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A Shy Test Screening Review of LEATHERHEADS with George Clooney!

SOunds promising... by TheRealSeveren	Sep 6th, 2007 01:20:44 AM
Ill check it out George.
Ha. by Khrono	Sep 6th, 2007 01:28:10 AM
Nice ending.
Clooney's a smart operator by King Sweyn Forkbeard	Sep 6th, 2007 01:29:14 AM
Very few of his films haven't been at the least entertaining (with one obvious exception). This looks worth a rental.
I'll give Clooney some credit by charon	Sep 6th, 2007 01:29:51 AM
After seeing his performance on the big screen in "From Dusk Til Dawn" I thought to myself, "Hey, maybe this guy isn't such a major chode after all." He's been pretty consistent talent-wise since then in the many roles, both acting and directing (some obviously better than others). I'll give this a shot. Even a Tribute Coen Bros Movie is ten times better than most of the dreck hitting the screen recently anyways...
Screenplay by acorvey25	Sep 6th, 2007 01:32:57 AM
I had a chance to read the screenplay and it's actually very well written. Obviously, some of the humor may have been lost during the transition to the screen, but the screenplay itself is consistently funny and quite good. The Coen brothers are a apt comparison to make (especially Barton Fink, Raising Arizona, and the aforementioned O Brother Where Art Thou?). I'm optimistic about this one.
why does he make a baseball metaphor by maluquiro	Sep 6th, 2007 01:35:57 AM
this is a football movie.
vote for clooney by pipergates	Sep 6th, 2007 01:47:01 AM
the next actor-president to be a liberal and intelligent...
Whenever a reviewer says they're shy... by Bobo_Vision	Sep 6th, 2007 03:11:24 AM
...it always sounds like they're coming out of the closet. "No names please, I'm gay." Just pick a pseudonym.
Don't overestimate the AICN crowd Shy by IndustryKiller!	Sep 6th, 2007 05:30:12 AM
There are some gems left over, but the infiltration from the mainstream is quite transparent and any film, no matter its content, has at least some geniuses who claim its better than sex (Halloween and Transformers please step forward. This old gray mare aint what she used to be.
I was a little more psyched for this... by ButtfuckZydeco	Sep 6th, 2007 06:09:08 AM
when it was gonna be Favreau's follow up to Swingers. Lean Mikey could've played some ball. Sauve Georgie could've played with some.
Pipergates - vote for clooney? Really, now. by Guy Gaduois	Sep 6th, 2007 09:22:23 AM
The Bat-nipples DQ him right away. I don't want to have a president who has worn simulated nipples. As for 'actor president', aren't they all? Or is 'pretender' different than 'actor'?
Wasn't Leatherhead that mutated crocodile on TMNT? by Osmosis Jones	Sep 6th, 2007 11:43:31 AM
I gar-RON-tee.
1925 is NOT the Depression by CMND	Sep 6th, 2007 12:00:20 PM
The film takes place in 1925, which was well before the Great Depression. That said, I want to see this. When does the trailer come out?
The depression started in 1929..the depression ERA can by martianalien	Sep 6th, 2007 05:11:33 PM
include up to several years prior to that. Also, are we sure its 1925 to be exact? Anyhoo - all these reviews quite like the film so I personally am excited to see it.
TomBodet - wake up! by martianalien	Sep 6th, 2007 07:08:24 PM
1925 seems to be YOUR take on the date. Both reviews simply said 20's or depression-era. Even IMDB and the Universal site merely mention 20's...so get off your high horse.
TomBodet is correct by CMND	Sep 6th, 2007 08:34:35 PM
The Depression Era is the 30s, and STARTED with the crash in October of 1929. The movie is definitely set in the mid 20's. Did the bear market of 2000-2002 start in 1996?

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