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27 Jul 17
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*btw what a load of old cobblers this story is. ffs talk about a nothing story.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40724861 |
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I watched it earlier in the week.Nothing more than OK.
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Visually very impressive but very little character development.
The kind of film you'd happily watch once but not a classic. 7/10 from me. |
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All the critics loved it; if you read your link, even the Indians love it.
Not seen it (yet) but a couple of people at work were raving about it. They saw it at an imax if that makes a difference. |
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Apparently filming was incredibly scary and lifelike and the actors were petrified.
Not for nothing is he now nicknamed Harry Stools. |
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old one with john mills was far better
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I'm seeing it tomorrow afternoon at The Brixton Ritzy so will give my critique when I get home. £27.60 for two tickets
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That Harry Styles is a talented lad tbf to him
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Haven't seen it yet but mate seen it and said it was ok, and the hype worked because the cinema was full, said the old film was far better and more emotional. This is just a load of action with explosions and planes flying.
Still intend to see it but reckon the Imax experience might be best, although not expecting the epic some critics have called it. |
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Great film by Nolan, a consistently prodigious director. A couple of gripes for me though, for a war film there is precious little blood or guts to be seen, hence the 12A certificate, more bums on seats I suppose, and the rumbling low bass soundscape in the soundtrack, that was used to such great effect on Interstellar, really grated on my nerves here and gave me a sore head. 4/5
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Now that lemmy's dead, we need someone to bring oppressive rumbling low bass to the masses!
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I saw it last night. Was completely underwhelmed.
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Before I waste my critique only to be told "You cannot edit this post"... I'll try a test post first.
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Oh dear, not what I wanted to read Clerkmore
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Well that worked so...
Dunkirk?? A bit of a waste of money TBH. It's a film for the touchy feely generation and more PC than most. The film opens with a statement, "British and French forces are forced back to the coast by the "enemy"! I know we voted for Brexit and are supposedly still part of the EU family but I think you're allowed to say "Germans" or "Nazis". Next scene, a group of armed British soldiers making their way through the streets of the town when they come under fire from behind. What do they do? Run away of course and all bar one gets shot in the back. Then the film got worse. |
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@badjoe -- the rumbling low bass soundscape in the soundtrack, that was used to such great effect on Interstellar, really grated on my nerves here and gave me a sore head
That's worrying. I've heard people raving about the soundtrack and I've made a note to back the composer for the Oscar -- but maybe it depends on your cinema's sound system. |
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Maybe war films have peaked with Shaving Ryan's Privates? Pearl Harbour was sh1t.
Fury was awful, Heroic Brad Pitts sherman tank attacked by wave after wave of crack SS troops who for some reason repeatedly attacked the disabled and immobile tank's front with small arms, even trying to clamber onto it, rather than walking round the back and putting a panzerfaust up it's Shermany poop pipe. The A Team was more realistic. |
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Saw it last Sunday. Disappointed. Maybe cos I looked forward to it for a year or so.
The music is so loud it was unbearable at times. Very gripping film but I thought it missed the point. Nolan said he wanted it to be all about the survival of the soldiers. Fair enough but the Dunkirk story is all about the rescue of the British Army by CIVILIANS.. 700 boats in fact. I think I counted 10 in the film... He focuses on one of these and it's very good but downplays the magnitude of the rescue operation. 700 boats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thin we see as much of the navy as we do of the small boats. We don't see the 300k men on the beach. Maybe a few hundred in one scene. At other times just a few. It's a very tense film and on imax the scenes are incredible to watch. Nolan wanted the younger generation to learn what happened and I think they'll be none the wiser as to the size of the civilian led operation. |
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I'm in no rush to watch it. I'll either wait for a decent copy on the kodi, or for it to come on Sky.
On a different note, I've just watched the trailer for Atomic Blonde (when I first saw the cover I presumed it was a Debbie Harry bio) and read a couple of decent reviews. It sounds like there's some Charlize Theron, girl on girl action in it! |
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The music is so loud it was unbearable at times That's why I hate going to the cinema, maybe because I'm getting on but the sound is always unnecessarily loud. |
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"........for a war film there is precious little blood or guts to be seen, hence the 12A certificate, more bums on seats I suppose"
Hard to show the true horrors of war with a 12A certificate, but with Harry in it (gimmick or what ?) I suppose they didn't want to eliminate the younger audience. Although good in a way so young kids get to know about the war. Some interesting comments on here, haven't seen it yet, I was looking forward to seeing it but now seems it might be a totally overrated film (?) |
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a fake rolex
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I watched Original Last week John Mills ETC 8/10 , Waiting for Slips Update
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Booked tickets for tomorrow regardless but looking forward to SlippyBlues review.
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I'll let you know tomorrow night nanny what I thought of it when I get home
 It has got 8.6/10 on IMDb which is a very huge score for that site. |
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Seeing it tomorrow, I somehow lost a day !
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93% rotten tomatoes
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It's a very good war film. At the time Dunkirk was a military disaster. Looking back it was a huge victory, won by civilians.
I just think the sheer scale of the rescue mission was underplayed, which is a shame. |
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Havent seen it yet. I have 'altered' (i wont say lowered) my expectations based on a few things i know already..
1. The running time is short because Nolan didnt intend it as 'an epic warfilm'. He wanted a Nolan film set in Dunkirk. 2. Ive never liked his over-dynamic volume, inception was the worst for turning the volume up to hear people speak and then turning it back down for explosions. 3. Expecting him to over-compensate for the accusations of lack of emotion in his previous films. I think hes a cracking film-maker on the whole though. |
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Surely worth watching just to see Harry Styles!!!
(Sitting here waiting for the flak - excuse the pun!!!) |
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LOL Slip
 93% |
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Just got back from the cinema.....dont fall for the hype ffs........Average at best.....5-10.
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thx
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Dunkirk - 1958 - John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee
war surplus was still around. uniforms. arms. authenticity ? but you can watch the remake, the shine on the t u r d is better |
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Thanks ACEY
RT generally a decent Guide |
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Saw it a the Letchworth Broadway this week, beautiful art deco theatre well modernized and only £12 for to tickets.
Very little plot, story or character development, star of the picture was Mark Rylance's jumper. Great sound and special effects. Still trying to work out why Tom Hardy was still wearing his Bane mask |
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Good ,but not brilliant or memorable. For realism, not a patch on SPR.
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Bad timing with the racing from Ascot, but the original 1958 film Dunkirk starring John Mills is on ITV4 this afternoon at 3-15.
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Not worth the trip to the cinema.
Relies on the scenery. Little substance . Save your cash. No sign of the Hurricanes that actually played an important tole. The only Royal Navy ships were drifting waiting for a luftwaffe plane to finish them off -- unless an odd spitfire shot them down first. In real life the Royal Navy saved over 270,000 of the 330,0000 saved. The true story of the Officer running the Mole is even more exciting than Kenneth Branagh's man, Gibson. Unfortunately..., he didnt make it. |