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Post by Dianne on Oct 20, 2008 4:59:11 GMT -5
Ewww Thanks for the review...I will hold off reading it in hopes it comes to my city....Let me ask you one question. Did you like it?
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Post by sassenach on Oct 20, 2008 8:47:33 GMT -5
Great review Sephonae... Yet, i have a question - due to the financial crisis, and the universally spreaded miscomfort about it....what is the price for a cinema ticket ? In my country it's 6 or 8 Euro...Actually, the double price of a Latte in Starbucks....or the price of a salad in a cheap restaurant, or one drink at the bar...What about your countries, girls
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Post by Dianne on Oct 21, 2008 16:05:24 GMT -5
It interests me creatively, that people are not perfect. Category: RockNRolla News Article Date: October 19, 2008 | Publication: The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia) | Author: Jacqueline Maley Source: The Sun Herald Posted by: admin ShareThis
After a series of dud films, Guy Ritchie returns to his criminal roots, writes Jacqueline Maley.
There was a single moment in the otherwise excruciatingly awkward press conference to launch Guy Ritchie's new film, RocknRolla, when everyone relaxed.
A journalist asked Gerard Butler, the Glaswegian heart-throb who plays the main role in the movie - a street-smart hustler with a quick tongue - what it was like to work with Ritchie.
"I'd always heard Guy was a wanker," Butler said.
"But he wasn't at all. He was absolutely lovely and charming and very easy-going, yet knew how to run a tight ship."
The cast and the assembled media laughed, because Butler had acknowledged the elephant in the room - that unlike other directors, Ritchie comes with a lot of baggage.
People know the 40-year-old Englishman as Mr Madonna, they have read about his private life in the press - including last week's announcement that the couple will divorce - and his last two films were decried as pretentious, self-indulgent flops.
In the British tabloids, Ritchie is an arrogant faux-cockney who has made one good film, the 1998 Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels.
In person, he is quietly good-humoured and gracious in deflecting questions (asked before the divorce announcement) about his uber-famous, soon-to-be ex Madonna.
"Apparently she's very popular," Ritchie says.
"She's gonna be big."
RocknRolla's release in the UK and US came months after the release of the tell-all book written by Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, in which he calls his brother-in-law a homophobe and bully (Ritchie's only comment is that he hasn't read it).
About the same time the book was being publicised, rumours swirled that Madonna was involved in the marriage break-down of New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez.
In addition, Madonna was set to embark on her Sticky & Sweet Tour and there were conflicting rumours that, for his wife's 50th birthday, Ritchie had promised to allow his wife to adopt another child (they already have Rocco, their seven-year-old biological son; David Banda, their adopted three-year-old boy; and Lourdes, Madonna's 11-year-old daughter from a previous relationship).
Add to these distractions the shadow of extremely poor critical and commercial responses to his last two films, Swept Away and Revolver, and it is unsurprising that Ritchie returned to safe and familiar ground with his latest.
RocknRolla tells the story of small-time Cockney crooks trying to punch above their weight by getting in on a high-end property scam.
Cue many plot complications, involving an East End crime boss of the old school, played by Tom Wilkinson, and a shady Russian billionaire who, like England's second-richest man, the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, owns a football team and loves art.
Thandie Newton plays the billionaire's glamorous but crooked accountant, who seeks the thrills of crime without any of the risk, and Tony Kebbell is the tortured drug-addicted stepson of Wilkinson's crime boss.
The action unfolds against the back-drop of the enormous financial boom in London over the past decade - a boom that attracted Russian and Middle Eastern oligarchs and caused property prices to rocket. It is not Ritchie's fault that just as his film was released, the credit crunch began to bite in London, bankers started to quaver and property prices dropped off more precipitously that they had in decades.
However, the crunch had the unfortunate effect of making the film seem dated even as it was released.
"The film is reflecting the evolution that I've seen take place in London over the past 20 years," says Ritchie, dressed immaculately in a dark blue linen suit.
"The upper echelons of the property ladder I don't think have cringed at the so-called correction. It's an issue, how much property has gone up. I thought it was worth commenting on."
Ritchie admits that he did the film because he knew there was a market for it, a "warm breeze blowing".
"It's easy. It's fun. It's challenging - and I don't think easy and challenging are mutually exclusive."
Despite his unabashed return to the cockney crime caper genre and his plans for a sequel to RocknRolla, Ritchie is reluctant to be pigeonholed as a director of gangster movies.
He began his career with a short film and since finding success with the hugely popular Lock Stock and its solid follow-up, Snatch, he has sought to broaden his film re{aac}sume{aac}.
He has directed a pop film clip for his wife, remade an Italian film, 2002's Swept Away (which was panned) and made a short film for BMW.
"I think if there's a unifying factor [in my movies], it's something to do with sub-culture," Ritchie says.
"An aspect of our culture that isn't exposed often ... like the gypsies in Snatch."
He says the criminal underworld attracts him not for its own sake but because it presents a short-hand "polarisation" of human character.
"It's not that I'm obsessed with the underworld, it's that I'm obsessed with humans and the way they interact with one another. I think we all are, that's why we go to the cinema."
Ritchie says he is not interested in portraying moral certainties in his films: "I like the dichotomy of being able to feel uncomfortable about the fact that, 'All right, he's a criminal, but I like him.'
"It interests me creatively, that people are not perfect and I think it's easy ... as the middle class, to judge and think how good spirited we are just because we're on the right side of the law."
Ritchie talks a little about his next project - a film about Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey jnr, which has begun shooting in London.
"It's going to be a very stylish movie," he promises.
And with that, he excuses himself, adjusts his cuffs and marches from the room. Very politely, of course.
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Post by torisweettooth on Oct 21, 2008 16:51:48 GMT -5
I have to admit. The third time seeing this I now love love it. I give it a 7.5/10...B+ or 3/5....lol
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Post by Leppardlady on Oct 21, 2008 20:07:03 GMT -5
Huh... I just want to see this once.... although, when it does come to my theater, I might have to go again... and again... and again... ;D
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Post by torisweettooth on Oct 23, 2008 12:31:15 GMT -5
Seph,
I felt the same way. I had to watch it the 2nd time to really like it. It took me the first time 2 days to past the 20mins of boring. THEN it got good. I LOVED the homo scenes. They were freakin' great. Pretty much the best comedy was GB and Handsome Bob doing scenes together. Oh and the floor scene. That was classic.
But the alllllll time favorite was the running scene on the train tracks, with GB doing the dick suck scene. HA!!! ;D ;D
LOVE IT! The ending is not what I thought. I thought it was something I missed but apparently I saw the whole thing. The fact that they told us they are making a part 2 kinda was a little over board. I could see GB doing a sequel but should he. I mean it might suck...it might. (shruggs)
I was also a little put off on the sex scene. They made this huge deal for what? 5 second clip of Ahhhhh, Hfffphhh and Oooooo. Worse then the flash sex on 300. 300 sex scene was funny, this was like WOW back the camera off. ;D
Dang where is my review for this? I think I did it on IMDB. Crappied crap crap!
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Post by Joy on Oct 31, 2008 22:59:00 GMT -5
Well Gang I just got back from seeing RNR. OMG OMG it is so funny for a "Mobster" flick. If you don't want to know the plot stop reading now
Well there are four different story lines. You got the Old School (OS) the New School (NS) the Wild Bunch (WB) and the Rock N Rolla (RNR) with a bad crack addiction. WB and OS have an agreement to purchase a piece of property but the OS Screws him and they cannot get the clearance for their building so they are caught holding the bag for 5mil Euros they do not have to pay the OS. Meanwhile the Old School and the New School are working on a deal together for 7 mil euros. NS is to Pay OS that much money for their help to get a Real estate building permit for a project that has been outlawed. NS also gives OS a painting his lucky painting to hold...his lucky painting..until the transaction is completed. NS calls his Accountant to arrange to get the money and she calls the WB Tells them when and where the unprotected money will be moved. They go and walk off with it. Accountant takes 20% WB gets 80% and pays off OS.
One two and his best mate Handsome Bob are in the car after they pull off the heist. HB is due to go into the slammer the next day so 12 is taking him out on the town which includes some girls twins that are all oiled up and waiting. HB looks disappointed and 12 asks if thats not what you want then what so you want? HB says you. (We can all understand that feeling). 12 is driving. he slams on the breaks jumps out of the car and starts freaking out that he never knew that HB was gay. A little bit later 12 is coming into the meeting place. To me he looked like he was clenching his but cheeks but he is definitely weirded out. He sits down with Mumbles and they talk. 12 comes to find out that he was the only member of the WB that didn't know that HB was gay. They begin talking about how nice ti was of 12 to do such a nice thing for HB. M is thinking sex and 12 realizes that and starts to freak out but set it straight that they just danced at a gay bar.
OS realizes that his stepson RNR is alive and took the painting so he sends his rt hand man out to find him and the painting. Well NS is now in a pickle they don't have the money to pay for their deal. Meanwhile the RNR breaks into the house of OS and steals the lucky painting. He is the Stepson of OS and is also supposed to be dead. NS still needs the 7 mil euros. OS is frantically looking for the lucky painting because NS has decided that he wants it back cause his luck seems to have disappeared.
NS is wary of the accountant but what are they to do. They go through her for another 7mil euros and place some really bad Russian guys to protect the money. She tells the WB and they go after this money again. That is where the chase scene comes in. But they get away with the money.
In the end OS turns on the leader and kills him. Every one of the guys have spent some time in the slammer and they realize that OS was the reason he was an informer. Your not quite sure what happens to NS. The WB is safe and intact for the next go round. RNR joins the OS and is clean and sober.
I loved it and never felt it was slow there are some classic scenes for sure.
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Post by galena on Nov 1, 2008 11:03:51 GMT -5
Hi, I've seen Rocknrolla yesterday night,at Roma Film Festival... It's a great movie,very funny,very well done by the director,very well acted by the actors..But Gerry is at his top! Great acting without any make up,but He IS One Two...He is very very great!... People liked very much the movie...They have laughed and clapped during the vew and at the end of it!!!
I'm very happy for him!
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Post by torisweettooth on Nov 1, 2008 12:55:25 GMT -5
Wow you did good joyful. But disappointed the other humor wasn't in them like the tunnel scenes and the hostage parts. But that was still very good detail.
;D
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Post by Joy on Nov 1, 2008 21:40:19 GMT -5
The tunnel scene to me wasn't that funny. The Bad guy was kinda like the energizer bunny kept going and going....there was a hand mouth gesture that was hilarious but I couldn't verbalize it. I still don't know how to. I did forget mention the dancing scene although the preview made it seem as though he couldn't dance as it went on he was still being silly but you could tell that he could dance and well at that. If my hubby hadn't lived in the UK for a few years I would have miss much of the humor since I don't know English slang. There was one point where my Hubby was the only one in the theater laughing then he explained it to me and I started to laugh.
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Post by sassenach on Nov 2, 2008 3:30:50 GMT -5
O.K....I'll burst it out.... ;D I saw RnRolla about one month ago, in an avant premiere, that meaning it was a huge theater FULL of people. During the interval i went to buy some popcorns - big size - for me and my friend. I spent the whole interval waiting at the line. The film started again and it was stll a line in front of me at the bar. I was so determined to have it and not having my time wasted, that i only got back to the theater AFTER the infamous dance scene. So i haven't a clue what are you talking about...... Yet, i'm hopefully going to see it again in normal release date !
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Post by Joy on Nov 2, 2008 14:10:46 GMT -5
The dance scene is a party at the accountants house. As they dance she passes on details of the second money transfer. They actually subtitle it so if the music is so loud and you can't hear what is being said you still know.
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Post by torisweettooth on Nov 2, 2008 14:42:49 GMT -5
The dance scene is a party at the accountants house. As they dance she passes on details of the second money transfer. They actually subtitle it so if the music is so loud and you can't hear what is being said you still know. I actually liked that. It made it more realistic. But then again maybe it was a budget thing. I freakin' laughed at their dancing. They looked so serious too which made it more funny. The hand gesture is soooo easy to explain. So like you said the bad guy is the freakin engergizer bunny and when he can't keep up anymore. GB knowing this turns back and does the infamous blowjob gesture. The boy went all OUT on it too. ;D On the clip that Steph had of GB tied up, was at one twos crib. The bad guy has him and in turn does the gesture back to slap it back at GB's character. Now that one was funny but creepy at the same time. Especially when they start stripping. But I finally realized its so they wouldn't get blood on their clothes. Still looked gay and I can't see how GB pretends not to see that. 2 bad guys dancing to techno in their underwares with him tied down on his stomach with a ball in his mouth, and one dude on top of him lowering down to the floor. I think it was to tighten the ropes at his feet but gay looking either way. ;D ;D
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Post by Leppardlady on Nov 3, 2008 21:04:36 GMT -5
OMG! I loved this movie! Gerry was so great and so funny. I loved that scene between him and Handsome Bob in the Range Rover and then when One Two and Mumbles and then they showed One Two and Handsome Bob dancing. I enjoyed the full moon Gerry graced us with; I was close to reaching my hands out to grab and squeeze. The rocker who wanted the dry ice was none other than Jamie Campbell Bower (thought he looked familiar, but couldn't place him right off); I saw him last in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street". I didn't think I would like Johnny Quid until the end, but he grew on me eventually and I ended up liking Archie when all was revealed later. Sassenach, they did show more of the dancing during the end credits; you have to wait for it because it's after they list the cast members and a bit beyond that, but it was so funny (I never leave until all the credits are done, don't wanna miss anything).
Now, back to Gerry.... I want him, I love him, I want to bear his children. Nuff said. ;D
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Post by sheherazad on Nov 17, 2008 11:45:00 GMT -5
Didnt know he was just 40 years old..!!! All smiles: Guy looked chipper as he strolled around Sherlock Holmes' London set over the weekend He's actually quite cute. ;D
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