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Elvis | WB | June 24 2022 | Tom Hanks is Elvis' manager | Baz Luhrmann directs | RIP Lisa Marie Presley

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I’m getting a consensus of it’s more Moulin Rouge than Bohemian Rhapsody. 
 

Which I am 100% excited by. I just don’t know if it all sounds a bit bizarre for general audiences. 
 

Still think it’ll be big though. I’m even more excited now. 

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Seesm to be one of Baz's better received fillms, no doubt he is a divisive director.

He has made films I really liked .."Moulin Rouge" and "Strictly Ballroom" and some I hated..."Great Gatsby" and I think I have lots of compnay in that.

Thing about Lughrmann is his unique style fits some subjects but is totally wrong for others. It was wrong for "Gatsby", despite the film's box office sucess (because of De Capio).

Main criticism of Elvis is that it's too fast moving, he does not take the time explore the chatecters emotions as fully as he should ..

But I will certainl go and see it.

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Just now, wildphantom said:

I was expecting this to get a mauling, so am pleasantly surprised it’s got some major plaudits. 
 

We need this one to overperform. If boomers come out in huge numbers for this and Maverick then we’re in very good shape. 

Baz has always been a very "love/hate" filmmaker. His style definitely isn't for everyone. Sounds like this is going to be among his better-received movies, though.

 

Also praying that this makes a killing and brings the AARP-eligible crowd back to the movies. I'm taking my mom to see Top Gun this weekend and already know for a fact I'll be taking her to see this too.

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13 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Baz has always been a very "love/hate" filmmaker. His style definitely isn't for everyone. Sounds like this is going to be among his better-received movies, though.

 

Also praying that this makes a killing and brings the AARP-eligible crowd back to the movies. I'm taking my mom to see Top Gun this weekend and already know for a fact I'll be taking her to see this too.


yep. There were a ton of boomers in my screening of Maverick this afternoon.  Great to see. 

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15 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Baz has always been a very "love/hate" filmmaker. His style definitely isn't for everyone. Sounds like this is going to be among his better-received movies, though.

 

Also praying that this makes a killing and brings the AARP-eligible crowd back to the movies. I'm taking my mom to see Top Gun this weekend and already know for a fact I'll be taking her to see this too.

i repeat, thing about Baz is his unique style is good for certain subjects, terrible for others.

And that just about the only box office failure he has had was  "Australia"  where he abadoned his usual style in favor of  more traditional style, just confirmed that he is not going to change his style again.

I though Australis was rather dull; Baz tried to do a David Lean style epic and failed. Of course, as Spielberg said, just about every director of his generation tried to be David Lean and failed.

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2 hours ago, Maggie said:

What is his problem?

 

 

I mean, he has a point... By now, doesn't everyone besides stans of the actor roll their eyes with these "I SUFFERED and almost died for my art!" proclamations during a movie PR tour? Besides, that route just resulted in one of the bigger Oscar snubs in recent years. It just makes me think the person has no confidence in their talent and feels that exhausting themselves means the performance is more "authentic". Try acting, as Orson Welles (apocryphally) said...

 

 

The movie's approach sounds typically Baz; I'm not sure how that will mesh with the older audience. Bohemian Rhapsody made so much money because it was so cookie cutter and showcased the biggest hits without messing with them. Rocketman was more imaginative aa a biopic, which critics like, but it alienates the more basic fans out there.

 

 

 

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