Megalopolis l September 27, 2024 | Lionsgate | Francis Ford Coppola's future magnum opus l CINEMA HAS BEEN SAVED

[SpiderByte]

 

[dudalb]

But this certainly has the most convluted and complex history of any Coppola film since the legendary shenanigans that took place during the filming of Apocalypse Now.

[SpiderByte]

 

[kayumanggi]

 

[dudalb]

On 9/14/2024 at 9:50 AM, SpiderByte said:

 

Thank heavens for that. SOunds like a horrible idea.

[dudalb]

52 minutes ago, kayumanggi said:

 

I am beginning to get a film that is visually impressive, but with really confused plot. omething Coppola has been known to do on occasion.

The last 20 Minutes of Apocalypse Now come to mind.

[kayumanggi]

 

[WorkingonaName]

Just now, kayumanggi said:

 

King 

[WittyUsername]

23 minutes ago, kayumanggi said:

 

[dudalb]

I hope that review was a failed attempt at humor.

If not, then Coppola  has gone into Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now territory.

Edited September 19 by dudalb

[SpiderByte]

Very curious how the seemingly very inevitable bomb that happens opening weekend will be covered

[lorddemaxus]

A swing and a miss

[harry713]

Mostly didn’t work as a whole even though I liked a lot of its ideas. The style and premise of this film feels naturally tailored for me, so I still enjoyed it for the parts of its sum, but I can’t in good conscience recommend this to most people. 2.5/5

 

PS.. the live event before the premiere featured Bobby Deniro and Spike Lee as guest panelists for FFC and was very politically charged at times.

Edited yesterday at 05:01 PM by harry713

[dudalb]

18 hours ago, lorddemaxus said:

A swing and a miss

It looks that way.

which does not excuse the way Coppola is being dumped on in this thread.

Too many people hre seem unable to get not every movie is  big budget franchsie movie.

It looks as though Megalopolie is going to a miss..an ambitious film that falls short of it ambitions, but I am glad one of the great directors  took a swing at it.

[dudalb]

What is sad about the failure is it will be even hard to get a film that in not aimed at the 15 to 30 male demo..ie a film that is not full of action and fancy cgi effects...greenlit.

Film , as far as theaterical relases go..is dead as an artform. It has gone full circle is now back to being a  visual sideshow, as in the Nickloodeon days.

[lorddemaxus]

Ngl, the most this movie reminded me of was the prequels. Phantom menace especially in the ending

Edited 13 hours ago by lorddemaxus

[Eric Prime]