Pain & Gain (2013)

[phillychronicle1981]

Originally Posted by MasterChief3624

Did I say I won't be supporting this product? I don't remember that.

Maybe I said something about how the cover is a piece of crap and I didn't want to support that marketing, but this is among my favorite movies of 2013. Of course I bought it

yes that what i meant jajajaj, that why i ask would you support it if it had rebel wilson on the cover wearing a g string bikini lol

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Whatever happened to the new DVD release?

You actually want to own it?

[MasterChief3624]

Originally Posted by phillychronicle1981

yes that what i meant jajajaj, that why i ask would you support it if it had rebel wilson on the cover wearing a g string bikini lol

Ah.

No. Because she also didn't have much of a role in the film, plus that would be blatantly oversexualizing her character.

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Whatever happened to the new DVD release?

I totally forgot that it was supposed to get another release. I googled it, and found some youtube video--basically some dude confirms that the Titan Video release isn't happening.

Here's the youtube video (spoiler tagged since it's off topic):

[Show spoiler]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL9F27gzNlE

[phillychronicle1981]

Originally Posted by MasterChief3624

Ah.

No. Because she also didn't have much of a role in the film, plus that would be blatantly oversexualizing her character.

lol lol

[MasterChief3624]

Originally Posted by phillychronicle1981

lol lol

Your avatar led me to believe you were a bit more articulate and interesting to discuss things with... False advertising

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by MasterChief3624

Your avatar led me to believe you were a bit more articulate and interesting to discuss things with... False advertising

Master Chief rollin' with burns...

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

You actually want to own it?

Yup

Originally Posted by Seymour

I totally forgot that it was supposed to get another release. I googled it, and found some youtube video--basically some dude confirms that the Titan Video release isn't happening.

Thanks

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Yup

[phillychronicle1981]

Originally Posted by MasterChief3624

Your avatar led me to believe you were a bit more articulate and interesting to discuss things with... False advertising

sorry grumpy cat, i was in a hurry.

[tenebre6]

the A/V quality on this is pretty impressive! the audio just rocks non stop. I was impressed.

[poke smot]

wow this actually blew me away. not only is the a/v quality amazing but the story kept me completly engaged. easily bay's best. I actually lol several times. if I had any complaints, it would be the crimials were over glorified. kind of a weired tone but pretty dang intense.

[hazelwu]

Got this today for $15.19+tax from Target today by price matching Amazon and using $2.00 coupon from GI Joe Retaliation with Red Card.

[FilmFanSam]

Originally Posted by chris_sc77

Dwayne Johnson should get a best supporting actor nomination for this movie

[bullets]

Originally Posted by chris_sc77

Dwayne Johnson should get a best supporting actor nomination for this movie

I'll second this.

[unhipjosh]

I have a question about the coupons that come in the Target version. I have two $2 off coupons for Star Trek. Will I be able to use both of them?

[hazelwu]

Originally Posted by unhipjosh

I have a question about the coupons that come in the Target version. I have two $2 off coupons for Star Trek. Will I be able to use both of them?

According to Target policy and what's printed on coupon, you can't, but try anyway.

[Brad1963]

I blind bought this today, just finished watching it and liked it. It reminded me of Fargo.

[kdawq]

what freaked me out was this film is a true story, unbelievable lol

[MasterChief3624]

So I watched this Blu-ray finally, and I have to say, I take back what I said about it not being a comedy. I was laughing quite a bit throughout. I actually focused on that this time rather than pretending I barely laughed. But there are some hilarious parts.

Something I love is how the music of the scene dictates if I will be laughing or not. It's such a strong case for the importance of music in film. The music with

[Show spoiler]Shalhoub's character going around on the laundry rack was upbeat and silly in a semi-dark way, and it was a funny scene

. In stark contrast,

[Show spoiler]the scene where they are getting the phone sex guy to give them money, when he and Lugo are fighting, the music has a dark edge to it. Nothing funny about it... very very dark, and even disturbing. Twisted, in fact. There were still some darkly humorous moments after that scene, but I feel like the film completely switched gears at that point.

You know, like the previous stuff was dark but funny. But at this point, this is when the film legitimately turned to the dark side and you wanted Ed Harris to track them down and steal their money back for the victim. Brilliant use of music, for sure.

As for the Blu-ray transfer, obviously it is stunning. There was one scene in a nightclub where I was blown away. The colors, the detail, everything! One worry I had is that in the Jonny Wu conference, I think when we see a shot from behind Wu, the windows and frames bleed into his character. I think. But this is most likely not a transfer issue and more of an issue with my television... or maybe it was even an artistic choice. Of course it could also be that I just wasn't paying enough attention and it was really okay, but ehhhh

Amazing movie.