Tams bird Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Anyone been to see this yet? Went earlier on today and have to say I really enjoyed it. First film I've seen at the cinema in a long time where I felt totally on edge the whole way through and the whole hour and 40 odd minutes flew by. Highly recommend it. Take your daughters for the Tom Hardy and Harry Styles show . Went today, sorry yesterday, really enjoyed it. Didn't realise it was Tom Hardy. Did Harry Styles tho.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Mackerel Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Read a few reviews of this, sounds like it's on a par with the multiple Oscar Winner "Pearl Harbour." Made for money and funny how it's produced at this time, of all times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Read a few reviews of this, sounds like it's on a par with the multiple Oscar Winner "Pearl Harbour." Made for money and funny how it's produced at this time, of all times. Guess what? Most films are produced for money. That's why it's called show business. And are you trying to imply it's linked with brexit or some such? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas-voss Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Read a few reviews of this, sounds like it's on a par with the multiple Oscar Winner "Pearl Harbour." Made for money and funny how it's produced at this time, of all times. Only seen positive reviews and it's nothing like Pearl Harbour no love story for a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroHour Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Seen it in the IMAX. It's the most incredible film I have ever seen from a technical point of view. Visually incredible. The sound is so realistic and harrowing they should warn anyone with PTSD not to watch this film. The roar of German Dive-bombers approaching overhead is terrifying. There's a couple of things that everyone should know before going to see it however; It's unconventional. Don't go in expecting to see a character-driven movie with a typical story-arc. It's essentially just a 110-minute battle scene and rescue mission. It's also non-liner in it's timeline, try and keep up with the jumps back & forth in time, you see the same event happen twice in some occasions, from the air then from land. It's also worth having some knowledge of history before seeing it, the film only gives the bare minimum of historical context. It's set in 1940, when British & French troops were overpowered by the Germans, and forced back to the Dunkirk beach. 400,000 men. Things further complicated when the Belgians surrendered, making the troops vulnerable from the east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallfaces Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Read a few reviews of this, sounds like it's on a par with the multiple Oscar Winner "Pearl Harbour." Made for money and funny how it's produced at this time, of all times. Yes, I'm quite sure Nolan and or the producers managed to pitch the idea to financial backers, get the go ahead, write the script, cast, film, do post production all in time to almost coincide with the anniversary of the vote to leave the EU. They must be gutted they didn't get it out in the week before the vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Mackerel Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Yes, I'm quite sure Nolan and or the producers managed to pitch the idea to financial backers, get the go ahead, write the script, cast, film, do post production all in time to almost coincide with the anniversary of the vote to leave the EU. They must be gutted they didn't get it out in the week before the vote. If only life was that simple through your keekers. We wouldn't have to worry about anything to do with any part of any MSM these days eh? Is this the film where Ruth Davidson (32 Signals, TA) was saved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallfaces Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 If only life was that simple through your keekers. We wouldn't have to worry about anything to do with any part of any MSM these days eh? Is this the film where Ruth Davidson (32 Signals, TA) was saved? Didn't understand one word. Though I do admire your consistently standing shoulder to shoulder with your doppelganger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Mackerel Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Didn't understand one word. Though I do admire your consistently standing shoulder to shoulder with your doppelganger. Damn, the 0.303 cannons from the ME 109's missed her [emoji52] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Stop being a prick, Mackerel. Back in the UK in a week or so and hope to catch this at the IMAX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Stop being a prick, Mackerel. Back in the UK in a week or so and hope to catch this at the IMAX. King Canute tried the same trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 King Canute tried the same trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Mackerel Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Stop being a prick, Mackerel. Back in the UK in a week or so and hope to catch this at the IMAX. I believe you get a medal like the Duke of Edinburgh gets for watching this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1B5 Owner Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Just out from Imax evening. Quality film, albeit with some iffy moments. Ably depicted pretty much every human experience in a defining event. Soundtrack and the percussive audio added to the film greatly also. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Kintner Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Saw it last night at the Dominion. Really enjoyed it but found the audio on the dialogue almost indiscernable at times which was a wee bit frustrating. Also took a wee while to figure out the three timelines converging. Apart from that though really enjoyed it, especially the lack of filler used as every moment was pure drama. Also managed to spot the wee Michael Caine cameo too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Found this amusing, perhaps should have posted on the Brexit thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Found this amusing, perhaps should have posted on the Brexit thread... Cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1B5 Owner Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Saw it last night at the Dominion. Really enjoyed it but found the audio on the dialogue almost indiscernable at times which was a wee bit frustrating. Also took a wee while to figure out the three timelines converging. Apart from that though really enjoyed it, especially the lack of filler used as every moment was pure drama. Also managed to spot the wee Michael Caine cameo too [emoji106] No problem with dialogue for me last night. Knew about the non linear storyline from earlier posts, but still took a few seconds to adjust between some scenes. Also helped it become clear why the guy REALLY didn't want to go back, would anyone? Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Kintner Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 No problem with dialogue for me last night. Knew about the non linear storyline from earlier posts, but still took a few seconds to adjust between some scenes. Also helped it become clear why the guy REALLY didn't want to go back, would anyone? Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Maybe just the particular cinema re. the dialogue then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1B5 Owner Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Maybe just the particular cinema re. the dialogue then.I was in an Imax tbf, so you would be able to hear a midge fart I'd expect. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Cheap. I don't think so, but to each their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Cheap. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Cheap. Agreed. Perhaps if Ministers kept their traps shut and didn't cheapen history, then retorts as above wouldn't be made? http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/647765/Armed-Forces-minister-Penny-Mordaunt-Dunkirk-spirit-EU-referendum-Brexit-Tory-MP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Damn, the 0.303 cannons from the ME 109's missed her [emoji52] .303 cannons? The cannons on a ME 109 were 20 millimetre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 What an awful decision to make. My grandfather was captured and spent five years in a POW camp in Poland before being marched hundreds of miles in the middle of winter at the end of the war by the Nazis. Something I only found out thanks to some digging by a JKB member whose grandfather was in the same boat (excuse the pun). My old man never knew him - and as a result, neither did I - so I really want to see it and I'm going on Tuesday.Saw it In Tuesday and thought it was excellent. Tone was spot on (none of the schamltz of Saving Private Ryan), good acting, beautifully shot and a great score. I can't imagine going through that in my twenties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Perhaps if Ministers kept their traps shut and didn't cheapen history, then retorts as above wouldn't be made? http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/647765/Armed-Forces-minister-Penny-Mordaunt-Dunkirk-spirit-EU-referendum-Brexit-Tory-MP Private Eye lowered itself to the level of a Tory MP, which it is usually good at avoiding. Still, it gets attention, so job done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamborg Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 The film is visually stunning, and best viewed at the Imax. As others have said it is different, but well done Slightly off topic but Governor Tarkin's seamanship would have resulted in nobody getting of the beach He would have crashed into the Mole within the first few minutes He is the Cathro of the sea's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgie's Boyfriend Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Anywhere in Edinburgh I can see it in it's iMax 70mm format? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Perhaps if Ministers kept their traps shut and didn't cheapen history, then retorts as above wouldn't be made? http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/647765/Armed-Forces-minister-Penny-Mordaunt-Dunkirk-spirit-EU-referendum-Brexit-Tory-MP Hadn't seen that. What a ridiculous and insulting statement to make. The Private Eye cover makes more sense now, even if I'm not sure I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Anywhere in Edinburgh I can see it in it's iMax 70mm format?The Filmhouse - where I saw it - is the only cinema in Scotland showing it in 70mm. Think there's only a few in the uk that have IMAX 15/70mm and they're all down south. The BFI being one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgie's Boyfriend Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just booked tickets for the iMax version at Cineworld Fountain park , ?32 for two !! . Has the Filmhouse got iMax screens Zico? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvoys Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Saw it In Tuesday and thought it was excellent. Tone was spot on (none of the schamltz of Saving Private Ryan), good acting, beautifully shot and a great score. I can't imagine going through that in my twenties. Nolans best film bar none. All his others despite often excellent were flawed, overrated, hampered by superhero subject matter or overblown to some extent. That though is pretty much as good as that kind of filmmaking can get. And the small break to Elgar at the end coupled with Churchills speech. F me Ol Blighty is pretty special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1B5 Owner Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Nolans best film bar none. All his others despite often excellent were flawed, overrated, hampered by superhero subject matter or overblown to some extent. That though is pretty much as good as that kind of filmmaking can get. And the small break to Elgar at the end coupled with Churchills speech. F me Ol Blighty is pretty special. Now for me, Churchill and helmets on the beach as a close yes. Could see what he was doing with the Elgar and low sun, but felt a bit twee after what went before imo. As mentioned before, the "hidden enemy" (save for those god awful Junker dive bombers) made for a hell of an atmosphere throughout. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff the Mince Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 The film is visually stunning, and best viewed at the Imax. As others have said it is different, but well done Slightly off topic but Governor Tarkin's seamanship would have resulted in nobody getting of the beach He would have crashed into the Mole within the first few minutes He is the Cathro of the sea's I concur . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamborg Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Hadn't seen that. What a ridiculous and insulting statement to make. The Private Eye cover makes more sense now, even if I'm not sure I like it. You are captain Cathro Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Mackerel Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Found this amusing, perhaps should have posted on the Brexit thread... You can't post stuff like this, the usuals will be up in arms about any political satire on here [emoji52] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwayssunnyingorgie Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Found this amusing, perhaps should have posted on the Brexit thread... I seen that the other day, made me look through the magazine which is a pile of shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I seen that the other day, made me look through the magazine which is a pile of shite. Hahaha. That made me laugh! Straight to the point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Mackerel Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 For the brand new Second World War history experts on here now seeing they've watched a film: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13411989.After_Dunkirk__Churchill_abandoned_the_Highlanders_at_St__Valery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 For the brand new Second World War history experts on here now seeing they've watched a film: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13411989.After_Dunkirk__Churchill_abandoned_the_Highlanders_at_St__Valery/ Er, anyone well read on WWII would be aware of the bravery of the 51st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 I believe you get a medal like the Duke of Edinburgh gets for watching this. Hate to pass on yourequest parade. Old Phil partook in action at the battle of Matapan. Take your time when you Google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwayssunnyingorgie Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Hate to pass on yourequest parade. Old Phil partook in action at the battle of Matapan. Take your time when you Google it. He gets a medal everytime he gets out hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 He gets a medal everytime he gets out hospital. He probably does. But he has actually earned one or two. He saw action in WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Er, anyone well read on WWII would be aware of the bravery of the 51st. Story is they used the 51st knowing they would lose. Politically better to sacrifice a Scots division than an English one in case public opinion regards the war wavered in middle England. As my English born mother told me once, "There'll always be an England, as long as there's a Scot to defend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroHour Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 As my English born mother told me once, "There'll always be an England, as long as there's a Scot to defend it. Out of interest if there wasn't an England, because it fell to an enemy such as the one faced in the last century, where exactly would it leave us? This kind of petty division rubs me up the wrong way, this island, in all it's parts, did what it had to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Story is they used the 51st knowing they would lose. Politically better to sacrifice a Scots division than an English one in case public opinion regards the war wavered in middle England. As my English born mother told me once, "There'll always be an England, as long as there's a Scot to defend it.That's grown arms and legs over the years. As the article pointed out, the 51st were on the Maginot line when the German offensive began. If any unit was going to counter-attack, it was them. Whether they should have been ordered to is a different question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas-voss Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Off topic but the Churchill movie starring Gary Oldman looked fantastic on the trailers before the film started Darkest Hour it was called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvoys Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/news/a28515/dunkirk-movie-review/ If you can read this and not think we are in fall of the Roman Empire stage then I commend your optimism. I write this as more identity politics currently gives us BBC leading with a headline of the parents of a drug dealer who died swallowing his stash trying to flee police, urging fellow thugs to show 'restraint' and find it within themselves not to trash and riot for a third night. We are not Dunkirk. Just done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Seen it tonight. Liked it a lot. The sounds of the dive bombers was frightening. And the quality of the movie was class. Spitfires are almost poetic. Im not so sure the film would be as good if not seen on imax(eyemax lol) If i was still young id have my arms stretched out playing war planes. Im not though and it did cross my mind that the horrors of bombs from the sky are still suffered . And many are dropped in the name of democracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Out of interest if there wasn't an England, because it fell to an enemy such as the one faced in the last century, where exactly would it leave us? This kind of petty division rubs me up the wrong way, this island, in all it's parts, did what it had to do. I wasn't making a cheap shot, just commenting on the fragility of the U.K. At the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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