Bank heists.....really good flick

The Town
Good Will Hunting
Dogma
Chasing Amy
Argo

Among others

I also enjoyed changing lanes

I'll check it out. Thanks.

I'd say the town and the departed are pretty close

I just can't see Affleck as Bruce Wayne. Just cannot see it in any way. That's just not the type of actor that I would think represented that type of character. He's just not the mean tough guy type that the character needs. Just feels too much like they forced the actor onto the character with no regard to trying to "Fit" the character.

****ing outrage.

Part of being a great actor is making people forget that they're not watching the real life person but a character. Heath Ledger wasn't Heath Ledger in his role: He was The Joker. Heath Ledger disappeared. Very few actors have that ability.

I thought Bale was "fine" as Bruce Wayne but the star of the trilogy was Christopher Nolan. I think there are more than a handful of people that were capable of doing what Bale did as Batman.

All that said, Affleck is Warner's superstar these days and rightfully so. He should have won the Oscar for best director for "Argo" and was a fine actor. The Warner Brothers brass *think* they have another Clint Eastwood in Affleck, so this move is unsurprising.

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Doesn't have the presence of Eastwood, or the chops of Bale. He's fine when he isn't having to carry the whole thing.

How hard could it be? Half the time Batman runs around. And 25% of the time he just sort of mumbles and mopes. Just depends on his good the script and direction is.

I like Affleck, always have. Never got the hatred on him. Even Gigli was only boring and mildly unfocused.

But he has a body language that is the antithesis of Batman/Bruce Wayne. A percolating uncertainty that's perfect for an overachieving outsider. There's a set to his jaw that says 'someone is going to find me out any moment now.'

Bruce Wayne/Batman needs to exude privilege and omnipresence.

Then there's this ;)

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kippendorf's tribe!!!!! and mr. somethingorothersopus!!!!!! LMAO

I will probably will never watch another Batman movie because I don't think they will anyway compare to how great the last 3 were with Nolan and Bale. And Ledger's performance was IMO was legendary.

This same kind of crazyness hit the interwebz when they announced Heath ledger was going to be the Joker. All the fanbois got SO ANGRY.

I told people to go watch "Lords of Dogtown" and tell me Heath Ledger can't step into a character. I was right.


Ben A in a Batman costume isn't going to be terrible... it's just that the Batman Nolan trilogy just got wrapped up, and now they are doing this already.

He may not have the leading man appeal of Eastwood but he's just as a good, if not better, in the director's chair and a great screenwriter and story teller.

I don't understand Bale's appeal. He was great in The Mechanic and Rescue Dawn and everything else is just "okay".

I think JGL was far more mesmerizing and interesting in TDKR.

Has there ever been such an early backlash that they scrapped who was going to play a certain part?

This too. It appears Hollywood is out of ideas so they keep shoveling out the same shit. There will probably be 100 Transformers movies come out before I am dead.

Good grief. Do you realize that in 2013, sequels have brought in far more money than original movies?

No one has "run out of ideas". Studios cater to the public. Period.

No. And Affleck's already started an intense training regime in order to beef up for the role.

**** me in the ass!

jennifer will kick his ass.

Sooooo, did you really write a Sci Fy movie?

The overall movie made those films good, not Bale. He didn't really hurt it, but they were good simply because of him.

Absolutely not. The Town was good, I just love The Departed so much. Departed is a Top 10 movie of all time for me. JIMHO though

All these actors have got to be in touch with Biogensis or something. You see them routinely gain or lose like 50 lbs for roles. I have to hand it to them, they are dedicated for the part. They almost always get to the target weight

That

They are doing this so they can get in on the money.

With avengers sucess of a billion dollars, they want in on it.

They are actors. Some of them work out 6 to 10 hours a day for roles.

But some probably do juice.

This Beanie Baby is worth $350!!!

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@DrPhil If a girl is drunk, is it OK for Ben Affleck to play Batman?

I think The Departed is one of the most overrated movies of the last 30 years, and it gets more hype than what it deserves because the Academy gave Scorsese an Oscar out of guilt after screwing him with Goodfellas.

I get it but I am just a little fatigued over sequels and comic book movies.

Give me something new..please.

I actually believe that The Town is even better than The Departed but I do like the movie quite a bit.

Nicholson is great but I prefer Pete Postlewaite. Damon, DiCaprio and Wahlberg were all very good but I prefer Renner and Affleck.

Blake Lively is in my Top Five. She's a combination of a dirty white trash hot chick and an elegant beauty.

Ryan Reynolds got it right this time.

There are plenty of great movies released every year. You'll just need to dig a little harder to find them because they don't have enormously bloated marketing budgets.

Yeah, I'm done with Superhero movies and CGI explosionfests in general. Theres's basically no drama in the storyline. There might be some little twists, a secondary character might die, bu you're really just following the same familiar path. It's tired. I know people like them but to me they've gotten to be a bore.

Yeah, that says it better than I managed. Nothing against Affleck really. He's done some good stuff that I've certainly enjoyed. But this just seems completely miscast and I don't understand it at all.

LMAO..

I agree that it's overrated, but I still really enjoyed it. I mainly remember it now for the sheer number of head shot killings.

People don't like The Departed, they like the Dropkick Murphys.

That said, mentioning the movie reminded me of one of John Oliver's BEST jokes on The Daily Show, calling Anthony Weiner 'Tighty Whitey Bulger.'

I am looking forward to a few movies coming out like Bale's new movie. Looks pretty good.

Yep I feel the exact same way.

Totally agree with you about The Town, it is one of my favorite movies. I especially loved Jon Hamm's part.

Can anyone tell me if Dane wrote a Sci Fy movie or not. I keep asking him but he's not answering.

This is just so full of FAIL it's not even funny.

I'm deeply upset at this. So wish Bale would have returned as Batman.

But ****ing Ben Affleck?

Hey the might as well trot out an Aquaman movie starring Adrian Grenier...because this move is on that level of stupid/FAIL.

Wha? LMAO

All 5 foot 5 of Keaton was the best batman? dude, get outta here... he may have been just fine for it as an actor, but a superhero has to look the part.

Bale was the best thing besides Nolan to ever happen to that franchise... i'm not sure how i feel about Affleck though, he's a good enough actor, but i need some time to digest this...

Dude, I work in Film and TV but I am not a screenwriter

Yeah, I wouldn't admit to it either. It was just awful. Good thing you used a nom de plume.

LMAO

I think most people have figured out what I do. I've certainly given away enough hints in the past six months.

Somebody else I know, said they wanted John Hamm as Batman, too. I've never seen him in anything.

Yeah, I don't get that at all.

To me, John Hamm is John Hamm in everything he does. He may not be as moody or complicated at Don Draper but I've never seen him "disappear" into a role and think "Wow, that was amazing!".

It's usually different a shade of John Hamm.

It's pretty obvious Warner's wanted an A List star, who was late 30s to early 40s.

Jon Hamm isn't a big enough name. WB doesn't care about the lunatic fanboys who are complaining. Those guys will go see the movie anyways.

I'll be shocked if Affleck doesn't nail it. With he and Zach Snyder on set, it should be amazing.

That said, if it were up to me, I'd hire Affleck to direct and hire a different actor as Batman.

Hopefully, Affleck's sensibilities will rub off on Snyder.

Agreed. While I like Snyder more than you, ill admit there is room for improvement. He really impressed me with MoS though.

You can't work out 6 hours per day and gain muscle mass. Your body wouldn't have time to repair.

Unless you are using something that speeds the recovery. Like steroids.

What about when Jon is schilling his latest restaurant collab with Michael Buble?


... and is your garage air conditioned?

Not air conditioned but it's made of concrete and steel, so it's nice and cool at night.

There's even a private entrance.

:D

The prospects of following Horace Greeley's advice seem more and more promising every day Dane.

By god I'll be the next J Michael Strazinsky or Aaron Sorkin.. with none of the ego.

Bale played a great rich bastard in Shaft.

For the sake of clarity--the film itself is actually pretty good. It's just good and overrated.

And CoMo writes Affleck's Oscar speech two years in advance.

She was awesome in Savages, which surprisingly, was good

Bale was Batman for this Genre...... Better be awesome to escape that

You are a message board asshole duh.

This.

Not this. It got the Oscar because the previous year they screwed him with Gangs of New York.

Steel Rockbone, adult film producer in the valley.

LMAO

But I did meet Sunny Leone's husband this week.

What a weird lifestyle.

Did you watch 'The Unit.'

Created by Shawn Ryan

Dennis Haysbert, Robert Patrick, Scott Foley.

And Max Martini, who is popping up in more stuff. I liked the Unit for many reasons, including David Mamet. But it got a little much for me when Robert Patrick shtooped one of the wives.

Tiffi, Martini's 'Gerhardt's' wife.

Reason I asked Dane is b/c John Hamm was the first guy, the civilian, Tiffi cheated with.

I never actually saw Gangs, but I was under the impression that it was generally considered a notch below Goodfellas and Taxi Driver.

I saw a few episodes, with Robert Patrick, IIRC, but no John Hamm.

Are you asking because he wasn't "John Hamm" in that show or just curious?

Can't recall if he was. Saw the episodes before John Hamm was John Hamm, remembered the character, but didn't connect the two until I saw it in his credits a couple weeks ago.

On 30 Rock, he was just the "happy" and "non-greased back hair" John Hamm.

I've got Clear History on the DVR but in the promos, he looks like the "happy" Don Draper.

Much love for his success (and God knows, it's a one in 7 billion chance to become such a star) but IMO, he doesn't have any range.

He's always just different shades of John Hamm, IMO.

I'd recommend it. It's visually stunning and DDL is amazing, as always.

Scorsese's POV is interesting as well, which you'll understand after watching the entire film.

IMO, it's not his best (Casino, Goodfellas, The Departed, Taxi Driver and Mean Streets all rank far ahead), but it's a good watch.

Bring your parent to school day....

This is my mom and she wrestles with men on camera...sometimes a whole gang of em!

They don't have kids and the husband is a a multimillionaire New York steel magnate.

The smartest people and most successful people I know are listeners, not talkers.

You talk way ****ing too much.

That would be Rosie Perez, which I would like more. :drool:

You're right. No pornstar in history has ever had children while still being in the business. Forgive my presumption oh great knowledgeable one.

I have you the porn star's name. All you needed to do was look her up before posting, yet you're too ****ing dumb to open another tab and do so before your comment.

You continually talk out of turn and make yourself appear like a dumbass. I'm not the only person on this site that consistently points our your dumbassery.

At what point do you change your ways and not appear to be the dumbest ****ing guy in the room?

Dane...I'll pray for you.

Thanks?

I think you need to "pray" to whomever and ask them to somehow stop you from being a dumbass.