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Jim Halpert
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 Street Kings Sucks a lot? Smart People Mediocre? Totals Changed rather quickly to say the least.
Street Kings: 18% (5 Positive 23 Negative)
Smart People: 52% (16 Positive 15 Negative)
So what's your take now?
Last edited by Jim Halpert on Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:45 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Harry Warden
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Re: Street Kings Good? Smart People Sucks? Street Kings looks like a generic dirty cops thriller, like every other film David Ayer has written (Training Day, Harsh Times). It might be okay but great isn't likely, especially with Keanu in the lead role. The guy isn't a very good actor. Smart People looks like fun.  Ellen Page.
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billybobwashere
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Re: Street Kings Good? Smart People Sucks? RT grades always start out unhelpful. Tons of films start out really low and shoot up, and vice versa. Can't say one way or another for these two, but Street Kings could end with 25% and Smart People could end with 75%, although both are unlikely.
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BJ
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Re: Street Kings Good? Smart People Sucks? It will be the first time I watch to openers on the same wknd in a long time.
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The Mr Pink
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Re: Street Kings Good? Smart People Sucks? I've never put much stock in RT so...
As far as the films go. Street Kings looks average at best with the trailer not really grabbing my attention. While Smart People could go either way, it looks like its trying to hard to be a slick indy film.
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Re: Street Kings Good? Smart People Sucks? Metacritic shows somewhat similar information. Street Kings has two reviews in, both 80 scores, while Smart People has a 70 and a 60.
Really, until more reviews pop up, there's no way to tell. At the moment, though, Street Kings is in slightly better shape.
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Riggs
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Re: Street Kings Good? Smart People Sucks? I will see Street Kings only because of Hugh Laurie.
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Bradley Witherberry
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Re: Street Kings Good? Smart People Sucks? According to "the buzz" at IMDb: Quote: Smart People
THE BUZZ: Looking to be one of the best-reviewed films at Sundance this year, Smart People should have decent momentum as it builds toward its release this spring. Distributor Miramax is emerging beautifully in the post-Weinstein era, and they look to have a potential breakout hit on their hands; early reviews indicate that Noam Murro (you remember Noam, the commercials director that was supposed to make his debut with The Ring Two but wisely stepped away from that project) has created a dysfunctional family comedy that is both familiar and surprising. And reportedly the movie belongs to Thomas Haden Church and Ellen Page -- but that is not so surprising. Quote: Street Kings
THE BUZZ: Even though this story of serious drama inside the LAPD is a custom fit for David Ayer (Harsh Times), the project went through a series of overhauls before he was brought in to direct. David Fincher, Spike Lee, and Oliver Stone were all ready to make it at one point or the other, but script and financing changes over a two-year period ultimately led to the screenplay being dropped at Ayer's door. At least the project is at Fox Searchlight, who should have no difficulty marketing another intense Forest Whitaker performance -- remember their enduring awards campaign for The Last King of Scotland? Look for Ayer to be completely in his element here, telling a sort of years-later story he so expertly created with Training Day.
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Bradley Witherberry
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Re: Street Kings Good? Smart People Sucks? Riggs wrote: I will see Street Kings only because of Hugh Laurie. I've never seen his new show, but he was funny in Black Adder...
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Jim Halpert
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Re: Street Kings Sucks a lot? Smart People Mediocre? updated
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