So I watched this movie tonight on bluray (I'm still amazed how good bluray looks) and I'm not ashamed to say that I cried quite a bit during the final 5 minutes or so of the film. I mean, is there anything Denzel Washington has done that wasn't good?? I've always been amazed at his talent and how he "becomes" the role and always seems so convincing.

I also was impressed with how good Marc Anthony was. Who would have thought a Latin pop star could be so good in acting?

You often hear about how two actors in a tv show or movie will have that amazing chemistry or "lightning in a bottle" if you will. Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning definitely had that.

Never seen the movie, but Denzel Washington is a fine actor!

One of the best movies I have watched. Im also a big fan of Deja Vu

I rate Deja Vu up there with The Usual Suspects for the surprise ending factor.

I liked this movie a lot.

I'm a BIG movie watcher, it's a part of our routine. We invested in a HD PJ, 106" screen etc.
Yea, that's how big we are into it

Man on Fire is so good on Blu, some of the PQ in certain scenes is almost 3D. I'd never seen it before so the torture scene in the Car, in high def was all the more...erm, interesting.

Denzil was great as usual, probably the best he's been in a movie.

Have you watched Training Day? He's superb in that.

Was this the first time you watched it, or have you seen it before?
It's a fantastic movie! And so is Deja Vu. I totally agree with you about Denzel Washington, he's great in everything he does!

Yes semmern this was the first time I've watched it. I forgot to say that Chris Walken was his usual great self as well! I couldn't help but laugh when Creasy blew up the nightclub and all the ravers outside were cheering and dancing. WTF?
Axel, Training Day is indeed a good film and Denzel was outstanding.

Haha, "Training Day". I love the line, what was it, "M*thaf*cking King Kong don't have NOTHING on me."

Denzel rocks in everything I've seen him in. "Deja Vu" is good, I actually watched that again last weekend (I own it). I remember first seeing him in 1990 in "Glory"--he deserved his Oscar for that! I also especially liked his acting opposite Gene Hackman (who also was great) in "Crimson Tide."

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PS I however, cannot stand Dakota Fanning. Yuck. She's annoying.

I thought she was annoying in "War of the Worlds" because of the constant yelping and screaming but I thought she was very good in "Man On Fire". I have no doubt about her talent. While "Crimson Tide" was a bit overly dramatic at times, Hackman and Washington were both excellent!

Panzermeyer, you mentioned about Denzel "becoming" the role . . . there is something that strongly resonates with me when Denzel first appears in Man on Fire. He is sitting in the back of a vehicle (taxi?) and already I feel like I am looking at a tortured soul. I'm not a tortured soul nor am I an ex Navy Seal, but from the moment Denzel appears I am drawn in.

Other great things about this movie:
1) Music. Even the melancholy "Claire de Lune" that Pita plays on the piano at one point seems to form a connection of kindred spirits between her and Creasy.

2) The camera work and editing.

3) Tony Scott!

This was a great movie, I also liked the one where Denzil was the "mafia" bringing crack from Vietnam and Russell Crowe was the cop I believe.

As yes, that's "American Gangster" directed by the other Scott, Ridley.

I just saw that a month or so ago. Different role for Washington I would say... conversely, I just saw Crowe playing a bandit in "3:10 to Yuma" the other night. (isn't that a remake?)

Yes, it is a remake of the 1957 original. I think "Training Day" was the first time I saw Denzel play a villain. Not only was I very surprised to see him take on a "bad guy" role but I was also amazed by his great performance.

Enjoyed "American Gangster" here, especially the raid on the apartment building towards the end. With "Training Day" I could go either way depending on the mood I'm in, but that has to do with what's-his-name from "White Fang".

Gotta say that my favourite movie with Denzel is a toss-up between "Glory" and "Ricochet". "Glory" you all know, but "Ricochet" maybe not so much--the maniacal criminal genius John Lithgow is sent to prison by Washington (I think he was the local district attorney); Lithgow gets in with the white supremacists while in prison; blah, blah, blah; once out, Lithgow goes about destroying Washington's life as part of a revenge scheme; Washington turns to his street connections (Ice-T and crew) to "ricochet" Lithgow's plan back on 'im. Usually it's a movie that's on at three in the morning, but I'm a sucker for those flicks.

Kinda like some Bruce Willis movies... I just love "Striking Distance", where Willis is a maverick cop put on river patrol to get him out of the way. That is, until the serial killer who killed Willis's father returns and starts dumping bodies in the river, bodies of women who Willis has some connection with. Sarah Jessica Parker, the father from "Fraiser", Dennis Farina and Tom Sizemore co-star.

"Glory" is a masterpiece but I have never seen "Richochet". I watched "Striking Distance" once and thought it was a decent yet forgettable film.

Oh, I totally agree that "Striking Distance" is a crappy movie. From time to time, I draw particular pleasure from the flops; a guilty pleasure of mine

Dakota Fanning was annoying in "War of the Worlds" yes for the yelping and all. But I also found her annoying in "Mon on Fire" because it is unrealistic to me that a girl of that age would be acting all grown-up quoting kidnap statistics to a man she had just met. It's the unrealistic character and her acting it in the movie that bugs me.

Getting back to Denzel....I also really really loved his performance in "Courage Under Fire." Meg Ryan did really well in that movie too.

He's also a class act from what I understand. My brother's gf had lunch with him once while he was filming "The Inside Man" and she concurred.

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Very cool story Bones. Is she involved in the movie business in some way?

This doesn't have the sensationalism of what most people heard or read, but it still shows the kind of guy Denzel Washington is.

ETA: Brooke Army Medical Center is the home of the Army Burn Center.