Layer Cake

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  1. MaskedManJRK

    MaskedManJRK Registered

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    Me and my dad just finished watching it, and I thought it was amazing--a stark, realistic portrayal of a low-level middleman forced into an extraordinary situation and making him into a high-level middleman.

    I never saw Daniel Craig in a movie until this, and now I'm definately sold on him as Bond--he's a hell of an actor.

    Plus, the transporter guy in Star Trek: The Next Generation is in it, which gives it instant cool points in my book.

    The only problem I had with it was that the diologue was sometimes too fast and the slang used in it made it difficult to understand, but hopefully it will be easier to understand over multiple showings.

    All and all, a good, solid gangster flick. :up:

    What's everyone's thoughts on the movie?
     
    #1 MaskedManJRK, May 19, 2006
  2. cerealkiller182

    cerealkiller182 Must Get Deadpool Avatar

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    It was ok. Not as good as the the movies Vaughn has produced. Although i think Daniel Craig is going to surprise the nay-sayers as bond.
     
    #2 cerealkiller182, May 19, 2006
  3. logansoldcigar

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    i thought it was great, and i think in time Matt Vaughn is going to go down as a great director. What impresses me is that in his first movie as a director, he refused to let sony push him around. the ending is the one he wanted. they told him not to film it, he did anyway, and they found it tested best.

    I really suspect that after I see X3, Im going to be thinking "I would love to have seen what Vaughn would have done with it
     
    #3 logansoldcigar, May 19, 2006
  4. Armand Z Trip

    Armand Z Trip Recalcitrant

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    Absolutely. Layer Cake was a brilliant film, nothing new story wise, but just the way it was done was so amazing. Craig, Daniel Craig. I had no idea Vaughn had to fight to keep the ending, more power to him.
     
    #4 Armand Z Trip, May 19, 2006
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    yeah, its on the commentary with the deleted scenes (only commentary I ever heard,. forgot to turn it off)
     
    #5 logansoldcigar, May 19, 2006
  6. aaron

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    i love layer cake, almost as good as lock, stock and snatch :D
     
    #6 aaron, May 19, 2006
  7. DACrowe

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    It was okay. It tried way TOO HARD to be the next Snatch. But Snatch is a very good movie that knows what it is doing and is not just a mere imitation. And while Craig is a good character actor he was boring and uncharismatic in this movie and that would explain why there is such an apathy when he dies at the end.

    It was a good way to kill a couple of hours though.
     
    #7 DACrowe, May 19, 2006
  8. Darthphere

    Darthphere Kneel before 'Drox!

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    Great movie.
     
    #8 Darthphere, May 19, 2006
  9. Carmine Falcone

    Carmine Falcone So it goes.

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    I absolutely love this film. You have to see it 3-4 times to understand everything. The acting is great, and the direction is simply fantastic.
     
    #9 Carmine Falcone, May 19, 2006
  10. unknownuser

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    Layer Cake is a fantastic movie :up:
     
    #10 unknownuser, May 19, 2006
  11. Lemonhead

    Lemonhead Conscience is a Killer

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    I absolutely adore the final sixty seconds.
     
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  12. Carmine Falcone

    Carmine Falcone So it goes.

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    Michael Gambon was great in this film to, and George Harris was insanely cool:

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    ''TEN YEARS! TEN ****ING YEARS!!!''

    :D:up:
     
    #12 Carmine Falcone, May 20, 2006
  13. I SEE SPIDEY

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    I thought that the movie was okay but the I didn't like the lead character, he was a whinney wimp.
     
    #13 I SEE SPIDEY, May 20, 2006
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    ^^ agreed i had heard the hype sourounding this movie, went in with high expectations and was dissapointed.

    Layer Cake.... 4/10
     
    #14 Dynasty, May 20, 2006
  15. Carmine Falcone

    Carmine Falcone So it goes.

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    I had high expectations, and the movie lived up to them. Now that I've seen it 4 times, and understand everything I rate it 9/10, maybe it deserves a bit higher to.
     
    #15 Carmine Falcone, May 20, 2006
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    He gets shot at the very end.
     
    #16 Holly Goodhead, May 20, 2006
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