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Title: The Northman
Post by: Samwise on April 25, 2022, 05:59:39 PM
Trailer. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMSdFM12hOw)

Most beautiful film I've seen since Midsommar, and the best take on Hamlet I've seen since Strange Brew.  It was everything I was hoping for and more.

Apparently it's not doing great at the box office, which is a shame.  Good one to see on a big screen.


Title: Re: The Northman
Post by: Khaldun on April 25, 2022, 06:06:17 PM
We're looking forward to seeing it this coming Saturday. Eggars is an interesting director.


Title: Re: The Northman
Post by: Riggswolfe on April 25, 2022, 06:20:55 PM
Trailer. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMSdFM12hOw)

Most beautiful film I've seen since Midsommar, and the best take on Hamlet I've seen since Strange Brew.  It was everything I was hoping for and more.

Apparently it's not doing great at the box office, which is a shame.  Good one to see on a big screen.

Strange Brew as in the 80s comedy with Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas?

I figured The Northman was just a silly action movie when I saw the trailers and figured I'd eventually rent it someday if I was bored.


Title: Re: The Northman
Post by: Velorath on April 25, 2022, 07:19:58 PM
Apparently it's not doing great at the box office, which is a shame. 

It did better over opening weekend than Eggar's last movie did over it's entire theatrical run. It's just that for whatever reason, someone who must hate money budgeted $65 million for this, and then Covid-related delays blew that up even more.

Looking forward to watching it at some point, but this film never had a chance of making its money back.


Title: Re: The Northman
Post by: Khaldun on May 02, 2022, 10:01:37 AM
So we saw this.

It's interesting enough. I don't think it entirely works but I enjoyed aspects of it. My wife hated it though, and I don't think Eggars' confidence that this film will not be appropriated by far-right white supremacists of a certain kind is warranted--it's close enough to their imagination of things to be comforting to them.