Dr. DVD

How could WB not have much faith in it with all of the positive notice?


Run time is a bit discouraging, and if it's slow you can bet general audiences won't have the patience. Slow burn movies don't sit well nowadays. However, given the length and rating, I know one former member will be all over this one.

RichC2

Maybe I don't know what you mean by that, but generally a ton of advertising + 3,000 theater release means at least some faith (all I see movie wise right now are ads for this, Gravity and Rush). I mean it's kicking off Oscar season - Prisoners and Rush (Limited) this weekend, Don Jon next weekend, Gravity after that, Captain Phillips after that, etc;

Ash Ketchum

Usually, the one positive review of a Pokemon movie is one that I wrote, and in a reputable publication or website, too, although I doubt Rotten Tomatoes ever acknowledges it. (There's a new one coming out soon--and I do plan to review it, so this time I'll check RT.)

RichC2

RT has a minimum reviews / month to be considered. If you're doing constant reviews you should be able to get on there.

Supermallet

I'm barely seeing ads for it anywhere, and I actually do QC TV spots for Warner Bros. Right now it's all Gravity, all the time.

RichC2

I see ads for Prisoners constantly, weird. I do think Gravity has a better chance at a huge opening though.

My Other Self

I rarely watch live TV anymore, but when I have over the past 2 weeks it seems every other commercial is for Prisoners. It seems to be getting a hell of a push from WB, almost to the point I was thinking it's this year's Vantage Point.

The trailers were mediocre so I was trying to figure out what WB's angle was here. Looks like the reviews are mostly positive so the film must be better than what I've been seeing.

Giles

the trailers look way too similar to AMC's 'The Killing' a series I trudged through and didn't particularly care for.

Coral

I suspect the trailers aren't doing the film justice.

Based on the good reviews it's getting and the director's past works, this will probably be a decent film.

Rypro 525

per Box Office Mojo, the theater count is 3260. in contrast, Insidious 2 was in a bit over 3000. If this clicks with audiences, this could do in the high 20s or low 30s opening weekend

Dr. DVD

I am seeing a lot of ads for both, but will say that Gravity is playing during most of the highly rated programs. Also, Gravity is utilizing the visuals and stars whereas Prisoners is just advertising that it's getting critical acclaim more than the movie.

Mr. Cinema

I decided to cherry pick a positive review. They far outweigh the negative ones. USA Today's Claudia Puig:

I'll be seeing this on Sunday. I assume you're watching this as well based on your searching of reviews?

hanshotfirst1138

Zodiac is also a film designed to feel that way in some sense, it covers a time span of decades.

It's getting glowing reviews.

Cardsfan111

I saw this in the theater this afternoon. I thought it was great! I had the apprehension about the length of the film going in, but I didn't find myself checking the time at all. Every performance was top notch, in my opinion.

jacob_b

I saw this at midnight right after a special screening of Captain Phillips. Had no idea of this being 2.5 hours long until after we decided to see it. Not really a big Jackman fan, but I do like Jake. Had a Zodiac feel to it, maybe because of Jake and the run time. It dragged a couple of parts here & there, but there was some good twists and turns. Doubt Jackson will win the Oscar, especially seeing Captain Phillips just before this, but he does a good job. I enjoyed the creepy kid as well. I'm sure I've seen him in other films, just can't think of it. A couple of things can be seen a mile away while I thought a couple of other things might have happened like . Pretty decent ending. If you can withstand a 2 and a half hour thrilled, I'd recommend seeing this.

Cardsfan111

I really liked the ending as well. I thought it was going to be very predictable, but instead it was a very satisfying conclusion.

Dr. DVD

The "creepy kid" , if you're referring to whom I think, is Paul Dano. He kind of made an acting name for himself playing opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood and doing a pretty decent job of holding his own in their scenes. Recognizable face, just not the name. He kind of reminds of old school James Spader with his character selection, especially in the movie "Ruby Sparks".

Solid Snake

Yeah. Hell, not even DiCaprio could hold his own against DDL in Gangs of NY.

jacob_b

It was actually either in Taking Woodstock, Cowboys and Aliens, or Looper. Probably all 3 to be honest. Really good actor.

Osiris3657

I liked the movie, really solid performances all around, especially the two leads Jackman and Gyllenhaal. It did have a very "Zodiac" feel to it. Perhaps not as procedural, but the same atmosphere.

I'm really glad that

I'm still trying to figure out why

Grade: B+

dconev

“Prisoners” gets an A for effort as we move through to the end. It tries to be more than just a standard kidnapping thriller, offering a greater crime behind the crime and offering some interesting twists. Not all the twists are unexpected – some are downright predictable. However, there’s enough happening in the second half of the film to have kept my interest.

7M Pictures

RichC2

I think he was just saying how he made a name for himself, I think the one-two critical successes of Little Miss Sunshine and There Will Be Blood gave him a name. He definitely has been in a lot though.

Cardsfan111

Here's what I think I understood.

Osiris3657

Appreciate the thoughts Cardsfan

jacob_b

Gotcha. I just looked on Wiki to see why I remember his face. Never saw There Will Be Blood and don't remember much about Sunshine. I do remember the hippie couple in Woodstock haha.

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