Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk" (July 21, 2017)

[Faora]

Branagh

 

[StormC]

Really interested in what Nolan will do with this material since this is his first movie set in "reality" since... uh, Insomnia?

 

[titansupes]

^ Yeah, I guess it is. And his first based on (or at least set in) true events. I'm fascinated to see how twisty the plot will be. I have a feeling he's trying to move away from that a bit, but I can't back it up.

 

[Faora]

 

[Gold Samurai]

^ That really annoys me on bluray. Very distracting. I was glad the SW: TFA one just kept the same aspect ratio throughout.

Agreed. It was like someone constantly turning the lights on and off in a room. It gets annoying

It's going to be interesting to see the tweens reactions watching a Nolan movie with Harry Styles in it.

Imagine the outrage if Nolan kills the character.

 

[Loki882]

Imagine the adult outrage is he's the only, or one of the only, major characters who survives till the end.

 

[Faora]

t:

 

[Man in the Suit]

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Deshi Basara

 

[Doctor Jones]

 

[Boom]

Oh Nolan, you wily fox.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

bats are gonna come out of the other side any time now.

Or vests.

 

[I Am The Knight]

The bats will carry him to the light.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Interested in seeing how this film does in America, as Dunkirk takes place before America enters World War II.

 

[titansupes]

It's going to be interesting to see the tweens reactions watching a Nolan movie with Harry Styles in it.

Imagine the outrage if Nolan kills the character.

I dunno, it worked for that boat movie Leo did.

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Deshi Basara

 

[Brother Jack]

Interested in seeing how this film does in America, as Dunkirk takes place before America enters World War II.

That's a good point. Hadn't thought of that. This is the most British film Nolan has done.

 

[Marvolo]

In theatres I'm sure it's a cool effect, but on television screens...

Variable aspect ratio has never bothered me. If a scene was filmed in a certain aspect ratio I want to see it in that ratio or as close as possible. If scenes are filmed in different ratios so be it. The whole point of blu-ray and UHD is preserving and presenting films in as high quality as possible the way the director wants it to be or as close as possible to how they want it to be.

Catching Fire used the shifting aspect ratio brilliantly on the blu-ray. As Katnis is going up the elevator into the arena the aspect expands from 2.35:1 to 1.78:1 and all the arena scenes are 1.78:1. Looks so much better than the cropped 2.35:1 arena scenes on the DVD.

TDKR had a pretty cool moment too when Catwoman and Bats are in the sewers. When Batman walks through the gate onto the catwalk it's 2.35:1. As the gate falls the ratio shifts to 1.78:1. The sound effect of the gate hitting the ground and the downward motion of the gate makes the shift damn near seamless.

But there are some shifts in Nolan's films that aren't as seamless.

Some directors utilize shifting aspect ratios better than others.

 

[Faora]

Maybe Branagh take role Admiral Bertram Ramsay.

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Other

 

[Faora]

del

 

[Schlosser85]

I'd say it's a pretty good bet Branagh is playing Bertram Ramsay. He seems to be wearing an Admiral's uniform, he looks like Ramsay, and Ramsay was one of the major figures involved in the evacuation.

 

[killface]

I'd just laugh if Harry Style's character is a traitor and weaselly kills Tom Hardy's character.

 

[Loki882]

Got to give props to Nolan, no way in Hell would I be wearing anything even resembling a suit while filming on a beach in summer, nope.

 

[titansupes]

^ Must've been cold, though, all the other crew members are pretty well rugged up.

 

[Gold Samurai]

The Casio EV-4500 Portable LCD 4-Inch TV returns

 

[Faora]

 

[Schlosser85]

^ Must've been cold, though, all the other crew members are pretty well rugged up.

Yea, everybody has coats or jackets on, not just Nolan.