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alanm 01-08-2020 05:49 PM
1917
 
Any one looking forward to seeing this movie. I think it's going to be ****ing good!!. :thumb:

Mama Hip Rockets 01-08-2020 06:18 PM
Yeah. I'm hearing a lot of great things about it. Very interested.

Hog's Gone Fishin 01-08-2020 07:21 PM
Yep, will go C

Deberg_1990 01-09-2020 10:59 AM
Absolutely. Looks great

BigBeauford 01-09-2020 04:14 PM
Seeing it at the AMC Dolby theater tomorrow. I am soooooooo freaking pumped.

Halfcan 01-09-2020 04:18 PM
Missed the showing the other night and wasted $5.00 on Star Wars part 9.

Looking forward to seeing this next week.

Frazod 01-09-2020 04:33 PM
I think I'll go see this on Saturday.

Halfcan 01-09-2020 04:55 PM
I can't believe this has been out for 103 years and I still haven't seen it.

Easy 6 01-09-2020 04:56 PM
Supposed to see this tomorrow

Between the early reviews, and the fact that WWI hasn’t had a major movie about it since maybe(?) Kubricks Paths of Glory... I’m expecting a wowzer

TinyEvel 01-09-2020 05:05 PM
Really looking forward to it.

They Shall Not Grow Old is a good recent documentary -- colorized original film and narrated by soldier's interviews.

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Mennonite 01-09-2020 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Easy 6 (Post 14707491)
Supposed to see this tomorrow

Between the early reviews, and the fact that WWI hasn’t had a major movie about it since maybe(?) Kubricks Paths of Glory... I’m expecting a wowzer

Laurence of Arabia
Gallipoli
Johnny Got His Gun

Your point is well taken though. It's been awhile. Fwiw Im really ****ing sick of WW 2 stories.

Some mood music:


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Megatron96 01-09-2020 05:37 PM
I'm desperately hoping this film is good. The re-make of "Midway" was so bad I had to walk out on it. Dunkirk was barely good. Been a while since they made a good WWI/WWII movie.

sully1983 01-09-2020 05:46 PM
Gonna try and see it tomorrow night. Really looking forward to it!

Sam Mendes is such a talented director and he edited 1917 to make it look like it was all done in one take. I can't wait to see how he pulled that off.

Raiderhater 01-09-2020 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Megatron96 (Post 14707577)
I'm desperately hoping this film is good. The re-make of "Midway" was so bad I had to walk out on it. Dunkirk was barely good. Been a while since they made a good WWI/WWII movie.
:spock:

Stryker 01-09-2020 05:58 PM
Been playing Battlefield 1 for too long, hell yes I am in! I too have heard great things about this movie.

Bowser 01-09-2020 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BigBeauford (Post 14707391)
Seeing it at the AMC Dolby theater tomorrow. I am soooooooo freaking pumped.
Well? Review?

RunKC 01-09-2020 09:28 PM
Just got out of the theatre. This movie deserves the praise that it’s getting. The way that it was shot in one shot continuously through long sections was really really impressive.

The story was good, the acting was good and the music was good.

I might go see this one again I liked it that much.

BigBeauford 01-10-2020 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 14707839)
Well? Review?
Starts at 7PM tonight. I'll report back after. I dont know if I have enjoyed a recent war movie since "Fury".

Frazod 01-10-2020 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by BigBeauford (Post 14708327)
Starts at 7PM tonight. I'll report back after. I dont know if I have enjoyed a recent war movie since "Fury".
Fury was great until it turned into a video game set on God mode at the end.

The last war movie I really liked (other than the documentary They Shall Not Grow Old) was Hacksaw Ridge.

Buehler445 01-10-2020 08:52 AM
Not to derail the thread here, but you guys didn't like Midway? I get there was a lot of story to tell and only 2 hours to do it, but I thought they did a nice job there.

Raiderhater 01-10-2020 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 14708333)
Not to derail the thread here, but you guys didn't like Midway? I get there was a lot of story to tell and only 2 hours to do it, but I thought they did a nice job there.
I thought it was great.

Frazod 01-10-2020 09:00 AM
Oh shit - how could I forget about Midway? Yeah, I liked that a lot.

I think my brain sort of compartmentalizes sea based war movies and land based war movies. :D

Buehler445 01-10-2020 09:02 AM
Fair enough. There are a few structural problems in telling THAT story, but I don't think I can get behind someone hating that movie.

BigBeauford 01-10-2020 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 14708330)
Fury was great until it turned into a video game set on God mode at the end.

The last war movie I really liked (other than the documentary They Shall Not Grow Old) was Hacksaw Ridge.
Agreed, the ending was sloppy and cartoonish compared to the somber and grounded first 2/3rds.

Edit: Have not seen Midway, but the ads made the movie look bad. I'll give it a look if it comes to one of my streaming services.

Frazod 01-10-2020 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by BigBeauford (Post 14708372)
Agreed, the ending was sloppy and cartoonish compared to the somber and grounded first 2/3rds.

Edit: Have not seen Midway, but the ads made the movie look bad. I'll give it a look if it comes to one of my streaming services.
I went into Midway with fairly low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. It also helped finding out later that several things portrayed in the movie that seemed unbelievable actually happened. It had a nice old fashioned war movie vibe to it and didn't throw in any silly ass subplots. CGI was mostly solid, despite some obvious video game aspects that in this day and age are sadly unavoidable.

Buehler445 01-10-2020 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 14708386)
I went into Midway with fairly low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. It also helped finding out later that several things portrayed in the movie that seemed unbelievable actually happened. It had a nice old fashioned war movie vibe to it and didn't throw in any silly ass subplots. CGI was mostly solid, despite some obvious video game aspects that in this day and age are sadly unavoidable.
It should also be noted that they touched on a few aspects of the political side of things. it's criminally brief but I think given the capacity for a full accounting of it to be a Dan Carlin-esque rabbit hole they did a good enough job.

Buck 01-10-2020 04:26 PM
Just saw this today. It was really good. Cinematography was amazing.

DJ's left nut 01-10-2020 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 14708476)
It should also be noted that they touched on a few aspects of the political side of things. it's criminally brief but I think given the capacity for a full accounting of it to be a Dan Carlin-esque rabbit hole they did a good enough job.
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sully1983 01-10-2020 07:27 PM
Mendes knocked it out of the park with this one. Just a great film from start to finish and left me drained (it was intense as hell!)

Definitely see it on the biggest screen you can.

Buehler445 01-10-2020 09:38 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 14709342)
Don’t get me wrong. I love Dan Carlin but he’s like 12 hours into the buildup of Japan and not done yet. They covered it in like 8 minutes or so.

For the sake of the movie, I think they did it right. You just have to roll with the “trust us. They’re psycho” and move on.

BigBeauford 01-11-2020 09:43 AM
This movie was like a hypnotic dream thanks to its cinematography. Just relentless and urgent pacing that didnt give me time to catch a breath. And I have never heard such a quiet theater at the end for being in a sold out movie. Would have been the best movie of 2019 had I seen it then

DeepPurple 01-11-2020 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by BigBeauford (Post 14710020)
This movie was like a hypnotic dream thanks to its cinematography. Just relentless and urgent pacing that didnt give me time to catch a breath. And I have never heard such a quiet theater at the end for being in a sold out movie. Would have been the best movie of 2019 had I seen it then
Sounds like it blows Dunkirk away, in film speak. Another weird audience reaction was at the end of Richard Jewell, my theater was full and everyone started clapping. Same thing happened at the end of American Sniper.

RunKC 01-11-2020 10:14 AM
Enough time has passed so I have questions:

Spoiler!

BigBeauford 01-11-2020 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by DeepPurple (Post 14710027)
Sounds like it blows Dunkirk away, in film speak. Another weird audience reaction was at the end of Richard Jewell, my theater was full and everyone started clapping. Same thing happened at the end of American Sniper.
It shits on Dunkirk from the highest stoop. See this movie at the best possible theater you can find. The audio is spectacular (unlike the shitty mix that Dunkirk had).

Frazod 01-11-2020 11:52 AM
Going to the 12:30 show. Looking forward to it.

JD10367 01-11-2020 12:12 PM
Saw it yesterday. Fascinating movie due to the filming technique of single-shot, which makes it (and the horrors of war) both more realistic and less intimate. Combined with a muted color palette and grainy appearance (which is also a debatable technique), it’s definitely a different experience and not for everyone, but works well here.

Frazod 01-11-2020 03:00 PM
That was brilliant. Absolutely amazing. Best war movie I've seen in forever. I simply can't imagine how they pulled it off - with just a couple of pauses, the whole thing seemed like one continuous shot, although there's obviously no way it could be. And while I'm sure there was some very well done CGI involved, I'm pretty sure that mostly it was practical effects, which makes it even more impressive.

Go see it. If Mendes doesn't win best director for this they should just stop giving out awards.

JD10367 01-11-2020 04:12 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 14710427)
Go see it. If Mendes doesn't win best director for this they should just stop giving out awards.
It should also win for editing and cinematography.

Frazod 01-11-2020 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by JD10367 (Post 14710547)
It should also win for editing and cinematography.
Agreed.

That scene with the flair illumination in the ruins was.... shit, I don't have the words.

Mama Hip Rockets 01-11-2020 06:19 PM
I just saw this today. Very impressive. The single shot was fascinating, and it really made the movie intense.

Fish 01-11-2020 06:42 PM
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Buehler445 01-11-2020 10:14 PM
Yeah saw it today. It was ****ing fantastic. Just fan ****ing tastic.

They did a good job of not making it a total grinder so the impactful moments hit HARD. Also credit to them for not Cramming bullshit love stories or unnecessary dialogue in there. You got what you needed by using your ****ing brain, god forbid.

They didn’t shy away from the horror of bodies everywhere because they couldn’t do anything with them in the trenches. I have no idea the validity of the story but there wasn’t any place where I was like “cut the shit”.

That movie hits hard. HARD. That’s one that I’m going to have to wait to see again.

****ing phenomenal movie.

Side note. If you haven’t listened to Hardcore History episodes on WWI. Do it. Don’t wait.

Mennonite 01-12-2020 07:54 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DeepPurple (Post 14710027)
Sounds like it blows Dunkirk away, in film speak. Another weird audience reaction was at the end of Richard Jewell, my theater was full and everyone started clapping. Same thing happened at the end of American Sniper.

People are so dumb. Clapping at a movie is like opening a can of SpaghettiOs and saying "My compliments to the chef."



I'm gonna try to catch this one in the next couple of days.

Raiderhater 01-12-2020 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by sully1983 (Post 14709548)
Mendes knocked it out of the park with this one. Just a great film from start to finish and left me drained (it was intense as hell!)

Definitely see it on the biggest screen you can.
Some of the B&B Theatres have a giant screen, they also have MX4D options. Which would be better, the bigger screen or the immersive 4D?

I normally go the AMC IMAX route but, am thinking about trying something different.

Mennonite 01-12-2020 09:14 AM
Is the story actually good, or is it just CGI spectacle?

dirk digler 01-12-2020 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 14710427)
That was brilliant. Absolutely amazing. Best war movie I've seen in forever. I simply can't imagine how they pulled it off - with just a couple of pauses, the whole thing seemed like one continuous shot, although there's obviously no way it could be. And while I'm sure there was some very well done CGI involved, I'm pretty sure that mostly it was practical effects, which makes it even more impressive.

Go see it. If Mendes doesn't win best director for this they should just stop giving out awards.

Saw it yesterday and totally agree with this.

sully1983 01-12-2020 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Raiderhader (Post 14714071)
Some of the B&B Theatres have a giant screen, they also have MX4D options. Which would be better, the bigger screen or the immersive 4D?

I normally go the AMC IMAX route but, am thinking about trying something different.
IMAX would be your best bet imo. As long as you see it in theaters that's all that matters. I would hate for people to miss out on seeing this film in theaters and having to settle to watch it on their computer or something.

Mennonite 01-12-2020 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Mennonite (Post 14714144)
Is the story actually good, or is it just CGI spectacle?

???

Buehler445 01-12-2020 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Mennonite (Post 14714144)
Is the story actually good, or is it just CGI spectacle?
Very little CGI.

And it’s not a war movie in terms of big ass narrative story. Its an excellently filmed gripping trip on a single simple order that has to be delivered.

Diametric opposite of say...Michael Bays Pearl Harbor

Mennonite 01-12-2020 11:21 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 14714366)
Very little CGI.

And it’s not a war movie in terms of big ass narrative story. Its an excellently filmed gripping trip on a single simple order that has to be delivered.

Diametric opposite of say...Michael Bays Pearl Harbor
Thanks. I'll give it a shot.

InChiefsHeaven 01-12-2020 12:19 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 14714366)
Very little CGI.

And it’s not a war movie in terms of big ass narrative story. Its an excellently filmed gripping trip on a single simple order that has to be delivered.

Diametric opposite of say...Michael Bays Pearl Harbor
Ugh. The most horriblest movie ever, let alone war movie. Just...ugh...

Frazod 01-12-2020 01:59 PM
I'm sure there's a lot more CGI than we can spot. They had to do something to make those impossibly long shots continuous. But there were really only a couple of places where it was obvious. And even then it wasn't bad.

BigBeauford 01-13-2020 09:11 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 14715139)
I'm sure there's a lot more CGI than we can spot. They had to do something to make those impossibly long shots continuous. But there were really only a couple of places where it was obvious. And even then it wasn't bad.
Spoiler!

Frazod 01-13-2020 02:04 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBeauford (Post 14720605)
Spoiler!
Spoiler!

Buehler445 01-13-2020 06:16 PM
Yeah. I wasn’t looking for it and none of that took me out of the movie.

I thought the filmography was a master class given how lazy some of the technology has made filmmakers. It’s amazing how fresh “the old way” looks.

I’m not sitting here trying to be some high minded film guy. I get a lot of joy out of Marvel and Star Wars and I loved Midway. But this was different than that and did it very very well IMO.

Mama Hip Rockets 01-13-2020 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Mennonite (Post 14714144)
Is the story actually good, or is it just CGI spectacle?
The story is great. The movie is strongly driven by emotion and intensity.

GloryDayz 01-13-2020 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 14708351)
Oh shit - how could I forget about Midway? Yeah, I liked that a lot.

I think my brain sort of compartmentalizes sea based war movies and land based war movies. :D
Did you see T34? It was pretty good.

Frazod 01-13-2020 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 14722246)
Did you see T34? It was pretty good.
Never even heard of it.

GloryDayz 01-13-2020 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 14722346)
Never even heard of it.
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Frazod 01-13-2020 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 14722464)
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Looks interesting, although after a while all the CGI slow motion shit becomes a distraction.

GloryDayz 01-13-2020 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 14722600)
Looks interesting, although after a while all the CGI slow motion shit becomes a distraction.
It does, but it's cool seeing the Russian vs. Jew-killing Nazi Mother****ers movie.

HC_Chief 01-13-2020 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 14722612)
It does, but it's cool seeing the Russian vs. Jew-killing Nazi Mother****ers movie.
Come and See

If you haven't seen it, rectify. Word of warning: it is absolutely brutal.

Frazod 01-13-2020 11:32 PM
A clip of one of the cooler scenes.

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JD10367 01-14-2020 01:41 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mennonite (Post 14714144)
Is the story actually good, or is it just CGI spectacle?
There is no story. Literally, you’re just following a guy on his trek.

The “story” is that war sucks balls, and WW1 sucked some extremely big, brutal, unforgiving, physically torturing balls.

Modern warfare is all clean missile shots and drone strikes. WW2 was hands-on but had a lot of long distance bombing and shelling. WW1 was one step above fighting with rocks and tree branches.

BigBeauford 01-14-2020 10:16 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by JD10367 (Post 14722962)
There is no story. Literally, you’re just following a guy on his trek.

The “story” is that war sucks balls, and WW1 sucked some extremely big, brutal, unforgiving, physically torturing balls.

Modern warfare is all clean missile shots and drone strikes. WW2 was hands-on but had a lot of long distance bombing and shelling. WW1 was one step above fighting with rocks and tree branches.
While lacking modern medicine advances seen in WW2. They were still performing amputations en masse as if it were still the civil war.

Rudy tossed tigger's salad 01-14-2020 02:42 PM
I went into this really wanting to like it, but it was just mediocre. Some of the story was ridiculous.

allen_kcCard 01-14-2020 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy tossed tigger's salad (Post 14723963)
I went into this really wanting to like it, but it was just mediocre. Some of the story was ridiculous.
Ridiculous....as in too believable? The only thing I would say against the plausibility of it all is where it seems like they walk for 5 minutes to get a couple of miles, but they said from the beginning that the journey was only like 8-9 miles, so all they really did was cut out a few hours worth of uneventful walking by moving from one point of interest to another quickly.

Rudy tossed tigger's salad 01-14-2020 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by allen_kcCard (Post 14723983)
Ridiculous....as in too believable? The only thing I would say against the plausibility of it all is where it seems like they walk for 5 minutes to get a couple of miles, but they said from the beginning that the journey was only like 8-9 miles, so all they really did was cut out a few hours worth of uneventful walking by moving from one point of interest to another quickly.
I don't think much-- outside of the first 15 minutes-- was believable

mnchiefsguy 01-14-2020 03:42 PM
Excellent movie.

allen_kcCard 01-14-2020 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy tossed tigger's salad (Post 14724083)
I don't think much-- outside of the first 15 minutes-- was believable
Because no one would obey the orders? I cant really see anything not being something that could not have happened. True events of history has been more unbelievable than this movie. Hell....the game sunday was more so.

Halfcan 01-15-2020 09:41 AM
I really enjoyed this movie. Lots of twists and turns with plenty of action.

Lessons learned:

Let the German burn and don't be a nice guy.

Never pass up fresh milk.

FanXiche 01-16-2020 03:15 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by allen_kcCard (Post 14724628)
True events of history has been more unbelievable than this movie.
True historical events are even more unacceptable,how did people deal with life and fate in that era?

mdchiefsfan 01-16-2020 06:57 AM
This looks amazing. Hadn’t heard of it until now.

Mennonite 01-16-2020 09:56 AM
I rarely go to the theater, but today will be an exception. I'm gonna catch this one, then Underwater (which will most likely suck) and cap it off with a viewing of Unforgiven that's playing for one night only.

Buehler445 01-16-2020 10:54 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Halfcan (Post 14725311)
I really enjoyed this movie. Lots of twists and turns with plenty of action.

Lessons learned:

Let the German burn and don't be a nice guy.

Never pass up fresh milk.
Yeah, that line of thinking surprised me.

Spoiler!


And yeah, milk.

Buehler445 01-16-2020 10:56 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by FanXiche (Post 14726966)
True historical events are even more unacceptable,how did people deal with life and fate in that era?
Not exactly sure what you’re trying to get to here, but other than like.... just now, life has sucked pretty hard for humans.

I think 1917 did a nice job of showing that proportionately.

I posted about it earlier, but if anyone hasn’t done it, Dan Carlin’s hardcore history podcast on WWI is a must listen. I mean a must.

Halfcan 01-16-2020 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 14727372)
Yeah, that line of thinking surprised me.

Spoiler!


And yeah, milk.
Spoiler!

allen_kcCard 01-16-2020 11:09 AM
On the barn thing

Spoiler!

Buehler445 01-16-2020 11:11 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Halfcan (Post 14727385)
Spoiler!
Spoiler!


That Hardcore History podcast is for real man.

CoMoChief 01-16-2020 03:18 PM
I really wanna see this...prob will tonite. Been putting it off for other shit, but I got a few hrs to spare this evening.


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