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Do Critics Find Sharp Or Dull Spike’s THE KILL POINT??
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It’s an eight-hour miniseries -- from writer-producer James DeMonaco (“Jack,” “The Negotiator,” “Skinwalkers”) -- about a group of Iraq vets who try to rob a Pittsburgh bank but end up holed up inside with hostages aplenty. It stars John Leguizamo as the hostage-taker and Donnie Wahlberg as the negotiator.
A few reviewers find themselves referencing “The Nine,” ABC’s short-lived bank-hostage drama from last fall:
TV Guide gives it a “9” (out of 10) and says:
… this tough, unusually well-cast eight-hour "event" series is an instantly gripping winner. …
USA Today gives it three and a half stars (out of four) and says:
… There are aspects of the two-hour premiere that go awry — Wolf's big crowd-rousing speech chief among them — and twists that hint at possible audience roadblocks to come. (Must every such story build in a conflict between local cops and the FBI?) Overall, though, Kill Point gets off to a strong start with a tense outing driven along by two strong, combative performances.…
Entertainment Weekly gives it a “B” says:
… Tonight's launch offers nicely paced tension and lots of hints about future revelations. …
The New York Times says:
… This eight-part series on Spike TV, which begins on Sunday night, borrows so many images and plot points from classic guy films, everything from “Die Hard” to “Dog Day Afternoon,” that “The Kill Point” is its own inside job, a greatest-heists collection. And yet despite all these recycled moments, or perhaps even because of them, “The Kill Point” is quite enjoyable, gripping and predictable in equal parts, almost a mercifully abbreviated “24.” …
The Los Angeles Times says:
… not going to change the world. Not even your own small world. It's a genre piece: "crime," subset "hostage situation." But (to judge by the first two of those eight hours, which air Sunday night) its occasional small failings are the shallowest potholes in what is a fundamentally smooth track, in which unpredictable twists and blind hairpin turns give way to straightaways made for speed. It's the sort of thing that gives popular entertainment a good name. …
The Washington Post says:
… while not flawless, is on the right track to being something special. …
The Boston Herald says:
… You can practically taste the cliches. “Kill Point” is also edgy, action-packed and an adrenaline rush, a welcome relief from the game shows drowning the airwaves on the commercial networks. Judging from the first two hours, it’s the closest thing to “24” any network has produced. …
The Boston Globe says:
... familiarity doesn't always breed boredom when the pace is as brisk and the cat-and-mouse play is as tricky as it is here. … I fear for viewers of the subsequent episodes, as the claustrophobia of the bank sinks in and the negotiations begin to spin circles around one another. By the end of tomorrow's presentation, tedium is already beginning to rear its head. …
Variety says:
… the two-hour premiere of "The Kill Point" exhibits considerable promise -- a taut if invariably familiar standoff, with John Leguizamo clearly savoring his big "Attica!" moments and Donnie Wahlberg as the steely negotiator trying to talk him down. … Admittedly, there's not much fresh in the debut, and one wishes Leguizamo's character had a less cliched backstory than that of a disgruntled Iraq war veteran (after years of Vietnam vets fulfilling a similar role) lashing out against the system. That said, the performances are generally sharp (the broad cast notably includes two alums of "The Wire," JD Williams and Michael K. Williams), and Leguizamo's exchanges with Wahlberg -- cast in yet another steely cop role -- have a rugged edge. …
The Hollywood Reporter says:
... Some of what's in "The Kill Point" looks familiar, but there are enough new twists to keep this eight-hour series feeling fresh and suspenseful. At the same time, casting John Leguizamo and Donnie Wahlberg to play characters on opposite ends of a botched bank robbery turns this series into a riveting game of chess, with hostages as real-life pawns. …
9 p.m. Sunday. Spike.
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all the reviews imply that this is good (bwa ha ha ha)
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i'll be damned.
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I read somewhere that they arrested a few gulf war vets that had smubbled over AK-47s from Iraq and were going to put their miltiary training to good use....robbing banks, but they were caught before the first heist. PS fooking busz talkback here!
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Heroes won the TV Critics Association's top honor last night in LA, Program of the Year, of which The Wire was a nominee. The remaining nominees were Friday Night Lights, American Idol, Planet Earth and When The Levees Broke.
Other winners were Michael Hall (Outstanding Achievement in Drama), Alex Baldwin (Outstanding Achievement in Comedy), FNL (New Program), Sopranos (Drama, Heritage Award), The Office (Comedy), Planet Earth (Special Program), Kyle XY (Children's Program).
Here's the URL: http://tinyurl.com/yqfnpx -
It should at least be interesting to see what turns a group of people who care for animals to a life of violent crime.
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Fucking critics. I know people on here love sucking Heroes dick, but better than The Wire? Sheeeyiiitt. Heroes better than Planet Earth? Sheeeyittt.
Also, did anyone notice "The Kill Point" features at least three former Wire cast members? Bubs friend Johnny, D'Angelo's mom, and Bodie. -
Another person from the wire is in this, Omar. He plays a SWAT sniper. Im actually in this show as an extra, but then I have a small part in 6.
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it's true.
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Now I almost HAVE to watch it.
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Heroes beat out the Wire simply because Heroes is filmed in LA where the critics and show-makers interact on a near-daily basis whereas The Wire's filmed on location out here on the East Coast. Fuck you, LA.
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Give me a fucking break. Just make a 2 hour shit movie and keep it that that.
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NOW.
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Donnie Wahlberg is playing a grammar nut hostage negotiator?!The rest of it seems like a lot of other things I've seen before. A lot.
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Oh, that's some other series that I didn't bother to watch.
They cancelled "Blade: The Series" because it was getting too many female viewers, according to one report. But I know they cancelled it because I liked it and watched it! -
not because it had too many viewers, but because it had too few.
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Jul 23, 2007 12:00:39 AM CDT
Third reason why "Blade: The Series" was cancelled...
by filmcritic3000
And from what I've heard, it was cancelled due to to its high budget, as Spike was looking to cut costs. Which is really lame. These networks need to define budgets for their original series, not get all crazy over them.
I too was a fan of "Blade: The Series". Like many unjustly cancelled TV series before it, it was just starting to gel. Then it got axed by a penny-pinching cable
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Consider me intrigued. I'll be watching.
(It's too bad the networks don't attempt scripted programming during the summer...oh well, cable picks up the slack in that department.) -
yet still quite poor.
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http://tinyurl.com/2fckvaJust thought I'd pick up the slack... HA! I keed, I keed! Now I sleep, I sleep...
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serious ass. try finding out when or how long this miniseries is on. Show is entertaining so far, but damn they need to re-work that crappy website.
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I forgot all about this! I guess I'll checked the website to see if they have it online or hope they repeat the premiere here sometime soon.
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Didnt care for it at first, but I stuck with it to the end and about midway thru, I started to slowly dig it, but the end, I didnt think it was great, but I was definetly digging it and was hoping to see another season. I still kinda of wish Michael Jai White was in the roll instead. Even though I did think better of Sticky Fingers by the time the series ended.
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Eva Myles .. teeth ... gap .. aliens.. tits.. gap ..
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it's not going to happen.
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Afro Samauri return??
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twenty minutes in and i've spotted four cast members (bodie, johnny, omar, and d's mom)
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I found Donnie's grammar obsession really silly. I hope they do away with that in future episodes. Also, they could've done without the budget video look. However, it's nice to see John Leguizamo doing good work. The cast of the Wire is always a good thing. The Saw 2 reunion with Tobin Bell was strange but fun.
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Kill Point almost like a "Wire" reuinion. There are five former/current actors on "Kill Point". Leo (Johnny), Michael Hyatt, Michael K Williams, Ryan Sands (officer Truck), and JD Williams,
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