tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post8550405637684477806..comments2024-03-13T06:28:44.715-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: The TownAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-81989684704400319012015-01-23T17:40:33.903-05:002015-01-23T17:40:33.903-05:00That's awesome man, I love to hear that. I gre...That's awesome man, I love to hear that. I grew up near D.C., so I can always tell within seconds if a film was actually shot in D.C. or somewhere cheaper (Die Hard 2, anyone...). That's such a thrilling scene in The Town.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-84981423912586538402015-01-23T13:06:12.565-05:002015-01-23T13:06:12.565-05:00You know that thing that happens when you're f...You know that thing that happens when you're from a city, and then a movie ostensibly takes place in that city, but it's actually shot in, say, Vancouver? Because... reasons?<br /><br />They didn't do that here, and it lends an authenticity that makes it more, well, believable. The chase scene in the North End works because the North End is exactly as narrow of an incomprehensible maze as portrayed.TheHistorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255156966606278419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-57101305417974000862010-09-21T23:21:27.311-04:002010-09-21T23:21:27.311-04:00awards attention?!? very doubtful...i'll take ...awards attention?!? very doubtful...i'll take that bet!matolinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-69627398488180860342010-09-21T08:53:18.115-04:002010-09-21T08:53:18.115-04:00Well, actually, it wasn't the saaame sentence ...Well, actually, it wasn't the saaame sentence :p.<br /><br />Other than Renner, Lively stole the show. Wanna take bets as to if she gains awards attention?Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-66773567086505364732010-09-20T22:45:40.351-04:002010-09-20T22:45:40.351-04:00I have to say there was something about Blake Live...I have to say there was something about Blake Lively’s performance that seemed like a girl trying to act out what a coke addicted train wreck is supposed to be. Maybe my watching her on Gossip Girl has tainted my view of her as a "credible" actor but i just did not buy her role as this character...and to mention Oscar and Blake L. in the same sentence is blasphemy...otherwise, great review!matolinoreply@blogger.com