Will it be three painful hours of missing the mark, full of misconceptions with shots aimed at the wrong target, or turn out not half bad? (I know we've been harping on this subject, but it's only because we think it'd be nice if this thing could actually be good and the only way you can be good is through relentless rounds of "you suck" and similar verbal berations from pissants like yours truly).
As previously mentioned, two strikes have already been notched for a. this casting choice and b. being predictable, and making the villain a short-seller. And from what we hear, the script as it stands is cringe-inducing, unintentional joke.
But! As noted yesterday, Oliver Stone and Co have been attempting to inject a modicum of reality into the thing, having stopped off at the RGE Monitor's "A Night With Roubini" on Tuesday, and consulting people who know what's up. Which is progress! The latest bit of measured good news is that Stone and LaBeouf sat down with "six men in suits" at La Bottega prior to Roubs's show.
Obviously it could've been a meet 'n greet with just about anyone, but the fact that they "demanded the restaurant shut down" for the "top-secret meeting" gives us hope that the dinner date included a few guys who might nudge this thing in the right direction.* (And, of course, we're still holding out for a night cap/re-write spotting with Mer Whit, who will surely give it to the filmmakers straight, especially after being made to wait, for days now, in her BDSM gear, spreader and truss bar in hand.) To that end, we continue to encourage you to offer plot suggestions whose insertion in the flick would make it worth your $12.50.
*There's probably a not very large group of people who have the sway/money to just shut down a restaurant during dinner. Except for you my chocolate covered bon-bons. I'm sure you could get it done.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 12:46PM
Like Carlin once said about pet ownership: it never ends well.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 12:48PM
"Wall Street Sequel Straddling Fork In The Road"
that sounds quite painful
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 12:49PM
Bess, can I take you out to the movie? Popcorn is on me. Don't worry, I'll go slow
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 12:51PM
@3 Yeah right, the old hole in the bottom popcorn bucket trick.
Posted by FUNdamental , Jun 04, 2009 12:54PM
Wall street should be careful anything straddling a fork - regardless of location - seems to end up in maria's mouth.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 12:54PM
Shia LaBeouf killed David Carradine b/c he wouldn't give him A2M.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 12:56PM
@6- YES. I hope you're listening/reading, Mr. Stone.
Posted by cowtippincricket , Jun 04, 2009 1:01PM
Speaking of straddling things, if Mer Whit snags an "as herself" role and straddles some ex-con Gordon rooster in this picture. She'll have investors banging down the door to pay 2 and 20 for a chance to get into her flagship "reverse cowgirl" fund.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:02PM
In Thailand you can get ATM for like 1000 THB
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:02PM
Obviously it should somehow involve a financial edtrix named Bess Levin.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:05PM
I'd rather watch 3 hours of Larry Summers sleeping.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:05PM
@10- it'd be the accurate thing to do.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:05PM
rich finally gets lori, dave watches fuming
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:06PM
Oliver: So, where are we going?
Shia: Wherever you like, LaBotega, 21, the River Cafe...or maybe we can just drive around for a while. Work up an appetite.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:09PM
Too Euro arbitrage house.
Didn't bang the close.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:09PM
Check out what Jim rogers is saying on Power Lunch. No wonder he moved out of the cuntry.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:11PM
"I know we've been harping on this subject, but it's only because we think it'd be nice if this thing could actually be good and the only way you can be good is through relentless rounds of "you suck" and similar verbal berations from pissants like yours truly"
This post is really about Greg isn't it?
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:11PM
Too Euro arbitrage house.
Didn't bang the close.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:11PM
hey LaBeouf.... go get your fucking shine-box!
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:11PM
Too Euro arbitrage house.
Didn't bang the close.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:11PM
I don't care how good the script is (or becomes), LaBeouf ruins this movie.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:14PM
Blow me, Beouf
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:16PM
@16 "power lunch" is the code I use with my secretary when I want to pound her in the ass.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:17PM
hey LaBeouf.... go get your fucking shine-box!
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:17PM
$12.50?
With everyone who actually wants to see this flick out of a job, this thing has matinee pricing written all over it.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:18PM
I would take the PE firm losing an ass-ton of money with a series of film investments and have a well known director killed...along with a certain male actor named Shia(t)
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:19PM
Beouf was so hot in teenwolf
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:22PM
Yes, Tori Spelling as Bess.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:23PM
@28- mmm, nope. Rachel McAdams, a la State of Play.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:28PM
Stone's Motivation for making this imminent disaster you ask?
"I don't care about Brody. I was up on 96th Street today, there was a kid couldn't have been more than ten years old. He was asking a street vendor if he had any other bootlegs as good as Death Blow. That's who I care about. The little kid who needs bootlegs, because his parent or guardian won't let him see the excessive violence and strong sexual content you and I take for granted."
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:31PM
Optimus Prime rumored to be making a brief cameo as a bionically enhanced Charlie Sheen. James Spader's character will be reprised as Megatron, intergalactic SEC warrior turned total badass. quief
Posted by Anal_yst , Jun 04, 2009 1:32PM
Yes, somehow Bess/DB needs to be integrated into this movie, if nothing else than a consulting role for production
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:33PM
This movie needs to be injected with a little Bess Levin.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:33PM
like yogi berra said: when you get to a fork in the road, take it.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:36PM
Shia Labeouf just cast as Greg in "Dealbreaker: The Motion Picture".
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:37PM
@32,33 & Bess
Bess could be Deep Throat-so to speak- the tip off of a scandal.
BOOM done...I'm out
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:43PM
Greg = talking anus from "Naked Lunch"
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:45PM
I haven't seen this much LaBeouf bashing since the French Mad Cow scare circa 2002.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:52PM
If you like the movie Wall Street, you'll like this blog:
http://farmlandforecast.colvin-co.com
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 1:58PM
@38 wow play on words in another language? thats pretty lame. greg is that you?
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 2:20PM
oh, oh, oh.... what about this-- having a treasury secretary guy that's calling the shots be like a former employee of a big, powerful bank that makes billions and billions and then, though he's calling the shots, he makes these deals that are like benefiting that big, powerful bank, allowing them to make billions and billions more that is like even more sinister than gordon gecko but.... oh god, i should stop. no one would ever believe the plot....
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 3:06PM
Well it sounds that Michael Moore's will be a lot more entertaining that Oliver's.
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 5:56PM
+eddy murphy plays stan o'neal
+christopher walkings plays dick fuld
+labeouf plays john thain
Posted by guest , Jun 04, 2009 6:17PM
Bess-- you're referring to us as your "chocolate covered bon-bons" now? I like it.