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Jwodie 
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| Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:14 am)
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The Future 
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:15 am to Jwodie)
I had high hopes, obviously they were misplaced
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SW2SCLA
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:23 am to Jwodie)
I really want to see it, but I've never liked Sean Penn. It's really making me want to wait til I can Netflix it on DVD.
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Weebie 
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:25 am to Jwodie)
a friend got to view an early screening of this in NY and said it wasn't bad, but was disappointing considering the caliber of actors attached. he said that Gosling is "trying way too hard".
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Carson123987
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:30 am to Jwodie)
i was excited when i first saw it, but as i saw more commercials, i lost hope. emma stone is there just to be love interest, and gosling is trying too hard as usual to be badass. he's starting to fall into Denzel territory where he plays the same character over and over
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Weebie
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:32 am to Jwodie)
also keep in mind that the guy who directed this film (Ruben Fleischer) has a short resume of directing that consist of (in most recent order) -
Escape My Life (TV Series)
30 Minutes or Less
Funny or Die Presents... (TV Series)
Zombieland
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (TV Series)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (3 Episodes)
so don't be surprised if this film isn't what it should have been.
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xenythx 
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:39 am to Jwodie)
The previews look terrible. They're obviously trying to go for a stylized "pulp" feel but it comes off as corny and campy.
With the cast they had, they probably should have played it straight.
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Jwodie
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 12:42 am to xenythx)
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The previews look terrible. They're obviously trying to go for a stylized "pulp" feel but it comes off as corny and campy.
Totally agree.
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Marciano1
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 7:14 am to xenythx)
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The previews look terrible. They're obviously trying to go for a stylized "pulp" feel but it comes off as corny and campy. With the cast they had, they probably should have played it straight.
Exactly. It had potential but they screwed it up and you can tell from the preview alone
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trillhog
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 7:18 am to Jwodie)
anti sean penn, wouldn't pay to see anything he's in.
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Archie Bengal Bunker 
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 7:39 am to trillhog)
I'm not even sure it's Sean Penn. He is so heavily makeup-ed or CGI-ed that every time I see the trailer, I can't get Flattop out of my head.
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Tchefuncte Tiger 
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 8:00 am to Jwodie)
The trailers make this show look really shitty.
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trillhog
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i'm not a fan of actors that take themselves to serious and you can tell he thinks he's God's gift to earth.
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The Cow Goes Moo Moo 
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 8:19 am to Jwodie)
First mistake was the title "Gangster Squad". Just sounds really cheesy, but the commercials for the movie don't seem to help it out much either.
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jimithing11 
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 10:41 am to Jwodie)
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34% on RT.
Must have suffered when they had to take the movie scene out where they shoot up the theatre 
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beaverfever 
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 10:43 am to Jwodie)
Hard to believe so many legit actors would sign up for a shitty movie
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13SaintTiger
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 5:47 pm to Jwodie)
So did anybody actually see this movie yet?
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eyeran
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 5:54 pm to jimithing11)
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Must have suffered when they had to take the movie scene out where they shoot up the theatre
That scene looked awesome in the original trailer, but its understandable that they took it out.
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wish i was tebow 
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 6:06 pm to Jwodie)
It's a good idea but I had/have a feeling it was going to suck
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Marciano1
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| re: Gangster Squad opening tomorrow... (Posted on 1/11/13 at 6:32 pm to eyeran)
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That scene looked awesome in the original trailer, but its understandable that they took it out.
America is soft. It was an unfortunate incident but if people don't wanna be offended then they should stay home and not see this movie. Should have left the scene in
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