Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie

comp_ali · Oct 16, 2009, 06:44 PM

The movie is based on a true story and is done professionally. Actually it is very touching , if you like Mafia style movies then it is a must for you . Enjoy the sound of Thomson bullets and old car engines snarling . If any one watched it , post your feed back here.

IMDB : Public Enemies (2009)

Lowfat · Oct 16, 2009, 06:52 PM

Did not enjoy the movie in the slightest. Easily the most underwhelming movie of the year.

comp_ali · Oct 16, 2009, 07:04 PM

Really , I think it is one of the best movies I've seen this year. I generally like movies based on real stories.

Zardon · Oct 16, 2009, 07:20 PM

I actually plan on watching this on the bluray/plasma over the weekend, will let you know comp_ali what I think. It looks great, and the cast alone has me excited.

comp_ali · Oct 16, 2009, 07:32 PM

Thank you very much, I know you love Mafia game so I say you will diffidently like this one as well. I teared at the end of the movie.

Zardon · Oct 16, 2009, 07:36 PM

pffft you seriously don't think I cry. im far too scary for that kind of nonsense.

DJ BIG T · Oct 16, 2009, 07:49 PM

i cant wait hear from you allan im hoping the movie is good..

OmegaRED · Oct 17, 2009, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Lowfat

Did not enjoy the movie in the slightest. Easily the most underwhelming movie of the year.

I was also let down by the movie when I saw it in the theater. Michael Mann is one of my favorite directors but this movie lacks all of his visual style and the HD camerawork appears amateurish in a few major scenes.

Still, great acting, good plot and lots of gunfights makes this a movie you have to see, just don't expect The Untouchables or Heat.

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Originally Posted by Zardon

I actually plan on watching this on the bluray/plasma over the weekend, will let you know comp_ali what I think. It looks great, and the cast alone has me excited.

Ditto! I'm hoping the digital look which I hated on the big screen will look better in HD at home. Plus, I need to test out this home theater with some sweet gun play.

SeraphicSorcerer · Oct 17, 2009, 02:05 AM

Omega, I think digital films have the problem of looking very stretched on big movie screens... I have noticed that most of them (if not imax formatted) have that effect...

OmegaRED · Oct 17, 2009, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SeraphicSorcerer

Omega, I think digital films have the problem of looking very stretched on big movie screens... I have noticed that most of them (if not imax formatted) have that effect...

It wasn't the aspect ratio just the effect of using that particular model of camera. So many of the scenes look like they were shot with a consumer grade digital camera with a high shutter speed which ruined the look of the era for me. I read something about this when the film came out and apparently a low resolution camera was used instead of one of the better models. Perhaps I'm just being picky.

Zardon · Oct 18, 2009, 04:05 PM

I have to say i quite enjoyed it, although I was also slightly disappointed because I thought they should have focused more on the characters at the start of the film rather than just jump knee high into the action. Just my personal preferences showing however as I felt the characterisation side of the movie was very shallow. It is an issue I have with a lot of movies however, they have to keep the pace high to keep the attention deficit mass public watching. Partly the reason why I like TV shows, you connect with the characters a lot more than a 2 hour movie.

Entertaining enough, just nothing wonderful.

OmegaRED · Oct 18, 2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

I have to say i quite enjoyed it, although I was also slightly disappointed because I thought they should have focused more on the characters at the start of the film rather than just jump knee high into the action. Just my personal preferences showing however as I felt the characterisation side of the movie was very shallow. It is an issue I have with a lot of movies however, they have to keep the pace high to keep the attention deficit mass public watching. Partly the reason why I like TV shows, you connect with the characters a lot more than a 2 hour movie.

Entertaining enough, just nothing wonderful.

That's a natural reaction considering the film starts when Dillinger is already a well known criminal and never bothers to explain why he does what he does or who any of the other criminals are other than their nicknames and that they are "bad" guys because they kill people; same goes for a few of the cops especially one "fat boy" in particular.

I gotta admit, the idea of this material being an HBO series instead would have been an instant classic. Has their even been a tv show featuring the golden age of gangsters and bank robbers?

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Originally Posted by SeraphicSorcerer

Omega, I think digital films have the problem of looking very stretched on big movie screens... I have noticed that most of them (if not imax formatted) have that effect...

Turns out you were right. In the theater it looked stretched out and a few of the gun battles shot with what looked like handheld cameras looked bad on the big screen but at home on a plasma those same scenes looked great. Make sure you crank the sound on this movie up! By the end of the movie I had fallen in love with the sound of a Tommy gun

Zardon · Oct 18, 2009, 04:35 PM

Yeah the audio was very impressive.

Zardon · Oct 18, 2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by OmegaRED

I gotta admit, the idea of this material being an HBO series instead would have been an instant classic. Has their even been a tv show featuring the golden age of gangsters and bank robbers?

Unfortunately not, closest we got was the sopranos.

Jac · Oct 18, 2009, 05:49 PM

I never noticed an issue with the digital image. The copy I saw was not bluray so will wait till the bluray release and watch again. I did like the glitzy 30s America look. The problem I had was I wasn't really engaged by any of the characters so found it hard to really care what happened. Some people have said that it is a movie worth watching twice for full effect.

comp_ali · Oct 18, 2009, 06:06 PM

hmm , yes the story is somewhat shallow and could have been better however the action side are really impressive. I dunno why they chose to skip some basic elements in the story , probably they wanted to intensify the Action side but they sacrificed the some important sides of the story. But like you said , 2 hours was a restriction factor as well. That's why games have in usual have deep story you are immersed in with the long hours you play and interact with the characters.

Zardon · Oct 18, 2009, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jac

I never noticed an issue with the digital image. The copy I saw was not bluray so will wait till the bluray release and watch again. I did like the glitzy 30s America look. The problem I had was I wasn't really engaged by any of the characters so found it hard to really care what happened. Some people have said that it is a movie worth watching twice for full effect.

bluray quality is very good - didnt see any issues with it. I am not sure I would watch it again - as you said, the problems were with the characters and lack of depth all round. The potential was high, but unfortunately it basically ended up a mafia 'run and gun' film. I am not knocking the action side of the film, it was great, but to maximise the effect I think you really need to feel something for the characters. I never cared once about any of them, even when they died. Entertaining film for an afternoons viewing but once watched nothing really remains in memory.

comp_ali · Oct 18, 2009, 07:57 PM

I don't know why there isn't many Mafia style movies around although the idea has potential. I don't remember any one since Godfather trilogy and Scarface.

Zardon · Oct 18, 2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by comp_ali

I don't know why there isn't many Mafia style movies around although the idea has potential. I don't remember any one since Godfather trilogy and Scarface.

There have been a few, although some aren't really pure "mafia" style films. List of Best Mob (Mafia) Movies of all Time

OmegaRED · Oct 18, 2009, 11:41 PM

Perhaps the studio played a hand in this movie and we will one day see a longer directors cut which would flesh out the story. I will hold out a glimmer of hope that such a cut does exist, similar to the DC of Kingdom of Heaven.

Mr cairo · Oct 18, 2009, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Lowfat

Did not enjoy the movie in the slightest. Easily the most underwhelming movie of the year.

agreed

this was not the best film by about 2/3rds in i was bored

watch mobsters .....now thats a decent mafia film

OmegaRED · Oct 19, 2009, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr cairo

watch mobsters .....now thats a decent mafia film

Mobsters...with Christian Slater as Lucky Luciano and Richard Grieco as Bugsy Siegal? The casting alone assures I will avoid that movie like the plague

Oct 16, 2009, 06:44 PM	#1
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie The movie is based on a true story and is done professionally. Actually it is very touching , if you like Mafia style movies then it is a must for you . Enjoy the sound of Thomson bullets and old car engines snarling . If any one watched it , post your feed back here. IMDB : Public Enemies (2009) __________________

Oct 16, 2009, 06:52 PM	#2
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	Re: Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie Did not enjoy the movie in the slightest. Easily the most underwhelming movie of the year. __________________

Oct 16, 2009, 07:04 PM	Thread Starter #3
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie Really , I think it is one of the best movies I've seen this year. I generally like movies based on real stories. __________________

Oct 16, 2009, 07:20 PM	#4
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie I actually plan on watching this on the bluray/plasma over the weekend, will let you know comp_ali what I think. It looks great, and the cast alone has me excited.

Oct 16, 2009, 07:32 PM	Thread Starter #5
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie Thank you very much, I know you love Mafia game so I say you will diffidently like this one as well. I teared at the end of the movie. __________________

Oct 16, 2009, 07:36 PM	#6
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie pffft you seriously don't think I cry. im far too scary for that kind of nonsense.

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DJ BIG T DH FaN BoY Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ORLANDO,FL Posts: 930 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	Re: Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie i cant wait hear from you allan im hoping the movie is good.. __________________

Oct 17, 2009, 02:05 AM	#9
SeraphicSorcerer HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,295 Rep Power: 156 System Specs	Re: Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie Omega, I think digital films have the problem of looking very stretched on big movie screens... I have noticed that most of them (if not imax formatted) have that effect... __________________

Oct 18, 2009, 04:05 PM	#11
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie I have to say i quite enjoyed it, although I was also slightly disappointed because I thought they should have focused more on the characters at the start of the film rather than just jump knee high into the action. Just my personal preferences showing however as I felt the characterisation side of the movie was very shallow. It is an issue I have with a lot of movies however, they have to keep the pace high to keep the attention deficit mass public watching. Partly the reason why I like TV shows, you connect with the characters a lot more than a 2 hour movie. Entertaining enough, just nothing wonderful.

Oct 18, 2009, 04:35 PM	#13
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie Yeah the audio was very impressive.

Oct 18, 2009, 05:49 PM	#15
Jac HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: England Posts: 767 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	Re: Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie I never noticed an issue with the digital image. The copy I saw was not bluray so will wait till the bluray release and watch again. I did like the glitzy 30s America look. The problem I had was I wasn't really engaged by any of the characters so found it hard to really care what happened. Some people have said that it is a movie worth watching twice for full effect.

Oct 18, 2009, 06:06 PM	Thread Starter #16
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie hmm , yes the story is somewhat shallow and could have been better however the action side are really impressive. I dunno why they chose to skip some basic elements in the story , probably they wanted to intensify the Action side but they sacrificed the some important sides of the story. But like you said , 2 hours was a restriction factor as well. That's why games have in usual have deep story you are immersed in with the long hours you play and interact with the characters. __________________

Oct 18, 2009, 07:57 PM	Thread Starter #18
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie I don't know why there isn't many Mafia style movies around although the idea has potential. I don't remember any one since Godfather trilogy and Scarface. __________________

Oct 18, 2009, 11:41 PM	#20
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	Re: Public Enemies : an excellent mafi-style movie Perhaps the studio played a hand in this movie and we will one day see a longer directors cut which would flesh out the story. I will hold out a glimmer of hope that such a cut does exist, similar to the DC of Kingdom of Heaven. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs