xNamexTakenx Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Yeah, you're right. This movie was good, but not as good as Goodfellas. But, I liked it better than Blow. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057245811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMFF Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 I saw this today. It was good, but not great in my opinion. Diddn't me my expectations of a Denzel movie. Man on Fire and John Q were miles better for me. Good movie though. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057245965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovy Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 And film length really doesn't play a part in how much it grosses, a good movie is a good movie. Are you f*cking kidding me? Of course it does. The length of a movie determines how many showings they have at a theater. @Scar: King Kong was a PG-13 special effects laden epic, this is much different. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057246307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanmachine43 Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 I love Denzel. Maybe I'm just not as critical as some people are with movies, but this flick kicked some serious ass. Too bad there was little room to flesh out some of the characters more, and I didn't really like the ending since I always root for the bad guy (it's 'based' on a true story though, I know). The conflicting characters with two plot lines was a good idea, but I would've much rather just followed Lucas' character for two hours. Awesome movie either way. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057247507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
60 Cent. Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I love Denzel. Maybe I'm just not as critical as some people are with movies, but this flick kicked some serious ass. Too bad there was little room to flesh out some of the characters more, and I didn't really like the ending since I always root for the bad guy (it's 'based' on a true story though, I know). The conflicting characters with two plot lines was a good idea, but I would've much rather just followed Lucas' character for two hours. Awesome movie either way. Yeah, I didn't like the ending either. Although it was dramatic the way the church music was playing and realizing at the same time it was over for him. Oh and Stevie Lucas was stupid. He should've pursued a baseball career instead of trying to be like his Uncle Frank. Look what happened to him. Great movie overall. jonshon. - I agree with the heroin lab ladies. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057249657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyLeone25 Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I enjoyed the film. The long running-time seemed to breeze-by and while Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe both gave satisfactory performances, I thought it was the well-written, witty'n'gritty script that kept this film alive. Maybe not deserving of the all hype it's gathered so far, but still a very good and engaging film. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057249726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moth Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I just saw the movie and it is pretty good. But I am a more action kind of guy. There was action but I was hoping for a little bit more. But I still give a thumbs up. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057249789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdogkiller Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I saw it in theaters on sunday. I really liked it. I thought it was a little better than training day. Though it was really long. I love how the movie starts with Denzel burning someone alive, and him shooting a guy in broad daylight in front of a large group of people and just walking away. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057250233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Garcia aka NjNakedSnake Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Well, I'm going to watch this tomorrow night, so I hope it really is good. I don't want too many dead periods, but with Denzel and Russell, I don't expect any. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057251501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Jensen Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I just bought a DVD version. Nice Gotta love the pirates Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057251688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafia Righthand_Man Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I went to see this tonight and really enjoyed it. I don't have any problems with it really. Highly recommended. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057253951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Garcia aka NjNakedSnake Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Finally saw it Friday night, great f*cking movie. That raid on the apartment near the end of the film was just awesome, very realistic and violent. Nothing better than watching drug pushers get blown away by pump action shotguns. People, including myself, actually did jump when Denzel shot that dude in public. It was loud as hell. Everything went perfect, and to all those people who said the film 'dragged', you don't know how to appreciate a film at all. Terrific acting by both Denzel and Crowe, and Brolin as Trupo was great. I love the way he went out. I found it hilarious that Cuba Gooding Jr. played Nicky Barnes, Cuba looked way too damn scrawny to be Nicky. I want Frank Lucas' Chinchila coat... Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057256938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Leone Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 What was the RZAs role like in this movie? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057390654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceedot Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 (edited) It was.... alright. Mainly talking, no action. Based on drugs, and the large boom of it in the early 70's. Nothing what I thought it would be. Not a special movie at all. Edited January 11, 2008 by ceedot Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057398455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav. Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Seeing as it just came out in Australia yesterday, I'm guessing this topic might see a mini revival. All in all, it was a pretty good film. Nothing special and nothing we haven't seen before, but it was still ok. Mainly thanks to Denzel Washington. I was pretty disappointed with Russel Crowe though. Whether or not it was due to him not suiting the role, or him and Denzel not having much chemistry (at the end of the film), he was rather sh*t. 6 maybe 7 out of 10. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057398513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xNamexTakenx Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 BUMP American Gangster was a great film. I saw it when it came out. I thought Denzel Washington and Russelle Crowe did an exceptional job. It was very entertaining, since I like gangster movies. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/298925-american-gangster/?do=findComment&comment=1057761047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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