Public Enemies - Johnny Depp Vs. Christian Bale
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Public Enemies
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Director: Michael Mann
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale
Synopsis
Set during the Depression-era's great crime wave, the story of the government's attempt to stop legendary criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd. This operation transformed the FBI into the first federal police force from the powerless agency it once was.
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Trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/publicenemies/large.html
*has high hopes for michael mann's new gangster drama though critics have been unkind so far*
For those who enjoyed Heat (De Niro/Al Pacino and Miami Vice (Collin Farrell), do catch this one.
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Yes, Michael Mann also did The last of the Mohicans(Daniel Day Lewis), The Insider (Al Pacino), ALI (Will Smith) and Collateral (Tom Cruise).
This is definitely worth to watch.
For those who wants to know more about John Dillinger aka Snake Eyes, do checkout the website below:
http://johndillinger.com/
A documentary on Dillinger:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uli2lG5RhnQ
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a must watch...
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Originally posted by Celluloidheaven:
Yes, Michael Mann also did The last of the Mohicans(Daniel Day Lewis), The Insider (Al Pacino), ALI (Will Smith) and Collateral (Tom Cruise).
This is definitely worth to watch.
For those who wants to know more about John Dillinger aka Snake Eyes, do checkout the website below:
http://johndillinger.com/
A documentary on Dillinger:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uli2lG5RhnQ
Collateral was excellent.
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Review from CNN.COM
" Review: Depp is great in 'Public Enemies'
* Story Highlights
* "Public Enemies" is a solid gangster flick that's not quite great, says Tom Charity
* Film stars Johnny Depp as bank robber John Dillinger
* Depp is terrific, Christian Bale as FBI man is more colorless
for more read here.
Johnny Depp talks about "Public Enemies" and himself on BBC Radio 4.
"Johnny Depp "almost religiously" avoids watching himself on screen, the actor has revealed."
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Depp 'avoids watching his films'
Damn he is suave! -
*Thumbs up* Will be watching this show.
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Given most of Michael Mann's movies are set in present day, it'll be interesting to watch how he recreates yet another sexy mood piece this time round without the rich dazzling lights, traffic and highways!
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Going to be awesome
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Just send in the given answers accordingly and you might win a chance to get free preview tickets for the movie!
Try it out. I already submited. Fingers crossed! -
YES! I got the preview tickets from the contest! Will be watching it tonight and will post a review after it.
Anyone else got it?
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LOVE THIS SHOW! WAY COOLER THEN TRANSFORMERS!
Baby Faced Nelson: "I know you sons of bi*ches wear vests, so I'm gonna hit you high and low!" -
It looks like Michael Mann just can't get enough of playing cops and robbers, and with previous efforts from Heat to Miami Vice, he just about goes to show that he can weave some exciting scenes of pursuit, testosterone charged shoot em ups, and parallels between those on opposite sides of the law. What more, he has the services of Johnny Depp and Christian Bale as his leading men, set in a time during the Great Depression where desperate men turn to desperate measures to survive. Continues at http://anutshellreview.blogspot.com/2009/07/public-enemies.html
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Filmed "Cops" style much of the time; bullets have never sounded better. Wished the 30s mood was captured more, though. Watch it at MATINEE price.
~ Flare
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Originally posted by Ominous Flare:
Filmed "Cops" style much of the time; bullets have never sounded better. Wished the 30s mood was captured more, though. Watch it at MATINEE price.
~ Flare
Agreed, the sounds of the BARs and the Tommys were so damn good, it felt like I was robbing the bank with Dillinger....
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Just watched it again! WOOO! LOVE IT! Although its as flawed as anyother movie.
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Weak leh.
One of Michael Mann's worst action movies by far. Public Enemies is definitely more sentimental than action. He's either gone soft or gone loco.
Would've preferred if Purvis (Christian Bale) had more character play against Dillinger (Johnny Depp) in the sense of cat versus mouse, cop against robber. There's hardly any battle between the two. The chemistry between his central characters, felt so clearly in Heat (Al Pacino & Robert DeNiro), Collateral (Jamie Foxx & Tom Cruise) is absent. When Purvis and Dillinger came face to face in the prison cell, the intensity of their confrontation was so vague and blunt it's forgettable. There's no conflict, no paradox, no dilemma to follow the gunfire that will rip you apart - there's no michael mann here. No moral code was compromised.
The plot is too darn thick on Dillinger's gangland romance with Billie.
I think Michael Mann was going for the public enemy, an anti hero effect... it didn't quite work out that way for me. John Dillinger is no damaged angel in this one, he's just too darn passionate and too full of heavy love problems.
Johnny Depp's demeanor/presence is too gentle for this role. Russell Crowe or Gerard Butler might've been more suitable.
Also, there's no trace of MM's vision in Public Enemies. Because of this, the shoot out scenes made little impact. And btw because of this, the sound of those rifles clicking and gun fire pounding were less shiok. If you guys enjoyed this one you should've watched Collateral, Heat, Insider and Miami Vice. Those were great movies. Even a conversational piece like Insider, filled with dialogue and ego... a story that was supposed to be super boring was so riveting under his direction. Public Enemies just pales in comparison.
A bit of a letdown for me though the shoot out scenes are still passable by MM's standards.
To think I waited 3 years for a michael mann story... sigh... it's a real pity.