OmegaK2099
Gettin' It In
I'll start off by saying its true what they say, that rewatching old movies you haven't seen in a while is the gift that keeps on giving. I found this to be no exception. In my other thread I was being too harsh on this flick. So i apologize, However I wont say that this movie is not without its faults.
I like the idea that when Oliver Stone set out to make the movie, he wanted to make it the Platoon of football movies. He also wanted to shoot the actual football scenes in the same violent chaotic energy as Saving Private Ryan. Which for the most part he succeeded. Stone also chose to treat this film in part as an expose on the problems plaguing the sport like drug abuse, racism and the handling of injuries, so much so it got them blackballed by the NFL. I liked both ideas and his whole creative approach to how he put the movie together.
However my main gripe was I felt this movie relied on Oliver Stone getting high on himself and shytting the bed by valuing style over substance that often ventured into him going for shock value and just being flatout self indulgent. Some shyt was just so comically unrealistic, that it was hard to take the film seriously.
What's up with the cutaways in some scenes? is this football or natural born killers? And was that really necessary to see dudes dikk in the locker room scene.
Anyway flaws and all, I found alot of stuff I remember liking about it, as well as new shyt I picked up on. Outside of the reasons I listed as well as pacing problems, its alright.
I always get a kick out of the story about Puffs Audition. He showed up at Oliver Stones workout sessions setup for actors to prove they could play. Well he wound up performing so bad he upset Al Pacino and embarrassed Oliver Stone who was ready to cast him.
“Puff Daddy threw like a girl so they put him on a plane.” -Andrew Bryniarski
I like the idea that when Oliver Stone set out to make the movie, he wanted to make it the Platoon of football movies. He also wanted to shoot the actual football scenes in the same violent chaotic energy as Saving Private Ryan. Which for the most part he succeeded. Stone also chose to treat this film in part as an expose on the problems plaguing the sport like drug abuse, racism and the handling of injuries, so much so it got them blackballed by the NFL. I liked both ideas and his whole creative approach to how he put the movie together.
However my main gripe was I felt this movie relied on Oliver Stone getting high on himself and shytting the bed by valuing style over substance that often ventured into him going for shock value and just being flatout self indulgent. Some shyt was just so comically unrealistic, that it was hard to take the film seriously.
What's up with the cutaways in some scenes? is this football or natural born killers? And was that really necessary to see dudes dikk in the locker room scene.
Anyway flaws and all, I found alot of stuff I remember liking about it, as well as new shyt I picked up on. Outside of the reasons I listed as well as pacing problems, its alright.
I always get a kick out of the story about Puffs Audition. He showed up at Oliver Stones workout sessions setup for actors to prove they could play. Well he wound up performing so bad he upset Al Pacino and embarrassed Oliver Stone who was ready to cast him.
“Puff Daddy threw like a girl so they put him on a plane.” -Andrew Bryniarski
