Frey Pies Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Has anyone here heard of Boyhood? That movie seems to be rivalling The Godfather and Citizen Kane in regards to its review scores. 9.4 on Rotten Tomatoes and a stunning 100 on metacritic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 ^It's already on the 500 greatest movies thread :P (submitted by yours truly). It deserves the praise it gets imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 I've heard universal praise for it's very unique use of the same kid over 12 years, but mixed feelings on the story itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anatúrinbor Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 So apparently the movie is 169 minutes in length, which makes it Nolan's longest thus far. Just under three hours. Good news, as far as I'm concerned.Also, for those interested, New Images From 'Interstellar' Arrive, Christopher Nolan Says The Film Is A "Mirror" Of 'Inception'"It's almost a mirror image of "Inception." It expands out in the way "Inception" contracts inwards," he told the magazine (via ComingSoon), adding "it's a very classically constructed movie, but the freshness of the narrative elements really enhance it. I liken it to the blockbusters I grew up with as a kid, family films in the best sense: edgy, incisive, challenging." And you can probably add another adjective: emotional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I've heard universal praise for it's very unique use of the same kid over 12 years, but mixed feelings on the story itself. Yeah, that's all I ever hear about it but rarely about the story. I can see it scoring high on an artisitic level but not sure if it's that good a film. I will. of course, need to see the film for myself at some point. I'm pleased the hype has been muted for Interstellar. I was worried it would be mega-hyped and JJ Abrams style cockteasing but instead they've left it mysterious. that or I'e simply managed to avoid all the promo material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diziet Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 So apparently the movie is 169 minutes in length, which makes it Nolan's longest thus far. Just under three hours. Good news, as far as I'm concerned. Not necessarily. It depends on how big of a role the "love transcends blah blah" plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 SBH,Just because you dislike romantic notions does not mean they are, therefore, a priori poor storytelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecan Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I can't wait for this movie. Christopher Nolan is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigmundr Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I hope this film resembles :bowdown: 2001 in terms of quality. I really hope we get something on that level - the more universally important philosophical questions get asked the more I'll like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I know it's silly, but I'm honestly looking forward to Jupiter Ascending more than I am to this at the moment. :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 "Jupiter Ascending" elicits a profound "Meh" from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 "Jupiter Ascending" elicits a profound "Meh" from me. All rational thought suggests it should do, but I'm hoping against illogical hope that we get a space opera so good that Star Wars coming out at the tail end of the year gets a bit occluded.And, well, they did make The Matrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonArryn Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 All rational thought suggests it should do, but I'm hoping against illogical hope that we get a space opera so good that Star Wars coming out at the tail end of the year gets a bit occluded.And, well, they did make The Matrix.Considering the basic premise of it and the looks of it, it looks like its gonna be a very bad cheesefest. In no way will it be a good movie.Interstellar at least has potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Considering the basic premise of it and the looks of it, it looks like its gonna be a very bad cheesefest. In no way will it be a good movie. Don't forget it getting pushed back almost a year to like next February. That's a sign of "Test audiences shit all over it" usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Don't forget it getting pushed back almost a year to like next February. That's a sign of "Test audiences shit all over it" usually. Often, but in this day and age, the 'we needed to finish the effects' excuse is actually true some of the time (it happened to Gravity, for starters), and visually from the trailers it's incredibly ambitious so I think it's plausible.I'm super-wary for reasons of the delay and Matrix Revolutions, but I'm still interested to see it. Considering the basic premise of it and the looks of it, it looks like its gonna be a very bad cheesefest. In no way will it be a good movie.Interstellar at least has potential. Not really sure what you have against the premise. Silly, sure, but lots of films are silly, which doesn't stop them being good. It's no more silly than Star Wars or the Marvel movies.With Interstellar, I'm just getting the sinking feeling that Nolan's overreached himself again, in part because of quotes in the Empire interview in which he tells us how edgy and progressive and all the storytelling in this movie is. I always get nervous when a creator does that with their own work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazydog7 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Well I know I'm the only one but I'm still holding out for John Carter 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 CD,I liked John Carter too. My family and I watch it semi-regularly. That's space opera. It cheese but tasty cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Well I know I'm the only one but I'm still holding out for John Carter 2. I never understood the hate. Felt like Disney threw the director and franchise under the bus by not bothering to promote it and allow all the negative buzz to kill it. Probably because they knew they almost had star wars in their grasp. I suspect there's something very wrong with Jupiter ascending given the delay. Then again GI Joe 2 had similar days (on grounds of it being shit) and the reshoots/edits made it watchable and certainly an improvement over the first one. I don't know much about Interstellar but what I know of JA has me more worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I never understood the hate. Felt like Disney threw the director and franchise under the bus by not bothering to promote it and allow all the negative buzz to kill it. Probably because they knew they almost had star wars in their grasp. I suspect there's something very wrong with Jupiter ascending given the delay. Then again GI Joe 2 had similar days (on grounds of it being shit) and the reshoots/edits made it watchable and certainly an improvement over the first one. I don't know much about Interstellar but what I know of JA has me more worried Oh hell no. They did the exact opposite. They gave Stanton complete creative control and a huge budget based on his work for Pixar and told him "Go nuts!". They even gave him control of marketing. Stanton just fucked that shit up all by himself. He produced a mediocre film and tried to market it on the mistaken idea that the majority of people even knew wtf John Carter of Mars was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durckad Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 So apparently the movie is 169 minutes in length, which makes it Nolan's longest thus far. Just under three hours. Good news, as far as I'm concerned.I think that Nolan has just forgotten how to make a movie that isn't bloated and overly long. Maybe Interstellar will prove me wrong, but the length has me a tad worried. Don't forget it getting pushed back almost a year to like next February. That's a sign of "Test audiences shit all over it" usually.January and February seem to be the dumping ground for Hollywood's schlock or at least the films that no one has any faith in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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