Tcarts76
This is one of those movies that make watching a lot of lower budget, often overlooked movies well worth it.Casey (Thomas Jane) is a former L.A. drug dealer that has married, moved to Houston and walked the straight and narrow for the last 3 years. On a Thursday, his ex-partner , Nick (Aaron Eckhart) comes to town and stops by for a visit. Nick leaves a suit case full of drugs on the guest bed and takes off to take care of business. Casey finds the drugs, flushes them down the kitchen drain, and blood, mayhem and and a whole host of interesting characters come out of the woodwork.This movie isn't a family one to say the least, but if you enjoy such Tarantino classics like Reservoir Dogs, and Pulp Fiction then like me, you will love this one. There's a lot of swearing, blood, laughs, and generally odd craziness in this one.It is an over the top, low budget movie that contains a lot of big names and is worth checking out especially if you love the aforementioned movies. It is definitely one of my hidden gem movies.Like my reviews, hate em? Comments, hate mail, or is there a particular DVD you would like reviewed? Just post me an e-mail at subliminal.lithium@gmail.com
Targe
This movie is pure crap. An over-the-top violence parade for the sake of violence. The most amusing thing was that it was rated a 'comedy' on IFC. What a joke! It was a groaning 80's stinker, full of some of the worst acting I have ever seen and ridiculous situation after ridiculous situation.This is a great movie for frat boys, who want to get stoned, watch heads explode and a sado-mastic chick rape a guy, and that's it. The ending, with the now very happy 80's couple driving off into the sunset in their inherited lamborgini is right up there with some of the worst teen movies from that era.The main character is a totally unlikeable dork slash psychotic killer with Bee Gees hair. You want him dead in the first 1/2 hour. His brother is even worse, you cheer when he finally dies at the end.This was complete garbage and I strongly suggest you avoid it. THANK GOD I saw it on TV, as I did not have to PAY FOR IT.
bartverberne16
Casey (Jane) abandoned is old rogue life in LA and started a new suburban life somewhere in Houston, TX. Unsurprisingly, on a Thursday, his old partner-in-crime Nick (Eckhart) drops by to bring back some old memories. All is happy, but, as criminally active as Nick still is, he involves Casey in an icky situation that he was not waiting for. The rest of Casey's Thursday is one of multiple rendez-vous with his old life and doubts about his old friend's intentions.'Thursday' surprised me, but couldn't convince me in terms of quality. The plot has interesting twists and keeps your focus to the film, much like Tarantino's movies often do. However I found the characters too shallow and the dialog's's too simple for the movie to ever become really good. A pity, because I think it had great potential. The fact that the film kept me focused on the story had the negative effect that I got a little annoyed by the simplicity of the characters. 'Thursday' to me is much like another 'Pulp Fiction' rip-off, but then original enough to be taken serious. If the dialogs were not so over-the-top as they are the movie would be a lot better then it is now.
thedairylanddon
ONE GOOD THING: This hidden treasure of a crime drama is incredibly entertaining from beginning to end. An example of low-budget film making at it's best, writer/director Skip Woods uses seemingly everything he could find (ex: Lamborghini, super model, cow phone) and an ear for dialogue to add levels of satire to the plot and all of his camera set-ups.ANOTHER GOOD THING: This movie seems to be made for the DVD era, with several segments that comprise a larger story (similar to the work of Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's Desperado). Each "chapter" of the film features Thomas Jane's main character spending one day at home encountering quick and memorable performances by Aaron Eckhart, Glen Plummer, Mickey Rourke, Michael Jeter, James LeGros, and an unforgettable role by Paulina Porizkova.EVEN ANOTHER GOOD THING: Not exactly a "good" thing, but incredibly shocking and memorable... Every person who sees this movie remembers one important scene. Much as Deliverance will always be remembered for it's awful rape of Ned Beatty, Thursday will go down as the movie where a woman forcibly rapes an unwilling man. Unforgettable.ONE BAD THING: The title makes people think it is somehow related to (or derivative of) the "Friday" series of films featuring Ice Cube.GRADE: A+
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