1917
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nenigiaka 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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nenigiaka 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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nenigiaka 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.