The Breakdown of 'Dunkirk', 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets' and 'Fantastic Four'

The Breakdown serves up another hot and tasy plate of new releases reviews with Christopher Nolan's foray into World War 2 in Dunkirk and as well Luc Besson campy space opera adventure, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. We also go all way the back to the distant year of 2015 to review the comic book misfire, Fantastic Four. As well we have some topic discussions where we debate if Netflix is right with their distribution model for their original movies and also if comedies still work as a theatrical experience after the string of high profil failures. As always if you love the show then please shout about it to the heavens so that other movie lovers may hear.

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Breakdown Outline:

01:39 Dunkirk review
20:45 Fantastic Four review
37:15 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets review
55:07 Is Netlix right about the original movie distribution model?
1:06;42 Are comedies as theatrical movies now dead?
1:18:52 Box Office Analysis
1:25:33 Trailer Reviews: Justice League, Ready Player One, The LEGO Ninjago Movie, Jigsaw, The Shape of Water
1:41:01 Review Rundown

Rating Rundown:

Dunkirk ***½ (CS)
Fantastic Four ** (CS) & * (SM)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets **** (CS)

Summer Box Office Challenge:

Christopher's Picks:

1. Guardian of the Galaxy Vol. 2: $145 049 000 
2. Spider-Man: Homecoming $117 015 000
3. Wonder Woman $100, 505 000
4. Transformers: The First Knight $45 300 000
5. War of the Planet of the Apes  $56 50 000
6. Baywatch: $18 100 000
7. The Mummy: $32 246 120
8. The House: $9 000 000
9. Atomic Blonde
10. Captain Underpants $23 500 000
Total: $546 651 120 

Scott's Picks:

1. The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales: $62 179 000
2. Despicable Me 3: $75 410 275
3. Alien: Covenant $36 000 000
4. Cars 3 $53 547 000
5. Dunkirk $50 500 000
6. Annabelle: Creation
7. Snatched $17 500 000
8. All Eyez on Me $27 050 000
9. The Emoji Movie
10. The Hitman's Bodyguard
Total: $322 186 275