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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.
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.
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.
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)
Fuk u Oscars, The Streets have spoken!
A concert statement
NGL, I agree.
I thought it was a 3.6, not great, not terrible
3.6/10? That seems a bit too low
3.6 out of 10,000
Link to reference in case it was too obscure
Setting up the entire movie’s pacing and story around the legal aftermath & Strauss is what made it disappointing for me. It took too much away from the real-world implications of a nuclear weapon, an arms race, and the devastation it caused.
Overall, cutting out Strauss would have shaved ~30min at least and made the movie into a more cohesive & refined viewing experience.
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
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
Lol. I definitely will!
I mean, it’s a biopic. It’s REALLY hard to make an entertaining biopic because even the most dramatic parts of real life are like 90% boring as shit.
That said, Oppenheimer is officially the second biopic in history that I’ll watch more than once. The character depictions are nuanced and compelling, I learned new things about the political landscape of the era, and the acting alone is entertaining enough to watch. The only other biopic I’ve ever even liked at all is Damien Chazelle’s First Man about Neil Armstrong.
It’s hard to turn real life into art
They should have made it a musical, I really enjoyed Rocketman.
I very much enjoyed the movie. Enough that my wife and I are going to see it in IMAX a second time. I think it’s a really well put together film, it demanded my attention, I thought the structure of the story was fantastic, and the actors delivered excellent performances.
There are always going to be people who don’t like things, and there are always going to be a lot of them on the internet. But don’t let them make you disheartened. 93% on Rotten Tomatoes with a 91% audience score is a good movie.
It’s a good movie and I’m glad I watched it, but both Barbie and TMNT were more enjoyable to me.
It’s incredibly well done. It’s just that people don’t expect this kind of movie from Nolan. So wrong expectations led to bad experiences.
I hate the fucking movie. Everyone is pretending for it to be a masterpiece but in reality its fucking boring. 95% of the movie is just dialog. They didn’t even properly show how the bomb was built or the problems they encountered. But for some reason I should give a shit about his ex wife and his current alcoholic wife. Boring movie and I will never watch it again, a waste of time.
It’s not about the bomb, it’s about Oppenheimer. It’s a biopic. Going to see a biopic and being disappointed that it’s 95% dialogue is like going to a Marvel film and being disappointed that there’s a 45 minute CGI fight. That’s on you.
I went to see it last night in an IMAX theatre. Whether or not you will be disappointed is depending on your expectations. I’ll be honest and say, I’m not sure IMAX really adds to it. The Trinity test explosion has been much hyped but the realism of it is debatable IMO.
Having said all that, it is well executed, well paced with a real tension build up. The characters, as much of real world characters are all flawed. Ultimately I think it is a great story told well.
I think it was worth it for me just because the people paying to go to the IMAX in London are into films enough there was no talking, phones, people going to the loo, etc. Plus the score sounded great though those speakers.
I went to the IMAX at the Science Museum. Lots of people showed up late, lots of people still talking, open mouthed eating and phones being used.
well paced
No
I thought it flew by, did not feel like a three hour film at all.
You probably won’t be disappointed if you like Nolan’s stuff, particularly Dunkirk.
It’s a different genre than a lot of what he’s done, but the acting is superb, the sound editing is going to be a guaranteed Oscar, and it’s a compelling script.
The pacing is slow, particularly in the second half, but it wasn’t a problem for me as the story itself has shifted at that point.
No fighting or bullets or action. And as long as that’s not your expectation, you’ll probably enjoy it.
And as one of the first directors to commit to shooting on IMAX format, his stuff is always going to look great in the theater, even when it’s telling a more encapsulated story.
I don’t think it’s a film for everyone, and the box office draw his name brings might lead to disappointed audience members.
But for me it’s in his top three films alongside Memento and Dark Knight (which remains my favorite, despite generally being looked down upon via an artistry standpoint as a comic book film).
Eh, I’d give it a 7. It’s a solid movie. Very cinematic, great audio design, interesting characters. Goes on longer than I would have preferred but I guess they had to tell the whole story. Still, in all fairness, a 6 isn’t even a bad movie.
Didn’t really like it, quite underwhelming.
You’ll only be disappointed if you want depth.
that review forum need some more piss, maybe a broken bottle and a couple of needles too.
Too long? A movie could’ve ended on Trinity test, and then fades out to black and a text about Oppy’s legal procedural appears.
Basic biopic stuff, well-spent IMAX experience. lol
Seems like a trusted source.
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.
I haven’t actually seen it yet. I’m wondering if seeing this review every day will keep it that way.
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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…
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.
The build up to the detonation was amazingly tense and it was only after the film ended I realised I knew what was going to happen the whole time as it’s a based on real events, lol.
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
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 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.
7/10 with rice.
