first iron man - lol, smart, awesomeFirst nolan batman- srs, kinda dumb in spots, pretty awesomeSecond iron man- lol, dumb, fun but only okSecond nolan batman - srs, dumb, not fun but ledger's great
― CH3C(O)N(CH3)2 (darraghmac), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
rdj's appeal in a nutshell: young actor who flamed out terribly to the point of becoming a joke with no seeming hope of return, everyone loves a comeback, handsome guy who seems to be enjoying his second-phase celebrity without taking it or himself too seriously, good comic actor who rarely pushes himself (which means he'll always be perpetually underrated as a dramatic actor, which for someone like him is actually a pretty good position to be in), little lingering hint of the bad-boyism that almost killed him in the old days.
― apichathong song (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
Disagree, strongo: most of his recent roles are aging roués.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:18 (twelve years ago) link
remember that elton john video he did
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i_qxQztHRI (Princess TamTam), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:20 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufbexgPyeJQ
― remy bean, Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:21 (twelve years ago) link
this is indefensibly moralistic or at least way too lisa simpsonesque but rdj bums me out cuz i think of all the other people serving long prison sentences for sharing his drug habit or supplying his drug habit so whenever i see him in anything its just kinda 'welcome to america, where only poor people have to face the consequences of their actions'
― · — · · · — — — · — — · (Lamp), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:26 (twelve years ago) link
nah thats a completely defensible position tbh
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i_qxQztHRI (Princess TamTam), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:26 (twelve years ago) link
“I have a really interesting political point of view, and it’s not always something I say too loud at dinner tables here, but you can’t go from a $2,000-a-night suite at La Mirage to a penitentiary and really understand it and come out a liberal. You can’t. I wouldn’t wish that experience on anyone else, but it was very, very, very educational for me and has informed my proclivities and politics every since.”
Has he ever expounded on this? I ain't mad at him, but I'm interested in hearing in-depth about the transformative nature his prison experience.
― kkvgz, Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:29 (twelve years ago) link
i assume he means that he's now a hard-chargin' communist peoples warrior
anyone ever see the documentary he did about the 92 DNC? i saw it years ago and i didnt think he came off particularly well in it
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i_qxQztHRI (Princess TamTam), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:33 (twelve years ago) link
the one where he was meditating in his underwear in a fountain?
― kkvgz, Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:35 (twelve years ago) link
nah lamp, i feel you, and you are right. but also "assholes prosper" has been such a basic part of showbiz for so long that i can't get too worked up about it if i'm going to care even enough to know the basic ins-and-outs of these peoples lives.
― apichathong song (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah Lamp I also think there's something to that. TBH I know p much nothing about him personally but he is v v handsome imo and has a killer smile but he could be a complete asshole for all I know.
― ladies love draculas like children love stray dogs (ENBB), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
i think there is every indication that he is a complete asshole, i.e. he is a massively successful movie star.
― apichathong song (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
Well yeah, there's that.
― ladies love draculas like children love stray dogs (ENBB), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
is he an asshole for his drug habit or an asshole for getting away with that, i'm curious tbh
― CH3C(O)N(CH3)2 (darraghmac), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:42 (twelve years ago) link
can't it be both? I love a lot of his roles/movies but I assume on a personal level he's a total asshole, like most other wildly rich/famous people
― No Broehner (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:43 (twelve years ago) link
why not hate entertainers in general then, a large number are bombed out on coke and I'm sure they aren't picking it off the cocaine bush growing in their backyard, sounds like you're pillorying this guy for coming clean
― big RZA in my backyard (Edward III), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:45 (twelve years ago) link
well thats why its indefensible, i only 'care' because he got caught so many times. & its not like i think rdj shouldve served ten years in prison and be living in halfway house working unlicensed home renos cuz he cant get a real job 'to pay for what he did' but whenever i see him in anything he just seems kinda smug & so 'fuck you buddy' is my first reaction.
― · — · · · — — — · — — · (Lamp), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
his appeal is so handsome
― horseshoe, Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
oh erica covered it
:)
― ladies love draculas like children love stray dogs (ENBB), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
he is totally smug but he's so good at performing it i feel like it's kind of a joke? i probably made that up because he's so handsome tbh.
― horseshoe, Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
so we've determined that his appeal is metaphorical boners
― apichathong song (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
his loyalty to james toback is certainly suspect.gif
― horseshoe, Thursday, 28 July 2011 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
It will prob never happen, but it would be interesting to read/hear about his prison experience. He mentioned it briefly on Inside th Actor's Studio and was like - "you simply do whatever you have to do to survive in such circumstances" + steely gaze + you will never understand my pain Lipton u giant feeb.
He was the last celeb to get tossed into general population, right? They changed the rules because of him- straightup iso.
― hawns, Thursday, 28 July 2011 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
he is real good at smoking. real zippy smoker. i think exemplified in the singing detective. he had those few years when all he could get was sorta anachronistic, smart-alec roles on account of being able to quicktalk like the old guys used to.
― schlumpcorp ceo (schlump), Thursday, 28 July 2011 19:06 (twelve years ago) link
being handsome and quicktalking is all i want out of my movie stars, really
― horseshoe, Thursday, 28 July 2011 19:14 (twelve years ago) link
i will settle for quicktalking. luv u don rickles.
― apichathong song (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 28 July 2011 19:20 (twelve years ago) link
Classic
― *tera, Thursday, 28 July 2011 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lesse0alBA1qajc4eo1_500.gif
<3
― Roz, Thursday, 18 August 2011 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
I've always thought this mugshot would be a great basis for a Chuck Close portrait:
http://celebrityphotos.sheknows.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/robert-downey-jr-mug-shot.jpg
― The Freewheelin' Rebecca Black (Eazy), Thursday, 18 August 2011 16:48 (twelve years ago) link
okay, this is like a get out of hell free card, fun starts at .28 and there's an awesome moment at 1.07https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEx5lmbCKtY&t=42
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 March 2015 05:20 (nine years ago) link
I really have nothing against him but I can't help but feel people who are fascinated by his Iron Man schtick are a bunch of Austin Powers 3 and Mortdecai enablers.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 24 May 2015 15:06 (eight years ago) link
yes when will people stop enjoying movies with bantering action heroes, goddamn that charming actor for allowing the cycle of affability to continue
― some dude, Sunday, 24 May 2015 15:54 (eight years ago) link
Austin Powers 3 was the best in the series, foo!
― NotKnowPotato (stevie), Sunday, 24 May 2015 17:04 (eight years ago) link
also I think the guy was a prick to shoot down the channel 4 interviewer like he did last month. the dude asked his question clumsily, but I hate the idea that you *can't ask celebs certain questions in an interview situation - and I especially hate the fawning, serf-like swell of fans who thought it was so out of order for an interviewer to ask RDJ anything that isn't directly promoting his movie. I think his "I was liberal until I went to prison" is exactly the sort of provocative bullshit that demands further investigation, and I think a lot less of him for being unwilling to discuss it.
― NotKnowPotato (stevie), Sunday, 24 May 2015 17:06 (eight years ago) link
charmingly entertaining and hissy right-wing douche are not mutually exclusive categories
― gong mad (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 24 May 2015 17:08 (eight years ago) link
tho i hate Guru-Murthy and he was clearly trying to act the dick so i don't blame Downey for walking away
― gong mad (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 24 May 2015 17:09 (eight years ago) link
maybe heaven needed a Bill Murray with more explicit politics
the thing is, if you watch the clip (or the tarantino one), guru-murthy is reduced to a stammering, deflecting mess at the first bit of antipathy from his interview subject. he can't come out and say what he thinks, or even ask a clear question. he just brings up something embarrassing from the subject's past and expects them to do all the work. you can't just say "oh you said this once" or "oh people said this about you once" and expect any self-respecting, self-aware figure to say "ok cool buddy, it's your lucky day and i'm going to politely give you an in-depth, respectful response as if you asked a thoughtful, considerate question." they're going to either coolly walk off the set or yell at you, as your disrespect and cowardice is transparent.
― da croupier, Sunday, 24 May 2015 17:17 (eight years ago) link
if someone interviewed me about my job in the middle of a day of interviews about my job and said "oh hey you said this obnoxious thing on ILX once five years ago...er um...well..." "yes?" "do you still, i mean...that's kind of.." i might think that person was a prick
― da croupier, Sunday, 24 May 2015 17:19 (eight years ago) link
this isn't to say i don't think there are worthwhile hard questions to ask RDJ and QT, I just think this guy is horrible at it and shouldn't get a back-pat for half-assedly trying
― da croupier, Sunday, 24 May 2015 17:20 (eight years ago) link
Krishnan Guru-Murthy is a wanker and this has always been his steez
― gong mad (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 24 May 2015 17:22 (eight years ago) link
Yep
― So You've Been Pubically Shaved (wins), Sunday, 24 May 2015 17:22 (eight years ago) link
All these dudes are tbf
― So You've Been Pubically Shaved (wins), Sunday, 24 May 2015 17:23 (eight years ago) link
When I saw Little Women a few days ago, there was a trailer for Doolittle--big and expensive, just like in 1967. I'm sure anyone who's read Mark Harris's great Pictures at a Revolution would have found the idea of a remake as amusing as I did. Except--I'd say sadly, but I don't really care either way--this one will probably do very well.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 7 January 2020 21:04 (four years ago) link
Eddie Murphy's didn't, did it?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 January 2020 21:11 (four years ago) link
then again, he did TWO of them
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 January 2020 21:12 (four years ago) link
Forgot all about that. So if that one made money, then I guess that's the precedent.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 7 January 2020 21:19 (four years ago) link
anyway Downey made many more watchable movies when he was bi
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 January 2020 21:21 (four years ago) link
I couldn't really work out what accent Downey is doing in that Doolittle trailer - posh English like his (very bad) Sherlock Holmes accent?
The Doolittle books are actually p weird - and often v racist, in their unbowlderised versions.
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 7 January 2020 21:28 (four years ago) link
btw the doctor is Dolittle, Eliza is Doolittle
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 January 2020 21:30 (four years ago) link