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...was a great movie. It was well made and of course the acting was really good. It was about 2 and a half hours long but I almost wish it was longer! Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington were perfect for their roles. Anyone else seen it?
Ironically, T.I. got killed by an automatic weapon!
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i was on the fence to see this until your thread.
just came from seeing it, and well, yeah it's long; but it's an interesting movie. shows a lot of the "behind the scenes" bits to this type of life that most mob movies don't.
4/5 for me
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I heard it was great. I'll be seeing it shawtly.
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it had a lot of potential that i felt it didn't really live up to
still a good flick
best quote from the movie, "the loudest person the room, is also the weakest person in the room"
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Originally Posted by idyll
best quote from the movie, "the loudest person the room, is also the weakest person in the room"
except when the loud guy knocks you out? or a different kind of strength? That quote isn't watertight either way. (not hatin, just sayin)
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Originally Posted by idyll
it had a lot of potential that i felt it didn't really live up to
still a good flick
best quote from the movie, "the loudest person the room, is also the weakest person in the room"
or from the chinese drug lord, "Quitting while you're ahead, is not the same as quitting."
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Saw it last night. Awesome flick.
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I saw it Sunday evening also and really enjoyed it, though I usually like to wait a good 24-36 hours afterwards to full absorb a movie, sometimes have that "ah" pop in or "oo" no such a good thing remember and such. Overall I felt it was very well done, I felt it was a big dragged out at certain points, but I think it has it reasons for being as long as it was.
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remember men! always...always burn your coats as the first act of marriage.
*yes i understand why he did it; i'm just making a joke.
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Just saw it last night - thought it was kinda slow in the beginning when they were setting the characters. But overall, an excellent movie.
If anyone has read the NYTimes article this movie was based on, I think they (the movie) painted Lucas a bit too good of a man. Bottom line, he was a ruthless killer and drug king. The article painted a much clearer picture.
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Originally Posted by MacinTommy
or from the chinese drug lord, "Quitting while you're ahead, is not the same as quitting."
Something that seems to elude most drug kingpins. The guy had 52 million dollars socked away and blew it all for one more deal. WTF
He should be sitting on a yacht right now sipping champaign with Miss Puerto Rico.
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Great movie. My favorite scene was when they were showing thanksgiving, the "thieving, murdering drug dealer" was having a picturesque thanksgiving dinner with his family, while the morally right, honest, cop was standing up eating a turkey sandwich with crunched up potato chips alone. The juxtaposition of these two men and their ideals was at its highest point right there, and I thought that scene was great.
Loved the movie too, although I did think they could have chopped off a few scenes to make it 2 hours...maybe I was just a little anxious towards the end cause I had to use the restroom but didn't want to miss any of the movie.
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Good flick. One thing that confused the heck out of me: Richie Roberts was the lawyer at the end? WTF?
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Pretty good movie. Didn't quite live up to my roommate's high praise, but still a quality flick.
Someone wanna explain to me the reasoning behind the coat-burning? I must have blinked and missed it or something.
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Originally Posted by TheoCryst
Pretty good movie. Didn't quite live up to my roommate's high praise, but still a quality flick.
Someone wanna explain to me the reasoning behind the coat-burning? I must have blinked and missed it or something.
I'll put mine in spoilers because you did: he burned the coat because, just the scene before, he was telling his brother that "the loudest man in the room is the weakest man in the room" and was telling him not to look like a fool dressing like that and getting yourself noticed.
Then, Lucas' wife bought him that outrageous coat that you can tell he didn't want to wear, but he did anyways to the boxing match. It did get him noticed (by the bad Cops, can't remember his name...goofy mustache) and they pulled him over right after his wedding in the limo with his wife. The cop said something like "how come you get the best seats in the house with a $25,000 coat and are barely paying me $hit." Lucas was pissed about the coat. Little drastic (especially to burn it on your wedding night, sitting in the dark room watching the coat burn while your wife is in the corner crying). But in a nutshell, that's why he burned the jacket.
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The movie was good.... problem is I have seen the movie at least 5 times before except with an italian bad guy instead of a black guy.
Same old story we have all seen of a poor underclass person rising to the top with organized crime and falling at the end and either getting killed or selling out.
Same stage, different players.
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I have yet to see it...I've heard some good reviews so far. RT gave it 79%.
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Originally Posted by Mithras
Good flick. One thing that confused the heck out of me: Richie Roberts was the lawyer at the end? WTF?
At the beginning of the flick, he was just finishing night-school. He and his partner talk about it in the car.
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Originally Posted by lpkmckenna
At the beginning of the flick, he was just finishing night-school. He and his partner talk about it in the car.
He also got a letter passing the bar.
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