Soulstation1 Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 (edited) anyone seen this yet? i was waiting for d to beat the crap outta cuba gooding jr...... Edited November 9, 2007 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 My wife is CHOMPING AT THE BIT to see this...actually so am I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 i was waiting for d to beat the crap outta cuba gooding jr...... Well, frankly, that's got my interest piqued right there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoGrubb Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I'll definitely rent it when it goes to dvd. I can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 (edited) I saw it. Its definitely not bad, and is fairly entertaining. However, the entire time I was watching it, I kept thinking to myself how it had all the ingredients to be a really great film, but ended up being just a good one. Something was missing. edit for spelling Edited November 9, 2007 by sal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I saw it. Its definitely not bad, and is fairly entertaining. However, the entire time I was watching it, I kept thinking to myself how it had all the ingredients to be a really great film, but ended up being just a good one. Something was missing. edit for spelling I could use that exact same review to describe Talk To Me with Don Cheadle...should've been great, in the end was just good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I imagine it will be entertaining, but judging by the preview clips I have seen, it appears the movie over hypes Lucas like Goodfellas did Henry Hill. By that I mean the government and Lucas himself liked to paint a much larger picture. I'm curious if the movie shows how he used to sell out his friends and just about everyone he did business with to save his ass everytime he was in trouble. No doubt Lucas was a drug dealer in Harlem, but I suspect the movie makes him seem much larger than what was real life. If you listen to those Denzel Washington interviews he would have you believe Lucas walked on water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill B Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Saw the History Channel special on Frank Lucas. Worth comparing this to"Gangster" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted November 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I'll definitely rent it when it goes to dvd. I can't wait! believe it or not, i've got a dvd copy already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyles Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I saw it. Its definitely not bad, and is fairly entertaining. However, the entire time I was watching it, I kept thinking to myself how it had all the ingredients to be a really great film, but ended up being just a good one. Something was missing. I had a similar reaction. I also felt that Washington's portrayal, despite his statements otherwise in interviews, probably made Lucas seem a little more likeable than he actually was at the time. Washington was far more convincing of a bad guy in "Training Day". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyles Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I'll definitely rent it when it goes to dvd. I can't wait! believe it or not, i've got a dvd copy already I believe it. I had a copy before the movie actually was released (I did not watch the DVD though because I was committed to seeing the movie in the theater with my mother - a huge Denzel Washington fan). I heard that before it was released it was available on the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I liked it. Big box office too. Therefore, go see The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, which needs all the box office help it can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 (edited) Washington was far more convincing of a bad guy in "Training Day". Agreed. Denzel is always better when he pushes it a bit like in "Malcolm X" and "Training Day". His performance as Frank Lucas, while fine and all, didn't seem like it required much effort from him. He was a good choice to play the role, though. The casting in this film was very well done. Ruby Dee stole the show as Mrs. Lucas. edit because I can't spell today Edited November 9, 2007 by sal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 i've heard AG is the most bootlegged movie of the internet era Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 (edited) ps i liked the way D played the piano on that guy's skull Edited November 14, 2007 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 I saw it. Its definitely not bad, and is fairly entertaining. However, the entire time I was watching it, I kept thinking to myself how it had all the ingredients to be a really great film, but ended up being just a good one. Something was missing. I had a similar reaction. I also felt that Washington's portrayal, despite his statements otherwise in interviews, probably made Lucas seem a little more likeable than he actually was at the time. Washington was far more convincing of a bad guy in "Training Day". I agree with the above opinions, although I will say, that at 2 hours and 40 minutes, it moved right along, and I found it very entertaining. The performance from Russell Crowe was surprisingly low-key. Some fine characters in the secondary roles, especially Ruby Dee. I did find the portrayal of Lucas' well-oiled operation very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 i liked when Ruby Dee slapped D in the face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 I saw it. Its definitely not bad, and is fairly entertaining. However, the entire time I was watching it, I kept thinking to myself how it had all the ingredients to be a really great film, but ended up being just a good one. Something was missing. I had a similar reaction. I also felt that Washington's portrayal, despite his statements otherwise in interviews, probably made Lucas seem a little more likeable than he actually was at the time. Washington was far more convincing of a bad guy in "Training Day". I agree with the above opinions, although I will say, that at 2 hours and 40 minutes, it moved right along, and I found it very entertaining. The performance from Russell Crowe was surprisingly low-key. Some fine characters in the secondary roles, especially Ruby Dee. I did find the portrayal of Lucas' well-oiled operation very interesting. I think the "well-oiled" portayal was somewhat of a Lucas fantasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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