Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Same here.

I'm so happy its being released on my birthday. Couldn't be more perfect.
 
i just seen the release date for my country (holland)

it will be 15december :( thats ****ing long time.
 
Saw the film yesterday...and I am sorry to say that Gary Oldman, in all likelihood, despite his brilliant performance is NOT going to win the Best Actor Academy Award for it. Make no mistake - he work is chilling and powerful but also very layered and understated and not all as theatrical or showy as the unabashedly scenery-chewing roles that the Academy typically hands out Oscars to.

Better start preparing yourself for disappointment, Boom.
 
I've just come back from seeing it. This was extremely good. The tension delivered in almost every scene was fantastic. I was on edge all the time, even in the most seemingly innocuous of scenes. The cinematography was beautiful, the colours so drab and stilted. The main draw however was the performances. The film gathered together many of the best actors in England and nearly every one gives an amazing performance despite many having short screen time. This is perhaps a main problem with the film. The film's pace is very fast, zooming along at 100 mph, which might leave some a bit dazed and confused, though I was ok, having read the book beforehand. The movie is 2 hours but I felt that it should have been longer to allow the story to develop a bit more and add some more suspense. The editing also seemed a bit dodgy at times but that's only a little niggle.

The best thing about the film is Gary Oldman. Whether he gets a Oscar nom or not (he bloody well should), is up to the Academy's discretion as we all know they like their performances showy. This is the complete opposite of showy. This performance is so articulate and contained, you can almost see the cogs turning in his brain. Its very unsettling and yet you can't keep your eyes off him. It' so bloody layered, I couldn't begin to try and uncover all the little intricacies. He's so quiet that when he raises his voice, even slightly, it makes you jump out of your skin. The highlight of the performance is a speech which Smiley gives about Karla which is utterly captivating.

Overall 8.5/10

P.S For those who have read the book, there was one plot/character change that left me a bit bewildered. You'll know when you see it.
 
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Fenrir said:
Saw the film yesterday...and I am sorry to say that Gary Oldman, in all likelihood, despite his brilliant performance is NOT going to win the Best Actor Academy Award for it. Make no mistake - he work is chilling and powerful but also very layered and understated and not all as theatrical or showy as the unabashedly scenery-chewing roles that the Academy typically hands out Oscars to.

Better start preparing yourself for disappointment, Boom.
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Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men :up:.

I'm not getting my hopes up for him winning, but I wouldn't rule out the possibility.
 
I just want at least a nomination for him, finally. Any chance?
When he gets his first nom, he will get on the Academy's map and could win for something else after that any time.
 
Yeah, I'm hoping for the nomination first. I'll worry about the win once we get there.
 
Oldman is already on the Academy's map, they're just looking for the chance to give him one now. I think nomination is very likely but win is certainly TBD.
 
Second item down.

Smiley's happy people


Following its opening last weekend as Britain's number one film at the box office, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy looks likely to repeat the success for a second week, although Ryan Gosling's vehicles are in hot pursuit. However, the Tinker Tailor… audiences will probably remain strong for a while, meaning the public have taken to Gary Oldman's incarnation of George Smiley. I asked him last week if he was prepared to carry the role further, to which he replied it all depended on the box-office figures. "I loved playing George," he told me, "and there are of course films to be made of Le Carré's other books featuring George, with Smiley's People and The Honourable Schoolboy being the obvious ones. But I would insist on quite a few factors, such as I would really want Tomas Alfredson to direct it again." A source at StudioCanal, the new-look European production and distribution powerhouse who financed Tinker Tailor…, tells me they are keen to make Smiley their first franchise (he pops up in as many as eight Le Carré novels). I can reveal that a big announcement is expected in Paris next week - it's likely to be good news for Gary Oldman (or Barry Goldman, as I'm told wags on the set affectionately took to calling him) and for the future of the kind of classy, intelligent movies on which StudioCanal is gambling - if my intelligence is correct, of course.
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I would love to see a good adaptation of The Honourable Schoolboy. Stephen Graham as Jerry Westerby, though?
 
The wait is getting unbearable.
 
the amazing fro said:
This is perhaps a main problem with the film. The film's pace is very fast, zooming along at 100 mph, which might leave some a bit dazed and confused, though I was ok, having read the book beforehand. The movie is 2 hours but I felt that it should have been longer to allow the story to develop a bit more and add some more suspense. The editing also seemed a bit dodgy at times but that's only a little niggle.
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Hmmm....sounds like the mini-series original was the best way to do this. I probably shouldn't watch that first since it is probably better.
 
Saw a new trailer for this before Drive last week. Looks, very, very good. Can't wait to see it.
 
That's Toby? Really? I honestly thought it was that dude Shinzon from Star Trek playing him, not Rikki.
 
here is a nice 32min chat with gary oldman and mark strong. chat really describes it...i mean its an interview but it also isnt ^^ ..

they talk about movie making in general, typecasting, directorstyles..

and there are some quite funny moments .. e.g. when gary talks about prefered number of takes :)

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Fun story. Turns out this film is only releasing in select theaters - none of which are anywhere near me.

I ****ing hate Ohio :).
 
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