Comments on: American Gangster Leaked Online

By: 4twenty7

4twenty7 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:28:35 +0000

Blazak, you won’t find any boom mics on the DVD - because their appearance is due to incorrect framing by the projectionist. Within the correct aspect ratio, there are no mics.

By: Blazak

Blazak — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:41:00 +0000

The constant appearance of the boom mic ruined this movie for me. I started looking for it. At least it will make a great drinking game when it comes out on DVD. Very lame.

By: SuezanneC Baskerville

SuezanneC Baskerville — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:39:20 +0000

I didn’t see the boom mic until the last scenes when Washington and Crowe were talking.

I couldn’t really believe it. I tried to make up some kind of rationalization, that it was a water sprinkler or something.

My kids saws it in a number of other places in the film.

I still find it hard to believe a professional big budget film by Ridley Scott, with famous actors, got released with such obvious flaws.

The movie was unpleasant, owing to it’s subject matter, but not riveting. I suspect that a whole lot of people who saw that boom mic will leave the theater and the only thing they’ll take away from it will be the memory of the microphones.

By: Cinema Gaslight » Blog Archive » weekend box office 11/5

Cinema Gaslight » Blog Archive » weekend box office 11/5 — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:09:26 +0000

[...] II didn’t perform well in theaters. Despite a high quality version of American Gangster being leaked online two weeks before hitting theaters, it did remarkably well this past weekend, pulling in an [...]

By: Ms. Scorpia

Ms. Scorpia — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:17:08 +0000

I saw the movie last night at the THEATRE! I thought it was a little over the top at times and not enough punch, but I think people aren’t giving the movie props, because it’s a gangster real-life story of a Black man that had the cops, mafia, and other suckers in his hand. We all love Scarface, but was it really that good or was it the mass amounts of Coke and guns that attracted us to the film. There’s thousands of Italian mafia characters out there, but never has there been a Black one. Also, the idea that one man would travel alone to Vietnam during the war and strike a deal with the elite in that country was truly brilliant. Please don’t mince my words, brilliancy doesn’t always translate into good, but you have to admit that the risk was insane. I mean Lucas was in with the government and shipping pure shit in coffins! This country has been a complete hot mess since its existence and dollars are definitely the root of all evil and in my opinion Democracy doesn’t rule America! I give the movie a B overall!

By: Lyle

Lyle — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:47:07 +0000

Sure we can debate about the state of rampant piracy in this industry, but the fact remains that studios shouldn’t complain about piracy considering that they spend millions of dollars to intentionally manufacture cinematic waste and actually try to pass it off as original and interesting material. People SHOULD pirate and perhaps this will send a message to the executives who are completely immune to good storytelling concepts, by favoring a more irrelevant marketable alternative just to meet a bottom line.

By: Blaine

Blaine — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:40:32 +0000

THE boom mic? I counted 5.

By: Eric Frederick

Eric Frederick — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:06:02 +0000

It was just on big copy of lots of other movie.

Cuba Gooding was either miscast or just bad acting.

Kind of a waste of time

By: American Gangster @ LittleBro's Blog

American Gangster @ LittleBro's Blog — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:51:08 +0000

[...] in ultima perioada, dar peste un film ca American Gangster nu pot sa trec. Aparut pe internet cu 10 zile inainte de lansarea in cinematografe American Gangster prezinta povestea lui Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) si cum acesta a devenit [...]

By: “American Gangster” Leaked Online, 2 Weeks Before Theatrical Release | TorrentPimp

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:53:51 +0000

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By: Nerdcore — Links vom 25. 10. 07 (2): Kalendarium toter Musiker, Bruce Lee, Pac Man, Rassisten und das Barbie Massaker

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:27:04 +0000

[...] American Gangster Leaked Online â€œFor Your Considerationâ€ season has begun. I know this because the first Oscar screener of the season has been leaked online. A week and a half before the official release date, Ridley Scottâ€™s new film American Gangster has been uploaded to the bit torrent networks and has already been illegally downloaded by tens of thousands of people. And thatâ€™s just in the first 20 hours online. As I write this, over 10,000 users are currently downloading the video off a popular bit torrent website. [...]

By: popkulturjunkie.de » diverse interpreten (2007.10.25).

popkulturjunkie.de » diverse interpreten (2007.10.25). — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:03:06 +0000

[...] - Die ersten Oscar-Aspiranten-Screener schwappen ins Netz. [...]

By: American Clichester

American Clichester — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:21:47 +0000

This is one of those films where the longer you drift from the first viewing, the less and less you like it. To see this film get kudos will be a truly depressing thing. This wouldn’t pass for a great film in the 70s. nevermind today.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:49:22 +0000

I told you my stance up above, but here’s what I wrote for another site:

So I caught American Gangster tonight.

The film starts out with some fire. Then it turns into a dialogue ridden, action deprived, prolonged film about drug trafficking and those who oppose it. Many of the story lines are unnecessary and bloat the film.

The acting was okay. Denzel was, well, Denzel. You’ve seen it before; it’s just he’s in a 60-70s suit. Russell Crowe was good because he was a perfect match for the part. However, it’s not his best performance and if he’s nominated I’ll be surprised. Lots of cameos and a hell of a cast behind them.

The action was good but it was sparse. Lots of stake outs with little to no action. There were little spurts of action through out the movie but the total time of action was probably around 10 minutes. That is, until the end. The action that did happen at the end - way too late - was top notch and lasted about 10 minutes. It was tense and well shot.

The resolution was perhaps the best part of the film, mainly because it happened at a faster pace than all the bloated and unnecessary building of the sides.

In all honesty, American Gangster was mediocrity at it’s finest. Has some very good craftsmanship. You’d expect that from Ridley Scott. But, alas, it has some of the worst. The contrived dialogue and slow pace are the two worst things. The visible (I hope we got an early print.) boom mic was horrendous. It’s like they didn’t even try to edit that or cover it up. Sad.

The bottom line is that it’s over-hyped. It’ll make it’s money, but I think it could have been so much more. But then, that’s the definition of mediocrity.

By: American Clichester

American Clichester — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:14:07 +0000

Just watched the screener version. Wow, this movie is a big let down. It’s well-executed and the set/fashion design is impeccable, but there is not a cliche crime-movie that American Gangster doesn’t steal from. It’s a true story so that’s even more surprising. What’s unusual about this cat-and-mouse game is only stated at the very end in text. AG sets the film up just like Mann’s impeccable Heat, almost to the point that it’s ripping it off. Unlike Heat, Scott’s AG doesn’t illuminate on the crime world in ways we’ve never seen. It focuses solely on Washington (doing his Training Day schtick, truly tired now) and Crowe (playing the Serpico role - seemingly the only cop in existence besides the Rza who doesn’t take bribes). This film had a lot going for it, but it won’t connect with audiences. It’s waaaay too long. It’s not boring, which I’ll give Scott credit for, but again, you’ve seen it all before and better. Urban audiences will get the soundtrack but shrug off this movie - sort of like Heat originally - because it’s 3 hrs. Sophisticated audiences won’t bite as hard b/c it truly tries to solidify Washington’s character as the Pablo Escobar of Harlem, and again, it’s very predictable. Man, anyone who calls this a classic needs to reexamine the Carlito’s Way, Serpico, Heat, Blow, Goodfellas, Departed, Infernal Affairs, Long Good Friday, Scarface, Untouchables, and even Zodiac. Brings nothing to the table except a nice, shiny, authentic table.

By: Insane Central Blog » Blog Archive » American Gangster Leaked Online

Insane Central Blog » Blog Archive » American Gangster Leaked Online — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:32:01 +0000

[...] The film “American Gangster” has been leaked online… so if you were looking forward to this movie here it is. The film releases on November 2nd which means it’s leaked quite early, and in the form of a DVD screener which is the quality of a retail DVD. Thanks to the users of Digg, here is the leak [piratebay] [slashfilm] [...]

By: a member of the free pirate allaince

a member of the free pirate allaince — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:08:10 +0000

It sucks that they didnt get to preview the movie when they had wanted, the person who leaked it should have waited, cause now he is target number 1 for the Motion Picture Assosiation of A$$hol3s.
the guy who leaked this was probably a member of Oink, which was recently shutdown by the corrupt people in power, so this would have been a small retaliation for the damage you have caused.
i hope your company loses a lot of money on this.
it is not bussiness as usual anymore, we are fighting you. and you are losing.

By: mike

mike — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:41:45 +0000

I actually agree with Eli that the piracy hurt Hostel: Part II, which is a pretty good movie. But, mainly it was released the wrong time. It should have been released much later in the Summer (Aug or Sept).

By: Graham

Graham — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:36:42 +0000

Piracy didn’t hurt Hostel: Part II, the fact that Eli Roth is a bad director and that the first one sucked; is what hurt the second one.

By: Ccw81221

Ccw81221 — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:28:07 +0000

Sooooo, what website is this on? Just tried Pirate Bay and the entire site doesn’t seem to be working. Any help?