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'Public Enemies'

SawyerSawyer Posts: 2,411
edited July 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
...just got back...getting mixed reviews, but I thought it was pretty cool. B+ from me....gets a bit lengthy. Thoughts?
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  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 10,061
    I saw it last night...I really liked it. I know what you mean, I thought it could end like 2 or 3 times before it actually did.Those cars back then were badass

    J Edgar Hoover was a little bitch, I wonder why the FBI honors such a slug
  • in_hiding79in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    CROJAM95 wrote:
    I saw it last night...I really liked it. I know what you mean, I thought it could end like 2 or 3 times before it actually did.Those cars back then were badass

    J Edgar Hoover was a little bitch, I wonder why the FBI honors such a slug


    WHo played J Edgar Hoover? I guess I should go see it!
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  • mensanemensane Posts: 912
    i was actually disappointed. if it werent for getting to see depp look hot in all the suit, i would want money back.
  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    i think billy crudup played hoover
  • BlackThirteenBlackThirteen Posts: 423
    I just saw it and I was kinda disappointed. It wasn't nearly as good as I thought it would be. It was pretty boring imo.
  • VINNY GOOMBAVINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,819
    I just saw this last night and thought it flat out sucked. It was boring, it was long, and anytime Depp's character talked to his girlfriend was straight CHEESE in the dialogue. Whoever said J. Edgar Hoover looked like a little bitch was spot on, so it scored a few points for me there. Don't waste your money on this one.
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    I saw it last week and i liked it a lot. I thought the cops could have been more developed from a charactor stand point but otherwise i liked it a lot.
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  • megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    it was kinda drawn out and sometimes "boring". but thats what this movie was. i think we expected more of a shoot em up bank robbin, cat n mouse with the cops type movie.
    i enjoyed it though
    strong acting. fairly emotional ending
  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    thought it be better. the HBO special made it look better than it was. it wasn't bad thou. just blah. depp as a gangster is not great. donny brasco was blah too.
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  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    it wasn't horrible, but wasn't fantastic either. the writing was awful, needed to be much tighter and it ran too long. the cast did the best they could with the material they had, and i loved the set design and cinematography. it's just too bad, it could have been really good.

    and johnny was great (and fine as hell :lol: )
  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    I thought it was very entertaining. I know everyone's talking about Johnny Depp (not to take anything away from him, as he had a good performance), but I think Stephen Graham had the best performance as Baby Face Nelson. He was simply crazy in that movie.

    Oh, and I think I have a crush on Marion Cotillard now. :lol:
  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    Saw this last week and really enjoyed it, the only problem was Christian Bale he is dreadfull.
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    I can't wait to see this...

    Bale + Depp + 1930's = heaven for Sian 8-)
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    idk, hubby and i LOVED it.....really. we both thought it was so well done. thought the script was pretty tight, the acting excellent, and you bet, the cinematography was fantastic. depp and bale in particular were just soooo good. and too long? really? even my husband,m who is one of the first to complain a flick is too long - even when it isn't - did not think it too long, at all. i thought the story flowed really well, and it unfolded at the proper pacing. i also read that mann utilized HD digital film, once of the first flicks of it's kind to be filmed like this, and yea...the detail/sharpness of it all....just gorgeous.
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  • megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    tcaporale wrote:
    I thought it was very entertaining. I know everyone's talking about Johnny Depp (not to take anything away from him, as he had a good performance), but I think Stephen Graham had the best performance as Baby Face Nelson. He was simply crazy in that movie.
    Oh, and I think I have a crush on Marion Cotillard now. :lol:

    yea when i walked out i told my buddy graham needs his own babyface prequel spinoff or something...dude was nuts
  • Manteno98Manteno98 Posts: 31
    I thought this was a really good movie. It was cool seeing all the locations in Chicago and Crown Point. The ending was filmed in an alley right by my place.
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