This has got to be one of the most entertaining and well editied trailers I've ever seen.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/smokinaces/

i know i make a lot of new movie threads...most of which I get excited about and end up sucking, but once again I think this has serious potential.

Quote :

"In these interlocking tales of high stakes and low lifes, Mob boss Primo Sparazza has taken out a hefty contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel (Piven)--a sleazy magician who has agreed to turn state's evidence against the Vegas mob. The FBI, sensing a chance to use this small-time con to bring down big-target Sparazza, places Aces into protective custody-under the supervision of two agents (Reynolds and Liotta) dispatched to Aces' Lake Tahoe hideout. When word of the price on Aces' head spreads into the community of ex-cons and cons-to-be, it entices bounty hunters, thugs-for-hire, smokin' hot vixens and double-crossing mobsters to join in the hunt. With all eyes on Tahoe, this rogues' gallery collides in a comic race to hit the jackpot and rub out Aces."

Starring:

Ben Affleck
Jason Bateman (Arrested Development)
Common
Andy Garcia
Alicia Keys
Ray Liotta
Jeremy Piven
Ryan Reynolds

Writer/Director:

Joe Carnahan

11/15/2006 1:40:55 AM

When I see Ben Whofleck, Alicia Keys, and Ryan Reynolds, I say "no."

When I see Jason Bateman plus a sleazy magician, I say "maybe."

When I see Joe Carnahan, I say "FUCK YES."

11/15/2006 1:53:32 AM

Joe Carnahan did an awesome job with Narc. The opening scene of Narc is fire.

11/15/2006 11:21:00 AM

Jeremy Piven
Ryan Reynolds


nuff said

I saw the trailer at the beginning of the borat movie and it looked really good

11/15/2006 2:48:28 PM

there may be, in the entire history of movie trailers, no trailer that has gotten me this excited

11/16/2006 12:51:52 AM

bttt!

11/16/2006 8:41:09 PM

the trailer makes it look good

1/7/2007 4:04:18 PM

this movie should be pretty damn good

1/8/2007 8:21:01 AM

<3 Ryan Reynolds

1/8/2007 12:37:06 PM

yawn. another dime a dozen gangster/crime flick.

1/8/2007 1:19:03 PM

yea i wanna see this too, ryan reynolds is funny to me, ima fan of his hijinks


and the bounty hunters and shit playing off each other trying to get to him first should make for good action/comedy

whats this listed as anyways, could be a funny action thing ala Mr and Mrs Smith



[Edited on January 8, 2007 at 1:28 PM. Reason : and Alicia Keys look bad as a motherfucker]

1/8/2007 1:24:46 PM

Ray Liotta is a must

1/8/2007 1:41:59 PM

all im holding out for from ryan reynolds is another 'cock juggling thunder cunt' line, that was pretty much the highlight of blade 3

1/8/2007 9:41:27 PM

^truth

1/9/2007 12:19:56 AM

this movie was freaking incredible. it's one of the best movies i've seen in the last 5 years from start to finish. it is worth seeing about 5 times...the tremors were freaking cool...i can't stop talking about this movie and my gf is about to kill me for it...very awesome, very gory, some cool twists, and some jokes.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE!

1/26/2007 12:17:03 AM

For some reason it reminds me of some Oceans Eleven garbage. WAY to overdirected and overacted with way too many big name people in it. Hell, IMDb only has it at a 6.6 so far. Maybe I see it in the theater, but will prolly just download it in a few months for free.

I think I might just have Andy Garcia so type cast into that role that I hate any movie he is in now, I dont know.

[Edited on January 26, 2007 at 12:30 AM. Reason : .]

1/26/2007 12:25:58 AM

^^cant wait

1/26/2007 12:32:42 AM

^^agreed, especially with the andy garcia bit

1/26/2007 1:32:46 AM

i'm telling you...you will all love this movie if you like anything with action or suspense...it has some really funny parts too and plenty of wtf moments...

i am going to go see it again this weekend i think

1/26/2007 1:35:25 AM

Jeremy Piven = I will watch it.

1/26/2007 2:38:53 AM

judging by the previews i thought this movie had potential to be decent, but also had potential to kinda suck...

This movie was infinitely better than I expected. Entertaining all the way through. The violent action and fucked up jokes don't stop. I can't believe how good this movie is compared to what everyone is expecting or reviewed it as. I would compare it to last years Running Scared. No one expected anything from that movie and it was pretty bad ass. I predict that there will be plenty of people watching it this weekend that will agree this movie is awesome.
Oceans 11 meets The Departed.

1/26/2007 2:39:33 AM

i'm looking forward to see this flick. i agree that it looks over-the-top, but i think that's part of the appeal. piven, bateman, liotta, reynolds...gotta be at least SOME hilarity.

so is Narc a good movie? I've heard of it, but never heard of this director.

1/26/2007 8:13:07 AM

Quote :

"so is Narc a good movie?"

HAHAHA, no.

1/26/2007 8:50:35 AM

it looks very entertaining to me. im all about dozens of characters fighting each other for the same prize. BUT WILL IT BE AS ENTERTAINING AS RAT RACE

1/26/2007 9:21:33 AM

^ did you ever see Mean Guns?

1/26/2007 11:34:10 AM

Piven + Reynolds + guns = I'll see it.

1/26/2007 12:18:50 PM

more like

Piven = I'll see it

1/26/2007 1:27:28 PM

I'll be seeing this at blue ridge tonight at 9:50

1/26/2007 1:34:05 PM

Quote :

"^ did you ever see Mean Guns?"

Mean Guns, fucking classic

1/26/2007 2:09:52 PM

yeah I want to see this movie

1/26/2007 2:16:19 PM

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/smokin_aces/

31%

1/26/2007 3:19:49 PM

just got back from seeing it. it wasn't anything special. it had a nice twist at the ending, but other than that it was only OK. not worth shelling out the big bucks to see it in the theaters, but would make a good netflix rental someday

1/26/2007 6:49:04 PM

^^already sunk further to 27% now.

was totally ready to see this tonight, but now i'm rethinking it. going to movies on opening nights is such a pain out here, so i might still see it, but not right away.

1/26/2007 7:25:16 PM

ignore the critic reviews...look at the user rating...76%

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/smokin_aces/reviews_users.php

1/26/2007 8:11:18 PM

Ocean's 11 meets Pulp Fiction is what came to mind when I saw this..

Definitely worth watching if you like Tarantino movies, although not as good as his movies.

Lost fans: Matthew Fox is in this movie.. was an 'oh shit' moment in the theatre when his scene came up since no one knew he was in the movie.

[Edited on January 26, 2007 at 10:04 PM. Reason : ]

1/26/2007 10:01:30 PM

Ending seemed rushed. Worth seeing once.. not twice. Leaves you feeling empty. It had great potential, but fell short in my opinion.

1/26/2007 10:05:08 PM

i loved it, need to see it again though

1/27/2007 3:28:06 AM

There were just way too many characters. They didn't really develop any of them. Combine that with the fact that they tried to throw in a ton of "twisty" background plot and it just felt a bit rushed and shallow. It was okay, and like it was said before, it had potential. They just didn't pull it off in my opinion. You didn't feel like you really knew any of the characters or really even gave a shit. In fact, there were some characters that didn't even need to be in the movie at all

I'd give it a C+

[Edited on January 27, 2007 at 1:07 PM. Reason : .]

1/27/2007 1:06:43 PM

Quote :

"Jeremy Piven = I will watch it."

1/27/2007 1:37:19 PM

I really liked the movie. I'll agree that some of the characters may have been a little rushed, but the plot kept me guessing. I would give it a B or a B+ overall.

1/27/2007 3:14:24 PM

i thought it sucked ass. pacing was awful. often tried way too hard to be funny and failed.

not to mention character development was pretty bad, but that's expected in a movie like this.

[Edited on January 27, 2007 at 3:28 PM. Reason : fdsj]

1/27/2007 3:19:09 PM

just saw it today...i dunno what to say about it

1/27/2007 5:17:25 PM

how about something

1/28/2007 1:01:57 AM

Something.

1/28/2007 1:11:14 AM

I just enjoyed all the fucking killing.

1/28/2007 10:29:54 AM

i was so bored during this movie

1/28/2007 12:00:41 PM

catching the 4:25 showing (CST).....peace

1/28/2007 4:52:41 PM

bad
ass

1/28/2007 5:10:43 PM

wow mixed reviews

1/28/2007 5:31:18 PM

bad
ass

1/28/2007 6:59:22 PM