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nah
soundtracks pretty, pretty pretty good
soundtracks pretty, pretty pretty good
Dunkirk (Summer 2017) directed by Christopher Nolan
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Saw it in the 4DX over the weekend. Whilst Transformers felt a bit like I was being thrown around just for the sake of it, Dunkirk used the effects much better. The seats rock with the sea and shake a lot whilst in the Spitfire. The first shot that comes through the seat was an awesome way to start as well and plenty of people jumped at it 
On the film itself, it was good, but didn't reach greatness for me. 7/10
On the film itself, it was good, but didn't reach greatness for me. 7/10
Yeah I think that's the one truly 'marmite' thing about the flick. It'll either pull you in further or complete ruin the experience for you.
Saw it at the IMAX last night, it did feel a little like being at an orchestra in the way the narrative was done.
Also one thing I noticed is almost the complete lack of blood in the film, although that would be the 12A certificate. Be interesting to see what it looks like on Blu-Ray with director's cut and maybe slightly expand on Cillian Murphy's character and what happened to him between the acts. Have to say I left the cinema a little underwhelmed by the experience as a whole but in its own right it's a fantastic piece of cinema.
One disappointing thing was that I was hoping we'd see some rearguard action from the men who stayed behind to hold off the Germans for as long as they could, French, British or both.
Also one thing I noticed is almost the complete lack of blood in the film, although that would be the 12A certificate. Be interesting to see what it looks like on Blu-Ray with director's cut and maybe slightly expand on Cillian Murphy's character and what happened to him between the acts. Have to say I left the cinema a little underwhelmed by the experience as a whole but in its own right it's a fantastic piece of cinema.
One disappointing thing was that I was hoping we'd see some rearguard action from the men who stayed behind to hold off the Germans for as long as they could, French, British or both.
Indeed, have to say I was slightly sad that was left out too, though I can totally understand why it was.
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This was a Directors cut. Chris Nolan has total control. I seriously doubt he gets notes from the studio.
Also what's to say about Cillian Murphys character?
He clearly managed to get on a boat at some point and it was sunk by a Torpedo from a German U-boat and he was the only survivor.
Yeah I think in a way it was to reinforce this theme of confusion on the ground, as no one quite knew when the Germans would roll up on the beach. Film does a good job of avoiding the usual general and politician scenes which not only eliminates the usual war film cliche but keep the viewer slightly in the dark and maintains the feeling of isolation.
Still now that we have a recent war film on the British in WWII, we may see some more appear in coming years
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Yeah it was clear what happened, but felt like a missing scene, albeit not a completely necessary one.
I do imagine Nolan gets a lot of control over what he does but it felt very scaled back in terms of even smallest sights of blood. It's not really his style to shock with that and he was portraying the mental and psychological breakdown of men here, but be interesting if there will be any changes to home release.
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Yeah I think in a way it was to reinforce this theme of confusion on the ground, as no one quite knew when the Germans would roll up on the beach. Film does a good job of avoiding the usual general and politician scenes which not only eliminates the usual war film cliche but keep the viewer slightly in the dark and maintains the feeling of isolation.
Still now that we have a recent war film on the British in WWII, we may see some more appear in coming years
Let's hope so! I would love to see a 'Battle of Britain' movie done by a competent modern Director.
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Not saying there is more to come, but during the Kermode and Mayo interview on the Podcast, Nolan kinda seemed to be hinting there are other WWII battles he would like to make a movie of.
Saw this last night. Over hyped going into it so my expectations were high, I left feeling somewhat disappointed. I think without the constant background music it would have been a totally different film, it did well at keeping constant tension. That's how I'd describe the film, tense. The air battles were the best bit overall. The initial 'One Day', 'One week' threw me at the start, seemed like an odd description.
Bit that annoyed me at the end when the Admiral stayed behind 'for the french'. It was day time as he said that to the other officer casting off. It cuts to that officers view looking up at him and it was night time. Did I miss something there?
Bit that annoyed me at the end when the Admiral stayed behind 'for the french'. It was day time as he said that to the other officer casting off. It cuts to that officers view looking up at him and it was night time. Did I miss something there?
Eughhhh, no.
Saying that, if he pairs with a decent screenwriter then it might be half decent.
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Hans Zimmer is a flipping genius.
Careful what you wish for, Michael Bay did Pearl Harbour
Only one of those can be applied to Michael Bay.
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Agreed. But he's missed the mark this time IMO. A genius isn't infallible.
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really?? im shocked
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lol didnt even notice it but
michael caine is the voice of the spitfire squadron leader who gets shot down early on