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Krazy Ivan
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Going to see it Saturday....

Anybody heard any reviews yet?

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Dean Richards of WGN fame said it is Oscar-worthy. I definitely want to see it!

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Dean Richards of WGN fame said it is Oscar-worthy. I definitely want to see it!


Yes, but Dean Richards is a cretin. Still, I am looking forward to seeing this film. It has received strong reviews on metacritic.com

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I saw it last night. Thought it was solid, kind of was hoping for more, but it was good.
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Just caught the 9:00 showing at Crown Theater in Skokie and I have to say, Denzel's performance is great. He will be a best actor nominee. Also, lots of familiar faces in the cast. At 2:40 it's long but it didn't feel that way. I don't think there were any wasted scenes, scenes that went on too long, etc. They filled the screening time well. I also like how they told each main character's story individually and then how their lives merged. Considering that I was very surprised by the epilogue.

I don't know if we should award the Best Picture Oscar just yet but it is definitely in the discussion.
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Saw it on Saturday and I would highly recommend it. Denzel was great as always. Crowe was solid. Very well told story....

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Teddy G's Best Source wrote:
Also, lots of familiar faces in the cast. .


Stinkfinger, Spaulding and Gridiron Assasin?
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Without giving any plot away, what is this movie about ?
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Without giving any plot away, what is this movie about ?


It's about how Frank Lucas became the #1 drug lord in Harlem. It goes from rise to fall.
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Without giving any plot away, what is this movie about ?


It's about how Frank Lucas became the #1 drug lord in Harlem. It goes from rise to fall.


So you're sayin "Scarface in Harlem?"

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I think it says a lot about how good the movie is that in a movie that went over two and a half hours, the stars of the film don't share the screen until the last ten minutes of it and it doesn't hurt the film.

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Mustang Rob wrote:
Teddy G's Best Source wrote:
BD wrote:
Without giving any plot away, what is this movie about ?


It's about how Frank Lucas became the #1 drug lord in Harlem. It goes from rise to fall.


So you're sayin "Scarface in Harlem?"


More or less, but that is what I went in expecting, so I wasn't let down.
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