Pain & Gain (2013) - Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson Dir Michael Bay

Who would have thought Marky Mark would rise to this level in Hollywood?

I really enjoy his characters and he seems to have a talent for picking just the right roles.
And I think he does a very good job of acting.

FWIW, just saw him in Ted and he was great.

This looks good, will definitely watch this

I'm very interested in this one. I can admit I like Mark in many of his roles.

Screened this tonight and really enjoyed it. More to come on Friday.

You guys may want to re-consider buying a ticket for this one:
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/survivors-angry-over-pain-gain-depiction

They had me reconsidering with the casting of The Rock and Marky Mark.

Yeah but he hasn't seen the movie, so he made his declarations based on what...the trailer?....

I will buy a ticket and I will see the movie - it's intented to be an action comedy based on, inspired by, a true story, not a documentary.

Mark Walberg is the best-built 3’8” guy I’ve ever seen. Camera angles, boxes, trenches, etc, etc, – priceless.

Yeah, but if this movie is supposed to be a "comedy," I am missing the mirth.
This sounds analogous to re-booting Airplane! from 1980 to tell the story of 9/11.

Exploiting a real story involving torture and the dismemberment of innocent people for B.O. receipts is not something I will support with my hard-earned $$$.

It is not the size of a man's____, but the size of his wallet.

So you didn't pay to see Zero Dark Thirty?

The film, apparently, can be considered an action "comedy" because of its insane story. I don't know if the filmmakers exploited the story for B.O receipts, but I do know it IS a true story involving 3 lunatics who clearly lost contact with reality. We could say that Tarantino has exploited History in his last 2 movies for B.O. receipts, or that Spielberg exploited a real story for B.O. receipts with Schindler... I still fail to see what the issue is with Pain & Gain, or maybe it's just that people (and I don't mean you) think Michael Bay shouldn't be allowed to make crime dramas because Michael Bay is an idiot blah blah blah... I'll give the film a chance before judging it.
Edited by Morpheo - 4/26/13 at 8:42am

There are several accounts that say the real story is stranger than what's in the movie.

Besides we live in a country where Elvis was cleared from trying to kill the President only to find his Mississippi Taekwondo master is really to blame and framed him.

ZDT doesn't ignore torture, 5 bucks says an action/comedy P&G will.

I don't have strong feelings on Bay either way.
Some of his stuff has worked for me and some of it hasn't.

That's either the funniest or the weirdest thing I have ever heard....

All true.

Someone should tell that to Michael Bay, who plasters the words "THIS IS A TRUE STORY" over the screen on multiple occassions throughout the movie.

Here is the real story in detail:

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1999-12-23/news/pain-gain/

Yeah, I get where you all are coming from.

Having seen it once, it is a macabre comedy in which it is hard to believe that anyone could be so stupid.

OT, but this line just screams for someone to post this photo, so I will.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18559_162-57581406/muscle-and-mayhem-the-real-life-story-behind-miamis-murderous-sun-gym-gang/

Seems like even a straight documentary of this story would be absurdly comical in parts, but since I can't imagine Wahlberg and The Rock not trying to portray the killers as somehow likable or sympathetic (ala Jules and Vincent in 'Pulp Fiction'), I can see why the victims' survivors are so offended that the story was turned into a big production with a couple of Hollywood's most popular stars playing the leads.

Then again, if Martin Scorsese had to worry about offending Spider's surviving family members, he might never have made 'Goodfellas.'

Saw this over the weekend. It was entertaining enough. I didn't really get behind any of the characters as they're all scumbags. Which should be right up my alley. Thank Gawd Rebel Wilson doesn't have a nude scene. I give it 3/5.

As is the director.

okay.... my, um, "point", was that none of us knows him personally, so I don't see why I would call him a "scumbag"... He does what he does, and millions of people go see his movies, which make billions. So whatever kind of individual he might be, most people seem to enjoy his movies. What makes you think he's a scumbag? That seems a bit extreme to me, that's all.

Plus one Morpheo.

I like Bay and have enjoyed most of his stuff. If that gets me kicked out of the hoity-toity club, so be it. Don't drink my coffee with my pinky extended either.

Sum beach. Get this man some AVS infractions.