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[...] Public Enemies (this one is open to debate–it seems kind of split on how people and critics liked it–Vic liked it) [...]

By: rene

rene — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:28:44 +0000

Matt

Bale is surpporting role you know.
He spots on Melvin pulvis and pulvis’s real family praise his performence.

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By: Matt Gorden

Matt Gorden — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:50:14 +0000

My one concern with this film was Bale’s acting. He seemed like he was just reading the lines, not being a certain character at all, and it really bothered me. He was definitely overshadowed by Depp.

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By: Foopher

Foopher — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:55:03 +0000

“I actually enjoyed the rant that Bale went on, I got a pretty good kick out of it, then when they spoofed it on Family Guy it was even better!!”

I too saw that on family guy and cracked up

By: 790

790 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:50:28 +0000

Totally Librarylady,

“Public Enemies” had its faults but overall I liked it…

By: librarylady

librarylady — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:45:00 +0000

790, Cool, I’ll take that as a compliment. I’m going now–past my bedtime. See you in the comics, or maybe even the movies!

By: 790

790 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:25:26 +0000

Don’t piss off the Librarylady,,,

By: librarylady

librarylady — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:23:11 +0000

So we don’t care for historical movies, but we insist that they be accurate if we mistakenly waste our money to see one. I’ve been pondering this evening while watching a tv movie (Hallmark Channel as a matter of fact) about the treatment of Geronimo and indian army scouts in Arizona that were rounded up and sent to Florida. Shameful history really. How many award winning movies would not have been made if all we wanted to see were horror films, cartoons, comic book characters, hobbits, wizards, and futuristic star wars. There’s a place for all that, too, but leave some room for the film that leaves you with some knowledge of what we used to be. As for O Brother Where Art Thou, it couldn’t have been made without a sense of the history of that time. George Clooney was as funny as I’ve ever seen him! You could save yourselves a lot of grief if you do a little homework before you head off to the movies. If it’s not your “style”, save your money for the next one.

By: JessSayin

JessSayin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:39:56 +0000

I wish I rented this one instead of blowing one of my Regal unrestricted movie passes.

You were generous, Vic. I give it a 2.5 It wasn’t bad…it just wasn’t good.

And historically inaccurate to boot.

Save your money or wait for the dollar theater.

By: Firewalker

Firewalker — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:05:47 +0000

Hi everybody,
I had high expectations of this film. How could you not Dillinger, Baby face Nelson, Michael Mann, Depp, and Bale?

Boy, was I disapointed all action,no character development.
I need to care about a character before he gets shot even if was in the back. Everybody is raving about Depp’s acting I thought he was mediocrate at best the character had no edge come on! your John Dillinger not Robin Hood. What happen to the edge he brought to Sweeney Todd.

Bale- When did he stop acting, The Dark Knight, Terminator Salvation, and now Public Enemies What happen to the actor I saw in that little known film about the returning war vet trying to become a cop-what a great performance and very edgy.

And what a waste of Baby Face Nelson Character- Did anybody see the Baby Face Nelson Character protrayed in “Oh brother where art thou” now that was a character?

Did anybody review the dailies on this one?

By: John "Kahless" Taylor

John "Kahless" Taylor — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:48:31 +0000

@librarylady
I go to the movies to be entertained. We have books, the History Channel, Discovery Channel, PBS, and TLC for the real history. The movie did show some of what you posted but I didn’t want to see how his relationship with Billie evolved, I wanted gun fights and tactics. While the movie was good in some areas, it bored me in others.

By: librarylady

librarylady — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:09:02 +0000

Here’s the deal. When Dillinger was in business, smarmy J. Edgar Hoover was promoting the fledgling FBI to Congress.
Purvis was Hoover’s flunky who was supposed to bring glory to the new concept of having a national agency to go after criminals. Dillinger was quickly becoming a small time criminal robbing banks for chump change while the rest of the gangster world was moving on to bigger and better crimes. Purvis was not up to the task and IMO Bale played his roll correctly…unprepared and with a lack of ruthlessness. Hence, all the bungled shootouts. There was a lot more going on behind the scenes than one cop going after one gangster. As the FBI progressed and picked up tactics such as trading immunity for information and even beating up Billie for information, Dillinger was desperately brought down as a token sacrifice of what this brand new FBI under J.Edgar Hoover could accomplish. Meanwhile, the real public enemies were becoming behind the scenes organized crime that still exists today. Who were the real public enemies then? Who are the public enemies today? Want to know more about Hoover and the FBI? Google or better yet,
get a book or two from THE LIBRARY.

By: John "Kahless" Taylor

John "Kahless" Taylor — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:22:20 +0000

I saw it yesterday and agree that it should have focused more on Dillinger vs. Pervis. At times I was bored; I actually yawned and started getting sleepy. Someone also said it should have had a better soundtrack, and I agree. The acting was good but it should have been more Untouchables-like. I’d say 2.5, maybe 3, out of 5.

By: Doom3524

Doom3524 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:11:55 +0000

I actually enjoyed the rant that Bale went on, I got a pretty good kick out of it, then when they spoofed it on Family Guy it was even better!!

I am hopefully seeing this movie this weekend. I like both Bale and Depp (dont worry Ken, they arent the all mighty to me lol, actually Bale was terrible in the Dark Knight, it was all Ledger) so I think I will enjoy this movie.

By: Gab & Dad

Gab & Dad — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:56:43 +0000

I think he’s becoming more judicious in his choice of roles, which is smart (particularly once associated with Batman) for a far-arching career.

By: Jago

Jago — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:42:59 +0000

@ ken j
Very true… Funny though that little by little he’s becoming more of a supporting actor and maybe even just guest cameo with every film he does.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:40:28 +0000

@INK

Be careful what you say about the savior Christian Bale. He’s behind only Obama in the can’t say anything bad about him without flames department…

By: INK

INK — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:24:23 +0000

@Daniel F

Bale had a “great performance”?

I obviously didn’t see the same movie. I thought Bale was actually horrible in the role. His accent was so distractingly bad my brother and I rolled our eyes as we watched him. I agree with your other points about the movie, however. Depp was very good and the lead actress (name escapes me) was good as well. Overall I give it a 6 out of 10. Decent rental, but don’t throw down 7-12 bucks for it.