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  • CraterGunsCraterGuns
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    A quick question for those who have seen DUNKIRK...

    Is it true that there is virtually no cigarette smoking seen in the film?

    If so, then that is utterly ludicrous.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    edited July 2017 Posts: 10,591
    CraterGuns wrote: »
    A quick question for those who have seen DUNKIRK...

    Is it true that there is virtually no cigarette smoking seen in the film?

    If so, then that is utterly ludicrous.
    I hadn't noticed, but once you see the film you'll understand why there really isn't a need for it. There's a strong sense of urgency in the film, and time is never really given to the characters to have a smoke. The film is able to perfectly capture the spirit of the war without resorting to the usual tropes such as the one you mentioned.
  • CraterGunsCraterGuns
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    I don't consider historical accuracy to be a "trope".

    Soldiers and sailors of all nations smoked like chimneys during the war.

    To my mind, not seeing anybody smoking in an historical WWII film is akin to making a movie about the Napoleonic Wars yet deliberately refusing to show anyone wearing a plumed hat. Or riding a horse.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    I think you need to see the film, mate.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Agreed. Watch the film. I don't think it's going for pure historical accuracy. It's an adaptation. Nolan wants us to 'feel' the immediacy, danger, fear, horror and heroism of war. He succeeded on that front. There is no political aspect to it either. We don't even see a Nazi face as I recall.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Agreed. Watch the film. I don't think it's going for pure historical accuracy. It's an adaptation. Nolan wants us to 'feel' the immediacy, danger, fear, horror and heroism of war. He succeeded on that front. There is no political aspect to it either. We don't even see a Nazi face as I recall.
    Precisely.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 @bondjames @MajorDSmythe @DarthDimi @doubleoego @Creasy47 @ClarkDevlin

    Final trailer for Detroit, looks very, very intense:

  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Suburbicon looks exciting.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited July 2017 Posts: 15,716
    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 @bondjames @MajorDSmythe @DarthDimi @doubleoego @Creasy47 @ClarkDevlin

    Latest trailer for It:


  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 @bondjames @MajorDSmythe @DarthDimi @doubleoego @Creasy47 @ClarkDevlin

    Final trailer for Detroit, looks very, very intense:


    Wow. Day 1 I'm seeing this.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 @bondjames @MajorDSmythe @DarthDimi @doubleoego @Creasy47 @ClarkDevlin

    Here's the first trailer for LBJ, with Woody Harrelson, Bill Pullman and Jeffrey Donovan, directed by Rob Reiner:

  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I'm impressed! Looks good.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 @bondjames @MajorDSmythe @DarthDimi @doubleoego @Creasy47 @ClarkDevlin

    Quick reminder that 2 other Woody Harrelson films are coming soon:

    The Glass Castle, also featuring Brie Larson and Naomi Watts:



    And Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the new movie from the director of 'In Bruges' and 'Seven Psychopaths', this time also featuring Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell and Peter Dinklage:

  • StrogStrog
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 @bondjames @MajorDSmythe @DarthDimi @doubleoego @Creasy47 @ClarkDevlin

    Latest trailer for It:


    Really hope it's not going to just be jump scares the whole time.

    Regarding Ready Player One, I was also disappointed in the trailer. The main source of that was how conventional and non-Spielberg-esque it appeared.

    Speaking of Spielberg, ENCOUNTERS is getting a 40th anniversary 4K re-release this September:

  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 @bondjames @MajorDSmythe @DarthDimi @doubleoego @Creasy47 @ClarkDevlin

    Lee Byung-Hun is back (already) in The Fortress, a new historical epic from South Korea, to be released later this year:

  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    JOHN WICK's universe is being expanded with BALLERINA, an action film centered around a female assassin.

    http://theactionelite.com/2017/07/john-wick-universe-expands-with-ballerina/
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    JOHN WICK's universe is being expanded with BALLERINA, an action film centered around a female assassin.

    http://theactionelite.com/2017/07/john-wick-universe-expands-with-ballerina/

    And THIS is how you do a proper trilogy/universe/what have you: craft an excellent first film, which in turn crafts fan desire for more.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    JOHN WICK's universe is being expanded with BALLERINA, an action film centered around a female assassin.

    http://theactionelite.com/2017/07/john-wick-universe-expands-with-ballerina/

    And THIS is how you do a proper trilogy/universe/what have you: craft an excellent first film, which in turn crafts fan desire for more.
    Precisely. And with the mention of La Femme Nikita, I'm all in.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Female assassin?!
    Does is star Natalie Portman?!?
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I hope not. I don't like Natalie Portman well enough.

    Chloe Grace Moretz would be an interesting choice, though.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Just looking for the LEON sequel.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    In anyways, I'll take Natalie Portman over Alicia Vikander any day. :))
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    It is already out here.
    Ballerina%20(plakat)
    The next will probably go down the Roger Rabbit route.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited July 2017 Posts: 23,883
    Detroit, IT & LBJ look really good.

    Woody seems to be making a play for an Oscar. He deserves one imho. Very versatile actor.

    The Fortress looks wicked too. These Koreans are on top of their game.

    Not too sure about Ballerina. This female butt kicker thing is really in vogue these days but how they differentiate is the question. One of these many characters will break out.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    August 2017 preview:


















  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Tulip Fever looks good.
  • TuuliaTuulia
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Agreed. Watch the film. I don't think it's going for pure historical accuracy. It's an adaptation. Nolan wants us to 'feel' the immediacy, danger, fear, horror and heroism of war. He succeeded on that front. There is no political aspect to it either. We don't even see a Nazi face as I recall.

    Not heroism of war, it's very anti-war instead of glorifying it, or showing soldiers brave and cracking jokes, or trying to make it emotional in a Spielbergian way. Rather small-time heroism in mostly small acts of people, often civilians. Not the common "how glorious it is to die (or kill) in war", how "our side" is more noble. Soldiers scared, traumatized, just trying to escape is not "heroism of war" it's just normal humans being human.

    Otherwise I absolutely agree with your comment.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited July 2017 Posts: 23,883
    Tuulia wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Agreed. Watch the film. I don't think it's going for pure historical accuracy. It's an adaptation. Nolan wants us to 'feel' the immediacy, danger, fear, horror and heroism of war. He succeeded on that front. There is no political aspect to it either. We don't even see a Nazi face as I recall.

    Not heroism of war, it's very anti-war instead of glorifying it, or showing soldiers brave and cracking jokes, or trying to make it emotional in a Spielbergian way. Rather small-time heroism in mostly small acts of people, often civilians. Not the common "how glorious it is to die (or kill) in war", how "our side" is more noble. Soldiers scared, traumatized, just trying to escape is not "heroism of war" it's just normal humans being human.

    Otherwise I absolutely agree with your comment.
    I didn't phrase it properly, but there was certainly true heroism displayed by the Spitfire Pilots Collins & Farrier (Lowden & Hardy) as well as Commander Bolton (Branagh) in the ending scenes.

    Definitely the civilians like Mr. Dawson & son Peter (Rylance & Glynn-Carney) as well as friend George (Keoghan) were heroic too.

    I agree that it didn't make it a 'macho' thing or glorify war. On the contrary.
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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    boldfinger wrote: »
    talos7 wrote: »
    I'm 54 years old and grew up loving movies, particularly those filled with incredible visuals; but somewhere along the way I've become numb to the spectacle....sigh
    That´s maybe because there´s a limit. When Nu-Metal became vogue, everyone thought they must tune their guitars more and more down. Until they found out that it doesn´t work endlessly.
    If the name Spielberg wasn´t attached to the trailer, I´d have thought it´s a middle class sci-fi flic. I got caught in the trailer by the Rush song, but that still leaves me with an aftertaste of no interest for the film.

    Spielberg should just stick to his Oscar bait he comes across at least as a competent film maker then, his recent dip in the blockbuster pool has not yielded anything that remarkable.

    He's becoming as unremarkable as Ridley, he'll always be one of my favourite directors because of Jaws, Raiders & Close Encounters.

    Munich was the last film of his I was truly impressed with, If they do another Indy film and he directs it I've not got much faith that it will any good judging by the garbage he put his name to that is Kingdom of The Crystal Crud.

    I think personally although people fall over themselves to regard him as a master still, he was at the height of his game between 1975- 1981, no director has commanded the blockbuster like he has there, he's the blueprint there to make a tent pole picture.

    Other directors can pull off the historic and biopics he's done just as well if not better but when it comes to making a thrilling mainstream product, Jaws & Raiders are yet to be bettered.
  • TuuliaTuulia
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Tuulia wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Agreed. Watch the film. I don't think it's going for pure historical accuracy. It's an adaptation. Nolan wants us to 'feel' the immediacy, danger, fear, horror and heroism of war. He succeeded on that front. There is no political aspect to it either. We don't even see a Nazi face as I recall.

    Not heroism of war, it's very anti-war instead of glorifying it, or showing soldiers brave and cracking jokes, or trying to make it emotional in a Spielbergian way. Rather small-time heroism in mostly small acts of people, often civilians. Not the common "how glorious it is to die (or kill) in war", how "our side" is more noble. Soldiers scared, traumatized, just trying to escape is not "heroism of war" it's just normal humans being human.

    Otherwise I absolutely agree with your comment.
    I didn't phrase it properly, but there was certainly true heroism displayed by the Spitfire Pilots Collins & Farrier (Lowden & Hardy) as well as Commander Bolton (Branagh) in the ending scenes.

    Definitely the civilians like Mr. Dawson & son Peter (Rylance & Glynn-Carney) as well as friend George (Keoghan) were heroic too.

    I agree that it didn't make it a 'macho' thing or glorify war. On the contrary.

    Some heroism of individuals, yes, but not "heroism of war" as it's usually shown. Just phrasing I think, we basically agree.
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