Stand Up Guys (trailer)

Wed, Jan 30, 2013

It’s Oldfellas. Ever since I got out of the nursing home, I wanted to go back to being a gangster.

Get used to movies like this. We’re only at the beginning of the new trend for oldsters getting pandered to by mediocre movies. By crappy movies, too.

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bronxbee

Wed, Jan 30, 2013 3:41pm

well, things are cyclical like that… we’ve been pandering to 15-25 year old boys since 1975, i guess they’re old enough now that it’s turnaround time.

MaryAnn Johanson

reply to bronxbee

Wed, Jan 30, 2013 5:11pm

It’s still demographics: the Baby Boomers are turning into oldersters now, and they’re still the biggest generation, in sheer numbers. And with lots of blockbusters failing (for lots of reasons), Hollywood has to look for a new audience.

bronxbee

reply to MaryAnn Johanson

Thu, Jan 31, 2013 4:08am

well, that’s actually what i meant… that those 1975 15-25 year olds are turning into theold guys who want to see this type of
movie today…

Dani

Wed, Jan 30, 2013 11:50pm

are there no old women in this world?

Tonio Kruger

Thu, Jan 31, 2013 1:40am

“Cause everything new is old again! ;-)

Of course, Hollywood has been making old gangsters movies for years…It’s just been a long while since they’ve made one.

RogerBW

Thu, Jan 31, 2013 11:58am

RED was good. But RED did this shtick.

Paul Wartenberg

Thu, Jan 31, 2013 2:53pm

This movie kinda reminds me of Things Change, but with 80 percent more Walken.

MisterAntrobus

Thu, Jan 31, 2013 5:40pm

I have to say, I’m excited to see anything that gives me a chance to see these three actors work together. If it’s half as entertaining as this interview they did with Roger Ebert, it’ll be worth the price of admission.