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Post by ohiofan1 on Feb 3, 2013 16:11:13 GMT -5
Thoughts on Ben Affleck's first directorial movie? I just saw it yesterday and thought it was really good. Like The Town and Argo, it's very exciting and tense keeping you on the edge of your seat. I have to ask about the ending though as who was in the right and wrong iyo? {Spoiler}Should Patrick have given back Amanda to her irresponsible mother or left her with Jack so he could raise her well despite everything he did in the movie for it to happen? What would you have done in his situation?
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Post by mizerable on Feb 3, 2013 17:45:09 GMT -5
It's definitely the weakest of the three he's done. That's not a bad thing though, since it's good. In fact, every movie he's direct has gotten much much better, so I can only hope that his fourth directorial will even surpass Argo.
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Post by Error on Feb 3, 2013 17:58:06 GMT -5
I loved it. I actually saw it for the first time in a criminal justice class where we were discussing what was the right thing to do in a situation like that. I don't think we ever came up with an answer.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Feb 3, 2013 18:13:31 GMT -5
I think it's excellent and rank it above The Town. As for the ending, it's tough question.
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Post by Cela on Feb 3, 2013 19:00:44 GMT -5
It was good, but Casey Affleck needs to stop acting.
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Post by lionheart21 on Feb 3, 2013 22:19:56 GMT -5
Personally, {Spoiler}I would have left the child with Jack. Even though he did kidnap her, he did it with the best of intentions. The girl's mom was a horrible mother, and he would have made it so that the daughter would have grown up in a good and loving environment. Her mom didn't even know the name of her daughter's favorite toy, and also didn't even bother at the end to make sure if anyone was watching her daughter.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Feb 3, 2013 23:12:21 GMT -5
I bought it recently and really enjoyed it. {Spoiler}And I think Patrick was in the right. Yeah, the girl's mom was horrible, but that's what Child Protective Services are for. There are proper channels for putting someone's child in a better environment. Even if they have good intentions, I can't justify kidnapping.
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Post by bigbadbull on Feb 4, 2013 8:52:23 GMT -5
I bought it recently and really enjoyed it. {Spoiler}And I think Patrick was in the right. Yeah, the girl's mom was horrible, but that's what Child Protective Services are for. There are proper channels for putting someone's child in a better environment. Even if they have good intentions, I can't justify kidnapping.
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Post by beamanhogan on Feb 4, 2013 11:58:36 GMT -5
Solid movie, but the song is much better.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Feb 4, 2013 12:45:08 GMT -5
Personally, {Spoiler}I would have left the child with Jack. Even though he did kidnap her, he did it with the best of intentions. The girl's mom was a horrible mother, and he would have made it so that the daughter would have grown up in a good and loving environment. Her mom didn't even know the name of her daughter's favorite toy, and also didn't even bother at the end to make sure if anyone was watching her daughter. Agreed. {Spoiler}especially seeing how her mother clearly didn't learn a damn thing from the whole ordeal.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2013 13:16:28 GMT -5
Really good movie but I'm bothered by one thing that made the ending of the movie really predictable. {Spoiler}It would be the casting of Morgan Freeman. He was only in the movie for like 3-4 minutes before the ending. So you just knew the most famous actor of the movie was going to comeback and play a big big big role in the end. Especially in how the beginning they gave a weak way to "write him off" of the film. It would of been better if they got a less famous actor to do that role or even a complete unknown and you kickstared his career.
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