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alexsisk@gmail.com says...

6 years ago

This movie, along with Polaroid, and a few others which were involved with The Weinstein Company have been delayed for obvious reasons. Polaroid has been given its adjusted release date in December 2018 already. Has anyone come across anything definitive regarding The Current War?

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Reply by Narki

5 years ago

@alexsisk-gmail-com https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/benedict-cumberbatch-fine-wait-current-war-release-get-rid-weinstein-toxicity-1104873

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Reply by alexsisk@gmail.com

5 years ago

@narki Thanks - I hadn't checked again recently. Sounds like it's going to be a while. It's a shame that the few reviews that are out there so far aren't very strong, because I think the late 19th century, Edison, Westinghouse, and Tesla, etc. is great subject matter.<br /> <br /> I might be missing something here, but I don't know that the general public would perceive anything as "toxic" as the article suggests. I expect the studio cards preceding the movie to refer to Lantern Entertainment, not The Weinstein Company. The cast and crew shouldn't have to pay for Harvey's transgressions.<br /> <br /> If some small percentage of the viewing public actually cares enough to trace the film back to its origins, they shouldn't really be offended - the profits are going to the private equity firm that bought TWC (Lantern Capital Partners) for pennies on the dollar - the earnings certainly aren't getting back to TWC.

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Reply by Narki

4 years ago

@alexsisk-gmail-com i'm late, but it came out

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SpeedDemon says...

4 years ago

Very entertaining, although I think they took a bit of liberty license with the actual facts for "dramatic effect." This story is a bit different from other versions I've read about over the years. I had no idea Westinghouse made his fortune on brakes for trains. In the movie, Tesla seems to have been thrown in as an afterthought instead of him actually being a bigger influence from what I've read. Regardless, it's still better than 99.9% of all the other films out there at the moment (or any time, based on the last 10 years). If you don't watch this in Dolby Surround sound you're missing 1/2 the movie btw. The music is very good too. Solid 9/10 for entertainment value.

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FinFan says...

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4 years ago

This is neither awful nor really spectacular. It's a solid movie with a very good cast. I knew the rough outlines of the historical facts and had hoped to gain more insight which didn't quite happen. My main problem is that it leaps through the story instead of exploring it. Maybe a mini series would have been more suited for the material. Edison is depicted as an unlikable fellow but the real genius in the story anyway is Tesla. [spoiler] One of the best moments in the movie for me was that financier, telling him, he will never have his name attached to anything. [/spoiler]
You can watch it if you like period movies, or movies based on fact. But this does not replace a history book by any means. It's too shallow for that.

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morphinapg says...

4 years ago

Doctor Strange and Spider-man vs General Zod and Beast

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Allendar says...

4 years ago

This is a likable movie, but I'm sad it does Tesla a great disservice. I know it's about the current wars"" and not per sé the origin of current. If I remember correct Edison met with Tesla in France (correct me if I'm wrong) and he strong-armed Tesla as the better salesman convincing Tesla to sell his knowledge to him. This movie portrays Edison as a passionate researcher and Tesla as a person that tries to come by and consider throwing away his life's work to not have a miserable poor life anymore. I also don't get the political integration. Isn't the original history that this was purely business-related? Again I didn't check up back on the history that I can remember, but this kind of feels off. It was still enjoyable tho! The performances and mood is very well done. Would say about a 7.4 :)

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Reply by tgrbabydoll

3 years ago

Tesla worked for a subsidiary of Edison's company in France before coming to the USA. Tesla's chance meeting with Edison took place when he was working as an engine repair man. This movie is a travesty how it shredded Tesla's actual abilities. If not for Cumberland and Shannon it is so far out from reality the movie would be a 1.

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nmahoney416 says...

5 years ago

A decent movie with an interesting story. There was some cool editing but this is nothing special.

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mercuriorosso says...

5 years ago

"Can't generate even the slightest bit of interest in what happens to any of its characters".

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astrix says...

3 years ago

This movie deserved more recognition than it actually got.

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Reply by tgrbabydoll

3 years ago

Except for it's almost all lies and made up garbage.

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Depecher says...

4 years ago

There are a lot of lies in this movie

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TvDreamer86 says...

4 years ago

This was a great watch. I am kind of ignorant on the subject, albeit I obviously know Tesla, Edison - in terms of names and their connection to electricity. I should read more on the subject and I do agree with some comments that Tesla has been depicted in a very poor and not so important matter, a bit of an afterthought indeed. Anyways, the acting is great, costume design is awesome, sets do feel repetitive and there aren't many outside shots I feel, but as a whole the movie does transmit the feeling of the era. The soundtrack is superb, loved Spring 1 and the scene that plays with it is just magic. Highly recommended movie, I had no idea it existed!

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faithful soul says...

4 years ago

Elevated by its star wattage, and often interesting to watch, but ironically, given its subject matter, it needed a little more energy to really power up this historical tale.

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Canis Lupus says...

3 years ago

A good film about an interesting historical story, but with too little background information.

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