Boardwalk Empire. Like exactly, shot for shot.
“When you expect the world to end at any moment, you know there is no need to hurry."
That's a good thing. Boardwalk Empire is an amazing show. And i hope this will be an amazing film
shareLooks like the prohibition era gangster film we've seen a thousand times...
shareIt's not so much that we've seen it a thousand times. (we've seen it a thousand times) But, the shots look like they were taken directly from boardwalk empire. In particular season one and season three. I would argue the claim that Boardwalk Empire is a great series. It was good (not great) but, it was also rushed. Nucky somehow went from never killing anyone in the first season to killing someone that he raised like a son. I don't think Terrance Winter wrote the series efficiently enough. The lack of non-violent characters took away from the series being realistic. What about the people who bought the alcohol? Not just distributors and higher-ups. The difference between the writing on television shows now and in 2008 makes it easier to be critical of the writers. That being said the look and feel of the series were it's strong suit. I think this Live By Night will be essentially five seasons of BE condensed into a two hour movie. IMO The Town felt like Good Will Hunting. This outstanding hockey player with pro-potential stays in Boston and becomes a bank robber, hence wasting potential.
“When you expect the world to end at any moment, you know there is no need to hurry."
BE could've been more like Lincoln. Focused on the 21st Amendment. Or the politicians that voted to get the 18th Amendment repealed. For those who don't know. The Twenty-first Amendment (Amendment XXI) to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition on alcohol on January 17, 1920. The Twenty-first Amendment was ratified on December 5, 1933. Though I never saw the 4th and 5th season so I might be biting off more than I can chew here.
“When you expect the world to end at any moment, you know there is no need to hurry."
You say as if we were getting one of those every week. From the last decade, I can only think of a handful of these - Gangster Squad, Lawless, Public Enemies -, and before that, there was American Gangster, Miller's Crossing, Untouchables, Once Upon a Time in America...and that's about it. The most well known of them, anyway.
The genre was popular in the 1930's, but it's almost extinct nowadays. And God knows we need more of them.
Also Road to Perdition. Still not very many.
shareGood point Nice guy. Like we have them every year. I happen to like Prohibition era movies and hope this one measures up.
If OP wants to bitch about something, how 'bout "Another remake" or "Another Superhero" movie.
Yeah but American Gangster was set in the 60's and 70's and had nothing to do with alcohol. Wasn't it heroin being shipped to the US from NAM via coffins of fallen soldiers? Unless you're talking about another AG.
We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give it time, it will make itself known,
Would consider any of those films to be the definitive prohibition era film? I'm not saying that they aren't. John Hillcoat is a good director but I thought LAWLESS was his weakest movie. He had a pretty dynamic cast yet used very little of Pierce and Oldman. Who seemed to have brought their A game. I hadn't seen Oldman look that intimidating since Leon The Professional. I thought TRIPLE 9 was great.
Gangster Squad was a strange movie. I didn't buy Sean Penn as being this tough guy nor did I sense any chemistry between him and Emma Stone.
Public Enemies had a slow narrative. The movie just dragged on and on. Not all that surprising since that's become of Michael Mann in recent years.
We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give it time, it will make itself known,
And for as good as HEAT was it could've been a much more effective film if some of the crap in between was cut out of the movie. I do enjoy Mann's movies though I haven't been interested in seeing Blackhat. But, Miami Vice, despite having a plot more complicated than quantum physics, had some really banging cinematography. Didn't see MANHUNTER. Did see Brett Ratner's remake RED DRAGON. I can't help but confuse RED DRAGON and PATCH ADAMS from time to time.
We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give it time, it will make itself known,
When I listed American Gangster, I actually meant Rode to Perdition. Don't know why I mixed them up.
Anyway, best prohibition era for me is and will always be Once Upon a Time in America. My favorite movie, actually.
I'm sold then!
What's missing in movies is same as in society: a good sense of work ethic and living up to ideals.