tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post1705699499427720323..comments2023-08-20T06:16:15.362-05:00Comments on Getafilm: REVIEW: 21 (C-)Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-36080053952259507552008-03-31T22:24:00.000-05:002008-03-31T22:24:00.000-05:00I just have an addendum here, from The New Republi...I just have an addendum here, from The New Republic and <A HREF="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=ee49a324-1054-4a7e-b269-4753c6de1994" REL="nofollow">one of the best things I've read in years.</A><BR/><BR/>Thanks to a commenter at <A HREF="http://www.moviezeal.com/2008/03/29/21/" REL="nofollow">MovieZeal's review.</A>Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-68008417109035403532008-03-29T16:34:00.000-05:002008-03-29T16:34:00.000-05:00Ha, yeah I left the tuition thing alone, but it wa...Ha, yeah I left the tuition thing alone, but it was a little much wasn't it? I don't know if the scholarship thing is true, either, but all of those motives came together poorly. Don't fully half of people who go to med school (or college, for that matter) not have the money for it? Are they all scheming?Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-33533834088776429862008-03-28T20:15:00.000-05:002008-03-28T20:15:00.000-05:00I read the book and when I saw the preview for thi...I read the book and when I saw the preview for this movie, I was able to point out about 20 inaccuracies from the preview alone. First of all, in the book everyone is Asian, and for good reason. Secondly, who just magically needs $300,000 for school? Harvard charges you up front? Anyway, glad that your review saved me $8-$10 for admission... I will have to Netflix it when it comes out on DVD.Jeffsetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08582221958378795578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-87306674841286520542008-03-28T15:21:00.000-05:002008-03-28T15:21:00.000-05:00Thanks for dropping in, Adam. Nice dig about the G...Thanks for dropping in, Adam. Nice dig about the Giants and Jets, too, hehe. Aren't the Nets going to be playing in Brooklyn soon, too?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I thought about the <I>Ocean's</I> movies a few times but wasn't too bothered because in the last one they just created an entirely new casino for the movie instead of using existing ones. It looked kind of fake, but it allowed you to focus on the story a lot more than on the geography.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-61880070176458467512008-03-28T14:04:00.000-05:002008-03-28T14:04:00.000-05:00I agree with Fletch. The geography issue is huge. ...I agree with Fletch. The geography issue is huge. The only place where it didn't really bother me was in the remake of Ocean's 11. Although, I don't know why they didn't make the Belagio, Caesar's Palace and Bally's Terry Benedict's places.<BR/><BR/>To me, this would be like having two New York football teams and having them play in New Jersey.THNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113953503823520591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-61751451635838254162008-03-28T11:29:00.000-05:002008-03-28T11:29:00.000-05:00Thanks, Nick. "I know this is terribly ignorant of...Thanks, Nick. <BR/><BR/>"I know this is terribly ignorant of me, but I don't even care."<BR/><BR/>Well that's an odd statement considering you're the only one who's read the book! It's definitely not worth you making any extra effort to see, but despite my harsh review it's not as bad as some of the other big releases these days, if for no other reason than the fact that it's an original story. It's as bad a movie as I'll ever recommend.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, hope to make to Boston or Las Vegas if you make it stateside anytime soon!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-65419793023172199612008-03-28T10:24:00.000-05:002008-03-28T10:24:00.000-05:00I am not in for this one I am afraid. As much as I...I am not in for this one I am afraid. As much as I thought Jim was great in Across the Universe, I just do not care for this film. I have read the book on which the film is based and it was a hell of a good read. I doubt the film can top the book, which means it is all downhill from there, and I am not interested. I know this is terribly ignorant of me, but I don't even care. <BR/><BR/>Great review though, I would listen to you talk for hours on the background of the area where the film was, well, filmed, and your time at Boston U. but I am afraid the thought of this film makes me ill. I hope something good opens for you to see soon, not any more of <I>this</I> kind of crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-13935324491395378502008-03-27T19:47:00.000-05:002008-03-27T19:47:00.000-05:00Thanks for the compliments, all, though I picked a...Thanks for the compliments, all, though I picked at <I>21</I> like a casino buffet more than I really reviewed it. It's as shallow as they come, though, so I'm not too worried about it.<BR/><BR/>Hehe, good analogy with the geography, Fletch, and I was pretty disappointed with the casting, too. Not to the point of boycotting it or anything, but it's a major strike and it was completely unnecessary. Regarding Sturgess - I loved him in <I>Across the Universe</I>, but I knew not to expect much here. At the same time, I can't say there are many young American actors that I would have loved to see in his place.<BR/><BR/>The music fits the mood pretty well, soundtrackgeek. I look forward to revisiting it in your in-depth review.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, Craig, it's a stand alone joke that I just grabbed from Wikipedia page about the book, but it drives home the mismanagement of this movie. Someone should have had the foresight to "reserve" that title earlier.<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen the <A HREF="http://www.xploremagic.com/Documentary/MIT-Breaking-Vegas.html" REL="nofollow">BBC doc</A>, Josh, but I remember you saying that it didn't look anything like this. I'm going "bet" that you're right.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-38700646854510929492008-03-27T12:40:00.000-05:002008-03-27T12:40:00.000-05:00Great review. Even though I have not seen this mov...Great review. Even though I have not seen this movie. Or read the book Bringing Down the House. But I have seen the 2-hour History Channel documentary <I>Breaking Vegas</I>, which I thought was truly excellent.<BR/><BR/>So, as soon as I saw the preview for this film, I got turned off immediately because it looked so preposterously different than the facts that were presented in the documentary. The preview already seemed to give away to me that the "the guy who directed Legally Blonde" just took some really interesting source material, and twisted it into a ridiculous joke version. Having read your review, I have even more reasons to skip it. Cheers.Joshihnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129307621580634512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-7631291844321735382008-03-27T09:47:00.000-05:002008-03-27T09:47:00.000-05:00"and given the new title to avoid confusion with t..."and given the new title to avoid confusion with the Steve Martin/Queen Latifah comedy classic"<BR/><BR/>AhahahahhahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-13031848438904386462008-03-27T07:43:00.000-05:002008-03-27T07:43:00.000-05:00Interesting you should mention the soundtrack. I l...Interesting you should mention the soundtrack. I liked it it too as a whole, but I don't want to review it until I've seen the movie. Great review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-60270016384777291192008-03-27T00:40:00.000-05:002008-03-27T00:40:00.000-05:00This is disappointing. The trailer doesn't look g...This is disappointing. The trailer doesn't look great, but I was hoping it wouldn't be this bad. The stuff about the "whitening" of the real players and the Las Vegas georgraphy piss me off the most. That would be like setting a movie at Disneyland and having the characters drive 5 minutes and be in San Francisco. Awful there.<BR/><BR/>Too bad about Sturgess. He was ok-pretty good in Across the Universe, but he sounds awful here.<BR/><BR/>Would it have been so bad to use at least a majority of Asian-American actors? Grrr.<BR/><BR/>Great review.Fletchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299302086449086987noreply@blogger.com