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MadGez
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 Seven Pounds Seven Pounds Quote: Seven Pounds is a 2008 film, directed by Gabriele Muccino. Will Smith stars as a man who sets out to change the lives of seven people. Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and Barry Pepper star. The film was released in theaters in the United States and Canada on December 19, 2008, by Columbia Pictures. Despite generally negative reviews from critics it was a box office success, grossing $166,617,328 worldwide.
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Mr. Lobotomy
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Re: Seven Pounds Stunning. Will Smith's best movie. Fuck the critcs. I'll post a longer review sometime today hopefully.
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Chippy
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Re: Seven Pounds If the first half never happened, it's an A.
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Speevy
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Re: Seven Pounds B+
Will Smith gives another very good performance. Like Munky said the second half is a lot stronger than the first half of the movie. But then again I would prefer a movie end strong than limp to the finish line.
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Johnny Dollar
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Re: Seven Pounds A.O. Scott 1, Seven Pounds 0 http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/12/19/movies/19seve.htmlQuote: Frankly, though, I don't see how any review could really spoil what may be among the most transcendently, eye-poppingly, call-your-friend-ranting-in-the-middle-of-the-night-just-to-go-over-it-one-more-time crazily awful motion pictures ever made. I would tell you to go out and see it for yourself, but you might take that as a recommendation rather than a plea for corroboration. Did I really see what I thought I saw? tony scott ftw
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Steve
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Re: Seven Pounds There would have to be about seven pounds of heroin in my brain before I ever agreed to see this.
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Re: Seven Pounds B+  another good WS movie.
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Chippy
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Re: Seven Pounds Speevy wrote: B+
Will Smith gives another very good performance. Like Munky said the second half is a lot stronger than the first half of the movie. But then again I would prefer a movie end strong than limp to the finish line. Well yeah. If the 2nd half wasn't so damn good, this movie had C written all over it. _________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Speevy
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Re: Seven Pounds munkyfromlondon wrote: Speevy wrote: B+
Will Smith gives another very good performance. Like Munky said the second half is a lot stronger than the first half of the movie. But then again I would prefer a movie end strong than limp to the finish line. Well yeah. If the 2nd half wasn't so damn good, this movie had C written all over it. I should have clarified. I meant I would prefer a movie that starts of slow but then ends really well in comparison to a movie that starts strong and ends weakly
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Chippy
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Re: Seven Pounds ... ok then... lol  _________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Speevy
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Re: Seven Pounds munkyfromlondon wrote: ... ok then... lol Sorry. Been a long day lol. I need to sleep.
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Libs
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Re: Seven Pounds A rather odd and dramatically unsatisfying film. I was annoyed by how long this movie took to reveal its "mystery," considering most people in the audience will probably guess it correctly within the first 20 minutes. Essentially, it thinks it's smarter than it actually is. Case in point, Seven Pounds is seemingly told in a non-linear fashion because if it weren't, viewers would realize it doesn't really make all that much sense. Director Gabriele Muccino (of the far, far superior The Pursuit of Happyness) has stripped Will Smith of nearly all of his likable qualities, both making Ben a difficult person to spend an entire movie focusing on and leading to Smith delivering one of the most lifeless performances of his career. The only time Smith seems comfortable in this role are during some of his scenes with the beguiling Rosario Dawson, who is easily the best thing about the movie. They have a fair bit of chemistry and make some of the low-key romantic moments work, and Dawson is wonderful in a role that probably would've been as uninteresting as Smith's character in the hands of a lesser actress. Meh. C-
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Gulli
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Re: Seven Pounds I managed to get through half of it before my willpower collapsed. I'd rather preform a tracheotomy on myself with a spoon then attempt to finish it.
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Harry Warden
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Re: Seven Pounds Gulli wrote: I managed to get through half of it before my willpower collapsed. I'd rather preform a tracheotomy on myself with a spoon then attempt to finish it. So a walk-out then?
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Gulli
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Re: Seven Pounds Mahone wrote: Gulli wrote: I managed to get through half of it before my willpower collapsed. I'd rather preform a tracheotomy on myself with a spoon then attempt to finish it. So a walk-out then? Indeed
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Johnny Dollar
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Re: Seven Pounds I'm not sure it's still a walkout if you're watching it pirated on your monitor. Then it's just common sense.
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Re: Seven Pounds yoshue wrote: I'm not sure it's still a walkout if you're watching it pirated on your monitor. Then it's just common sense. Oddly I went to see it.
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Johnny Dollar
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Re: Seven Pounds What the fuck, Padraig?
I was honestly under the impression you never went to the cinemas. And then you do. For this?
But bonus points for not being afraid to leave a movie you paid to see. That's bad ass.
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Gulli
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Re: Seven Pounds yoshue wrote: What the fuck, Padraig?
I was honestly under the impression you never went to the cinemas. And then you do. For this?
But bonus points for not being afraid to leave a movie you paid to see. That's bad ass. First time in 4 weeks, last one was Hunger. I'd gladly go see all the Oscar fodder for example if they ever fecking showed them in our country hick cinemas!!
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Re: Seven Pounds I'll never ever see this, but I still intend to use the jellyfish bit.
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Re: Seven Pounds Gulli wrote: yoshue wrote: What the fuck, Padraig?
I was honestly under the impression you never went to the cinemas. And then you do. For this?
But bonus points for not being afraid to leave a movie you paid to see. That's bad ass. First time in 4 weeks, last one was Hunger. I'd gladly go see all the Oscar fodder for example if they ever fecking showed it in our country hick cinemas!! Drive, man, drive. I'm surrounded by country hick cinemas too. You gotta make it work. Be honest. You have crazy Irish man-love for Big Willy.
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Gulli
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Re: Seven Pounds The fact I liked even Wild Wild West suggests my love of Smith is perhaps deep and scary!........................but this thing.
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Johnny Dollar
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Re: Seven Pounds Handicapped Kenneth Branagh, handicapped Woody Harrelson. Latina love interest, latina love interest. Giant Spider, Barry Pepper. It's all the same, really.
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Re: Seven Pounds I may need to see this, if only to corroborate with Mr. Scott.
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Chippy
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Re: Seven Pounds Damnit Gulli!!! Why did you walk out?!?
You should have at least walked IN after the first half.
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