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Rock solid review. A bit hard and on the wayside, but still putting it out there.
I think the movie is impressive in how it took the life of a very interesting man and turned it into something boring. Like, I didn’t even think that was possible beforehand.
Well they do tend to have to tone down American heroes because most are super flawed.
Thru can’t even cover some because it would be difficult to explain the huge gaps where freaky shit happened. Like the founder of jpl Jack Parsons, how would you explain the time he hung out on a boat with Hubbard until Hubbard fucked his gf/fiancee and kicked him off the boat. He doesn’t like the next three months “practicing magic” which was mostly writing wishes on slips of paper and masturbating onto them.
This post was sandwiched between a bunch of posts from the SideOfTheRoad Community in my subscribed feed, so it was weirdly appropriate. Smashed cars, abandoned furniture, Oppenheimer reviews, random toilets … all to be expected.
Random toilets? Do go on.
I’ve already said too much.
NGL, I agree.
Fuk u Oscars, The Streets have spoken!
Haven’t even seen it and it has vibes of “this could have been a 90 minute TV special”.
If I’m going to the theater, I’m going for a spectacle. Anything less than that can be streamed.
I feel a mini-series would work as well: The pacing was well maintained throughout all three hours and there were enough storylines to properly take breaks from each other.
I think the cinematography for Openhimer was deliberately and deceptively simple. Nolan leverages the 70 mm format to capture a lot of textures without being heavy handed.
This film was kind of a big departure from Nolan’s typical action oriented style. I do think that some of the performances were mid, and the dialogue was a bit droll at times.
That said, I think he is extremely masterful in his ability to tell a story non linearly, which made the overall story more compelling since they packed a person’s whole adult life’s story into three hours.
I think the ending conveyed the overall point of the film, and still highlights the complexity of human nature.
Overall, I think the Openhimer tries to use subtleties in an era when “bigger is better”.
Got to agree, when you have 75 oled tv with Sonos sound bar + sub and 4k dv releases, it needs to be a real special movie to go to the theater, to watch with loud nasty people who can’t put their phone down for 2 hours (and a newly added rent - paying for babysitter lol)
Disagree.
There’s plenty of biopics out there - but this one really has some powerful moments, that benefit from the cinema.
It adds a bit of depth and gravitas.
Damn. So close to a perfect 5/7
I thought it was a 3.6, not great, not terrible
that review forum need some more piss, maybe a broken bottle and a couple of needles too.
I hate the way Big Concrete Slab is always trying to put down independent film makers in favour of yet another Hollywood blockbuster. #SmashTheSystem #SmashTheSlab
7/10 with rice.
I haven’t actually seen it yet. I’m wondering if seeing this review every day will keep it that way.
Imo it’s worth watching. Definitely an experience better had in a theatre or Imax.
Edit: never said it’s the best movie I’ve ever seen, just that I personally enjoyed it in a theater lol
This just isn’t true. The vast majority of the movie is people talking in rooms. There is nothing really added by the big screen. I wish I had just waited to stream it.
Totally agree with this. The much hyped “nuclear explosion without CGI” looked like a run of the mill action film car bomb. I mean it was a good looking explosion. It just wasn’t wow.
The rest of the film is just … talking. Well-acted talking, well-written talking, but talking.
I liked Oppenheimer. Wasn’t wowed.
Yeah, the hype of the visuals really let me down. They built it up and then it just felt very flat.
I even found myself agreeing with Truman, of all people. Get that crybaby out of there.
Wait… they hyped that it wasn’t made with CGI?
God damn I fuckin’ hate cinema nerds…
Where were y’all like a week ago when everyone was calling this the greatest movie of all time? Well I’m glad I’m not the only one that thought it was just an okay movie!
It’s true for me.
The entire build-up to the Trinity test, the explosion and then the shockwave was awesome on a 50 foot tall IMAX screen. It wouldn’t have been the same just watching it at home.
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I know, lol. You know everyone is going to be fine, but the suspense is still excruciating.
Will defo see it but probably at home now. As someone else mentioned I think I wanted to see it in IMAX for some kickass CGI nuke action. But sounds like it doesn’t have it. Hopefully Nolan secures a real nuke for the sequel lol
I don’t know why people haven’t mentioned to you the part where Oppenheimer first says “Now I am become death. Destroyer of worlds” is in a sex scene. Nolan has chosen strange ways of framing certain scenes in this movie.
Eh I think it’s worth seeing in IMAX. Especially if you have access to one of the theaters showing it in 70mm film.
Don’t go in expecting “kickass CGI nuke action,” it isn’t that kind of movie. I wasn’t underwhelmed by it, but my expectations weren’t at the level of some people apparently.
I feel like the current system is if they have not totally effed it up then its considered good and if they manage a halfway decent movie then its just the greatest.
Seems like a trusted source.
I’m a bit scared that this is actually accurate and that going to the cinema might turn into a big disappointment…
Make sure to find a good concrete block to put your review on afterwards
