Hamlet 2 (Andrew Fleming, 2008)

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Hamlet 2 (Andrew Fleming, 2008)

#1 Post by Jeff » Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:56 pm

Though he has made a Nancy Drew movie in the interim, I really liked Dick, Fleming's take on Watergate.

Hamlet 2 stars Steve Coogan and Catherine Keener, and is "reintroducing" Elisabeth Shue.

The red-band trailer surely contains the first contender for "Best Original Song" at next year's Oscars.

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Re: Hamlet 2 (Andrew Fleming, 2008)

#2 Post by domino harvey » Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:23 pm

Jeff wrote: I really liked Dick, Fleming's take on Watergate.
I maintain that even as good as All the President's Men is, Dick is the best movie ever made about Watergate/Nixon.

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#3 Post by David Ehrenstein » Sun Apr 20, 2008 1:50 pm

It is indeed. And I totally buy it's explanation of "Deep Throat."

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#5 Post by chaddoli » Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:16 pm

I saw a preview screening of this and it was pretty good but not spectacular. It's funny, sincere and enjoyable, if fairly forgettable. Steve Coogan does his best Jim Carey impression to mostly positive results. What surprised me the most was the hoodrat kids that make up Coogan's class were actually fairly well-drawn, funny, unique and realistic. I really expected them to resemble the kids from the ridiculous Stand and Deliver.

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#6 Post by moviscop » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:08 pm

Lets be honest with ourselves. This film looks like another piece of trash from Flemming, who is not a good director as it is. I don't know how you would rank Dick over All The President's Men. I find the comparison easy, one is damn good, the other is piss poor. Simple as that.

This is not a film, it is a movie, and looks like another crude "Team America" romp that will probably win at the Academy Awards because The Academy SUCKS!

Unless of course you thought Crash deserved Best Picture, what a tear jerker *sarcasm*
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#7 Post by domino harvey » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:10 pm

moviscop wrote:And how is it humanely possible to rank Dick over All The President's Men?
By having seen both films.

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#8 Post by moviscop » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:12 pm

Perhaps you need to watch them both again.

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#9 Post by chaddoli » Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:12 am

WTF?

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#10 Post by moviscop » Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:22 am

Read the thread, someone commented on how the original song might be up for the nomination, not surprising.

And yes, I'm bitter toward the Academy, can you blame me?

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#11 Post by MichaelB » Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:53 am

domino harvey wrote:I maintain that even as good as All the President's Men is, Dick is the best movie ever made about Watergate/Nixon.
Ah, I get it now - when you suggested a double bill of those two and mentioned Dick, I originally thought you were referring to this!

(and making some kind of political point too obscure for non-Americans like me to grasp...)

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#12 Post by Jeff » Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:05 pm

moviscop wrote:Read the thread, someone commented on how the original song might be up for the nomination, not surprising.

And yes, I'm bitter toward the Academy, can you blame me?
I was being facetious when I suggested that "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" was a sure bet for a nomination. The closest they have ever come to something like that was when South Park's "Blame Canada" got a nod.

Having a go at the Academy's frequently maudlin and populist proclivities is fine, but Hamlet 2 is completely outside of their wheelhouse. Any noms for this film would be considered a very left field choice.

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#13 Post by moviscop » Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:32 pm

Jeff wrote:
moviscop wrote:Read the thread, someone commented on how the original song might be up for the nomination, not surprising.
Having a go at the Academy's frequently maudlin and populist proclivities is fine, but Hamlet 2 is completely outside of their wheelhouse. Any noms for this film would be considered a very left field choice.
I'm very convinced that it could happen. Considering "It's Hard Out There For A Pimp" won a few years back, I don't think this is too far fetched.

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#14 Post by davebert » Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:19 pm

Three Six Mafia deserved it.

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#16 Post by David Ehrenstein » Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:50 pm

What do you mean "sick"?
It's absolutely charming.

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#17 Post by Matt » Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:53 pm

The youth say "sick" now when they mean "cool." It's like how "bad" used to mean "good." Or "swingin' on the flippity-flop" used to mean "hanging out."

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#18 Post by swo17 » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:23 pm

Matt wrote:The youth say "sick" now when they mean "cool." It's like how "bad" used to mean "good."
This movie doesn't look very bad.

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#20 Post by domino harvey » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:32 pm

Best first post ever

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#21 Post by Matt » Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:17 pm

And this is now the best thread ever on this forum, thanks to the Jeff Dunham ringtones ad showing up at the bottom of the screen.

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#22 Post by malcolm1980 » Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:20 am

moviscop wrote:
Jeff wrote:Having a go at the Academy's frequently maudlin and populist proclivities is fine, but Hamlet 2 is completely outside of their wheelhouse. Any noms for this film would be considered a very left field choice.
I'm very convinced that it could happen. Considering "It's Hard Out There For A Pimp" won a few years back, I don't think this is too far fetched.
"It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp" came from a very well-received drama, Hustle & Flow which was also up for Best Actor. Hamlet 2 is receiving largely mixed reviews. I think it needed Borat-level acclaim for the song to even be considered.

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#24 Post by lacritfan » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:15 pm

flipflopbippitybop wrote:batman=best movie EVA!!!!!!!111
In the voice of Comic Book Guy : By writing "batman" I assume you are referring to the 1989 Tim Burton film or the 1966 film with Adam West? What? Oh? You are referring to the film currently in release? That, my young friend is "The Dark Knight" and not "Batman" Hmmf.
Oh, and Andrew Fleming directed an episode of Arrested Development. Best. Sitcom. Ever.

(...What? At least I'm trying to keep it relevent to the thread...)

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