Klingo Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Comedy and overracting go hand in hand for me so I don't see it as a flaw, you have to bring the crazy to get the fun out of character. Thats the precise reason why these type of performances ( the obvious comedic ones) rarely getting acting honors. Crying and looking constipated is more considered good acting among cinephiles Well give it to Jennifer in Catching Fire. Brought me to tears like 3 or 4 times. And I'm a man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halba Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) going to top $130m gross, massive multiplier, will come close to silver linings Edited December 23, 2013 by Halba 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandrew Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Interesting fact about SLP, it never had a weekend over $11M. Its $130M gross makes it look like a typical grosser - open in the $30's or $40's and go from there, but in reality it had a pretty spread out and limited audience every weekend. Not many movies today can say that. Barely any actually. TKS is similar, but its an outlier gross pattern today. Edited December 23, 2013 by Jandrew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXtacy Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Apparently this is meant to be very funny, I didn't find it funny at all and neither did the 100 other people in the cinema. Very few laughs from the audience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 interesting that a lot of people here seem to be disappointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXtacy Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 interesting that a lot of people here seem to be disappointed TBH, its quite boring for long stretches. Especially the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatebox Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Apparently this is meant to be very funny, I didn't find it funny at all and neither did the 100 other people in the cinema. Very few laughs from the audience. The impression I got from reviews was that it was more like a period dramedy than a comedy. I'm won't be going in expecting to laugh the whole time. Either way, if there's a backlash I won't be too surprised. The reviews did seem unusually positive for a film that, by all accounts, is pure surface. Edited December 23, 2013 by Hatebox 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingo Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 The impression I got from reviews was that it was more like a period dramedy than a comedy. I'm won't be going in expecting to laugh the whole time. Either way, if there's a backlash I won't be too surprised. The reviews did seem unusually positive for a film that, by all accounts, is pure surface. Exactly, first time I saw the trailers it looks like serious drama. But people said its comedy. But now as you said its a mix of both. And not to be taken to seriously anyways. As the reviewers said, some of it actually happened. Bet the real one would have been boring as hell if they followed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood26 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 My theater was full and was cracking up laughing right from the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 My audience laughed alot especially at Lawrence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) 90 on Metacritic. Edited December 24, 2013 by ddddeeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) hmm some ppl on here said 'if you loved SLP u'll def like this' but I was very much meh on it. Hopefuly I like AH better Edited December 24, 2013 by Tauriel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 hmm some ppl on here said 'if you loved SLP u'll def like this' but I was very much meh on it. Hopefuly I like AH betterI liked slp and was meh on ah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I liked slp and was meh on ah Your meh is still a 4/5. Love ya, MGS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 The "Science Oven" scene had my family in stitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I still laughed and was entertained and great performances so thats why I gave it a 4 the plot just left me cold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonytr87 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 The biggest problem is it's quite hard to become emotionally invested in any of the characters except Polito, who has the least screen time of the big five. Also, the romance at the center of the film (Bale and Adams) is a little undercooked in my opinion. It's still a very good film due to whip-smart dialogue and great individual scenes, but as a whole it simply didn't click enough for me to fall in love with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halba Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 doing brilliantly, already an all time classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noggod4me Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 The scenes that got my most laughs at my theater were the "Why do you care?! You're Mexican" part and Irving's reaction when Rosalyn took the credit for him coming up with a plan to save himself when her lover kidnapped him. Happy, Sad, Confused with the cast! http://instagram.com/joshuahorowitz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
