tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post3720683394359744704..comments2024-03-13T06:28:44.715-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: Movie Jail Relay RaceAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-32011672911268874862013-01-09T11:47:27.968-05:002013-01-09T11:47:27.968-05:00Ha! We shall seeee.Ha! We shall seeee.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-67768780111840155362013-01-02T16:27:36.549-05:002013-01-02T16:27:36.549-05:00Ha, yes, the irony is thick as hell, and oh so ver...Ha, yes, the irony is thick as hell, and oh so very sad. <br /><br />Sati is extremely insistent on Stewart's career, but I'm with you... I just can't back her work up. Sigh, oh well.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-78127811094903933742013-01-02T14:26:38.121-05:002013-01-02T14:26:38.121-05:00ah, good ol Pacino. ha. I like the irony of switch...ah, good ol Pacino. ha. I like the irony of switching DeNiro out for Pacino and the irony that both were on the relay race for best actor.<br /><br />Nice.<br /><br />Someone, PLEASE put Expressionless Kristen Stewart back in prison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-39457028522835336482013-01-02T12:21:25.358-05:002013-01-02T12:21:25.358-05:00Had to do it! I'd bail Pacino out in a second ...Had to do it! I'd bail Pacino out in a second if he took on another good role, similar to De Niro's excellent work in Silver Linings.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-10983034211697093492013-01-02T11:49:03.697-05:002013-01-02T11:49:03.697-05:00Ahah, well if it comes down to De Niro and Pacino,...Ahah, well if it comes down to De Niro and Pacino, I'd throw the latter in jail too. De Niro was good in Silver Linings Playbook, nice to see him do a memorable performance in a GOOD film once again :)ruthhttp://flixchatter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-24857384774316715502013-01-02T10:58:58.185-05:002013-01-02T10:58:58.185-05:00I'd love to see Pacino on Broadway, especially...I'd love to see Pacino on Broadway, especially in Glengarry. That'd just be perfect.<br /><br />Might need to check out Red Lights soon. Sounds like it could be good for a laugh.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-916617739998443652013-01-02T10:57:17.314-05:002013-01-02T10:57:17.314-05:00I really do love his movies. I can't necessari...I really do love his movies. I can't necessarily call them accessible, but I definitely dig his vision!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-28210955940059999412012-12-28T19:13:50.791-05:002012-12-28T19:13:50.791-05:00Hah! "Why?" indeed.
I give you credit f...Hah! "Why?" indeed.<br /><br />I give you credit for being brave enough to watch all his movies. Based on what I've read, no one can deny that he is a complete mess of a human being, but even people who loathe his movies concede he has talent. I guess the question is whether he'll ever be able to use his abilities for good and not evil. :-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-75199275176190019282012-12-28T17:33:12.412-05:002012-12-28T17:33:12.412-05:00Being Flynn was just plain bad. Red Lights was act...Being Flynn was just plain bad. Red Lights was actually fun to watch because it was such a trainwreck. I was disappointed though because I absolutely loved the director's previous film Buried with Ryan Reynolds.<br /><br />I think Pacino has been spending more time on broadway, and if I were him I'd happily spend my retired days performing the incredible script of Glengarry Glen Ross.Matt McGrathhttps://twitter.com/#!/MatthewJMcGrathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-42470097303780195372012-12-28T15:27:28.636-05:002012-12-28T15:27:28.636-05:00You're right, Pacino hasn't taken on many ...You're right, Pacino hasn't taken on many bad roles in the past decade, but he hasn't taken on many roles period. And I'd argue that most of them have been crap, which is just a goddamn shame. He definitely still has the capacity act well, but he just... doesn't.<br /><br />I heard nothing but awful things about Red Lights. That scene sounds epic. Heard great and bad things about Being Flynn, which I have no interest in seeing. Sigh, just a bummer.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-12971303485278876872012-12-28T15:22:03.229-05:002012-12-28T15:22:03.229-05:00Silver Linings Playbook definitely contains a rede...Silver Linings Playbook definitely contains a redeeming De Niro performance, but I fear that it is final hoorah. Looking over his upcoming films, there's just more worthless crap. I surely hope he's making bank for these awful films.<br /><br />If I had drafted the inital list, I wouldn't have had Eastwood in their either. That was Nostra and Terrence's choice, I was only lucky enough to bail one out!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-6195684392500689022012-12-28T15:19:23.600-05:002012-12-28T15:19:23.600-05:00Aniston's career is a shame, because I actuall...Aniston's career is a shame, because I actually think she's got it, but she just takes on these really bad films. Damn shame. I really dug her in Horrible Bosses as well.<br /><br />Bobby D for Old Al, fair trade!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-43024297221120162652012-12-28T15:17:55.562-05:002012-12-28T15:17:55.562-05:00Thanks! Oh, believe me, I really wish I didn't...Thanks! Oh, believe me, I really wish I didn't feel compelled to put Pacino in there either, but his career speaks for itself, unfortunately. Thanks so much for reading and commenting, Andina!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-61624791687832976512012-12-28T15:15:40.647-05:002012-12-28T15:15:40.647-05:00Yeah, I definitely agree that some in that list do...Yeah, I definitely agree that some in that list don't deserve to be there. But as a rule, I was only allowed to bail one out, and I felt Bobby D deserved it the most.<br /><br />Butler, Sandler and MANY others (David Gordon Green, perhaps) were all people I considered to throw in the slammer. But the heartbreak of Pacino's current career outweighed the pointless of all of theirs.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-2882376164264676882012-12-28T15:12:38.549-05:002012-12-28T15:12:38.549-05:00Oh you haven't seen it yet? Yeah man, hope you...Oh you haven't seen it yet? Yeah man, hope you get to catch it soon. Definitely worthy of the hype.<br /><br />I'd love an Insomnia-esque comeback. Bring it on.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-82553270055724210712012-12-28T15:11:58.695-05:002012-12-28T15:11:58.695-05:00It is indeed! Silver Linings is a very good movie ...It is indeed! Silver Linings is a very good movie and De Niro is very good in it. Can't wait to hear what you think!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-45164256967852988242012-12-28T15:11:27.806-05:002012-12-28T15:11:27.806-05:00Ha, if he's thrown in the slammer, that's ...Ha, if he's thrown in the slammer, that's exactly the ward he needs to be in. I'd love to just sit down and talk to that guy and ask, "Okay, but... why?"<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I love his films, but wow.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-2198062789164550942012-12-28T15:10:36.919-05:002012-12-28T15:10:36.919-05:00I keep hearing polarizing reactions to Being Flynn...I keep hearing polarizing reactions to Being Flynn - some love it, others hate it. I really had no interest in seeing it, but maybe someday...<br /><br />I have a feeling my bailing Bobby D out will prove to be a bad idea with the release of that 50 Cent flick and The Big Wedding, which just looks fucking awful.<br /><br />I agree that some people on the list don't really deserve to be there, but I was only allowed to bail one out! Funny, I caught Collateral on TV two nights ago. God, I just love Cruise in that.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-90333284834490854952012-12-28T15:07:55.139-05:002012-12-28T15:07:55.139-05:00Thanks man. You said it all right there: One in, o...Thanks man. You said it all right there: One in, one out. Damn shame.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-88905797579996283622012-12-28T11:37:00.251-05:002012-12-28T11:37:00.251-05:00I just watched You Don’t Know Jack and it's sa...I just watched You Don’t Know Jack and it's sad, because Pacino can clearly still deliver a good performance, it's not like his talent has just disappeared. But to be fair to him, he hasn't taken that many poor roles in the last 10 years or so. I for one thought he was superb in Insomnia and decent in S1m0ne.<br /><br />I'd still consider De Niro to keep his place just for the incredible amount of shit he agrees to appear in; Godsend, Meet the Fockers/Little Fockers, Hide and Seek and New Year's Eve. And though I haven't seen it, he may be getting rave reviews for Silver Linings Playbook, but he also appeared in two of the worst films of the year; Being Flynn and Red Lights.<br /><br />Red Lights has this hilariously bad scene in which we are first introduced to De Niro's character, this is how we find out that he is blind. Probably the most amusing thing I've seen in a film all year.<br />http://i.imgur.com/JwB3O.jpgMatt McGrathhttps://twitter.com/#!/MatthewJMcGrathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-77936869212866432062012-12-27T22:10:26.465-05:002012-12-27T22:10:26.465-05:00I can't say I disagree with your choice or how...I can't say I disagree with your choice or how you built the argument to condemn Al Pacino to the slammer. I do think both him and De Niro deserve the bad rap considering how much talent we all know is still in there. They've either become lazy with their choices, or complete sell-outs, or both. <br />I have yet to see Silver Linings, but from what I've heard, this is a redeeming performance by Mr. De Niro that helps to erase his poor choices for the last decade or so. <br /><br />I have my reservations as to why Clint Eastwood is in "jail" though. I hope it's not related to his politics or, as some might say, to his recent touch of senility in the Republican National Convention. This is one of the most iconic figures in the history of cinema, a part of many great films as an actor and/or director. Someone should give him a break. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-54493580425740946512012-12-27T20:05:48.654-05:002012-12-27T20:05:48.654-05:00Aniston can rot in there, although she was really,...Aniston can rot in there, although she was really, really good in Horrible Bosses. Ha @ Pacino being switched in for De Niro. I feel like it's karma from my post two days ago.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731135068727753624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-77575694850094042812012-12-27T09:11:48.571-05:002012-12-27T09:11:48.571-05:00Al Pacino isn't someone I hope will be in your...Al Pacino isn't someone I hope will be in your list, but then again I didn't follow his career much. I don't think De Niro is that bad either. Quite a choice there!Andinahttp://www.inspired-ground.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-3025578812498543732012-12-27T05:14:54.099-05:002012-12-27T05:14:54.099-05:00What an great idea for a communal post. Recent cha...What an great idea for a communal post. Recent chair antics aside, Clint really doesn't deserve to be in the same discussion as the others on the list. He was fine in Trouble with the Curve, and J.Edgar wasn't all his fault. Not quite sure what Cruise is doing there either, everyone loved IM4, and Jack Reacher is getting positive talk. With Von Tier I really just think he was trying to make a joke at Cannes, it's just Von Tier doesn't know the first thing about humor or taste. In time and with a few more depression porn films, no one will remember "I understand the Nazis..." I would absolutely make Gerard Butler and Adam Sandler do serious Jail-time, now those two I would love to hear any defense for. Jeffhttp://cityuponahillmedia.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-5962803102324240422012-12-27T01:05:29.283-05:002012-12-27T01:05:29.283-05:00Fine picks. Should finally see Silver Linings Play...Fine picks. Should finally see Silver Linings Playbook this weekend. Looking forward to the return of De Niro.<br /><br />And I'd love a Pacino comeback, even if he's only in Insomnia form.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.com