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First title is the one used in UK and comes out on DVD on 7th october in R2, while it will only come out in theaters in US at about the same time, if not a month later.
This is one of those rare cases when a movie is available on DVD in R2 before R1, and so I was wondering given 2 great actors, to those who may have seen it if it was released to theaters, if it's any good, what it's really about, etc?
its totaly *****, one of the worst films i have ever seen. im not sure i can either be bothered to give the whole story line, its just not worth it!
Well it's not one of the worst films i've ever seen but it's far from the best either.
Starts off well enough but after 20 minutes quickly falls apart and the end is just so stupid it's an insult to the stupid.
Good, good, ok, glimpses of hope and the possibility of this being a movie I'll love have just skyrocketed. :D
Well I enjoyed it, I had fun for the duration of the film and whilst it is not a great film it is far from being really bad.
Instantly forgettable though.
Originally posted by suhiman267
its totaly *****, one of the worst films i have ever seen. im not sure i can either be bothered to give the whole story line, its just not worth it!
Agreed.. Absolute garbage.
Really disappointing to get 2+ great actors from both sides of the pond together, then squander it all on some crappy low rent gangster tale.
Emily Mortimer is lovely
Is she related to Bob Mortimer?
Originally posted by Werdna1979
Is she related to Bob Mortimer?
:notworthy ;)
Lenny, you and I pretty much like the same stuff, and my friends who have seen it said it was pretty good, and they also like the kind of films that we like, so I'd say it was worth a shot (I haven't sen it myself though).
its full of scousers so its gotta be worth watching!!! :clap:
... well I enjoyed it :nono:
btw does this film have the most swearing in ever? :D
we should have a sticky about this. every couple of weeks someone asks and i have to warn them in the strongest terms possible that this is a VERY BAD FILM.
It is poo. Think I will just go and edit my post of my on worst film...
EDIT I can't believe that S. Jackson even did this film! I mean, he even wore an ****** kilt! How much did he get paid for this tripe?
First I didn't get a R2 DVD, then I didn't watch it in theaters, but I finaly got the R1 DVD, well a while ago but just seen it, and it's awesome! It was more exciting than any movie I've seen in theaters this year, and Emily Mortimer's hitwoman just kicks major ass, whenever I see a pretty woman in leather and a sniper rifle, I get all softy ...and hardy :D
It's a VERY GOOD FILM! It's very short, yet packs a lot of a punch, and was fun. Almost every scene has great music or score too!
:oh-hum:
Do you do it on purpose Lenny? I can't believe anyone really has that bad taste, you're just taking the **** right?
Why do you think so? Is that because of the comment "more exciting than anything I've seen in theaters this year."?
That's because it is true. Most of the movies you've seen this year in UK are those awesome big budget and oscar hopefuls saved for the end of last year. All I've seen was stuff like The Hunted, Cradle 2 the Grave, Tears of the Sun, Dreamcatcher and The Core. Well, Dark Blue is better than Formula 51 but I really don't want to compare them.
And again, it is the elements of a movie that make me like it. That hitwoman, that 4 second shot of her exhaled cigarette smoke on the stairs in a montage, the movie is very stylish, fun, and snapping, everything just zips by and is over before you can breathe, and full of interesting characters and standout scenes. No, I don't do it on purpose. I just started to like movies no one else does, very early on, I remember my first US theatrical experience in 1996, The Island of Dr. Moreau. After that I was hopeless... :D
This film is just plain ridiculous. Robert Carlisle going out with a scouse hit-woman?? SLJ in a kilt??
No.
It's just plain daft. Why did they have 2 different titles as well!!??
Perhaps living in L.A. has got to you Lenny. Do you sit in the theatre whooping along with everyone else at all the action scenes? :D
Lenny your spot-on the film is great ... its well recieved here, hillarious film! :clap:
Originally posted by The Bear
Why did they have 2 different titles as well!!??
Maybe because people in US will think it's about Alaska or Hawaii or whatever the 51st state is... Formula 51 is a better, clearer title.
there are 50 US states Lenny, that's why they called it the 51st state, saying England is an extension of the US.
Originally posted by danielzavitz
there are 50 US states Lenny, that's why they called it the 51st state, saying England is an extension of the US.
I guess that that would have confused most Americans, unaccustomed as they are to imagining that anywhere outside the US exists, unless they’re bombing it of course. :brickwall
Originally posted by danielzavitz
there are 50 US states Lenny, that's why they called it the 51st state, saying England is an extension of the US.
Yeah I remember that line from a movie, but I'm just saying that most would think that 51st state is Hawaii or something else, not that I think so.
Originally posted by jonathan.e
I guess that that would have confused most Americans, unaccustomed as they are to imagining that anywhere outside the US exists, unless they’re bombing it of course. :brickwall
President: What's that land over there?
General: Sir, I advise we bomb first, ask questions later!
President: Well, alright, it's just England probably. I'll go have a cup of tea.
do you think americans are really that supid, that they have no idea how many states there are in their own country?
i know goerge bush isn't the best poster child but they can't all be that dumb.
Originally posted by danielzavitz
do you think americans are really that supid, that they have no idea how many states there are in their own country?
i know goerge bush isn't the best poster child but they can't all be that dumb.
They are that dumb, Jay Leno often goes out on the street and asks simple math, geography, and logic questions and makes a montage that shows just how stupid American people are. There was something about the states once too. :brickwall :lol:
I watched The 51st State last night on DVD and it's enjoyable in a kind of 'Guy Ritchie meets Tarantino' way. I wasn't expecting a masterpiece, but did find myself laughing out loud at many of the jokes! It's the sheer energy of the film that makes it worthwhile. The commentary from Northampton's Stel Pavlou is irritating, though. The guy is so smug you want to smack him!
I thought it was a good film. The sound was superb & very loud!
This is one of those rare cases when a movie is available on DVD in R2 before R1, and so I was wondering given 2 great actors, to those who may have seen it if it was released to theaters, if it's any good, what it's really about, etc?
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its totaly *****, one of the worst films i have ever seen. im not sure i can either be bothered to give the whole story line, its just not worth it!
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Well it's not one of the worst films i've ever seen but it's far from the best either.
Starts off well enough but after 20 minutes quickly falls apart and the end is just so stupid it's an insult to the stupid.
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Good, good, ok, glimpses of hope and the possibility of this being a movie I'll love have just skyrocketed. :D
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Well I enjoyed it, I had fun for the duration of the film and whilst it is not a great film it is far from being really bad.
Instantly forgettable though.
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Originally posted by suhiman267
its totaly *****, one of the worst films i have ever seen. im not sure i can either be bothered to give the whole story line, its just not worth it!
Agreed.. Absolute garbage.
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Really disappointing to get 2+ great actors from both sides of the pond together, then squander it all on some crappy low rent gangster tale.
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Emily Mortimer is lovely
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Is she related to Bob Mortimer?
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Originally posted by Werdna1979
Is she related to Bob Mortimer?
:notworthy ;)
Lenny, you and I pretty much like the same stuff, and my friends who have seen it said it was pretty good, and they also like the kind of films that we like, so I'd say it was worth a shot (I haven't sen it myself though).
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its full of scousers so its gotta be worth watching!!! :clap:
... well I enjoyed it :nono:
btw does this film have the most swearing in ever? :D
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we should have a sticky about this. every couple of weeks someone asks and i have to warn them in the strongest terms possible that this is a VERY BAD FILM.
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It is poo. Think I will just go and edit my post of my on worst film...
EDIT I can't believe that S. Jackson even did this film! I mean, he even wore an ****** kilt! How much did he get paid for this tripe?
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First I didn't get a R2 DVD, then I didn't watch it in theaters, but I finaly got the R1 DVD, well a while ago but just seen it, and it's awesome! It was more exciting than any movie I've seen in theaters this year, and Emily Mortimer's hitwoman just kicks major ass, whenever I see a pretty woman in leather and a sniper rifle, I get all softy ...and hardy :D
It's a VERY GOOD FILM! It's very short, yet packs a lot of a punch, and was fun. Almost every scene has great music or score too!
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:oh-hum:
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Do you do it on purpose Lenny? I can't believe anyone really has that bad taste, you're just taking the **** right?
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Why do you think so? Is that because of the comment "more exciting than anything I've seen in theaters this year."?
That's because it is true. Most of the movies you've seen this year in UK are those awesome big budget and oscar hopefuls saved for the end of last year. All I've seen was stuff like The Hunted, Cradle 2 the Grave, Tears of the Sun, Dreamcatcher and The Core. Well, Dark Blue is better than Formula 51 but I really don't want to compare them.
And again, it is the elements of a movie that make me like it. That hitwoman, that 4 second shot of her exhaled cigarette smoke on the stairs in a montage, the movie is very stylish, fun, and snapping, everything just zips by and is over before you can breathe, and full of interesting characters and standout scenes. No, I don't do it on purpose. I just started to like movies no one else does, very early on, I remember my first US theatrical experience in 1996, The Island of Dr. Moreau. After that I was hopeless... :D
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This film is just plain ridiculous. Robert Carlisle going out with a scouse hit-woman?? SLJ in a kilt??
No.
It's just plain daft. Why did they have 2 different titles as well!!??
Perhaps living in L.A. has got to you Lenny. Do you sit in the theatre whooping along with everyone else at all the action scenes? :D
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Lenny your spot-on the film is great ... its well recieved here, hillarious film! :clap:
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Originally posted by The Bear
Why did they have 2 different titles as well!!??
Maybe because people in US will think it's about Alaska or Hawaii or whatever the 51st state is... Formula 51 is a better, clearer title.
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there are 50 US states Lenny, that's why they called it the 51st state, saying England is an extension of the US.
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Originally posted by danielzavitz
there are 50 US states Lenny, that's why they called it the 51st state, saying England is an extension of the US.
I guess that that would have confused most Americans, unaccustomed as they are to imagining that anywhere outside the US exists, unless they’re bombing it of course. :brickwall
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Originally posted by danielzavitz
there are 50 US states Lenny, that's why they called it the 51st state, saying England is an extension of the US.
Yeah I remember that line from a movie, but I'm just saying that most would think that 51st state is Hawaii or something else, not that I think so.
Originally posted by jonathan.e
I guess that that would have confused most Americans, unaccustomed as they are to imagining that anywhere outside the US exists, unless they’re bombing it of course. :brickwall
President: What's that land over there?
General: Sir, I advise we bomb first, ask questions later!
President: Well, alright, it's just England probably. I'll go have a cup of tea.
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do you think americans are really that supid, that they have no idea how many states there are in their own country?
i know goerge bush isn't the best poster child but they can't all be that dumb.
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Originally posted by danielzavitz
do you think americans are really that supid, that they have no idea how many states there are in their own country?
i know goerge bush isn't the best poster child but they can't all be that dumb.
They are that dumb, Jay Leno often goes out on the street and asks simple math, geography, and logic questions and makes a montage that shows just how stupid American people are. There was something about the states once too. :brickwall :lol:
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I watched The 51st State last night on DVD and it's enjoyable in a kind of 'Guy Ritchie meets Tarantino' way. I wasn't expecting a masterpiece, but did find myself laughing out loud at many of the jokes! It's the sheer energy of the film that makes it worthwhile. The commentary from Northampton's Stel Pavlou is irritating, though. The guy is so smug you want to smack him!
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I thought it was a good film. The sound was superb & very loud!
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