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Post by sdrew13163 on Sept 28, 2024 6:08:21 GMT
Wasn’t impressed with this. Actually pretty let down by it in all honesty.
Boring heists. Lame central romance. FBI subplot was forced (and dull).
Now that I’m typing all of this out, I like it even less than I thought I did. Affleck has no juice as actor or director, and I’m generally a fan of the guy.
Thoughts on The Town? It’s one of the more disappointing movies I’ve watched in a while.
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Post by movielover on Sept 28, 2024 6:13:55 GMT
I liked it a little better than you did, but I still don’t get the 7.5 IMDb rating. To me, it was a solid crime thriller, but that’s it.
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Post by jcush on Sept 28, 2024 6:23:17 GMT
I've always really liked it.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 28, 2024 6:25:34 GMT
I have mixed feelings about The Town. I think most of it works, but a few things about it fall flat, particularly the love story. I also don't think the heist scenes are all that thrilling. It was disappointing, but I like it quite a bit more than you do. I think I probably like the acting more than you.
6.5/10
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 28, 2024 6:30:40 GMT
I liked it a little better than you did, but I still don’t get the 7.5 IMDb rating. To me, it was a solid crime thriller, but that’s it. That is basically how I would describe it as well. It is worse than Gone Baby Gone, but better than Live by Night, the 2 other crime thrillers directed by Ben Affleck. I think Gone Baby Gone is a very good directorial debut from Affleck. |
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 28, 2024 6:40:27 GMT
Wasn’t impressed with this. Actually pretty let down by it in all honesty. Boring heists. Lame central romance. FBI subplot was forced (and dull). Now that I’m typing all of this out, I like it even less than I thought I did. Affleck has no juice as actor or director, and I’m generally a fan of the guy. Thoughts on The Town? It’s one of the more disappointing movies I’ve watched in a while. Here is my ranking of Affleck directed movies. 1. Gone Baby Gone - 8.5/10 2. Argo - 8/10 3. Air - 7/10 4. The Town - 6.5/10 5. Live by Night - 4.5/10 |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Sept 28, 2024 6:58:22 GMT
Affleck has no juice as actor or director, and I’m generally a fan of the guy. Wait, how does that work? I think it's a fine film. People were acting like it was Heat or something when it came out, but it's just a decent middle of the road thriller. The smartest thing Ben did with Gone Baby Gone and Air is give his brother and best friend the lead roles. |
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Post by ck100 on Sept 28, 2024 13:39:30 GMT
I saw it once, but I remember liking it.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Sept 28, 2024 14:39:43 GMT
Affleck has no juice as actor or director, and I’m generally a fan of the guy. Wait, how does that work? I think it's a fine film. People were acting like it was Heat or something when it came out, but it's just a decent middle of the road thriller. The smartest thing Ben did with Gone Baby Gone and Air is give his brother and best friend the lead roles. Heat ruined every other bank robbery movie. Not only are none of them ever as good, they also end up feeling like soft remakes every time. |
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Post by sdrew13163 on Sept 28, 2024 14:41:09 GMT
Wasn’t impressed with this. Actually pretty let down by it in all honesty. Boring heists. Lame central romance. FBI subplot was forced (and dull). Now that I’m typing all of this out, I like it even less than I thought I did. Affleck has no juice as actor or director, and I’m generally a fan of the guy. Thoughts on The Town? It’s one of the more disappointing movies I’ve watched in a while. Here is my ranking of Affleck directed movies. 1. Gone Baby Gone - 8.5/10 2. Argo - 8/10 3. Air - 7/10 4. The Town - 6.5/10 5. Live by Night - 4.5/10 I’ve yet to see Gone Baby Gone and Live by Night. I like Argo; thought Air was one of the laziest directorial jobs I’ve ever seen. |
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Post by sdrew13163 on Sept 28, 2024 14:42:49 GMT
Affleck has no juice as actor or director, and I’m generally a fan of the guy. Wait, how does that work? I think it's a fine film. People were acting like it was Heat or something when it came out, but it's just a decent middle of the road thriller. The smartest thing Ben did with Gone Baby Gone and Air is give his brother and best friend the lead roles. He has no juice as an actor or director in this movie. He’s good in others. |
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 28, 2024 15:26:57 GMT
Here is my ranking of Affleck directed movies. 1. Gone Baby Gone - 8.5/10 2. Argo - 8/10 3. Air - 7/10 4. The Town - 6.5/10 5. Live by Night - 4.5/10 I’ve yet to see Gone Baby Gone and Live by Night. I like Argo; thought Air was one of the laziest directorial jobs I’ve ever seen. I think the directing for Air is fine for what the movie is. It is a movie about designing freakin' tennis shoes. |
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Post by sdrew13163 on Sept 28, 2024 15:57:03 GMT
I’ve yet to see Gone Baby Gone and Live by Night. I like Argo; thought Air was one of the laziest directorial jobs I’ve ever seen. I think the directing for Air is fine for what the movie is. It is a movie about designing freakin' tennis shoes. Yeah and it’s just as dull as the story. It looks like it was shot for a second rate soap opera. |
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 28, 2024 15:59:26 GMT
I think the directing for Air is fine for what the movie is. It is a movie about designing freakin' tennis shoes. Yeah and it’s just as dull as the story. It looks like it was shot for a second rate soap opera. Sometimes I think we are watching different movies.  It is actually one of the reasons I like comparing ratings with you. |
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Post by sdrew13163 on Sept 28, 2024 16:22:17 GMT
Yeah and it’s just as dull as the story. It looks like it was shot for a second rate soap opera. Sometimes I think we are watching different movies. It is actually one of the reasons I like comparing ratings with you. I’m glad lol. I’ve watched it once and had a few drinks during it, but all I remember is thinking it felt like Affleck would’ve rather been doing anything other than directing it. Felt lazy. |
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 28, 2024 16:30:19 GMT
Sometimes I think we are watching different movies. It is actually one of the reasons I like comparing ratings with you. I’m glad lol. I’ve watched it once and had a few drinks during it, but all I remember is thinking it felt like Affleck would’ve rather been doing anything other than directing it. Felt lazy. I disagree. I think the directing was fun and laid back. The movie flowed really well for me. And he was doing something right for me to enjoy watching a movie with a story that really has no business being a movie. The fact that I cared about what was happening is a testament to his directing and to the acting. |
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 28, 2024 16:33:34 GMT
Sometimes I think we are watching different movies. It is actually one of the reasons I like comparing ratings with you. I’m glad lol. I’ve watched it once and had a few drinks during it, but all I remember is thinking it felt like Affleck would’ve rather been doing anything other than directing it. Felt lazy. I am the crazy person who likes Escape from L.A. more than Escape from New York, so what do I know? |
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Post by sdrew13163 on Sept 28, 2024 16:40:07 GMT
I’m glad lol. I’ve watched it once and had a few drinks during it, but all I remember is thinking it felt like Affleck would’ve rather been doing anything other than directing it. Felt lazy. I am the crazy person who likes Escape from L.A. more than Escape from New York, so what do I know? I haven’t seen Escape from LA. I understand the appreciation for Air as a mellow sports flick, it just didn’t do anything to make it feel impactful imo. It felt like it was trying to go for a Moneyball look, but it wasn’t as streamlined or able to make a “boring” subject interesting. I think I like gonzo direction more than the average person. I like when directors go for it rather than just sitting a camera down on stationary people talking. That’s what Air felt like to me. |
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 28, 2024 17:01:48 GMT
I am the crazy person who likes Escape from L.A. more than Escape from New York, so what do I know? I haven’t seen Escape from LA. I understand the appreciation for Air as a mellow sports flick, it just didn’t do anything to make it feel impactful imo. It felt like it was trying to go for a Moneyball look, but it wasn’t as streamlined or able to make a “boring” subject interesting. I think I like gonzo direction more than the average person. I like when directors go for it rather than just sitting a camera down on stationary people talking. That’s what Air felt like to me. I think you mean just great directing rather than gonzo directing. I wouldn't call Robert Altman a gonzo director for example, but he is a great director. When I think of gonzo directing I think of like Michael Bay or John Woo or something, which I do like some of their work and their style, but I certainly don't want a movie about designing shoes to be directed like that. But I am not sure what that has to do with anything. I think what you really mean is you don't like more subdued non-flashy directing. I don't need a movie to be directed as good as Fincher or Scorsese in order to like it. I do in order to love it though. To me Air is a good movie, nothing more, nothing less. Nowhere near a great movie. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Sept 28, 2024 18:18:56 GMT
B-
It was okay, certainly not the greatest thing since Heat some make it out as. I wish it had more bite & edge to it, alas it slid into softness.
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