The BFG (Spielberg Attached to Direct) July 1, 2016

[Jonwo]

3 minutes ago, Chewy said:

The giant looks weird and that's really all I can think when I see footage from this

 

He is meant to look weird, its very close to the illustrations from the book 

[AniNate]

Reviews disappointingly lukewarm so far. Oh, well.

[Fullbuster]

2 hours ago, tribefan695 said:

Reviews disappointingly lukewarm so far. Oh, well.

Nope.

 

Cannes 2016: Spielberg creates a landscape of astonishments in The BFG - review

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/05/14/the-bfg-review-steven-spielberg-and-mark-rylance-create-a-landsc/

 

Spielberg

 

[moviesRus]

I could see this ending up a lot like Tintin, in terms of reviews and box office. 

[The Futurist]

This is a scary movie for little kids, right ?

 

Having the giant face of Mark Rylance for 1h30 is the stuff nightmares are made of.

 

Disturbing stuff.

 

 

[WrathOfHan]

8 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

This is a scary movie for little kids, right ?

 

Having the giant face of Mark Rylance for 1h30 is the stuff nightmares are made of.

 

Disturbing stuff.

 

 

All the reviews are saying the movie is free of darkness  

[lilmac]

I don't think Spielberg is even capable of making a movie like this scary.

[Fancyarcher]

 

Edited May 15, 2016 by Daniel Dylan Davis

[Mango]

I want this movie to make me feel the blissfulness of my 10 year old self for just two hours.

 

C'mon Spielberg. Show these other directors how it's done.

[That One Girl]

The trailer once again convinces me that this is going to be a 200M+ grosser.

 

Also, it's fair to say that trailer's gonna be attached to Alice (although I wouldn't be surprised if some showings of Angry Birds have it with them)

[Box Office Freak]

I can't help but compare this trailer to A Monster Calls which to me just looks a lot better

[Krissykins]

So some of the people fleeing during this screening were actually just leaving to queue up for a press conference? 

 

If a film was good, I wouldn't leave.

[That One Girl]

http://deadline.com/2016/05/steven-spielberg-back-making-fantasy-movie-magic-in-the-bfg-cannes-1201756314/

 

"Mixed reactions"

[Jonwo]

It seems the American critics liked it but didn't love it but the British critics loved it. It looks very faithful to the source material down to the dialogue. This does give me hope that Ready Player One will be good in Spielberg's hands. 

[Dementeleus]

2 hours ago, Krissykins said:

So some of the people fleeing during this screening were actually just leaving to queue up for a press conference? 

 

If a film was good, I wouldn't leave.

 

It's pretty common at festivals... there was a write-up about it during the whole "farting corpse movie" hoopla last year. A bunch of people show up to see the big stars and/or famous director, but after the red carpet they tend to bail because they're not interested in really seeing the movie. Add to that more people like sales agents and stuff, and they don't stay to watch much either.

[Jonwo]

5 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

 

It's pretty common at festivals... there was a write-up about it during the whole "farting corpse movie" hoopla last year. A bunch of people show up to see the big stars and/or famous director, but after the red carpet they tend to bail because they're not interested in really seeing the movie. Add to that more people like sales agents and stuff, and they don't stay to watch much either.

 

I assume actors don't stay to watch the whole film when it's a premiere in a different country even if it's good, it must be kind of dull seeing it over and over again

[a2k]

That 2nd trailer is great. Does seem like a Christmas release tbh. But I am sure Disney knows what they are doing

[Krissykins]

3 hours ago, Telemachos said:

 

It's pretty common at festivals... there was a write-up about it during the whole "farting corpse movie" hoopla last year. A bunch of people show up to see the big stars and/or famous director, but after the red carpet they tend to bail because they're not interested in really seeing the movie. Add to that more people like sales agents and stuff, and they don't stay to watch much either.

 

Ah no that's different. That's film premieres and conferences before films, where the talent will usually leave before the film starts. 

 

This was a screening for critics, where people were walking out halfway through the film. One critic (he did the 5 star review for Telegraph) told me they must have been writers for low-level publications, who have the queue for the press conference that followed. 

 

Variety reported it as "dozens of people fled" though, and that hasn't been mentioned for any other screenings. 

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