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re: Dunkirk discussion (NO SPOILERS)
Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:11 pm to jackwoods4
Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:11 pm to jackwoods4
quote:
70mm @ 6 p.m.
I'm sure y'all already know, but just in case, 70mm and 70mm IMAX are 2 different things
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Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:14 pm to jackwoods4
I just saw you live in nashville. I too will be at the 6:00 at Opry Mills, IMAX 
Posted on 7/20/17 at 4:11 pm to cas4t
I'm so jealous of everyone seeing this tonight. Going first thing in the morning.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 4:19 pm to swagsurfin7
quote:
I'm so jealous of everyone seeing this tonight. Going first thing in the morning.
I don't get back stateside until next Friday. Going to be a LONG week waiting to see this.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 4:28 pm to BamaChemE
Going to see it at Prytania tonight.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 4:55 pm to Wooly
Seeing this in 5 minutes. 
Posted on 7/20/17 at 5:56 pm to cas4t
quote:
ust saw you live in nashville. I too will be at the 6:00 at Opry Mills, IMAX
Right on. Kind of weird they gave us a t shirt? I'm not complaining, but normally it's a poster or special ticket or something.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 6:35 pm to jackwoods4
The Brits don't seem too impressed...Two stars.
And this is their movie Saving Private Ryan made just for them.
Criminally under-represented in the annals of movie history, the wartime evacuation of Dunkirk has been crying out for a classic film interpretation to rank alongside genre leaders The Longest Day, A Bridge Too Far and Saving Private Ryan.
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, alas, just isn’t it. What it is, essentially, is 106 clamorous minutes of big-screen bombast that’s so concerned with its own spectacle and scale (shot on huge IMAX and 65mm cameras, for big frames and big action) that it neglects to deliver the most crucial element — drama...characters...drama, drama, drama.
- Times London
So the Brits are saying Nolan took a pivotal moment in their history and reduced those families and soldiers to comic-book characters...or worse...comic-book characters get a backstory...Nolan has taken this event and reduced it to a video-game. That's pissing on the memories of those who died and history just to appease teenagers and fanboys and shirk his duty as a film-maker.
And this is their movie Saving Private Ryan made just for them.
Criminally under-represented in the annals of movie history, the wartime evacuation of Dunkirk has been crying out for a classic film interpretation to rank alongside genre leaders The Longest Day, A Bridge Too Far and Saving Private Ryan.
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, alas, just isn’t it. What it is, essentially, is 106 clamorous minutes of big-screen bombast that’s so concerned with its own spectacle and scale (shot on huge IMAX and 65mm cameras, for big frames and big action) that it neglects to deliver the most crucial element — drama...characters...drama, drama, drama.
- Times London
So the Brits are saying Nolan took a pivotal moment in their history and reduced those families and soldiers to comic-book characters...or worse...comic-book characters get a backstory...Nolan has taken this event and reduced it to a video-game. That's pissing on the memories of those who died and history just to appease teenagers and fanboys and shirk his duty as a film-maker.
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 7:13 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
quote:I like how you take one review, and use that to argue that this represents the Brits as a whole. Why don't we take the site that aggregates all of the reviews and see what the collection of Brits thinks?
So the Brits are saying Nolan took a pivotal moment in their history and reduced those families and soldiers to comic-book characters...or worse...comic-book characters get a backstory...Nolan has taken this event and reduced it to a video-game. That's pissing on the memories of those who died and history just to appease teenagers and fanboys and shirk his duty as a film-maker.
Indie London--5/5
Sky Movies--5/5
Times--2/5
Scotsman--5/5
Financial Times--4/5
Independent--5/5
BBC--5/5
iNews--5/5
The Shiznit--4/5
Radio Times--5/5
Independent (second reviewer)--4/5
Screen International (metacritic score)--100/100
Daily Mirror--5/5
Time Out--4/5
Daily Telegraph--5/5
Daily Express--5/5
HeyUGuys--5/5
Guardian--5/5
Cinevue--5/5
I may have missed a publication, but there were also two reviews that did not have a score from rottentomates.
GQ UK--fresh rating--called it the decades Band of Brothers so that's about as good of a comparison as possible
The Spectator--rotten rating--called it brave but emotionally hollow, so pretty mixed.
So there are 21 reviews, 19 of which are positive (90.5%), and you picked 1 of the 2 rotten reviews, specifically the worst one, and decided that that represented the views of the “Brits.” Of the 19 with an actual rating, 14 are perfect scores, and if converted the 19 to a 100 point scale. The average “Brit” score would be 92.6.
What a terrible post on your part.
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 7:55 pm to cas4t
quote:My wife and I used to go to that theater all the time when we lived in Nashville. And that IMAX is awesome; it's not one of those "IMAX" screens that is just a little bit larger than the a regular screen. It is HUGE. I saw Interstellar on it, and it was quite an experience.
I just saw you live in nashville. I too will be at the 6:00 at Opry Mills, IMAX
Posted on 7/20/17 at 7:57 pm to buckeye_vol
Yea I was pretty close too
And holy frick, that movie
Best picture winner IMO
GOAT Nolan movie
And holy frick, that movie
Best picture winner IMO
GOAT Nolan movie
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:02 pm to cas4t
My damn hands hurt from clinching the whole time.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:08 pm to gatorrocks
Outstanding. I really think this is the best thing Nolan has done.
A lot of his movies try too hard at times with dialogue. This one is limited dialogue, and so much of this is told visually and with the score doing heavy lifting. Pay the extra money and see this in 70mm IMAX.
ETA: The pacing is by far the most impressive thing, though. I kept waiting for it to drop after the opening and it just is relentless. The score blends so well.
A lot of his movies try too hard at times with dialogue. This one is limited dialogue, and so much of this is told visually and with the score doing heavy lifting. Pay the extra money and see this in 70mm IMAX.
ETA: The pacing is by far the most impressive thing, though. I kept waiting for it to drop after the opening and it just is relentless. The score blends so well.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:14 pm to jackwoods4
quote:I know that it's more of an ensemble with less focus on the actors, but was Harry Styles really that good in it?
This one is limited dialogue, and so much of this is told visually and with the score doing heavy lifting. Pay the extra money and see this in 70mm IMAX.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:25 pm to buckeye_vol
Yeah Styles was good.
No one really stood out. All characters were perfectly blended.
No one really stood out. All characters were perfectly blended.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:28 pm to buckeye_vol
None of the characters really stand out, and they don't have to. Everybody did a fine job, but nobody is having to deliver dramatic speeches or anything. It's really just a good ensemble performance.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:42 pm to jackwoods4
It probably went 30 minutes with about 5 words
I'd imagine it captured how things were in the war. Not a lot of talking.
I'd imagine it captured how things were in the war. Not a lot of talking.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:53 pm to cas4t
Since it does not seem to be playing in 70mm IMAX around New Orleans, is it better to see it in regular 70mm or IMAX?
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:58 pm to Charleaux
Actually go with 70 mm
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 9:09 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Did you even see the movie?
To say it lacked drama is hysterically inaccurate.
As buckeye said, you referenced ONE review
To say it lacked drama is hysterically inaccurate.
As buckeye said, you referenced ONE review
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