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If it's truly as great as you review it here

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In Reply to: RE: 'Civil War': Not a war film . . . posted by Billy Wonka on April 12, 2024 at 15:21:14

It will probably do fine during awards season. Yesterday RT had it at 82/82. Today (one day later) it's 82/77 . . . an actual audience seems to be less enthralled than reviewers. A couple of professional reviews I've read have noted that European cultural gatekeepers (director here) love to portray the U.S. as a hotbed of political and social anarchy, chaos and budding fascism and yet historically it's Europe where this actually occurs. Projection or cautionary warning? I'm curious about it but am not sure I'm ready to make the investment in money and esp time in something so downbeat. Maybe we'll get the real thing in a few months anyways . . .

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RE: If it's truly as great as you review it here - Billy Wonka 23:55:43 04/14/24 (1)
At no time was I rooting for one side over the other. There was a reliance on "good ole boys" as rebels. Plemmons takes the prize there.
- Finally got around to seeing it - Steve O 05:29:32 04/24/24 (0)
  In IMAX format. It was much better than I expected but left me emotionally drained. I'm still digesting it so not much to say just now but what a roller coaster. The Jesse Plemmons scene was chilling and strangely plausible. Reminded me of parts of Apocalypse Now. Also chilling to me was the scene where the journalists were in that quaint, seemingly unaffected town. Clerk in a store says it's best to not get involved so they don't there . . . Except they obviously do get involved. The taking of the white house was intense as it gets and reminded me a bit of pvt Ryan opening. And the young journalist effectively becomes the old seasoned journalist. Obviously a big part of the budget was spent there.
  
  I'm guessing there will indeed be some awards for this one. Kirsten Dunst?

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