The "What Are You Thinking About Right Now?" PIP

[Anasxs]

I finished my iron pills treatments, my Blood level is right! But Blood donations Next year, after if It is possible holiday travel

[brodydean]

I miss Seattle and can't wait to go home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Europe has been amazing and a great substitute for home, but it'll never be home.

[Jade Bahr]

I can't 

 

[Matt!]

 

Dude needs a haircut 

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8 hours ago, Jade Bahr said:

I can't 

 

 

J. Phoenix is so old looking these past few years and is too old looking for the role.  It is surprising that he doesn't get botox like other actors.

[Jade Bahr]

^I don't even know how old (or young) Napoleon was when he became who he is famous for to be honest. But I prefer Phoenix "older" look over botox any day. But since this movie also works as a satire (even better I heard from some critics) I think his washed up look is kinda perfect for the role. Also didn't age people much faster back then than nowadays?

[PrettyDeadThings]

 

 

that timing...

[PrettyDeadThings]

I can't...

[PrettyDeadThings]

 

am I the only one wondering why does the Pentagon have an elementary school division?

[Enrico_sw]

On 11/20/2023 at 8:12 PM, Jade Bahr said:

I can't 

 

 

 

He's right. The French don't like themselves any more. Ever since we started to embrace far-leftism. This dogma is melting countries like acid.

 

France is the most successful military power in history, but embracing very “progressive” ideas made it so weak it collapsed in 1940. You can only have peace, intellectual prowess, thriving art and safety for the weak in a strong country.

 

Far-leftism make countries flimsy. It's also happening in the US, right now.

[Enrico_sw]

2 hours ago, Prettyphile said:

I can't...

 

[Enrico_sw]

On 11/21/2023 at 1:39 AM, Matt! said:

 

Dude needs a haircut 

 

He may look clumsy, bu this dude is probably the best thing that happened to Argentina for the past decades.

 

Socialism destroyed Argentina. It used to be a rich country and now it has inflation over 100%!

[Enrico_sw]

I can only have sympathy for someone that says "long live freedom"

 

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I've almost done re-reading Blood of Elves, Book 3 of the Witcher series.  Re-reading this after the show and going through the games a second time has made me appreciate and catch so many more details than the first time I read it.

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On 11/21/2023 at 8:20 AM, Jade Bahr said:

^I don't even know how old (or young) Napoleon was when he became who he is famous for to be honest. But I prefer Phoenix "older" look over botox any day. But since this movie also works as a satire (even better I heard from some critics) I think his washed up look is kinda perfect for the role. Also didn't age people much faster back then than nowadays?

 

Napoleon was in his 30s.  He died 'young' for modern standards (age 51). 

 

I am ok with historical inaccuracy as long as they get the spirit of the times correct.  It's almost impossible to make a truly historically accurate war film.  Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven were very historically inaccurate but were great films.  It would have been better to make a Napoleon film a few years after Gladiator if he wanted to cast J.Phoenix though.

 

 

For me his Commodus is the best dramatized depiction of the historic emperor I could ever imagine.  I love it!

[Jade Bahr]

12 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

For me his Commodus is the best dramatized depiction of the historic emperor I could ever imagine.  I love it!

He's really great in GLADIATOR but same for Russell Crowe. Period cinema at the finest.

 

I don't think Scotts intention of NAPOLEON is historical accuracy but more how gossip and rumors shape that history.

[Matt!]

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4 hours ago, Jade Bahr said:

I don't think Scotts intention of NAPOLEON is historical accuracy but more how gossip and rumors shape that history.

 

I've looked a bit at the film already and my first impressions just from skimming around:

 

1. J. Phoenix looks exhausted & defeated the whole time and looks out of place.  His voice is very tired sounding as well.

2.  Very good props but the filming is shot 'very close'  and there is a lack of feeling of the expanse.  Everything is all clustered together. 

3. The film looks to suffer from "final cut" issues like Blade Runner and most seriously, "Kingdom of Heaven".   As in the film itself is naturally 3 + hours long but Scott had to remove critical content for the theatrical cut.  So it jumps very rapidly throughout Napoleon's career.

4. There seems to be lack of coverage of Napoleon's massive social impact in europe, which any balanced biopic should focus on.

5.  Josephine and Napoleon look like an odd couple and out of place.  Like a tired old man with a young woman.

 

Otherwise it looks very interesting and I'll watch it when I get a real copy.

 

The napoleon war films made in Russia and Waterloo (1970) are generally considered the best:;

 

 

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Ridley Scott says His 4-hour Director’s Cut of ‘Napoleon’ to be Released on Apple TV+ — World of Reel

 

Ah, makes sense now.  I think I will wait for the 4 1/2 hour cut.  The 2 1/2 hour theatrical cut has so much missing content.

[Jade Bahr]

39 minutes ago, Cult Icon said:

3. The film looks to suffer from "final cut" issues like Blade Runner and most seriously, "Kingdom of Heaven".  

I agree. The DC of KoH was an entirely different movie.

 

I think Napoleon + Josephine being an "odd couple" is the heart of the movie 😄

 

4 1/2 hours - but people think Killers of the Flower Moon or Avatar and The Irishmen were long? lol