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Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with a few reviews for MR. AND MRS. SMITH that we got in the last 24 hours or so. I like the trailers... looks like a fun, over-the-top actioneer that you can eat a bucket of popcorn to. These below reviews seem to indicate a big, fun summer movie. If it's fun, with a lot of good action, music, cool character actors and hot babes then I'm down with it. Hell, I loved the first CHARLIE'S ANGELS film, so I'm easy to win over. What about you folks?
Hey guys,
I saw the early Toronto press screening of Mr. and Mrs. Smith in the
morning of last week, and let me tell you, I was blown away. I take my
summer action blockbuster seriously, and this is quite possibly the
best one to hit theatres since X-men 2 (the last true time I jizzed
all over the movie screen). Heck, I'd even go to say it's quite
possibly the funnest action movie since True Lies, its closest cousin
in terms of plot. I'll admit, my expectations were high, what with
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie being the hottest male and female stars
in Hollywood (and kudos to Mr. Pitt for dumping Jennifer for a real
woman), but Liman hits this one out of the park. The action is
red-hot, the storytelling is tense and cinematic, the laughs don't
stop and one chase sequence even features "Making Love out of Nothing
at All," quite possibly the best Air Supply song of all time.
Anyone who wanted to slash their wrists after watching Troy will be
happy to know that Brad Pitt has more than redeemed itself. Pitt gives
one of the funniest performances I've ever seen and a lot of the humor
is refreshingly dark. During one of their many fist-fights, Pitt
knocks Jolie to the ground and starts hoofing her in the ribs, like a
drunk outside a two-dollar club in Hicksville. There's no holds
barred, just because 'she's a girl'. He slams her around during a
slinky dance number that gives new meaning to the term 'dirty
dancing.' You won't be seeing Vin Diesel dish out quality abuse like
that.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith is a long two hours, but it backs up with meaty
plot and action scenes that are very motivated and that never come
close to approaching the droning length of Matrix Reloaded fisticuffs.
The editing is that tight.
The story is framed by Mr. and Mrs. Smith's marriage counseling
sessions, where they rate their love and sex lives on a scale of 1 to
10 and reveal that a certain "space" is dividing them apart and that
Mr. Smith doesn't remember how long they've been together. Before the
real action starts, we get to witness the boring (at least according
to Hollywood scriptwriters) life between Jolie's top-ranked "business
CEO" and Pitt's "construction engineer". You've seen the trailers;
it's a big deal when Mrs. Smith adds pees to the 7:00 dinners, or
decides to buy some curtains without first consulting with Mr. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. are so dead set on hiding their secret identities as the
world's greatest assassins that they refuse to live a life anything
more than ordinary. Mind you, Mrs. Smith does puts up the curtains by
balancing herself on one corner of a chair for that extra height and
when the hubby ain't looking, and Mr. Smith keeps a stash of James
Bond goodies underneath the garage, for, you know, just in case.
It ain't long before the swank assassins are each given missions by
their respective agencies that send them to the same place in the
desert to intercept some baddie-terrorist brat played perfectly
annoying yet cute by the OC's Adam Brody. When they accidentally
notice each other, or at least "somebody" suspicious, at the scene of
the job, their agencies respectively demand they track this somebody
down and well, "silence" them. Before the guns start a-blazing, the
tension builds lightning fast as each attempts to discover the
identity of the other. There is a point when one character knows the
truth but we don't know if the other does, and yet the couple attempt
anyway to half a routine roast dinner anyway. The dinner is a
hilarious riot, full of suspicious glances, careful handiwork slicing
the meat and many, many close-ups on eyes and hands, potential weapons
and escape routes. Everything is performed cleanly and slickly until
one big mistake destroys the setup, and both instantly realize the
reality of the situation.
From here on out the adrenaline is pumping and the action is
relentless, but like I said, never repetitive. You've got hardcore
fist-fights that literally demolish the nice little suburban mansion,
a few high-rise chase-escapes, from Jolie's all-female headquarters on
archery-propelled repel lines and from elevator shaft explosions. The
action on the road is furious, with Jolie tossed around a minivan, or
driving like Schumacher on speed, with Pitt somehow balancing himself
at the outside of the hatch, while touting sixteen guns and kicking
major ass. Prison breaks, 007/Ocean's 11-inspired heist stealth is
combined with many a fiery gunplay showdown in the mean-streets or a
local shopping centre. The bug budget was nicely spent on the set
pieces too, just so that they could be totally obliterated.
Brad Pitt is ferocious with the one-liners and clumsy pratfalls. But
at the same time, he pulls in an element of the clueless jock
boyfriend only recently realizing his girlfriend was laying about how
many men she's slept with. He's still ripped-buff and it shows whether
he's dressed to the nines in a fitted tux or stripping for some
sex-ploitation. Angelina is just as good as the book-smart, uptight
assassin who kills with clean efficiency and logical resourcefulness.
Her frustration with her hubby's sloppy instincts-routine is
surprisingly hilarious, considering how often the formulaic battle
between playing by your heart vs. playing by the book is encountered
in movies of this genre. And even though she plays it cool next to
Pitt's wild-side, Jolie is still red-hot sexy, something Nicole
Kidman, the icy-bitch A-lister from Indy-Hell previously cast as Mrs.
Smith, but who thankfully dropped out, could never pull off.
Best of all is the chemistry. Whether fighting, making love or having
post-demolition action-sex, these two are Hollywood's finest action
heroes and are as convincing touting shotguns, bazookas and automatics
as Jet Li is with martial arts. With movies like Troy and Fight Club
for Pitt, and the Tomb Raiders for Jolie, both are well-versed in the
code of the action movie and are quite capable of pulling off their
own stunts and making them look real. Their real-life steamy and
forbidden foreplay clearly shows, as these two have brooding passion
for one another, whether that's the sexual tension that builds between
two lovers who can't rape each other because other people are watching
or envious hate, when they're trying to destroy each other. Every
minute, however over-the-top it may seem, is ridiculously believable,
under the context that these are two power-players who clearly like
their sex and fisticuffs rough, visceral and bleeding hot. For the
sado-masochists out there, the dom-sub combat-sex is raging sexy, so
just a warning to bring extra Kleenex.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith is hilarious and intensely fun and hits all the
necessary sub-genres of an epic action flick with panache. The
dialogue is spectacularly good, so we actually care as much about
these two facing the mess that is their, umm, romantic relationship as
we do watching them beat the shit out of each other. The support cast
(including the fucking hilarious Vince Vaugn as Pitt's loser
comrade-in-arms) is awesome, the guns are huge, the score is a perfect
mix of tense build-up and kooky spy-antics. With a taut director, and
quite possibly the best—and hottest—casting I've seen in any action
movie, this is one summer blockbuster you'd be a fucking knob to miss.
Whether you're a man or woman, straight, gay or dyke, there's
something to whet your tastebuds in this one.
Anyway, I clearly had a blast, and apologies I never submitted this
earlier. If you do decide to use it, please refer to me as Erosa, Drag
God of Love.
Here's the next one, a tad shorter...
Hey...
I haven't seen much about this on your site, so I figured I'd send you an e-mail. Last week, I caught a screening of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" in L.A. and, well, I was pleasantly surprised enough to be moved to talk about it.
Going in, I didn't have high expectations, but Doug Liman has surprised me before (I expected to hate the Bourne Identity but ended up loving it). And although the general look of "Smith" is disappointingly generic and, more disappointingly, so is the music (Liman's taste is usually pretty spot onbut that's the point, right? Don't overthink it. It's funny, fast, has great action, and is eye-candy for everyone and anyone (an entire chase sequence involving a mini-van driven by Pitt and Jolie in their underwear? What's not to like?)
Anyway...that's my take. It's not brain surgery, but it's fun.
- MuppetHead
And here's the last one that is more negative than the previous two, but still liked the movie! Enjoy!
Heh Harry,
I sent in a review of The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy which you
posted a while back.
Not sure if you would be interested in this one or not but thought I
would send in a review anyway.
Mr and Mrs Smith aka The New Pitts.
I didn't know too much about this film going into it only that it
starred Brad Pitt who I think is a class actor and Angelina Jolie who
has never looked so good on film! I liked the posters that have been
around for a while and am a big fan of Doug Liman so I was curious to
say the least.
I had heard that this was a problematic shoot with re-writes along the
way and also some re-shoots and pickups while they were in post. This
is never a good sign but it appears to be how Doug Liman works these
days. There were many problems on The Bourne Identity shoot and look
how that turned out.
The film has a great opening credit sequence. It opens with Brad (
John Smith ) and Angelina ( Jane Smith ) on a psychiatrists couch
talking about their marriage and the problems that they are having.
This little sequence immediately sets up the characters and is quite
humorous. The humour stemming from the characters and there
relationships.
The first half of the film is taken up with developing their home
life. They are far from happily married but neither of them knows why
that is. Both are unaware that the other is a top assassin and that
they are keeping secrets from one another. This part of the film is
littered with humorous references to marriage and infidelity.
The movie kicks into gear when both go out separately one night.
Angelina to a penthouse apartment, Brad to a basement Irish bar. We
get to see both in action in this scene and see why they are two of
the top assassins working at the moment.
Both are then recruited by their separate agencies to kill Adam Brody
from the O.C who pretty much plays Seth Coen here.
This is when both start to realise who the other is and they play a
game of cat and mouse. Before they realise that they both still love
each other and want to live happily ever after but not before one last
showdown.
Unfortunately the plot is not taken very serious in this film and the
audience are asked to suspend belief on more than one occasion. This I
didn't mind doing as really all this film is about is watching Brad
Pitt and Angelina Jolie together on screen enjoying themselves.
I enjoyed this movie although if I'm honest I cant remember most of it
and I only just saw it. That is saying something about the film as I
saw Kiss Kiss Bang Bang at the midnight screening diring the Cannes
film festival two weeks ago and I can remember so many minute details
about that film. Before you ask , its amazing! (Best film of this year
by far)
To sum up. Its worth a watch. A good date movie. There are more than a
handful of laughs throughout the film. You re date will love Brad and
you can stare in awe at Angelina. I did expect more from Doug Liman
though but your date probably wont know who he is!
Talk soon mate.
Tim Bisely
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Jun 01, 2005 1:56:08 AM CDT
The only reason to see this is because of who directed it.
by lezbo milk
The cast doesn't thrill me. I've got nothing against Pitt, he's ok, but that's about all. Angela Jolie? She looks good with make-up on, but has everyone forgotten how fucking white trash she is? Please! Anyways, I can stomach her if the movie is good, and based on the Bourne Identity, I'll give this one a shot. Like most have said, they were pleasantly surprised. This could be total plantsville though, because, come on, it really does look like a total shitfest.
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Jun 01, 2005 1:58:07 AM CDT
Angelina Jolie? Explosions? Vince Vaughn comedy? Oh, and that du
by heckles
Please, take my money movie theater, I shall be there soon.
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yeah!
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Jun 01, 2005 2:06:35 AM CDT
Is it possible to have ONE story on this site that doesn't r
by inspectordoppler
Not appealing. At. All.
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Or maybe they just made the first one so planty that we wouldn't suspect the others? They're clever.
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THE TRIANGLE IS MORE POWERFUL THAN ANGELINA JOLIE AND BRAD PITT!
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie need this to work desperately. They are major stars but if you look at their records at opening films they aren't worth the bucks they attract. This is make or break for both of them because if this flops they will be relegated to the hell that is 2nd lead or small budget flicks. On the positive side, Jolie looks so incredibly hot that this is my must see film this year ... Pitt .... well I cant see what people see in him but then again my steadfast heterosexuality probably negates my ability to appreciate his major asset.
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the funniest part of these first people is seeing them say "i'm first" when they're actually 6th, 7th and hell sometimes even 12th. they're so busy getting excited at possibly being first, they waste time babbling about it meanwhile someone else is posting. internet folk never cease to make me laugh.
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Obviously a popcorn flick, but come on, unless you have something against Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie--and why would you--what's not to like? This isn't the kind of movie to hype yourself up and get all excited about, but I expect it'll be good fun, and like that one reviewer said, a good date movie. I'll gladly hand over my $16 for a couple tickets and I'm sure it will be a good time.
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Opened the 2 Tomb Raider movies pretty well , especially the first one and she is a decent actress as well as a major piece of assssssssssssssss..
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Antonio Banderas gets a sex change and some veeery nice silicon implants. Brad Pitt replaces Stallone as he's too busy climbing stairs and punching into the air to prepare for his next reality tv show:
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saw it in Cannes too... Greeeeeat movie!
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What did she add to his dinner? What kind of movie is this again?
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Liman's been claiming there's hot'n'heavy sex content in this, but the studio's not going to allow that in a date movie. The theatrical cut that us cattle are allowed to see will be totally neutered. http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2005-06-01/#2
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Jun 01, 2005 8:45:11 AM CDT
I still say by this movie will bomb! It will be the "surprize fl
by funmazer
I think it's funny how all you hear on the news is how Tom Cruise's new romance is a sham and it's a publicity stunt to help their movies. PLEASE! "War" will be BIG and "Batman" will do fine. Like it or not Cruise is the surest thing in Hollywood - just look at his track record of $100+ hits, even Vanilla Sky! Then you've got Brad Pitt and Big Lips. Alone either one is basically box office poison but Jolie is hot and she seems popular cause she gets a lot of magazine covers (At least from what I've seen at the supermarket) And Troy did "OK", Pitt was good in it but he's still so "1994". So now we've got both of them together shooting guns and it's gonna bomb. Less than $30 mil opening, heck I'd be surprized if it made $20. Sure you'll have your share of young boys seeing this (I assume it's PG-13) same ones that gave the god-awful Tomb Raider $135 mil but if the execs expect the date crowd they're more coked up than usual. "You just wanna see it cuz it's got Angelina and her big tits!" "Yeah well you just wanna gawk at Brad Pitt!" "Fine we'll just see Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants instead" Anyway, it'll be funny to see Batman Begins with its "sham romance" Katie Holmes steamroll this impending studio tax shelter.
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you are a fucking asshole
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And starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis and been called True Lies 2.
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But trying to sell me on a movie based on the abuse a man dishes out to a woman is pretty sad, especially for a PLANT!
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But trying to sell me on a movie based on the abuse a man dishes out to a woman is pretty sad, especially for a PLANT!
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Jun 01, 2005 11:01:33 AM CDT
It may look like True Lies, but it smells like Ecks Vs. Sever
by stan the bat
"these two are Hollywood's finest action heroes and are as convincing touting shotguns, bazookas and automatics as Jet Li is with martial arts"- Actually, Pitt and Jolie are two sparkly flecks of Hollywood prettiness who are no more credible as a couple in real life than they will be in this film.
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I had an idea to use that song for a similar effect like 3 years ago. Damn you Doug Liman!
On to my backup song: "Loving You's A Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It)" - Bonnie Tyler -
I'm thinking hate speech might be a good place to start. Nice job, RS. Your parents must be proud.
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I just want to be the first to yell plant, though I have no idea if they are or not and furthermore could care less.
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Wow, that feels good. I can see the appeal of "first-ing". Or not.
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What kind of movie is this that has hollywood's top actors performing golden showers?!
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Too many ferocious adjectives, gimmicky comparisons, and tired cliches. Not to mention the use of proper grammar -- which is a dead giveawy that he is not a film geek.
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Of sick fucking freaks using these talkbacks to spout nothing but the most disusting, hateful garbage. You know things that just make you physically ill to read, like the above by rabbisodomy? I agree: what exactly does someone have to do to get their ass kicked out? Or maybe the entire talkback needs to be shut down, because it doesn't feel like there's much fun or joy to it anymore and half the time it's not even about movies. Maybe I'll just ban myself and save my good opinion of people in general.
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-about your low-grade trolling: maybe you should consider becoming a spammer, or starting some sort of really obvious, transparent pyramid scheme. You might also try selling penis enlargements, or human growth hormone. There are plenty of opportunities for lowlifes on the Internets, and- let's face it- not everybody has what it takes to be a troll. (It doesn't take anything but a rudimentary brain stem and a live internet connection, but you're the living proof that not everybody has that.)
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first
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Whoo hoo! Well, maybe not, but this only looks slightly sillier than all you other firsty morons.
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Jun 01, 2005 8:48:20 PM CDT
Harry, you lazy bastard, where are the reviews of Batman Begins?
by dark knight lite
They are starting to trickle in, but so far, all we get on this site is an obvious plant review. Sandy Collora (director of "Batman: Dead End" ) has posted an enthuisatic review, as have some others. So where's the coverage, Harry? Good, bad, or indifferent, let's see it. Dark Knight out.
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Jun 01, 2005 9:11:11 PM CDT
i'll have a large McPlantalot, with a biggie size plant-a-pl
by imageburn13
this was too well written to be good for itself.
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Jun 01, 2005 9:15:14 PM CDT
"Mrs. Smith adds pees to the 7:00 dinners" . . .after she buys y
by krullboy
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the second and third review, I probably wouldn't have made an extra effort to see this movie on the big screen. The first review....what the f____ kind of
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Jun 01, 2005 9:22:24 PM CDT
RE: "gagged and bound and then proceeds to get brutally sodomis
by krullboy
Rabbisodomy IS the new ForeverTJ/PowerMetal1
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Hmmmmmm. I think I'll do what Elijah W is going to do. Buy a ticket for Ep. 3 and sneak into Angelina "Lips" Jolie's movie.
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And just walk in to Smiths, like every other movie I've seen this past year.
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Mid-budget sleeper action flick with former indie director at the helm and two formerly overworked stars slumming it after wasting the last year doing grueling but disappointing epics. It'll find an aud.
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I hope Mrs SMith kicks that dorks ass muhahah Mrs Smith has some sweet ass pie if you know what i mean ;)
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Didn't this movie used to be called Prizzi's Honor, & star Jack Nicholson & Kathleen Turner?
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True Lies
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First Mate Pounder calling you back on board there, matey.
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