"Public Enemies"

[paulthefan]

Saw it this evening - what a monstrous waste of Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, who were essentially reduced to a smirk and a blank stare respectively. Even the cinematography was atrocious as it looked like a 1970s soap opera, with the strange close-ups and cheesy videotape. Michael Mann did MUCH better when he did TV's Miami Vice. We get virtually zero connection to either Dillinger or Purvis, as they are presented to us. I kept expecting for things to 'pick up' and they just never did.

anytime someone saves me 2 hours of wasted time in a movie theater I feel indebt...Marlow comes through again.

[Marlow]

anytime someone saves me 2 hours of wasted time in a movie theater I feel indebt...Marlow comes through again.

But marknhj would tell you to RUSH down to the theater right now and see a sure-fire Oscar winner, just cuz I panned it! :twisted:

[paulthefan]

anytime someone saves me 2 hours of wasted time in a movie theater I feel indebt...Marlow comes through again.

But marknhj would tell you to RUSH down to the theater right now and see a sure-fire Oscar winner, just cuz I panned it! :twisted:

I know who to trust and since my risk strategy (kind of minmax) is very conservative, Id rather miss 2 good ones than to see 1 bad one.... I consider a bad review precious.

[dal4018]

Saw it this evening - what a monstrous waste of Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, who were essentially reduced to a smirk and a blank stare respectively. Even the cinematography was atrocious as it looked like a 1970s soap opera, with the strange close-ups and cheesy videotape. Michael Mann did MUCH better when he did TV's Miami Vice. We get virtually zero connection to either Dillinger or Purvis, as they are presented to us. I kept expecting for things to 'pick up' and they just never did.

Marlow did you want to more footage of Dillinger's childhood if so me too it would have given me more insight into Dillinger and why he became the person he was.

[Marlow]

Marlow did you want to more footage of Dillinger's childhood if so me too it would have given me more insight into Dillinger and why he became the person he was.

I would have settled for ANYthing giving us a clue 'who' Dillinger was. As it is, both he and Purvis are uninvolving characters in a brutish Greek tragedy.

[lonewolf]

I was "influenced" into drowsing through "Cheri", the ultimate period piece "chic flick" tonight, instead of Public Enemies.
I am going to take 4 and 8 year old grandsons to "Ice Age 3" tomorrow to recover.

[Marlow]

I am going to take 4 and 8 year old grandsons to "Ice Age 3" tomorrow to recover.

Hey, me too! (6yo gs)

[dal4018]

Marlow did you want to more footage of Dillinger's childhood if so me too it would have given me more insight into Dillinger and why he became the person he was.

I would have settled for ANYthing giving us a clue 'who' Dillinger was. As it is, both he and Purvis are uninvolving characters in a brutish Greek tragedy.

Me too Marlow would have liked to seen more about his childhood too show why he became a bankrobber.They painted him as flamboyant,smooth and the real Dillinger was anything but.