It's not an action war movie, it's a drama/suspense war movie.
Visually stunning; the cinematography is on another level. The choice to hide cuts to make it look like one long, almost unending take is brilliant. The camera is constantly on the protagonists, giving a sense of poignancy to their journey. I honestly don't know how much of it was visual effect, but the scenarios were very well designed. That trek in no man's land might be one of my favorite sequences ever. So tense, so gruesome, so real. And that scene at night in the abandoned town: that alone justifies the Best Cinematography award "1917" won. Just brilliant.
The soundtrack was great: never over imposing, but present with subtle notes to increase the immersion. Also great sound design, from the squelching of the boots in the mud to the sound of the rifles. I wish I had seen the film in a nice movie theater instead of home.
The story could be a hit or miss. I can see how somebody could find "dull" for a lack of a better word, but to me it felt just right. Only two small things I didn't like. First, the completely lack of aim of the german soldiers (come on, talk about plot armour). Second, the theme of backstabbers germans: it didn't feel right to me, especially the pilot.
I liked the overarching theme of the movie: futility. The colonel receives the message and he stops the attack, but he knows nothing really has changed. The protagonist ends the story in the same way he started: against a tree.
Definitely a must watch, even if just for the visual aspect of it. 8.5/10
Oooooo, I love talking zombies. From now on I should name those guys "The Walkie Talkies".
So. In S9E9 of the Walkie Talkies there were a couple of cool things:
• Negan search for a Lucille 2.0. But not much luck there. Plus, he is one of my all time favorite of this show, Ho-ly Sh¡T. Thank you JDM.
• Leather jaaaa-cket! Hell yeah. this whole episode is just obsessed about leather.
• The return of the [insert new type] walkers. And on today's episode: the burn truck hugging walker. It's just like Pokemon now. Keep these coming TWD. I love to see your make-up team doing wonders.
• I don't know what to do with the hottnes of Magna. Maybe it's just Nadia Hilker's voice and vibe.
• Oh, Judith you little ass kicker you. Of course Daryl new that since season 4. Also "language you asshole! I'm a kid".
• Judith is just "meh"ing everything. Why you poking me with cool kids TWD?
• Damn it Jesus. Just as he started showing of his fighting skills since his first episode with Rick, Daryl and the supply truck.
• There is nothing quite as good as and as pants painter as a walkie talkie staring at you doing nothing, SUDDENLY, pointing a sawed off shotgun at your face.
• Dog's name is still 'Dog' and no one cares. Plus he has a sense for luxurious barn suits.
not so cool things:
• Judith passed her bed time during the apocalypse.
• Michonne is the only one that really whispers. But ALL THE TIME.
• Little Dolf Lundgern is not as half as cool as the OG one. So for me, right now it's "if he dies, he dies".
• What the heck with Jesus being dead and white but still, after at least 2 hours, he still has his supratrochlear vein (forehead vein) as pumped as a "show me the money" screaming Jerry Maguire?.
• Probably mama walkie talkie doesn't have spooky blue eyes. I expected to see those from a far so I could be "oh boy, oh boy, oh boy". I still did, though.
"I am thrilled for next week. Over.
... is this thing's working? I push the ptt but I can't hear anything. Stupid walkie talkie."
