Dunkirk

[Aksu]

Hullo,
Just came from the cinema. Yes, Mr Nolan has made a very good intense film. The sound design and Mr Zimmer'a Music in particular are very good.
Cheers,
Aksu

[Leon]

Dave's been waiting for this one for months now, so I think he's off to the Imax this weekend to see it.  I'm not a fan of the cinema though, so might wait until it comes on Sky.

[Aksu]

I can imagine seeing and hearing the Stuka attacks in IMAX will be even more harrowing than in the normal theatre.I think Dunkirk will work very well on the small screen as well, as it is depicts the experiences of normal lads, very much from a claustrophobic grass roots viewpoint.
Aksu

[Steve J]

It will be interesting to compare it to the John Mills 'original', which I think is a great film.

[Redstef]

A very good film. Portrays the feeling of desperation well and avoided the temptation to become over vitriolic and nationalistic. My only criticism would be that the beach ques were not big enough but it doesn't detract from the overall film in my opinion.

It benefits greatly from the big screen and surround sound so is probably a good one to see at the cinema Leon

[Chris Pringle]

"Immerse and annoy": sums up the action nicely?*

Looking forward to seeing the movie.

Chris






*("Dunk. Irk.")

[Steve J]

Oh deary me Chris. Time to get your coat methinks... 

[Ithoriel]

Been singing the praises of this film on Facebook for a few days now.

One of the shorter pieces, for example:

"I loved the way it played with time and interweaved the stories. Given it had some half a million personal stories to choose from it managed a creditable telling of the overall story in a series of snapshots in time without drowning the audience in confusing detail.

A film conveying the chaos and confusion of the event without leaving the audience utterly confused too is a feat.

Nolan making a film only just long enough to tell the central story .... the sky is falling! The sky is falling!! "

[DanJ]

Saw it on Friday and was, quite frankly rather disappointed.

I could see what the director was trying to do with the three different time lines but personally I don't think it quite worked; the film also lacked the sense of the scale of the drama desperate plight of the army on the beaches, the huge efforts to get them off and the heroism of the French and British rearguards.

But my main objection is that there were too many logical inconsistencies in the plot for the film to work.

Personally the John Mills original was much better as was the TV dramatization of a few years ago.

[Ithoriel]

Saw it on Friday and was, quite frankly rather disappointed.

I could see what the director was trying to do with the three different time lines but personally I don't think it quite worked; the film also lacked the sense of the scale of the drama desperate plight of the army on the beaches, the huge efforts to get them off and the heroism of the French and British rearguards.

But my main objection is that there were too many logical inconsistencies in the plot for the film to work.

Personally the John Mills original was much better as was the TV dramatization of a few years ago.

As a regular cinema goer, I found the logic of the film to be refreshingly consistent!

For me the Mills version is way too "stiff upper lip" and the TV version was more all encompassing but less engaging than the Nolan film.

[petercooman]

I also found the movie a bit lacking.

Also, those were pretty empty beaches....

[Ithoriel]

I also found the movie a bit lacking.

Also, those were pretty empty beaches....

[Sunray]

What In liked about the original was the couple of nice little rear guard actions . The blowing of the bridge, the Royal Artillery dug into the wood.   These translate well for small unit actions.  The game can hang on the delay turns caused.

Having yet to see the Nolan version - is there any inspiration for a 10mm game ?

[skywalker]

Went to see it on Friday and enjoyed it. Not the best war movie ever made but at least it did not suffer from the Hollywood effect

[Ithoriel]

What In liked about the original was the couple of nice little rear guard actions . The blowing of the bridge, the Royal Artillery dug into the wood.   These translate well for small unit actions.  The game can hang on the delay turns caused.

Having yet to see the Nolan version - is there any inspiration for a 10mm game ?

More inspiration for an RPG than 10mm.

I await with interest the Participation game in which you, as a Spitfire pilot, have to shoot down the Heinkel before it bombs the rescue ship :-)