Good movie.

 

I've never even heard of it...and you thought you lived in the hinterlands!

 

Saw the American when it came out a few weeks ago & other than the nice scenery I think it sucked, it raised more questions than it answered, I was expecting something quite different. The new Resident Evil was good & yesterday we went to see "The Town" that was'nt bad either!

 

I do live in the hinterland. But that doesn't mean I can't travel. There is life in Kansas City, only a few hours away. As they say, "everything's up to date in Kansas City!" When I get home sick, meaning when I yearn for plumbing, electricity, paved roads, and an upscale shopping experience (which these days has been reduced to anything besides WalMart), I go to K.C.

I was there this past weekend and saw the movie there.

 

So you drove three hours to see a movie that Agent47 says sucked?
I have to give some weight to his opinion on this film genre, afterall he is Agent47.

 

I have civilization about an hour away...if one could call Spokane, WA civilization! I haven't been to a theater in a couple of years, preferring to save my pennies and Netflix instead. I did, however, Google The American and it sounds like it could be entertaining. Plus I like George Clooney.

 

I used to like George Clooney alot, then he had to go all political like a typical Hollywood moron actor.

Does this movie have any political biased type message in it or is it just a good flick? Just curious, it does look interesting...

 

You're kidding... Right? Complete waste of time, unless you have a man-crush on George Clooney. Slow, and no challenge at all seeing what was coming around every turn... (Except the opening scene.) Movie cliche' after movie cliche'. I even called the exploding rifle gag. Nice looking ladies though...

 

OK... If I drove 3 hours to see it, it would have been better. Anything is an improvement over 3 hours in a car.

 

Funny, and true. Clooney is not even in the same league as Newman, Connery, and others. I'll wait for it to hit DVD, or not.

 

I haven't seen The American myself, but I do work at a movie theater. I have not had many people leaving the movie at the end saying it was anywhere near good. However countless guests have left the movie early saying it was terrible. I wanted to see it at first, but after about 5-6 people at least per show coming out and getting refunds, I changed my mind.

The Town on the other hand, is a good movie and well worth seeing.

 

That's not really a good indicator because I always ask for a refund after I see a movie.
I just make up an excuse that I was offended in some way.

I didn't even make up an excuse for the last Clooney movie I saw.
The manager asked me why I was offended by 'The Men Who Stare at Goats'.
I said, "You're kidding. Right?"

 

Clooney is in the same looney lefty boat as Sean Penn and Matt Damon. Makes me want to hurl when I see any of these idiots even start to talk.

F*ck 'em all.

 

There is no political message. There are also no special effects, mindless endless violence, no chases, no explosions. Most movie-goers today can't think beyond stuffing popcorn into their face with each gunshot, explosion, laser blast, and alien spaceship zooming across the screen. This film isn't for them.

It's about an American assassin in Italy. It's about someone coming to terms with who they are and what they do and what their life has become. Is it predictable? Totally. Is it slick and flashy? Nope. Will most people think it's boring. Yup. Is it a good movie? Yup. Is it a "great" movie? Nope.


See above comment. And yeah, that opening scene was the one thing I didn't call. But almost every movie is predictable (there are only seven stories after all).

And no, I have no man-crush on Clooney. The chick who played the female assassin (Thekla Reuten) is absolutely crush-worthy however.


The men who stare at goats was a MAJOR disappointment. By the way, can you do that? Drop a goat with your mind? Because if you can may have a future with the C.I.A.