Nightcrawler (2014) Entertainment One - Blu-ray Forum

samdvd1 · 10-31-2014, 07:05 PM

No release date yet. Hearing ridiculously good things about this one though.

blurayoliver · 10-31-2014, 07:06 PM

Favourite movie of the year so far, gonna be pretty hard to dethrone this one, in my opinion, atleast

samdvd1 · 10-31-2014, 07:13 PM

Jake Gyllenhaal did a really good Q&A session on Reddit earlier that talks about this a little:
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment...yllenhaal_ama/

I didn't know he witnessed a murder when going on a ride along in preparation for End of Watch. Yikes.

Villiam Hayes · 10-31-2014, 07:34 PM

The trailer looks very good,I'll hopefully get to see it next week and then decide if I will pre-order.

rapta · 11-01-2014, 12:01 PM

Gonna see this ASAP but have a feeling I'm gonna love it, in which case this will be bought!

Foggy · 11-01-2014, 02:03 PM

Absolute corker, day one for sure!

DJJez · 11-02-2014, 01:38 PM

film looks awesome, def gonna see it this month!

adamhopelies · 11-02-2014, 02:43 PM

I caught it on Friday, it's great.

Edinburghoscar · 11-02-2014, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by adamhopelies

I caught it on Friday, it's great.

+ 1

creepy, astonishing acting not just from Jake G, Rene Russo was also in topnotch form

rjf78 · 11-02-2014, 11:43 PM

right up there with Wolf Of Wall Street as one of the best of the year. utterly amazing performance.

dannywizkid · 11-03-2014, 06:13 AM

It's excellent one of gyllenhalls best performances

lolwut · 11-03-2014, 05:22 PM

Not as great as I was hoping based on my really high expectations from the trailers and marketing, but still pretty great. 8/10.

Villiam Hayes · 11-03-2014, 06:59 PM

Just back from seeing this,I enjoyed it but probably not as much to call it great.

Visionist · 11-04-2014, 07:34 PM

This looks similar to Drive in style?

Hoping for a Steel.

rapta · 11-05-2014, 12:55 AM

These comparisons to Drive have me mystified. The only literal comparisons are that it's a) set in LA, and b) it involves driving.

Really enjoyed the film - not best-of-the-year but definitely in my top 20. Gyllenhaal, of course, carried the entire film - but there were some great bit-parts from Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton and Rene Russo. I'd say that if you enjoyed Gone Girl or The Wolf Of Wall Street earlier this year, you'll take something away from this (assuming you understood both of those films). Fans of some or all of these films will certainly enjoy it (thought it was a pretty spot-on list...I would personally add American Psycho to it as well): http://thefilmstage.com/features/10-...-nightcrawler/

JimDiGriz · 11-05-2014, 08:20 AM

Comparisons to Drive?

Im looking forward to this one but dont think for a minute that it will be anything like Drive. Im guessing a bit Taxi Driver if anything?

rapta · 11-05-2014, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JimDiGriz

Comparisons to Drive?

Im looking forward to this one but dont think for a minute that it will be anything like Drive. Im guessing a bit Taxi Driver if anything?

Yeah if you read around a bit (like the comment above mine), a lot of reviews and comments for some reason are calling it "this year's Drive". I'm thinking of a particular Empire review that this trend could be stemming from. Maybe they mean it will be Marmite for most people but some people are literally saying it reminds them of Drive. Because it has a car in it, and is set in LA.

It is vaguely like Taxi Driver but only in its nihilism really.

adamhopelies · 11-05-2014, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by rapta

It is vaguely like Taxi Driver but only in its nihilism really.

I'd agree. Rather than Taxi Driver I'd say it sits closer to King Of Comedy.

rapta · 11-05-2014, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by adamhopelies

I'd agree. Rather than Taxi Driver I'd say it sits closer to King Of Comedy.

Definitely! Some comparisons to be made to both that (fast-speaking, estranged loser deludedly seeking fame and success) and Scorsese's later Bringing Out The Dead (although Cage's character in that had a definite conscience about what he was doing, but the frenzy is similar).

lolwut · 11-05-2014, 02:17 PM

I instantly thought of Drive when I saw the trailers because of the cinematography, setting, and obviously all the driving. The film itself though has a different tone than the cool, stylish trailers.

Also, I had no idea that Riz Ahmed was the lead in Four Lions! He and Rene Russo are also fantastic.

10-31-2014, 07:05 PM	#1
samdvd1 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Carlisle, UK Blu-ray collection:2698 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:11	Nightcrawler (2014) Entertainment One No release date yet. Hearing ridiculously good things about this one though. Last edited by samdvd1; 01-28-2015 at 01:04 PM.

11-02-2014, 01:38 PM	#7
DJJez Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Reading, England Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1160 Blu-ray collection:2886 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:9	film looks awesome, def gonna see it this month! Last edited by DJJez; 11-02-2014 at 02:51 PM.

10-31-2014, 07:06 PM	#2
blurayoliver Active Member Member since:Jan 2013 4K collection:23 Blu-ray collection:868 DVD collection:92 Trading Score:2	Favourite movie of the year so far, gonna be pretty hard to dethrone this one, in my opinion, atleast

10-31-2014, 07:13 PM	#3
samdvd1 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Carlisle, UK Blu-ray collection:2698 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:11	Jake Gyllenhaal did a really good Q&A session on Reddit earlier that talks about this a little: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment...yllenhaal_ama/ I didn't know he witnessed a murder when going on a ride along in preparation for End of Watch. Yikes.

10-31-2014, 07:34 PM	#4
Villiam Hayes Banned Top contributor Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Norn Iron Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:437 DVD collection:5 Trading Score:20	The trailer looks very good,I'll hopefully get to see it next week and then decide if I will pre-order.

11-01-2014, 12:01 PM	#5
rapta Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Hants, UK 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:5430 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:7	Gonna see this ASAP but have a feeling I'm gonna love it, in which case this will be bought!

11-01-2014, 02:03 PM	#6
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3591 DVD collection:47	Absolute corker, day one for sure!

11-02-2014, 02:43 PM	#8
adamhopelies Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Sheffield Blu-ray reviews:1	I caught it on Friday, it's great.

11-02-2014, 11:43 PM	#10
rjf78 Active Member Member since:Oct 2011 Location:U.K	right up there with Wolf Of Wall Street as one of the best of the year. utterly amazing performance.

11-03-2014, 06:13 AM	#11
dannywizkid Active Member Member since:Aug 2014	It's excellent one of gyllenhalls best performances

11-03-2014, 05:22 PM	#12
lolwut Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Virginia, US 4K collection:382 Blu-ray collection:1639 DVD collection:445 MA collection:257 Digital collection:292 iTunes collection:347 Prime collection:210 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:202	Not as great as I was hoping based on my really high expectations from the trailers and marketing, but still pretty great. 8/10.

11-03-2014, 06:59 PM	#13
Villiam Hayes Banned Top contributor Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Norn Iron Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:437 DVD collection:5 Trading Score:20	Just back from seeing this,I enjoyed it but probably not as much to call it great.

11-04-2014, 07:34 PM	#14
Visionist Power Member Member since:Mar 2012 Location:South Italy Home Theater Gallery:30 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:488	This looks similar to Drive in style? Hoping for a Steel.

11-05-2014, 12:55 AM	#15
rapta Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Hants, UK 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:5430 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:7	These comparisons to Drive have me mystified. The only literal comparisons are that it's a) set in LA, and b) it involves driving. Really enjoyed the film - not best-of-the-year but definitely in my top 20. Gyllenhaal, of course, carried the entire film - but there were some great bit-parts from Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton and Rene Russo. I'd say that if you enjoyed Gone Girl or The Wolf Of Wall Street earlier this year, you'll take something away from this (assuming you understood both of those films). Fans of some or all of these films will certainly enjoy it (thought it was a pretty spot-on list...I would personally add American Psycho to it as well): http://thefilmstage.com/features/10-...-nightcrawler/

11-05-2014, 08:20 AM	#16
JimDiGriz Blu-ray Champion Member since:Oct 2010 Location:UK 4K collection:262 Blu-ray collection:645 DVD collection:142 Blu-ray reviews:11	Comparisons to Drive? Im looking forward to this one but dont think for a minute that it will be anything like Drive. Im guessing a bit Taxi Driver if anything?

11-05-2014, 02:17 PM	#20
lolwut Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Virginia, US 4K collection:382 Blu-ray collection:1639 DVD collection:445 MA collection:257 Digital collection:292 iTunes collection:347 Prime collection:210 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:202	I instantly thought of Drive when I saw the trailers because of the cinematography, setting, and obviously all the driving. The film itself though has a different tone than the cool, stylish trailers. Also, I had no idea that Riz Ahmed was the lead in Four Lions! He and Rene Russo are also fantastic.

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