[moviestrut] The town
Strider79it
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this is set in Boston.
Is it as good as "the departed" and "the friends of eddie coyle" ?
Is it as good as "the departed" and "the friends of eddie coyle" ?
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This movie sounds like 'Heat' part II
Ben Affleck is kinda a douche.
Ben Affleck might have douchey qualities, but he can make a decent movie, when he's writing or directing. Gone Baby Gone was pretty good, as well.
I just think an activity is much more constructive. Also, once I went to a movie where this one bully made fun of a girl until she felt bad.
I'd rather be active than watch a movie about gender, race, religion, or politics. (race baiting, fear mongering-r)
If you are active enough, it is possible that people could make a movies about you.
But, if you can write well, unlike me, and want to write about movies, then I image going to a movie is constructive. (Larry David-r)
And, when my back needs a rest and it is time for a movie I like kids movies about friends, family, and love! As well as, cowboy movies.
The college here screens movies on Friday night. (good time) and they store the sound equipment close to the radio station. They told me that renting a movie and inviting friends over to see it is illegal, but not regulated. They said that they have to pay to do a screening on campus. I guess if you are reading this you are paying for electricity, Internet service, and valuable record trading time. This month, October, is Horror month. But they are gonna do a 90's throw back month soon. "The Big Lebowski?" I asked and they said, "yes." I told 90's throw back is sometimes what I Dj on campus and they like that.
Thanks, ttyl
In any case, I liked "The Town"; I thought it was a slightly less-pretentious take on "Heat" (very similar narratives) with great pacing and decent acting. Solid and entertaining all around.
fine way to waste 100 minutes, but The Town was definitely a lesser, more hollywood, popcorn version of Heat. (thats a vaguely positive review ftr)
I mean...when "Heat" first came out, it was a pretty stunning heist film with a lot of layers piled on top. To me, the film hasn't aged terribly in several ways (least of all Pacino's now-patented scenery-chewing). I think it's impossible to watch "The Town" and not draw comparisons to the basic narrative and character development. But to the extent that "The Town" was more popcorn...I think it serves t film better as a result. I'm not saying it's a better film than "Heat" and it's certainly not more ambitious but to the extent that both films were fairly popcorn ( "Heat's" a total Hollywood film, don't see how it's not), I just found "The Town" to be a more enjoyable watch.
I admit I liked her in Vicky Christina Barcelona a lot....
...mmmhhh .... thrope, Heat was " Hollywood" to me....
Personally I'm not a fan of his work. But I wouldn't go as far as saying he doesn't deserve the plaudits he gets.
Look man, we're just shooting the shit here. I don't see the need to expend more words to either say "Heat" hasn't aged well for me or that "I liked 'The Town' more than I thought I might."
But how is Mann the most underrated director on the planet? C'mon dude. Mann gets the props. Who is denying him his due?
Starting to have more respect for Ben.
Hi Manny,
I cosine on all the above, except for the "semi-attractive" part. She is a beauty! She's not stopping traffic, but she's hot. Different strokes, I guess
Kindly,
parallax
this movie sucked.
the whole time I'm thinking "is this relationship between teh Boston bad boy and the sensitive civilian more embarrassingly derivative of Minnie Driver and Damon? Or Leo and Vera Farmiga?" Tough call.
Haha oh and when they had her working at the organic community garden!?!? hahaha. I almost fell out my seat.
did anyone else notice how Affleck is actually watching Heat at one point in the movie? (sorry if this was already pointed out; I think it's pretty funny how obvious Affleck's Heat infatuation is that he went so far as to "literally" reference it in his movie. how subtle.)
Post your 2010 top 10 films!
PS - The Town = 6.5/10
what ive never understood is when people state actors are one dimensional and always are the same person in all their films...ive heard this about keanu reeves, vin diesel, tom cruise, leo dicaprio, ben affleck, matthew mcconaughey etc.
always male actors. i dont remember hearing it about any actress.
but guess what? they still get paid, still have fans and live life.
if you dont enjoy their films, dont see them...
I am perfectly willing to concede that the Boston references were authentic. I've never been there and don't really know about it. To ME the constant harping on the tough-guy nature of the neighborhoood, the people, etc. seemed gratuitous and self-indulgent on Affleck's part. But again I'm not really knowing.
but if you take out the 5-10% of the screentime devoted to Boston lingo, locations, etc. I think the movie -- as a heist/relationship/adventure/whatever movie -- othewise totally failed.
haha well if you notice my strongest derision is directed at Hollywood. What can I say? I very, very rarely see interesting and original movies coming outta Hollywood. The Town was no exception.
"One last score man -- then I'm out!"
"I'm gonna take my sensitive, trusting girlfriend and LEAVE this place, man!"
"the loose cannon brother who will get them all killed"
"the short-sighted brother who can't see beyond the confines of the neighborhood and would never understand why someone would want to leave..."
etc. ad nauseum.
The Town was more of a string of cliches/archetypes than an actual, stand-alone piece of film making.
IMHO.
I speculate "True Grit" will fit the same description.
this
while it is nice to see a film where the feel of Boston ( esp in j. Renner's and Blake Lively's characters) is realistically captured, most of the movie itself was ridiculous.
Just like in the Departed, the romance scenes were a drag. At least they didn't give the love interest a goofy accent in this film...
We're supposed to believe that 4 oxyhead townies could take on a swat team and the FBI (multiple times) and
escape?