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Napoleon on AppleTV
Posted on 5/31/24 at 7:01 am
Posted on 5/31/24 at 7:01 am
I tried watching this movie last evening. I was shocked at how bad the filmmaking was. It had no rhythm, no character development, no story structure. All it seemed to be was a conglomeration of scenes shot piecemeal and cobbled together by an amateur.
Probably the worst I’ve ever seen.
Probably the worst I’ve ever seen.
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Posted on 5/31/24 at 7:24 am to Pu2kph0
Same here.
Made it 30 minutes then turned it off.
Made it 30 minutes then turned it off.
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:15 am to Pu2kph0
I really wanted this to be good but all I’ve heard is meh to bad. What a shame.
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:21 am to Pu2kph0
I agree, it was really strange. The movie covers at least 20 years and nobody ages. Too much to try and fit in one movie. I was very disappointed.
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:31 am to Pu2kph0
JP’s performance is so uneven. Sometimes he plays it like a comedy, other times like a tragic romance, etc. It’s just weird. I thought a 4 hour cut was going to fast follow on Apple?
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:34 am to Pu2kph0
The battle scenes were cool but that’s about it
I couldn’t get past Phoenix in the role.. felt like he was just cosplaying Napoleon
Hated it and it was one of my most anticipated movies of last year
I couldn’t get past Phoenix in the role.. felt like he was just cosplaying Napoleon
Hated it and it was one of my most anticipated movies of last year
Posted on 5/31/24 at 9:02 am to Pu2kph0
It feels like it wanted to just be about Josephine and Napoleon, but they had to throw in the battles to try to sell tickets.
Hopefully the longer cut is a more cohesive narrative. The theatrical release had good moments, but was kind of a Frankenstein's monster, pieced together sort of mess of a movie.
Hopefully the longer cut is a more cohesive narrative. The theatrical release had good moments, but was kind of a Frankenstein's monster, pieced together sort of mess of a movie.
Posted on 5/31/24 at 9:04 am to Pu2kph0
My favorite part was when some of the French people in the late 1700s/early 1800s spoke English with a British accent.
Posted on 5/31/24 at 9:07 am to Pu2kph0
I turned it off halfway through. I think it was the austerlitz battle that made me quit. Trash movie
Posted on 5/31/24 at 10:07 am to Pu2kph0
Saw it in the theater with my son, one of the more disappointing movies I've ever seen. Just awful based on the director and money spent to make. Waste of celluloid.
Posted on 5/31/24 at 10:14 am to Pu2kph0
It wasn't good.
I think it also suffered from having an awesome trailer which increased expectations.
I think it also suffered from having an awesome trailer which increased expectations.
Posted on 5/31/24 at 10:54 am to Pu2kph0
It was basically about a guy and his wife arguing all the time and a little war sprinkled in.
Posted on 5/31/24 at 11:06 am to Pu2kph0
If you watch the film as a comedy, it is a completely different experience. Halfway through the film in the theater I realized what was going on and it changed the entire film.
Ridley even confirmed the elements in it that are comedic are supposed to be there.
Ridley even confirmed the elements in it that are comedic are supposed to be there.
This post was edited on 5/31/24 at 11:09 am
Posted on 5/31/24 at 11:41 am to Jack Ruby
1. Napoleon is perhaps my favorite historical figure.
2. In spite of #1, I didn’t like the film for a lot of reasons. For starters, they needed a younger actor for Napoleon.
3. One movie is not nearly enough time for the rise and fall of Napoleon. This should have been a Netflix series or something.
2. In spite of #1, I didn’t like the film for a lot of reasons. For starters, they needed a younger actor for Napoleon.
3. One movie is not nearly enough time for the rise and fall of Napoleon. This should have been a Netflix series or something.
Posted on 5/31/24 at 12:25 pm to Jack Ruby
quote:
If you watch the film as a comedy, it is a completely different experience. Halfway through the film in the theater I realized what was going on and it changed the entire film.
Ridley even confirmed the elements in it that are comedic are supposed to be there.
But why though?
Posted on 5/31/24 at 12:29 pm to Mo Jeaux
Ridley hates the French
Posted on 5/31/24 at 12:34 pm to Esquire
Maybe. His comment about the cannon firing at the pyramids was asinine.
What a disappointing film.
Posted on 5/31/24 at 1:37 pm to Mo Jeaux
When the movie premiered a reporter told Scott that the French critics hated it. His response was “the French hate themselves.”
There were talks of a 4+ hour director’s cut but I don’t see any hope of a Kingdom of Heaven-like redemption for this movie.
There were talks of a 4+ hour director’s cut but I don’t see any hope of a Kingdom of Heaven-like redemption for this movie.
Posted on 5/31/24 at 2:21 pm to Pu2kph0
The Bondarchuk/Rod Steiger “Waterloo” makes this one look like amateur hour.
Posted on 5/31/24 at 4:36 pm to Pu2kph0
I liked it. Definitely worth a single viewing.
The biggest issue was casting.
As has been mentioned before, the actor playing Napoleon was WAY TOO OLD and the actress playing Josephine was WAYWAY WAY too young.
And they tried to fit WAY too much history into this movie. Probably should have just stuck with a 10 year period from 1805-1815.
The biggest issue was casting.
As has been mentioned before, the actor playing Napoleon was WAY TOO OLD and the actress playing Josephine was WAYWAY WAY too young.
And they tried to fit WAY too much history into this movie. Probably should have just stuck with a 10 year period from 1805-1815.
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