40 Responses for "Public Enemies “Assault” Clip"

1. Kay June 17th, 2009 at 9:43 pm 1

   no prob! Just doin’ my job. Anyway the digital still annoys me but I’ll see this regardless. Looks like some badass firings and fights between Bale and depp.

2. Ryan Adams June 17th, 2009 at 9:46 pm 2

   Nice to have an informant who’s not a squirrely low-life.

   The jittery panic of the camera choreography takes my mind off the HD video. Reminds me of the first 15 minutes of Saving Private Ryan. I’m giving the digital look the benefit of the doubt until I see how it feels in a theater. Also really curious to hear Dante Spinotti explain his aesthetic in American Cinematographer.

3. The Natural June 17th, 2009 at 10:03 pm 3

   ***is it time to begin the two-week countdown to the first movie of the summer with multiple-Oscar promise?***

   Star Trek. Up.

   Although “summer” here is vaguely defined.

4. Kay June 17th, 2009 at 10:11 pm 4

   I’d love to see Mann or Bale nominated.
   Could care less about Depp ever since his pirates and Sweeny todd fangirls have emerged. they’re crazy and just say he’s the best actor ever and he can play anything. :/
   Great in the 1st Pirates and decent/good in Sweenny Todd but anything he does will ever be on par with his earlier works like ed Wood and benny and joom. btw, I just saw a public enemies tv spot, like right now.

5. Ryan Adams June 17th, 2009 at 10:11 pm 5

   “multiple Oscar promise” was vaguely defined too.
   I meant wins, though I’ll agree those titles are in line for more than one nomination.

   But if WALL-E and Ratatouille can’t manage more than one Oscar, I don’t see how Up will.
   Likewise Star Trek faces tough competition in the tech categories.

   But mainly I meant “traditional armloads of Oscars potential”

6. Kay June 17th, 2009 at 10:15 pm 6

   Honestly I just watched Star Trek for that brad Pitt lookalike hottie Chris Pine, but it was really great. It’s gotten better reviews than TDK but who knows on its Oscar chances?

   off topic, thank God Afrika isn’t here, He’s joykill this post to the max while at the same time finding an excuse to mention Be-Yawn-Say

7. George June 17th, 2009 at 10:22 pm 7

   Kay, I don’t think Star Trek got better reviews than TDK.
   TDK had a lot more of the stronger end, 4 star type reviews, but there were also some critics didn’t like it.
   Whereas Star Trek sort of had a lot that really liked it, but not as many passionate reviews… which I think are more likely the kinds to indicate Oscar recognition.
   Star Trek will probably get a few technical awards, but thats it.

   The only hurdle Public Enemies will have is being remembered by the time November/December rolls around and all the other contenders release.

8. Ryan Adams June 17th, 2009 at 10:24 pm 8

   Notice how I sneaked in a Jennifer vs. Bruno poll while the head cheerleader of Team Aniston was away. I was testing the smoke alarm.

   I loved Star Trek too. But if a prestigious comic book sequel has to beg for Oscars, how can part 20 of a TV-based franchise work its way to the front rows of the Kodak?

9. Tyler June 17th, 2009 at 10:25 pm 9

   How good is Public Enemies supposed to be? early reviews weren’t raves

10. The Natural June 17th, 2009 at 10:32 pm 10

    ***Kay, I don’t think Star Trek got better reviews than TDK.***

    Yes, it actually did.

    THE DARK KNIGHT (metacritic): 82

    STAR TREK (metacritic): 83

    THE DARK KNIGHT (rottentomatoes): 94%

    STAR TREK (rottentomatoes): 95%

11. Ryan Adams June 17th, 2009 at 10:33 pm 11

    I don’t know of any early reviews, Tyler, and not sure I want to read any at all until the major critics weigh in next week. Public Enemies has a premiere at the LA Film Festival on the 23rd, so we’ll be seeing reliable reviews soon.

    hey, I might drop it like a hot bullet casing when we all get to see it. All the more reason to milk these remaining days of naive anticipation for all they’re worth, right?

12. George June 17th, 2009 at 10:33 pm 12

    Total Film gave it 4 stars.
    …but they also gave 4 stars to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, The Hangover, Terminator Salvation, and Star Trek.

    http://www.totalfilm.com/public-enemies

    This sounds slightly troubling:
    “Despite moving like a getaway wagon, the plot is the least interesting thing about Mann’s latest crime epic. This tale is really about the telling. Beyond the wild chases, daring jailbreaks and bank robberies, much of the movie unfolds in a weird twilight zone between docu-style reality and gorgeous mythmaking.”

    but the final verdict:
    “Call it the anti-American Gangster. And we mean that as a compliment. This superstar crime thriller emerges as something surprising, fascinating and technically dazzling. Don’t expect a Hollywood movie. Expect a Michael Mann movie.”

13. George June 17th, 2009 at 10:39 pm 13

    @ The Natural

    Dark Knight got 16 reviews of 100 on Metacritic
    Star Trek got 6 reviews of 100

    passionate reviews > a lot of just positive

    Rottentomatoes AVERAGE SCORE:
    Star Trek: 8.1
    Dark Knight: 8.5

    Tomatometer is just what % of critics liked it… not accounting for how passionate they are about the film.

    I mean, Iron Man got a 93% at Rottentomatoes, but it was hardly oscar worthy. Look at the average score: 7.6/10

14. Yvette June 17th, 2009 at 10:42 pm 14

    Ryan,

    I have been reading AD for a couple years now but I can’t seem to remember when we typically start seeing names in the tracker. I see we have a couple but when does Sasha/or Ryan start adding contenders?

    Thanks

15. Ryan Adams June 17th, 2009 at 10:44 pm 15

    Thanks, George.

    “Don’t expect a Hollywood movie. Expect a Michael Mann movie.”

    Sweet. Michael Mann hasn’t made a mediocre movie in 20 years.

16. Kay June 17th, 2009 at 10:46 pm 16

    Ah, who gives a shit about the critics when it comes to the Oscars? Ryan you better listen. I just saw The Reader, def. not the sexiest movie of 2008. Vicky Christina Barcelona was. I couldn’t take the constant moans, growls and Kate’s girls popping and jiggling out everywhere but I won’t go into that. Anyway, cirtics don’t mean a shit, The Reader got like 60 on Rotten tomatoes and 59 on Metacritic and ended up scoring BP/BD nods so who knows, maybe this and Star Trek will do good at the Oscars.

17. Kay June 17th, 2009 at 10:49 pm 17

    “Sweet. Michael Mann hasn’t made a mediocre movie in 20 years.”
    Unless you’re not being sarcastic, while I really liked Collateral, I couldn’t stand Miami Vice.

18. George June 17th, 2009 at 10:58 pm 18

    ^ Yeah I have to agree about Miami Vice.
    Collateral was excellent, on the other hand.

19. Ryan Adams June 17th, 2009 at 10:59 pm 19

    Yvette, the sidebar tracker is Sasha’s exclusive territory. The only movies and filmmakers that get listed are those Sasha has seen with her own eyes. No wishful thinking, gut instincts, blind guesses or hypnotized prophecies like a lot of other sites do. Outside suggestions are as likely to backfire as they are to nudge.

    The scarcity of entries this late in the year reflects the weak start to the season, but that’s not to say some already-released movies won’t show up when Sasha has a chance to gather up loose ends she may have missed. I think The Hurt Locker is a title we might eventually see in some categories, but it’s not up to me.

20. Yvette June 17th, 2009 at 11:06 pm 20

    Ryan,

    Thanks!

21. Ryan Adams June 17th, 2009 at 11:09 pm 21

    ha, Kay, I see. So now you found out I’m gay or bi or whatever, you’re gonna try to bully me around.
    

    The sexiest scene for me in VCB was the dinner table pick-up, and since everybody was fully clothed I have to deduct some points. I don’t even want to say how many bonus points The Reader earned for the bathtub scenes. There was all sorts of skin in The Reader that we haven’t seen in a BP nominee since… forever. The critics blew it on The Reader. Collective heads-up-the-ass pandemic, it’s inexplicable.

    Miami Vice was no masterpiece, but I liked it fine. Extra points for style over substance. (It’s a gay thing.)

22. Kay June 17th, 2009 at 11:44 pm 22

    I’m gonna tease as much as I can. So the more less clothed wins you over? The sexiest scene in VCB was for me Pene’s and ScarJo’s kiss or Javier, Pene, and ScarJo’s threesome. A threesome and a lezbo kiss gets points plus an extra for Cruz’s sexy accent. Yes The Reader gets some points for the skin and the bath tub scene but Winslet and Kross didn’t have chemistry. When I watch a movie about couples i need chemistry. Kross and Winslet just humped, did anal, and all of the rest in the dark on a bed but watching a Nazi and a 15 year old go at it and not seem in love doesn’t do it for me. The reader gets points but not a lot. plus Kate Winslet isn’t even sexy.

23. RRA is Green (Fight the Power) June 17th, 2009 at 11:49 pm 23

    I liked MIAMI VICE. *shuffles around*

    Did anyone ever see John Milius’ DILLINGER from the 70s? That was good shit.

24. Kay June 17th, 2009 at 11:54 pm 24

    RRA, Miami vice was entertaining I guess, but so disappointing is partly why I can’t stand to watch it again. And yes I’ve seen Dillinger, too.

25. Ryan Adams June 18th, 2009 at 12:00 am 25

    whew, Kay. Your explicit reply makes me need to go lie down and close my eyes, and other stuff. But before I clock out for the night, a last late-night thanks to Kay for making sure Awards Daily had the Public Enemies clip hours and hours before any other movie site.

26. Kay June 18th, 2009 at 12:02 am 26

    No problem, again. See yah. You’re off to the bathtub, I see.

27. Joao Mattos June 18th, 2009 at 12:13 am 27

    - Doubt if will be better than John Miliu’s “Dillinger” which is a f… masterpiece.

    - What is wrong with Christian Bale? Does he suffer from chronical belly ache because he continuously ate some poisoned food? Stop with the grimaces.

    - I hate all this “mystic” which romancizes banditry as some kind of pop culture career, or social protest. It something that it contaminates several works of arts in the last decades. For all Planet Earth.

    - Unless, of course, the crook is somebody cool as Johnny Depp.

    - So, Johnny Depp shoots people and kisses Marion (deep sigh….) Cotillard (extremely heavy, deep sigh……).

    Pretty enough to me. Can’t wait to see “Public Enemies”.

28. Kay June 18th, 2009 at 12:39 am 28

    Marion Cotillard is the most beautiful motherfucking bitch on this planet, screw Angelina Jolie!

29. bored June 18th, 2009 at 3:53 am 29

    I watch all Johnny Depp movies no matter what.

30. Jesus Alonso June 18th, 2009 at 4:01 am 30

    sigh, Shutter Island has a better chance at BP than Public Enemies. And I think neither of them stand a truly good chance of sneaking in. I mean, even Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl had a better chance, among pop-corn, multiplex destined movies. Which is what they both are, in the core. People is launching them in buzz to Oscar appeal while they find something more “interesting” to name as contender, this are just dark horses that could sneak in, in a weak year and if reviews are raves and b.o. is magnificent.

31. enemy June 18th, 2009 at 5:34 am 31

    You are wrong. Public Enemies has a better chance at BP than Shutter Island .

    Public Enemies is the movie of the year.

32. Jesus Alonso June 18th, 2009 at 5:56 am 32

    suuuuure. If they want to go for a genre/popcorn movie, do you think this one has a chance over the most hyped project, Avatar? Or that it is going to “top” Star Trek in terms of reviews, b.o.? The competition is quite strong and this already looks like Bonnie & Clyde in an “Untouchables” style. So, dark horse and waiting for others to fail. And most probably the producers never thought of Oscar for this one.

33. Dominik June 18th, 2009 at 7:42 am 33

    I think “The Insider” is the only Michael Mann movie I really really like, so I´m sceptical about “Public E.”. Could end up with four technical nominees, but it very possibly won´t be the movie Johnny Depp will win his first Oscar for.
    @ kay: Agree about Marion Cotillard being hotter than Angie “Most Important person on this planet” Jolie.
    But she´s french, and french women are hotter than americans, so that´s for sure…

34. frederic lyon June 18th, 2009 at 9:51 am 34

    Not sure Dominik.

    I’m French and I know some very hot American women.

    I mean very, very hot.

    I meant very, very, very hot.

35. George June 18th, 2009 at 11:29 am 35

    So i’m really starting to doubt the Oscar chances…. from the New York Post blog review:

    “Disappointingly, I think Michael Mann’s much-anticipated “Public Enemies” — which screened last night in Manhattan in advance of Chicago premiere tonight and its July 1 opening — is probably going to have a hard time getting any Oscar nominations outside maybe the technical categories. For all its considerable visual flair and painstaking recreation of the early ’30s Midwest, for me this was overall a curiously uninvolving gangster movie. Between an underwritten script and essentially flat performances, we never really get to know the characters, or care much about them. ”

    http://blogs.nypost.com/movies/archives/2009/06/oscar_watch_pub.html

36. Ryan Adams June 18th, 2009 at 11:50 am 36

    yikes, thanks George. For the buzz kill.

    But whenever I read a review I’m unwilling to accept, it’s always fun (and easy) to find bizarre outlier claims by the same critic.

    Lou Lumenick on The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford:
    “a gorgeous snooze.”

    Lou Lumenick on The Others:
    “an unconvincing, pretentiously artsy pastiche”

    Lou Lumenick on In Bruges:
    “the three leads ham it up incessantly.”

    Lou Lumenick on The Da Vinci Code:
    **** (4 stars!) “a crackling, fast-moving thriller that’s every bit as brainy and irresistible as Dan Brown’s controversial bestseller.”

37. Alison Flynn June 18th, 2009 at 12:00 pm 37

    Thanks for the link, George, and for those quotes, Ryan. My cinematic tastes don’t exactly jibe with Lou Lumenick’s for the most part.

    So far the reviews I’ve seen for this movie only cover the far ends of the spectrum – fanboy raves or thorough Mann-hater trashing. Eventually more balanced reviews will be released.

38. BurmaShave June 18th, 2009 at 4:55 pm 38

    Him being startled awake with the gunshot feels like one of the more brilliant things I’ve seen in ages. Glad I can still be shown things I’ve never seen before. That’s some Eisenstein shit.

39. Brian June 21st, 2009 at 10:03 pm 39

    The post covering the reviews by Lou something or other from the NY Post was hilarious. That guy gave four starts to The Da Vinci Code? What a credibility killer….

    The thread about passionate reviews….seems to me Up has the most passionate reviews thus far in 2009. I did see up and was moved to superlatives like I was after seeing Wall-E. Just not even in the same league.

    I have seen Miami Vice 3x, Collateral 5-7x, and Heat a gazillion times. Michael Mann is just pure genius but there are many critics who seem to always jump all over this guy.

    I’ll say it again, just because I can……

    …..Slumdog Millionaire was a snoozefest and the fact that it won all those awards is just total bullshit….especially with so many other movies that deserved it far more…..still, 100%, total, crap

40. Alison Flynn June 24th, 2009 at 11:46 am 40

    The Hollywood Reporter review of this movie is up already, so more “official” reviews should be following shortly.