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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 12:31 pm Post subject:
numero-ocho wrote:
Was it good?
I'm considering either Dunkirk or Baby Driver tonight.
Haven't seen Dunkirk. But baby driver I enjoyed. Best car driving scenes Ive ever seen. Movie is heavily influenced by music in the same way guardians of the galaxy 1 was.
I'd see baby driver.
But Christopher Nolan is the man. He may get Americans like you and me to care about a random British battle. Even though we know how it ends ahead of time. _________________ "Every hurt is a lesson, and every lesson makes you better”
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 12:21 am Post subject:
Dunkirk was good. The historic and military pretext of the battle itself are much more interesting than the presentation in this film. Not an all-time great by any means but worth the price of admission especially if you respect it enough to pay for the proper screening room--70mm, IMAX, 70mm IMAX, etc., if you can find a theater that is still showing it that way. Sound is 10/10. The only complaint I have is that much of what little dialogue is in the movie was delivered in some of the other English accents that aren't as easily intelligible to most moviegoers and if you don't have the ear for it, you definitely missed some pivotal lines.
loslakersss wrote:
It was good, I liked how it was 3 stories told throughout over different lengths (1 week, 1 day, 1 hour).
How did Cillian Murphy get on the capsized boat though?
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 2:35 pm Post subject:
Cochese wrote:
Dunkirk was good imo, but its no masterpiece. I didn't care for the three storyline gimmick.
I found baby Driver to be very overrated. I thought it was good at the beginning and then slowly nosedived as the movie went on.
The plot got more and more ridiculous as the movie went on. Still worth watching though. _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 7:08 pm Post subject:
I thought it was an interesting piece of filmmaking from a technical standpoint. Obviously visually stunning. The sound work was great. The editing very well done. But to me, the non-linear/vignette approach didn't come together in a compelling fashion.
I won't say I was disappointed, but I feel it came up short. And part of that is because to me it felt like a film where a lot had been cutout for various reasons. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 7:27 pm Post subject:
lakersken80 wrote:
Spoiler alert: The Germans kill a lot of people.
Spoiler alert: The Germans don't win this one.
Offhand, I can't recall a WWII film made after the war that ended with an Axis victory other than films about the Holocaust. I think, maybe, "Tora! Tora! Tora!" but I can't remember how that ended.
I didn't enjoy "Dunkirk". It just moved to slow, especially when you already know how it will end. _________________ "Suck it up. Don't be a baby. Do your job." - Kobe Bryant
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 7:49 pm Post subject:
numero-ocho wrote:
lakersken80 wrote:
Spoiler alert: The Germans kill a lot of people.
Spoiler alert: The Germans don't win this one.
Much to the chagrin of a some pathetic souls in Virginia. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 7:56 pm Post subject:
numero-ocho wrote:
I didn't enjoy "Dunkirk". It just moved to slow, especially when you already know how it will end.
It wasn't intended to be that kind of storytelling. Hence the vignette driven approach. It was a here's how this event played out for the people that were there film. The conclusion was obvious forgone. It was about the moments. And it did that pretty well from a technical standpoint, but I agree it wasn't particularly satisfying in the endeavor. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 8:41 pm Post subject:
DaMuleRules wrote:
numero-ocho wrote:
I didn't enjoy "Dunkirk". It just moved to slow, especially when you already know how it will end.
It wasn't intended to be that kind of storytelling. Hence the vignette driven approach. It was a here's how this event played out for the people that were there film. The conclusion was obvious forgone. It was about the moments. And it did that pretty well from a technical standpoint, but I agree it wasn't particularly satisfying in the endeavor.
Why is it being lauded by critics as a masterpiece? I really don't understand why. _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
Dunkirk was boooooring! It will probably win a bunch of awards and the music and visuals were pretty awesome, but the story was extremely slow. I can see how movie aficionados and lovers of the art of filmmaking would love the movie. I give it a big thumbs down.
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:00 pm Post subject:
Goldenwest wrote:
Good, not great. Incomplete character development
If you want to see good ww2 movies saving private Ryan, Bridge on the River Kwai, and the Thin Red Line are better
One of the things that lead me to my earlier comment about it being a film that felt like it had been cut down considerably. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:48 pm Post subject:
h2omike wrote:
Huey Lewis & The News wrote:
Vancouver Fan wrote:
People were saying it was Nolan's greatest movie.
Not even close.
I'm not a Batman fan, but yeah Inception was his best work I have seen.
That and Memento. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:56 pm Post subject:
Omar Little wrote:
h2omike wrote:
Huey Lewis & The News wrote:
Vancouver Fan wrote:
People were saying it was Nolan's greatest movie.
Not even close.
I'm not a Batman fan, but yeah Inception was his best work I have seen.
That and Memento.
Much preferred Momento. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
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