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oh yeah. Back to original topic. Heatbreak looks funny to me. Kind of like Mary Something. But possibly better.

I really do want to see We Own the Night, although I think it would have done better had it been titled The Departed2, but it looks good on its own none the less.
I can't wait for The Kingdom...to bomb.
I think The Heartbreak kid could possibly revive the Farrelly brothers as well as make Ben Stiller re-appeal to older audiences.
The Michael Clayton kind of confused me as to what it's really about, so i'll wait to rent it.
30 days of night looks like it'll be really cool, but it's probably gonna be style over substance, but who cares.
Gone, Baby, Gone looks very promising...glad to see Ben Affleck back on his way up. And even more glad to see Casey finally get the roles he deserves.
Dan in real life actually looks pretty good. Hopefully Steve Carrell's fans will forgive him for Evan Almighty. And Hopefully Dane Cook's fans will forgive him for pretty much every movie he's made so far.
At first, I thought "oh, great. another Elizabeth movie." After seeing the trailer though, Holy crap! does it look awesome. I'm not too big on movies about played out historical figures, but i might actually see The Golden Age in theatres.
Yay, The Comebacks can finally walk right into the door that i'm going to be slamming in it's face. I will also yell "DON'T COMEBACK!" ha.
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising looks like it should have come out in the early nineties. If it had, Harry Potter wouldn't be as popular, and maybe i would have actually gone and seen it. When i was 7.
Tyler Perry sucks.
I'm going to see Saw4, strictly because it is Saw4. Because the trailer actually makes it look really bad. Even the trailer for Saw2(which is probably one of the worst movies ever made) made it look pretty cool.
At the beginning of the trailer, Rendition looked alright, but halfway through...why can't Peter Sarsgaard get roles in GOOD movies. I refuse to believe that Shattered Glass was the peak of his career. Give him some leads already.
Reservation Road looks very good, although it will probably end up being a forgettable family drama, nothing special enough to make me believe that Mark Ruffalo can act.

Oh my GOD! I can't believe i almost forgot!
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is going to be hands down one of the best movies in years. With the direction of Sidney Lumet (I forgive him for the Wiz) the absolute brilliance of Philip Seymour Hoffman, and a surprisingly vulnerable Ethan Hawke, all rolled into one crime/family drama that explores desperation and betrayal as well as loyalty and good old family values, how could you possibly not go for this movie. It will be the best movie of the year. And if it isn't, then The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford will be. Wasn't that movie supposed to come out like two years ago? either way, I'm stoked for it!

I guess I'd consider these good Peter Sarsgaard movies:

Flightplan (not so much that the movie was good, but his role was)
Garden State
Kinsey

I loved Garden State, and Kinsey was very good. I've yet to see Flightplan...I don't know if I will...But what I mean is he's better than the roles he gets. It's time to let him carry a movie. Jarhead, Garden State, and Shattered Glass prove that he's one of the best actors around right now and he just doesn't get enough roles. I want more Peter Sarsgaard!
That's all I'm saying.

StnMan5, I argued with you enough earlier, in The Kingdom thread [grin], so for now I'll just stick to what I really, really agree with you on, or at least find intriguing...

You make an excellent point, I think, about We Own the Night. I see this film only performing so-so ($35-$40M) and I doubt the critics will be very impressed.

P.S. I know Scorcese has mentioned a sequel for Departed, but does anyone else wonder, [spoiler -- swipe to read] just who the Hell would star in it? I mean, I get Mark Wahlberg (SSgt. Dignam) and, I suppose, Alec Baldwin ( Capt. Ellerby)... but who the f@%# else is LEFT? The police shrink Sullivan (and Juniuh) was banging? "That idiot cop magnet of a cousin," Sean? Mrs. Kennefick? The Realtor? Okay, I'm done now.

I think it's fair to say that the "reservations" (putting it mildly, there, I suspect) YOU have about The Kingdom, are pretty much on-par with the ones I have regarding The Heartbreak Kid. There's just no easy, polite way for me to say this: Ben Stiller simply doesn't interest me anymore. (Neither do Robin Williams or Mike Myers or Will Ferrell, frankly, and Jack Black's shooting up the list pretty darned quick, too. So is Christopher Walken -- oh, this hurts! -- and I friggin' NEVER thought I'd say THAT!!!) I've been wrong before, betting against The Farrelly Brothers, so perhaps I'm talking out my ass here... But, as a paying customer, I've pretty much washed my hands of all of 'em. (That is, until they go back to doing intriguing work in films like -- but not TOO like -- Your Friends & Neighbors, or One Hour Photo, or So I Married An Axe Murderer, or Stranger Than Fiction, or High Fidelity. I mean, if Luke Wilson can redeem himself, with only a bit part -- in 3:10 to Yuma -- surely they can... right?)

I'm very, very intrigued by Michael Clayton, but I doubt this film will find an audience, unless some serious Oscar buzz starts, erm, buzzing.

I hope you're wrong, but suspect you're dead-center right, about 30 Days Of Night. Then again, I never saw Night Watch coming, either. Or, for that matter, 28 Days Later. OR Eastern Promises (which needs to be nominated for Best Picture in my opinion, and quite a few more categories, besides).

I am extremely excited to see Gone, Baby, Gone, as well as No Country for Old Men. I'd like to see Affleck take the next step, too; I suspect he'll be a far, far better director, than an actor. (And he's already proven he can write.) And Casey's been Joaquin Phoenix to Ben's River for far too long, in my opinion. We're agreed.

I might just be the worst person, ever, to consult about Steve Carrell's prospects -- I thought The 40 Year Old Virgin would flop, and that Evan Almighty would flirt with $200M. But I think Dan in Real Life might just be the sleeper hit of the Fall. (Then again, I was flat-out convinced that Wild Hogs would bomb, and that Rescue Dawn would be a modest hit, and -- perhaps, most infamously -- that Aqua Teen HUnger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters would reach nigh-blockbuster heights. Consider the source.)

Hopefully Dane Cook's fans will forgive him for pretty much every movie he's made so far.

Dude... priceless. Props. You reminded me of, well, me, there.

I have high HOPES for Elizabeth: The Golden Age... but, here, I'm about to ruin my street-running-in-front-of-the-art-house cred, because -- although I like Elizabeth very, very, very much -- it was fantastically overrated, and people don't seem to remember just how mediocre a period film it really was.

Don't get me wrong. Cate Blanchett's performance was stunning, Geoffrey Rush's mesmerizing; and there were many, many things to admire -- set design most especially, but also makeup (for which it won the Academy Award), costuming, and even the film's period digital effects -- but Elizabeth, though not in actuality a Miramax production, represents to me the very embodiment of that noxious temerity, that puffed-up pretentiousness, that overzealous, overambitious, nigh-hysterical over-reaching that became so familiar to observers of that studio under the Brothers W (I mean, come, now, let's be honest: Amélie was about as deserving of its five Oscar nominations, as Cold Mountain -- another Miramax effort, surprise -- was of its seven, and, man, that ain't saying much). A fractured story, with incredibly inconsistent performances -- Richard Attenborough looks positively horrified he ended up in such a mess; Joseph Fiennes seems forever in the process of passing a kidney stone, in the midst of a "romantic" performance just this side of Hayden Christensen's in Attack of the Clones ["Padme, oh, my Padme, my love for you hurts so much, I wish my major intestine would leap straight up through my neck and throttle my brain..."]; and even the venerable John Gielgud appears to be praying for impending death, a bequest that appears to have been, ultimately, granted -- and a mere cursory understanding of the age's complex international and sezual politics, Elizabeth is a "period piece" more properly befitting a question mark; it's Shakespeare in Love (another unforgivably overappreciated title) writ only slightly larger, this time in pen instead of crayon, but still only in a primary-school composition book.

But, as I said, I have HOPE that Elizabeth's sequel will be decent, and not merely Elizabeth II: The Wrath of Queen, as directed by Roland Emmerich. Although it looks at first glance as if they lifted the naval engagements straight out of, if not Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End, then certainly The Patriot. Truly, God save the Queen.

I quite agree with you about The Seeker: The Dark is Rising. Too little. Too late. Too bad.

I actually think Ruffalo can act, but I have my concerns about Reservation Road, too. I am having difficulty seeing what audience could possibly embrace this film... perhaps, support-group patrons? (I'm really not trying to be insensitive here; this is going to be a difficult film, not that great a date night movie, you know?) It's too bad; I'lm really, really counting on this film in at least one of my leagues.

I came late to the realization that Before the Devil Knows You're Dead could be one of the season's best films; I think you're on the right track, here, though as far as the Ultimate Moguls game goes, I don't think I can recommend it. (And Box Office Moguls is right out.)

I think The Ass. of Jesse James (I tried Jesse James's Ass., but, you know, it didn't roll quite so trippingly off the tongue) will contain some of the best visuals of the year, and will positively enthrall audiences and critics alike. Folks may even come back for a second look. ...Stop laughing.

Ooooh... RE: Peter Sarsgaard, [1] Jarhead (hate the film, love the performance; [2] Shattered Glass; [3] Kinsey; [4] Garden State; [5] Boys Don't Cry (no one ever remembers that one!). And, please, let's not forget K-19: The Widowmaker, either... The kid's a talent, no question. Plus, he reminds me soooooo much of a young John Malkovich, by way of Marlon Brando...

I remain, as always...

Nico.

Bless you Michael Bay. Armageddon is a masterpiece.

Nico,
Your Departed spoiler was hilarious. I guess I never even thought of that. I have to tell you that I agree with pretty much everything you said...I guess we'll just have to stay away from discussions about The Kingdom is all. Because, I haven't seen it so I shouldn't harshly judge it the way I have been, but if you could see the way the trailer looks when I look at it,(you ever see that video of the woman being mauled by that bear on that french tv show?) you would understand why i'm so reticent about it.

Also, I thought I was the only one getting weary of Christopher Walken. He's a great actor, sometimes. But didn't he die like three years ago. How is he still around? The only thing worse than recent Christopher Walken is people trying to do Christopher Walken Impersonations.

you ever see that video of the woman being mauled by that bear on that french tv show?

Please, God, let it be Britney Spears... Now, if that had been the subject / victim / hors d’œuvre served in Grizzly Man, I'd have actually PAID to see it!

Nyush, nyun, nyunch... "Mmm, Zoidberg LOVE movie star on smack!" Gnosh, gnyum, gnutch...

I thought I was the only one getting weary of Christopher Walken.

Dude, I bet even Christopher Walken's getting weary of Christopher Walken. The man is, officially, more caricature than character...

He's a great actor, sometimes. But didn't he die like three years ago.

This is soooo friggin' funny.

The only thing worse than recent Christopher Walken is people trying to do Christopher Walken Impersonations.

I dunno, some of 'em are far more convincing than the real thing, these days...

I am so not getting any sleep tonight. Curse you, Aqua-Scum!!!

I remain, as always...

Sleepless in (not) Seattle.

I've been a fan of Walken for some time now, and for the roles I've seen him play, here are my favorites (in no particular order):

1. Nick of Time; The bad guy he played perhaps the oiliest, snakiest, most evil bad guy I've ever seen, completely remorseless and utterly convincing in that way that only he can bring.

2. Biloxi Blues; his portrayal of Sgt. Toomey was one of the most hysterical things I've ever seen; alternatively intimidating, compelling, and sympathetic (or just pathetic), and always batshit-crazy, anyone who hasn't see this movie should, just for him.

3. Catch Me If You Can; wow. Playing Leo's emotionally and financially broken father was heart rending. That scene where Frank Jr. begs his father to ask him to stop breaking the law, to stop sticking it to the government that ruined him, was Oscar-worthy.

I also liked his turns in Pulp Fiction, Man of the Year (one of only two good things about that film),Wedding Crashers, Man on Fire and, God help me, Click.

My least favorite:

1. Balls of Fury: as you said, Nico, he's become basically a caricature of himself, and he completely phoned in his performance here, something I wouldn't have expected of him five years ago.

2. Sleepy Hollow; yeah, Tim Burton. Yeah, Johnny Depp. But I think of several actors that could have played the Headless Horseman more effectively.

3. Batman Returns; 'nuff said.

I won't even dignify films like Joe Dirt, or Envy, or Kangaroo Jack, or The Prophecy, or Last Man Standing, or, Holy Hell, Batman, Gigli, by subjecting myself to even five damn minutes of those films.

He's gonna be 65 next spring, and I look at his upcoming projects on IMDb, and I see. OMG. A movie called The Dirt, which is a biopic about... Motley Crue. Yeah, that's a story just beggin' to be told. (FYI, Walken plays Ozzy Osbourne, and Val Kilmer is rumored to be playing David Lee Roth. I'd be vomiting copiously into a bucket right now, if I didn't already know that the film is being directed by Larry Charles (Borat).

And no one will ever do a better Walken than Kevin Spacey. Just like no one will ever do a better Shatner than Kevin Pollak. Thus it is written.

I remain, as always,

Ep-steen. "(Ep-STINE?)"

I have a random sort of question. Did the trailer to We Own the Night, remind anyone of the Departed? Maybe it is the font, landscape background, or color scheme they use, but I can look at it without thinking, "here is a clone of a remake." I don't know. I added the trailers for convenience.

StnMan5 wrote:

I really do want to see We Own the Night, although I think it would have done better had it been titled The Departed2, but it looks good on its own none the less.

Yes! That is what I was taking about in my earlier post! Thank you StnMan!

How ironic! I thought I was the only one who picked up that vibe from the trailer. It definitely seems to be attempting to cash in on the success of The Departed, and as many have noted, it likely will.

Becs, I've yet to meet someone who hasn't thought We Own felt like a remake/rip-off of The Departed.

As much as I want to see Ben Stiller in a film again. Heartbreak Kid doesn't catch my eye as much as 30 Days of Night. I honestly hate the Resident Evil, zombie-based films but this trailer was telling me an entirely different story.

1 30 Days of Night
2 Heartbreak Kid
3 Gone Baby Gone
4 Dan In Real Life
5 Saw IV

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