RIP Michael Clarke Duncan

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Gangster Squad = New Untouchables?


There's a new flick coming out that we should all be excited about. It's in the vein of L.A. Confidential or the video-game L.A. Noir - sort of mythic interpretations of 1940's-50's police work and city life. If you've never seen L.A. Confidential - rent or download or whatever it RIGHT NOW.

Personally I love this sort of gritty, pulpy movie. But upon watching the new trailer, it looks and FEELS like an Untouchables movie for a new generation. Untouchables was a flick starring Kevin Coster, Sean Connery, Robert DeNiro, and Andy Garcia about the real-life squad that took on Al Capone in Chicago during the heyday of Prohibition. They seriously were called the Untouchables because they couldn't be bribed, bought, and/or threatened. They went after Capone and his cohorts like men with nothing to lose.

If you haven't seen the Untouchables - rent or download or whatever it RIGHT NOW.

Regardless, check out the new trailer for Gangster Squad starring Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Nick Nolte, Robert Patrick (the T-1000, yo), and the nauseating Sean Penn (the only reason I wouldn't see this movie if it didn't look so damn awesome). It's also directed by the guy who made Zombieland.

If you haven't seen Zombieland - you get the idea.



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