Robert Downey Jr - Classic or Classic

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.

his appeal is so handsome

oh erica covered it

:)

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.

so we've determined that his appeal is metaphorical boners

his loyalty to james toback is certainly suspect.gif

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.

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.

being handsome and quicktalking is all i want out of my movie stars, really

i will settle for quicktalking. luv u don rickles.

Classic

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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

okay, this is like a get out of hell free card, fun starts at .28 and there's an awesome moment at 1.07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEx5lmbCKtY&t=42

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.

yes when will people stop enjoying movies with bantering action heroes, goddamn that charming actor for allowing the cycle of affability to continue

Austin Powers 3 was the best in the series, foo!

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.

charmingly entertaining and hissy right-wing douche are not mutually exclusive categories

tho i hate Guru-Murthy and he was clearly trying to act the dick so i don't blame Downey for walking away

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.

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

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

Krishnan Guru-Murthy is a wanker and this has always been his steez

Yep

All these dudes are tbf

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.

Eddie Murphy's didn't, did it?

then again, he did TWO of them

Forgot all about that. So if that one made money, then I guess that's the precedent.

anyway Downey made many more watchable movies when he was bi

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.

btw the doctor is Dolittle, Eliza is Doolittle