Dunkirk

[Hector]

Spectacular movie...Christopher Nolan's best movie in my opinion...and one of the best WWII flicks I've ever seen.

You HAVE to see it on IMAX. No, not that annoying 3D screen, I'm talking straight up, no-glasses, IMAX screen.

Told from three perspectives—the land, sea, and air. Contains little dialogue.

Not your traditional standard film, very unique...

This should easily be nominated come Oscars time.

Great film...

[Nostalgiabuff]

it looks good. I want to go see it

[Allie Fox]

How is it for the younger set. My (almost) 13 year old is very eager to see it. Ever since Captain America: The First Avenger he has been a sponge for all things WWII. He has seen Saving Private Ryan a couple times and keeps his tv tuned in to the American Heroes Channel. I'm sure this is an "R" but I'm not sure just how "R" it is!?!?

[TrekStar]

World War II buff, so I'll be seeing this, previews look really good.

[Hector]

How is it for the younger set. My (almost) 13 year old is very eager to see it. Ever since Captain America: The First Avenger he has been a sponge for all things WWII. He has seen Saving Private Ryan a couple times and keeps his tv tuned in to the American Heroes Channel. I'm sure this is an "R" but I'm not sure just how "R" it is!?!?

Surprisingly it's PG-13...so it's nowhere near as bloody as Saving Private Ryan.

[Hector]

Christopher Bolan hates 3D...IMAX is what he loves:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/how-dunkirk-took-imax-cameras-theyd-never-gone-before-1023705

http://www.cepro.com/article/christopher_nolan_dunkirk_netflix_70mm_film#

https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/12/15956904/dunkirk-christopher-nolan-imax-featurette-virtual-reality

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Christopher-Nolan-Speaks-Brilliantly-Against-3D-19006.html

[fallensaviour]

Went with my son Friday.What a great little film.He has been looking forward to it for about a year.
I agree it is probably Nolans best and I think he'll be hard pressed to surpass this in his future.
Not a lot of dialog but I don't think it's missed at all and seems very natural.
Pay attention lots to take in!!!

[Hector]

The only thing I disagree with you is your great "little" film comment (unless it was missed sarcasm on my part), it's a grand epic film...almost exclusively filmed in 70mm IMAX...most movies are not film with that type of scope...

Maybe because it had zero CGI?

That has been one of the few criticisms Dunkirk has received, Nolan opted to use conventional practical effects, employing thousands of extras, gathering boats that had participated in the real Dunkirk evacuation, and using era-appropriate planes for aerial sequences. But as much as Nolan implemented, he could still not replicate 300,000 troops, and hundreds of boats and planes...that's perhaps why you saw it as a "little" film, and I definitely see what you meant...and in that respect, you are right. But in terms of effort, this film was much harder to produce than just using CGI to create a more grand scope. Maybe Nolan should've embraced CGI for this film, make it much larger...but loved the old school route he took.

But on the rest, yeah, we are on the same page...

[fallensaviour]

The only thing I disagree with you is your great "little" film comment (unless it was missed sarcasm on my part), it's a grand epic film...almost exclusively filmed in 70mm IMAX...most movies are not film with that type of scope...

Maybe because it had zero CGI?

That has been one of the few criticisms Dunkirk has received, Nolan opted to use conventional practical effects, employing thousands of extras, gathering boats that had participated in the real Dunkirk evacuation, and using era-appropriate planes for aerial sequences. But as much as Nolan implemented, he could still not replicate 300,000 troops, and hundreds of boats and planes...that's perhaps why you saw it as a "little" film, and I definitely see what you meant...and in that respect, you are right. But in terms of effort, this film was much harder to produce than just using CGI to create a more grand scope. Maybe Nolan should've embraced CGI for this film, make it much larger...but loved the old school route he took.

But on the rest, yeah, we are on the same page...

Don't get your bloomers bunched up....lol
It was sarcasm as I said Nolans best film and he will be hard pressed to surpass this one in his future!!!
Yes ,it was grandiose is that better....lol.

[drquest]

I saw it on opening weekend with my son, at a very nice IMAX theater. Excellent visuals and sound. The desperation was intense on the ships as they went down. It felt less intense on the beach, and that was probably on purpose since the Germans weren't exactly shown. I did like the multiple timelines and how they intersected. The vintage Spitfires were awesome, but I do have some issues with the ending, I won't spoil anything here, but most planes won't have that much glide time.

[huedell]

How is it for the younger set. My (almost) 13 year old is very eager to see it. Ever since Captain America: The First Avenger he has been a sponge for all things WWII. He has seen Saving Private Ryan a couple times and keeps his tv tuned in to the American Heroes Channel. I'm sure this is an "R" but I'm not sure just how "R" it is!?!?

If I had a teen kid that was into WWII, I'd take him to see it ASAP no matter what my thoughts on film violence were.

Maybe he'd grow up being a more patient movie-goer/art-lover.

I hated it (as I do most of Nolan's movies).

Slow-paced bland story with little character development, if any. Not that that was the film's goals.

Nolan presents all the Nolan-expected spectacle that should've conjured that visceral thrill of a feel (that most others felt) as far as the wartime tension, but with no interest/connection to the plot, I was left flat and couldn't wait to leave the theatre.

Next time I'll look at the director name before being dragged to see a movie.

but, yeah, its apparently great for war-buffs, history-buffs and (tasteful) movie-buffs of all ages.

[Bruce Banner]

It's certainly a powerful film. I don't like everything Nolan has directed, but Dunkirk is certainly a compelling and evocative movie.
I absolutely loved the Spitfire sequences particularly.

[rykerw1701]

Really good film, I enjoyed every second. Very compelling. It successfully takes a huge event and personalizes it without making it seem smaller than it was.

I even liked Tom Hardy in this. He's at his best when he's not actually saying much.