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Al Pacino? Straight To DVD? A Review Of 88 MINUTES!

Didn't DeNiro make a movie called 15 Minutes by BitterMan23	Sep 12th, 2007 12:38:21 PM
or something like that?
Nearly first? by Icky Thump	Sep 12th, 2007 12:39:32 PM
to say Al PAchino has over-acted his way to crappy movies. Phoning one in again - hoo haaa
It's a dark day when Al by Wed Vid Guy	Sep 12th, 2007 12:40:56 PM
It's a dark day when Al Pacino goes DTV. Ain't right at all.
Neal McDonough by skimn	Sep 12th, 2007 12:42:22 PM
kills with laser beams that shoot from his freakish crystal blue eyes. If he and Meg Foster mated the kid would look like the Children Of The Damned.
Al, it's Steven Segal on the phone! by BoggyCreekBeast	Sep 12th, 2007 12:43:17 PM
"There's GOLD in them thar DTV!" From The Godfather to this....sad indeed!
pushed back? by Basehead	Sep 12th, 2007 12:43:53 PM
i saw this about 7 months ago allready
is this where we start the scent of a woman jokes? by trafficguy2000	Sep 12th, 2007 12:44:59 PM
HOOO-AAAHHH! Alicia Witt smells like cherry pie!
oh dear by mrbong	Sep 12th, 2007 12:53:25 PM
a pristine bootleg of this film has been doing the rounds for months, now. i have always ignored the guys who say that ain't it cool is getting slow, but it seems it really is true. considering you have celebrated bootlegs before (the pirate Narnia trailer, anyone?), you can't pretend they do not exist and it's really sad that you have not been aware of this being out there for at least a few weeks already. not personally watched, i would still prefer to see films legitimately, but you can't pretend that things are not out there.
Man's gotta eat by AlwaysThere	Sep 12th, 2007 01:07:08 PM
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Ha! by chuffsterUK	Sep 12th, 2007 01:20:11 PM
This guy obviously reviewed this from an illegal download-it's been onlien for ages!Oh dear,Moriaty,naughty you for publishing it!
Why 88 minutes? BECAUSE IT'S GOT A GREAT ASS ! by Pound Sand	Sep 12th, 2007 01:21:03 PM
direct to DVD for big Al is both depressing and inevitable.
DEAR LORD PUT ME IN A LEE LEE / ALICIA SANDWICH by BringingSexyBack	Sep 12th, 2007 01:21:31 PM
I gotta see this movie.
I hope Al screams in this one... by Cruel_Kingdom	Sep 12th, 2007 01:21:57 PM
Oh yeah, I forgot, that's all he does now. Can we really be too surprised he's in STV shit? The guy was in Gigli for Christ's sake!
Cruising 2: The Hetero Version by tonagan	Sep 12th, 2007 01:31:44 PM
I liked Cruising 1, though, so who knows?
lol by mastes360	Sep 12th, 2007 01:38:07 PM
I saw this movie months ago!.
Why 88 minutes? GIMMIE ALL YA GOT! GIMMIE ALL YA GOT!!! by Stuntcock Mike	Sep 12th, 2007 01:46:54 PM
Him and DeNiro have lost it.
Al Pacino icoming soon to a video store near you? by The Green Monster	Sep 12th, 2007 01:59:46 PM
Are Shannon Tweed, Rick Moranis, and Louis Gossett Jr in this too?
88 Minutes by Abominable Snowcone	Sep 12th, 2007 02:06:25 PM
Was the title of the novel used as the basis for Die Hard 2. The author was Walter Wager or something like that.
88 minutes... by Cruel_Kingdom	Sep 12th, 2007 02:08:07 PM
...until Pacino's career is finished.
Screaming Al is my favorite Al by liljuniorbrown	Sep 12th, 2007 02:08:50 PM
Lee Lee is the bomb as well, I liked her in Joy Ride.
This Movie Is Gleefully Trashy by topaz4206	Sep 12th, 2007 02:12:27 PM
I enjoyed it. Even though the identity of the 'killer' is not just telegraphed, but SHOUTED FROM THE ROOFTOPS at you. It's what the movie "Perfect Stranger" was trying to be, except that one was just plain trash.
Christian Bale = Solid Snake? by viranth	Sep 12th, 2007 02:30:56 PM
Screw this 88 minute review, what's the news on Solid Snake and Bale?
Tick tock doc. Shut the fuck up bitch. by sevadro	Sep 12th, 2007 03:11:56 PM
Don't feel bad about missing this movie. This piece of shit disguised as a thriller has zero suspense and zero intensity - not to mention one of the most ridiculous storylines in many years. It's also filled with amateur night performances and plot holes the size of Alicia Witt's firecrotch. The ending of this movie will literally make you cringe and vomit with disappointment. It's upsetting to see Al slum with a bunch of C-listers, but what's even sadder is that good old Al has lost his touch. The poor guy looks tired as hell. He's lost that sparkle in his eyes and that fire in his belly. That is truly the saddest part of all.
DON'T WASTE MY (edited for tv) TIME! by eggbeater	Sep 12th, 2007 03:13:58 PM
Heat rules.
Who? Who? What are ya, a fuckin owl?!? by uss cygnus	Sep 12th, 2007 03:15:33 PM
What do you want? A "Junior G-Man" badge? Albert...you drag me here...
No way Righteous Kill goes to DVD by Neo Zeed	Sep 12th, 2007 03:23:11 PM
I know Pacino and Deniro have been slippin'....but damn!
They showed a clip of this by skimn	Sep 12th, 2007 03:27:53 PM
a couple of months ago at Pacino's AFI tribute. Did someone run out the hall and pick up a copy at the nearest street corner?
Al Pacino has chones DTV, here's why... by chi3fhog	Sep 12th, 2007 03:35:38 PM
It keeps him sharp (snap), on-time (snap), where he's gotta be.
Can't be as bad as by Samuel Fulmer	Sep 12th, 2007 03:46:22 PM
Bobby Deerfield! Or Revolution!
Can someone tell why whenever I come across by skimn	Sep 12th, 2007 04:25:44 PM
The Devils Advocate on one of Turners cable channels, I am compelled to watch at least 15-30 minutes of it? There is something about that flick that pulls me in. Its not that its a shitfest, it just ain't THAT good.
Whoever said you could work with men? You fairy. by GrandMuffTarkin	Sep 12th, 2007 04:29:01 PM
You focking child.
Actually.. this movie is.. by Freefinger	Sep 12th, 2007 04:37:34 PM
Doomed.. It's been circulating on the net for over a year now. Releasing this in theatres would just simply make it bomb. Too many eyes have seen it and too much time has been passed since completion and realese... They botched it, hell just don't put it out and save Pacino's career! It can't end like this!
Righteous Kill by ShinyHat20	Sep 12th, 2007 05:11:59 PM
I worked a producer on Righteous Kill for one day. A friend of mine who works on on the set read the script and said it was terrible.
can't spell by ShinyHat20	Sep 12th, 2007 05:12:46 PM
I worked for one of the eight producers of the movie
I've seen it by barnaby jones	Sep 12th, 2007 05:16:31 PM
I may send in my thoughts.
saw this a while ago, even forgot about it by reckni	Sep 12th, 2007 05:33:48 PM
Wasn't very good, and I love Tony. Skip it.
i got 88 problems by newc0253	Sep 12th, 2007 05:49:40 PM
but a bitch ain't one. seriously, a pacino movie going straight to DVD? a pacino/de niro movie going straight to DVD? World going straight to hell more like.
idiot wind by jjgittes	Sep 12th, 2007 06:10:28 PM
ok, let's recap the geniuses in this thread : "Pacino sucks now, all he does is yell" - BULL FUCKING SHIT. "Angels in America" and "merchant of Venice" were within the last 4 years you philistines with short memories. Let's leave the discussion of acting Gods to people who've actually kissed a girl, ok? In the meantime you fucking morons can talk about "The Matrix" and whatever CGI crapfest you are creaming over this week. Also, "Righteous Kill" ain't going straight to dvd - NO WAY; and actually neither is "88 Minutes" - it's a Jan. 2008 limited release through Sony. The movie itself is mediocre and Pacino is ok in it. But it's watchable.........
Isn't this... by Tourist	Sep 12th, 2007 06:17:08 PM
...Being financed by Millenium films? They are doing Righteous Kill too right? If thats the case, it explains all. I'm pretty sure they are some kind of drug front or something. They go from making crappy DTV kung fu shit, to attracting massive stars and creative teams to high profile projects, like Wicker Man, Black Dahlia, 16 Blocks etc, and churning out shit that looks like it was shot on a weekend with spare change. The minute I heard their name in connection with Righteous Kill, I smelt mediocre, completely souless shit coming down.
Not that simple..... by jjgittes	Sep 12th, 2007 06:22:48 PM
Millenium struck a deal for "Righteous Kill" where other partners are being brought in.....long story short : the future of Millenium Pictures rest on RK's success - they are BANKING on it (which is why it ain't going to dvd people). It will be a Millenium picture but different from their previous disasters in terms of visual quality, production values, promotion, etc. Can't guarantee it won't suck - but Millenium this time doesn't mean what it has in their unimpressive past.
Didn't Dennis Quaid & Meg Ryan already make this movie? by TVguy4566	Sep 12th, 2007 06:35:08 PM
Isn't this just that crappy DOA movie(which was a remake of a better DOA movie) from the 80s set in real time?
Watching Pacino's performance, in THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, by thegreatwhatzit	Sep 12th, 2007 06:57:07 PM
is one of my recurrent pleasures. He's the best "Satan" since Walter Huston (DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER)--and who would have thought a model-turned actress (Charlize Theron) could actually deliver the goods? Just for the record, my third favorite "Satan" is Clarence Williams III (TALES FROM THE HOOD): not nearly as witty nor as sensitive as Pacino/Huston but pure, undiluted, unbridled camp.
seen this months ago by king_of_nowhere	Sep 12th, 2007 07:12:52 PM
like June or something
This movie is TERRIBLE by fuldamobil	Sep 12th, 2007 07:15:55 PM
Do not see it. It's like a spoof of bad movie you'd see in an other movie. What made Pacino do this film is beyond me.
its not that bad by king_of_nowhere	Sep 12th, 2007 07:21:27 PM
the story was mostly good, the ending was a bit shit though.
Abominable Snowcone by Munro Kelly	Sep 12th, 2007 07:30:11 PM
The title of the book, That "Die Hard 2" is based on, is "58 minutes".
Possible Re-edit by jjgittes	Sep 12th, 2007 07:31:30 PM
By the way this may be re-edited a little for the North American release. Those who've seen the European cut (same as what's floating around the web) may get a slightly tweaked film in the US.....which may improve the continuity problems. It's not that bad really - just mediocre. There's one GREAT scene where Pacino explains what "88 Minutes" means too.
Have you ever taken a dump and felt like you slept for by GQtaste	Sep 12th, 2007 07:48:39 PM
felt like you slept for 12 hours? Or a piss? Tell me this: Of all the great lays you had. What do you remember the most about them? Me, I don't know, maybe it's a certain way she moves, some broads knee on my elbow, a certain sound she made.
Didn't Pacino make a movie about 60 Minutes? by DrManhattansUnit	Sep 12th, 2007 08:34:12 PM
Why yes, he did.
Pacino's actually done a few straight to videos by Blue Meanie 1138	Sep 12th, 2007 09:34:44 PM
At least I've never heard of them, until I passed them in the aisle of the local video store. Collecting those paychecks.
Oldboy? by loodabagel	Sep 12th, 2007 09:35:41 PM
Why does this movie sound a hell of a lot like Oldboy? Eh. Whatever.
People I Know was close to STV by Cruel_Kingdom	Sep 12th, 2007 10:42:46 PM
It wasn't great.
jjgittes by Cruel_Kingdom	Sep 12th, 2007 10:43:58 PM
Al did scream in Angels in America. Bad argument.
Jeez, this really is old news!! by Brody77	Sep 13th, 2007 01:22:52 AM
Am I the only one thinking this site's hitting new lows? I mean, remember the Stallone Q&A stuff? That was the peak of this sites success. Let's leave out the Bruce Willis stuff, it was nowhere near as good. (And DH4 was utter shite) As for 88 minutes? I tried to watch this turd months ago & had to switch it off - bad acting, bad story, badly filmed. Need I go on? And for the record - I can't stand Al Pacino. I can make it through Devil's Advocate, Godfather 1 & 2 and most of Heat. Other than that - thanks but no thanks.
This is the kind of movie... by Alonzo Mosely	Sep 13th, 2007 02:05:57 AM
that gets offered to Daniel Baldwin... How Pacino ended up in it is anyone's guess...
Cruel_Kingdom by jjgittes	Sep 13th, 2007 04:56:44 AM
No, I don't think the point is that he yelled in "Angels in America", it's more like he was absolutely great in it. The guy likes to play big characters. If he takes a role as a shy librarian and yells then I can call it a valid criticism. Until then, saying Al Pacino yells too much is like saying Shaquille O'Neil dunks the ball too much or Brando mumbled too much - it's retarded. "People I Know" was a limited release theatrical release (I saw it in Seattle) - he's quite good in that muddled film though - and he doesn't yell much in that role for you sensitive ear-drum types.
Why 88 mins? 'Cos you can get killed walkin' your DOGGY by Jef Costello	Sep 13th, 2007 05:02:19 AM
I saw this movie a while back and have since been trying to convince my self it was just a strange dream; that Al couldn't possibly not have found something better. The movie is plain depressing. I'm so very sad.
Munro Kelly by Abominable Snowcone	Sep 13th, 2007 07:36:24 AM
Oops! You're right--it's 58. I still have the thing. The title "88 Minutes" sounded damn familiar, though! I stand corrected, tail between legs
What the fuck happened...? by Mattyboy122	Sep 13th, 2007 01:56:30 PM
Pacino straight to dvd? DeNiro possibly straight to dvd? WTF? These two were easily in the top 10 of greatest actors in American film back in the day, but they've both slipped into self-parody. I never thought I'd see the day when these guys would be in DTV trash, though. Say it ain't so.

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