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They Shall Not Grow Old Is the Movie of the Year
National Review ^
| December 31, 2018
| Rich Lowry
Posted on 01/02/2019 6:02:27 AM PST by C19fan
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A lot of freepers have already seen this movie in the limited releases in the US. I believe it will be at theaters again later this month. I find it interesting how movies about the UK experience in World War I and II have found audiences in the states. Dunkirk did very well in the US.
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:02:27 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
I saw this previewed yesterday while at the movies......but the two showing dates had already passed!
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:08:41 AM PST
by
Guenevere
To: C19fan
It was stunning. The work that Jackson and his team did was just remarkable.
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:10:20 AM PST
by
dead
(Our next president is going to be sooooo boring.)
To: C19fan
Screw the oscars. Let them chose who they want, who cares? If the movie is good, go see it, or better yet, buy the DVD at Walmart when it hits the bargain bin. I have no intention of spending full price for any movie.
To: dead
What’s really neat is staying after the movie is finished to watch Jackson discuss the production methods behind the film. One that I recall is how he got forensic lip readers to watch the slowed down footage and they were able to decipher what the men were saying.
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:15:24 AM PST
by
OttawaFreeper
("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
To: C19fan
When is it going into general release? It played on the 27th and all the venues were sold out.
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:19:06 AM PST
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
To: Rummyfan
Would love to see it. Why the limited showings?
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:25:41 AM PST
by
Oldexpat
(Jobs Not Mobs)
To: C19fan
Jackson made chop suey outta LOTR. Good films, missing half the book though with 50% made up filler.
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:31:33 AM PST
by
rawcatslyentist
("All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing")
To: Guenevere
I’m very interested in seeing this. I hope there are more showings.
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:34:23 AM PST
by
Mr.Unique
(The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
To: C19fan
XLNT movie,
The Man in the Trenches.
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:40:06 AM PST
by
Big Red Badger
(Despised by the Despicable!)
To: rawcatslyentist
Hardly chop suey...Jackson did a masterful job of bring LOTR to the big screen...
Yes, a lot of books were left out. It would have taken three more movies to tell the whole trilogy...a lot of which would have been boring...
I was disappointed with him leaving out the very important end of the book when they come back to the shire...
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:41:19 AM PST
by
Popman
To: Guenevere
Read that it is set for general release on Feb 1.
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:44:39 AM PST
by
ops33
(SMSgt, USAF, Retired)
To: ops33
Will see it again in February. We went both days its was shown. We got to see the 3d version the first time, the regular version on Dec 27th.
It’s a great documentary.
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:51:59 AM PST
by
LauraJean
(sometimes I win sometimes I donate to the equine benevolent society)
To: rawcatslyentist
Let’s see you make a better one then.
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:55:20 AM PST
by
BipolarBob
(Sir, I cannot go to hell. Satan has a restraining order on me.)
To: Rummyfan
When is it going into general release? It played on the 27th and all the venues were sold out. Same in my area, sold out two hours for the first one and an hour for the second one before show time. I so wanted to see it. And I want the DVD when it goes on sale.
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:55:59 AM PST
by
Ron H.
(Gab.ai)
To: Popman
I was disappointed with him leaving out the very important end of the book when they come back to the shire... That ending would have depressed left the audience disappointed.
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posted on
01/02/2019 6:57:03 AM PST
by
BipolarBob
(Sir, I cannot go to hell. Satan has a restraining order on me.)
To: rawcatslyentist
Jackson made “chop suey” outta “The Hobbit.”
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posted on
01/02/2019 7:02:17 AM PST
by
RedMonqey
("Those who turn their arms in for plowshares will be doing the plowing for those who didn't.")
To: Ron H.
I saw it on the 27th. I got one of the last available tickets in the front row. It was very good. Might see it again when it gets more distribution in Feb.
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posted on
01/02/2019 7:27:40 AM PST
by
virgil
(The evil that men do lives after them)
To: ops33
To: C19fan
I have seen this movie and it is an amazing technical achievement that gives meaning and substance to the British and colonial soldiers who fought and died in WWI. My one criticism is that while it chronologically details the lives of soldiers as they move from enlistment, training and placement in the trenches, it does so without context in terms of times, dates and places.
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posted on
01/02/2019 7:38:16 AM PST
by
yetidog
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