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The scene on the boat when the soldier broke that boys neck in Dunkirk shocked me way more than the stabby soldier in the plane in 1917 which was signposted and obvious the moment the main character turned away to get water.
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That was a good part, but I felt not a lot else really happened. I get he was going for tension, and he did a top job in it, the sweeping vistas of the scale were great too. You say 1917 is a bit gimmicky, perhaps, but there’s no denying the amazing technical accomplishment, the French town scene blew me away though, I haven’t seen anything as visually stunning and ethereal as that in years, it was utter class.
Lastly, I might rewatch that plane out of fuel dogfight, just to see I didn’t misread it. But from what I remember what he did would have been almost impossible, hence why it was daft..
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posted 41 seconds ago
Also, I don’t love all of Nolan’s work. Memento is very overrated imo, and I don’t like Insomnia or TDKR very much. Dunkirk and The Dark Knight are probably the only two films of his I consider masterpieces.
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Actually prefer Batman begins, but they are about the only superhero movies of the last 15 or so years that are good. The rest are gimmicky predictable bags of crap, but he made 3 very, very good thrillers disguised as comic book films, way way above the usual marvel shiiit..
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You are being a bit dense here. Many people think Dunkirk is a masterpiece, many published critics put The Lighthouse and Uncut Gems in their top 10 lists for the year and they watch hundreds of movies each year. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood got 10 Oscar nominations and fulsome reviews across the press.
So, it is all opinion buddy so stop pretending your choice of 1917- which I agree was widely praised - is credibly supported and mine is not.
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I’m not, as you say it’s a matter of opinion. A lot of Oscar winning films are actually Fecking boring, it’s all about taste. I was just stating that I think they are both very good films, but I enjoyed 1917 a lot more, partly because it was beautifully done.,
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Yeah we aren’t going to agree and you brought up 1917 and have spent 30 minutes hammering the same points about it.
I can name 6-8 scenes in Dunkirk that are quite increduble - the initial escape to the beach, the explosions of sand on the bat, the aerial dogfight, the trapped pilot in water, Branagh’s observation of the boats arrival, the torpedo sinking boat, the moment the Germans spot them in the barge, the voiceover of Churchill’s speech, the moment the man says they did enough just by arriving home, the beauty of Hardy’s acting when he realises he wont be turning back...
As for 1917 - I don’t rate it. Not sorry. You should not be sorry for your decisions either.
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You are doing exactly the sane in reverse, so don’t give me that
Let’s agree to disagree. Both a great films in their own right.,
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What did you rate tenet out of wonder, haven’t seen it, heard some say it was ambitious but confusing.
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posted 23 seconds ago
For reference, Dunkirk is at 10 for me. The Dark Knight Rises would be 5. So, it is middling Nolan.
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Fair enough. Did you find it confusing, or could follow it well enough?
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posted 17 minutes ago
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is QT’s best film since Jackie Brown. It was utterly compelling and a beautiful evocation of a time period and a point in time. It has so much to say and express and did it perfectly for me.
Amused you cite indulgence when Mendes’ shooting style was so indulgent I am surprised s*men didn’t glaze the lens.
As for The Lighthouse - amazing movie, likewise Uncut Gems.
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Also, Safety Not Guaranteed is a fantastic film. Finally rewatched it after about 7 years.
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posted 17 minutes ago
Inception is a movie about grief, essentially, and to a lesser extent - forgiveness and redemption. It isn't really that interested in dreams beyond the spectacle of the action sequences and even after seeing it about 8 times not all of it makes sense. What makes sense is the central of Dom Cobb.
I think Nolan tried something similar with Tenet but SPOILER ALERT only the revelation of Neil's past with JDW's protagonist and his stoic self-sacrifice worked for me on that level .
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I mean that's what my point is - Inception and the rest of his films have themes. This film didn't have a clear vision and it didn't have any developed characters.
The sacrifice at the end would have worked for me if we knew anything about his character. A stoic sacrifice would have better worked for Kat.
SPOILER: I was actually expecting the character's future self to be involved in the plot. For instance, her future self could have been who orchestrated her own imprisonment to antagonist. Sacrificing her own freedom to help save the world. This could have been set up through the painting she sold to him.
To be frank it's not just the plot I just don't care for either. Some of the lines of dialogue was just damn right cheesy or stupid. Even some of the action scenes were poorly executed, particularly the final set piece which was ridiculous.
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posted 39 minutes ago
Parasite, The Farewell, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Ad Astra, The Lighthouse, Uncut Gems, Little Women, Pain and Glory, Honey Boy were all better than 1917 last year.
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Not sure about once upon a time in Holywood. I will watch it again, but first time round I was disdapointed.
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posted 39 minutes ago
Parasite, The Farewell, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Ad Astra, The Lighthouse, Uncut Gems, Little Women, Pain and Glory, Honey Boy were all better than 1917 last year.
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Not sure about once upon a time in Holywood. I will watch it again, but first time round I was disdapointed.
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Loved it all 3 times
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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is QT’s best film since Jackie Brown. It was utterly compelling and a beautiful evocation of a time period and a point in time. It has so much to say and express and did it perfectly for me.
Amused you cite indulgence when Mendes’ shooting style was so indulgent I am surprised s*men didn’t glaze the lens.
As for The Lighthouse - amazing movie, likewise Uncut Gems.
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YUP
Also, Safety Not Guaranteed is a fantastic film. Finally rewatched it after about 7 years.
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Amazed that great film is made by the same guy who made The Book of Henry. Which is easily the mist bafflingly crap movie I have paid money to see.
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Not everyone is meant for greatness but I can appreciate great moments.
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The scene on the boat when the soldier broke that boys neck in Dunkirk shocked me way more than the stabby soldier in the plane in 1917 which was signposted and obvious the moment the main character turned away to get water.
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That was a good part, but I felt not a lot else really happened. I get he was going for tension, and he did a top job in it, the sweeping vistas of the scale were great too. You say 1917 is a bit gimmicky, perhaps, but there’s no denying the amazing technical accomplishment, the French town scene blew me away though, I haven’t seen anything as visually stunning and ethereal as that in years, it was utter class.
Lastly, I might rewatch that plane out of fuel dogfight, just to see I didn’t misread it. But from what I remember what he did would have been almost impossible, hence why it was daft..
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comment by Perfect Blue (U22288)
posted 41 seconds ago
Also, I don’t love all of Nolan’s work. Memento is very overrated imo, and I don’t like Insomnia or TDKR very much. Dunkirk and The Dark Knight are probably the only two films of his I consider masterpieces.
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Actually prefer Batman begins, but they are about the only superhero movies of the last 15 or so years that are good. The rest are gimmicky predictable bags of crap, but he made 3 very, very good thrillers disguised as comic book films, way way above the usual marvel shiiit..
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You are being a bit dense here. Many people think Dunkirk is a masterpiece, many published critics put The Lighthouse and Uncut Gems in their top 10 lists for the year and they watch hundreds of movies each year. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood got 10 Oscar nominations and fulsome reviews across the press.
So, it is all opinion buddy so stop pretending your choice of 1917- which I agree was widely praised - is credibly supported and mine is not.
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I’m not, as you say it’s a matter of opinion. A lot of Oscar winning films are actually Fecking boring, it’s all about taste. I was just stating that I think they are both very good films, but I enjoyed 1917 a lot more, partly because it was beautifully done.,
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posted 23 seconds ago
Yeah we aren’t going to agree and you brought up 1917 and have spent 30 minutes hammering the same points about it.
I can name 6-8 scenes in Dunkirk that are quite increduble - the initial escape to the beach, the explosions of sand on the bat, the aerial dogfight, the trapped pilot in water, Branagh’s observation of the boats arrival, the torpedo sinking boat, the moment the Germans spot them in the barge, the voiceover of Churchill’s speech, the moment the man says they did enough just by arriving home, the beauty of Hardy’s acting when he realises he wont be turning back...
As for 1917 - I don’t rate it. Not sorry. You should not be sorry for your decisions either.
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You are doing exactly the sane in reverse, so don’t give me that
Let’s agree to disagree. Both a great films in their own right.,
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What did you rate tenet out of wonder, haven’t seen it, heard some say it was ambitious but confusing.
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For reference, Dunkirk is at 10 for me. The Dark Knight Rises would be 5. So, it is middling Nolan.
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Fair enough. Did you find it confusing, or could follow it well enough?
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comment by Perfect Blue (U22288)
posted 17 minutes ago
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is QT’s best film since Jackie Brown. It was utterly compelling and a beautiful evocation of a time period and a point in time. It has so much to say and express and did it perfectly for me.
Amused you cite indulgence when Mendes’ shooting style was so indulgent I am surprised s*men didn’t glaze the lens.
As for The Lighthouse - amazing movie, likewise Uncut Gems.
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YUP
Also, Safety Not Guaranteed is a fantastic film. Finally rewatched it after about 7 years.
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Inception is a movie about grief, essentially, and to a lesser extent - forgiveness and redemption. It isn't really that interested in dreams beyond the spectacle of the action sequences and even after seeing it about 8 times not all of it makes sense. What makes sense is the central of Dom Cobb.
I think Nolan tried something similar with Tenet but SPOILER ALERT only the revelation of Neil's past with JDW's protagonist and his stoic self-sacrifice worked for me on that level .
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I mean that's what my point is - Inception and the rest of his films have themes. This film didn't have a clear vision and it didn't have any developed characters.
The sacrifice at the end would have worked for me if we knew anything about his character. A stoic sacrifice would have better worked for Kat.
SPOILER: I was actually expecting the character's future self to be involved in the plot. For instance, her future self could have been who orchestrated her own imprisonment to antagonist. Sacrificing her own freedom to help save the world. This could have been set up through the painting she sold to him.
posted on 30/8/20
To be frank it's not just the plot I just don't care for either. Some of the lines of dialogue was just damn right cheesy or stupid. Even some of the action scenes were poorly executed, particularly the final set piece which was ridiculous.
posted on 30/8/20
comment by Perfect Blue (U22288)
posted 39 minutes ago
Parasite, The Farewell, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Ad Astra, The Lighthouse, Uncut Gems, Little Women, Pain and Glory, Honey Boy were all better than 1917 last year.
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Not sure about once upon a time in Holywood. I will watch it again, but first time round I was disdapointed.
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comment by Perfect Blue (U22288)
posted 39 minutes ago
Parasite, The Farewell, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Ad Astra, The Lighthouse, Uncut Gems, Little Women, Pain and Glory, Honey Boy were all better than 1917 last year.
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Not sure about once upon a time in Holywood. I will watch it again, but first time round I was disdapointed.
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Loved it all 3 times
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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is QT’s best film since Jackie Brown. It was utterly compelling and a beautiful evocation of a time period and a point in time. It has so much to say and express and did it perfectly for me.
Amused you cite indulgence when Mendes’ shooting style was so indulgent I am surprised s*men didn’t glaze the lens.
As for The Lighthouse - amazing movie, likewise Uncut Gems.
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YUP
Also, Safety Not Guaranteed is a fantastic film. Finally rewatched it after about 7 years.
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Amazed that great film is made by the same guy who made The Book of Henry. Which is easily the mist bafflingly crap movie I have paid money to see.
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Not everyone is meant for greatness but I can appreciate great moments.
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