tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post6597607215575315382..comments2024-03-25T15:38:16.880-07:00Comments on Surrender to the Void: Carlito's Waythevoid99http://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-29767680819796034972016-05-31T11:27:31.491-07:002016-05-31T11:27:31.491-07:00@J.D. Lafrance-This is one of Sean Penn's best...@J.D. Lafrance-This is one of Sean Penn's best roles as I'm sure the paycheck helped him in what he needed to fund one of films (before he became full of himself as of late). It is a great film that is starting to get a lot of love now. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-14617403571538452892016-05-31T10:04:06.156-07:002016-05-31T10:04:06.156-07:00After BLOW OUT, this might well be my fave De Palm...After BLOW OUT, this might well be my fave De Palma film. It is stylish and exudes confidence of a director at the top of his game. For what was supposedly a paycheck gig, Sean Penn is simply astounding, disappearing into the role of a sleazy lawyer. He plays so well off of Al Pacino who has never been better. Such a fantastic film on all levels.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-73629043110232300872016-03-10T13:48:06.294-08:002016-03-10T13:48:06.294-08:00@keith71_98-It was on TV and while I was planning ...@keith71_98-It was on TV and while I was planning to review it later this month, I just ended up watching it and had a blast. I fucking love the film as well as some of those moments like the scene where Penelope Ann Miller seduces Pacino while Joe Cocker was playing as Pacino breaks the door and they make out where Miller then says "now where's my cheesecake?" despite the fact that she had earlier said she didn't like cheesecake. I love those little touches. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-39710213245192959062016-03-10T13:21:24.038-08:002016-03-10T13:21:24.038-08:00What a magnificent review. Yet another that I have...What a magnificent review. Yet another that I haven't seen in a long time. Been a while.keith71_98https://www.blogger.com/profile/07815219499754051198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-10768455857764022132016-03-10T12:07:54.951-08:002016-03-10T12:07:54.951-08:00@Fisti-For me, this is probably among my 5-10 favo...@Fisti-For me, this is probably among my 5-10 favorite films by de Palma as I just love it to death and re-watching it has me looking into more on what is happening as I think Pacino was on fire with this film while Penn just killed it. I truly believe that it's one of the most underrated films of the past 30 years.<br /><br />@Wendell-It is a very different film from <i>Scarface</i> yet both do share a few visual similarities while I think one of its strength was its ensemble. It maybe Al's movie but Penn, Guzman, and Leguizamo put in the kind of work that is just off the wall. Every time I hear about Guzman and this film, I think about an episode he did on <i>Dinner for Five</i> where he talked about being in the film. He had noticed that the production early on was a bit tense and when de Palma when to Guzman on a scene. Guzman said "Brian, I don't act. I just do it." de Palma then says "OK, everyone be on your mark. Luis is just gonna do it." After that, the filming became more relaxing as Guzman succeeded in making de Palma laugh. I just love those little stories. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-37724869151722267542016-03-10T05:45:52.693-08:002016-03-10T05:45:52.693-08:00Not sure what happened...stupid phone.
I was say...Not sure what happened...stupid phone. <br /><br />I was saying I like Pacino here, but wouldn't call it one of his iconic performances. It is one of his better movies, but he gets a bit overshadowed by his ridiculously good supporting cast. Penn, Guzman, and especially Leguizamo all killed it. Great call on the look and style of the film, too.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-47942680545481844252016-03-10T05:41:58.082-08:002016-03-10T05:41:58.082-08:00I love this movie. One of the most amazing things ...I love this movie. One of the most amazing things to me is that even though it's a crime drama made by the same director and with the same star it feels vastly different from Scarface, yet is nearly as good. I like Pacino, but Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-6141416286716652832016-03-10T05:01:54.720-08:002016-03-10T05:01:54.720-08:00I thought this was a good one...not great, but I d...I thought this was a good one...not great, but I did like many aspects of it, especially Penn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com