Breathe | Oct. 13, 2017 | Andy Serkis directs | Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy | Tele thinks it looks good, abandon all hope

[SLAM!]

I think this film seems fine to be honest. Even if it's hairy, it still looks inspiring.

[Plain Old Tele]

It looks good. 

[TalismanRing]

Jonathan Cavendish who now runs a production company with Serkis is their son - which explains the choice of project. 

 

It's a great true story even if the trailer looks a bit conventional.

 

On a completely petty note - Andrew Garfield's hair continues to look ridiculous - the man was a recently former army officer.  Get a haircut Andy.

 

 

 

 

Edited September 5, 2017 by TalismanRing

[That One Girl]

2 minutes ago, Squadron Leader Tele said:

It looks good. 

 

Yet you won't even see the Apes trilogy.  Shame.

[TalismanRing]

3 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

Yet you won't even see the Apes trilogy.  Shame.

 

Probably because he's already seen the ones from the 60s and 70s.

[That One Girl]

Just now, TalismanRing said:

 

Probably because he's already seen the ones from the 60s and 70s.

 

But the Apes trilogy.

[Plain Old Tele]

...what does one have to do with the other?

[That One Girl]

Just now, Squadron Leader Tele said:

...what does one have to do with the other?

 

ANDY SERKIS!

[TalismanRing]

Just now, That One Guy said:

 

But the Apes trilogy.

 

And yet... Planet of the Apes 1968 still reigns supreme. 

 

Nothing will ever beat Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape! and that final shot of the Statue of Liberty.

 

 

[Plain Old Tele]

Just now, That One Guy said:

 

ANDY SERKIS!

 

I've seen mo-capped Serkis before. I've even seen mo-capped Ape Serkis before. 

[filmlover]

This really does look like a more sappy, less effective Theory of Everything.

[Plain Old Tele]

Nothing inherently wrong with sappy. 

[filmlover]

Just now, Squadron Leader Tele said:

Nothing inherently wrong with sappy. 

Of all the movies I thought you would stan for this fall, this came at the very very very very very end of the list. 

[Plain Old Tele]

The trailer's too long, but this is just the sort of movie that young'uns sneer at because it isn't cool or edgy. I doubt it's something truly innovative or a masterpiece, but nothing wrong with an inspiring story decently told. (Assuming it is decently told.)

[TalismanRing]

4 minutes ago, Squadron Leader Tele said:

Nothing inherently wrong with sappy. 

Haven't you heard emotion in movies is bad?  Not emotions that make you feel disgusted, horrified, scared, shocked, thrilled or make you laugh. No, those that make you feel inspired, that touch you or even make you choke up a bit - they're horrible and manipulative. 

[That One Girl]

Lmao I don't mind a movie being sappy at all (I love Titanic for fuck's sake), but this film just looks like the poorly done kind of sappy.  Unless it gets really good reviews I'll probably skip it.

[Plain Old Tele]

Judging all of that from a trailer is super-casual. 

[That One Girl]

Just now, Squadron Leader Tele said:

Judging all of that from a trailer is super-casual. 

 

Hence the "looks like."

[filmlover]

8 minutes ago, Squadron Leader Tele said:

The trailer's too long, but this is just the sort of movie that young'uns sneer at because it isn't cool or edgy. I doubt it's something truly innovative or a masterpiece, but nothing wrong with an inspiring story decently told. (Assuming it is decently told.)

I enjoy films based on true stories like this most of the time and am a big Andrew Garfield fan (and a major fan of Andy Serkis' mo-cap work that he deserves an honorary award for) but something about this seems...off...to me. Like something you would expect to eventually show up on the "This Had Oscar Buzz" Tumblr page.

[Plain Old Tele]

Is that a real Tumblr page? How awful.