"Bugsy" Extended Cut...how is it?
12-30-06, 10:12 AM
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"Bugsy" Extended Cut...how is it?
I remember seeing this when it first came out (theatrical) and I think I liked it, but don't remember much.
I love gangster movies and know the history of Bugsy Siegel, but does this one rank up their with the likes of "Goodfellas", etc...?
I'm interested in the movie first and then if the added scenes do anything to enhance.
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I love gangster movies and know the history of Bugsy Siegel, but does this one rank up their with the likes of "Goodfellas", etc...?
I'm interested in the movie first and then if the added scenes do anything to enhance.
Thanks and Happy New Year!!!
12-30-06, 10:49 AM
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I just watched it and it plays very well. It's been way too long for me to remember enough about the theatrical cut to tell you where the footage has been added but there's certainly nothing wrong with it. It maybe seems a little more "epic" than I remember but still not as epic as Godfathers or some Scorsese films.
I don't think I realized before just how great are the acting performances of Beatty, Bening et al. But whether my increased appreciation of the performances is based more on the fact that I have seen the film before and was able to catch more nuance or the added footage I don't know.
I don't think I realized before just how great are the acting performances of Beatty, Bening et al. But whether my increased appreciation of the performances is based more on the fact that I have seen the film before and was able to catch more nuance or the added footage I don't know.
12-30-06, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by movielib
I just watched it and it plays very well. It's been way too long for me to remember enough about the theatrical cut to tell you where the footage has been added but there's certainly nothing wrong with it. It maybe seems a little more "epic" than I remember but still not as epic as Godfathers or some Scorsese films.
I don't think I realized before just how great are the acting performances of Beatty, Bening et al. But whether my increased appreciation of the performances is based more on the fact that I have seen the film before and was able to catch more nuance or the added footage I don't know.
I don't think I realized before just how great are the acting performances of Beatty, Bening et al. But whether my increased appreciation of the performances is based more on the fact that I have seen the film before and was able to catch more nuance or the added footage I don't know.
12-30-06, 01:25 PM
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Yes, the extended cut is indeed the one to own!! It adds succesfully to what was once released by Columbia. Finally, I think that Annette Bening is the one current Hollywood star which I can not get enough of. The older she gets the better she looks!
Too bad that just like Judi Dench she will always be in the shadow of someone else!
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Too bad that just like Judi Dench she will always be in the shadow of someone else!
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12-30-06, 02:11 PM
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As long as she stays away from SNL, all will be fine. 
I love Annette Bening's acting, and she's very attractive as well. She also reminds me of an older Maggie Gyllenhaal.
I love Annette Bening's acting, and she's very attractive as well. She also reminds me of an older Maggie Gyllenhaal.
12-30-06, 06:39 PM
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If memory serves (I've only seen it once, and theatrically), BUGSY is pretty much a romance at its core, and not a guns & bullets/violence drama the way the Godfather movies and GoodFellas are. I think about as violent as BUGSY gets is a few emotional outbursts from the lead character...but nothing on the level of a Michael Corleone or a Jimmy Conway.
12-30-06, 10:21 PM
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Got this one for Christmas so I'm anxious to see it. I always liked this movie although they left out a few historical facts. Bugsy took over the construction of another hotel already being built but went bust. He didn't start the Flamingo from sctratch.
