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Capone Glances Over Rob Reiner's THE BUCKET LIST!!

Weep Weep! by landrvr1	Jan 11th, 2008 09:32:50 AM
First
I want to use.... by Bobo_Vision	Jan 11th, 2008 09:43:59 AM
...Jack Nicholson's fat, bloated head as a punching bag. If I have to see one more trailer where Jack Nicholson rolls his shoulders saying, "Lets put some moves on", I'm going to fly to L.A. and beat his melon-head with a 9-iron.
Yup, Nicholson is done. by Stuntcock Mike	Jan 11th, 2008 09:45:33 AM
Watched Stardust last night. Add Deniro too the list as well.
I Don't SECOND Capone by jorson28	Jan 11th, 2008 09:46:27 AM
Of course, I haven't seen the movie yet and Capone does try to be gentle in his review, but at what point did it become a misdemeanor to make a movie for entertainment purposes? Even the "deepest," most "profound" or "evenlope-pushing" stuff gets old eventually. Well, maybe not to you AICN guys -- you seem to salivate at just about everything from Tarantino, Rodriguez, Smith and Roth no matter how disgusting, derivative or both.
'..of my youth.' by ArcadianDS	Jan 11th, 2008 09:49:43 AM
If Princess Bride is a pivotal movie of your youth, that makes you... fifteen?
nicholson does that crap in his spare time by ironic_name	Jan 11th, 2008 09:54:05 AM
and beats up women, the old fart.
Stuntcock Mike... by Vamp-AICNchat	Jan 11th, 2008 09:59:08 AM
Nicholson done? No way, have you seen THE DEPARTED?
'of my youth' by Ted Brautigan	Jan 11th, 2008 10:16:15 AM
Princess Bride came out in '87. I was ten. Now I'm thirty. Where's the confusion?
Meathead indeed by Rubiks Doob	Jan 11th, 2008 10:39:17 AM
Rob, what happened???
-- 'of my failing memory' by ArcadianDS	Jan 11th, 2008 10:46:04 AM
Seems like Princess Bride came out only a few years ago. I suppose I'm getting old.
"There's nothing appallingly awful" -AICN by BrowncoatJedi	Jan 11th, 2008 10:49:30 AM
I'd like to see that endorsement on the poster!
Vamp-AICNchat by Stuntcock Mike	Jan 11th, 2008 11:15:56 AM
Your more on the ball than me today. He was great in that. My favorite movie of 2006. Back to sleep for me.
Read Ebert's review.... by JackIsLost	Jan 11th, 2008 11:23:57 AM
Good one.
Worst Preview by MrDagon	Jan 11th, 2008 11:24:37 AM
I've ever seen. Yuck-Oh !!!
professional narrator Morgan Freeman??? by freakinarteest	Jan 11th, 2008 11:27:29 AM
Capone, i choose to believe that was a slipup. Mr. Freeman has been acting professionally since the mid '60s. That his voice shows up in a penguin documentary and the intro/outro of a recent 'Berg flick is to his credit, but cannot overshadow almost 50 years of skillful, sensitive acting. Cheers....
This movie is like that print ad for, by skimn	Jan 11th, 2008 11:40:20 AM
I think it's American Express, that lists the things a person should do once in their lives. Like : see a Broadway play, climb a mountain, swim with dolphins, yadda yadda yadda. How convenient that Nicholson's character is a billionaire. In reality, these blue collar guys, would probably blow their cash on hookers and Viagra in Vegas. Might make a better movie.....
ArcadianDS by Ted Brautigan	Jan 11th, 2008 11:41:29 AM
I hear ya buddy. I'm sure Reiner wishes he was still in the middle of that run. Stand by Me, Princess Bride, Misery, When Harry... Maybe he could try another King adaption. I wish somebody would do the hearts in atlantis portion of Hearts in Atlantis. One of my fav books if anyone looking for a recommendation.
Can't be any worse than "North," right? Right? by Darth Sticky	Jan 11th, 2008 12:31:03 PM

Nicholson is not yet done, but for me it wasn't by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Jan 11th, 2008 12:45:37 PM
the Departed, but About Schmidt. He was absolutely incredible in that movie and it was his best role since the Crossing Guard
Nicholson is not yet done, but for me it wasn't by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Jan 11th, 2008 12:48:04 PM
the Departed, but About Schmidt. He was absolutely incredible in that movie and it was his best role since the Crossing Guard
Nicholson is not yet done, but for me it wasn't by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Jan 11th, 2008 12:48:04 PM
the Departed, but About Schmidt. He was absolutely incredible in that movie and it was his best role since the Crossing Guard
Nicholson is not yet done, but for me it wasn't by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Jan 11th, 2008 12:48:04 PM
the Departed, but About Schmidt. He was absolutely incredible in that movie and it was his best role since the Crossing Guard
Jack and Morgan by BizarroJerry	Jan 11th, 2008 12:57:34 PM
I do like these guys and Morgan Freeman is good, despite his rather cookie-cutter characters these days. Nicholson is still capable of greatness, but he's starting to play "himself" entirely too often. For me, if these to actors can't make this movie entertaining it must be bad. Which annoys me, cuz I often prefer older folks and their problems over movies starring damn teenagers.
Truly..About Schmidt is the role by skimn	Jan 11th, 2008 02:03:51 PM
and performance that shows that Jack doesn't phone it in with "Jackisms". A wonderful subtle performance.
Jack in THE PLEDGE... by moto	Jan 11th, 2008 03:33:19 PM
... awesome. Subtle performance.
I'm not even done reading the first paragraph, by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 12th, 2008 07:56:31 AM
but just wanted to say thanks fora review with a plot summary san spoilers. Moriarty gave one a week or so ago, and I learned nothing about the movie except he wanted to love it but didn't. Now that I have some information I can choose to see the movie or not.
I Liked "The Bucket List" by jgmamma0	Jan 12th, 2008 02:08:41 PM
and so did the crowd that saw the movie last night at the Texas Cinema Starplex 12 theatre in San Marcos, TX. I know that this comment will be evidenced of my being the least hip person on aintitcool, but I loved the performances and the chemistry of Freeman and Nicholson. Yes, the script is filled with hoary cliches, cheesy lines, formulaic plot devices--> but the performances elevate the material or elevate past the material. I think that this is 2008's first sleeper hit and possible 1st $100 million picture. The mostly over 50 crowd that I saw it with loved it.
Freeman as narrator by Garbage	Jan 12th, 2008 02:18:12 PM
He also did The Shawshank Redemption and Million Dollar Baby. I know what Capone means. Sometimes, when I get up in the morning, I hear Freeman's voice as the beat cop yells at me to move along: "The streets aren't a pleasant place for anyone, let alone a timid, delicate specimen like this one . . ." It's either Freeman or Daniel Stern.
thankfully, at least morgan wasn't stuck playing the magical neg by the podosphere	Jan 12th, 2008 03:33:24 PM
saw an LA screening a few weeks back. nicholson and reiner were there. jack's the man, that's all i can say. in person, in kind of a similar way to shatner, believe it or not. the movie was very enjoyable. and they were really smart about pulling the legs out from under any too-obvious opportunities to tug at your heartstrings. it was a man's movie in a way i don't expect you punk pud-pulling yutes to understand. letterman's doing bucket list jokes on john mccain. it's mccain's own fault. he's been on the stump (and not in a massawyrm kind of way) talking about the presidency being his goal for his final service to his country, tho not in those exact words. letterman picked that up immediately and ran with it.
negro. i said negro by the podosphere	Jan 12th, 2008 08:56:32 PM
the subject line used to cut off input on these talkbacks.
I will never watch this movie. by Vek	Jan 13th, 2008 04:45:52 AM
Everything about it sounds dull as fuck.
Freeman & Jack good. Movie bad. by TallBoy66	Jan 14th, 2008 12:12:57 AM
Freeman is a good actor and Jack has some good one liners but overall it's just lame and trite. Next.
Someone said it earlier by Series7	Jan 14th, 2008 08:47:16 AM
this looks like a credit card commercial (like the one running right now where the kid and his dad go to scandinavia). Whats dissappointing about this is just add it to the list of two great actors finally in a movie together and its just midiocore at best. I've come to realize that there is no good way to have two similar actors appear in the same movie and have it be awesome. You can do ensamble work, but having two majors actors be the only stars just will never work.
Ebert says: * by FleshMachine	Jan 15th, 2008 11:43:42 AM
one star...he fucking hated it. It does look pretty damn godawful. if a film's only saving grace is that it "entertains" you..well ok, but it better entertain the fuck out of you!. otherwise itd a waste of celluloid. the dude does not abide middle of the road wishy washy piddlyposh.

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