[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Diesel

thanks Diesel!

Originally Posted by Diesel

Training Day

• 2001 | R | 122 Minutes
  
  
• Director:Antoine Fuqua
  
  
• Starring: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke
  
  
• Crime | Drama | Thriller
  
  
• First Time Viewing

Short one.

I did not like it.

The story wasn't interesting, the characters weren't interesting, the movie wasn't interesting.

my birthday has just been ruined

Denzel won an Oscar for this performance? Really?
He was fine, but Best Actor Academy Award? No way. Of course, I haven't seen the other nominated performances from that year, so maybe they sucked and okay won out (I do want to see Ali and A Beautiful Mind at some point).

he was... fine...? do you know what talent is you alien killin' fool?! as i said in my review, easily his best performance that i've seen of his. Czar tells me that he's better in Malcolm X, but we'll see. if anything, he's probably more hot headed and violent here which may stand out more. but again, not sure since i haven't seen Malcolm X.

i have actually seen all the other nominees that year (wow. that surprises me even lol) and Denzel definitely deserved it. i think Crowe would have been in second place, but it's been awhile since i've seen A Beautiful Mind. but Denzel definitely deserved the award imo

Also, my eyes just about rolled completely around when he said the King Kong line
He was much better in American Gangster than he was here.

see, i thought the same thing for a very long time. and while my eyes did roll (almost out of my effin head when i heard it the first five times) i realized, that it's very much like his character to say it. remember: he's as egotistical as they come. it's not a bad line, because it fits his character. i believe we're supposed to have that reaction because it's like, "wtf. who does this guy think he is?" and you think, "wow. this guy has seriously lost it" by making such a stupid, obnoxious statement. so while it is dumb in a sense, it fits the character well.

Everyone else was

you mean the whole other character that was on screen for longer than 5 minutes, in Ethan Hawke? i agree here. although, as much as i dislike Hawke, this is easily his best role (not saying a whole lot looking at his career).

There honestly wasn't a single "highlight" to the movie for me at all....except for Terry Crews who I think is awesome even when he shows up and never says a word in this movie

An incredibly forgettable movie.

what about the Eva Mendes bedroom scene?!

Rating - 2.25/5

I want my two hours of my life back.

i was expecting to finally see a 2 or less from you. and after your massacre of Training Day i see... a 2.25/5? come on dammit! rent something terrible! i wanna see a 1/5 before the month is up! and it better not be for The Box!

Edit: I did a search through the thread for reviews of this movie just now....looks like I'll get some flack for this one

you're damn right you will

Edit 2: Reading down a few posts from Bearcat's review of it is Squid telling people to see Triangle...somethings never change

old habits die hard