Originally Posted By: pizzaboy
Originally Posted By: Lilo
The Town
Despite using virtually every known cliche of heist flicks/Irish gangster movies/action movies and running maybe 20 minutes longer than needed, "The Town" was a relatively entertaining film.

I finally saw it last night on DVD and I agree with this synopsis.

Lilo, if you thought the theatrical version was too long, you should know that Affleck's original cut was almost 4 hours, and an almost 3 hour "Director's Cut" is available on the DVD.



I was a bit disapponted in the ending, though. I made sure I read the book first ("Prince of Thieves," by Chuck Hogan), and would have been happier with Hogan's grittier, more realistic denouement. By the way, I recommend the book wholeheartedly. Back in 2005, Stephen King called it one of the top ten books of the year, while writing for "Entertainment Weekly." I'm not sure if I agree it was one of the year's ten best, but it was definitely up there.


I'll check for the book, PB.
4 HOURS?
I'm lucky Affleck didn't have final cut option on the movie or if he did he came to his senses.

"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives."
Winter is Coming

Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die.
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.