The Assassination of Jesse James.

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  1. puerto rock

    puerto rock WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    This one is underrated.

    Brad Pitt was unforgettable here. My favorite performance of his probably. Casey Affleck was brilliant here also, and Sam Rockwell and Jeremy Renner give outstanding performances too.

    Its not one of those thrills and spills type westerns. It unfolds rather slow, but at the same time it develops the characters very well as the story goes on.

    I thought it was an excellent film.

    Thoughts?
     
  2. TKO

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    Excellent movie. Agree on the performances mentioned above.
     
  3. Orion

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    Yep, great movie that didn't do very well at the box office. The title was ridiculously and excessively long.
     
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    Liked this one a lot. Pitt's best performance in my opinion. One of the few times he has looked comfortable to me, in an under-stated performance.

    Took me a little bit to get used to Affleck's performance. It was kind of like watching Shakespeare. Annoying and hard to follow at first, but eventually it just starts to work without you even noticing it.
     
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    It was in Pitt's contract that the title can't be changed or shortened.
     
  6. TKO

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    It was difficult watching affleck because he was so good. He plays the creep well.. He had an unhealthy love for Jesse James.
     
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    Great movie
     
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    Throw the stones: this movie bored me so much I stopped watching it after 45 minutes.
     
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  10. Anthony

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    You know a movie is good when you really hate the character. Affleck was great. This isnt Pitt's best performance, but it's right up there.
     
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    When you see something like this thread and how 99% disagree with you. You should put the movie in and watch it again before you post. It's embarrassing.
     
  12. Trplsec

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    Corrected
     
  13. puerto rock

    puerto rock WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Its not your typical "shoot em up" type western. You really have to pay attention to the story and development of each character, and how each actor played their role.

    It wasn't the movie I was expecting when I first saw it. After the 2nd viewing, I really saw it for what it was.
     
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    I didn't like it either but I'll admit it's likely one of those films I'd have to rewatch to like, such as There Will Be Blood.
    At the same time I don't plan on rewatching it, so I'll just leave it at that.
     
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    :bears: Ditto
     
  16. BOSS

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    WORST TITLE EVER. The assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

    Not only does it tell you right off the bat that the main guy is gonna die it tells you who kills him and in what manner (cowardly)
     
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    You dont know fucking history?
     
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    I knew of him . I didn't exactly wikipedia his ass.
     
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    :lol:

    Come off it Boss, everyone know exactly what happened to Jesse James, I would imagine that is why the title was so blunt
     
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    Yea but the title was retarded. It was uneccesarily long. The fact that it basically told you everything in the title made it feel more like a play and honestly the script came off a bit like a play with a Hollywood spin on it. Not saying it's a bad thing, but I think it turned the casual movie fan away.
     
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    If they made it for the casual fan it would have been shit and we would not be discussing it now.
     
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    But what about Tombstone?
     
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    Two different types of movies actually.
     
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    Aside from Val Kilmer, "Tombstone" was pretty shit.

    "Wyatt Earp" was a far superior movie, box-office be damned.
     
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    Even taken as an opinion that first sentence is complete bullshit. The second part I'd say is your opinion and I personally wouldn't say one film is better than the other. It depends on the viewer and what they like.
     
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    IMO
     
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    Tombstone was shit, and Val Kilmer helped make it shit

    Jim Morrison with Tuberculosis
     
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    lb 4 lb is a nice enough guy, but he doesn't seem to get that we are all posting our opinions here, so it's irrelevant to say "IN MY OPINION"... so he gets a little upset if you hate something he likes because he thinks (I'm guessing) you are saying something as if it is a proven, agreed-upon thing.

    It's not as if "liking" or "disliking" a film can be argued as factual or not factual
     
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    No you fucked up son. if i see you, im shoving a guitar up your ass.
     
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    I will deflect this attempt and put the guitar straight into your punani

    then, I will cough a lot like a "lunger" as Tombstone homage
     

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