Dunkirk Movie

[Ithoriel]

There's so much that this could cover that they must be spoilt for choice in terms of possible plot lines.

I have high hopes but low expectations for the film!

[petercooman]

Dunkirk is intriguing, Dave's been waiting on it for a while now but we're not sure what kind of storyline they can pull out of it?  Bit of a chase/escape movie, with the evacuation being the final stage of the film?

I don't know about the Matt Damon one, is that him vs. dragons?  I'm never quite sure of these films where they've had to find a tenuous reason to put an American star into an Asian setting like that, especially when the Wall was built nearly 2000 years before America came into existence.

Hacksaw Ridge is my favourite of the bunch, I'd never heard of the guy before so I'm interested to see that one.  It looks like it'll tick a lot of boxes for the Oscars as well, so could it restore Mel Gibson's stock?

That was my first thought when i saw the asian one. What the hell is he doing there?

The dunkirk one has me on edge aboutwhat will happen to the lads in that transport at the end!

[KTravlos]

Asian one is a fantasy story with a team of global ancient heroes coming ot the great wall to beat up David Icke creatures :p

The Doss film looks good. We will see. Dunkrik left me cold. To be frank I wanted a western front film, or even just a Jutland one

[Ithoriel]

With so many good true stories to tell about the Great Wall  I have no idea why they're making that dross though I dare say if there is absolutely nothing else on that I'd watch some week I might go see it.

Hacksaw Ridge looks promising, definitely on my "ones to watch" list.

Dunkirk is something I've been looking forward to for a while.

Western Front has been covered well enough for me but Jutland would be interesting. Would be nice to see a Tora!, Tora!, Tora! style retelling with the story told from both sides and with each side speaking their native tongues.

[toxicpixie]

Caught ten mins of the '58 Dunkirk film yesterday, cracking film. Was the bit where you get to see John Mills bludgeon a German sentry to death with a rifle butt. No gore, no close up slow mo bloody spatters, but there's something about the nasty sounds and quick brutality that makes it really rather visceral nonetheless.

Atonement has an excellent modern portrayal of Dunkirk in, too - the 360 single take pan shot of the beaches is superb.

I wonder how the new one will stack up? The trailer looks good, but then they often do whatever the film is like...

[Dave]

Caught ten mins of the '58 Dunkirk film yesterday, cracking film. Was the bit where you get to see John Mills bludgeon a German sentry to death with a rifle butt. No gore, no close up slow mo bloody spatters, but there's something about the nasty sounds and quick brutality that makes it really rather visceral nonetheless.

Atonement has an excellent modern portrayal of Dunkirk in, too - the 360 single take pan shot of the beaches is superb.

I wonder how the new one will stack up? The trailer looks good, but then they often do whatever the film is like...

Filmed 4 miles from me on Redcar beach and the steel plant at Warrenby by the south Gare.

Dave