Movies: Napoleon (NOV 2023)

[Dubi Doo]

Anyone else excited for this film? Joaquin Phoenix is starring in it.

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[The Crypto Guy]

Got so excited for a Napoleon Dynamite sequel, left very disappointed.

In seriousness though, that was a terrible trailer. It also says December, not November.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Well that was a terrible trailer

 

[Dubi Doo]

Got so excited for a Napoleon Dynamite sequel, left very disappointed.

In seriousness though, that was a terrible trailer. It also says December, not November.

I agree on the trailer, but the casting is intriguing.

 

[Babe Ruth]

Well that was a terrible trailer

Agreed. Almost felt like a commercial for a table-top war game.

That said, I'll probably check it out, because Napoleon is always compelling subject matter..

 

[archangel2]

Read somewhere that some of the ideas came from Kubrick movie that SK planned to make after eyes wide shut

 

[Jussi]

You guys realize that a) that trailer is a year old and above all b) fake? It literally says in the description:

Of course this isn't a real trailer - Ridley's still shooting the film. Clips from 'Exile' (Webster Films), 'The Duellists' and 'Waterloo'.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

You guys realize that a) that trailer is a year old and above all b) fake? It literally says in the description:

Who is reading the description when the video is here on HF?

 

[Dubi Doo]

You guys realize that a) that trailer is a year old and above all b) fake? It literally says in the description:

Who is reading the description when the video is here on HF?

Yeah. That's my bad. I updated my original post.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

You guys realize that a) that trailer is a year old and above all b) fake? It literally says in the description:

Ok thanks for clearing that up.

Still the person who made terrible trailer has no editing talent or imagination.

 

[Jussi]

Who is reading the description when the video is here on HF?

Video uploader is usually a good hint whether it's real. If it's not by the studio or a recognized entertainment outlet, then there's a good chance it's fake. Especially like this one or Screen Culture.

 

[bobbythebrain]

Anyone else excited for this film? Joaquin Phoenix is starring in it.

Should have been Danny Devito

 

[Senscore]

Should have been Danny Devito

 

[RobBrown4PM]

Gonna be pretty hard to up Waterloo. Movie is an absolute masterpiece, and the single best Napoleon media in existence.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Got so excited for a Napoleon Dynamite sequel, left very disappointed.

In seriousness though, that was a terrible trailer. It also says December, not November.

That was my first thought too LOL

 

[Jumptheshark]

Should have been Danny Devito

Napoleon was average size for a person of his era. The whole small man thing was propaganda by the English press and government

 

[NyQuil]

A superior Napoleon biopic has already been made:

 

[beowulf]

Got so excited for a Napoleon Dynamite sequel, left very disappointed.

In seriousness though, that was a terrible trailer. It also says December, not November.

You are both right, it's an Apple tv movie that starts streaming in December but it now has a limited theatrical release at US Thanksgiving

Ridley Scott, Joaquin Phoenix Epic ‘Napoleon’ Gets Exclusive Theatrical Release Before Apple TV+ Debut

Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix's epic 'Napoleon' will debut in theaters next fall before launching on Apple TV+

variety.com

 

[NyQuil]

Gonna be pretty hard to up Waterloo. Movie is an absolute masterpiece, and the single best Napoleon media in existence.

Crazy that it has a 27% on RT. (albeit from 11 reviews)

 

[RobBrown4PM]

Crazy that it has a 27% on RT. (albeit from 11 reviews)

It got destroyed when it was released (For w/e reason), but has since been reviewed as one of the finest war/Napoleon movies ever made.

 

[RandV]

Napoleon was average size for a person of his era. The whole small man thing was propaganda by the English press and government

I'd also imagine the propaganda has been helped along to the modern day by Napoleon's love for grandiose self portraits which we largely visualize him by. He may have been average size for his day, but those paintings can easily give the impression to the modern mindset that he's compensating for something.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I'd also imagine the propaganda has been helped along to the modern day by Napoleon's love for grandiose self portraits which we largely visualize him by. He may have been average size for his day, but those paintings can easily give the impression to the modern mindset that he's compensating for something.

A few years ago here in the UK I went to a thing on Napoleon hosted by the Imperial War Museum and several history profs and military historians suggested that General Patton would be a modern example of what Napoleon was like in his day

 

[archangel2]

Crazy that it has a 27% on RT. (albeit from 11 reviews)

for those who have not seen it--fan added some stuff

 

[Senscore]

I'm ready

 

[Osprey]

It looks epic. That modern song really took me out of it, but I don't imagine that 85-year-old Ridley Scott will have any of that in the movie, itself. It's nice to see a big historical drama, as they're getting rare.