Smoking Aces trailer (from the director of Narc) (merged)
01-28-07, 10:46 AM
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I would give it a very solid B grade. It was really entertaining, with a lot of interesting characters. It will definitely be a DVD purchase for me. Looking forward to seeing it again.
I barely recognized Matthew Fox!
I barely recognized Matthew Fox!
01-28-07, 12:34 PM
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I saw the movie last night, and I absolutely loved it. No bullsh**. It had a good mix of comedy, action and drama. Piven and Reynolds lit up the screen. It had some confusion, but in the end it all made sense and was just incredible.
I give it 3 1/2 out of 4 stars
Go see this movie, form your own opinion
I give it 3 1/2 out of 4 stars
Go see this movie, form your own opinion
01-28-07, 03:22 PM
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I liked it, but not nearly as much as my brother and brother-in-law. *** out of *****.
Most of the cast did an exceptional job, particularly Liotta, Reynolds and Henson. Keyes and Common were a pleasant surprise in their respective roles, too.
One of my only nitpicks w/ the movie was that it was already over-the-top and didn't need the Tremors - they annoyed me every time they were on screen. It should have been Affleck and Co. dispensing of them early on instead of the other way around. Also, they should have left the hyper one-eyed kid on the cutting room floor.
Most of the cast did an exceptional job, particularly Liotta, Reynolds and Henson. Keyes and Common were a pleasant surprise in their respective roles, too.
One of my only nitpicks w/ the movie was that it was already over-the-top and didn't need the Tremors - they annoyed me every time they were on screen. It should have been Affleck and Co. dispensing of them early on instead of the other way around. Also, they should have left the hyper one-eyed kid on the cutting room floor.
01-28-07, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by breadlymoore
Agreed. It was the "pancakes!" moment of an otherwsie fantastic film.
Overall I give the movie a C. Some fun characters and style, but ultimately for me, an empty film.
If they would've kept out the mob storyline and twist reveal at the end, I would've enjoyed this movie MUCH more.
01-29-07, 12:45 PM
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01-31-07, 03:15 AM
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Saw it, loved it. 
I can't think of one thing I didn't like or agree with in this film. Even the crazy kid at Grandma's pad, the audience I was with thought he was funny as hell. I think I liked the "over the top anything could happen at any moment and although you know who's probably gonna die it's still a shock when they do it", aspect of the film.
I can't think of one thing I didn't like or agree with in this film. Even the crazy kid at Grandma's pad, the audience I was with thought he was funny as hell. I think I liked the "over the top anything could happen at any moment and although you know who's probably gonna die it's still a shock when they do it", aspect of the film.
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01-31-07, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
Matthew Fox? Sure you weren't at We Are Marshall instead? 
I saw this on Sunday morning and REALLY enjoyed it. It had a lot of style, humor, some downright shocking moments and I liked Jeremy Piven a lot. I wonder how much card trick practice he needed and how often they used someone else's hands? I LOVED when he drew blood with his cards - I had no idea how he was going to get out of that situation.
There were a shit-ton of people in that movie too. They got some big names for some small parts. And Jason Batemen nearly stole the whole thing with his two scenes.
It was a lot of fun.
02-10-07, 11:16 PM
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Saw this the other night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Solid movie that mixed many different styles effectively and brought about lots of emotion from the characters. Would have liked to have seen more 'in your face' violence though, would've rounded out the movie nicely for me.
02-11-07, 09:28 AM
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Two people from Lost. I thought Nestor Carbonell was Yul Vazquez for a while.
I thought this movie was very good, but some caveats:
- As an action movie, it's not as good as proper action movies or even proper popcorn action movies (Bruckheimer stuff, etc). But it's still kinetic.
- As a comedy or story about a diverse group of characters, it doesn't have the charm of something like Snatch. or one of the Tarantino films. But it's still funny.
This is a solid B or B+ movie. I may pick it up on HD DVD when it comes out.
I thought this movie was very good, but some caveats:
- As an action movie, it's not as good as proper action movies or even proper popcorn action movies (Bruckheimer stuff, etc). But it's still kinetic.
- As a comedy or story about a diverse group of characters, it doesn't have the charm of something like Snatch. or one of the Tarantino films. But it's still funny.
This is a solid B or B+ movie. I may pick it up on HD DVD when it comes out.
02-15-07, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by DrRingDing
can somebody explain to me the purpose of Jason Bateman's character? i didn't quite understand what he was doing in it.
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02-16-07, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by fmian
He was the lawyer asking the bounty hunters to get Israel out safely.
Sorry, I was COMPLETELY lost in reference to this character.
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02-16-07, 12:12 PM
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This is from the script. It should explain things for you. Jason Bateman = Rupert Reed.
Israel's legal representation, the firm of Culpepper, Brody and Reed, which is currently the subject of a joint SEC and Treasury Department probe, were left holding the bag after he skipped bail. Over three-quarters of a million dollars on a bond that's set to expire in less than a day. Rupert Reed, one of the firm's partners, has learned of Israel's whereabouts and dispatched a local bondsman by the name of Jack Dupree to pick him up and return him to Las Vegas...
Israel's legal representation, the firm of Culpepper, Brody and Reed, which is currently the subject of a joint SEC and Treasury Department probe, were left holding the bag after he skipped bail. Over three-quarters of a million dollars on a bond that's set to expire in less than a day. Rupert Reed, one of the firm's partners, has learned of Israel's whereabouts and dispatched a local bondsman by the name of Jack Dupree to pick him up and return him to Las Vegas...
02-16-07, 12:32 PM
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Finally saw this last weekend. While there were some bits I really enjoyed (Alicia Keyes' partner going nuts with the rifle was a great scene and I actually liked the karate kid), I ultimately left the theater REALLY disappointed.
The story was unnecessarily convoluted and the set-up seemed to last forever. (Seriously, how long were Liotta and Reynolds chatting in that cafe?) The flim would have been far better had it tried to be less clever and twisty and instead been a 90-minute hotel assault ala Precinct 13. After all, the best part of the movie was the assassin's convergence on the suite, but because it took such a backseat to the mess of a story the writer was trying to tell, the climactic battle was way too short and, well, anti-climactic.
Would have preferred fewer flashbacks, fewer close-ups of Piven's face, MORE Common (he was fantastic, IMO) and Keyes, none of the mob nonsense and a lot more action.
The DVD better be LOADED with extras for me to consider a purchase.
The story was unnecessarily convoluted and the set-up seemed to last forever. (Seriously, how long were Liotta and Reynolds chatting in that cafe?) The flim would have been far better had it tried to be less clever and twisty and instead been a 90-minute hotel assault ala Precinct 13. After all, the best part of the movie was the assassin's convergence on the suite, but because it took such a backseat to the mess of a story the writer was trying to tell, the climactic battle was way too short and, well, anti-climactic.
Would have preferred fewer flashbacks, fewer close-ups of Piven's face, MORE Common (he was fantastic, IMO) and Keyes, none of the mob nonsense and a lot more action.
The DVD better be LOADED with extras for me to consider a purchase.
03-03-07, 03:39 PM
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Liked it, probably get the dvd. The ending was a bit of a mess. Should have scraped the ending and put in more action or ended it earlier. Best part was the crazy girl with the sniper rifle and ninja kid. Pretty sure it will win a oscar for best picture.
