Dunkirk

[Gusington]

Like a Real Man[tm].

[Martok]

My dad & I went and saw Dunkirk the weekend before last.  I don't know that either of us would rate it as Oscar-worthy, but we did both enjoy it. 

[GDS_Starfury]

Jam. Or, in my Dad's case, corned beef and a mug of tea.

both require fire which had yet to be invented when your pops was around, no less your childhood.

[W8taminute]

I think the Wall Street Journal meant that the enemy is faceless, aside from some planes in the sky.

The enemy being faceless is precisely what makes this movie so tense to watch.  It's just plain scarier not seeing who's shooting at you and I like how you never saw the enemy in this movie.

[Gusington]

I didn't really like the faceless enemy either. It made me think of Fury, with Brad Pitt, and how that movie portrayed the Wehrmacht - nice combination of a human and monstrous side, like any army. Could have used some of that here.

[BanzaiCat]

Finally saw it today. Thought it was thoroughly underwhelming. Quite amazing in how underwhelming it was, telling a story of such a miraculous operation.

I get the faceless aspect of it, but the movie itself just didn't try very hard. There were a few awesome moments in it, and it was good in general, but it felt like it missed the mark.

[undercovergeek]

I enjoyed most of the film, got the time line thing, loved the score - the only thing that left me deflated was the, and I think it was even said in the film - 'there are 300000 men on this beach' and even at its widest pan we see, a 100?

[bob48]

Actually, of course, there was more than just one beach and also there was the harbour, all of which I have been to.