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May 13, 2002
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title sounds hella rapey
You say that like it's a bad thing.

So this movie is being put out by A24 Films. They've been churning out quality stuff and are on quite the roll. Moonlight (some of the best camera work I can remember, probably since Children of Men), The Witch, Green Room, Ex Machina, Room, Krisha (same director), A Most Violent Year, and a ton of movies I haven't even seen yet but always hear good things. They are cool because while only distribution company who are only recently getting into making their own movies, they put out (buy) really good stuff that is different and they aren't worried about following typical Hollywood norms, which translates to very unique, often cool and thought provoking movies.

This has Joel Edgerton as the father protecting his family, who always seems like he's in good films.

Poster for the movie:



I'm a fan of how they are promoting this movie - exciting trailer and posters to create a mysterious buzz, but not giving away much at all. Now days it seems like trailers give away the entire plot. Perfect example was Southpaw with Jake Gyllenhaal. I watched the trailer and had no desire to see the movie since I felt like I watched the whole damn thing in three minutes.
 

Mike Manson

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I'm looking forward to Blade runner 2049. I think Denis Villeneuve is a good director and will do a good job.

Dunkirk. Christopher Nolan war film? Shiiiiiit

Couple others I can't think of.
Not a big fan of war movies, cause most are just based on some fantasy shit. If it is realistic, good...

Blade Runner could be hit or miss. Kinda like Prometheus...
 
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Not a big fan of war movies, cause most are just based on some fantasy shit. If it is realistic, good...
It's Christopher Nolan. Needless to say it will not be your typical war film.


Plus, it's Christopher Nolan. Even if the plot is an average war movie, he's going to bring something unique. His films are quite often pieces of art, if nothing else. Big fan of watching his work and to me, he's never made a bad film, everything he's made has been interesting and he's made a couple of my favorites over the past 20 years or so (The Prestige, Momento, Inception).

This is about The Battle of Dunkirk, which didn't involve Americans. Big Hollywood WWII films rarely ever focus on non-American battles (Enemy at the Gates is one that comes to mind, dope Russian vs German sniper movie), so it's nice to see something from the French/British perspective. Something like 450,000 casualties, although the movie is about the evacuation which saved 330,000 lives.

Good actors too, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, mark rylance, etc. And thry have the Interstellar cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema again, who is fantastic at what he does.

Blade Runner could be hit or miss. Kinda like Prometheus...
It definitely could be but Ridley Scott sucks now. He's a past prime director. Denis Villeneuve on the other hand is entering his prime right now and a massive Sci-fi fan himself, so I'm feeling good about it and from what I've read (lots of talented people making this movie). Have you seen Arrival? He directed that. I hear he's also going to make Dune, something he's wanted to do for years (which shows how much of a nerd he is haha). I have a good feeling about it and I initially hated the idea since I was a huge Blade Runner fan but the more I read about it and found out who's involved, everything seems very positive.
 
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