The 'they were hunting us' hints at Harrison's character being a replicant, as many have always believed since the unicorn dream and origami in the director's cut, or even before that. It could be that Harrison is one of the last of the humans and it's the replicants that are doing the hunting, but then what does that make Ryan's character?
The 'they were hunting us' hints at Harrison's character being a replicant, as many have always believed since the unicorn dream and origami in the director's cut, or even before that. It could be that Harrison is one of the last of the humans and it's the replicants that are doing the hunting, but then what does that make Ryan's character?
It's still looking promising to me but I do worry it'll be a right load of old prometheus......
I trust in director Denis Villeneuve. He is an exceptional storyteller and he's on an incredible run - Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy, Sicario and Arrival. Enemy is an odd one, but the others are all five star films.
I trust in director Denis Villeneuve. He is an exceptional storyteller and he's on an incredible run - Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy, Sicario and Arrival. Enemy is an odd one, but the others are all five star films.
I haven't seen the first three but well impressed by the last two.
I trust in director Denis Villeneuve. He is an exceptional storyteller and he's on an incredible run - Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy, Sicario and Arrival. Enemy is an odd one, but the others are all five star films.
I haven't seen the first three but well impressed by the last two.
I urge you to watch Prisoners in that case. It was my favourite film of that year by a mile. Hugh Jackman's best performance too I'd argue.
I trust in director Denis Villeneuve. He is an exceptional storyteller and he's on an incredible run - Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy, Sicario and Arrival. Enemy is an odd one, but the others are all five star films.
I found Sicario a disappointment. The first scene really drew me in, but after that I thought it was weak and the main character annoyed me massively.
I think maybe my expectations were raised as I really wanted this to be the ultimate WW2 film of films.
Im not going to give away too much, but.....
I really didnt like the way the film was shot.....it was confusing to say the least.
I absolutley hated the soundtrack...this wasnt the sort of film suited to the Hans Zimmer style of film soundtrack. The soundtrack did try to set your teeth on edge and managed so, but not because of what was on the screen.
They failed completely to capture the scale and enormity of the event...if ever there was a film crying out for some cgi magic, this is it.
They did however get the inhumanity of war right......
It was harrowing at times...gritty, but overall it missed the mark. Tom Hardy's character although he didnt say much, was brilliant and Id give him a 8/10
No doubt others will disagree, but for me this was no more than a 6.5/10 overall and I so wanted it to be a 9.
Planet of the apes next...hopefully this is as good as the last two.
I trust in director Denis Villeneuve. He is an exceptional storyteller and he's on an incredible run - Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy, Sicario and Arrival. Enemy is an odd one, but the others are all five star films.
I found Sicario a disappointment. The first scene really drew me in, but after that I thought it was weak and the main character annoyed me massively.
Fuck! It's in my top five movies of all time!
I do remember thinking, Blunt's character was a bit too naive, I accept that. But I love the way Villeneuve tells the story. Not only are we not privy to anything that Blunt doesn't know, but we can't even see stuff unless she can see it too (the Texan hitmen are the best example, we never really see their faces cos she doesn't). At least until Del Toro takes over the narrative (which is around the time we find out what Josh Brolin is up to now I think about it, huh, it really does shift focus then).
I also love that the evil is bubbling under the surface. We rarely see any of the cartel types, we just see the bodies they leave behind. Like in a monster movie. The groaning soundtrack is a major factor for this too - those long aerial shots with the score underneath... reminded me of Jaws when Brody finds the driftwood and stares at the sea, it's so ominous.
And there's a car chase with no cars moving. That was a hell of a sequence. Like the night vision tunnel bit (again, we don't see the killing, just what Emily Blunt sees on her way down).
I would suggest blazing before watching it next time, I found it cranks the tension!
Rarely has there been a film in recent years as wildly anticipated as Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk. Even since it's screening for the critics at the beginning of the week the reviews have been off the scale. One I read even called it "perfection" . Do I agree ? well no - but as films go I bet you will be hard pushed to see anything as good as this in 2017. This is the story about the Dunkirk evacuation during the early days of World War II. When 400,000 British and Allied troops end up trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk, France . It loosely follows three stories. One a group of young soldiers who are trying to escape Dunkirk. The other a family who are going out to rescue them on their family boat and finally a squadron RAF Spitfire Pilots. I have to say this took me a little while to get into. There is very little , if any , full blown conversations between the characters in this film which also means you get no background information on them which I would have liked. Nolan gets the audience straight into the thick of things with breath taking set pieces backed up by explosions with bullets flying around your head, This is all backed up by a hypnotic soundtrack which I have to say got a little headachy after a while. Because of this cacophony of noise I found it hard to adjust when there was dialogue or perhaps that's just me? It wouldn't be a Christopher Nolan film without him trying to confuse the audience and this time it comes with the out of sync timeline. I wouldn't know Harry Styles if he delivered my post but for a pop star he is superb in this. Probably the standout actor. Overall this is a really good film but maybe not the masterpiece we had been promised but I am a lover of historical movies and I have to say this is right up there with the best world war II films .
Cheers Beds. I'd planned to see this over the weekend but instead have got preview tickets for The Big Sick. Dunkirk will have to wait until next week, but your review reinforces my wish to see it.
Anyone know how long films are typically available to see in Imax? Really want to see Dunkirk in Imax but can't do so for a couple of weeks at least so worried I'll miss out! Cineworld website only shows available performances up to next Thursday...
Anyone know how long films are typically available to see in Imax? Really want to see Dunkirk in Imax but can't do so for a couple of weeks at least so worried I'll miss out! Cineworld website only shows available performances up to next Thursday...
It would probably depend on performance and competition. I would imagine Dunkirk is going to get 2-3 weeks in the IMAX screens at least, but it will depend on what else is coming out over the next few weeks. From what I can see, only Valerian might compete with it (not sure if that's an IMAX print or not).
Finally got round to seeing War for the planet of the apes last night. A truly brilliant, moving film. A fitting conclusion to the best film trilogy ever and that is saying something. It both astounded me with the CGI and moved me with the narrative.
Just seen Dunkirk myself... That'll go down as one of the greatest war movies ever
As Beds says the timeline is really out of sync but as per one of the last scenes of rescue it sort of makes sense, and when you first realise that sort of timeline is happening it makes you sit up and pay even closer attention, this isnt something you can sit and watch with it on in the background... Fionn Whitehead (the lead) will probably have a good career now whilst Styles I didnt notice too much but the scenes he did have he did well in.
Hans Zimmer once again lived up to his name and provided an excellent score... I listened parts of the tracks on YouTube last night but wasnt impressed, when you put the tracks with the film though it makes perfect sense - My wife calls me an emotionless retard as nothing ever makes me cry yet when the little ships finally reach Dunkirk its one of those scenes that really gets to you
Just seen Dunkirk myself... That'll go down as one of the greatest war movies ever
As Beds says the timeline is really out of sync but as per one of the last scenes of rescue it sort of makes sense, and when you first realise that sort of timeline is happening it makes you sit up and pay even closer attention, this isnt something you can sit and watch with it on in the background... Fionn Whitehead (the lead) will probably have a good career now whilst Styles I didnt notice too much but the scenes he did have he did well in.
Hans Zimmer once again lived up to his name and provided an excellent score... I listened parts of the tracks on YouTube last night but wasnt impressed, when you put the tracks with the film though it makes perfect sense - My wife calls me an emotionless retard as nothing ever makes me cry yet when the little ships finally reach Dunkirk its one of those scenes that really gets to you
The civillian boats reaching the shores of Dunkirk is a very powerful scene as is the Spitfire/beach scene at the end.
Just seen Dunkirk myself... That'll go down as one of the greatest war movies ever
As Beds says the timeline is really out of sync but as per one of the last scenes of rescue it sort of makes sense, and when you first realise that sort of timeline is happening it makes you sit up and pay even closer attention, this isnt something you can sit and watch with it on in the background... Fionn Whitehead (the lead) will probably have a good career now whilst Styles I didnt notice too much but the scenes he did have he did well in.
Hans Zimmer once again lived up to his name and provided an excellent score... I listened parts of the tracks on YouTube last night but wasnt impressed, when you put the tracks with the film though it makes perfect sense - My wife calls me an emotionless retard as nothing ever makes me cry yet when the little ships finally reach Dunkirk its one of those scenes that really gets to you
The civillian boats reaching the shores of Dunkirk is a very powerful scene as is the Spitfire/beach scene at the end.
Yeah that bit when Fionn is reading the newspaper combined with the Spitfire / Beach scene got through me again!!
I was hoping that as the Spitfire turned towards the Channel, that would be the end shot
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The 'they were hunting us' hints at Harrison's character being a replicant, as many have always believed since the unicorn dream and origami in the director's cut, or even before that. It could be that Harrison is one of the last of the humans and it's the replicants that are doing the hunting, but then what does that make Ryan's character?
Baby Driver
As others have mentioned a real easy and enjoyable watch. Definitely one of the most fun I've seen this year so far.
A solid 8/10
The Mummy
Awful, awful, awful. Don't bother, ever.
3/10
Wonder Woman
Thought the whole WWI stuff was a bit annoying but as superhero movies go it was alright. Gal Gadot is a babe though.
6.5/10
Despicable M3
The weakest of the trilogy so far but still an enjoyable hour and half, kids will love it, the ones in the screening I was at certainly did.
6.5/10
Looking forward to Dunkirk, have a feeling it'll be Film of the Year material.
Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy, Sicario and Arrival. Enemy is an odd one, but the others are all five star films.
Lots went to see it according to this thread, but nobody commented on it yet
I think maybe my expectations were raised as I really wanted this to be the ultimate WW2 film of films.
Im not going to give away too much, but.....
I really didnt like the way the film was shot.....it was confusing to say the least.
I absolutley hated the soundtrack...this wasnt the sort of film suited to the Hans Zimmer style of film soundtrack. The soundtrack did try to set your teeth on edge and managed so, but not because of what was on the screen.
They failed completely to capture the scale and enormity of the event...if ever there was a film crying out for some cgi magic, this is it.
They did however get the inhumanity of war right......
It was harrowing at times...gritty, but overall it missed the mark. Tom Hardy's character although he didnt say much, was brilliant and Id give him a 8/10
No doubt others will disagree, but for me this was no more than a 6.5/10 overall and I so wanted it to be a 9.
Planet of the apes next...hopefully this is as good as the last two.
The Guardians review didn't even make it past the first paragraph before mentioning Brexit!
I do remember thinking, Blunt's character was a bit too naive, I accept that. But I love the way Villeneuve tells the story. Not only are we not privy to anything that Blunt doesn't know, but we can't even see stuff unless she can see it too (the Texan hitmen are the best example, we never really see their faces cos she doesn't). At least until Del Toro takes over the narrative (which is around the time we find out what Josh Brolin is up to now I think about it, huh, it really does shift focus then).
I also love that the evil is bubbling under the surface. We rarely see any of the cartel types, we just see the bodies they leave behind. Like in a monster movie. The groaning soundtrack is a major factor for this too - those long aerial shots with the score underneath... reminded me of Jaws when Brody finds the driftwood and stares at the sea, it's so ominous.
And there's a car chase with no cars moving. That was a hell of a sequence. Like the night vision tunnel bit (again, we don't see the killing, just what Emily Blunt sees on her way down).
I would suggest blazing before watching it next time, I found it cranks the tension!
Rarely has there been a film in recent years as wildly anticipated as Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk. Even since it's screening for the critics at the beginning of the week the reviews have been off the scale. One I read even called it "perfection" . Do I agree ? well no - but as films go I bet you will be hard pushed to see anything as good as this in 2017.
This is the story about the Dunkirk evacuation during the early days of World War II. When 400,000 British and Allied troops end up trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk, France . It loosely follows three stories. One a group of young soldiers who are trying to escape Dunkirk. The other a family who are going out to rescue them on their family boat and finally a squadron RAF Spitfire Pilots.
I have to say this took me a little while to get into. There is very little , if any , full blown conversations between the characters in this film which also means you get no background information on them which I would have liked. Nolan gets the audience straight into the thick of things with breath taking set pieces backed up by explosions with bullets flying around your head, This is all backed up by a hypnotic soundtrack which I have to say got a little headachy after a while. Because of this cacophony of noise I found it hard to adjust when there was dialogue or perhaps that's just me?
It wouldn't be a Christopher Nolan film without him trying to confuse the audience and this time it comes with the out of sync timeline.
I wouldn't know Harry Styles if he delivered my post but for a pop star he is superb in this. Probably the standout actor.
Overall this is a really good film but maybe not the masterpiece we had been promised but I am a lover of historical movies and I have to say this is right up there with the best world war II films .
9 out of 10
Here's the industry site for release dates by the way - http://www.launchingfilms.com/release-schedule
Both look good.
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It features wonderfully shot dofighting scenes between Spitfires and ME109's. The dunkirk spirit is conveyed beautifully too.
As Beds says the timeline is really out of sync but as per one of the last scenes of rescue it sort of makes sense, and when you first realise that sort of timeline is happening it makes you sit up and pay even closer attention, this isnt something you can sit and watch with it on in the background... Fionn Whitehead (the lead) will probably have a good career now whilst Styles I didnt notice too much but the scenes he did have he did well in.
Hans Zimmer once again lived up to his name and provided an excellent score... I listened parts of the tracks on YouTube last night but wasnt impressed, when you put the tracks with the film though it makes perfect sense - My wife calls me an emotionless retard as nothing ever makes me cry yet when the little ships finally reach Dunkirk its one of those scenes that really gets to you
I was hoping that as the Spitfire turned towards the Channel, that would be the end shot