Dunkirk

enduroclaret · Post by **enduroclaret** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:52 am

I met Harry Styles about 18 months ago, I was at the J&S motorcycle store between Northwich and Cheshire.
It was around midday on a wet Wednesday, hardly anyone was there, he was with his mate on his beautiful modified Triumph Bonneville. I'd just stopped for a brew in the cafe at the shop and so had he and his mate.
I struck up a conversation with him about his bike.....I didn't realise who he was!
After about five minutes I realised who it was, but I didn't let on.
We chatted for about ten minutes as we supped our brews.
Totally grounded, very pleasant young man.

ngsobob · Post by **ngsobob** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 11:26 am

To add to post 42, around a million Indians lost their lives fighting for the Allies in WW2.

morpheus2 · Post by **morpheus2** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 11:37 am

ngsobob wrote:To add to post 42, around a million Indians lost their lives fighting for the Allies in WW2.

True, my father served in the RAF and commanded a ground flight of Indians in Burma during WWII.

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 11:53 am

Bin Ont Turf wrote:Hello? Said the invisible man.

That's Wellernut off the Christmas card list.

I can't recall any shaky/wandering camera work (if there was it was hardly noticeable). I'm the same with things like that,it really annoys me

Back on the Christmas card list again?

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 12:36 pm

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote:I can't recall any shaky/wandering camera work (if there was it was hardly noticeable). I'm the same with things like that,it really annoys me

Back on the Christmas card list again?

Already bought it and put a stamp on it.

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 11:42 pm

Went this evening. Very good script and really enjoyed the film.

Something I rarely take notice of in a film is the musical score but this one blew me away and definitely adds to the tension in various scenes.

Saxoman · Post by **Saxoman** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 2:12 am

ZizkovClaret wrote:Maybe if he'd have been on time he'd have had less trouble getting on a boat.....

After the fuss kicked up after my joke on the 'minutes applause' thread a while back, taken as disrespectful, I'm surprised no one has picked up on this posting..

HunterST_BFC · Post by **HunterST_BFC** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 2:44 am

Saxoman wrote:After the fuss kicked up after my joke on the 'minutes applause' thread a while back, taken as disrespectful, I'm surprised no one has picked up on this posting..

CT
MODS
If there was ever a more confirmed reason to get rid of him?

That is of course unless you all feel UTC bait clicks are more important.

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 12:31 pm

Saxoman wrote:After the fuss kicked up after my joke on the 'minutes applause' thread a while back, taken as disrespectful, I'm surprised no one has picked up on this posting..

Oh behave

Garnerssoap · Post by **Garnerssoap** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:53 pm

Saw it on the Imax tonight with the family.
It's brilliant.
Love the lack of dialogue bits

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:58 pm

I gave up on it. Boredom prevailed.

Not my cup of tea.

mohamed69 · Post by **mohamed69** » Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:18 am

JohnMac wrote:Went this evening. Very good script and really enjoyed the film.

Something I rarely take notice of in a film is the musical score but this one blew me away and definitely adds to the tension in various scenes.

Totally agree. It was pretty much constant for the entire film...not many silent moments at all. It will definitely win some awards.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Tue Jul 25, 2017 7:41 am

Very good, but the historical pedant in me was slightly disappointed in some bits.

Not normally a fan of CGI, but when the Spitfire was flying along the beach at the end, that would have been the time to use it as there are plenty of historical pictures showing just how much "more" was going on around and on the beach.

But still a very good film

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 11:14 pm

mohamed69 wrote:Totally agree. It was pretty much constant for the entire film...not many silent moments at all. It will definitely win some awards.

I'm currently listening to the score on Spotify in EQ. Superb stuff and stands alone without the visuals

I might have to invest in the translucent vinyl version that is about yo be released

HunterST_BFC · Post by **HunterST_BFC** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 12:14 am

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote:I'm currently listening to the score on Spotify in EQ. Superb stuff and stands alone without the visuals

I might have to invest in the translucent vinyl version that is about yo be released

It's available now Weller to pre-order here. Only 3000 of these. I got their message just today (Wed 26th). May sell fast.

https://thesoundofvinyl.com/*/*/Dunkirk ... urce=Email

ExistentialWanderer · Post by **ExistentialWanderer** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 12:29 am

Lancasterclaret wrote:Very good, but the historical pedant in me was slightly disappointed in some bits.

Not normally a fan of CGI, but when the Spitfire was flying along the beach at the end, that would have been the time to use it as there are plenty of historical pictures showing just how much "more" was going on around and on the beach.

But still a very good film

There's no CGI involved. The Spitfires are real, okay maybe CGI to make them look like more Spitfires, but it's all natural otherwise. I was led to believe there was little to no CGI. All the soldiers on the beach were real people. Quite like Ghandi and typically brilliantly British!

claretfern · Post by **claretfern** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 12:34 am

Went to see this Tuesday evening after reading the posts on this forum. Action packed and Tense with great special effects (as has been mentioned)
Wouldn't recognise Harry Styles if I fell over him, so didn't detract anything for me.

Loyalclaret · Post by **Loyalclaret** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:29 am

Great film.
Saw it with 5 friends, thought the my wife and her friends who had no knowledge of Dunkirk would have been bored but no they enjoyed it. They mentioned their anxiety levels going through the roof which is a compliment to the film I think.

The scenes and scores were captivating, so much so I didn't fall alseep in the cinema!

Only critism was not having some text at the end to explain the enormity of the evacuation.

Visited the beaches and museum last year after the England v Wales

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:47 am

After hearing good reviews we were planning on watching this this week however my Grandad passed away this week and I get emotional enough when watching war films as it is without thinking about him going through that

I'll watch it eventually though, whilst having a glass of his Famous Grouse

fatandgrumpy · Post by **fatandgrumpy** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:54 am

Went last week really enjoyed and would recommend to anyone. Edge of seat stuff, non stop action. The aerial scenes were superb, a film that will stand the test of time in my opinion. Two niggles though, the jumping of time between shots is confusing at first, ie a person is talking on a boat in daylight and a few seconds later they are in the sea at night. The other annoying thing is as others have said, no CGI so no sense of scale. It looks like the story of a couple of hundred people on a beach. Don't let this put you off, a great film nonetheless.

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:56 am

Good man, wilks, and all the best to you and your family.
I'm off to see it tonight and am intrigued by the many references to the film score, an integral part of any film that is generally ignored by most film-goers. I'll payparticular attention to it.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:28 am

There's no CGI involved

Yeah, and its great that they used real planes and stuff , but it should probably have been used when the Spit was flying over the beach at the end.

Barrowfordclaret · Post by **Barrowfordclaret** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 12:12 pm

SammyBoy wrote:I saw this last night and I thought it was brilliant. Definitely not the typical war epic but it builds the story and the tension throughout to a stunning ending. I read the Sebag-Montefiore book on Dunkirk when I was at college and doing a project on the Battle of France (of which Dunkirk was the conclusion), good book and I'd recommend that too.

I bought the book to read on the plane when I go on my Holidays to Mallorca. Think I should have booked to go to Australia as the book is over 700 pages with very small font size

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 6:23 pm

Rileybobs wrote:It's disgusting that Harry Styles will be getting paid more for appearing this film than our real soliders did for fighting.

You are joking, right ?

TractorFace · Post by **TractorFace** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:06 pm

Rileybobs wrote:It's disgusting that Harry Styles will be getting paid more for appearing this film than our real soliders did for fighting.

LOL.

Wokingclaret · Post by **Wokingclaret** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:18 pm

And Woking is in it

Wokingclaret · Post by **Wokingclaret** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:18 pm

Hoping there will be a new D Day film now "the longest day"

Saxoman · Post by **Saxoman** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:36 am

Relieved they've made a decent job of an important event during ww2. Look forward to seeing it. Been to Dunkerque many times and you'd never guess anything like this occurred there.

Of the subject a little, but anyone else have relatives that were in France during ww2 and ate cats? Did this really happen?

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:47 pm

I'm sure there's a filthy joke here somewhere but I'm guessing it wouldn't be at all appropriate............
I know they ate - and still eat - horses which must upset you a tad.

Saxoman · Post by **Saxoman** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 5:37 pm

My grand folks told me that food got so scarce in France during the war, the French took to selling and consuming cat meat at their eateries.

TractorFace · Post by **TractorFace** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:26 pm

Cat meat was called 'roof rabbit', apparently.

karatekid · Post by **karatekid** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:45 am

Went last night and thought the film was fantastic. As mentioned the musical score is very good at building the tension and the sound effects are terrifying, they really convey the power of the explosions and gun shots. The torpedo hit almost made me jump out of my seat.

If anyone is holding back and waiting to see it on kodi or dvd don't, it has to be seen at the cinema. Nice new big comfy seats at Burnley too.

Duffer_ · Post by **Duffer_** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 11:53 am

I saw it before I came away on holiday to beat up the Chelsea supporting reps. I thought it was an excellent film - gripping and moving. Did anyone notice they didn't show a single 'German' face in the whole film? Presumably to anonymise the enemy and focus more powerfully on the retreating troops and their incredible will to survive. As has been said several times, it really is one for the big screen.

UTC!

TheOriginalLongsider · Post by **TheOriginalLongsider** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 2:39 pm

ExistentialWanderer wrote:There's no CGI involved. The Spitfires are real, okay maybe CGI to make them look like more Spitfires, but it's all natural otherwise. I was led to believe there was little to no CGI. All the soldiers on the beach were real people. Quite like Ghandi and typically brilliantly British!

Haha. Rubbish. My brother worked on the CGI on this film. But he did tell me the director seems to be unaware of any CGI.

http://www.dneg.com/dneg_vfx/dunkirk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 11:56 am

Going to see the film this afternoon. Will report back in due course

quoonbeatz · Post by **quoonbeatz** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:09 pm

cracking film. hans zimmer on point again.

ending is a touch daft.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:14 pm

Hans Zimmer is the absolute daddy of film soundtracks it has to be said.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:23 pm

Yes, I went to see the FIlm Symphony Orchestra in Barcelona earlier this year and they performed a lot of tracks composed by Hans Zimmer. When on my honeymoon in NYC last month I saw he was due to play at the Radio City Music Hall. Unfortunately, the concert dates were the day after we were due to leave. He has composed so many brilliant soundtracks.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 7:10 pm

Well, what a fantastic film. The sound effects were excellent which make watching it in the cinema a must, in my opinion. The soundtrack really did keep going throughout, adding to the tension. Well worth a watch.

AndrewJB · Post by **AndrewJB** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 7:40 pm

When will the sequel come out? "Singapore"