Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods (Official Thread)

[mr x]

 

[mr x]

Almost done shooting

 

[mr x]

 

[WaveCapsByOscorp™]

I been seeing all his photos from the filming on Instagram (spike lee’s). Didn’t know Boseman was in it though; all I seen was a picture of Spike and Jeno Reno at some restaurant in Vietnam.

Will check it out

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

bolded features possible spoilers

ith all that being said I am being told that the Oscar-nominated director’s next movie, the Netflix-produced “Da 5 Bloods,” was test-screened on November 25th in Brooklyn. An East Coast critic went to it and was absolutely floored by it. He sent me this short review:

It’s slick. A fast-paced 165-minute Vietnam war film. It’s not your typical type of war flick though. It’s a bunch of aging veterans returning to Ho Chi Minh City in present day. The reason they’re there is because the “5th Blood” (played by Chadwick Boseman only in flashbacks) was murdered in action. They’re returning to find his body, dog tag, but also millions of dollars worth of Gold that they buried all the way back in Vietnam. So they voyage off into the jungle and reconnect with one another. It’s not comparable in quality or even scope, but there’s a sort of Last Flag Flying sense of bonding between these men all leaving different lives from when they knew each other. It follows a similar approach in its political commentary as his last film, he opens with a montage of the violence of the late 60s/70s set to Marvin Gaye — there’s a lot of Marvin Gaye in this, and he uses it so well, all fitting in smoothly and establishing a rhythmic momentum from the start. I saw with two other critics, and they both loved. It’s a strong work and it’s apparent Netflix gave him creative control to create his vision.

Does this mean we can potentially expect “Da 5 Bloods” to world premiere at Sundance this coming January? I contacted my source at Netflix and they were really holding out hope for a Cannes premiere but said Sundance is “not out of the question” right now. When asked about a festival premiere, the East Coast critic had this to say:

I think “Da 5 Bloods” will be a major success for both Spike and Netflix and could even see a directing and picture nomination depending on how they decide to release. The movie was practically finished — just some small things like explosions that were just a tad too loud and needed to be mixed a little bit, but nothing that major. Yeah, 160-165 minutes is the runtime considering that the credits are already finished and in place. I’m so perplexed as to what festival this would go to because it feels to big for Sundance, has Spike ever done Berlin ?, lol it’s not like he’s gonna doing SXSW, can’t do Cannes because of Netflix (I’d have said Cannes opening night if it was a possibility), and then that takes us to Telluride/Venice/TIFF, and if they wanted to wait that long, I honestly think they’d have some considerable success at an awards campaign.

This would, at first, seem like an odd statement from Netflix, given that Cannes has banned their movies these last two years, but maybe an agreement/deal is trying to be negotiated, who knows. Sundance is supposed to announce its lineup, according to same source, tomorrow.

Spike Lee's Upcoming Film ‘Da 5 Bloods' Said to Be ‘Oscar Worthy' — World of Reel

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

 

[Ziggiy]

Spike Lee the GAWD

 

[Norrin Radd]

Is this movie why Boseman been looking so sickly lately?

 

[Ziggiy]

Is this movie why Boseman been looking so sickly lately?

That was my theory

 

[Knights89]

thought we were getting a trailer

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

ain't nothing worse than still seeing a few of 'em who served still on the streets

Man Vietnam flicks be too depressing

 

[Nero Christ]

interesting concept which I'm here for

but I been saying that HBO needs to do a Band of Brothers like mini-series for Vietnam

shyt would be way more entertaining and could touch on alot more issues that connect to present times

 

[Bigbigguy]

 

[AnotherRoute]

June 15 I am in.