Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Not only is it directed by Ridley Scott, it's written by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck (their first collaboration since writing Good Will Hunting together), and Nicole Holofcener (Walking and Talking, Lovely & Amazing, Please Give, Enough Said). Based on the book by Eric Jager. I'm definitely interested. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 The book was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Yes please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Min 3 hour runtime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, ManUtdRedDevils said: Min 3 hour runtime In this day and age, I think theater owners are far more willing to accept films with longer run times than they were when Kingdom of Heaven was released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I like the fact that the trailer scenes seem to mainly use actual locations from what I can tell. Some of those exterior and interior shots are definitely on-location. It doesn't look overly exciting to me otherwise but I'll watch it I'm sure. Also it has Matt Damon with a mullet...sick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Damon and Affleck together in a movie they co-wrote? Sorry, I’m only going to be able to think of Good Will Hunting. How do you like them apples (in 14th century France)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 48 minutes ago, TheLeon said: Damon and Affleck together in a movie they co-wrote? Sorry, I’m only going to be able to think of Good Will Hunting. How do you like them apples (in 14th century France)? Applesauce, bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 2 hours ago, TheLeon said: Damon and Affleck together in a movie they co-wrote? Sorry, I’m only going to be able to think of Good Will Hunting. How do you like them apples (in 14th century France)? How doth thee liketh those apples? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Yep I’ll watch the fuck outta that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Interesting movie. Wasn’t expecting it to play out like an epic Rashomon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 think i’ll see this on sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 12 hours ago, johnny said: think i’ll see this on sunday That's on my schedule as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Is this theaters only or is it steaming somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mercury33 said: Is this theaters only or is it steaming somewhere? Theaters-only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 This was a very competent film though I'd be hard-pressed to find a specific area that stood out significantly other than Jodi Cormer's stellar performance for which she should be nominated for awards. Of the other performances, Adam Driver's was the best (unsurprisingly) with Matt Damon's being "just fine". I honestly have no idea why blonde Ben Affleck was in this film at all. From a visual standpoint, the film falls into the trope that there were no colors in the world during the Middle Ages. Yes, a significant portion of the film takes place during winter and therefore the sky will be grey, but that sure as hell doesn't mean that the colors have to washed out of every other season as well. I really do hope that victims of sexual assault read the description of this film carefully before deciding to watch it because the depiction of the "event" is absolutely horrifying in every possible way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 The myth of the “dark ages” absolutely infuriates me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, Mercury33 said: The myth of the “dark ages” absolutely infuriates me It's absolutely ahistorical nonsense, especially when it comes to intellectual/philosophical matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Of the other performances, Adam Driver's was the best (unsurprisingly) with Matt Damon's being "just fine". I honestly have no idea why blonde Ben Affleck was in this film at all. cause he and Matt co-wrote the screenplay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Ben Affleck is clearly having a blast, mostly because he’s in a completely different movie. Damon and Driver are all brooding and plotting, and Affleck is just living his best life: getting drunk and having orgies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 35 minutes ago, silentbob said: cause he and Matt co-wrote the screenplay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jason said: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 7:23 PM, TheLeon said: Ben Affleck is clearly having a blast, mostly because he’s in a completely different movie. Damon and Driver are all brooding and plotting, and Affleck is just living his best life: getting drunk and having orgies. I haven't seen the film yet but I heard his supporting performance in this is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 14 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: I haven't seen the film yet but I heard his supporting performance in this is fantastic. Yeah, he rules, but I can understand why it doesn’t work for some people. It’s… anachronistic. There was some “snub” talk about him not getting nominated for The Way Back last year (good movie and good performance) but I would love to see him get recognition for this one instead. Although a lot of the awards season movies still haven’t come out yet, so I don’t know who else would be in the category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 7 hours ago, TheLeon said: Yeah, he rules, but I can understand why it doesn’t work for some people. It’s… anachronistic. There was some “snub” talk about him not getting nominated for The Way Back last year (good movie and good performance) but I would love to see him get recognition for this one instead. Although a lot of the awards season movies still haven’t come out yet, so I don’t know who else would be in the category. Yes, I have heard it's very anachronistic, which I find interesting, we'll see heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 I kind of want to see this, but I’ll wait til I can watch it at home. Still haven’t been to a theater since before covid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Finally got around to watching this tonight... AMAZING movie. Ridley Scott is a master filmmaker. No WONDER he was pissed this flopped... I would be too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 16 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Finally got around to watching this tonight... AMAZING movie. Ridley Scott is a master filmmaker. No WONDER he was pissed this flopped... I would be too It was incredible. And the duel itself was so well-done. What a good movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/26/2022 at 2:44 AM, skillzdadirecta said: Finally got around to watching this tonight... AMAZING movie. Ridley Scott is a master filmmaker. No WONDER he was pissed this flopped... I would be too It's incredible, but he had to know what would happen when he released it in the middle of pandemic, when vaccines were fairly new, and people were still worried about going out. Seems he should have held off on release (if he had any choice in it), because it truly is a great movie, and all three main performances were absolutely incredible. The actual story around the duel is very interesting too. I do agree though, it's sad the way this movie died on the vine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 I honestly cannot conceive of any world where this film would be a commercial success. The subject matter is just far too "heavy" and the setting far too niche. I'm sure it would've performed better if the overall circumstances were different, but certainly not enough to be considered financially viable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 20 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: I honestly cannot conceive of any world where this film would be a commercial success. The subject matter is just far too "heavy" and the setting far too niche. I'm sure it would've performed better if the overall circumstances were different, but certainly not enough to be considered financially viable. It's an amazing film, but I agree. It's a very heavy film, though I wish more of the indie and arthouse crowds had shown up to theaters, but Covid really hampered even that. The Green Knight and The Northman, similarly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 The movie was solid. I had no idea I was about to get Rashomon’d, and the execution was really top tier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: I honestly cannot conceive of any world where this film would be a commercial success. The subject matter is just far too "heavy" and the setting far too niche. I'm sure it would've performed better if the overall circumstances were different, but certainly not enough to be considered financially viable. it should have at least gotten more awards recognition that would have boosted its' box office. If I remember correctly it was largely ignored by the Awards that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 this movie is really good 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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