New Dunkirk movie to be made

Discussion in 'Books, Films, TV, Radio' started by Owen, Dec 29, 2015.

  1. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Partly because it's Dynamo but I enjoyed it second time around, I just wish it was bigger screen. I noticed a few things in the second screening I missed in the first like artillery shells exploding inland from the Mole and all the rifles against the mole. I also found it a bit easier to follow the story second time around but then again I'm slow and thick.
     
  2. A-58

    A-58 Not so senior Member

    At least that will keep him off the streets and out of trouble for a little while.
     
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  3. idler

    idler GeneralList

    He ought to be busy, anyway, trying to source the original accounts or inspirations for the incidents portrayed in the film. (Hint!)
     
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  4. kopite

    kopite Member

    Just got home after watching the movie and I was quite impressed. Thought it was entertaining with some great cinematography and moved along at a good pace and was never boring. It was great to see a WW2 film with a completely British theme for a change and I'm not too concerned with the lack of accuracy in kit or other minutiae, it's a movie not a documentary. The soundtrack was certainly loud and a bit overbearing at times, which caused my poor missus to nearly jump out of her skin every time a sudden burst of gunfire or a bomb went off, but overall it's well worth watching and recommended.
     
  5. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    John Mills Dunkirk is on ITV4 - Saturday 5th of August.
     
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  6. Mr Jinks

    Mr Jinks Bit of a Cad

    John Mills Dunkirk was also on TV - Saturday 29th July 2017 watched it then headed out to the Cinema to see the latest offering :)

    The actual Dunkirk evacuation was of epic proportion the movie was ,well, three little interwoven tales well shot ,well told but not worthy of the overall title `Dunkirk` but if nothing more its stimulating an interest and judging by the `new` enquiries on here perhaps it serves to keep the campaign alive in peoples minds ? May encourage more people to look a little more closely and ask a few more questions?

    Best Wishes

    Kyle
     
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  7. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    I found one already-I posted it on my FB page. Some of Gunner Alfred Baldwin of 65th Field Regiment recollections can be seen in the movie.
     
  8. brithm

    brithm Senior Member

  9. Incredibledisc

    Incredibledisc Well-Known Member

    Just back from seeing it again today - a few more things I picked up on...

    After the hospital ship is bombed and Harry Styles shows up for the first time you here Kenneth Branagh say something like "come on Highlanders we'll get you on another ship" saw I guess that was meant to establish that the Argylls were on the ship. Later on when Mr Styles sees the men heading for the grounded trawler he yells out "Highlanders" and there are clearly men wearing Glengarry hats (albeit the wrong type for the Argylls - the A&SH glengarry has a prominent red and white diced pattern on it) and one of the men sounds like he's from Manchester! Then, later in the hold of the trawler he talks about how he and the others are "Regimental brothers" as justification for sacrificing Gibson - thus implying that all the men are from his unit. As you say, in all likelihood, men from outside the traditional recruiting areas would have probably been sent to bring them up to wartime strength. Don't get me wrong - I love that this might get the Argylls more some attention - just mystified as to why Nolan made this creative decision to put such a prominent English star in a predominantly Scottish unit.
     
  10. researchingreg

    researchingreg Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the info. I've just set the recording.
     
  11. idler

    idler GeneralList

    Watched the Richard Holmes War Walks: Dunkirk on Youtube last night and 'The Sea' seems to owe a lot to the Lightoller/Sundowner story.

     
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  12. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    already posted in this thread.
    see post #260 by brithm
     
  13. idler

    idler GeneralList

    But mine was with added context, so there!
    I must have read the original post as a bell rang softly when the German POWs marched across the screen. Didn't look like 400, though...
     
  14. The Cooler King

    The Cooler King Elite Member

    I thought it was very well made. It is a film not a documentary. For that reason it does not have to be totally historically accurate. One thing that I thought was fantastic was the Spitfire rattling when he threw it around in combat. That is something that you never really see.
     
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  15. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    Saw the film today - a 70mm screening. Truth be told I found it a bit underwhelming. Maybe the impression I had from very good reviews plus some of your comments left me expecting both too much and too little.

    If I had to pick two things that bothered me they would be:

    1) the whole sequence inside the beached ship as the soldiers waited for the tide. I thought it was just a cheap way to ratchet up the tension. And I felt that part was too long.

    2) I think they should have used CG on the beaches or rearranged their extras to make it seem like there were more people.

    I can't unsee this nighttime sketch of the beach by Charles Murrell.

    And I got the impression, possibly incorrectly, that a lot of the evacuation took place at night. Am I wrong about that?
     
  16. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Have we had this old chap yet?

     
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  17. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    Thank you very much for that VP.
     
  18. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    Yes, post #207
     
  19. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

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  20. Rich Payne

    Rich Payne Rivet Counter Patron 1940 Obsessive

    The people of Dunkirk are very supportive of the five-yearly commemorations and I have the impression that they wouldn't mind a little more tourism.

    Remembering the miracle of Dunkirk

    Definitely worth visiting before you need the visas that you all voted for last year.
     
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