'Napoleon' - Film - UK Release 22nd November

[Big Insect]

Well folks, having seen the various trailers on-line I am greatly looking forward to watching the UK cinema release of the new 'Napoleon' film.
I've arranged a pre-film curry and booked an early evening performance with a few local chums, to turn it into a proper occasion 

The reviews appear a bit mixed - a couple of gripes along the lines of "how can you possibly 'do' a legend like Napoleon justice in 2 hours" and that Josephine is too young and vivacious (!!!) but the battle-scenes seem to be getting some praise. There appear to be 2 main battles - Austerlitz and Waterloo, with a 'cameo' of the Battle of the Pyramids. The bit I've seen with the British Line Infantry forming squares at Waterloo looks great to me.

So fingers crossed that it is the memorable epic that can be watched & re-watched.
NB: I remember the original 'Waterloo' film with great fondness.

Mark

[whubble]

Releasing here on Thursday (Melbourne time), I have already got my son on board, still working on the wife!! It will be good, hoping for great. Take care

[steve_holmes_11]

Have you seen the price of those hats?

[Big Insect]

Have you seen the price of those hats?

All the rage this winter in Paris apparently 

[Last Hussar]

I had breakfast with Josephine's aunt Sunday morning.

[fred.]

I had breakfast with Josephine's aunt Sunday morning.

I'll bite, what does this mean?

[d_Guy]

I'm with Fred. Clearly there are a goodly number of Josephine's in the world.

[Last Hussar]

I'll bite, what does this mean?

A group of us meet for Breakfast on Sundays. One person said "the actress playing Josephine is my niece."

[paulr]

That was a much closer connection than I was expecting

[Matt J]

So how was it???

[flamingpig0]

I've arranged a pre-film curry and booked an early evening performance with a few local chums, to turn it into a proper occasion 


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Mark

My advice would be to get some cans of beer so you can hurl the empties at the screen

[kipt]

Agree.  Forming square was nice; uniforms were good.  Battles were a joke.  Who knew the Prussians supported the British RIGHT flank? British artillery was wrong.

Its difficult when one knows too much...

[DecemDave]

I'm going to wait for the 4 hour extended special directors cut edition with bonus deleted scenes. 

[Raider4]

My advice would be to get some cans of beer so you can hurl the empties at the screen

Urgh! The only previous film that makes me want to throw things at the screen is Braveheart. It can't be that bad, surely?



Will wait until it appears on the small screen, although seeing as it's somehow connected to Apple TV that may mean I never get to see it (as they'll probably keep it for themselves).

[Gwydion]

Braveheart?!
Braveheart is brilliant!
I always start watching it trying to count the number of egregious cock ups, errors, thieving from other countries' stories and hilarious mistakes. I get about ten minutes in, the side of A4 is full and I can't stop laughing.
If you put that aside its a braw wee filum though.
I think it's meant to capture that post modern truth of the Anglo-Scots relationship rather than anything so de trop as facts.