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The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

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The Circle is an upcoming American science-fiction drama film directed and written by James Ponsoldt, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Dave Eggers. The film stars Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Patton Oswalt, and Bill Paxton.

A woman (Watson) lands a job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, where she becomes involved with a mysterious man.
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

Sounds like it has nothing to do with the 2015 film The Circle that I saw on Netflix.

Good cast!
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

This seems to follow the book and then take things to more extremes (ie. making Circle look more evil).

I enjoyed the book, so I'll give this a shot at some point.
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

Originally Posted by TomOpus
Sounds like it has nothing to do with the 2015 film The Circle that I saw on Netflix.

Good cast!
yeah I don't see there being a big budget remake of that version of The Circle
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

looks o..k

maybe this movie should have been made 10-15 years ago
Cause nowadays this is like everyday business
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

Originally Posted by nando820
looks o..k

maybe this movie should have been made 10-15 years ago
Cause nowadays this is like everyday business
It was. In 2001, there was antitrust with Robbins, Phillipe and Cook:

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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

This comes out Friday. Review embargo until Wednesday night via a couple of sources I've seen online. Probably not a good sign.
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

Why does this look like a movie about Uber?
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

I will probably see this in the theatre.
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

A few reviews coming in...

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_circle_2017
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

Stuckmann gave it a D. He said nothing really happens, no suspense save for one badly edited scene. Surprisingly boring. He said the most interesting characters are Watson's parents. Unfortunately it's Bill Paxton's last role as her dad.

I was mildly interested but not anymore.
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

Yea, I'm not bothering anymore. Rental.
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

Roeper gave it 1.5/4

“The Circle” is a cautionary Big Brother cyber thriller touching on themes explored in “The Net” (1995), “The Truman Show” (1998), “EDtv” (1999) and “Minority Report” (2002), with just a hint of “The Firm” (1993) and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956 and 1978), not to mention the “Gryzzl” storyline on the TV series “Parks and Recreation.”

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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

Emma Watson is one boring dude
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

This got a D+ cinemascore. Awful.
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

Might have to wait until this hits the local Bargain Theater in a few weeks.
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

Have to chuckle at the latest TV spot I saw earlier where they showed major publications logos (like Rolling Stone, Variety, etc) proclaiming that The Circle is one of the Top 50 Most Anticipated Movies of the year.
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

All the ads make it look like a TV movie.

And not even a modern TV movie with high production values. More like something produced for basic cable in 1997.
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

Originally Posted by TheMovieman
Have to chuckle at the latest TV spot I saw earlier where they showed major publications logos (like Rolling Stone, Variety, etc) proclaiming that The Circle is one of the Top 50 Most Anticipated Movies of the year.

I generally only need the fingers on one hand to list my most anticipated movies of the year. I've already seen my three most anticipated movies this year: POWER RANGERS, GHOST IN THE SHELL, YOUR NAME. Can't think of any others offhand.
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

Have to wonder what the producers had on Hanks to get him to even appear in this turkey.
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

This is getting trashed big time.

The trailer really had a different feel than the book. The book was somewhat satirical, whereas this looks like a thriller along the lines of Antitrust.

I may just watch this for free down the road just to see how bad it is in comparison to the book.
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Re: The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan

Was the book well received?
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Was the book well received?
For the most part. It certainly was MUCH better received than the movie.
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Bummer that such a big cast put together a really bad reviewed movie and I was excited for this too.

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