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There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2020 Stunning technique and talent in perfect form. Written and directed by Sam Mendes, this riveting movie has immense meaning because it was actually inspired by Sam Mendes’ own grandfather’s experiences in WWI and based on his book Autobiography Of Alfred H. Mendes, 1897-1991 (The UWI Press Biography Series) and the movie was made in his memory. TIPS FOR PARENTS: Some profanity and F-bombs. You see dead horses and bodies (all prosthetic, of course), complete with circling flies, rats, and black crows. You see a man’s life blood drain from his face. Spoken French with subtitles You see a man kill another man with his hands like in that devastating scene in Saving Private Ryan. That scene has haunted me for years. THINGS I LIKED: Fantastic cinematography by 14 times Academy Award nominee Roger Deakins. Surely the work he does in this movie will win him an Oscar. I loved the long sequences in the beginning of 1917 when they walked through the trenches. The entire film is shot and edited to make it look like one long, single shot that takes place in real time. Wow. Seriously, the camera work is next level. For example, the camera keeps running from the ground level, water level, and over the shoulder in incredibly realistic shots that make you feel like you’re standing right next to the characters in the middle of all the action. The cast is very good and includes excellent performances by George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott, and Richard Madden. Some salty humor provided by Andrew Scott’s character. It’s the only time the audience I sat with laughed. The music provides a feeling of non-stop tension yet doesn’t become monotonous. How they prepared the fields and landscapes to really look like war-torn Europe was truly amazing. I loved how Blake hurt his hand on barbed wire at the very beginni

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    Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2020 1971 was a fabulous year: Jiffy Peanut Butter was 59 cents a can, you could take home an Etch-A-Sketch for $2. 83, a Datsun 1200 Sports Coupe was yours for $1, 866, a gallon of gas was 40 cents, and the average rent was 150 bucks. But this crazy movie mentions none of it -- not even the opening of Disney World or those fab Velour pant suits, Carole King’s Tapestry or the coming of David Bowie. I don't get it.

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    Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2020 As "1917" (2019 release; 119 min. ) opens, we are told it is "April 6, 1917", and Lance Corporals Schofield and Blake from the British army are summoned by the General: the two soldiers must deliver an urgent message to 2 battalions who are about to fall into a massive German trap. Blake's brother is among the 1600 soldiers in peril. Off they go, Schofield and Blake. At this point we are less than 10 min. into the movie but to tell you more of the plot would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out. Couple of comments: this is the latest movie from British director-writer-producer Sam Mendes, who brought us the 2 most recent James Bond films, and American Beauty way before that. Here he brings a WWI story to the big screen as it was relayed to him by his grandfather, who served in WWI. I don't want to spoil anything by revealing more of the plot. Instead let me make the following general observations: as the movie opens, we watch as Schofield and Blake walk to the General's camp, get his orders, and get underway, and after a couple of minutes, I realized that all if this was being shown in one continuous take. Then it became 5 min., then 10, then 15 min., and I thought to myself, how much longer can this be just one continuous take? (Sorry, I'm going to to tell you. ) The movie is just epic on so many levels. There are some stretches where there is little to no dialogue and it is then how critically important the movie's sound design is. You may recall that in 2018 there was a fabulous documentary called "They Shall Not Grow Old" (directed by Peter Jackson), in which WWI archive footage is restored gloriously. And in 2017 there was Christopher Nolan's epic WWII drama "Dunkirk". To me "1917" recalls both those films in the best possible way. Kudos also to Thomas Newman for the massive original score, which plays almost non-stop during the movie. "1917" went wide this wee

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    Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2020 Bad filming; poor digital quality, overdone music to make you feel hyped. bad acting, continuous camera / no breaks. No plot, bad writing. The end that I was waiting for was not even there clearly. He hunts and hunts to tell someone as men ARE running across the field at Dawn and should not have been instructed to do so -- or be killed. No real ending. Gotta remember no phones, no communications are evident to tell them to "fall back". NOTHING. Poor plot story. Don't waste your $20. See it on Redbox or later on Netflix/Prime. DULL.

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    Its amazing cinematography and production. But the acting of both Chapman and Mackay was just superb. Especially Mackay I mean you can see his fatigued and stress etc to the whole duration of the movie. Really one of a kind film.