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Tommy Carcetti

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72. I mean, it *is* beautifully shot.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:57 PM
Apr 16

When you see Rose getting lowered into the lifeboat while looking up at Jack as flares go off in the background, or when you see Rose looking at the Statue of Liberty after being rescued, it's just aesthetically great to look at.

But good lord, they must have blown all their budget on special effects and camera work because the dialogue is just so forced and wooden, and not even DiCaprio, Winslet, Bates or multiple other skilled actors can save it (unlike, say, Forrest Gump where I think skilled acting did manage to effectively save an otherwise underwhelming script.)

And Billy Zane's Cal has to be one of the most preposterously one-dimensional characters in modern cinema. He might as well have just had a moustache to twirl throughout the movie.

But because it's always on HBO, my wife and I have actually found a good use for the movie. When we go to channel guide and see that it's on HBO, we play this game where we try to pinpoint exactly where in the story the movie is based on how far the guide says is left in the movie. If we're good, we'll get it down to the exact scene.

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Lawrence of Arabia nocoincidences Apr 15 #1
Nope but thanks for playing. Nt Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #3
Heaven's Gate displacedvermoter Apr 15 #2
Nope. Nt Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #4
Fun facts about that movie jmowreader Apr 16 #80
I went to a Sex Museum in Amsterdam many years ago displacedvermoter Apr 17 #81
Let me address the brothel situation in Wallace jmowreader Apr 17 #83
History is cool! displacedvermoter Apr 17 #84
Moulin Rouge? Dave Bowman Apr 15 #5
Nope. Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #7
Ishtar? jls4561 Apr 15 #6
Nope. Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #8
Forrest Gump. 3catwoman3 Apr 15 #9
Not a terrible guess, but nope. Nt Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #10
Sahara? dgauss Apr 15 #11
Nope. Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #12
Yeah, number 3 was probably a stretch anyways. dgauss Apr 15 #16
It's too vague. You need to add another clue. red dog 1 Apr 15 #13
It's got a rather memorable Earworm in its soundtrack Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #14
Well, if it is "Dances with Wolves" (good cast, great cinematography, beautiful film score by hlthe2b Apr 15 #15
Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #21
The Big Country oasis Apr 15 #17
Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #20
How the West Was Won. Norrrm Apr 15 #18
Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #23
Gravity Solly Mack Apr 15 #19
Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #22
Days of Heaven n/t pamela Apr 15 #24
Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #41
Couldn't POSSIBLY be "2001: A Space Odyssey," lastlib Apr 15 #25
It is....not. Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #42
Invasion USA-1985 - Chuck Norris Midnight Writer Apr 15 #26
I said it had atrocious screenwriting. :) Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #43
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Tikki Apr 15 #27
"Top Gun" Tikki Apr 16 #33
Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #44
Nope again Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #45
The Ten Commandments hedda_foil Apr 15 #28
That was gonna be my guess too dweller Apr 16 #31
Nice try but no Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #46
The Black Dahlia? dgauss Apr 15 #29
Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #48
Out of Africa? applegrove Apr 15 #30
Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #49
Ok, last guess here. I'm thinkimg Scifi epics are a good bet. dgauss Apr 16 #32
I hate to tell you, because you put a lot of effort in that guess, but...no Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #50
Avatar nt Shipwack Apr 16 #34
Another good guess but no Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #51
Dune, The Greatest Showman, La La Land, Tron Legacy, Suicide Squad Doodley Apr 16 #35
All swings, but all misses Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #52
Porky's Orrex Apr 16 #36
Nope, you cheeky bastard Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #53
lol Orrex Apr 16 #57
Debbie does Dallas. Dave Bowman Apr 16 #37
Ha ha, no. Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #54
Titanic MIButterfly Apr 16 #38
I was thinking Titanic, too. betsuni Apr 16 #39
CONGRATULATIONS BETSUNI YOU ARE OUR MISS CONGENIALITY!!! Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #56
We Wholeheartedly Agree ProfessorGAC Apr 16 #68
I mean, it *is* beautifully shot. Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #72
We Don't Have That Kind If Patience ProfessorGAC Apr 16 #73
You walked out of Titanic! Doodley Apr 16 #74
We Did ProfessorGAC Apr 16 #75
Oh come on! It is one of the most spectacular movies of all time. Doodley Apr 16 #78
Not To Us ProfessorGAC Apr 16 #79
You walked out at 40 minutes, and think the movie is too long, and it is Romeo and Juliet on a boat? Doodley Apr 17 #85
When old Rose throws the jewel into the ocean I turn into Indiana Jones: THAT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM! betsuni Apr 16 #71
CONGRATULATIONS MIBUTTERFLY YOU ARE OUR BIG WINNER!!! Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #55
Yahoo! MIButterfly Apr 16 #59
Oklahoma StoolPigeon Apr 16 #40
Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #47
Marty Supreme Doodley Apr 16 #58
No but that one is on my list to watch. Nt Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #62
So it could have been a significant number of these films? displacedvermoter Apr 16 #60
True Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #63
Fair enough. displacedvermoter Apr 16 #64
That was Fun! marked50 Apr 16 #61
We'll play again in six months. Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #67
I'll be ready to jump on it. Harker Apr 16 #69
I walked out of the Titanic cause the guy behind me was drunk miyazaki Apr 16 #77
Ghostbusters II ? boonecreek Apr 16 #65
I actually liked Ghostbusters II more than the original. Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #66
Project Hail Mary NNadir Apr 16 #70
Dances with Wolves (Plays with camera) JT45242 Apr 16 #76
Star Wars prequels and sequels. Iggo Apr 17 #82
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