Western Horizon

[Luigi]

Been a while since we've had a big budget western, looks good.

 

[Filmfreak]

It looks gorgeous and a very promising project. Indeed it's been a long while since we've had such an epic feel to what looks like a traditional western film.

Let's hope the script is good!

I have a feeling though he might not manage to film the rest of the movies, if the studio waits to see the performance of the first two. A two part western during summer season where each movie cost 100 million to make and are being released with only 40 days apart is going to be almost impossible to make enough money to convince them for two more of these.

 

[Drizzle]

I can't think of another time when a sequel followed a movie in such a close release proximity, obviously not counting something like the MCU where they're technically in the same franchise but not directly related, like Captain Marvel coming out six weeks before Endgame.

 

[Filmfreak]

I can't think of another time when a sequel followed a movie in such a close release proximity, obviously not counting something like the MCU where they're technically in the same franchise but not directly related, like Captain Marvel coming out six weeks before Endgame.

I don't think this has ever been done before, certainly not to movies of this scale, and probably for a good reason. I think it was the wrong film to try this on.

 

[Drizzle]

I don't think this has ever been done before, certainly not to movies of this scale, and probably for a good reason. I think it was the wrong film to try this on.

In theory I think this could have worked with something like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Breaking Dawn, or Mockingjay because the fanbase/audience was already there and wouldn't have been much of a risk provided there was at least a six week period between movies to avoid box office cannibalization.

As it is if there was any summer to test this experiment out it's this one since it's not going to be as crowded as usual.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Yeah, usually it’s the 6 month gap like Back to the Future 2 and 3 or Matrix 2 and 3. And in those cases, 3 suffered at the box office.

Maybe Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima were released only 2 months apart. But then again, you didn’t necessarily need to see one or the other to understand either.

 

[Filmfreak]

In theory I think this could have worked with something like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Breaking Dawn, or Mockingjay because the fanbase/audience was already there and wouldn't have been much of a risk provided there was at least a six week period between movies to avoid box office cannibalization.

As it is if there was any summer to test this experiment out it's this one since it's not going to be as crowded as usual.

I agree on both points.

This is neither the proper genre nor a proven franchise to try this. Many people will wait for its release in home media to see it or even find out about it then, but by the time it comes out, the second installment will already play in cinemas.

And yes, at least it's going to be a dry summer and this might help it, but on the other the lack of moviegoing experience is noticeable in the last few years and this could affect it negatively. Also we shouldn't give credit to WB for this. They didn't know how this year was shaping out to be when they first decided to distribute it this way.

 

[antsman41]

Looks good overall, though it’s hard to make much sense of the story or the characters from that trailer. I hope Worthington isn’t in it enough to ruin it.

 

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Kevin Costner To Debut ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ At Cannes Film Festival

Kevin Costner will debut the first part of Horizon: An American Saga as a world premiere Out of Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

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Kevin Costner Reveals The Epic Journey Of His Cannes Western ‘Horizon’ And Has His Say On ‘Yellowstone’ Rancor

Kevin Costner puts his cards on the table to get his passion project Horizon: An American Saga, made while a range war roils the Yellowstone ranch.

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‘Horizon: An American Saga’ Trailer: New Look At Kevin Costner’s Epic Western Ahead Of Cannes Film Festival Premiere

'Horizon: An American Saga's trailer teases a fight for control of the "last great open spaces" in the USA, over the course of the Civil War.

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[Filmfreak]

It's my most anticipated film for the rest of the year. Visually it looks beautiful and I'm always a sucker for a good western, especially of this sort of scale, something that we haven't seen in cinemas in a very long time. I hope it delivers.

 

[DarkKnight88]

That second trailer was much stronger.

 

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[Black Narcissus]

It's my most anticipated film for the rest of the year. Visually it looks beautiful and I'm always a sucker for a good western, especially of this sort of scale, something that we haven't seen in cinemas in a very long time. I hope it delivers.

You will be disappointed, mane. Still! I give him the cred for even trying on this level and co financing.

 

[Filmfreak]

You will be disappointed, mane. Still! I give him the cred for even trying on this level and co financing.

 

[CaptainWagner]

I haven't loved most of Costner's work, but I can't help but root for this to succeed as an all-too-rare passion project emerging from today's bleak Hollywood system.

 

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‘Horizon: An American Saga’ Review: Kevin Costner’s Chapter 1 (Of 4) Sets Stage For Epic Story Of American West And Its Complicated History – Cannes Film Festival

A review of 'Horizon: An American Saga' from star/director/writer/producer Kevin Costner telling the story of early settlers in the American West.

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Critics Slam Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga’: “A Clumsy Slog Beyond Saving”

Cannes critics are piling on Costner's three-hour epic, with one dubbing it the "dullest cinematic vanity project of the century" and "more 'Waterworld' than 'Dances with Wolves.'"

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[DarkKnight88]

more 'Waterworld' than 'Dances with Wolves.'

and why is that a bad thing? lol

 

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[Tg11]

Saw the trailer for this last night when I was watching Furiosa in coming attractions and this film actually intrigues me. I thought instantly it would be like Yellowstone but it isn't. This movie is more like Dances with Wolves mixed with a little bit of Yellowstone.

 

[Elayis]

I'm a big Kevin Costner fan and respect the fact that he put his money where his mouth is and financed his dream project himself, but Horizon: Chapter 1 was one of the worst theater-going experiences I've had in awhile. Overly-long doesn't adequately describe how tedious this bloated prologue of a film is. There are at least 5 distinct plot threads the film covers but none of them are ever given even a modicum of development. There are also some troubling stereotypes and tropes at play that make Yellowstone look progressive. The production values are incredible, on par with any big budget Western ever made, but this is the kind of drawn out nonsense that plagues prestige TV lately, and it's inexcusable on the big screen. I wanted to support a filmmaker putting everything on the line for a theatrical experience, but unless the reviews are better for Chapter 2 I won't be seeing it in theaters.

Also, another nitpick I had that has nothing to do with the film itself, but the theater I saw it in projected the image very dimly; the bulb must be on its last legs. Obviously not Costner's fault, but it did make the nighttime scenes even harder to see.

 

[antsman41]

Went to Kinds Of Kindness earlier and have this planned tonite… almost 6 hours of film today, **** yeah.