Anyone going to see the Downton film?

[Captain Shaw]

To be honest the trailer hasn't grabbed me. Probably because I'm team Edith and it looks like there's not going to be much for her to do.
I do wonder if they will bring up that Queen Mary would go to people's houses and steal anything she wanted.

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

I'm just planning to start watching this show and I'd like to know if it's really interesting?

I'm normally not interested in this kind of show but I absolutely love it. One thing that I like is that, with a few truly vile exceptions (Mr. Green, the original Mrs. Bates) the show largely doesn't have any straight up heroes or villains. Everyone is trying to be the best person that they are capable of being at the time. Now, in some cases, their best isn't very good at all, like Thomas' attempts at arch-villainy or Mary during her bitchier moments. But even then, they come across more as human than as evil.

Had I continued with it, Edith and Peter would have had a flirty relationship, Mary would have expressed some interest in Peter and been rebuffed, and Peter would have concluded that Marigold was more than just Edith's "ward." And Peter and his butler Bunter, as World War I veterans themselves, probably would have had a scene with Thomas.

Every time I see anything set during WWI now, I can't help but wonder where Matthew, Thomas, and William are during all this.

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I don't think that it will capture any new fans but I just think it's lovely seeing them all again.

At one point, when we saw a steam train and some envelopes, I thought, will this movie be about Marigold getting her Hogwarts letter?

 

[Allyn Gibson]

The UK Trailer, which has more plot, more dialogue, and more Violet being Violet.

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[The Nth Doctor]

The UK Trailer, which has more plot, more dialogue, and more Violet being Violet.

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Wow, that's a much better trailer than the American version.

Also, can we just rename the film "Violet Being Violet"?

 

[IMC Headquarters]

This looks too gorgeous to pass on. I'll be there.

 

[Random_Spock]

This looks too gorgeous to pass on. I'll be there.

Same here. Looking forward to it coming out in theaters.

 

[Doctor Bombay]

I too will be waiting in line for a ticket.

Downton Abbey is my happy place.

 

[Relayer1]

I always think making people pay money for a movie when the show was free for years is not the best idea. Yes I know we are on a Star trek forum but look at how bad most the movies are.

At first I thought it was just going to be a TV movie, that makes a lot more sense to me.

Yes and yes.

I'll watch the Downton movie when it comes on T.V. if it gets half decent reviews. Not exactly the kind of spectacle that demands been seen on the big screen.

And Trek ? TOS movies 1,2, 4 and 6. Maybe 3. I could happily live without the rest.

 

[cardinal biggles]

I'll definitely be there.

 

[Doctor Bombay]

I'm delighted Thomas has finally found some happiness.

 

[Captain Shaw]

I have just come back from seeing it, just wondered if anyone else has yet?

 

[cardinal biggles]

I'm going Friday evening (when it opens here in the US). I'm in the process of binge-watching the show to review/catch up (because I never got around to watching Season 6).

 

[Captain Shaw]

I'm going Friday evening (when it opens here in the US). I'm in the process of binge-watching the show to review/catch up (because I never got around to watching Season 6).

You should watch series 6 it will help you recognise a few people.

 

[cardinal biggles]

Review behind the spoiler code.

Spoiler: Review

It was an enjoyable evening, but nothing earth-shattering. Anyone who was expecting Fellowes to be on his Gosford Park game will be in for a disappointment.

A big problem with the film is that there's so much to cram into two hours that things which would have flowed naturally on the show (this could have easily been spread across 3-4 episodes on the show) feel rushed, contrived, and stilted. Everybody gets to have their moment, and some get better than others (this is probably the easiest paycheck Matthew Goode has ever cashed). The story is very Mary-centric, though there's a great subplot for Thomas, Anna gets a lot to do, and Molesley steals the show at dinner.

I guess my biggest beef is that because the TV show was already pretty lavishly done, there isn't much to distinguish the movie from the TV show other than the fact that they clearly had more money to spend. We get to see a few rooms in Downton that weren't previously seen (the wine cellar looks like it might have been a jail cell 200-300 years ago), and there's some nice drone shots of the estate, but otherwise it's just an extended TV episode with more money to spend.

If this is the last time they get the band back together, then it was a nice coda to the show, but I would rather have had a seventh season of Downton than this. *** out of *****

 

[WinterSoldier]

I haven't finished watching the show yet [no spoilers please] so no, not yet. Depends on where it's set in time, I'll have to look into it.
As long as Mary and Thomas Barrow and that Irish socialist guy end up happy, I'll be happy.

 

[cardinal biggles]

It takes place about two years after the series finale.

 

[JoeZhang]

As a brit I cannot understand why anyone would pay money for an extended episode of a sunday night TV show - I'll watch it on prime or Netflix.

 

[cardinal biggles]

That's a fair criticism, though a bit ironic on a BBS where most of the posters of a certain age have paid at least once to see a TOS or TNG movie in the theaters, and some of them were little more than episodes with an amped-up budget.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

“Oh, Violet. After all these years, you still astonish me.”

“Oh good, I’m glad I’m a revelation and not a disappointment.

I wasn't expecting high art from this film, or even Gosford Park, Part Deux, but it was highly enjoyable for what it was (and exactly what it said on the tin): A nostalgic (if you can be nostalgic for something that's been off the air for only a few years) revisit of all of our favorite characters while continuously pushing their stories forward.

Aside from every single word uttered by Maggie Smith, the best part of the whole film was when the Downton servants rebelled against the Royal servants (complete haughty harrumphs from Carson). I'm sure they wouldn't have gotten away with that in real life, but it was still fun watching the Royal servants receive their just desserts.

 

[Doctor Bombay]

Saw it. It was everything I had hoped for and more.

There's rumbling of a sequel already.