lanky316 Posted November 27, 2023 Posted November 27, 2023 One factor also is that, ultimately, nothing like that had been done before at the time. The idea of doing a single 12 hour film and splitting it into three releasing a part each year wasn't done. Now everything seems to feel like it needs to be part of a franchise and shared universes and all that sort of nonsense and people will release a part 1 with a part 2 to follow for what feels like any old shite. For better or worse LOTR was a hugely ambitious project that hadn't really been done before so it made sense that they'd reward it all at the end rather than (theoretically) throwing everything at it every year. The earlier films in the trilogy did pick up things but could understand why they held off on Best Picture until it was done even if it wasn't necessarily the best of the three. Quote
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted November 27, 2023 Paid Members Posted November 27, 2023 Watched The Creator recently. It looked absolutely beautiful but the story itself was incredibly boring and ham fisted. There's a bit in this where the main character looks at an old video of his dead wife laughing and says out loud to himself "good times!". Gareth Edwards has been a disappointment as a director. I feel like he needs to get some jobs as a hired hand type director under his belt to improve rather than positions himself as a writer/director auteur type. Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted November 27, 2023 Paid Members Posted November 27, 2023 26 minutes ago, LaGoosh said: Watched The Creator recently. It looked absolutely beautiful but the story itself was incredibly boring and ham fisted. There's a bit in this where the main character looks at an old video of his dead wife laughing and says out loud to himself "good times!". Gareth Edwards has been a disappointment as a director. I feel like he needs to get some jobs as a hired hand type director under his belt to improve rather than positions himself as a writer/director auteur type. I quite liked it and he deserves credit for making such an amazing looking film for such a comparatively mid-range budget, but his story and character work are not his strong points. He hasn't really developed in those fronts since Monsters, which is still the best thing he's done. Quote
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted November 27, 2023 Paid Members Posted November 27, 2023 Yeah I like Monsters a lot. With a good script written by someone else I think he could do something special. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted November 28, 2023 Members Posted November 28, 2023 Thought you should all know the best film of the year, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret is now on Prime. Enjoy. Quote
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted November 28, 2023 Paid Members Posted November 28, 2023 9 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: Thought you should all know the best film of the year, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret is now on Prime. Enjoy. Thanks. I was gutted to miss it at the cinema, and glad i can catch up Quote
Steve Justice Posted November 28, 2023 Posted November 28, 2023 Napoleon Quite underwhelming. Nothing really standout. Other than the frozen lake scene (which was pretty cool), the battles were all quite generic. I've read some quotes from Ridley Scott about the issues some historians have had, and he comes across as a bit of a prick. Not sure if this is standard for him or not? Quote
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted November 28, 2023 Paid Members Posted November 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, Steve Justice said: Napoleon Not sure if this is standard for him or not? Yeah, he's a bit of an old git. I'm with him on this one though, discussing historical inaccuracies in films is as tedious as it gets. Quote
Keith Houchen Posted November 28, 2023 Posted November 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Lorne Malvo said: Yeah, he's a bit of an old git. I'm with him on this one though, discussing historical inaccuracies in films is as tedious as it gets. Agreed. If you want accuracy then watch a documentary, not a biopic. Quote
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted November 28, 2023 Paid Members Posted November 28, 2023 The best Napoleon biopic was Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted November 28, 2023 Paid Members Posted November 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Bellenda Carlisle said: The best Napoleon biopic was Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure And Joan of Arc. Quote
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted November 28, 2023 Paid Members Posted November 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Devon Malcolm said: And Joan of Arc. Is there a better film about Socrates? Quote
Keith Houchen Posted November 28, 2023 Posted November 28, 2023 13 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said: Is there a better film about Socrates? Whilst not the main character, he is featured a lot in “G’olè - The official film of the 1982 World Cup” Quote
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted November 28, 2023 Paid Members Posted November 28, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said: Whilst not the main character, he is featured a lot in “G’olè - The official film of the 1982 World Cup” Thanks for at least dragging something mildly amusing out of someone making the exact same joke that was just made twice Edited November 28, 2023 by Bellenda Carlisle Quote
Keith Houchen Posted November 28, 2023 Posted November 28, 2023 8 minutes ago, Bellenda Carlisle said: Thanks for at least dragging something mildly amusing out of someone making the exact same joke that was just made twice I try my best. Actually, I don’t try at all. Quote
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