Inferno313
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Looks great, excited to see what Bigelow's been cooking up. Big fan of her last couple films, and it's exciting to see her tackle different material. Hope she pulls it off.
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First Trailer for Detroit (Dir. Kathryn Bigelow, Boyega)
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Looks great, excited to see what Bigelow's been cooking up. Big fan of her last couple films, and it's exciting to see her tackle different material. Hope she pulls it off.
fierrotlepou
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Her movies are by definition overrated, but this one looks interesting at least.
Gotta strongly disagree here, her movies have been pretty awesome overall. Course Point Break is one of my all time favorites so maybe I'm a bit biased.
BenjaminBirdie
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I'm glad Detroiters exists so that the first thing I think of when I see this awful tragic carnage is Sam and Tim bussin up.
I haven't until now just heard of these riots. The wikipedia write-up is terrifying.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Detroit_riot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Detroit_riot
Damn that looked powerful and sadly relevant to today
The movie seems to be focusing on this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Algiers_Motel_Incident
The movie seems to be focusing on this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Algiers_Motel_Incident
mambadragon
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What does that even mean?
Mac the KNife
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Detroit's looking a lot like Boston in that trailer.
Absolutely, but the death list in the one I posted and the circumstances surrounding each death is just awful.
ryutaro's mama
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This looks good.
Now we need an unapologetic movie about that other terrifying night in America no one likes to talk about -- May 31st, 1921 in Oklahoma.
Now we need an unapologetic movie about that other terrifying night in America no one likes to talk about -- May 31st, 1921 in Oklahoma.
lightskintwin
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John Legend and the rest of team behind WGN's hit Underground are making a TV show of Black Wall Street for WGN.
Hurt Locker was overrated yes, but I really liked Zero Dark Thirty
This one looks fantastic though!
Got to fuel america with blood ever so often. Either that or do right by people
Inferno313
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Hurt Locker is great if you don't go into it with the thought process of: "This won best picture huh? Let's see if it's actually worthy." Which, tbf, is an understandable phenomenon when watching any BP winner.
I managed to see it in the theater, 6 months before winning any awards, going in mostly blind and it blew me away.
I was gonna say - recognize alot of these spots. One spot for sure is in Dorchester.
Guess that makes sense though - might be a bit sensitive to film a movie about riots in that city.
Adam Sadler
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This looks great.
Yes. It's so fucked up that this event went so long not being talked about and it still does!
This looks amazing.
Can't agree. I don't think I've ever been disappointed by one of her movies.
Can't agree. I don't think I've ever been disappointed by one of her movies.
Looks great. Definitely etched into the soul of Detroit and the suburbs. The city and suburbs split in the ensuing decades rather then actually address any of the underlying causes. Although the DPD was reformed afterward, eventually. Watched the documentaries and heard Bill Bonds speak about it growing up. My great-uncle was Detroit homicide during that time but I never heard any family stories about the riots. He was assigned to STRESS after the riots.
The second Detroit riot could use some more attention, as well.
The second Detroit riot could use some more attention, as well.
Just naming this "Detroit" is going for low hanging fruit imo. I know the name conjures up a decidedly racialized dystopia of absolute deriliction, but come on
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ryutaro's mama
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Indeed, that's why when that POTUS in the White started saying he was gonna send "the Feds to Chicago" I knew exactly which particular dog whistle he was blowing.
lightskintwin
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Yeah, Jason Mitchell been putting in work. I hear he puts up an oscar worthy performane in Dee Rees film "Mudbound", which comes out later this year.
sixteen-bit
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Boyega? In.
Bubba_Sparks
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Same. As soon as noticed '82nd Airborne Division' under the 'Parties to the Civil Conflict'heafing I was like ummm...
CopperPuppy
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What the fuck does "by definition overrated" even mean.
As long as it's better than "Imperial Dreams". There was a disconnect for me between the actor and the movie. I knew he was acting just did not feel for the character.
SlimySnake
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Hurt locker only won oscar because film snobs couldnt stand Avatar winning. So they gave a generic war movie with a generic message (soldiers are addicted to war) over a generic sci fi movie with a generic plot (pocahantas).
She can create a mean raid scene and is a better director than 90% of the hollywood directors but she needs to pick better scripts.
She can create a mean raid scene and is a better director than 90% of the hollywood directors but she needs to pick better scripts.
Inferno313
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I haven't seen that, but for what it's worth that was one of Boyega's first leading roles. It just languished in post-production hell for a few years.
I feel like Bigelow, a very experienced director, working with a more experienced Boyega, shouldn't have the same problem.
lightskintwin
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Someone who overrates their opinion and tries to present it as fact.
Daffy Duck
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Looks fascinating.
Had no idea about this so will read up on it as it seems interesting in itself.
Had no idea about this so will read up on it as it seems interesting in itself.
Zero Dark Thirty sure, but Hurt Locker was damn powerful.
Kathryn Bigelow made straight military procedural into a edge-off the seat thriller when most directors would try to Hollywood it, and she made it work despite the fact that events and the outcome were fresh in people's mind. For my money she can do whatever she wants as a follow-up to that.
Inferno313
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Yeah, I'm seeing more criticism regarding the apparent lack of any WoC in the main cast. Though, as with anything, will wait for the final film to form an opinion.
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