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Comment by Helen on October 12, 2010 at 4:25pm
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Well, I'll start off by saying that I hadn't seen the first one at the time I watched Wall Street 2 (I've now seen it). The second one had a lot of weird, distracting editing/transitions that were completely unnecessary. I assumed that it was following on from the style of the first movie because I hadn't seen it, but I was wrong. Secondly, there was a whole lot of build-up where not a lot happened, and then they suddenly had a lot to wrap up in the last 10 mins or so. Michael Douglas was great again, but some of the other casting was a bit weird. I like Shia LaBeouf, but he just looked far too young for the role, and the woman (Gordon Gekko's daughter, I've forgotten her name) was just a total drip. It was hard to feel any compassion for her. There was also a weird character that maybe someone else can explain. Again, I assumed it was a reference to the first movie, but having watched it since then I found out it wasn't. It was the old man played by Eli Wallach. What on earth was all that weird whistling about?
So, all in all I thought the first movie was a lot better and felt like a 'complete' movie, whereas this one seemed badly paced and weirdly edited, and a little too conscious of itself. That's not to say you shouldn't watch it. It's only my opinion!
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Comment by wiffledust on October 12, 2010 at 4:00pm
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oooo helen, i want to know more about Wall Street 2....was it informative or just filled with awful people or what? what didn't you like?
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I've seen a few movies lately, including: The Town, Wall Street 2, and Tin Cup.
The first two I saw at the cinema, and didn't think much of either of them. Tin Cup I'd never seen before and it was on TV last night, so I thought I'd watch it. It's pretty watchable, and I can see why it is a fun favourite of many!
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Comment by Lillian Gaffney on October 12, 2010 at 10:15am
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Watched Letters to Juliet last night. Cutesy feel good movie.
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Leaving Las Vegas is a wonderful movie, in my opinion (and a good example of the fact that Nicolas Cage can be a really good actor when he wants to be!). I would definitely recommend watching it. In fact, I haven't seen it for a long time, so I may re-watch it soon.
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i like movies about alcoholism when they are done WELL, karrie. i think they're enlightening. i'm so sorry that you had to live through that. i think it's a topic people STILL have alot to learn about, and movies are a good way to do that.
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Comment by Karrie Furrow on October 11, 2010 at 6:45pm
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It's definitely DARK and not for everyone Lisa...So I have warned you! lol But I was married for a large portion of my life to an alcoholic and it really is realistic whether we want to see that realism or not...Well that is the question I guess!
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i'm so glad you're back, karrie! hello!!! i never saw this, and now i will rent it. thanks so much for the great suggestion!!
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A movie that has touched my heart forever is Leaving Las Vegas. Most are repulsed when I say that, simply because it is not pleasant to delve into the horrific reality of alcoholism. But Nicholas Cage's portrayal of a suicidal alcoholic brings such a slap in your face reality to this heartbreaking and home wrecking disease....
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your welcome Lisa, let me know how you feel about the movie... what resonates the most for you?
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