Film: A Monster Calls (2017)

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Film: A Monster Calls (2017)

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Just saw a preview of this with the author and screenwriter, Patrick Ness in a Q&A afterwards.
Powerful movie. The kid is an incredible actor. And the story is brilliant.
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Does this take place before or after the events in Rogue One?
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Isn't that Groot?
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Forgot to mention. Bring tissues. Lots of them. Whole cinema was bawling crying.
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Not happy tissues then?
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Definitely not no.
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I've heard nothing but raves for this thing. But the trailer didn't do much for me. Still, it's getting such unanimous praise that I'm really excited for it.
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Really wouldn't be judging it by the trailer tho there are other trailers for it.
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dimejinky99 wrote:Really wouldn't be judging it by the trailer tho there are other trailers for it.
Emotional wreck after seeing it.
Yeah, the trailer I saw was an older one. I haven't watched the one you posted yet.
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The director just liked my tweets about it. He directed the impossible. Need to see that.
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Oh - wasn't terribly fussed on The Impossible. It was alright, but nothing I'd go out of my way to watch
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Rangi Guy wrote:Oh - wasn't terribly fussed on The Impossible. It was alright, but nothing I'd go out of my way to watch

I watched that kiwi film Boy the other night rangi. Really good.
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Rangi Guy wrote:Oh - wasn't terribly fussed on The Impossible. It was alright, but nothing I'd go out of my way to watch

I watched that kiwi film Boy the other night rangi. Really good.
I think I need to re-Watch that. First time it didn't resonate with me, but everything else Taika Waititi has touched has been gold, so maybe I was just in a funk when I watched it
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Yeah it's hard hitting.
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spike wrote:Isn't that Groot?
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The monster is actually pretty terrifying throughout. It's a PG 13 rating here. But the design and production on him and the animated sequences were truly beautiful.
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