Author |
Message |
Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 6:02 pm
SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
|
Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Saturday, November 03, 2007 - 7:26 am
does this mean you liked it, Ketchup   I am going to see it on Tuesday
|
Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, November 03, 2007 - 9:07 pm
Yes I liked it.
|
Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Sunday, November 04, 2007 - 10:34 pm
I SAW THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unbelievable true story! Did not like watching people shoot up, though. The actors were amazing in it! We went to the 10:15 showing and the theatre was packed. Frank should have listen to the drug general near the end. Greed will be your downfall every time!
|
Dolphinschild
Member
06-21-2006
| Monday, November 05, 2007 - 12:57 am
I watched the Documentary on Frank Lucas (American Gangster) on BET station tonight. It showed Denzel talking to the real Frank while shooting the movie. Frank was really honest about things he did and saw about his past. He regreted many things in his life for one reason he said, he said that he was the oldest of 9 siblings and his 5 brothers copied him in everything he did. He knows that if he was a doctor, they would have been doctors, if he was a garbage man, they would have been too. He regrets being the man he was, because they followed him doing it too. He is a interesting character. The person that Russel Crow portrays, he was there too during the shooting. He said that he forgot for a moment that Frank was a gangster and when he woke up from his charming spell, all he wanted to do is bust him again and put him back in prison while they were shooting the movie.
|
Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Friday, November 09, 2007 - 11:15 am
WE saw this last night and liked it. Man, a 10:30 showing got us out of the theater at 1:15!! I really enjoy movies where the writing and acting make me CHEER for the bad guy. Denzel Washington never ceases to amaze me when he acts. He is just so mesmerizing. I can't say it was the PERFECT movie. I felt the lead up to Russell Crowe connecting Frank to it all was too late in the movie. I would have liked to have seen a bit more cat and mouse in it. The "connection" of Frank to the whole thing just seemed all too quick at the end. In an almost 3 hour movie, the breakdown all came in the last half hour or so. I hated Russell Crowe's character in the movie. (And I don't see what women see in Russell Crowe either!)
|
Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 5:31 pm
I saw this on Sunday. It kept my attention the whole time, (even tho it was way too long), but I surely didn't walk out thinking "Wow! What a great movie!" like most of the reviews online said. I think the great reviews forced me to be a little disappointed. I walked out thinking I should have waited for cable. I'm still baffled by the 4 star reviews all over the net. 3 stars is what I give it. Good movie, just not great.
|
Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Sunday, November 25, 2007 - 6:01 am
I thought the movie was great once I got over Russell Crowe's bad accent. Denzel Washington has an amazing face when he smiles that smile, pure evil charm. Would have liked to see them delve a little more into the Nicky Barnes and Frank Lewis rivalry. Apparently those two really hated each other.
|
Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, December 03, 2007 - 1:51 am
I loved this movie. Didn't expect to (just never have been a fan of gangster movies), but was riveted from the moment it started. The pace was excellent as was the screenplay. Denzel was terrific (and looked pretty damned good to me, too) as usual. Resolute, strong, smart and sexy. Though I am not a fan of Crowe, I thought he did a very good job. (I read the accent thing he adopted was because he watched tapes of the real Richie Roberts speaking and tried to mimic him.) Here's a link to more trivia about this movie: http://tinyurl.com/2m5z6x

|
Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, December 03, 2007 - 6:48 am
Herck, I'm not a Russell Crowe fan either. Have you seen the movie "The Insider"? GOOD! (Al Pacino is in it too.) It is one of my favorites. I've watched it a number of times.
|
Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, December 03, 2007 - 9:17 am
Hi, Color! Funny, I just saw read something about that flic. Was it also with Julia Roberts? I will definitely make a point to see it! One of my favorite Denzel movies is this one:
Know it?
|