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Oppenheimer (2023, W/D: Nolan) -- The Reviews Thread
08-05-23, 10:30 PM
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Re: Oppenheimer (2023, W/D: Nolan) -- The Reviews Thread
This is one of those films where there's so much filmmaking craftsmanship coming at you, as a viewer I just sit back and let it wash over me as an overall experience. (if that makes any sense) Similar vibes for me sitting in row 3 watching the Apocalypse Now 40th anniversary release...it's incredible stuff, and I'm probably not picking up on all of the details...but I'm just caught up with the entirety of it.
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tanman (08-07-23)
08-07-23, 01:15 AM
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Re: Oppenheimer (2023, W/D: Nolan) -- The Reviews Thread
It was very hot today where I'm at, so I opted to see this again to cool off. But, I went to a $5 budget theater and saw it on a regular screen. So a cheap movie on a humid Sunday, why not? It didn't look great on a regular and smaller screen. I didn't stay the entire time as I had to be somewhere, so I stayed through Oppenheimer meeting Truman. That was already 2+ hours in. Now that I saw it again, it does look like Gary Oldman.
I will say that I paid a lot more attention this time around and the whole set up and score to the bomb sequence was really riveting and tense.
Still standing by my original review from when it opened. Excellent movie. I know most don't care, but a regular screen doesn't do this film justice. The image wasn't that good compared to when I saw it in IMAX weeks ago.
I will say that I paid a lot more attention this time around and the whole set up and score to the bomb sequence was really riveting and tense.
Still standing by my original review from when it opened. Excellent movie. I know most don't care, but a regular screen doesn't do this film justice. The image wasn't that good compared to when I saw it in IMAX weeks ago.
08-07-23, 04:55 PM
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https://variety.com/2023/film/news/o...73e828aa12daf1
If you have the ability to see this in 70MM IMAX, it's run has been extended through the end of August.
If you have the ability to see this in 70MM IMAX, it's run has been extended through the end of August.
08-07-23, 09:05 PM
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Re: Oppenheimer (2023, W/D: Nolan) -- The Reviews Thread
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/o...73e828aa12daf1
If you have the ability to see this in 70MM IMAX, it's run has been extended through the end of August.
If you have the ability to see this in 70MM IMAX, it's run has been extended through the end of August.
08-12-23, 11:13 AM
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Re: Oppenheimer (2023, W/D: Nolan) -- The Reviews Thread
We went with our oldest to see this and we all really liked it. The whole "It's just three hours of people talking" broad brush reviews are pretty silly, considering the pacing propelled forward by jump cuts and other editing techniques, the score, the quick clip dialogue, etc. It truly felt like a race against the Nazis, the Soviets, etc. for the first two hours before the test, then a slower but still driving pace for the third hour. This was a great film, and I will definitely return to it.
As for "those scenes" and my solution...
We watched The Terminator uncut together a few days before Oppenheimer and had a talk about the talk. It was a good talk. So her first matched my first, at about the same age, too, likely! We talked about what the scenes in Oppenheimer would be like and overall, then talked after the movie too, and both were good talks. As for those scenes, yep, they're there. But in terms of what all is out there, they are pretty mild and dare I say the "art" of them doesn't make them very sexy at all. She survived. We all survived.
As for "those scenes" and my solution...
We watched The Terminator uncut together a few days before Oppenheimer and had a talk about the talk. It was a good talk. So her first matched my first, at about the same age, too, likely! We talked about what the scenes in Oppenheimer would be like and overall, then talked after the movie too, and both were good talks. As for those scenes, yep, they're there. But in terms of what all is out there, they are pretty mild and dare I say the "art" of them doesn't make them very sexy at all. She survived. We all survived.
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PerryD (08-12-23)
08-21-23, 01:29 PM
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Re: Oppenheimer (2023, W/D: Nolan) -- The Reviews Thread
I finally saw this. I was waiting for 70mm IMAX. I thought it was just OK. It seems like there's so much effort to avoid discussion of, y'know, what the bomb actually DOES to humans and the moral quandaries of its use, especially now that we know a Japanese surrender pre-Bomb was a little more complicated.
I think it falls into a lot of biopic traps, including overly winky references to the future (finding black holes, JFK) and the editing to create three different time periods is pretty needless, making the movie feel like an extended montage. The last hour also drags and builds to a "he was always 10 steps ahead!" cliche, rather than giving us actual insight into the man, I feel.
I don't know if the point of the film is that Oppenheimer was ultimately unknowable? I found it frustrating that so much of the man and the depth of the issues seemed glossed over.
I think it falls into a lot of biopic traps, including overly winky references to the future (finding black holes, JFK) and the editing to create three different time periods is pretty needless, making the movie feel like an extended montage. The last hour also drags and builds to a "he was always 10 steps ahead!" cliche, rather than giving us actual insight into the man, I feel.
I don't know if the point of the film is that Oppenheimer was ultimately unknowable? I found it frustrating that so much of the man and the depth of the issues seemed glossed over.
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Jason Bovberg (08-21-23)
08-22-23, 08:10 AM
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If you enjoyed the film, I highly recommend The Bomb. It's a fantastic, deeply researched graphic novel about the origins of the development of the bomb. It doesn't focus on Oppenheimer specifically but it is a great read.
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IBJoel (08-22-23)
08-27-23, 08:08 PM
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Saw it at 70mm IMAX today….sensational! If you have one near you, this is the way to see it!
08-31-23, 11:41 PM
#109
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Caught this today. Easy Best Picture nomination and potential front runner. Echo many other views, fast two hours to Trinity and then caught myself looking at my watch until it picked up again.
09-01-23, 12:41 AM
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10-31-23, 02:45 PM
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Coming back for that IMAX money this weekend on the hunt for a billion.
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/c...se-1235774308/
Break out the tobacco pipes and fedora hats: Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” is returning to Imax screens for a one-week encore presentation.
The blockbuster historical drama will be back on the big(gest) screen starting this Friday, including six Imax 70mm film locations: AMC CityWalk Stadium 19 in Hollywood, Calif.; AMC Irvine Spectrum in Irvine, Calif.; AMC Lincoln Square in New York City; AMC Metreon 16 in San Francisco; BFI London in the United Kingdom; and Melbourne Museum in Australia. These premium screens were the first to sell out during the film’s initial box office run.
The re-release comes at a quiet time for the box office, without any major releases on the calendar for the upcoming weekend. Disney’s superhero adventure “The Marvels” will claim most of the Imax footprint when it opens in theaters on Nov. 10.
“Oppenheimer,” starring Cillian Murphy as the so-called “father of the atomic bomb,” has already earned a staggering $946 million at the worldwide box office. It’s the third-highest grossing movie of the year, as well as the second-highest grossing R-rated film in history.
The blockbuster historical drama will be back on the big(gest) screen starting this Friday, including six Imax 70mm film locations: AMC CityWalk Stadium 19 in Hollywood, Calif.; AMC Irvine Spectrum in Irvine, Calif.; AMC Lincoln Square in New York City; AMC Metreon 16 in San Francisco; BFI London in the United Kingdom; and Melbourne Museum in Australia. These premium screens were the first to sell out during the film’s initial box office run.
The re-release comes at a quiet time for the box office, without any major releases on the calendar for the upcoming weekend. Disney’s superhero adventure “The Marvels” will claim most of the Imax footprint when it opens in theaters on Nov. 10.
“Oppenheimer,” starring Cillian Murphy as the so-called “father of the atomic bomb,” has already earned a staggering $946 million at the worldwide box office. It’s the third-highest grossing movie of the year, as well as the second-highest grossing R-rated film in history.
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IBJoel (10-31-23)
10-31-23, 05:43 PM
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Just what I was hoping for! AMC finally nailed down their times today, I'll be catching it at least once next week for sure. I've also been catching up on the score the past few weeks, (for whatever reason I forgot to purchase it) alongside other Nolan scores it just stands on it's own as a great album.
10-31-23, 08:19 PM
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Ditto . . . I didn't catch it before it left IMAX and was holding out, hoping it would make a return engagement. I figured it would be during Oscar season . . . Now, I'm hoping nothing pops up between now and the weekend.
11-13-23, 09:10 AM
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Incredibly disappointed in this.
Pounding music, flashy cuts, zero character development. I did not care for this at all. And more totally disposable female characters by Nolan.
Pounding music, flashy cuts, zero character development. I did not care for this at all. And more totally disposable female characters by Nolan.
11-20-23, 06:20 PM
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Re: Oppenheimer (2023, W/D: Nolan) -- The Reviews Thread
This will sweep the Oscar’s. Or at least get a very many.
Amazing movie with an incredible cast. The makeup jobs they did on these quite famous actors was amazing (Downey Jr., Gary Oldman, Krumholtz). Downey Jr. gets Best Supporting. I wouldn’t bet against Murphy for Best Actor either.
It was taut and tense throughout. It was simply magnificent. Saw it in one sitting, one bathroom break.
So intriguing. The twists or surprise of who leaked Oppenheimer’s file at the end, just great. Rami Malek’s testimony against Strauss, equally superb.
I barely knew this history. But, the way Nolan directs this and creates this is truly a feat. He crafts such ingenious movies that always captivates. With heart, soul, conflict, all the while being entertaining as hell.
Yet another stunning achievement in cinema.
Can’t wait to dig into extras.
Amazing movie with an incredible cast. The makeup jobs they did on these quite famous actors was amazing (Downey Jr., Gary Oldman, Krumholtz). Downey Jr. gets Best Supporting. I wouldn’t bet against Murphy for Best Actor either.
It was taut and tense throughout. It was simply magnificent. Saw it in one sitting, one bathroom break.
So intriguing. The twists or surprise of who leaked Oppenheimer’s file at the end, just great. Rami Malek’s testimony against Strauss, equally superb.
I barely knew this history. But, the way Nolan directs this and creates this is truly a feat. He crafts such ingenious movies that always captivates. With heart, soul, conflict, all the while being entertaining as hell.
Yet another stunning achievement in cinema.
Can’t wait to dig into extras.
