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The Den of Thieves Film Series
Posted: Sat January 18, 2025 7:31 pm
by Ensign9
Both movies have the same problem: the filmmakers rip off superior movies (Heat and Ronin) and think they're as talented as the crew that made those films and take themselves way too seriously. They need to embrace the ripoff and have more fun with it. Butler's character in 1 is mostly fun. A lot of that charm and edge is lost in 2.
And, good god, the first 60% of the movie had me bored to tears. Too much silent brooding with zero score. Woof!
The heist was good. That's about it.
Re: The Den of Thieves Film Series
Posted: Sat January 18, 2025 7:54 pm
by tommy
If Gerard Butler is in a movie then I'm not going to see it. The guy makes exclusively crap.
Re: The Den of Thieves Film Series
Posted: Sat January 18, 2025 7:58 pm
by Ensign9
tommy wrote:If Gerard Butler is in a movie then I'm not going to see it. The guy makes exclusively crap.
Yeah but it's often enjoyable crap. Like candy or a gas station hot dog.
Re: The Den of Thieves Film Series
Posted: Sat January 18, 2025 8:02 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Den of Thieves Film Series
Posted: Sat January 18, 2025 8:16 pm
by tommy
Ensign9 wrote:tommy wrote:If Gerard Butler is in a movie then I'm not going to see it. The guy makes exclusively crap.
Yeah but it's often enjoyable crap. Like candy or a gas station hot dog.
Meh, he's no Jason Statham.
Re: The Den of Thieves Film Series
Posted: Sat January 18, 2025 8:17 pm
by Anders
I haven’t seen the second film, but the first was quite decent. Nowhere near the best film of that year, but a fun action film, with a thin plot. Had a bit of Heat in it as well for sure.
I don’t love Heat like the rest of the board does, but obviously that one was more original, with better actors. Though not without some flaws of its own.
Re: The Den of Thieves Film Series
Posted: Sat January 18, 2025 10:01 pm
by VinylGuy
The first one was fun, probably because i was expecting a piece of shit and it wasnt. And Butler himself was having fun with it.
Havent seen the sequel yet.
Re: The Den of Thieves Film Series
Posted: Sat January 18, 2025 10:05 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
tommy wrote:Ensign9 wrote:tommy wrote:If Gerard Butler is in a movie then I'm not going to see it. The guy makes exclusively crap.
Yeah but it's often enjoyable crap. Like candy or a gas station hot dog.
Meh, he's no Jason Statham.
You’re God damn right he Isn’t
Re: The Den of Thieves Film Series
Posted: Sat January 18, 2025 10:18 pm
by BurtReynolds
Are these movies part of the Olympus Has Fallen Shared Cinematic Universe?
Re: The Den of Thieves Film Series
Posted: Sat January 18, 2025 10:24 pm
by BurtReynolds
I have to watch this for the brilliant title alone:
Re: The Den of Thieves Film Series
Posted: Sun January 19, 2025 7:37 am
by Anders
Let us know how it went.