[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Locke

I don't know why Gangster Squad gets such a bad wrap, a movie that is just about being pure fun shouldn't be hated. Especially as it was a multiplex film, which are all about mindless popcorn entertainment. It was right at home, and did its job beautifully. I thought Star Trek 2 and Thor 2 were much worse than Gangster Squad.

My biggest issues with Gangster Squad was from its final quarter of the movie. We had this out of no where Matrix-style shoot out with bullet time and stuff in the middle of a hotel lobby that felt tacked on. I know they changed the ending because of the theater shooting, which is bull because delaying the movie was good enough, they did not have to change the historical aspect of it, and it showed that it was made up at the last second. Another issue I have with the movie is just how predictable it was. It felt more like Public Enemies 2 than a movie about Cohen.

I've been told that tv mini series that had just aired does Cohen justice compared to Gangster Squad.

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I also think 2013 was a better year for the independent scene, than the multiplex scene with great movies like The Dirties, Prince Avalanche and Maniac being released which were some of this years highlights for me, moviewise.

Never heard of any of those, but honestly, I don't pay too much attention to the independent movie scene. Nothing against them, but I'm not going to look for movies that never come out in the theaters around me, and a lot of times, they just aren't my type of movies.

Anyway, if I did a top 10 list of 2013's releases, it would probably be:

1. The Hobbit 2
2. The World's End
3. Frozen
4. Star Trek 2
5. Thor 2
6. Catching Fire
7. The Wolf of Wall Street
8. Monster's University
9. Man of Steel
10. Pacific Rim