OT: Dunkirk the Movie!

[cwemyss]

So far, I see lots to be excited about, and no red flags. Be interesting to see how it plays with an American audience.... It's not part of our national psyche like Omaha Beach is.

[LargeSlowTarget]

ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn



Here is a trailer, it's in French.


a awesome scene when he saves the bottle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv_rAP-ri6I

"Director from "Il faut sauter eul' soeur à Ryan" - mdr !

[LeeChard]

I saw a trailer today for the movie at my local pub. Didn't catch the date but we must be getting close [:)]

[cwemyss]

ORIGINAL: Ranger5355

I saw a trailer today for the movie at my local pub. Didn't catch the date but we must be getting close [:)]

July 21 over here

[RFalvo69]

Talking of Dunkirk, let's not forget the amazing tracking shot from "Atonement":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QijbOCvunfU

[Lovejoy]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I did see the actor who played "Scarecrow" in the Batman movies. He's typecast for me - good actor, but he'll always be Scarecrow.

Me and my boys are looking forward to this movie.

Cilian Murphy's done pretty well as Thomas Shelby in Peaky Blinders and as the lead in The Winds that Shake the Barley, though a lot of Americans still know him as Scarecrow. When I look at the cast list and see who all is in it, I'm inclined to hope, as a lot of the people in it have done at least one war movie and not been bad in it. Looking forward to seeing James D'Arcy again, he was great in Master and Commander.

[Skyros]

This could be a good gateway movie to get people interested in this area. My daughters started watching war movies after I made them watch the Great Escape. I told them that an actor from Jurassic Park was in it, they had to find him. They watched it closely and were amassed when they realized that Richard Attenborough was in both movies. They have all gone on to Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, etc. They also are big Star Wars and Trek fans.

With Harry Styles from one direction theirs a hope for some bait and switch to get a new generation interested in these types of movies.

[Yaab]

Think she is ready to watch "Come and See"?

[RFalvo69]

ORIGINAL: Lovejoy

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I did see the actor who played "Scarecrow" in the Batman movies. He's typecast for me - good actor, but he'll always be Scarecrow.

Me and my boys are looking forward to this movie.

Cilian Murphy's done pretty well as Thomas Shelby in Peaky Blinders and as the lead in The Winds that Shake the Barley, though a lot of Americans still know him as Scarecrow. When I look at the cast list and see who all is in it, I'm inclined to hope, as a lot of the people in it have done at least one war movie and not been bad in it. Looking forward to seeing James D'Arcy again, he was great in Master and Commander.

Cilian Murphy works since forever, and I don't even really associate him with Scarecrow. He was the main character in "28 Days Later", and in movies like "Sunshine", "Red Eye", "Inception" (he is a favourite by both Danny Boyle and Christopher Nolan it seems), and, on TV, "Peaky Blinders".

I must say that he is one of those actors I'm always happy to see on screen.

[Anachro]

If you like Cilian Murphy, you should watch Peaky Blinders.

EDIT

And...Lovejoy already beat me to it. Great show!

[Kull]

ORIGINAL: RFalvo69

Talking of Dunkirk, let's not forget the amazing tracking shot from "Atonement":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QijbOCvunfU

That was great, thanks for the link!

[Chickenboy]

I found the 5:36 extended trailer to Dunkirk! I saw this in the theater in IMAX with Rogue One last year, but haven't seen it elsewhere. Lots of new footage not seen in the other trailers. [:)]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UrQ4VvFO-c

[jamesjohns]

Very much look forward to it, it is a story, like so many others, in WWII that is unknown in the general public and deserves to be told

[sprior]

It's not widely-known but the man who was in command of the Dunkirk evacuation, Admiral Ramsay, was also in command for operation Neptune. sadly he was killed in a plane crash in 1944

[sprior]

My grandfather was captured at Dunkirk. He was listed as "Missing" for 3 months before news of his capture finally reached home.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

It's not widely-known but the man who was in command of the Dunkirk evacuation, Admiral Ramsay, was also in command for operation Neptune. sadly he was killed in a plane crash in 1944

Interesting. Is that the role played by Kenneth Branaugh in the trailers?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

My grandfather was captured at Dunkirk. He was listed as "Missing" for 3 months before news of his capture finally reached home.

How long had he been with the BEF before capture? Did he talk about any of it afterwards?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: sprior

It's not widely-known but the man who was in command of the Dunkirk evacuation, Admiral Ramsay, was also in command for operation Neptune. sadly he was killed in a plane crash in 1944

Interesting. Is that the role played by Kenneth Branaugh in the trailers?

warspite1

Ramsay, as Vice-Admiral Dover, wouldn't have been at Dunkirk, he was orchestrating the operation from Dover.

I assume that Branagh is William Tennant (he of HMS Repulse - Force Z fame) or a similar character. Tennant directed evacuation operations from the beaches as Senior Naval Officer Dunkirk.

[Panther Bait]

One strange thing about the movie is that the online cast lists rarely mention the names of the characters, particularly for actors like Kenneth Branagh who appear to be playing the people in charge (as opposed to random soldier/pilot #5).

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Panther Bait

One strange thing about the movie is that the online cast lists rarely mention the names of the characters, particularly for actors like Kenneth Branagh who appear to be playing the people in charge (as opposed to random soldier/pilot #5).

warspite1

I assume you mean IMDB? Yes, seems strange this close to the release date. Also it seems a little odd that their 'STARmeter' ranks Branagh and Rylance below Harry Styles!!.... although having said that I am only guessing at what a STARmeter is likely to actually be [:D]