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Old 07-17-2009, 10:49 AM
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John Dillinger {Public Enemies} Discussion Thread #2: Movie is in theatres, what did you think?



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The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.

Cast:

James Russo as Walter Dietrich

David Wenham as Harry 'Pete' Pierpont

Christian Stolte as Charles Makley

Jason Clarke as John 'Red' Hamilton

Johnny Depp as John Dillinger

John Judd as Turnkey

Stephen Dorff as Homer Van Meter

Michael Vieau as Ed Shouse

John Kishline as Guard Dainard

Wesley Walker as Jim Leslie

John Scherp as Earl Adams

Elena Kenney as Viola Norris

William Nero Jr. as Farm boy

Channing Tatum as Pretty Boy Floyd

Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis

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Old 07-17-2009, 10:51 AM
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Yeah, but there are ways of trimming a film while still preseving the information. It would have had more of an impact if it were just a touch shorter, a few scenes in particular went on a little unnecessarily.
I found that Zodiac was long like that, but again, being based on true events they wanted to keep the details included.
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Old 07-17-2009, 11:09 PM
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Great film! Got motion sickness though
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Old 07-18-2009, 02:10 AM
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Old 07-18-2009, 11:17 PM
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Great film! Got motion sickness though
I'm lost, motion sickness from what?

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Old 07-19-2009, 04:14 AM
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I got that form Transformers!
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Old 07-19-2009, 08:15 AM
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How do you get motion sickness from a movie?
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Old 07-20-2009, 09:48 PM
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I saw it again with my mom this past weekend, and she asked me the same thing I didn't the second time I saw it! (I love this movie! ) and it is because of the way Michael Mann moves the camera alot when everyone is standing still, or not moving that fast. It is possible to get motion sickness from a movie, though it rarely happens to me, I think that was the first time it's happened
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Old 07-20-2009, 11:13 PM
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I've just never heard of that before, motions sickness from a movie.

The only movie, that I saw in theatre like 10 times, that gave me a queasy feeling, which could be termed 'motion sickness', now that I think about it, is when I saw "TITANIC". The rushing water and being at see and the deaths made me nauseous.

But from rapid camera movement or different angles shot from cameras, I've never had that nauseous feeling since.
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Old 07-22-2009, 11:33 AM
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That makes sense why you got it from "Titanic". Maybe I didn't get motion sickness, but I seem to get it with the way the camera moved so I assumed it was motion sickness.

I really enjoyed this movie and I already want to see it again! Giovanni Ribisi looks like the real Alvin Karpis if you have ever seen a picture of him. Everyone was well cast in that film, though they took some liberties with events, but that's usually what happens in these kinds of films.
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Old 07-23-2009, 12:20 AM
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They always take liberties, it's part of 'entertainment' you know.
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Old 07-24-2009, 05:20 PM
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Yeah I know, I just wish movies could go for more accuracy, but sometimes I can understand why they take the liberties they do. For example:

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^^^ I know, but for entertainment value:

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Old 07-25-2009, 10:35 AM
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How could I have not thought of that? So true!

The book from where they go the material from is really fascinating. It isn't just about Dillinger but all the people in the movie and others such as Bonnie and Clyde. A great read!
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Old 07-28-2009, 06:48 AM
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I have the book and have started it, but haven't had time to get into it more. It's also more about how the FBI was formed and became what it is. I thought that was an interesting aspect to the book.

It's not just about bank robbers and their story, but how their actions affected the authorities and how, because of them, the FBI began really.
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