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Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and directed by James Gray. Good cast hope its not a money grab and actors go through the motions.

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/06/ad...ay-1202147126/

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Not directed by Christopher Nolan. In that case, I might go see it.

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Sorry, but I'm sick to death of that ****er trying to out clever himself in everything he does. I hated Interstellar, but still I went to see Dunkirk, thinking that it was just a historical war story and he wouldn't play games with it. Of course he had to turn it into a jumbled, out-of-sequence mess.

If he made a movie about a football game, it would start in the second quarter, then move to the fourth quarter, then back to the first quarter, then end in the third quarter. Maybe he'd drop a bit from halftime after the credits ran. Just to be cutting edge or some such shit.

**** him. The last movie he did that I liked was Inception, which was still annoying. The last movie he did that I truly enjoyed was Batman Begins.

I loved Dunkirk. Thought it was awesome.

James Gray doesn't do "money grabs" . He is a true auteur and I pretty much dig all his films and this one looks good too.

I also noticed that Disney dropped the trailer in the middle of the night as well lol (****ing a$$holes:rolleyes:). Now that they bought 20th Century Fox, they've been jerking around James Gray and this film for quite some time now (it was supposed to be released in the summer time) .

September is probably a better release window for a film like this. Less competition, closer to award season. This doesn't really read like a blockbuster or a popcorn flick.

It would have been awesome had Nolan not thrown it in a blender and then splattered it across the screen.

Yeah I think you're right.

I loved Interstellar. Dunkirk was decent but not nearly as good as the hype. Loved Inception and the Batman flicks.

Like you, my wife didn't care for Interstellar, probably for the same or similar reasons. To each his own, I guess. I'm a pretty big fan of Nolan.

That's a good cast. Movie looks good. I'll definitely be checking out this flick.

Trailer 2

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Well that looks kinda awesome.

I mean, I still kinda feel like Brad Pitt, for everything he does well, is maaaaaybe a little stretched trying to play the lead in a dramatic movie like this. He's fantastic in an ensemble and great when he can play Brad Pitt: Charming Rogue. But this just seems a bit out of his wheelhouse.

I loved him in Fury but anytime he's tried to just the serious dramatic roles I've just been kinda...meh. Can he be a heavy character?

I guess it depends on what this movie is going to be. If it's something of a tense sci-fi movie, he can probably do that. If it's gonna be an introspective case study on the human condition using space as a plot device....eh.

He can play Tom Bishop: Astronaut and reprise his approach in Spy Game (friggen love that movie) but I think 7 Years in Tibet may be something similar to what they're going for here and if so...well that movie kinda sucked, IMO. Shoulda had Leo do it...

I'm working on this trailer. Be advised this is a total arthouse movie. Think less "Gravity" and more "Solaris"

Kinda the vibe I got as well. Which made me think Pitt can't carry it.

How do you get into that field of work?

Double majored in advertising and art history at KU. Moved to California and used nepotism to get a job. Highly recommend the strategy.

Reviews are starting to come out.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/re...review-1233364https://variety.com/2019/film/review...es-1203317838/https://www.theguardian.com/film/201...s-daddy-issueshttps://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/ad...ce-1202169692/

Pitt is a superstar that is at his best in a supporting role.... Fight Club, 12 Monkeys, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood....

Well, the one constant in all the reviews I've seen so far is that Pitt is great in this. So maybe...

Boy, when you read something that boils down to "Solaris but less dynamic..."

Uhhh........that.....ain't good.

Solaris was one of the most tediously overwrought movies you will ever see. It is a movie that has become self aware and capable of smelling its own farts. And dull as dishwater.

If you take Solaris and somehow make it less interesting....egads, man.

This is gonna hit the ol' Netflix queue or I'll wait until it gets chopped to pieces and re-aired a million times on FXX.

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I'd have to look it up to link it, and i'm not gonna, but I read a pretty lengthy av club review earlier that was effusive in its praise. Gave the flick an A-. So it ain't all bad, evidently, on the review front.


Edit: and checking RT it's sitting at 84% right now.

I really like Brad Pitt and his vibe so I'ma support his film

This looks so bad ass. Brad Pitt in sci fi...haven't seen him in a sci fi movie that I can remember?

12 monkeys

Hey All just got out of this movie.

If you like Real Sci-fi then you will like this movie. Real Sci-fi has a message and this movie delivers on that. It is a slow burn though but it keeps you engaged throughout. If you go in expecting Aliens and a Shoot em up star wars type thing you will be disappointed.

Brad Pitt was really good in this and this will probably get him an award.

If you like reading Sci-fi and and see the message they get across and then it made you think, then I think you would really like this movie.

was almost interested until Brad Pitt said that the movie is about "toxic masculinity"

There’s been some speculation about some added scenes and reshoots. Specifically the thrill scenes. Apparantly, FOX didnt like the first cut.

Agreed! Spy Game is one of my all-time faves.

This might be Pitt trying to not give the movie away but try to answer a reporters question

Spoilers for movie



So that might explain the "Toxic Masculinity" that Pitt said concerning the main character.

Maybe think like an adult and be open minded. Toxic masculinity exists and this film greatly touches on something that shouldn't have been an issue

Very slow movie. If you are suffering from insomnia go see it!

Just got back from seeing it. Fell asleep 4 times. Kept waiting for something, anything to happen.

I was going to see it tomorrow but not now.

It has a 51% audience score on the Tomatoes meter web site.

Movie reviewers suck.

I saw at least 5 people leave less than halfway through the movie. I wish I would have as well.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

My wife now wants me to go with her to see Downton Abby. :banghead:

The new Rambo movie, OTOH, has a 30% critic score and a 83% audience score.

Guess which movie I'm more likely to go see this weekend?

Tommy Lee Jones always seems grouchy in whatever he plays.

Director: " Okay we need someone to play an old grumpy man who is just a miserable person"

Cast Director: "How about Tommy Lee Jones?"

Director: "Perfect"

There’s an old SNL sketch from the 90s “Who’s more Grizzled?” It was Garth Brooks playing a bit against Robert Duvall. Hilarious skit.

I feel like Tommy Lee Jones would have for right in.

Movie could have been really cool - instead they just made it slow and depressing. And they didn't talk about technology or science. It was just kind of, there.

Yep with reviews I will see this when it streams.

Dang, I thought this might be worth a theater viewing but with the reviews on here, I guess I'll wait for the DVD.

Should have gotten Christopher Nolan to direct it. :D

Movie is much more of an indie vibe and would be good ona rainy day

One of my all-time favorites. Good ol' Norm MacDonald as the gameshow host.

You used to be able to find it online but it's been scrubbed. NBC man....

"The day I set foot on that beach in Normandy, I never wished more that there was a god in heaven, and I was never more certain that they wasn’t..."

^ Probably cums to Marvel

Movie was stupid.

Well I change my mind..it wasn't total suck..from the beginning til about when he finds his father I guess was decent. But there wasn't really any climax and the ending (IMO) was just like "hmmm that was it?"

You see, he's always got to bang Liv Tyler. But now he gets to bang Liv Tyler and pay attention to her.

It was a decent movie. I liked some of the tech ideas they used in the movie.

Saw this over the weekend. It's everything one of those reviewers said in this thread.

Kind of like Solaris . . . bits of Gravity . . . some waves at 2001 . . .

Some parts I liked. But the story got in it's own way after a while. And even the acting, while pretty good, was stuck in neutral for just about the whole movie. And there were things that could've made the movie better, but they didn't go for any of them.

Donald Sutherland's character could've made things more interesting, but they didn't go there.

The Moon pirates might've been something.

The girl he meets on Mars could've made things more interesting, as she was the daughter of one of the crew. But no . . .

Overall, I wouldn't go see it again. I spent too much of the movie thinking, "Gee, I wish they'd have gone somewhere with that . . ."

YMMV.