Smoking Aces trailer (from the director of Narc) (merged)
04-17-07, 09:05 PM
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This felt like a blind buy for me and I wasn't disappointed. Fun,fun fun for me.
Laughed uncontrollably when "Bailbonds" was talking to the Tremor about heaven!
Absolutely loved those closing credits too.
Laughed uncontrollably when "Bailbonds" was talking to the Tremor about heaven!
Absolutely loved those closing credits too.
04-26-07, 02:14 PM
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Carnahan didn't know where to go with this movie. Sometimes it got too serious (with the feds), sometimes over the top (Tremors, shootout). It was inconsistent. Some of the characters were annoying (Karate Kid, Piven crying all the time, Mission Impossible dude) and some of the subplots just didn't need to be there. Affleck's friend surviving and getting revenge, who cares.
Setup was too long for the big battle that was only about 10 minutes long(good sequence before the attack though). You have cops shooting their handguns and shotguns at a sniper. I wouldn't have bitched but then you have an ending that's pretty damn serious, it's a different story. The dark ending somewhat saved the movie. I'd give this movie a "C".
Setup was too long for the big battle that was only about 10 minutes long(good sequence before the attack though). You have cops shooting their handguns and shotguns at a sniper. I wouldn't have bitched but then you have an ending that's pretty damn serious, it's a different story. The dark ending somewhat saved the movie. I'd give this movie a "C".
06-19-07, 03:56 AM
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I watched the hd-dvd of this at my buddys place. Worst movie ever. So much fluff and the ending literally had me saying "what the ****" outloud, it was that ridiculous. I think they had the actors and the premise to really make a amazing movie and pissed it all away. I want my 2 hours of my life back. PQ was decent tho!
12-30-07, 03:50 PM
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just watched this dvd last night and enjoyed it but i must say i got utterly confused with the story line. i couldnt keep straight who was who and what everyones intentions were - particularly the fbi and the lawyers. i know the hitmen all just wanted to kill israel to get the million bucks (but from whom?) and were they instructed to literally bring back his heart?
and especially the end - who was who? was that the old fbi agent in the hospital? can someone explain the flashback scenes with the plastic surgery and all that stuff?
and especially the end - who was who? was that the old fbi agent in the hospital? can someone explain the flashback scenes with the plastic surgery and all that stuff?
12-31-07, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by True_Story1011
All the reasons why you guys didnt like this film is the reason why I DID like it 
The ADD kid was hillarious!!
The ADD kid was hillarious!!
Agreed. I don't get all the hatred. This was a totally fun over the top blast.
Even the ending was cool.
12-31-07, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Giantrobo
Agreed. I don't get all the hatred. This was a totally fun over the top blast. Even the ending was cool.
Even the ending was cool.
12-31-07, 10:27 AM
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Enjoyed it in the theater, and have to come to love it even more thanks to DVD. Easily one of the most entertaining movies of the year. I might have to watch it again this weekend. Good stuff!
02-01-08, 09:34 AM
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Disappointed but still somewhat enjoyable.
09-19-08, 12:16 PM
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I picked this up on HD at Fry's the other day after catching a little bit of it on cable. It's a pretty good movie, but there are a few major elements that keep it from being better. First off, the convoluted plot and ending were ridiculous. I saw that twist coming 20 min into the film, so it wasn't much of a surprise. What I did have a question about was
Maybe it's because my brain kinda started to tune out at that point, but it didn't make much sense. Ryan Reynolds did a much better job than I thought he was capable of. Piven was good, but his character seemed more like a MacGuffin than anything; just an excuse to get all of these assassins together in one room but none of them killed him when they could have. Also,
Common is a good actor. He's one of the few actor/rappers I could easily tolerate. I was entertained but the movie wore out it's welcome after I realized lots of shit was happening, but nothing was really happening. Know what I mean? Style over substance.
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