tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067755.post116114421847354807..comments2023-10-28T04:19:05.777-04:00Comments on No one cares what I think: Dear DepartedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149681322702330575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067755.post-1161292067887403762006-10-19T17:07:00.000-04:002006-10-19T17:07:00.000-04:00Bill, you had me until you compared this movies gr...Bill, you had me until you compared this movies greatness with LoTR. Nerd.<BR/><BR/>FYI Cialini - Costello can be either Irish OR Italian...little known fact I guess.SUEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420174143913284307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067755.post-1161166785161942972006-10-18T06:19:00.000-04:002006-10-18T06:19:00.000-04:00I must say, I saw this movie and well, and was les...I must say, I saw this movie and well, and was less endeared with it than you. I went into the movie believing the hype. Its as good as or maybe better than "Goodfellas". Jack steps it up a notch as well as several all-star actors giving their best performances yada yada yada. And no Bill, the reason I don't like this movie is not because its an OC movie that doesn't involve the gumba mob...I know you were loading that up in your response already...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I am lost as to how an Irish gangster gets the name Frank Costello? I mean where was his boy Lucky Luchiano and Vito Genovese? The acting throughout the movie is solid. It even made me like LeoDecapio. However, I saw nothing exciting about Jack's portrayal of Costello. Nothing new, nothing groundbreaking. He didn't even convince me the way he did say as Col. Nathan Jessup. <BR/><BR/>The story - The plot was solid, but I thought it was executed poorly. Unlike my man Bill, I was not grabbed by the movie within the first 5 minutes. It had my attention but proceeded to lose me several times thoughout the movie. I handful of times I kepot checking my watch to see what time it was because the movie was just dragging. For all the hype, for all the comparisons with with other Scorsese flicks, it just did not deliver. Only in the final 10 minutes or so did the movie offer up some some solid engrossing action. <BR/><BR/>Martin Sheen's character to me was poorly portrayed. Maybe not so much by Martin himself, but just the role they placed said character in. Marky Mark was solid. He was funny. It almost made me forgive him for "Good Vibrations". Almost that is. <BR/><BR/>As far as direction...I saw nothing groundbreaking here either. Nothing new or unique. It has the Scorsese flair true, but it lacked anything as powerful as say a Gangster taking his date in through the rear of the Copa. <BR/><BR/>The movie wasn't bad, don't get me wrong, but in my opinion (and shockingly in Brenna's too), the flick wasn't exactly 'good' either. I should have waited for this movie to hit the video shelves...'Don' Cialinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456762158037465553noreply@blogger.com