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Capone Mulls Sandler's Post 9/11 Angst & The Awesome Use Of Springsteen Music In REIGN OVER ME!!

FIRST!!! by bluepizza	Mar 23rd, 2007 12:58:52 PM
FIRST!!!
Im glad you like Spanglish by godzillasushi	Mar 23rd, 2007 01:03:19 PM
I did too...I might actually like this one...
Cheadle by greyspecter	Mar 23rd, 2007 01:07:06 PM
I can't think of a single performance of Cheadle's that wasn't quality. And I haven't even seen Hotel Rwanda yet. And yet, I've heard this was a bad movie. What to believe?
Another Serious Clown.. Come on.. by hatespeech	Mar 23rd, 2007 01:09:25 PM
don't go all Belushi on us, Don't Murray out. We want fart jokes. Silly hannuaka lunch lady man!
Solid review, buuuuut still not gonna see it by Daddylonghead	Mar 23rd, 2007 01:11:40 PM
I am not an Adam Sandler hater, although not particularly a fan either, and Cheadle is a perfectly good actor, but having seen the previews, and now reading this review confirming my impressions of it... I'm sorry, but this looks fucking boring. I don't care about New York City, I don't care about Bruce Springsteen, and I don't care about wealthy professional men wth complicated longstanding friendships and 9/11 angst. Sorry. This ol' Southern Boy is stayin' home.
TOO SOON ! ! by Pound Sand	Mar 23rd, 2007 01:18:57 PM
Between this, and Punch Drunk Love, Sandler makes the most successful transition towards serious roles. Jim Carrey and Rob Schneider, take note.
I'm was really looking forward to see this by Bean_	Mar 23rd, 2007 01:29:39 PM
And a good review from Capone confirms my thoughts that this could really be great. Thanks!
good to see bob dylan acting. Wait, thats sandler. by SydBarretsMyDad	Mar 23rd, 2007 01:39:42 PM
get it? he looks like dylan with his hair?!?! aaaaahhhh...fuck off.
I saw an early script... by BillyPilgrim	Mar 23rd, 2007 01:47:16 PM
Did they leave in the part where Sandlers wife comes back as a Cylon?
Good Job Captboulder by Darth Kosher	Mar 23rd, 2007 01:47:51 PM
Whether you were going for Ironic, or Jackassity -- well, done.
No thanks, I prefer movies that don't make me by CTU Mole	Mar 23rd, 2007 01:50:00 PM
want to jump out of a fucking window afterwards. I'm sure it's good though.
captbouder... by SexyDrownWatch1	Mar 23rd, 2007 01:50:15 PM
...because he certainly wouldn't have gotten a huge insurance settlement from the 9/11 victims' fund, or anything.
heh by SexyDrownWatch1	Mar 23rd, 2007 02:00:25 PM
Sounds like someone needs some attention today. Good luck with that kiddo!
fuck you capone by lopansbitch	Mar 23rd, 2007 02:05:11 PM
Blankman was pure genius. When J5 fell down the stairs, it was cinematic gold
Cooooome on up for the riiiiiiisin by JackRabbitSlim	Mar 23rd, 2007 02:15:08 PM
All pop stars need to be summarily purged from this planet when they either A) use a 40 piece gospel choir to prop a creaky, tuneless piece o crap or B) turn 40 and still labor under the selfdelusion they are relevant to anything but mor "the music of your life" radio. Mr Springsteen - the furnaces have been lit and await you.
how many movies by lopansbitch	Mar 23rd, 2007 02:19:21 PM
are going to play up the 9/11 thing? i'm i the only one tired as hell about hearing about it? it happened, it was awful, we know already. let's move on. I mean it's not like the US hasn't ever invaded a country and killed it's people for a belief they had. I'm sorry it happened, but shit like that happens every day
Sandler was only cast because he's Jewish!!! by Sigmar 25	Mar 23rd, 2007 02:22:18 PM
And also what's up with all the Biggie Smalls banners, I think some ad demographer needs to be fired.
I've Seen This Flick by Kilgores Doubt	Mar 23rd, 2007 02:32:55 PM
The original name was much better: "Empty City". And trust me, the movie has its flaws, but it far from a "Feel Good" movie. More like a "feel good you aren't him" movie.
Does he do the 'Take our your cock & balls' bit? by Baron Karza	Mar 23rd, 2007 02:34:32 PM
From his first album? That was great!
LIV TYLER AS A PSYCHIATRIST! by MaxCalifornia.	Mar 23rd, 2007 02:52:19 PM
LIV TYLER AS A PSYCHIATRIST! LIV TYLER AS A PSYCHIATRIST! LIV TYLER AS A PSYCHIATRIST! LIV TYLER AS A PSYCHIATRIST! LIV TYLER AS A PSYCHIATRIST! LIV TYLER AS A PSYCHIATRIST! LIV TYLER AS A PSYCHIATRIST! Ahem, sorry, don't know what happened there. Were Tara Reid and Lindsay Lohan unavailable?
(SPOILER) major logic problem/plot hole in the script by Daddylonghead	Mar 23rd, 2007 03:00:37 PM
when Adam's character has to get uptown and the other dentist's Lexus is in the garage WHY DIDN'T THEY JUST FLY THE EAGLE!!!!
I dig Sandler's serious work, but by superninja	Mar 23rd, 2007 03:08:32 PM
this seems rather contrived, but not on purpose.
jackrabbitslim..... by SubliminalJones	Mar 23rd, 2007 03:37:30 PM
.....equals whiny, shallow jackass whose only taste in his slack-jawed drooling mouth.
too bad by gorydon	Mar 23rd, 2007 03:44:14 PM
this film doesn't delve into the truth about 9/11 and how it was all a big conspiracy in order to get precious oil money!
Until I see this, the best use of Springsteen music by redtom	Mar 23rd, 2007 03:51:59 PM
in a film so far is when Freddy Heflin and Liz Randone had their little moment out in New Jersey....
Closing credits PJ by EdRyder	Mar 23rd, 2007 04:18:13 PM
The cover for Love Reign O're Me is available for download now on Itunes-Its outstanding
J5!!!! by kikuchiyoboy	Mar 23rd, 2007 04:40:11 PM
Hee hee. I don't know. Blankman gave me the giggles. "What's this?" "It's the lower half of a rollerblade" Goodtimes, goodtimes.
Lopansbitch, the "9/11 thing" is fresh and gives by Bronx Cheer	Mar 23rd, 2007 10:25:22 PM
the filmmakers a shortcut. They could just as easily have had the deaths occur because of a car accident, or yeti attack, but using 9/11 allows them to exploit a national tragedy. If it's been okay for Bush to exploit 9/11 to launch an illegal war and kill tens of thousands, then it's open season for Hollywood to do it as well. Myself, I'm waiting for the episode of "The Office" where the paper company realizes the huge business opportunity that 9/11 has created for paper manufacturers, because every time a new film gets made featuring the destruction of the Twin Towers, remember all that paper that was floating everywhere! The whole thing sucks, and what with news out today that some of the remains from the clean-up might have been used to fill potholes etc on NYC streets, I think it's safe to say that whatever was still sacred has been pissed on by Bush, by the idiot bureaucrats in NYC, and by those 9/11 Truth assholes. Newsflash: 9/11 happened because some assholes hijacked planes and crashed them in NYC and DC. If ANYONE thinks Bush and Cheney could have cooked up the scheme, all you have to do is take one look at how they bungled the attorney dismissals to realize they couldn't have put on a shadow puppet show without it being botched.
"Spanglish" blew balls. by Mike_D	Mar 24th, 2007 12:10:30 AM
Sorry but it did.
Anybody who even thinks 9-11 was an "Inside Job" by uss cygnus	Mar 24th, 2007 01:09:16 AM
1. Is mentally ill. 2. Is a traitor and should be shot for sedition and treason. 3. Does not deserve to continue to live. We live in a country where people like John Lennon and Bobby Kennedy take SIX bullets in the chest, and all of these Stalinist left sycophants continue to live and breathe. There is no justice. Semper Fi.
My take... by Damer1	Mar 24th, 2007 10:19:57 AM
Things I liked about the movie: 1. There was no 9/11 flashback at the beginning of the movie. 2. Cheadle and Sandler's chemistry on screen was excellent. Things I didn't like: 1. Liv Tyler is not believable as a mental health professional. 2. The courtroom scene at the end was contrived although I appreciate that BJ Novak has the range to play exactly the same character as he does on The Office. I'd say this is a 3.5/5 star endevour.
uss cygnus you ignorant slut... by Stringer Bell	Mar 24th, 2007 12:45:15 PM
You said "Anybody who even thinks 9-11 was an Inside Job is a traitor and should be shot for sedition and treason." Out of curiousity what is your definition of "sedition" and "treason"? I don't personally believe 9-11 was an inside job, but if I'm not mistaken people on the Pro-War front have been saying all along we're fighting for freedom. Well, unless I'm mistaken that includes the freedom to think whatever you want, no matter how batshit crazy it is. If you think people should be shot for just thinking something then you are in need of serious help. That goes against everything this country was founded on. Think before you speak, even if it is the anonymous internet and all...
Copland does rule by Daddylonghead	Mar 24th, 2007 06:04:11 PM
P.S. the Bush administration are treasonous American-killing slimebags who have sabotaged our nation's reputation and future and deserve impeachment, imprisonment and weeks-long waterboarding. After all it's a harmless practice, Cheney said so.
Daddylonghead by Stringer Bell	Mar 24th, 2007 07:18:26 PM
While we are probably on the same side of the political isle, talking about water boarding the President and Vice President only does the Left a disservice. Same rules apply for us as them. See above post. Maybe someday we can actually work together on the 80% or so consensus issues in this country instead of fighting over the 20% wedge issues.
i liked sandler's look in the trailer by AllieJamison	Mar 24th, 2007 08:12:53 PM
he seemed pretty hot and dylanish. i remember that the first time i saw it i wondered if there was a dylan biopic in the making i wasn*t aware of. anyway...either that, sandler's appealing appearance or whatever else made me anticipate this one. you know, that kind of indulgent anticipation, where, against all odds you still think it could be good. the review sounds really comforting. it's funny how "childlike, aggressive, violent, distraught, suicidal, patient and impatient, sometimes in the space of just a few minutes" just recall the wonderful punchdrunk love sandler... ahh how i loved that...

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