The Public - new film from Emilio Estevez

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Not totally sure what I think of this trailer, but it at least looks unique, and Emilio's last film--The Way--is one of my favorite films of all time.


 
Emilio back in the library? Hope this isn't a stealth Breakfast Club reboot.
 
BisexualMMA said:
Emilio back in the library? Hope this isn't a stealth Breakfast Club reboot.
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That's probably what it is.

But on a more serious note, I'd like to know why he waits so long between projects.

There was seven years between this film and his last film, The Way. And then four years between that film and the one before it.

Is it that he only likes to direct occasionally or is it a matter of finding financing?
 
shadow_priest_x said:
That's probably what it is.

But on a more serious note, I'd like to know why he waits so long between projects.

There was seven years between this film and his last film, The Way. And then four years between that film and the one before it.

Is it that he only likes to direct occasionally or is it a matter of finding financing?
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I think he just took a break from everything, acting included. I figure being a Sheen is a pretty full-time job on its own.
 
All that break must have helped him maintain his youthful look. He looks 15 younger than younger brother Charlie Sheen
 
ookii said:
All that break must have helped him maintain his youthful look. He looks 15 younger than younger brother Charlie Sheen
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I'd imagine not living hard as fuck like his brother has something to do with it as well.
 
BisexualMMA said:
I think he just took a break from everything, acting included. I figure being a Sheen is a pretty full-time job on its own.
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The thing about Emilio is that he is by far the quietest, more reclusive one in his immediate family.

Martin has stayed busy and has been far more in the spotlight. And Charlie is Charlie.

Emilio though, we've barely heard a peep out of him for 20 years.
 
Boy, this really looks like a big pile of shit.

"A public library is the last bastion of true democracy we have in this country."

Shut the fuck up.
 
SFMMA said:
Boy, this really looks like a big pile of shit.

"A public library is the last bastion of true democracy we have in this country."

Shut the fuck up.
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That's some corny stuff if it gets overplayed in the film, but the movie looks like it could work in a John Q / Hotel Rwanda sort of way. I'm reserving judgment.
 
shadow_priest_x said:
The thing about Emilio is that he is by far the quietest, more reclusive one in his immediate family.

Martin has stayed busy and has been far more in the spotlight. And Charlie is Charlie.

Emilio though, we've barely heard a peep out of him for 20 years.
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He kind of ran out of steam as a leading man in the 90s, and a lot of that crew really got whittled down. Swayze ran out of steam as he aged, guys like C. Thomas Howell and Ralph Macchio got reduced to bit parts. Charlie Sheen and Lou Diamond Phillips became straight to video guys.

Emilio Estevez was never held in incrediby high regard as an actor, though I think his performances in both Young Guns films are grievously underrated. And I always thought it was a bad move to do Loaded Weapon 1. Once you descend into that strict parody genre, it's a little hard to get back out of it.

Or at least it was then. Maybe not so much in the social media era.
 
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shadow_priest_x said:
The thing about Emilio is that he is by far the quietest, more reclusive one in his immediate family.

Martin has stayed busy and has been far more in the spotlight. And Charlie is Charlie.

Emilio though, we've barely heard a peep out of him for 20 years.
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I think he has 3 siblings not just Charlie
 
Seems silly, homeless people get to be that way for a reason and many are violent. In the movie they resort to high jacking a public library for their use? I'm not feeling the sympathy that I'm sure the movie will try to get me to feel.
 
BisexualMMA said:
He kind of ran out of steam as a leading man in the 90s, and a lot of that crew really got whittled down. Swayze ran out of steam as he aged, guys like C. Thomas Howell and Ralph Macchio got reduced to bit parts. Charlie Sheen and Lou Diamond Phillips became straight to video guys.

Emilio Estevez was never held in incrediby high regard as an actor, though I think his performances in both Young Guns films are grievously underrated. And I always thought it was a bad move to do Loaded Weapon 1. Once you descend into that strict parody genre, it's a little hard to get back out of it.
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Well I think that's what makes Emilio interesting, he decided to branch out and become a director.

He's made eight films at this point but he always takes several years between one film and the next. I'm not sure if that's by choice or by necessity.

Obviously he's not making blockbusters so I imagine it could be difficult to find financing for the kinds of films that he makes.
 
OvaryHugger said:
Seems silly, homeless people get to be that way for a reason and many are violent. In the movie they resort to high jacking a public library for their use? I'm not feeling the sympathy that I'm sure the movie will try to get me to feel.
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To be fair, many--probably most--homeless people are mentally ill rather than just lazy bums who don't want to work.
 
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