Public Enemies anyone?

[drobswim13]

Anyone else as excited to see this movie as I am?! IMO, we have not had a good gangster movie for quite some time and this movie seems to have all the makings of a top notch film. What do you guys think? Do you think it will do well?

I think it will considering it has Depp and Bale in the leads

[Riff Magnum]

I'm definitely looking forward to this. It should do well, but i'm not sure what action/comic book/popcorn movie it'll be up against this summer. That'll make a big difference in box office rake. Probably not gonna be a blockbuster regardless of what it's up against though.

[ckent22]

Originally Posted by drobswim13

Anyone else as excited to see this movie as I am?! IMO, we have not had a good gangster movie for quite some time and this movie seems to have all the makings of a top notch film. What do you guys think? Do you think it will do well?

I think it will considering it has Depp and Bale in the leads

I can't wait but is it considered a "gangster" film? I didn't think the lead character that the film is based on was considered a "gangster". Might be mistaken though.

[ckent22]

Originally Posted by Riff Magnum

I'm definitely looking forward to this. It should do well, but i'm not sure what action/comic book/popcorn movie it'll be up against this summer. That'll make a big difference in box office rake. Probably not gonna be a blockbuster regardless of what it's up against though.

They should have released this in the fall closer to the Oscars. Films that are released then are mainly the ones that end up being nominated and in some cases win.

[Mike53421]

Comes out the week after Transformers. I'm looking forward to it and hope it does well, think by them releasing it in July versus the fall more people will see it unlike 3:10 to Yuma. I know very few people who saw that one and I really liked it!

[Diesel]

yea its considered a "gangster" film because the rating specifies "gangster violence"
not just regular violence mind you, gangster violence


but anyway, yea i can not wait for this movie
its going to be so good i think

[drobswim13]

Originally Posted by ckent22

I can't wait but is it considered a "gangster" film? I didn't think the lead character that the film is based on was considered a "gangster". Might be mistaken though.

Well John Dillinger was a pretty big bank robber that was pretty much an idol in the 30's, so maybe not necessarily a true "gangster" film (more like Bonnie and Clyde), but it is still in those times of "the gangster". Maybe it could be considered more of a "true crime" film

[Riff Magnum]

yeah, it's considered gangster, but it's not mob/mafia style i wouldn't think. Dillinger was a criminal, but i don't think he had ties to the mob or anything.

[broganreynik]

This is one of only four movies I want to see before November. So yeah, I'm pretty pumped for it, Bale and Depp are two of the best actors of our generation.

[KenThompson]

Will not miss this one. Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonny & Clyde, they are names we all know. Robbers who became famous without links to any mob.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by ckent22

I can't wait but is it considered a "gangster" film? I didn't think the lead character that the film is based on was considered a "gangster". Might be mistaken though.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, could be a more exact defenition of a "Gangster" movie.

The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s

Those names are not only synonymous with the word, they were darn near what created the word.

The group known as the "first Dillinger gang" included Pierpont, Clark, Charles Makley, Edward W. Shouse, Jr., of Terre Haute, Harry Copeland, "Oklahoma Jack" Clark, Walter Dietrich and John "Red" Hamilton. Homer Van Meter and Lester Gillis (a.k.a. Baby Face Nelson) were among those who joined the "second Dillinger gang" after he escaped from the county jail at Crown Point, Indiana.

Baby Face Nelson
Born December 6, 1908(1908-12-06)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Died November 27, 1934 (aged 25)
Barrington, Illinois, U.S.A.
Status Deceased
Occupation gangster, bank robber
Spouse Helen Gillis

Pretty Boy Floyd
Born January 3, 1904(1904-01-03)
Adairsville, Georgia, U.S.A.
Died October 22, 1934 (aged 30)
East Liverpool, Ohio, U.S.A.
Status Deceased
Occupation gangster, bank robber

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by drobswim13

Anyone else as excited to see this movie as I am?! IMO, we have not had a good gangster movie for quite some time and this movie seems to have all the makings of a top notch film. What do you guys think? Do you think it will do well?

I think it will considering it has Depp and Bale in the leads

Not only two good leads, but Michael Mann directing as well. Should be interesting.

[bluRazor]

i cant wait to see this. i guess depps grandfather was a bootlegger & growing up dillinger was his childhood hero. supposedly depp got to try on the suit dillinger was shot wearing & it was damn near tailor fit. (read entertainment weekly in the airport a while back)

[Iron-Blu-123]

Will be getting for sure.

[blu1183]

imo, johnny depp is the most versitile actor there is, he can play probly any role hes thrown into, and he always delivers a great performance. throw bale in the mix and michael mann and lots of guns...what else could u ask for.

[tommyboy81]

Originally Posted by BrandonT

Not only two good leads, but Michael Mann directing as well. Should be interesting.

Hopefully it's better than Miami Vice.

Can't wait to see Frankie Machine also. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490242/

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by tommyboy81

Hopefully it's better than Miami Vice.

Ouch, that's true. I was thinking more along the lines of Heat, but yeah.

[Cisco in HD]

Depp as the bad guy, Bale as the good guy. This movie is going to be sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet. Too bad I will have to wait till the holidays (like the rest of us) to enjoy this movie under my own roof, with it in my ps3.

[dvd_mazter]

The trailers look stellar

Definitely looking forward to it and the casting in this film is top-notch.

[Mannyfresh84]

Originally Posted by tommyboy81

Hopefully it's better than Miami Vice.

Can't wait to see Frankie Machine also. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490242/

Actually, Miami Vice wasn't that bad. Visually, I think it's one of Mann's best. Storywise and pacing though is subject to one's opinion. I was expecting more but it ended up being just average. Anyways, I'm confident Mann will redeem himself with Public Enemies.