Comments on: Benicio Del Toro Joins Oliver Stone’s ‘Savages’

By: Beckers

Beckers — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:53:02 +0000

If Benicio Del Toro is in it I\’m going to go see it … 🙂

By: Funker Hornsby

Funker Hornsby — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:53:02 +0000

It\’s pretty much the most unimaginative casting in the history of mankind. an ape could come up with these casting choices (if he was able to read the book). nerdy looking johnson plays the nerd, tough looking kitsch plays the killer, and so on and so on. it\’s all just so… obvious. this is just heading the exact same way as \”u-turn\” 15 years ago. i don\’t mind stone. he\’s just does not seem to be the right guy to do a pulpy thriller. he will stress the extreme violence and lose the tongue in cheek humor and, yes, fun of the book (which was an excellent read, like elmore leonard for generation add). and it\’ll turn out like that other winslow adaptation, \”death and life of bobby z\”, all macho posturing and no fun. not a bad film, just too grim and bent on the pure adrenaline rush.

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:53:02 +0000

I am not sure which book Paul read, but I thought the Savages was a fantastic book. I am hoping the film lives up to my expectations. They are lining up a stellar cast. Especially if Hayek joins up.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:53:02 +0000

Could be Stone\’s best film in years if he just makes it a lean & mean, pulpy thriller. The novel was pretty awful but as a 100-110 minute feature could be a really tight non-nonsense thriller.