Weekend tracking

January moviegoing looks one flatliner after another. The only film that may do some decent business this weekend is that Hilary Swank- saves-the-students-from-their-self-destructive-street- environment-and-street-attitudes movie Freedom Writers (Paramount). General awareness is 64, definite interest 32, first choice is 10. New Line's Code Name: The Cleaner with Cedric the Entertainer ("You want tact, get a tactician!") is at 47, 25 and 3. The animated Happily Never After (Lionsgate) is 53, 22 and 2.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on January 4, 2007 at 3:44 PM

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Gabriel Author Profile Page says ...

Joe Carnahan's coming back with "Smokin' Aces" on the 26th; my love for both "Narc" and "Snatch" guarantees my spot in line for that one.

Posted by Gabriel Author Profile Page at January 4, 2007 4:46 PM

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therealshell Author Profile Page says ...

Jeez, the trailer for "Smokin' Aces" annoyed me almost as much as the trailer for "Balls of Fury."

I won't be seeing either of 'em.

Posted by therealshell Author Profile Page at January 4, 2007 5:15 PM

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Teh Awesome Author Profile Page says ...

I got to sneak in in a Smokin' Aces preview a few weeks ago, I didn't know the movie was coming out so late. Anyways, for what it's worth, I walked out of the movie. I'm a bit older now and I don't care for these "post-Tarantino" flicks anymore, but mainly most of the character's behaviour onscreen is illogical and ungrounded. The comedy moments were lame, though there was spright chuckles in the audience. And the whole thing was just too unrealistic for me to care about.

Posted by Teh Awesome Author Profile Page at January 4, 2007 6:19 PM

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Nick29 Author Profile Page says ...

Doesn't Children of Men go wide this weekend?

Posted by Nick29 Author Profile Page at January 4, 2007 7:54 PM

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jeffmcm Author Profile Page says ...

What does Joe Carnahan have to do with Snatch?

Posted by jeffmcm Author Profile Page at January 4, 2007 8:31 PM

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Hallick Author Profile Page says ...

"What does Joe Carnahan have to do with Snatch?"

I think Gabriel was using Snatch as a second and separate reference from Narc, because of the similarity of Smokin' Aces to Guy Ritchie's work.

Posted by Hallick Author Profile Page at January 4, 2007 9:02 PM

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Mike Schaefer Author Profile Page says ...

"Smokin' Aces" looks like a movie for people who thought "Domino" was too slow-paced.

Posted by Mike Schaefer Author Profile Page at January 4, 2007 10:42 PM

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donnyboy Author Profile Page says ...

If someone could explain to me something about NARC: why Ray Liotta's character (Oak?) is mad the whole movie, but yet he killed the cop, so why would he be mad, it makes no sense AT ALL....

Posted by donnyboy Author Profile Page at January 5, 2007 12:15 AM

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Alan Cerny Author Profile Page says ...

CHILDREN OF MEN opens wide, so we'll see how well it does. I'm seeing it Saturday.

And SMOKIN' ACES is a lot of fun. It sure as fuck ain't DOMINO. For on, this has coherent scenes.

Posted by Alan Cerny Author Profile Page at January 5, 2007 3:52 AM

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Dave Polands Gut Author Profile Page says ...

Didnt they already make this movie with Michelle Pfeiffer like 10 yrs ago?

Posted by Dave Polands Gut Author Profile Page at January 5, 2007 7:29 AM

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Gabriel Author Profile Page says ...

donnyboy:

****Major "Narc"-related spoiler****

Oak didn't kill the cop; the cop killed himself. Oak's pissed off because his best friend had descended into a lifestyle that eventually consumed him. He was also trying to sell the "someone murdered him, and I'm gonna get the bastards" angle because he wanted to preserve Calvez's reputation as an upstanding guy.

Posted by Gabriel Author Profile Page at January 5, 2007 7:31 AM

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