Does anyone plan on seeing "Alpha Dog?"

[dynoguy88]

For those that don't already know, the movie "Alpha Dog," will be coming out some time this Spring.... (I don't think an exact date has been stated yet). The movie is based on the Jesse James Hollywood case. New names have been given to the characters and I'm sure some other small details might be a little different for story purposes but the basic plot will be on the Hollywood/Markowitz saga.

The movie will have some well known celebs in it including Sharon Stone, Bruce Willis, Justin Timberlake, Courtney Cox-Arquette and Alan Thicke. The movie wrapped up while Hollywood was still on the run, but after he was captured last March, the cast and crew went back to shoot a different ending.

I plan on seeing the movie. The Jesse James Hollywood case always stuck out to me. I finally saw the segment for the first time about a year and half ago and I couldn't get it out of my head for the rest of the day. I remember going online and reading articles about the case and I felt horrible after reading them because this was such a tragic story and it could have been avoided at so many times. (I'm so happy that the little sh*t was captured).

Does anyone else plan on seeing the movie?

[-TRANCE-]

Im looking forward to seeing this. I hope the movie stays true to the real case as it should. The majority of the people that go and see the film may not know or have heard about the Jesse James Hollywood case, I'm a little unsure of how Justin Timberlake will be, Him alone is something that would throw alot of people away from this movie, but we'll see!

[Tony Ballesteros]

i will see it

[Dislimb]

I will be watching.

[greatgarrett2]

Originally Posted by dynoguy88

Does anyone else plan on seeing the movie?

I probably will seeing that I collect movies based on true crime stories and I am a True Crime fan.

Sounds interesting.

[Ireneparalegal]

Here is one person's review:



Alpha Dog (2006)
Directed by
Nick Cassavetes

Writing credits (WGA)
Nick Cassavetes (written by)

Genre: Crime / Drama (more)

Tagline: One crime. 3 days. 38 witnesses.

Plot Outline: A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI's most wanted list.

Cast:
Emile Hirsch .... Johnny Truelove
Justin Timberlake .... Frankie Ballenbacher
Anton Yelchin .... Zack Mazursky
Shawn Hatosy .... Elvis Schmidt
Ben Foster .... Jake Mazursky
Sharon Stone .... Olivia Mazursky
Dominique Swain .... Susan Hartunian
Fernando Vargas .... Tiko 'TKO' Martinez
Paul Johansson .... Pete Johansson
Olivia Wilde .... Angela Holden
Lukas Haas .... Buzz Fecske
Bruce Willis .... Sonny Truelove
Heather Wahlquist .... Wanda Haynes
Amanda Seyfried .... Julie Beckley
Vincent Kartheiser .... Pick Giamo


MPAA: Rated R for pervasive drug use and language, strong violence, sexuality and nudity.
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Certification: USA:R

Trivia: 2006 Sundance closing film.

Surprisingly good, 5 February 2006

Author: farrellrose from Hollywood


I got a chance to see a screening of this at Sundance.

This movie sucks you in, seduces you, entrances you, then whacks you over the head with a baseball bat.

It starts off fairly annoying... bunch of pimply-faced white wanna-be's spouting rapid fire ghetto speak with rap music blaring in the background. Eminem would be proud. I thought to myself, "oh no, here we go to one dimensional city...".

But after a while these characters became very likable. These are REAL characters, living a really dangerous life style. The effect is similar in Goodfellas... they're so bad, so annoying, but fascinating, and free in ways ordinary people aren't. They do what they want, when they want and give you a bloody nose if you try and stop them.

There's a mood, an energy, a style that Cassavettes was able to capture and portray that made this film so far removed from any clichéd studio product geared toward teenyboppers. The film feels honest and genuine, and that's the difference.

At a certain point, after all the partying, and boozing and drugging, the film takes a turn for the worse and climaxes into a gut wrenching, horrible tragedy that left me (and the audience) stunned.

Overall it's an extremely well crafted film, definitely worth seeing.

And I almost forgot to mention the biggest surprise of all... Justin Timberlake. Forget what you know, forget N'SYNC, this guy is a real actor. I almost feel strange saying this, but it's true... He was stunning, almost stole the movie; crackled whenever he was on screen. He has all the right ingredients for a stellar acting career; charisma, screen presence, that separates him from the pretty faced phonies clogging the movie screens. Every moment he was on screen he was doing something that worked, and he makes it look easy, the most important trait a great actor has. I'll definitely be watching his acting career very closely from now on.

[Brian Damage]

I'll check it out.

[Kane]

As long as the movie doesn't make too much of a hero out of him, then there's a good chance I'll go see it.

[Tony Ballesteros]

Originally Posted by Kane

As long as the movie doesn't make too much of a hero out of him, then there's a good chance I'll go see it.

how would you know if you dont see it

[dynoguy88]

I can't remember the exact quote but I remember reading somewhere that Jesse's family members were very angry that this movie was being made. His father in particular was mad that the movie would give his family a bad name. Ummmmm, right. It's a little too late for that, sorry.

Hollywood was able to allude authorities because of his father who sent him money and helped him hide... he has some nerve complaining about a movie that would give his son a bad name. As if being a drug dealing killer wasn't bad enough.

[LooksLikeCRicci]

My friend Amanda was super stoked about this movie. I'll most likely go to see it, but if they try to glorify Jesse James Hollywood, I'll probably leave and ask for a refund.

[Kane]

Originally Posted by LooksLikeCRicci

My friend Amanda was super stoked about this movie. I'll most likely go to see it, but if they try to glorify Jesse James Hollywood, I'll probably leave and ask for a refund.

Of course, the topic about criminals and lowlifes being viewed as heroes is something I have mentioned here at this message board a few months ago. Apparently, this type of flaw in our society hasn't gone unnoticed by Robert Stack's Untouchables co-star Paul Picerni, who played Lee Hobson on the show. Picerni was once quoted as saying: "I remember a priest said to me that The Untouchables is like passion play. The bad guys are very bad, and the good guys are very good. It's a real lesson in life, unlike today where the bad guys often win."

[DarkDante]

^ Well that just comes down to we don't really have "black" and "white" in society anymore, just shades of "grey" - values wise.

You have the "bad guy" you hate and the "bad guy" you love. Everyone has some sort of edge it seems and everyone plays this same thin line.

I'm not saying this is necessarily a bad thing but I think that I mentioned on another post that the director of "Alpha Dog" couldn't do anything with this movie that wasn't agreeable to both parties. The Hollywood family didn't want Jesse James made out to look like a criminal and the Markowitz family didn't want Nick to look bad either so the director was really in a spot when he made this film. He has mentioned several times that he had to be very vague in some instances.

Now I was always one of the biggest champions for having JJH apprehended and brought to trial and hopefully convicted of this crime which he is accused. My dislike for JJH set aside, I think its a very good story and really might open some eyes to the "drug culture" that exists in the suburbs. I could share some personal stories but I don't wanna bore anyone so I'll end it there.

[Kane]

Originally Posted by DarkDante

^ Well that just comes down to we don't really have "black" and "white" in society anymore, just shades of "grey" - values wise.

I couldn't agree more. Society has gone so far downhill that it's obbvious the Hollywood personalities of today (actors, filmmakers, etc.) have some sort of agenda that anyone with common sense would reject as disagreeable. And part of that the agenda is to attack any or all values that make America and society great. For example, if you happen to be a religious person, they want to attack you for that, as if being religious were hazardous to your health.

Of late, they have produced movies with plots that would never have been made 50 or 60 years ago. Such stories include sympathizing with evildoers (terrorists, for example) and vilifying an entire institution of the CIA, police, and/or military. They are mostly propaganda stories.

While these people can attack values as much as they want, we don't have to let them shove their propaganda down our throats. Besides, as Hubert Humphrey once said, the right to be heard doesn't automatically include the right to be taken seriously.