Ridley Scott’s Napoleon (Phoenix)

[Arachnerd]

Oh, Ridley… who have you gotten into bed with here?

Ah, this brings me back to when Twitter users were telling everyone that Genghis Khan was a terrible person as if it was some new revelation and acted like people are worshipping the guy or something.

 

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Ridley Scott Cast Joaquin Phoenix In ‘Napoleon’ After Seeing Him As Arthur Fleck In ‘Joker’ – Deadline

 

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Ridley Scott Has A Near 4.5 Hour "Napoleon" Cut - Dark Horizons

 

[Iceman]

Trailer looked good to me and I’m sure Phoenix will do a great job as Napoleon. Definitely planning to catch this in the cinema.

 

[Iceman]

Ah, this brings me back to when Twitter users were telling everyone that Genghis Khan was a terrible person as if it was some new revelation and acted like people are worshipping the guy or something.

It’s a shame the internet wasn’t a big deal when I saw Silence of the Lambs to tell me that Lecter and Bill weren’t the pleasant heroes they come across as. I only found out much later in life that there was a darker side to (both of) them and it was a crushing disappointment.

 

[Drizzle]

It’s a shame the internet wasn’t a big deal when I saw Silence of the Lambs to tell me that Lecter and Bill weren’t the pleasant heroes they come across as. I only found out much later in life that there was a darker side to (both of) them and it was a crushing disappointment.

I was shocked when I found out that there was an NFL football team named after Buffalo Bill.

 

[Iceman]

I was shocked when I found out that there was an NFL football team named after Buffalo Bill.

To be fair I’m guessing they were named also before they had the internet to break the news to them. From now on when films are made about seemingly nice historical figures like Hitler/Stalin etc I will check wiki/Twitter ahead of time as it looks like you can’t be too careful.

 

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Scott Talks "Napoleon" Director's Cut Plans - Dark Horizons

As previously reported on, filmmaker Ridley Scott’s historical epic “Napoleon” is getting a much longer director’s cut at some point. Right now we know the film’s theatrical release with Sony Pictures clocks in at around 158 minutes. Joaquin Phoenix stars in the film which chronicles the famed...

www.darkhorizons.com

 

[blue scholar]

I was shocked when I found out that there was an NFL football team named after Buffalo Bill.

The Washington Redskins should have changed their name to Washington Marxes just for ****s and giggles

 

[HBarnill]

Comer's kicking herself right now for missing out on this. But truth be told, Kirby is the right choice.

 

[Gothamsknight]

This looks spectacular

 

[Kane52630]

Between Napoleon and Killers of the Flower Moon, it seems like using anachronistic music for trailers is in. lol

 

[Kane52630]

No one:

Joker Phenoix Napoleon:

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Cannot wait for this!

 

[Sawyer]

Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” Complex

Does the director of “Alien,” “Blade Runner,” and “Gladiator” see himself in the hero of his epic new film?

www.newyorker.com

 

[Kane52630]

 

[DKDetective]

Napoleon

So as I think most of us expected when Scott already started talking about an extended cut before release, we have another Kingdom of Heaven situation where the theatrical version is cut to hell and we will need to see an extended director's cut to fully appraise this film.

 

[TheVileOne]

Napoleon

So as I think most of us expected when Scott already started talking about an extended cut before release, we have another Kingdom of Heaven situation where the theatrical version is cut to hell and we will need to see an extended director's cut to fully appraise this film.

I saw the film earlier and it is very disjointed and choppy.

Vanessa Kirby is the standout performance of the film.

I didn't care for Joaquin Phoenix's performance. It felt like he couldn't really nail down what he was doing, so he was just trying a bunch of different things. It's a weird awkward performance. I don't really get any of the charisma or sense of leadership that made Napoleon so dangerous and inspired such loyalty in his followers.

 

[HammerDown]

Spoiler

 

[Arachnerd]

I look forward to the inevitable History Buffs video on this movie due to Ridley Scott's grouchy responses towards folks pointing out major historical inaccuracies.

 

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Visually it's a feast that should be experienced in a theater, but this cut is chopped up to the point I'd almost recommend waiting for the complete Apple version of the film, if you're not intending to watch both. It's epic, but it doesn't exactly work in its current form.

 

[TheVileOne]

Visually it's a feast that should be experienced in a theater, but this cut is chopped up to the point I'd almost recommend waiting for the complete Apple version of the film, if you're not intending to watch both. It's epic, but it doesn't exactly work in its current form.

Not surprised it's getting such mixed reviews.

 

[Hurm...]

Personally, I really, really liked this movie. Yes, it's a bit choppy in highlighting Napoleon's rise to emperor. But goddamn, those battle scenes are amazing. The film is quite raw in its depiction of the time period, which is my favourite part about it. I know I'm in the minority, but I personally enjoyed this more than Oppenheimer. Don't hang me for that opinion please.

 

[Drizzle]

I'll probably wait until this is on AppleTV+. I want to see it but I think I want to see a film of Ridley Scott just telling people to piss off about the historical inaccuracies for two hours even more.

 

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Not surprised it's getting such mixed reviews.

Agreed. There's a lot to like, but the editing and pacing are incoherent and the film feels unsatisfyingly incomplete.