package
that boy soldier on the run gave a fine silent-film-style performance tho
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Monday, 29 January 2018 01:47 (six years ago) link
i love him, he was v good
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 29 January 2018 01:53 (six years ago) link
finally got around to seeing this, it was almost exactly what i was expecting, which i guess says something about me or nolan or both of us
it's very handsome, it's very pleased with how cleverly-structured it is, and it is almost entirely emotionally inert, which is quite an achievement given that it's the story of hundreds of thousands of desperate men standing on a beach waiting to die
you might imagine would that would be hard to make into anything other than gripping, flopsweat-drenched human drama but this is christopher nolan baby and he can make distant, stories filled with numb robotic characters out of even the juiciest raw material
the air combat scenes were indeed gorgeous to look at and tom hardy was great but nolan manages to hamstring himself in this section with his own cleverness by having the three timelines converge and then diverge again, intercutting hardy running out of fuel with the soldiers coming home, which makes it seem like hardy's just been gliding back and forth across the skies over dunkirk for the entire night
kinda appropriate tho that a movie so metaphorically bloodless should be so literally bloodless too - you'd expect there to be some claret spilled when soldiers on the beach are being hit point-blank by bombs but iirc the only actual blood we see is when the enid blyton kid on mark rylance's boat falls down and whacks his noggin
also hans zimmer's ever-present score was like tinnitus
― in conclusion, it is good to peel the sheeps (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 19 March 2018 11:17 (six years ago) link
just watched. I actually found the music score annoying and a tad innapropriate in most scenes. Apart from that it's a decent movie.
― Ste, Thursday, 4 June 2020 10:25 (three years ago) link
Finally saw this. Thought it was pretty good! Agree the aggressively modern white noise soundtrack was a little ... discordant, but I'm not sure I would have preferred a more predictably rousing score. I also agree with a (neither here nor there) criticism that everyone is just a little too handsome, but whatevs. Also agree that it was a surprising decision to make the movie virtually bloodless, but given so much of it is kind of metaphorically bloodless (by design) it kind of goes with the cold theme, like the entire movie is being experienced through a haze of shock.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 February 2021 14:37 (three years ago) link