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#9081 Aptorian

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Posted 16 July 2017 - 05:22 AM

Briar King, on 15 July 2017 - 09:07 PM, said:

When y'all saw Spidey did they play the opening few mins of Valerian for y'all as well?

No just the normal trailer.

Was it good?

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#9082 polishgenius

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Posted 16 July 2017 - 07:28 AM

Reviews for Valerian have been quite positive. Apparently it gets a bit overindulgent later on (which to be fair is hardly a surprise) but is fun and the opening in particular is supposed to be jaw-droppingly good.

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Posted 16 July 2017 - 07:31 AM

Huh. They played a trailer for it at my screening, frankly I thought it looked terrible, very cliche and waaaay too much CGI. Completely ruled off my list of movies I might ever want to see. :S

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#9084 Whisperzzzzzzz

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Posted 16 July 2017 - 10:03 PM

A Wrinkle in Time looks cool, but why is Oprah in it?

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Posted 16 July 2017 - 10:10 PM

Whisperzzzzzzz, on 16 July 2017 - 10:03 PM, said:

A Wrinkle in Time looks cool, but why is Oprah in it?

She seems like a weird choice. Her acting resume is decent I suppose...but not extensive.

I'm also baffled by the Reese Witherspoon casting.

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#9086 worry

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Posted 16 July 2017 - 10:12 PM

They are good actresses.

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

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Posted 16 July 2017 - 10:29 PM

Are they?

Of the three astral characters, the only casting I like is Mindy Kaling.

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Posted 16 July 2017 - 10:32 PM

Ah crud. George Romero died. :apt2:

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Posted 16 July 2017 - 10:54 PM

QuickTidal, on 16 July 2017 - 10:29 PM, said:

Are they?

This is very efficient, almost blasé, expert level trolling and I would give you a high five if I could.

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Posted 16 July 2017 - 10:57 PM

worry, on 16 July 2017 - 10:54 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 16 July 2017 - 10:29 PM, said:

Are they?

This is very efficient, almost blasé, expert level trolling and I would give you a high five if I could.

I learned at the feet of the very best, my master. :apt2:

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Posted 17 July 2017 - 03:05 AM

Well, an iconoclast to which much is owed has passed. George A. Romero. RIP.

#9092 Aptorian

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Posted 17 July 2017 - 04:18 AM

QuickTidal, on 16 July 2017 - 10:57 PM, said:

worry, on 16 July 2017 - 10:54 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 16 July 2017 - 10:29 PM, said:

Are they?

This is very efficient, almost blasé, expert level trolling and I would give you a high five if I could.

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Is it trolling if you're speaking the truth?

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Posted 17 July 2017 - 08:01 AM

Seduce Goose, on 17 July 2017 - 04:18 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 16 July 2017 - 10:57 PM, said:

worry, on 16 July 2017 - 10:54 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 16 July 2017 - 10:29 PM, said:

Are they?

This is very efficient, almost blasé, expert level trolling and I would give you a high five if I could.

I learned at the feet of the very best, my master.

Is it trolling if you're speaking the truth?

If you're only doing it to get a rise out of someone, in a way that is designed to annoy them, then yes, it would still technically be trolling.

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Posted 19 July 2017 - 08:44 AM

So on sunday I'm going to Prague to see Dunkirk in the only cinema in Europe projecting it from 70mm film or something, a friend is a big fan of Nolan and talked me into this, the trailer looked really good though.

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Posted 19 July 2017 - 12:35 PM

Itwæs Nom, on 19 July 2017 - 08:44 AM, said:

I've been hearing the word "masterpiece" in a fair number of reviews.

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Posted 19 July 2017 - 12:41 PM

QuickTidal, on 19 July 2017 - 12:35 PM, said:

Itwæs Nom, on 19 July 2017 - 08:44 AM, said:

I've been hearing the word "masterpiece" in a fair number of reviews.

I want to see this but I won't.

I already know the story in great detail, plus movie tickets are gettng more and more expensive. It did look gorgeous in the trailers though.

#9097 polishgenius

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Posted 19 July 2017 - 04:42 PM

It's great to hear the reviews on Dunkirk. I've been saying for ages that I wanted Nolan to step back from all his clever-clever ideas and trying to be Satoshi Kon and just focus on telling something simple as best as he can, and it sounds like he's done that and pulled it off flawlessly.

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