Comments on: Watch: Trailer For Clint Eastwood’s ‘J. Edgar’ Starring Leonardo DiCaprio

By: KT

KT — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

@ Bakunin

How on God\’s green Earth does this look epic? Or maybe a more important question is why does that word now apply to everything?

\”Oh, shit that PB & J was EPIC!\” … Uh, no.

By: Joe Mathews

Joe Mathews — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Looks lame… and kinda gay like Oliver Stone\’s Alexander.

By: Here you go

Here you go — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Here you go:

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/jedgar/

By: KitCon

KitCon — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

This doesn\’t look like an Oscar-worthy effort from Leo. Or Clint. But cinematography looks good. I agree, Changeling despite running 20 mins. too long was his best recent effort.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

I too agree that Changeling has been his best effort in recent years but will go even further to say it is better than Million Dollar Baby….I guess I\’m just not a Clint fan except for Unforgiven of course.

By: MoniqueV

MoniqueV — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

no and no

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Is that a still image from The Aviator?

By: Darwin

Darwin — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Well @JoeMatthews, there are hints of Hoover\’s homosexuality… so gay, it might be.

By: Kevin Jagernauth

Kevin Jagernauth — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Um, that score is kinda of great. Have I heard it somewhere else before?

By: Bakunin

Bakunin — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Looks epic. Not surprised about some immediate negative responses, the average American long stopped reading history or books in general, most kids probably think \”Transformers\” is based on fact.

By: c

Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

needs more channing tatum

By: Cory Everett

Cory Everett — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Handsomely produced but looks like Di Caprios miscasting + bad old aging makeup will be its undoing.

By: Nik Grape

Nik Grape — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Been there, done that. Eastwood\’s last great movie was Mystic River, everything\’s been downhill since then. This doesn\’t look like it\’ll change the course.

Arnie Hammer will get a Supporting Oscar nom.

By: Glass

Glass — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

That opening narration made me shudder with douchechills. I love Leo, but what\’s with the Hollywood kool-aid that it\’s always a great look to star in a Clint Eastwood movie?

Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby (many would disagree with the latter) are his only movies from the past 12 years that aren\’t laughable in some way.

I know for a fact that it\’s an extreme pleasure to work with Clint and it\’s a pleasant experience for everyone on the set, but it doesn\’t seem like great work is coming out of that. Can\’t fault a person for wanting a nice work experience, but this guy won\’t be supporting it..

*opens huge bag of Doritos, continues watching internet porn*

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Yeah, I don\’t think a negative reaction around here is from Transformers fans. Personally, I necessary understood DiCaprio taking the role, he\’ll Billy Crudup (who played Hoover in Public Enemies would have been better. Don\’t get me wrong, I\’m a big fan of DiCaprio, but from his very first line of dialog in this trailer I cringed at the voice he\’s putting on. The film itself looks very finely staged, but from the looks of it\’s the supporting cast, especially Armie Hammer that shines here.

By: thirdman

thirdman — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

This looks like every other biopic we\’ve had in the past 10 years. Polished, fine acting, historically sound, a good script; but ultimately lacking in heart, and originality. This will be a fine film, but art? It won\’t scratch the surface.

Also, I think that\’s the score to The Village, randomly.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Is it me or do all of Clint Eastwood\’s movies within the last decade or so look exactly the same?

By: Duncan

Duncan — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

The music is taken I think from a theatrical production \”Black Watch\” about the Scottish Black Watch regiment – – – I\’m pretty sure it\’s used (very effectively) during the play\’s finale.

This trailer for the play uses the same arrangement of the music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPXXTFczsTI

By: Bakunin

Bakunin — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

@KT, The film spans nearly 50 years of Hoover\’s memorable career involving some of the most notable criminal, political, social figures of modern U.S. history and that\’s not epic? Sorry if it\’s not some Ridley Scott movie with men in tights shooting arrows.

By: KT

KT — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

@ Bakunin

1) I didn\’t even watch \”Robin Hood\” because I knew it\’d be terrible.

2) It\’s still not epic.

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Bakunin, I do love a good (and accurate) rebuttal to typical snark. Looks like your detractor is the one stuck on net-prevalent Bill and Ted-speak (random! bogus! lame! epic!) and your definition is a little more in tune to Webster\’s.

By: Richtron

Richtron — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Gran Torino was a mild effort? My ass.

By: hank

hank — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Gran Torino wasn\’t a mild effort it was a big pile of SUCK.

By: William Forrester

William Forrester — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

I think Leonardo will surely get a nomination for an Academy Award. I think he’ll get a Oscar nomination at least. He is incredible and he is amazing. And I think he will get it. It’s an incredible performance, just wonderful.

By: Darwin

Darwin — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Hey William Forrester, do you think Leo will get an Oscar nom?