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re: The Dog Stars

Posted on 9/3/26 at 2:07 pm to
Posted by BRich
Old Metairie
Member since Aug 2017
3162 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 2:07 pm to
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Beautiful Colorado scenery and cinematography

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Filmed entirely in Italy and the U.K.


Damn, that blows my mind. I just assumed it was filmed in the setting.

That's as wild as all the Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns being filmed in Spain. You'd never know it wasn't the Mexican/American southwest by looking at it.
Posted by MightyJoeYoung
Member since Jul 2026
275 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 10:59 pm to
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spent some time developing the characters but I don’t mind that in a movie especially when the last hour or so is nonstop.



The marketing for this film was all over the place (In a bad way). Barely even knew Brolin was in it and he's the best part.

Hell, I dint even know Guy Pearce was in it either even after watching it. I thought his character was played by Jeff Fahey or Esai Morales.

Overall, critics very wrong on this one.
Posted by BillyLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2004
910 posts
Posted on 9/6/26 at 11:23 pm to
I almost left after they killed the dog 30min in.
Posted by TideSaint
God's country
Member since Sep 2008
85633 posts
Posted on 9/14/26 at 9:57 am to
This movie made $289,000 over the weekend.

Total.
Posted by CBandits82
Lurker since May 2008
Member since May 2012
59566 posts
Posted on 9/14/26 at 10:56 am to
Ridley Scott has the oddest filmography in history.

Some all time classics and some terrible movies.
Posted by The Ramp
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2004
12952 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 9:55 am to
If dog dies, I'm out
Posted by BillyLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2004
910 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 9:59 am to
See 3 posts up
Posted by RoyalAir
Detroit
Member since Dec 2012
7860 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 10:30 am to
I read the book off a rec on the book board, and it was OK, I guess. Doesn't plow new ground in the post-apocalyptic space, really. It focused on the emotional aspect, more than anything, and that's OK. I didn't think it would make a great flick, so I'll probably wait until streaming.

If you want a book that does Post Apocalyptic well, check out One Second After. That was fantastic, and would make an excellent movie.
Posted by flvelo12
Palm Harbor, Florida
Member since Jan 2012
3643 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 10:44 am to
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If you want a book that does Post Apocalyptic well, check out One Second After. That was fantastic, and would make an excellent movie.




IMDB

Netflix - coming soon?
Posted by RoyalAir
Detroit
Member since Dec 2012
7860 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 11:41 am to
Had no idea. Thanks for the info.

It's a trilogy, but I had to take a break from it. It gets very bleak, and it's incredibly realistic.
Posted by sledgehammer
SWLA
Member since Oct 2020
8042 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 11:47 am to
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Netflix - coming soon?
There’s way too much material in the book to cram into a 2 hour movie. This should be a 10 part miniseries in order to get everything out of the book. They need to do this one right.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
117977 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 1:24 pm to
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Netflix - coming soon?
There’s way too much material in the book to cram into a 2 hour movie. This should be a 10 part miniseries in order to get everything out of the book. They need to do this one right


Will be interesting to see if Netflix "Netflixs" the casting.
Posted by MightyJoeYoung
Member since Jul 2026
275 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 1:41 pm to
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almost left after they killed the dog 30min in.


How do you not add in a scene near the end where he goes back into the city and finds a puppy (same breed) in a bad spot and takes it in.

Or stops as he's on the way to run into the mountain face and finds a puppy.

Biggest hole in the whole film, right there. It was asking for a scene like that.
This post was edited on 9/15/26 at 1:43 pm
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