m4st4 wrote:
Dunkirk - mini-(dead tired) review
Dunkirk is the first film by director Christopher Nolan that is on the mastery filmmaking level equal to that of our greatest cinematic legends: Lean, Ford, Kurosawa, Kubrick, to name the few. That thought was very clear in my mind somewhere around the first quarter of the movie, and it literally made me smile, this widest grin on my silly face. Of course, I continued being utterly amazed by the precision mechanism that was the driving force of the spectacle, also completely terrified by the events on the big screen (thanks a lot, Hans Zimmer). Dunkirk is superbly edited and, finally, Nolan here manages to pull off that perfect synchronization of time and space. He's been playing with ticking narrative bombs and perspective ever since Memento, and Inception, along with Interstellar, were his most recent examples of how to make it work on a grand scale, whereas The Dark Knight Rises often went in another direction, by doing it the the right way only sporadically. Fret not, in Dunkirk everything, almost frighteningly, works. And not just that, it's elevated to a completely different level, we are now witnessing the birth of a new era for Christopher Nolan. Dunkirk might be his 2001, Lawrence of Arabia, Ran... Zodiac. Whatever comes next (please be Bond in a not so distant future) is expected to meet the newest challenge face to face. I won't talk about the stuff you folks have already talked about for over a week now, how the characters are in service of a grand theme, and how there are no immediate favorites because everyone did their best to deliver the most sincere human flaws, and heroics. But I will say this: Farrier is the best Spitfire pilot ever and easily wins the show and you know it tra-la-la-la.
So many beautiful and unexpected moments in the film, both in the script and visually; Hoyte van Hoytema is a serious rival to Deakins this year. There are at least a dozen moments where I literally gasped in awe of the scenery, especially during knuckle biting dogfights. The fact that you don't even see the enemy but still feel them breathing right there near the end of the frame was a truly inspiring choice that will make quite a few seasoned filmmakers jealous this year, I'm sure.
I also feel like this film gave me everything during my first viewing and, unlike literally every other Nolan movie, it's already deeply imprinted in my brain. There's no sweet mess and ear buzzing, the need to immediately watch it again just to connect the dots. Instead I only feel this strange serenity. Perhaps it's what happens when you go to cinema with zero expectations and leave the seat not just completely satisfied with the outcome, but also proud that one of your favorite directors, for a lack of better term - 'has reached supersayan form right before your eyes'.
VERDICT: 10/10*
*of course it's a perfect 10 don't be ridiculous, no decimals for me with this one
Dunkirk Nolan Fans Member Reviews (NFometer)
Watched it for the first time today, twice. I think I suffer from PTSD now.
Did you like it? Can you say if you have positive thoughts on it? lolDobson wrote:Watched it for the first time today, twice. I think I suffer from PTSD now.
How was the audience's reaction? How do you estimate the film is performing based on the crowd and all that.£Dobson wrote:Watched it for the first time today, twice. I think I suffer from PTSD now.
Yes, I'm absolutely positive on it. Would rate it 9/10 at least, but first I need a good night's rest. Can't really form any coherent thoughts right now, I'm awake for nearly 24 hours, had to travel a bit lolBacon wrote: Did you like it? Can you say if you have positive thoughts on it? lol
First of all, I went to showings at 2 pm and 5:30 pm, the earliest available on opening day in 4k Laser IMAX and 70mm respectively, so they were maybe half full. For later showings a lot more seats were reserved, as I saw on the cinema's website.Master Virgo wrote: How was the audience's reaction? How do you estimate the film is performing based on the crowd and all that.£
Audience reaction was pretty good, nobody left early, looked at their phones or even went to pee, so I think that's a good sign lol. Nobody clapped at the end, but tbh I never experienced that with any movie. Most viewers stayed through the credits and talked about it, from what I heard they liked it a lot, but some found the structure a bit confusing. (I also had some minor problems with completely understanding the film the first time around, but the second viewing cleared them up).
I can't really judge how the film will perform though. But I think Interstellar numbers are possible in Germany.
PS: The sound was just sooo good and the whole movie was bloody intense. I also cried both times.
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I mean, you can simply click on our names on the first page to see everyone's thoughts on the film but to save you the hustle I'll repost it:Cilogy wrote:what's Lelek's issue?
10/10
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http://www.nolanfans.com/forums/viewtop ... 4#p1128082JAWS_Fan17 wrote:Dunkirk
10/10
What a fooking experience that was. Fantastic non-linear story. Cracking soundtrack. Visually stunning.
Thanks Christopher Nolan and company for doing what you do.
Anyone else think the color grading was really inconsistent?