Board 8 > So I'm watching Dunkirk

(+) Yeah! (+)

and it's great and all, but I was planning to go see Darkest Hour later today

why are there two different major WWII movies up for awards this year

and is it really worth trying to see both in a day

but I don't really want to wait on Darkest Hour because The Post, I Tonya, and Paddington 2 are all coming this weekend and I feel like I should see all those asap as well, because nothing's been staying in theaters long (hell Downsizing only came out like a week ago or something and it's already left theaters),

bleh
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this music is amazing though
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Johnbobb posted...

why are there two different major WWII movies up for awards this year

The Oscars like three things:
- Movies about how awesome Hollywood is
- Movies about controversies that approach the material in a non-controversial way
- WWII
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I just watched Dunkirk a few days ago.

Might be my favorite Nolan movie.
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Don't forget biopics

the oscars love biopics
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Johnbobb posted...

Don't forget biopics

the oscars love biopics

What I take from this is the the perfect Oscar movie would be about Hollywood during WWII trying to make a propaganda movie about a heroic black soldier but the government saying not to and a few dedicated filmmakers doing it anyway.
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Dunkirk is easily my least favorite Nolan movie, but he's my favorite filmmaker and it's still pretty great.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSNwudFGUOU
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I fell asleep during Dunkirk. This is not an indictment of the movie.

I also found it dull.
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I'm about an hour in

I'm not usually one for war movies (with some exceptions) but I am really digging this (90% of which is due to the score)

I'm also a big Nolan fan though and this doesn't even remotely feel like a Nolan movie.
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iiicon posted...

I fell asleep during Dunkirk. This is not an indictment of the movie.

I also found it dull.

I've fallen asleep during amazing movies, so definitely not an indictment, yeah

although there are some movies I've fallen asleep for multiple views of

so I'd say like falling asleep 3 or more times while attempting to watch a movie is a fair indictment
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Johnbobb posted...

why are there two different major WWII movies up for awards this year

and is it really worth trying to see both in a day

Yes if this is your only time to see them.

Dunkirk was extremely enjoyable. The lack of dialogue really primes every line to matter.
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iiicon posted...

I fell asleep during Dunkirk. This is not an indictment of the movie.

I also found it dull.

Oh hey this is my review for 2001

Dunkirk is my least favorite Nolan movie, but it's still pretty solid
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2001 is one of the best movies ever.
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LordoftheMorons posted...

iiicon posted...

I fell asleep during Dunkirk. This is not an indictment of the movie.

I also found it dull.

Oh hey this is my review for 2001

Yup, same here
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Alright, so finished Dunkirk

from the Oscary movies I've seen so far this year:

Three Billboards > The Disaster Artist > Get Out > Dunkirk = The Florida Project > The Big Sick > The Greatest Showman > Lady Bird

I haven't disliked any of them so far though, so that's something. Lady Bird is the only one I felt was kind of underwhelming

I don't even know how to compare Dunkirk to other Nolan films yet since it's so different from his other ones. If I had to say right now it'd probably be

Memento > Inception > The Dark Knight > The Prestige > Batman Begins > Interstellar = Dunkirk > Insomnia > The Dark Knight Rises

but that might change when I have more time to think about it
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Lady Bird was my favorite!

Lady Bird > The Shape of Water > Dunkirk for me at the moment.

The Dark Knight > The Prestige > Batman Begins > The Dark Knight Rises > Interstellar > Memento > Inception > Dunkirk for Nolan movies
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the best movie of last year was Mudbound and the only reason it's not getting legitimate award consideration is because it's on Netflix

but because it's on Netflix it's also accessible to more people. so. whatever. beautifully shot, emotionally intelligent film filled with rich characterization and wonderful performances.
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LordoftheMorons posted...

Lady Bird was my favorite!

I mean I definitely get why people like, and it definitely wasn't bad (Ronan and Metcalf both put on great performances) I just found it to be underwhelming. It didn't bring out nearly as much of an emotional response as some of the other films, nor did it leave much of a lasting impression
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iiicon posted...

the best movie of last year was Mudbound and the only reason it's not getting legitimate award consideration is because it's on Netflix

but because it's on Netflix it's also accessible to more people. so. whatever. beautifully shot, emotionally intelligent film filled with rich characterization and wonderful performances.

it's on my list of things to see, for sure

same goes for Brawl in Cell Block 99

In fact the only reason I haven't really seen it yet is that I'm mostly trying to see the award contenders asap

which sounds shitty as I type it out but that's just kind of the way it is
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I really wanted to walk out on Dunkirk, but I was with my roommate who was enjoying it.

I dunno, just was doing NOTHING for me. Totally bored out of my mind. I love Nolan and was really excited for it, too.
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Dunkirk was my movie of the year (but it's been a weak year for film). I feel like a lot is missed if you're not watching with great sound though.
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Dunkirk > Call Me By Your Name > Get Out > everything else ever made >>>>>>>> Three Billboards
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My list because I don't feel like typing it out:
https://letterboxd.com/foolfantastic/list/top-films-of-2017/

That's all the movies I've seen from 2017, but they're all at least a 7/10. I still need to see Phantom Thread, Shape of Water, Call Me By Your Name, and I'm probably seeing Paddington 2 this weekend.
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https://twitter.com/miakhalifa/status/888946117974663168
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Just got back from Darkest Hour

really fucking weird seeing both in the same day. It talks about Dunkirk so much you'd think it was part of the same movie

Gary Oldman was fucking amazing and the cinematography was super impressive but... other than that, it was really fucking boring. Felt like an hour longer than it needed to be and the film was only like 2 hours.

The biggest issue is that it's all been done before. The themes, the plot, even the music all felt done to death. Pretty easily my least favorite award contender, despite the incredible work by Oldman
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CasanovaZelos posted...

My list because I don't feel like typing it out:
https://letterboxd.com/foolfantastic/list/top-films-of-2017/

That's all the movies I've seen from 2017, but they're all at least a 7/10. I still need to see Phantom Thread, Shape of Water, Call Me By Your Name, and I'm probably seeing Paddington 2 this weekend.

holy shit I love the look of that site

might need to become a new member since Favslist is basically done for
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Just watched Dunkirk the other day, really reminded me of The Thin Red Line - a great audiovisual experience that can't help but keep you at arms length

Dunkirk is awesome and probably my favorite war movie. Also, for what it's worth I don't think super highly of Nolan.

It does an absolutely phenomenal job of showing the horrors of war and direness of being vastly overwhelmed. You never actually see the Germans attacking which is absolutely terrifying. It shows war for what it is, an absolute goddamn nightmare. The movie has more in common with the likes of Alien than traditional war movies. It's pretty much a horror film.
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So here's all my 2017 movies (so far)

https://letterboxd.com/johnbobb/list/every-2017-film-ive-seen-ranked/
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It was fine
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Johnbobb posted...

So here's all my 2017 movies (so far)

https://letterboxd.com/johnbobb/list/every-2017-film-ive-seen-ranked/

I think you added the wrong GOTG.
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CasanovaZelos posted...

Johnbobb posted...

So here's all my 2017 movies (so far)

https://letterboxd.com/johnbobb/list/every-2017-film-ive-seen-ranked/

I think you added the wrong GOTG.

whoops, fixed
https://letterboxd.com/johnbobb/list/every-2017-film-ive-seen-ranked-1/
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

Dunkirk > Call Me By Your Name > Get Out > everything else ever made >>>>>>>> Three Billboards

I should add A Ghost Story in there after Dunkirk
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I liked Get Out until I saw Legion.
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scarletspeed7 posted...

I liked Get Out until I saw Legion.

I'm not sure I get the thought process there
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Mudbound isn't that great. Plenty of films from 2017 that are way better

Cell Block 99 is okay. Takes a long time to get going. The second half is definitely an improvement.
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Johnbobb posted...

scarletspeed7 posted...

I liked Get Out until I saw Legion.

I'm not sure I get the thought process there

Well I discovered horror could be actually interesting.
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Does nobody use icheckmovies anymore?
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Omniscientless posted...

Does nobody use icheckmovies anymore?

I do even though the interface is like a decade old
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https://letterboxd.com/johnbobb/list/every-2016-film-ive-seen-ranked/

I made a 2016 one too

I definitely see myself getting addicted to these
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Figure I might as well post this here rather than making an entirely new topic

went to see The Shape of Water. It was a little bit predictable, but that's really me just looking for faults in an incredible film

Three Billboards > The Shape of Water > The Disaster Artist > Get Out > Dunkirk = The Florida Project > The Big Sick > The Greatest Showman > Lady Bird > Darkest Hour
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The World of Warships tie in was better than the movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJEpOUmlCsE
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