Movie - Smokin' Aces - Page 2

teedubya · 01-27-2007, 12:01 PM

Has anyone else seen this yet?

Wow. One word. ****ingBrutal.

Great movie, with soo much violence, it was unreal. It was comical the amount of violence that was going on.

Great cast. Jeremy Piven, Andy Garcia, Ben Affleck, Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Common, Alicia Keys, Jason Bateman...

There is one mob boss left and Buddy 'Aces' Israel [piven] is a Las Vegas magician who gets caught up in mob activities... and the mob bosses want him dead... so they hire all these contract killers to get to Israel before the Feds can get him.

Unreal movie. I was spellbound the whole time. Funny, violent, and violent.

SBK · 01-28-2007, 06:06 PM

I passed on seeing this because of the reviews. Guess I'll have to check it out this week.

Violence = good movie

POND_OF_RED · 01-28-2007, 09:43 PM

This is CoMoChief, just saw the movie. ****in sweet, tons of violence in that shooting spree during the elevator scene towards the end. I kinda wish Piven had a bigger role. Sounded just like Ari Gold though.

Pitt Gorilla · 01-28-2007, 09:48 PM

Jason Bateman = Gold

Deberg_1990 · 01-28-2007, 10:44 PM

Nice to see Jason Bateman making a comeback of sorts the past few years.

Ive always liked his comic timing.

Even when he was a kid in the 80's on such sitcoms as "Its Your Move" and "Hogan Family" i thought he showed alot of ability.

mcan · 01-29-2007, 04:01 AM

I thought the movie was a pretty good time, and definately worth eating some popcorn to. But it has some pretty serious flaws that keep it from reaching the status of it's contemporaries: Kill Bill... Etc...

1. There is WAY too much exposition. They make it fun to watch, but pretty much, you could shut your eyes and understand this whole movie. Everything is spoon fed to you... Granted the spoons are coming at breakneck speed, so you still might miss something, but this movie is as far away from a "thinker" as it gets.

2. Plot points are pretty contrived. Except for the anagnorisis (twist) everything is pretty easily seen from a mile away. Even part of the "twist" is pretty obvious from about the half-way point on. That doesn't stop the movie from explaining to you (in monologue form) when you get there though.

3. Too many characters means never really developing any of them.

4. The direction of the movie wanted to be WAY stylized like Kill Bill, but instead just comes off like a music video.

01-27-2007, 12:01 PM
teedubya Most Valuable Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Casino cash: $9003042	Movie - Smokin' Aces Has anyone else seen this yet? Wow. One word. ****ingBrutal. Great movie, with soo much violence, it was unreal. It was comical the amount of violence that was going on. Great cast. Jeremy Piven, Andy Garcia, Ben Affleck, Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Common, Alicia Keys, Jason Bateman... There is one mob boss left and Buddy 'Aces' Israel [piven] is a Las Vegas magician who gets caught up in mob activities... and the mob bosses want him dead... so they hire all these contract killers to get to Israel before the Feds can get him. Unreal movie. I was spellbound the whole time. Funny, violent, and violent.
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01-28-2007, 06:06 PM	#16
SBK Curry is the pick??? Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Georgia Casino cash: $10004900	I passed on seeing this because of the reviews. Guess I'll have to check it out this week. Violence = good movie
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01-28-2007, 09:43 PM	#17
POND_OF_RED The talking stonehead Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Blue Springs, MO Casino cash: $-1746854	This is CoMoChief, just saw the movie. ****in sweet, tons of violence in that shooting spree during the elevator scene towards the end. I kinda wish Piven had a bigger role. Sounded just like Ari Gold though.
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01-28-2007, 09:48 PM	#18
Pitt Gorilla Banned! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: NOT Columbia, MO 65201 Casino cash: $60194	Jason Bateman = Gold __________________ Your son is a bench warmer because of your weak genetics not because of the coach Norlin Mommsen is disgusting.
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01-28-2007, 10:44 PM	#19
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $334454	Nice to see Jason Bateman making a comeback of sorts the past few years. Ive always liked his comic timing. Even when he was a kid in the 80's on such sitcoms as "Its Your Move" and "Hogan Family" i thought he showed alot of ability. __________________ Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning: Matt once made a very nice play in Seattle where he spun away from a pass rusher and hit Bowe off his back foot for a first down. One of the best plays Matt has ever made.
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01-29-2007, 04:01 AM	#20
mcan Apr 13,1949 – Dec 15, 2011 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO Casino cash: $9996085	I thought the movie was a pretty good time, and definately worth eating some popcorn to. But it has some pretty serious flaws that keep it from reaching the status of it's contemporaries: Kill Bill... Etc... 1. There is WAY too much exposition. They make it fun to watch, but pretty much, you could shut your eyes and understand this whole movie. Everything is spoon fed to you... Granted the spoons are coming at breakneck speed, so you still might miss something, but this movie is as far away from a "thinker" as it gets. 2. Plot points are pretty contrived. Except for the anagnorisis (twist) everything is pretty easily seen from a mile away. Even part of the "twist" is pretty obvious from about the half-way point on. That doesn't stop the movie from explaining to you (in monologue form) when you get there though. 3. Too many characters means never really developing any of them. 4. The direction of the movie wanted to be WAY stylized like Kill Bill, but instead just comes off like a music video.
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