Current Events > Just saw 1917 with the girlfrien

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Gorgeous movie, absolutely beautiful. There's one scene where the protagonist is running through a smoldering village at dawn and his running silhouette set to the lovely European sky as the fires glow all around him was just great on the eyes.

However - boring as fuck.

Thanks for reading!

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Thanks for the honest review. Remember people hyping moonlight and it was mad boring.

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AFrench2 posted...

However - boring as fuck.

Your girlfrien or the movie?

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Supernatural posted...

Thanks for the honest review. Remember people hyping moonlight and it was mad boring.

I love war films - like, I will eat them up. But this film was just BORING. I didn't CARE.


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Sam Mendes also made Jarhead. If you go in expecting a shooty war epic you're gonna be disappointed tbh
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It wasn't boring at all. It was almost just 2 straight of real-time tension and excitement.

Honestly if you thought the movie was boring you must have the attention span of a gnat and, frankly, be kind of stupid.

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I thought Dunkirk was boring as hell *flame shield*. Was 1917 more exciting at least?

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GhettoFlip posted...

It wasn't boring at all. It was almost just 2 straight of real-time tension and excitement.

Honestly if you thought the movie was boring you must have the attention span of a gnat and, frankly, be kind of stupid.

No, it was boring.

You're not smarter or more refined than me. It was boring and the mission was lame.

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GhettoFlip posted...

It wasn't boring at all. It was almost just 2 straight of real-time tension and excitement.

Honestly if you thought the movie was boring you must have the attention span of a gnat and, frankly, be kind of stupid.

100% agree with this post. Its by no means a marvel popcorn for flick but it will have you on the edge of your seat for a solid 70% of the movie

Ryven posted...

I thought Dunkirk was boring as hell *flame shield*. Was 1917 more exciting at least?

No, Dunkirk was much more exciting than this - and the mission was much more grand and riveting - also the dogfighting in that movie was something this movie had nothing like.

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AFrench2 posted...

It was boring and the mission was lame.

And the Oscar for worst take goes to...

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GhettoFlip posted...

It wasn't boring at all. It was almost just 2 straight of real-time tension and excitement.

Honestly if you thought the movie was boring you must have the attention span of a gnat and, frankly, be kind of stupid.

This. I read a review that I agree with, where it's essentially written like breaking bad. It just always gets worse and you feel it every step of the way. I loved it

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I feel like it could have used one or two more action moments to keep the pace up but otherwise it was great. Definitely a beautiful movie.

I'm sorry, but when the movie turned to the kid singing at the end in the forest with everyone looking at him I nearly wanted to get up and walk out. Awful.

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Is the combat shit near as good as Saving Private Ryan?

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FuneralFroth posted...

Is the combat shit near as good as Saving Private Ryan?

Not really spoilers but there are a few deaths but not much in the way of traditional firefights. There is a big charge at the end of the movie but they don't really focus on it.

To each their own man, but personally I absolutely loved it, from beginning to end.

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FuneralFroth posted...

Is the combat shit near as good as Saving Private Ryan?

There is NO combat. NONE

Not ONE scene of group combat. There is a knife scene and some physical fighting.

Again I repeat - this war movie has not ONE COMBAT SCENE*

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AFrench2 posted...

There is NO combat. NONE

Not ONE scene of group combat. There is a knife scene and some physical fighting.

Again I repeat - this war movie has not ONE GROUP COMBAT SCENE*

ftfy

How well does it use the R rating? Any bewbs?
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lilORANG posted...

How well does it use the R rating? Any bewbs?

Fuck is in there a few times

And some grotesque, disgusting scenes of wartorn No-Mans Land

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I like some war movies but I think I'm gonna wait this one out for digital/blu ray

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I can't even think of a single boring scene. They were constantly moving, and there was constant tension with the threat of being attacked or encountering danger, as well the the cinematography showing one hellscape after another

It's not a perfect movie by large but it's not a boring one. You must have really bad adhd if you thought it was "boring as ***", or be mentally deficient.

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yemmy posted...

I like some war movies but I think I'm gonna wait this one out for digital/blu ray

that is literally the dumbest thing you can do @yemmy . this movie won't be as good watching it at home

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GhettoFlip posted...

that is literally the dumbest thing you can do @yemmy . this movie won't be as good watching it at home

I'll prob go see it at the Drive-In by my house if there is a warm night soon.


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My only issue is that they spent too much time towards the end focusing on him swimming out of the lake and walking in the forest

Apart from that it was fantastic though. Had my butthole clenched the entire time

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I think I'm just over war movies still. Haven't cared about one for a long time

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Supernatural posted...

Thanks for the honest review. Remember people hyping moonlight and it was mad boring.

That movie was probably a lot more interesting if you were a black homosexual male or were close friends or related to one.

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GhettoFlip posted...

It wasn't boring at all. It was almost just 2 straight of real-time tension and excitement.

Honestly if you thought the movie was boring you must have the attention span of a gnat and, frankly, be kind of stupid.

Is there really a need to get hostile and attack a person's intelligence because they have a difference of opinion on a movie?

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specialkid8 posted...

Not really spoilers but there are a few deaths but not much in the way of traditional firefights. There is a big charge at the end of the movie but they don't really focus on it.

AFrench2 posted...

There is NO combat. NONE

Not ONE scene of group combat. There is a knife scene and some physical fighting.

Again I repeat - this war movie has not ONE COMBAT SCENE*

Sooooo this isnt Battlefield 1: The movie ? :/

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Trailer hasn't grabbed me. And that's usually a telling sign. I'm interested, but I'll wait to rent.

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FuneralFroth posted...

Sooooo this isnt Battlefield 1: The movie ? :/

The first 30 minutes or so is so much like the game Verdun.
There were moments when I was thinking, this is Verdun to the movie.
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I've had a few days to digest the movie, and still pretty much feel the same. Meh movie and boring.

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CountDog posted...

Trailer hasn't grabbed me. And that's usually a telling sign. I'm interested, but I'll wait to rent.

Trailer doesn't really convey the tone and feel of the movie. The movie is like non-stop tension and new sights as you're following the characters through a single take moving through enemy territory.

Like @AvantgardeAClue said, butthole clenched the entire time.

You can nitpick certain things about the movie and it has flaws but it's gripping. Boring it isn't, unless you have a weird case of attention deficit disorder like @AFrench2

Honestly, the movie might not be as good on second viewing or watching it on a small screen, so you might not as well see it if you're not gonna see it in theaters @CountDog

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I am surprised no has brought up the dialogue. There quite a bit, and it easy to miss some.
It's overbearing, or preachy. But it all well planned.

Just seeing how he filled time and worked in motifs was interesting.

Is more a period piece that has a war setting, then a war movie as most people know them.

If you like WWI you will like this.
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It's boring.

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AFrench2 posted...

It's boring.

Only if you're a certain kind of person, yeah.

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TC is trolling at this point.

Fucking amazing movie. But I guess TC just wanted a shooty bang bang movie and a WW1 movie should not be that at all.

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I watched it with my girlfriend last week too. I fell asleep watching it, but she enjoyed it hahah

The movie makes a point of not showing the direct violence a lot of the time and instead showing the immediate or long-after effects instead which I found interesting. I thought it was good overall, cinematography and extended shots were the major stand outs.

It is not an action movie.

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Where are people getting this idea there's no action? There's quite a few action scenes, just none of it is focused on the frontlines. That scene where he has to take out the sniper alone really made me nervous lol

Wonder Woman had hella WW1 scenes and nobody unfortunately cared, so I understand their approach to showing less than telling.

My only gripe with the movie is towards the end when they spend an awful lot of time on solitary walking and swimming

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AvantgardeAClue posted...

Where are people getting this idea there's no action? There's quite a few action scenes, just none of it is focused on the frontlines. That scene where he has to take out the sniper alone really made me nervous lol

Wonder Woman had hella WW1 scenes and nobody unfortunately cared, so I understand their approach to showing less than telling.

My only gripe with the movie is towards the end when they spend an awful lot of time on solitary walking and swimming

It's a war movie and a gun is shot maybe 10 times in the film. And this is in the 1900's when there are machine guns. So 10 bullets in a movie about a war where some battles saw casualties in the millions (Verdun, etc). A war that was so bad, it was called The Great War.

10 bullets spent in the film...go and see it, and be bored like me.

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You know WW1 is typically more known for dudes sitting in trenches and getting killed by disease than sick ass action, right? If you really want a WW1 action movie just wait for The King's Man. It comes out, like, next month.

I'd rather see Midway.

You're right that it's beautiful. You're wrong that it's boring.

The issue with you and other zoomers is that it's all one shot, and that makes it hard to keep your attention, especially since you have to keep looking at your phone all day.

specialkid8 posted...

You know WW1 is typically more known for dudes sitting in trenches and getting killed by disease than sick ass action, right? If you really want a WW1 action movie just wait for The King's Man. It comes out, like, next month.

I'm not sure if tc is trolling or not at this point.
Not for disliking the movie, but his constant insistence on the point.
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I expect to still like it because I love well-done historical stuff even if its a slog. Like Scorceses Silence was still enjoyable for that reason. Also, I like a lot of the actors in both films.

P.S. The VVitch is also a fun one to check out if youre into historicity like me, although this one is a fictional horror story just very meticulously accurate to the time that its set in.

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